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Jacksonville State University’s Summer 2005 commencement will be held Friday, July 29 at 7:30 p.m. in Paul Snow Stadium. Congressman Robert Aderholt will deliver the commencement address.

In the event the weather prevents an outdoor rehearsal or exercise, the commencement activity will be held in the Mathews Coliseum. The commencement will remain at 7:30 p.m. with the location changed to the Mathews Coliseum.

Local radio stations and campus security will announce any decision to locate the commencement activity in the Mathews Coliseum should weather become a factor. Call the Graduation Hotline, 782-8197, for changes in the rehearsal or ceremony location.

Commencement will be televised live on WJXS-TV 24 (local Cable One Channel 9). Other cable companies with TV 24 include Cable One (Anniston, Oxford, Pell City, Munford and Jacksonville); Charter (Piedmont, Southside and Heflin); Leesburg Cable; Collinsville Cable; Lookout Cable (Gaylesville); and Cherokee County Cable (Centre).

Family and friends can view the graduation ceremonies live from their home computers. There will be a link available on the JSU website: http://www.jsu.edu. The ceremonies will also be archived for two weeks after commencement.

The top ten graduates include Vanessa Leigh Washburn, of Gallant, AL with a Grade Point Average of 3.91; Kevin Robert Stephen, of Anniston, AL with a GPA of 3.90; Vu Tien Nguyen, of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam with a GPA of 3.78; Angie Rae Daniel, of Munford, AL with a GPA of 3.77; Matias A. Anselmo, of Argentina, with a GPA of 3.77; Cynthia Mae Pace, of Tuscumbia, AL with a GPA of 3.76; Joseph M. Bone, of Southside, AL with a GPA of 3.74; Ashley Jan Johnson, of Piedmont, AL with a GPA of 3.73; Tammy Rushing Formby, of Dawson, AL with a GPA of 3.73; and Christopher R. Harper, of Arab, AL with a GPA of 3.71.

Ms. Washburn receives the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Psychology; Mr. Stephen receives the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Finance; Mr. Nguyen receives the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Computer Science; Ms. Daniel receives the Bachelor of Social Work degree with a major in Social Work; Mr. Anselmo receives the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Finance; Ms. Pace receives the Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Communications; Mr. Bone receives the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Management; Ms. Johnson receives the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Marketing; Ms. Formby receives the Bachelor of Social Work degree with a major in Social Work; and Mr. Harper receives the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Finance.

The awarding of honors to graduates by JSU is presented as follows: The designation "cum laude" will be engrossed upon the diplomas of graduating students who obtain a grade point average of 3.5 to 3.69 quality points on hours attempted; "magna cum laude," for a grade point average of 3.7 to 3.89; and "summa cum laude," for a grade point average of 3.9 to 4.0. The designation "with special honors in {major}" will be engrossed upon the diplomas of those who maintain an average of 3.5 in their major field and 3.25 overall.

Students receiving degrees are listed by program level of study completed—Undergraduate/Graduate—and also geographically by hometown/county for Alabama’s in-state students, by state and city for out-of state students, and finally by country for foreign students. Graduates of JSU’s Summer 2005 Semester are listed below.

UNDERGRADUATE

AUTAUGA

Prattville: Casey Steven Campbell, special honors in Drama.

BARBOUR

Eufaula: Joshua McAlistier Bradshaw.

BLOUNT

Blountsville: Christopher Stephen Shaver.

Oneonta: Katrina Nelson Graves.

CALHOUN

Alexandria: Jennifer Rhea Curren, cum laude/special honors in Communication; Jeremy Lee Heathcock; Brian Leidy Westfall.

Anniston: Alfreda Latisha Alexander; Duran Armprester; Keshia Dawn Ashley, special honors in Management & Marketing; Shakeya Balkcom; Tameika Berry; Raimunda Lamar Bradford; Brandi Davis Brown, special honors in Psychology; Genie LeRae Camp, special honors in Recreation Leadership; Clint Bradley Cheatwood; Lukata Norris Cole; Catherine Ashley Downing; Cory Richard Etter; Katharine Lynn Fuller; Leslie Brooke Harris; Zachary Ryan Kilgore; Denton Savage Kimberly; Patrick Evans Leonard; Shalonda Renee McClellan; Tia Chanell Moore; Jessica Paige Naugher; Alysia LaShea Pace; Diana Lopez Parker; David William Pitts; Jeffrey Lee Robison; Terry Duane Shriver; Jonathan David St. John; Kevin Robert Stephen, summa cum laude/special honors in Finance; Kevin Tyrone Thompson.

Eastaboga: Catherine Alexandra Ramsey.

Jacksonville: Crystal Leann Almaroad; Elizabeth Sharon Fuller; Lee-Anne Hall; Michael Dean Hilley, special honors in Criminal Justice; Julie Lyn Lowman; Katherine Anne Nelson, magna cum laude/special honors in English & Communication; Melissa Dianne Osborne, cum laude; Krystle Ashley Ponder; Heather Renee Porter; Kathy Lorraine Roberson; Kimberly Keyon Slater; Christy Lee Souder; Cathryn Lee Warren; Michael Austin Yocum.

Ohatchee: Antoine Ezell Jackson.

Oxford: Benjamin Giles Abbott; Alecia Marie Austin; Jennifer Elizabeth Brothers; Debbie Lee Camp; Pamela J. Curtis; Larkin Robert Nelson; Emily Kay Preston; Jeremy Scott Pritchett; Samuel Lynwood Stewart III.

Piedmont: Lisa Annette Barrington; Ashley Jan Johnson, magna cum laude/special honors in Marketing; Amanda Lynn Reynolds.

Weaver: Keria Malia Kimbrough, special honors in Political Science; Jeremy Allen Ross.

Wellington: Jennifer Lynn Douthit; Brandi Parris Haynes, special honors in Electronics Technology; Shirley Ann McKerley.

CHEROKEE

Centre: Thomas Caldwell Roberts, cum laude/special honors in Marketing; David John Sanders, special honors in Art.

CHILTON

Verbena: Kari Lynn Baldwin.

CHOCTAW

Gilbertown: Emily Suzanne Taylor.

CLAY

Lineville: Adam Wayne Carroll.

CLEBURNE

Fruithurst: Candice Lee Orman, special honors in Marketing.

Heflin: Joyce Ann Fuller, cum laude/special honors in Physical Education; Evette JeAnne Lee Koehler; Susan Leigh Shellhorse; April Nicole Cobb Smith; Mark A. Truett.

Ranburne: Ethan Lyle Hall.

COLBERT

Tuscumbia: Cynthia Mae Pace, magna cum laude/special honors in Communication.

CONECUH

Evergreen: Alison Nicole Brown, special honors in Criminal Justice.

COOSA

Goodwater: Emily Diane Cohen.

DEKALB

Crossville: Deborah Word Wakefield, special honors in Political Science.

Dawson: Tammy Rushing Formby, magna cum laude/special honors in Social Work.

Fort Payne: Steve Wesley Barksdale, cum laude; Laramy Heath Jones; Bradley Lee Keef.

Fyffe: Tammie Drain Odom.

Geraldine: Chad Jason Knight; Gerrad Heath Slaton, special honors in Exercise Science and Wellness; Joshua Paul Smith.

Henagar: Kelly Susan Creswell.

Mentone: Lisa A. Strickland, cum laude/special honors in Accounting; Trevor Ashley Strickland.

ELMORE

Deatsville: Robert Winston Pearson.

Tallassee: Jared Merrill Blair, special honors in Exercise Science and Wellness.

ETOWAH

Altoona: Sheila Ann Walker.

Attalla: Lucas Albert Osborn; Kraig Lee Puckett.

Gadsden: Regilyn Starr Armstrong; Alicia Marie Bankson, cum laude/special honors in Communication; Laura Bustion Boley; Joseph Matthew Bone, magna cum laude/special honors in Management; Paul Andrew Fields; Nolfa Saenz Griffin; Michael Blake Guice; Emma Lou Hardy; Laura Ruth Leak; Ana Ericka Reyes; Emily Susan Ryals; Christy Lee Venn.

Gallant: Vanessa Leigh Washburn, summa cum laude/special honors in Psychology.

Glencoe: Kristi Diane Akridge, special honors in Social Work; Andrew Tyler Booker; Jennifer Gail Buchanan; Farrah Rachel Holmes; Angela Darlene Johnson; Kassy Amelia Maddox.

Hokes Bluff: Kenneth O Neil Barker II; Melanie Renae Clayton; Crystal Marie Flowers; Brittney Brooke Miles; Monica Brittney Norman.

Rainbow City: Joan Katherine Parr, cum laude/special honors in English & History; Jennifer Karen Smith.

Southside: Jeremy Clayton Grogan, special honors in Criminal Justice; Lindsey Marie Holland; Jauna Christen Little; Elizabeth Ann O'Bryant.

Snead: Lance Christopher Miller.

JACKSON

Section: Jacob Dexter Haynes.

Stevenson: Ashley Wayna Nash.

JEFFERSON

Birmingham: Barry Jerome Allen; Robyn Bass; William Henry Bowie; Leroy Clark; Amos Mbugua Karanja; Roe Howardett Parrish; Donna Monique Poe; Courtney Demetrius Pullum; Reginald Lamar Spencer.

McCalla: Herbert Adrian Wilkerson.

Trussville: Kari Beth Yeager.

Vestavia Hills: Bradley Duncan Klinner.

LAWRENCE

Hillsboro: Amanda Sharell Ford.

LEE

Opelika: Derrick Lamar Sistrunk.

LIMESTONE

Athens: Stephen Lynn Smith.

MADISON

Huntsville: Justin Michael Garner; Haneef Rashad Haqq; Joseph William Munster; Candice Francina Scruggs.

Madison: Bradley Jason Butler.

MARION

Hamilton: Bernice Lee Moser, special honors in Biology.

MARSHALL

Albertville: Marcus James Barnes; Jenny Marie Elkins, special honors in Social Work; Sara Beth Patterson; Zachary James Pitts; Lori Melissa Roden; Brian Michael Slaton.

Arab: Mendie Elise Brasseale; Jennifer Lynn Cash; Russell Eric Fortenberry, special honors in Economics; Christopher Ray Harper, magna cum laude/special honors in Finance; Danielle Nicole Taylor.

Boaz: Fallon Dalena Cornett; Joshua Michael Hylden, cum laude/special honors in Communication; Jonathan Emil Lindblad, cum laude/special honors in Recreation Leadership; Christopher Ryan McKinney; Alison Renee Pierce.

Grant: Amy Michelle Mitchell, cum laude/special honors in Drama.

Guntersville: Ashleigh O. Helton; Tracy D. White; Tommy Benjamin Whitehead, cum laude/special honors in Drama & Communication.

RANDOLPH

Roanoke: Chantris LaPam Trammell.

Wedowee: Karly Elizabeth Mauldin; Christine Wright Milam, special honors in Communication.

SAINT CLAIR

Ashville: William Russell Chamness; Kenneth Farrell Farmer; Courtney Marie Lawson.

Pell City: Shaunda Brooke Gaither; Daniel Ryan Singleton; Randall Rashee Waites.

Ragland: Edna LeVern Thomas.

Steele: Krista Joy Nuss.

SHELBY

Alabaster: Paul Joseph Wilhelms.

TALLADEGA

Lincoln: Ramar Roshaun Montgomery; Suzanne Rebecca Morrow, cum laude.

Munford: Angie Rae Daniel, magna cum laude/special honors in Social Work; Jill Michele Shropshire.

Sycamore: Sonya DeVon Smoot.

Sylacauga: Jennifer Brooke Green; Jennifer Ashley Johnson.

Talladega: Jamie Lee Beverly; Jessica Ragan Jinks; Paul Scott Ledbetter.

TALLAPOOSA

Daviston: Gavin Rome Slaughter.

WALKER

Jasper: Michael Dillon Skinner.

NATION

ARKANSAS

Osceola: Charles Ja Bez Johnson, Sr.

FLORIDA

Boca Raton: Erica Lynn Bell.

Navarre: Amber Nikol Worley.

GEORGIA

Alpharetta: Quinn G. Hussing.

Americus: Skylar Denard Mansfield.

Bowdon: Elias Norton.

Carrollton: Anthony G. Barge; Heather Suzanne Hunt; Carey Lyn Phillips.

Cedartown: Jack Cornelius Moses, special honors in Criminal Justice.

Dallas: Laura Taylor King, special honors in Criminal Justice; Amber Alise Yearwood, cum laude/special honors in Family and Consumer Sciences.

Dalton: April Paige Sosebee.

Danville: Ashley Leigh Davis.

Douglasville: Stephanie Brooke Myers.

Fayetteville: Shannon Michelle McKnight.

Gray: Sean Michael Truelove.

Jonesboro: Christopher Lloyd Kirk.

Lyerly: S. Melissa Hughes Coffman.

Macon: Malissa Nicole Moss.

Marietta: Crystal Leigh Bonds; Brian Neal Dixon.

Newnan: Shannon Natasha Dunn.

Rockmart: Sandrika Nicole Lee.

Rome: William Christopher Cook; Matthew Scott Davis; Oliver Cory Rickard; David Randolph Robertson; Jennifer Ann Whitley.

Temple: Erin Ruth Cunningham.

Tifton: Maurice Daughtry; David Randall Wilson.

Trion: Robert Darren Mitchell.

Villa Rica: Holly Leighanne Tolbert.

ILLINOIS

Chicago: Jeremy David Reed.

Effingham: Gayel Ann Weber.

KENTUCKY

Russell: William Christopher DeLoach.

LOUISIANA

Baton Rouge: Myra Naomi Jones, cum laude/special honors in Emergency Management.

Slidell: Meredeth Maye Kleve.

MARYLAND

Upper Marlboro: Brooke Bellamy Graham.

Waldorf: Adam William Brumberg.

MISSISSIPPI

Saltillo: Brandy Marie Sandlin.

NEW YORK

Bloomfield: Heathar Rosemarie Shepard.

OHIO

Cambridge: Michael Andrew Demkowicz.

TENNESSEE

Chattanooga: Steven Ryan Keith.

Knoxville: Kevin Lynn Winslett.

Seymour: Kristi Leigh Carter.

VIRGINIA

Lynchburg: Owen Moore Smith.

FOREIGN

CROATIA: Amna Jakupovic, cum laude/special honors in Management.

ALBANIA: Erjon Dervishaj.

ARGENTINA: Matias Andres Anselmo, magna cum laude/special honors in Finance.

JAMAICA: Theresa Christine Thomas.

NIGERIA: Olutola Olanike Oni, cum laude/special honors in Economics.

SAUDI ARABIA: Salem M. Bawazeer.

SENEGAL: Abdou Diame.

SPAIN: Joshua S. Albright.

TUNISIA: Mohamed Ben Ali Maatallah.

VENEZUELA: Jorge Arturo Nieto.

VIETNAM: Vu Tien Nguyen, cum laude/special honors in Computer Science.

YEMEN: Ahmed Hasan Basurrah, cum laude/special honors in Computer Information Systems.

GRADUATE

BLOUNT

Cleveland: Donna Sloan Baba; Amber Dawn Still.

CALHOUN

Alexandria: Larry Todd Ginn; Neal Wayne Morrison; Jimmy Wayne Shurbutt.

Anniston: Christine Nicole Alldredge; Jason D. Alldredge; Delawna Qualeshia Brown; Shereé Widick Burnham; Sateesh Kumar Donti; Kimberly Denise Player Ford; Edith M. Gregory; Holli B. Hicks; Edna Delica Holloway; Sherry J. Kughn; Peter Donald Lake; Alton Thurston Murphy; Monique Chere Nixon; Donna Dunn Riddle; Amber A. Sanders; Torina Parker Satcher; Chenein Nicolè Segalas; Ashley Anne Smith; Todd Durand Stewart; Beverly Ann Wright.

Eastaboga: Toni Sanquesha Ball.

Jacksonville: Mohammed Gaus Alam; Stephanie LeeArrie Baldwin; William A. Chandler; Keion M. Clinton; Cary L. Hill; Charles S. Jones; Carrie Ann Kirk; Rex Eugene McAlister; Rosalind Lenika Moore; Kimberly Lynn Mueller; Francesca Alicia Rao; Lindsey Nicole Reilly; Janice Mary Hill Riley; Crystal Turner Sparks; Rasul Taghiyev; Nianwei Wang; Jeannie D. Williamon.

Oxford: Matthew Wayne Brooks; Teydonya Nicole Gooden; Carla Patton Gooden; Amy Williams Maniscalco; Theresa Lea Wade; Wanda B. Willingham.

Piedmont: Jessica A. Cochran; Honesty L. Studdard.

Weaver: Julie Melissa Kines.

Wellington: Michelle A. Braswell.

CHEROKEE

Cedar Bluff: John Curtis Hendon.

Centre: Mary Allison Garner; Ryan Kirk Scroggin; Tabatha Leigh Tierce; Casey Rooks Young.

Gaylesville: Kathy E. Mobbs.

CHILTON

Clanton: Brooks Sutliff Barron.

CLAY

Delta: Jennifer Lynn Mitchell.

Lineville: Susan R. Thomas.

CLEBURNE

Heflin: Casey Lee Georg; Karoln E. Ghee; Kelly Elise Howle.

Ranburne: Mandy Layne Hendrix.

DEKALB

Crossville: Penny Lynn Colvin.

Fort Payne: Rhonda Hegwood Tate.

Fyffe: Jason Brent Barnett; Sherrie L. Machen; Brenda A. Powell.

Geraldine: Chrystal Joy Rooks.

Henagar: Jared Shane Carson; Amber Selwyn Traylor.

Mentone: Gregory Allen Crow.

Rainsville: Kala Williams Kirby.

Valley Head: Amy Hammonds Kirby; Natalie Wilson Ragsdale.

ETOWAH

Gadsden: Heath Belyeu; Tomasina Marché Brown; Jerry W. Cash; Sherie Whatley Oldham; Lisa Hunt Richards; Kevin Girard Rigby; Jeffery Dale Roper; Suruchi Sancheti; LaToya Jeria Wise; John Byron Wood; Kurt Jacob Yancey.

Gallant: Patti M. Johnson.

Glencoe: Brian Craig Hines; LaRonda Goza Lanier.

Hokes Bluff: Mica Marker Mecham.

Rainbow City: Janekia L. King; Leah W. Moore; Kelley Denise Peoples.

Southside: Louis Carl Hunter; Gina L. Ramsey.

GENEVA

Geneva: Calvin Brent Johnson.

JACKSON

Scottsboro: Jason Clay Arnold; Kellie Tennille Hancock; Patrick Jason Hass; Brittney M. Mitchell; Jeffrey David Tubbs.

Section: Melissa Nix McCutchen.

JEFFERSON

Bessemer: Kyle Moorer Davis.

Birmingham: Rikesha Suelena Foster; Eric C. Smith; Albert Ward, Jr.

Hoover: Kate Nicole Sommers.

Leeds: William Jason Birchfield.

Trussville: Manda Paige McMahan.

MARSHALL

Albertville: Kristy Kochel Kirby.

Boaz: Jennifer L. Benefield; Katherine G. Millwood; Gary Chad Wigley.

MOBILE

Creola: Ann Roberts Carter.

MONTGOMERY

Montgomery: Vanessa Darice Carnes.

RANDOLPH

Newell: Jamie B. Simpson.

Wedowee: Nancy S. Crumbley; Robyn Smith Wortham.

SAINT CLAIR

Ashville: Paula Kell Ballard.

Cropwell: Cory Shawn O'Neal.

Pell City: Robert Matthew Jackson.

SHELBY

Alabaster: Christopher D. Ingram.

Calera: Elizabeth Ann Chilcoat.

Indian Springs: Lisa DiMartino Connell.

TALLADEGA

Alpine: Anissa Collins; Katrina Korlisa Garrett.

Childersburg: Kellie Elizabeth Lansford.

Lincoln: Jenny Turley Edwards; Merita Lynn McCluney.

Munford: Darrell Eugene Smith.

Talladega: Amanda Daily Bolton; Annie Beck Eaton; Veta Delora Lightsey; Jason LaRue Lynch; Christie Lee Taylor.

TALLAPOOSA

New Site: Katherine Alana Boyd.

NATION

CONNECTICUT

Farmington: Karima Belemlih.

GEORGIA

Acworth: Tammy S. Brown; Michelle Ludwig Herring; Christopher M. Jackson.

Adairsville: Alecia P. Segursky; F. Lanier Turley.

Atlanta: Crystal Harris; Gina Reneé Matias; Elgin Dave Neal; Alyshia Edwards Smith; Mildred R. Threeton.

Austell: Kimberly Curtis Scott.

Bowdon: Lorie S. Teal.

Bremen: Mark Steven Veal.

Brunswick: Marchantnita DeBorrah Huff.

Buchanan: Victor Blake Coggins.

Carrollton: Billy R. Bailey; J. L. Biddle; Constance Duncan Craft; James R. LeBlanc; F. Stuart Lewis.

Cartersville: Katherine Mitchell Couch; Ruthie C. Jones; Tiffany Darah Tindall.

Cedartown: Brenda Heptinstall Hay; Laura Davis Little; Dondra Robinson; Kristi Harris Saxton; William Barry Williams.

College Park: Natalie O. Foster-Milton.

Columbus: Bonita Eyvette Hires.

Conyers: Dona D. M. Pollard.

Dallas: Jerry Don Baker; Kristi Jelks Bigham; Nancy Elizabeth Bowers; Angela Marie Camp; Martin Read Carter, Jr.; Shannon W. Center; Larisa Ellonen Foster; Jason Bret Freeman; Peter Randall Giles; Philip Clay Livingston; Scott Marion Stewart.

Decatur: Sarah J. White.

Douglasville: Eddie Dean Fincher; Josie Allene Johnson; Catherine V. Lipari; Jonathan Andrew Thomas; Chadwick Thomas Walker; Dianna Weatherspoon Bey.

Hiram: Andrea Michelle Pearson Palmer; Stacey Lea Phillips.

Jonesboro: Kevin Kenyon Grooms.

Kennesaw: Robyn Story Planchard.

Kingston: Jason Michael Faklaris; Daniel Otis Webb.

Leesburg: Kristi Michelle Smith.

Lindale: Janie Beth Shiflett.

Lithia Springs: Matthew Scott Rountree.

Lithonia: Charles Amica; Keith Alonzo Jones; Demetria Tennielle Miller.

Loganville: Rhonda Yvette Malone.

Mableton: Dominique Louise Lowery.

Marietta: Thomas E. Callahan; Laura L. Taylor.

Newnan: Angela L.P. Addison.

Pine Log: Sheila Ingle Langford.

Rome: Amy LeAnn Bradley; Charlotte Beth Cooper; John Basil Kapustay III; Carla Michelle Kelley.

Roswell: Tracie H. McGlon.

Silver Creek: Sara Elizabeth Kelley.

Smyrna: Gary W. Estell.

Stone Mountain: Charphia W. Houston; Duane Thomas Sprull.

Summerville: Lindsay Dair Eckroat.

Tallapoosa: Kathy Gilbert Campbell.

Trenton: Kimberly J. Smith.

Waco: Jerry D. Hartline.

Whitesburg: Leroy Camp, Jr.

INDIANA

Beech Grove: Stephen Richard Shrader.

KANSAS

Valley Falls: Devan Noël Tucking.

LOUISIANA

LaFayette: Danny Lee Garrick.

MISSOURI

Warrensburg: James Stuart Sawyer.

MISSISSIPPI

Canton: Stephen Richard Simpson.

NORTH CAROLINA

High Point: Cheryl Anita Bohannon.

NEVADA

Las Vegas: Yolanda Deann Turner.

NEW YORK

New York: Ninfas Alphonso Willis.

OHIO

Columbus: Mory D. Fuhrmann.

FOREIGN

CHINA: Ke Ke Wu.

YEMEN: Omer Iqbal Minhas.