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COMMENCEMENTExercises

December 7, 2019 • 10 a.m.Geary Auditorium • Riggleman Hall

CommencementCeremony

HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTCommencement Speaker

Lieutenant David RobinsonJunior Grade, US NAVYDoctor of Humane Letters

Commencement CeremonyOrder of Exercises

Processional* Pomp and Circumstance Opus 39 by Edward Elgar

Invocation* Pastor Mark Pruett-Barnett Campus Pastor St. Marks United Methodist Church

National Anthem University Singers“The Star Bangled Banner” Dr. Joseph JanischBy: Francis Scott Key Conductor

Holiday Selection University Singers“Let It Snow” Dr. Joseph JanischBy: Jule Styne ConductorArranged by: Ben Bram

Welcome Dr. Martin S. Roth President

Commencement Address Lieutenant David Robinson Junior Grade, US NAVY Member - NBA Hall of Fame

Conferring of Honorary Degree President Roth

Recipient: Lieutenant David Robinson Doctor of Humane Letters

Presented by: Mr. Pat Graney Chairman of the Board

Presentation of Candidates for Degrees Dr. Kim Spiezio Provost & Executive Vice President

Conferring of Degrees President Roth

Recognition of Graduates Provost Spiezio

Closing Comments President Roth

Alma Mater * University Singers

Benediction * Pastor Mark Pruett-Barnett

Recessional * Procession of the Nobles by Rimsky-Korsakov

* The audience is requested to stand during the processional and to remain standing during the Invocation. The audience should also stand during the singing of the Alma Mater and remain standing at seats until the

commencement participants, including the graduating seniors, the stage party, and the faculty have departed the ceremonial area.

When the NBA Community Assist Award is given, recipients receive a plaque with the inscription, “Following the standard set by NBA Legend David Robinson, who improved the community piece by piece.”

While you are certainly well known for your NBA career, your philanthropy and dedication to giving to society are also noteworthy.

In your first six seasons in the NBA, you won Rookie of the Year, MVP and Defensive Player of the Year awards, in addition to a rebounding title, a scoring crown, six All-Star bids, three selections to the All-NBA First Team and three selections to the All-Defensive First Team. You posted career averages of 21.1 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks and you were part of two NBA title teams – the second title coming in your final season – to stake your claim as one of the NBA’s greatest legends.

You are a two-time Olympic Gold Medal winner, a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (one for your individual career, and one as a member of the 1992 US men’s Olympic basketball team) and a two-time Olympic Hall of Fame inductee (both individually and as a member of the 1992 team). You even have a video game named for you – following your 1989-90 season, Sega produced a game titled David Robinson’s Supreme Court, a 16-bit cartridge game for the Sega Genesis.

You were born in Key West, Florida, although because your father was in the Navy, your family moved many times until, following your father’s retirement, you and your family settled in Woodbridge, Virginia. There, you excelled in school and in most sports, except, ironically enough, basketball.

However, by your senior year you had reached 6 feet, 6 inches, and the high school coach added you to the basketball team. There, you earned all-area and all-district honors. You chose to go to the United States Naval Academy, where you majored in mathematics.

In your final two years at the Academy, you were a consensus All-American and won college basketball’s two most prestigious player awards, the Naismith and Wooden Awards, as a Naval Academy first classman (senior).

You were selected by the San Antonio Spurs as the number one draft pick in 1987, although because of your commitments to the Navy, you put off your rookie season until 1989. The rest is legendary.

But philanthropy has always been where your heart is. In 1991, you visited the 5th-grade class at Gates Elementary School in Texas and challenged the class to finish high school, promising each of them a $2,000 scholarship if they did. When 50 of those students graduated, you gave each of them an $8,000 scholarship.

In 2001, you donated your own money and founded the Carver Academy in San Antonio, a non-profit private school named for George Washington Carver to provide opportunities for inner-city children. In 2012, the school became a public charter school and its name changed to IDEA Carver.

In 2008 you partnered with Daniel Bassichis to form Admiral Capital Group, a private equity firm that invests in opportunities that provide both financial and social returns. Today its portfolio is worth more than $100 million. In addition, Admiral Capital Group also partnered with Living Cities to form the Admiral Center, a non-profit created to support other athletes and entertainers with their philanthropic initiatives. Today, Admiral Capital Group continues to fund and support worthy community endeavors.

You married Valerie Hoggatt in 1991, and are the proud father of three sons, David Jr., Corey, and Justin.

For your outstanding passion for excellence, community support and making a true social impact, the University of Charleston is honored to present the Doctor of Humane Letters degree, honoris causa to you, David “The Admiral” Robinson.

Ettore Sirio BallestracciCum LaudeSarzana la Spezia,ItalyIntegrated Communication

Diana Isabel Castillero HernandezLidice Mexico CityMexicoArt Graphic Design

Caroline Lauren CurreyCum LaudeEdgewater, MDHistory and Political Science

Sarah Marie EllisonMagna Cum LaudePoca, WVElementary Education

Hani Julius FakhouryReisterstown, MDPolitical Science

Blane Michelle LewisMagna Cum LaudeHurricane, WVElementary Education

Grace Lauren Rose PeytonCum LaudeCharleston, WVElementary Education

Taylor Paige SmithMarietta, OHGeneral Studies

Dwayne W. WilliamsBronx, NYGeneral StudiesCommunication Minor

School of Arts & SciencesMorris Harvey Division

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Kelsey Ann MatusicSumma Cum LaudeHurricane, WVBiology

Jasmine Lynn RockholdMagna Cum LaudeJamestown, OHBiologyPsychology Minor

Morgan Raye RomineVienna, WVGeneral Studies

Luther Ryan ToneyCum LaudeCharleston, WVBiology

Darian Danielle VinesMagna Cum LaudeBeaver, WVBiologyPsychology Minor

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

School of Business & Leadership Herbert Jones Division

Craig William AllenPaden City, WVAccountingBiology Minor

Thomas Nunes AndrewsBeckenham, United KingdomBusiness Administration

Nicholas Daniel ArchibaldTonawanda, NYOrganizational Leadership

David N. AutryWoodlawn, TNOrganizational Leadership

Anthony Jerome Banks, Jr.Baltimore, MDBusiness Administration

Hunter Alexander BealerVirginia Beach, VAOrganizational Leadership

Richard F. BelangerLeavenworth, KSOrganizational Leadership

Clayton W. BoozellFayetteville, NCCybersecurityOrganizational Leadership Minor

Richard D. BoyleIndianapolis, INOrganizational Leadership

Robert Michael BrownCoronado, CAOrganizational Leadership

Jonathan Taylor CarrCrawley, WVBusiness AdministrationOrganizational Ldshp Minor

Rachel Marie CokeleySumma Cum LaudeCharleston, WVBusiness AdministrationGraphic Design Minor

Jenny Rebecca ColagrossoCharleston, WVOrganizational Leadership

Matthew J. CortezOxnard, CAOrganizational Leadership

Jennifer Gail Grant-CraftBeckley, WVOrganizational Leadership

Matthew C. DavisAnnapolis, MDOrganizational Leadership

Nathan T. DavisLemon Grove, CAOrganizational Leadership

Joshua Douglas DrewSan Diego, CAOrganizational Leadership

Charles EvansPittsview, ALOrganizational Leadership

Brandon Cole FerragutSan Diego, CAOrganizational Leadership

Grant Hansen GambleDurham, NCCybersecurityOrganizational Leadership Minor

April Jeweliette GleasonBarling, AROrganizational Leadership

William O. Gray, Jr.Fort Drum, NYOrganizational Leadership

Jessica E. HancockCum LaudePratt, WVAccounting

Matthew R. HarrisPortsmouth, RIOrganizational Leadership

Ronald John HaynesLincoln, AROrganizational Leadership

Austin B. HenrichCharleston, WVBusiness Administration

Jeffery David HillVirginia Beach, VAOrganizational Leadership

Justin Stuart HillmanFort Leonard Wood, MOOrganizational Leadership

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE

Richard Adam HicksJacksonville, NC

Frontline Leadership

John Charles HorchVancouver, WAOrganizational Leadership

Aaron T. HowardVirginia Beach, VAOrganizational Leadership

Timothy J. HughesMount Pleasant, SCOrganizational Leadership

Todd V. JacksonFort Leonard Wood, MOOrganizational Leadership

Joseph C. JenkinsSan Diego, CAOrganizational Leadership

Aaron A. JeskeNorfolk, VAOrganizational Leadership

Scott H. LoweReno, NVOrganizational Leadership

John C. McGrawPoint Pleasant, WVOrganizational Leadership

Joseph Murphy McMahonCoronado, CAOrganizational Leadership

Michael L. MercerLadson, SCOrganizational Leadership

David Emanuel Morales PerezSabinas Hidalgo Nuevo Len, MexicoBusiness Administration

Matthew Ryan MorganPlato, MOOrganizational Leadership

Paul William MurphyClarksville, TNOrganizational Leadership

Thomas Jacob NajewskiCortland, ILOrganizational Leadership

Christopher A. NollLacey, WAOrganizational Leadership

John C. NormanChesapeake, VAOrganizational Leadership

Glory Lorater NworoCameron, NCOrganizational Leadership

David Sheehan O’ConnorSan Diego, CAOrganizational Leadership

Matthew Paul OrazeCoral Springs, FLOrganizational Leadership

Luke Gerald OverfeltVirginia Beach, VAOrganizational Leadership

Rupert K. PalmerBluffton, SCOrganizational Leadership

Jethro Ching Yeung PangYuen Long, Hong KongBusiness Administration

James A. ParraVirginia Beach, VAOrganizational Leadership

Jordan Lee PeckSumma Cum LaudeTroy, OHAccounting

Andrew James PiknaSumma Cum LaudeOil City, PASport Business

Richard Dean SafritWoodleaf, NCOrganizational Leadership

Jason Wayde SaweyBunnlevel, NCOrganizational Leadership

Gerod L. Sawyer IIChula Vista, CAOrganizational Leadership

Daniel Timothy ShirkLiberty Twp, OHBusiness Administration

Dwayne B. SimeonCrestview, FLOrganizational Leadership

Jeffrey Michael SimondsMililani, HIOrganizational Leadership

Ferron S. SmithFayetteville, NCOrganizational Leadership

Casey Skyler SnodgrassCibolo, TXOrganizational Leadership

Thomas James SochaMandeville, LAOrganizational Leadership

Brad W. StevensVirginia Beach, VAOrganizational Leadership

Jonathan D. StrupTumwater, WAOrganizational Leadership

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

James Milan Jaime ThompsonHialeah, FLAccountingBusiness Administration

Tracy R. ThresherChesapeake, VAOrganizational Leadership

Frederick William Robert TraceySheffield, United KingdomAccounting

Paul Allen TrowbridgeApo, AEOrganizational Leadership

James Earl Van Patten IVChula Vista, CAOrganizational Leadership

Eric VaughnPalm Desert, CAOrganizational Leadership

Clarence A. WassbergVirginia Beach, VAOrganizational Leadership

Samuel Ray WentzelElma, WAOrganizational Leadership

Robert William WickelhausChula Vista, CAOrganizational Leadership

Wade Kenneth WinkieKansas City, MOOrganizational Leadership

Keith Benjamin YoungSan Diego, CAOrganizational Leadership

Austin McKay YoungbloodPeyton, COOrganizational Leadership

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

School of Health SciencesBert Bradford Division

Niki Louise AliffBloomingrose, WV

Melissa Ann AtkinsHonorsHurricane, WV

Madalyn Diana BaileyNitro, WV

Ryan Chase BaileyNitro, WV

Andrew BoganSaint Albans, WV

Shannon Brae BoggessRainelle, WV

Lindsey Michelle BrownHonorsRainelle, WV

Crystal Dawn CobbChapmanville, WV

Anna Elizabeth DavisMilton, WV

Samantha Lynn DavisSaint Albans, WV

Heather Michelle DawsonHonorsMaysel, WV

Rachel Nicole EnnisMeadow Bridge, WV

Felicia Dawn GunnoeFoster, WV

Olivia Kate KarelisElkins, WV

Carrie Elizabeth KirbyRonceverte, WV

Shawna KleinfelterCharleston, WV

Melissa Michelle MasonSaint Albans, WV

Madeline Jenae McKinneyJumping Branch, WV

Alecia Ann Nicole MeadowsCharleston, WV

Shannon Nicole MichaelHonorsWhitesville, WV

Amanda Dove MullinsPigeon, WV

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN NURSING

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSINGMASTER OF CYBERSECURITY

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

School of Business & LeadershipGraduate Programs

Barbara BournMilton, WV

Beth Lynn CombowCum LaudeHurricane, WV

Johnny GeorgeSpencer, WV

Andrea Lee MellertSaint Albans, WV

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Anastasia Fotios AraviakisTimonium, MD

Christopher J. BagwellHurricane, WV

Carl Edward Boyles IIIWalker, WV

Walasha Brooke-Hayden BuchkoMarmet, WV

Isiah CollieDunbar, WV

Andrea Nicole CourtneyWinfield, WV

Ronald E. Deel, Jr.Clendenin, WV

Brandon Douglas HarrisGlen Allen, VA

Toby HeaneyHonorsFairmont, WV

Joshua Wayne McClungSt. Albans, WV

Haley D. MeadeChapmanville, WV

Cari Ann MorrisAlum Creek, WV

Paschal C. NjereAbuja, Nigeria

Brandon Clark Wackerly, Jr.Charleston, WV

Abigail Lee WatsonHurricane, WV

Caleb Edward BarnetteHonorsCharleston, WV

Renee Lynn FreemanChula Vista, CA

Kyle William HillHonorsFalls Church, VA

Darron Jamal JohnsonUpper Marlboro, MD

Brian Donald SloanHonorsCharleston, WV

Juliette S. SondanoHonorsGordonville, MO

Matthew D. VanderVeerWoodbine, MD

Ryan WiserVirginia Beach, VA

Kayla NewberryIaeger, WV

Kaitlyn J. PersingerBelle, WV

Jane K. PerumattyCharleston, WV

Steven Thomas ReedCulloden, WV

Casandra Irene SanfordHonorsPool, WV

Emily Jean SansonCedar Grove, WV

Danolita Fawn Shook-CurnutteSouth Charleston, WV

Lezlie S. ShortUpper Glade, WV

Kristina TaylorHigh HonorsFayetteville, WV

Garrett Ray ThompsonScott Depot, WV

Bonita K. WesleyCharleston, WV

AnnaLew B. White-BarbWilliamsburg, WV

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN NURSING

Claire Christine CouturierCum LaudeGaithersburg, MDExercise Science

Hannah Elizabeth KowachWarren, OHHealth Promotion

MASTER OF STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP

Shayne J. BoydHonorsClovis, NM

Jerry E. Brammer IIEdmond, OK

Derrick J. BryantHonorsSantee, CA

Anna CapozziHonorsRome, Italy

Kevin T. DaleHonorsFPO AP

Peter M. DavidHonorsPanama City, FL

Jeremy de HoogHonorsBergschenhoek, Netherlands

MASTER OF STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP DOCTOR OF EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

Olivia Kylene EarlsHonorsRoanoke, VA

John B. Edwards, Sr.HonorsClaxton, GA

Shawn Calvin EdwardsHonorsBoise, ID

Denise Marie Feliciano-OrtizHonorsFayetteville, NC

Mark FernandesLos Angeles, CA

Jared FernandezLong Branch, NJ

Michael D. FletcherHonorsVancleave, MS

Joshua Cain FloydHonorsPort Saint Lucie, FL

Jonathan Rhys JonesGlen Burnie, MD

Miya E. JonesOakland, CA

Paul Stephen KiokoHonorsChula Vista, CA

Samuel Mark MackeyHonorsVirginia Beach, VA

Joseph M. MartinOceanside, CA

Allen Leonard McKinneyHonorsLindside, WV

Andrew M. McPhersonHonorsFallbrook, CA

Cyril S. NuworsooHonorsOwings Mills, MD

Jason William PottsNewport, RI

Mikita PradhanHonorsBeckley, WV

Maria D. RamirezGatesville, TX

David Justin SandersHonorsSan Antonio, TX

Justin Kyle SchultzHonorsGreenbrier, AR

David E Spurling, Jr.Quantico, VA

Richard E. SwartzHonorsPittsford, NY

Kevin P. Wicherski, JrHonorsSan Diego, CA

Ashley M. WindsorHonorsSanta Clarita, CA

Astrid Carolina WingHonorsColumbia, SC

David Mark WinkleyHonorsChula Vista, CA

Anthony ZonaHonorsMechanicsville, VA

Moses O. Afful, Jr.Hampton, GA

Thomas Tesfazghi ArayaSnellville, GA

David Friedrich Aust ISaint George, UT

Naomi Reneé BlackAtlanta, GA

Melissa Rhondale BellSnellville, GA

Leane R. BordenScottsdale, AZ

Vivian BridgesBerwyn, IL

Joan Lee ClarkCharleston, WV

Kevin Donell CooperHolly Hill, FL

Tirdad DaeiKansas City, MO

Deon Davis’ MuteeNorth Lauderdale, FL

Deborah Lynne Rushen DunlapCramerton, NC

Edward Miller Dunlap, Jr.Cramerton, NC

Reube L. FowlkesHermitage, TN

Maria E. GarciaWheat Ridge, CO

Louis Garrett GaunchBarboursville, WV

Jennifer C. Gomez-AlvarezDallas, TX

Michael R. GrohmanHonorsHaslet, TX

Sheila Reneé HawkinsRaymond, MS

Courtez Jermal KirkwoodNorth Hollywood, CA

Tiffany E. LawrenceHonorsCharles Town, WV

Kendall L. Woods-LittleRockford, IL

Curtis Roland ManchoonSan Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago

Dynesha N. McClainLoganville, GA

Avona J. McHoneyLadson, SC

Ray Ernest MeadowsHonorsShady Spring, WV

Karen Petty MoultrieChesapeake, VA

Emmanuel Chiedozie OsakweSilver Spring, MD

Todd A. RadfordHonorsLakeway, TX

George Ruben Rivera, Jr.Vanderwagen, NM

April Dawn RobinsonPlainfield, NJ

Timothy Tyrone Rogers, Sr.Carlsbad, CA

Dawgelene H. SangsterChicago, IL

Amie J. SchwinghammerHonorsWaite Park, MN

Cynthia Yvette SimsNashville, TN

Cameron Nathan SinghHonorsSan Bruno, CA

Amanda Gail StottlemyerHonorsSouth Charleston, WV

Steven E. TaylorYigo, GU

Jennifer C. ViewegHonorsCharleston, WV

William R. WhiteHonorsVirginia Beach, VA

Rubin Hendley Wilkins IILos Angeles, CA

Alesia Ann WithersSteubenville, OH

Alma Mater

Honors Key:Associate Degree3.90 to 4.00 = With Highest Honors3.75 to 3.89 = With High Honors3.50 to 3.74 = With Honors

Bachelor Degree3.90 to 4.00 = Summa Cum Laude3.75 to 3.89 = Magna Cum Laude3.50 to 3.74 = Cum Laude

Honors for Graduate Degrees Each graduate program determines the title and expectations for honors.

*NOTE: Honors are based on all completed work at the University. Honors listed in the program are based on the most recent cumulative grade point average. Honors will be denoted on the diploma and official transcript based on the final grade point average.

Graduate photos will be available at www.myphotosnow.com after the ceremony.