Clarksville, Ark. ---University of the Ozarks conferred degrees on 91 graduates during its 168th commencement ceremonies, held Saturday, May 11, on the campus mall.
The university awarded 70 bachelor’s of science, 16 bachelor’s of art and five bachelor’s of general studies degrees during the event. Those who received degrees, including hometowns and majors, from U of O included: Shawn Christopher Adams, Lafayette, Louisiana, BS, Biology, Cum Laude Rebeca Aguilar Ramirez, Guatemala, BS, Business Administration & Marketing, Magna Cum Laude John Clayton Allen, Shreveport, Louisiana, BS, Marketing Juan Pablo Alvardo Zuniga, Costa Rica, BS, Management Jason Andrew Applegate, Rogers Arkansas, BS, Management Sofia Elsa Avila Ramirez, Mexico, BS, Marketing & Management, Cum Laude Tonya Lynn Bell, Perry, Arkansas, BA, Communications Gregory Brannon Bickham, Rayville, Louisiana, BS, Business Administration Brandi Lea Bradley, Rogers, Arkansas, BS, Early Childhood Education Elizabeth Shaw Brewer, Paragould, Arkansas, BA, Psychology of Human Behavior & Religion/Philosophy Kelsey Wayne Burd, Fort Smith, Arkansas, BGS Christina R. Cameron, Clarksville, Arkansas, BS, Psychology Linda Grace Carcamo Cruz, El Salvador, BS, Early Childhood Education, Cum Laude Corinn Liv Carlson, Forest Lake, Minnesota, BA, Music, Magna Cum Laude Remmie Elbert Cayasso Henriquez, Nicaragua, BS, Business Administration & Marketing, Cum Laude Aaron Alan Coats, Boise, Idaho, BS, Political Science, Cum Laude Michael Ross Coffey, Abilene, Texas, BS, Biology Charles Michael Cottrell, Shawnee, Oklahoma, BA, History, Magna Cum Laude Yerilee del Carmen Cortez Urrutia, Panama, BS, Business Administration & Marketing, Summa Cum Laude Deanna Lynn Denhard-Holman, Somerset, New Jersey, BS, Accounting Kevin Lee Duncan, Quitman, Arkansas, BS, Environmental Studies Matthew C. Dunlap, New Orleans, Louisiana, BS, Environmental Studies Rene Alejandro Espinosa Terrazas, Mexico, BS, Marketing & Management, Summa Cum Laude Craig Christopher Ewald, Uniontown, Arkansas, BGS Leighann Justine Finley, Japan, BS, Early Childhood Education Lendee Nicole Fuqua, Springdale, Arkansas, BS, Social Science Veronica Garcia Gutierrez, Costa Rica, BS, Business Administration & Marketing, Cum Laude Joseph Greg Gilliam, Wilmar, Arkansas, BS, Physical Education, Cum Laude Sharla Marie Goates-Fultz, Clarksville, Arkansas, BGS Marcos Antonio Gonzalez, Georgetown, Texas, BS, Business Administration Joshua Allen Grasty, Jacksonville, Arkansas, BS, Environmental Studies, Cum Laude Brian Christopher Hellard, Wellington, Kansas, BS, Physical Education, Magna Cum Laude Brandon Paul Henderson, Clinton, Arkansas, BS, Biology, Cum Laude Chad Steven Henson, Cordova, Tennessee, BS, History Ingrid Yamileth Herrera Martinez, Honduras, BS, Business Administration & Accounting, Magna Cum Laude Paul S. Hiemke, Round Rock, Texas, BS, Psychology & English, Cum Laude Cara Suzanne Holmes, Fort Smith, Arkansas, BS, Psychology, Magna Cum Laude Landen Ezekial Holmes, Greenwood, Arkansas, BS, Physical Education Holly April Houser, Scranton, Arkansas, BS, History Billy Brian Hull, Eureka Springs, Arkansas, BS, Marketing Charles R. Hurley, Clinton, Arkansas, BS, Political Science, Summa Cum Laude Beatriz Adriana Jasso Toy, Mexico, BS, Marketing & Management, Cum Laude Brandy Rene Jennings, Perryville, Arkansas, BS, Environmental Studies, Cum Laude Brian Edward Jolly, Mulberry, Arkansas, BA Biology Brian Scott Jones, Batesville, Arkansas, BA, Psychology of Human Behavior, Cum Laude Kimberly Ann Lum Jones, Vallejo, California, BGS Jared Forrest Newkirk Jones, Morrilton, Arkansas, BA, Art Stephen Lee Jones, Bonanza, Arkansas, BS, Social Science Trenton Taylor Jones, Springdale, Arkansas, BA, Communications Chris Thomas Judd, Sapulpa, Oklahoma, BS, Political Science, Magna Cum Laude Jennifer Leigh Jungman, Ovilla, Texas, BS, Marketing Philip Werner Kaiser, Modesto, California, BS, Biology, Summa Cum Laude Anthony Robert Kelly, Oak Brook, Illinois, BS, Business Administration Christopher Blake Kent, Searcy, Arkansas, BS, Business Administration Chad Anthony Kingston, Burleson, Texas, BS, Mathematics Ryan Wayne Koerdt, Scranton, Arkansas, BS, Mathematics Chance JaRay Lawless, Ratton, Oklahoma, BS, Chemistry & Biology, Magna Cum Laude Suyapa Nohelia Mansilla Sorto, Honduras, BS, Business Administration & Management, Cum Laude Delaina Rose Matson, Clarksville, Arkansas, BS, Accounting, Cum Laude Walter Eduardo Miller Aragon, Guatemala, BS, Marketing Brian Keith Muston, Paris, Texas, BS, Accounting, Magna Cum Laude Conrad John Netting V, San Antonio, Texas, BS, Composite Science Lauren Marie O’Pry, El Dorado, Arkansas, BS, Chemistry, Magna Cum Laude Haydee Maria Paguaga Rugama, Nicaragua, BS, Marketing & Management, Cum Laude Benjamin Ford Parkerson, Hot Springs, Arkansas, BS, Political Science Rana Faye Peters, Claremore, Oklahoma, BA, Art Clinton Russell Ponder, Flippin, Arkansas, BS, Marketing Michael Graham Powers, Bossier City, Louisiana, BS, Political Science Gabriela Andre Priego Aquilar, Guatemala, BA, Communications Maria Jose Rodriguez Garcia, El Salvador, BS, Business Administration & Management, Magna Cum Laude Sarah Ranae Rosenberg, Elmendorf, Texas, BS, Environmental Studies Eric Emilio Jesus Safieh Safie, El Salvador, BS, Business Administration & Management, Magna Cum Laude Elizabeth A. Schimberg, El Dorado, Arkansas, BS, Accounting, Summa Cum Laude Jacob Michael Schulte, Cabot, Arkansas, BS, Marketing Sara Michelle Shoffit, Beaver, Arkansas, BA, Psychology of Human Behavior Christie Lynn Shuffield, Dover, Arkansas, BS, Mathematics, Summa Cum Laude Daniel M. Sigala, Tulsa, Oklahoma, BS, Political Science David Simpson, Abilene, Texas, BS, Biology & Communications David Lowell Stagg, Bogalusa, Louisiana, BGS Eric Aron Steinmiller, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, BA, Art & English, Magna Cum Laude Amanda Lynn Treat, Jessieville, Arkansas, BA, Mathematics & Art, Cum Laude Justin Charity Tyree, Fayetteville, Arkansas, BA, History Jose Santos Urias Lopez, El Salvador, BS, Accounting, Business Administration & Marketing, Magna Cum Laude Rebecca Renee Watkins, Clarksville, Arkansas, BA, Communications Matthew Robert Whitsett, Van Buren, Arkansas, BS, Physical Education Stephanie Elaine Williams-Whitson, Clarksville, Arkansas, BS, Political Science Melissa Yvonne Wilson, Gentry, Arkansas, BS, Early Childhood Education Nathan Lewis Windel, Clarksville, Arkansas, BA, History, Cum Laude Dennis James Wright, Fort Smith, Arkansas, BS, Physical Education Carla Louise King Young, Van Buren, Arkansas, BS, Special Education, Cum Laude Kenneth Lee Youngblood III, Galena, Kansas, BS, Biology
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