CLARKSVILLE, Ark. ---University of the Ozarks conferred degrees on 88 graduates during its 167th commencement ceremonies, held Saturday morning on the campus mall.
The university awarded 61 bachelor’s of science, 23 bachelor’s of art and four bachelor’s of general studies degrees during the event. Those who received degrees, including hometowns and majors, from U of O included: Stephen Travis Acord, Clarksville, Arkansas, BS, Management Kendra E. Akin, Russellville, Arkansas, BS, Political Science & Biology, magna cum laude Jackie Renee Armstrong, Baxter Springs, Kansas, BS, Early Childhood Education Derek E. Barahona, Honduras, BS, Management & Business Administration, cum laude Benjamin Riley Barham, Van Buren, Arkansas, BS, Business Administration, cum laude Gerardo Ernesto Bolanos, El Salvador, BS, Marketing, cum laude Marlon Josue Bonilla Quinunez, Hot Springs, Arkansas, BS, Psychology Shannon Kay Brents, Lamar, Arkansas, BS, History, cum laude Kristian Michael Breton, Mountain Home, Arkansas, BS, Social Science, cum laude Robert Christopher Burns, Austin, Texas, BA, Physics & Mathematics, cum laude Heather Elizabeth Carnes, Colley, Texas, BS, Social Science Lisa Diann Childers, Ozark, Arkansas, BS Psychology Jason Dwain Chitwood, Perryville, Arkansas, BA, Communications James R. Cook, Perryville, Arkansas, BS, Chemistry Brian Edward Cormack, North Little Rock, Arkansas, BA, Communications Matthew Stuart David, Tulsa, Oklahoma, BS, Political Science, magna cum laude Brandon Scott Dean, Fort Smith, Arkansas, BS, Business Administration Tina Lynn Dennis, Russellville, Arkansas, BS, Management Misael I. Escamilla, Belize, BA, Accounting & Management, magna cum laude Robert Ryan Evans, Southlake, Texas, BGS, General Studies Jennifer Nicole Foote, Winslow, Arkansas, BS, Mathematics, summa cum laude Deborah Kay Ford, Benton, Arkansas, BS, Marketing Gabriela Marie Franco Fernandez, Guatemala, BS, Business Administration & Marketing, summa cum laude Kelly Alexander Geigle, Fort Smith, Arkansas, BGS, General Studies Desiree Marie Goetz, Benton, Louisiana, BS, Mathematics & History Jennifer R. Gregory, Alma, Arkansas, BS, Political Science Chad Edward Harris, Searcy, Arkansas, BS, Political Science Sean Adam Heyliger, Everton, Arkansas, BA, History & Mathematics, summa cum laude Christie Dawn Hill Toland, Harrison, Arkansas, BA, English, magna cum laude Eric Keith Hipp, Prim, Arkansas, BS, Middle Level Education Paul Monroe House II, Jonesboro, Arkansas, BA, English summa cum laude Sara Ann Houser, Scranton, Arkansas, BA, English, summa cum laude Laura Ruth Hughes, Clarksville, Arkansas, BA, Communications Tobias M. Jackson, Kingwood, Texas, BS, Business Administration Jeff A. Jackson II, Wagner, Oklahoma, BS, Management, cum laude Gregory Stuart Kindrick, Morrilton, Arkansas, BGS, General Studies Heejo Lee, South Korea, BS, Biology, magna cum laude Lara Elizabeth Lewey, Waldron, Arkansas, BS, Biology, cum laude Victoria Ann Long, Pryor, Oklahoma, BA, Psychology of Human Behavior, magna cum laude Shannon Janae Mallam, Yukon, Oklahoma, BGS, General Studies Clayton Todd Manning, Hot Springs, Arkansas, BS, Psychology, magna cum laude Carl Ryan Marshall, Waldron, Arkansas, BS, Physical Education Christina Elaine Martin, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, BA, Biology Joni Leann Marvel, Hartman, Arkansas, BS, Political Science, magna cum laude Benjamin L. Matson, Stockton, Missouri, BS, Biology, magna cum laude Peter Daniel Maxwell, Fort Smith, Arkansas, BS, Business Administration Eric Alexis McGehearty, Dallas, Texas, BA, Art, magna cum laude Megann Katherine McManus, El Dorado, Arkansas, BA, Theatre Jennifer Anida Mejia, El Salvador, BS, Business Administration & Management, cum laude Loscar T. Mejia Kauffmann, Chanhassen, Minnesota, BS, Marketing, cum laude William Robert Merriott, Clinton, Arkansas, BA, Art Jacob Andrew Moldenhauer, Round Rock, Texas, BA, Physics, magna cum laude Emily Monica Morrow, Coal Hill, Arkansas, BS, Middle Level Education Brian Alan Owens, Texarkana, Texas, BS, Political Science Julie Ann Parr, New Boston, Texas, BA, Communications Rachel Evelyn Pickett, Newark, Texas, BA, Theatre Maria de los Angeles Pineda, Honduras, BS, Business Administration & Biology, magna cum laude Eric William Plikuhn, Southlake, Texas, BS, Business Administration, magna cum laude Robert Wayne Prince, Center Ridge, Arkansas, BS, Physical Education Rochelle Marie Qualls, Clarksville, Arkansas, BS, Early Childhood Education, magna cum laude Sergio Alfredo Quezada Silva, Mexico, BS, Management & Marketing, magna cum laude Rahsid Muzaffar Rajput, Pakistan, BS, Accounting Jessica Yadira Real Batista, Panama, BS, Marketing & Management, magna cum laude Jeshua Reeder, Scranton, Arkansas, BS, Biology Cesar Augusto Reverte Rovetto, Panama, BS, Marketing Cindy Julieta Rosado, Belize, BS, Accounting & Management, summa cum laude Iliana Rosales Vega, Costa Rica, BS, Marketing & Management, cum laude Mark Anthony Safieh, El Salvador, BS, Business Administration Nathanael Joseph Sain, Clarksville, Arkansas, BS, Mathematics John Andrew Skeates, England, BA, Physical Education Ezequiel Soc Tecum, Guatemala, BS, Business Administration & Management Paula Alejandra Sosa, Mexico, BS, Marketing & Management, magna cum laude Erica Cecilia Sotelo Toruno, Nicaragua, BS, Marketing & Management Brandon Howell Steimel, Pocahontas, Arkansas, BA, Communications Timothy Scott Sykes, Nashville, Arkansas, BA Communications Tanya Denise Tisdale, Pettigrew, Arkansas, BA, Communications Gabriela del Carmen Tovar Oliva, El Salvador, BS, Marketing & Management, magna cum laude Lyndsey Ann Trimble, Highland Village, Texas, BS, Biology & Chemistry, cum laude Patricia Claribel Urizar Quiron, Guatemala, BS, Marketing & Management Abigail Marie Weinsinger, Van Buren, Arkansas, BA, Psychology of Human Behavior Rebecca Marie Wheeler Gray, Lamar, Arkansas, BS, Business Administration, cum laude John Banks Williams, Rogers, Arkansas, BA, Art Kenya Irene Windel, Ozone, Arkansas, BA, English, cum laude Melissa Diane Worm, Adona, Arkansas, BA, English, cum laude Michael Anthony Young, Fort Smith, Arkansas, BS, Marketing, cum laude Nicholas William Yount, Conway, Arkansas, BS, Management
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