Shorter University's May 2011 graduates announced

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Friday, May 6
Saturday, May 7

May 10, 2011 - 454 students received degrees from Shorter University on Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7. Commencement exercises were held inside the college’s Winthrop King Centre and featured Dr. Robert J. White, executive director of the Georgia Baptist Convention as the keynote speaker.


Founded in 1873, Shorter University is a Christian college committed to excellence in education. Since 2003, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Shorter among the South’s best baccalaureate colleges, and the Princeton Review annually includes Shorter on its lists of best value and best Southeastern college. The university offers traditional bachelor’s degrees in 48 major areas as well as undergraduate degree programs for working adults, the Master of Business Administration, the Master of Education and the Master of Arts in Leadership. General education and calculus courses are offered in an online format, and Shorter recently launched online programs that lead toward the Associate of Science, the Bachelor of Business Administration, and the Master of Accountancy degrees. For more information, visit www.shorter.edu.

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Associate of Science

Aaron P. Abshire, Acworth

Noy Bozarth, Alpharetta

Heather Merritt Moseley, Alpharetta

Rita Lynne Pendley, Alpharetta

Deana Elizabeth Crockett-Brown, Atlanta

Ochina Rochelle Harris, Atlanta

Eric Eugene Sheppard, Atlanta

Dawn Lorraine Stone, Atlanta

Anne M. Taylor, Atlanta

Randall Lamont Johnson, Austell

James Michael Burns, Buford

Elisa Michelle White, Buford

Sheri Lynn Bookhultz, Cedartown

Weston Arvell Price, Cedartown

Karen Billingslea, College Park

Antisha C. Burns, College Park

De Shona Dincol, College Park

Ella Renee Francis, College Park

Gloria Jean Howell, College Park

Corey M. Minish, Commerce

Britshunla T. Wood, Conley

Gardenia Hawk, Conyers

Carolyn D. Blunt, Covington

Jennifer Nicole Coissiere, Covington

Tamaria Lynn Lambert, Dacula

Lakaii Chantice Turner, Decatur

Cozzie M. Walker, Decatur

Virginia Warner, Decatur

Alexandria Bostic, Douglasville

Stephen Ray Walker, Dunwoody

AnnaMarie Bolden, Fairburn

Michaela Jessica Clark, Fairburn

Tahlia Manette Clemente, Fairburn

Sharon I. Griffin, Fairburn

Beverly Dianne Parker, Fairburn

Martha Ann Birts, Fayetteville

Sharon A. Brown, Fayetteville

Toni Fleming, Fayetteville

Ziahlita Irene Peterson, Grayson

Tara Seay Sims, Hampton

Keith John Vickers, Hoschton

Audrey R. Thomas, Jenkinsburg

Marlina Lanier Brown, Jonesboro

Jackeline Esther Cash, Jonesboro

Rosalyn Brigette Terrell, Jonesboro

Brenda Jean Williams, Jonesboro

Pamela Ann Elliott, Kingston

Amy Marie Fayland, Lawrenceville

Laryssa Natasha McNeil, Lawrenceville

Cynthia L. Stanley, Lawrenceville

Donna Carol West, Lawrenceville

Gloria Orlosky, Lilburn

Karen Glover, Lithia springs

Robin L. Wilburn, Lithonia

Yvette M. Riddle, Loganville

Joseph A Camacho, Mableton

Jesslin S. Huey, Mableton

Kim A. Conolly, Marietta

Dale Renee Lockhart, Marietta

Allene Frances McCowan, Marietta

Paul Stanley Woullard, Marietta

Demetria Katrina King, McDonough

Vanessa M. Winkfield, McDonough

Wanda Leah Daniel, Morrow

Shameka Annette Scott, Morrow

Guadalupe Rodriguez, Norcross

Christina Janelle Jones, Oxford

Ronda A. Scott, Pittsburgh, Penn.

Beverly M. Roberts, Powder Springs

Erika Octavia Taylor, Powder Springs

Earl D. Lampkin, Rex

Teresa Booker, Riverdale

Valencia J. Carr, Riverdale

Nekishawa Latesh Ellis, Riverdale

Clarence Zieliuski Fisher, Riverdale

Cynthia LaFon Harris, Riverdale

Nicole Stephanie Harris, Riverdale

Shavonne Marie Latimore, Riverdale

Yulanda Meshon Munford, Riverdale

Jacqueline Barbara Sivels, Riverdale

LaTisha A. Smith, Riverdale

Gail M. Wilcoxson, Riverdale

Kellie Marie Woods-Lockett, Riverdale

Christina L. Wright-Goss, Riverdale

Sherry Gail Fuqua, Rockmart

Melodee Daniella Brant, Rome

John Robert Burnette, Rome

Patricia N. Harris, Rome

Michael Jason Walters, Rome

Lisa Denise Wright, Rome

Leslie G. Goforth, Roswell

Paul Lee Jones, Smyrna

Quiesta Y. Laws, Smyrna

Thina Anita Francis, Snellville

Valerie Monique Jones, Snellville

Andrea Lemetrius Burks, Stockbridge

Donna P. Ingram, Stockbridge

Nicole Denine Savage, Stockbridge

Jasmine Shorter, Stockbridge

Veronica Michelle Simpkins, Stockbridge

Sirod R. Jackson, Suwanee

Sharon L McCrary, Tucker

Cedric Bernard Langford, Union City

Marie Preston, Union City

Judith Ann Major, Winder

Laura Christine Moore, Winder

Michelle M. Ross, Winder

Bachelor of Arts

Rachel Catherine Reese, Acworth

Ashley Chastain Thomason, Adairsville

Joseph Henry Johnson, Cedartown

Jeannettia Latrice Owens, Conyers

Nicholas Scott Hann, Cordova, Ala.

Afton Elizabeth McLaughlin, Cumming

Danielle Michelle Nieznanski, Douglasville

Natalie Danielle Pope, Ft. Payne, Ala.

Kaitlin Rachel Wood, Gray

Hannah Allison Brown, LaGrange

William Kerr Valentine, Lawrenceville

David Nkita Mwamba, Lilburn

Ashley Zsanelle Walton, Marietta

Kavin Laron Walker, Rome

William Brenton Widener, Thomson

Bachelor of Business Administration

William King Davis, Adairsville

Shannon Kirkland Houston, Armuchee

James Wyatt Walker, Bremen

Matthew George McClain, Buchanan

Joshua Michael Veal, Canton

Shaun Elliott Kennedy, Conyers

Stephen Bourget Bearse, Dacula

Rachel Louise Wood, England, Great Britain

Arvid Ulf Bengtsson, Enkoping, Sweden

Amanda Leigh Albertson, Gainesville

David Nkita Mwamba, Lilburn

Jacob Ronnie Broome, Lindale

Matthew Steven Broome, Lindale

Eric Heath Campbell, Lindale

Kyle Morgan Newell, Marietta

Danielle Kathleen Monteith, Montego Bay, Jamaica

Cameron Jacob Panther, Morrow

Ashlie Rashane Stewartson, Newnan

Chelce A. Dixon, Plainville

Katie Marie Van Hofwegen, Riverside, Calif.

William Clinton Harkins, Rocky Face

Sarah Elaine Boring, Rome

Christopher Michael Carter, Rome

Joshua Kyle Hines, Rome

Lewis N. Kwai, Rome

Lance Eric Lombard, Rome

Meredith Rachel Mason, Rome

Lynde Mae Pas, Rome

Keyur Bhupendra Patel, Rome

William Murdoch Ruth, Rome

Brandon James Trapp, Rome

Amy Joy Turner, Rome

Mary Lindsey Turner, Rome

Marqise Davone Wright, Rome

Samuel Dustin Arnold, Silver Creek

Timothy Larry Gambrell, Silver Creek

Marcus Todd Holloway, Silver Creek

Justin Lee Parsons, Silver Creek

Alex Steven Tortoso, Silver Creek

Eric Taylor Wright, Silver Creek

Justyna Irena Mudy, Stanlowa, Poland

Andrew Skylar Johnson, Trion

Jessie Tyler McIntosh, Wynne, Ariz.

John Smith Calderwood, Young Harris

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Zackary Dalton Vandever, Alpharetta

Vandi Lynnae Enzor, Carmel, Ind.

Christopher Daniel Lewis, Carrollton

Elizabeth McCoy Telford, Duluth

Montagious Brown, Fairburn

Jennifer Diane Holcombe, Fayetteville

Loni Elizabeth Jones, Gurley, Ala.

John Stephen Carucci, Kennesaw

Emily Shannon Duke, McDonough

Samuel Thomas Gerace, Rome

Elizabeth Melinae MacDonell, Saint Simons Island

Samantha Brooke Floyd, Sugar Valley

Callie Leigh Edwards, Watkinsville

Bachelor of Music

Rebecca Elizabeth West, Acworth

Erica Renee Miller, Blackshear

Christina Michelle Sidlow, Cartersville

Christian Giovanni Bigliani, Cumming

Bobby Joel Venable, Lindale

Jasmine Deanna Habersham, Lizella

Michelle Elizabeth Kelly, Rome

Lauren Rebecca Lee, Silver Creek

Emily Christine Tweedy, Stone Mountain

Michael Evan Meisser, Woodstock

Bachelor of Science

Brandon Andrew Johnson, Acworth

Maggie Alice Parker, Alabaster, Ala.

Rebecca Lee Duncan, Aragon

Pamela C. Banks, Atlanta

Dorothy Ann Davis, Atlanta

Geannie C. Watson, Atlanta

Peggy Susanne Barrett, Bremen

Andrew Carroll Cash, Buchanan

Charleaner Nichole Terry, Buford

David Wayne Dockery, Carrollton

Juliette Ngoc Nguyen, Cartersville

Munit Singh, Cartersville

Joshua Frank Wallace Graham, Cave Spring

Terri Ann Giles, Cedartown

Ashley Danielle Bitner, Cedartown

Joseph Henry Johnson, Cedartown

Lucas David Pruett, Centre, Ala.

Kora Danielle Ammons, Chelsea, Ala.

Garrett Ryan Hochstetler, Colbert

Wondra   Davis-Farmer, College Park

Tamara Michelle Lawrence, College Park

Ashley Ann Tucker, Coosa

Kelsey Leigh Kolich, Cumming

Whitney Anne Richert, Cumming

Andrew Nolan Smith, Dalton

Tawana K. Andrews, Decatur

Charmain R. Purvis, Decatur

Glenyce Nichole Williams, Decatur

Erica Marie Davis, Douglasville

Tamara Leann Hopson, Duluth

Yvonia Thompson Stinson, Ellenwood

Flora Mae Hightower, Fairburn

Corey Livingston Konter, Fairmount

Jacinta Aunjale' Hill, Fort Valley

Tri Bui, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Mirian M. Gonzalez, Hoschton

Chandra M Graham, Jonesboro

Meredith Leigh Brown, Kennesaw

Dustin Dale'Anthony Mayberry, Kennesaw

Jessica Michelle Coons, Kingsland

Cassandra L. Foster, Lawrenceville

Carissa Marie Jackson, Lithia Springs

Maxcine C Howell, Loganville

Tara Weonta Brown, Marietta

Jesse Franklin Wood, Marietta

Yusef Ghaleb Eid, Philadelphia, Penn.

Joretha Yvette Wright, Pineville, La.

David Wayne Anderson, Powder Springs

Allison Danielle Holmes, Powder Springs

Jarrod Russell Kinsey, Ringgold

Gail Denise Fitzpatrick, Riverdale

Leslie   Robinson, Riverdale

Jason Mark Purser, Rockmart

Bernice Neal Jackson, Rome

Kathleen Patterson Lowry, Rome

Dionne R Morgan-Edwards, Rome

Armanda Sherita Wright, Rome

Cody Andrew Barnes, Rome

Leah Ashton Barton, Rome

Johnathan Allan Cole, Rome

James Kenneth Edenfield, Rome

Ngoc Duc Bao Le, Rome

Clayton Cory Lowe, Rome

Jessica Brook Moore, Rome

Kinsey Leann Moore, Rome

Joshua Cody Morris, Rome

Whitney Griffin Patrick, Rome

Jack Raymond Pines, Rome

Richard Hayden Self, Rome

Jessica Caroline Smith, Rome

Judy Michelle Stephens, Rome

Kelly-Ann Weimar, Selden, N.Y.

Elaine F. Magnes, Smyrna

Grant Stockton Myers, Snellville

Calvin Lewis Gibson, Stockbridge

Haven Anne Hurley, Summerville

Randi Kirsten Brown, Sylvania

Raymond Kyle Reynolds, Sylvania

Nicholas Gregory Dodson, Thomasville

Lee Campbell Verweel, Toronto, Canada

Steven Mark Rich, Trussville, Ala.

Dessa Elean Stancil, Woodstock

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Sonya Denise McIver, Atlanta

Brenda Joyce Nelson, Atlanta

Fellicia Anderson Reed, Atlanta

Nathan Rueben Russell, Calhoun

Dayleane Rena Lanham, Cedartown

Monica L Bussey, Decatur

Kimbrey Laurell Poole, Fairburn

Joan C. Bentley, Hampton

Chi Hun Kim, Lawrenceville

Anita D. Robinson, Lawrenceville

Kenneth Sean Slack, Lilburn

Diona Latrice Turner, Riverdale

Katie Rebecca Carmichael, Rome

John Adam Van Grant, Rome

Jessica Elizabeth Green, Rome

Yvonne Vernice Holley, Roswell

Stephanie Gonzales Smith, Snellville

Bachelor of Science in Education

William Clay Bryant, Adairsville

Krysti Lynn Glasscock, Adel

Stephanie Marie Mears, Aragon

Kristy Ann Jarrell, Aragon

Rosemary   Campbell, Atlanta

Lisa Michelle Glanton, Atlanta

Josephine   Rankin, Atlanta

Sandra   Blackmon, Auburn

Kiiettia Renee Jones, Austell

Julie Ann Carter, Bethlehem

Kristen Elizabeth Taylor, Calhoun

Jennifer Ann Muse, Cave Spring

Hannah Lee Tant, Cave Spring

Nicole Miller Bentley, Cedartown

Zina Michele Ford, Cedartown

Jenean Jordan Prater, Cedartown

Lashay Shantell Brown, Conyers

Jessica A Waters, Conyers

Melissa Dawn Cooper, Covington

Patrice C Brown, Ellenwood

Brenda   Stenson-Fuller, Fairburn

Amy Rochon Young, Fairburn

Raina Lynette Lewis, Fairmount

Mary Catherine Peyton, Grayson

Chloe Clinique Dillard, Hampton

Angela Helen Patterson, Jefferson

Melissa Renee Patterson-Echols, Jonesboro

Lindsey Michelle Blalock, Lawrenceville

Elizabeth L Cummins, Lawrenceville

Lisa   Vales, Lawrenceville

Tatiana Marta Cartwright, Lilburn

Amra Kadic Slomic, Lilburn

Cassandra R Aina, Loganville

Kassandra L. Borchers, Loganville

Timothy Wayne Walden, Loganville

Alana Raynes Williams, Loganville

Kalie Elizabeth Reagan, Loganville

Lonergon Peter Honore, Mableton

Teri Jeanne Moore, Marietta

Kanissa   Martin, Menlo

Anthony Pierce Hicks, Milledgeville

Sarah Weaver Webb, Peachtree City

Kaitlin Elizabeth Shaw, Ringgold

Javonne Pache' Harris, Riverdale

Belinda Gale Rich, Riverdale

Ryan Glen Evans, Rockmart

Savannah Herod Wilson, Rockmart

Brenda Gail Hufstetler, Rome

Cassie Lee Henry, Rome

Natalie Nicole Lombard, Rome

Elizabeth Leigh Taylor, Rome

Rachel Dawn Tucker, Rome

Matthew Barron Watson, Rome

Freda Render, Senoia

Monica Briana Smith, Shannon

Krushinda Latone Brannon, Silver Creek

Chelsee Maree Ainsworth, Silver Creek

Alanna Chantel Bedford, Snellville

Kyle Jeremy Hembree, Snellville

Cassandra Monette Powell, Summerville

Melanie S Teems, Summerville

Ashlee Doriane Gentry, Taylorsville

Ashley Corinne Lengkeek, Tucker

Sheneka Antwana McCullar, Union City

Courtney Louise Pike, Winston

Bachelor of Science in Management

Sharon Gail Blankenship, Adairsville

Erin Dene Barber, Atlanta

Perry E. Henderson, Atlanta

E. Christine Hunter, Atlanta

Norman Edward Lyerson, Atlanta

Monique L Parham, Atlanta

Margaret Rochelle Baston, Cartersville

Naquita Kinte Smith, Cartersville

David C. Collins, Conyers

Roosevelt Bryant Winters, Covington

Stacey Inez Jones, Decatur

Weslynn Tillman Cherry, Douglasville

Elvina M. Huggins, Ellenwood

Gwendolyn R. Spikes, Ellenwood

Telease Michele Clark, Fairburn

Verna Lisa Clark, Fairburn

Amealia Lavonzell Hayes, Fairburn

Willie Ricardo Ware, Fairburn

Russell Wayne Bickers, Flowery Branch

Debra Garner, Grayson

Ebony Monique Russell, Hampton

Amanda Nichole Gibson, Kennesaw

Susan M Blanchard, Lawrenceville

Eddy   Graveran, Lawrenceville

Dana   Moseley, Lawrenceville

Pamela M. Schell, Lawrenceville

Alnisa Raushun Brown, Lithia Springs

Carlos Alonzo McGill, McDonough

Linda A. Waller, Peachtree City

Angela Linette Cooper-Webb, Riverdale

Samantha Faye Harris, Riverdale

Regina Michelle Stewart, Riverdale

Janice Marie Gibson, Rome

Wanda Denise Horton, Rome

Hillary Lucille Munro, Rome

Leesa Brock Norton, Rome

Melissa C. Sartin, Rome

Yuronda Ebony Smith, Rome

Cynthia Glennese Royal, Smyrna

Rodney Eugene Martin, Stone Mountain

Master of Arts

Sandra Sims White, Acworth

Benjamin Heath Mitchell, Adairsville

Yolanda Kanae Zachary, Atlanta

Sandra Kostandinovic, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Yolanda LaVada Deese, Canton

Jannifer   Lancaster, Canton

Susan O. Ruff, College Park

Regina Vernee Waters, Decatur

Ronda Sheral Price, Douglasville

Jacqueline Renee Shelton-Evans, Douglasville

Merry E. Fitzgerald, Jonesboro

Caleb Williams Carmean, Kennesaw

Audrey Ann Spells-Cooper, Lawrenceville

Chukwunwike Gregory Agbasiere, Marietta

Cynthia L Ellison-Thedford, Marietta

Linda E Goodman, Marietta

Debra Gail Griffin, Marietta

Janice Avis Gibson, Rome

Teresa Elizabeth Martin, Rome

Ella M. Perry, Rome

Cyrus   Hunter, Savannah

Tamra Alicia Bennett, Silvercreek

Cassandra Denise Lawrence, Uinon City

Master of Business Administration

Anthony Houston, Acworth

Mary Elizabeth Andersen, Adairsville

Charles Ernest Gibbs, Adairsville

Anabel Escorcia, Atlanta

Raymond Carl Miller, Atlanta

Chanel Lauren Starks, Atlanta

Kellilyn Gates, Buchanan

Christopher Adam Severt, Buford

Juli S. Spiegel, Buford

James P. Bray, Canton

Richard E. Kinton, Canton

Jeffrey David Burney, Cartersville

Michelle Arnette Windham, College Park

Melaney Gibson Hardeman, Covington

Shirley Jean Palmer-Brown, Covington

Shamequa Jenee Matthews, Duluth

Jason Israel Jannett, Dunwoody

Barbara Lynn Lee, Fairburn

Theresa Obiajulum Oparah-Ugo, Fairburn

Sheila Teresa Shuler, Fairburn

Sharon Lynn Smith, Fayetteville

Latrice Simone Tilmon, Hampton

Joseph Wayne Wiggins, Jonesboro

Dennis Warren Stanley, Kennesaw

LaKesha A. Johnson, Marietta

Tynesha C. Harris, Riverdale

Matthew Owen Atchley, Rome

Christopher Lee Austin, Rome

Jessica Marie Cahill, Rome

Jill Edith Gable, Rome

Janice Marie Hopkins, Rome

Fletcher Budd Keith, Rome

Mallory Jones Schrampfer, Rome

Robert A. Nelson, Sharpsburg

Jackson Greene Abercrombie, Silver Creek

Sabrina Quillian, Snellville

Charmaine Avis Callender-Hogan, Stockbridge

Patrice J Stanley, Union City