University of the Ozarks awarded bachelor's degrees to 118 graduates during its 2012 Commencement ceremony, held May 12 on the campus mall.
University awards 118 degrees to Class of 2012
The 118 graduates of the Class of 2012 who were recognized include 15 students who completed graduation requirements in the fall and who took part in the fall commencement ceremony.
The Commencement speaker was Dr. Brent Thomas, a 1991 Ozarks graduate who is the chair of the biology department at Emporia State University. Alex Murcia, a management and marketing major from Costa Rica, provided the greetings from the senior class. Other speakers included Board of Trustees Chairman David Rawhouser and Associate Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies Dr. Jesse Weiss.
The university’s 2012 graduates:
Grace Samantha Amador
La Ceiba, Honduras
BS, Marketing &
Management/Administration
Summa Cum Laude
Amanda Leigh Anthony *
Mira, LA
BS, Psychology
Matthew Clay Arant
Georgetown, TX
BA, History and Literature
& Sociology
Summa Cum Laude
Valerie Nicole Ashley *
West Memphis, AR
BS, Physical Education
Greyson Tyler Baugh *
Maumelle, AR
BGS, General Studies
Joshua James Booth *
Elgin, TX
BS, Biology
Summa Cum Laude
Kursty Dawn Savannah Boydston **
Hartman, AR
BS, Accounting
Cum Laude
Kendra Jolene Branson
Olathe, CO
BS, Business Administration &
Environmental Studies
Cory Lee Bridges
Clarksville, AR
BA, English
Magna Cum Laude
Michelle Lynn Canada
Scranton, AR
BS, Accounting
Summa Cum Laude
Eric Javier Carles Chacon
Penonome, Panama
BS, Economics, Management/
Administration & Marketing
Summa Cum Laude
Kayla Nicole Casey
Clarksville, AR
BS, Management/Administration &
General Business
Cum Laude
Nircia Maria Cervantes
La Ceiba, Honduras
BS, Accounting & Management/
Administration
Magna Cum Laude
Matthew Tyler Chalfant
Charleston, AR
BA, Philosophy
Alexander Harding Chandler **
Little Rock, AR
BS, Marketing
Iván Estuardo Chávez Morales
Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
BS, Management/Administration &
Marketing
Magna Cum Laude
Tristan James Cooper
Clarksville, AR
BS, Biology & Environmental Studies
Magna Cum Laude
Kimberly Michelle Corley
Booneville, AR
BS, Mathematics & Secondary
Education
Summa Cum Laude
Jonathan Ryan Cox
Commerce, TX
BS, Business Administration
University of the Ozarks 2012 Graduates
Zachary Wade Cremer
Coal Hill, AR
BS, Accounting
Magna Cum Laude
Andrea Lynn Dankert
Broken Arrow, OK
BS, Marketing & Strategic
Communication
Summa Cum Laude
Yoselin Arlette Delgado Alvarez
Chihuahua, Mexico
BS, Management/Administration &
Marketing
Summa Cum Laude
Chuong Quoc Do **
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
BS, Political Science
Summa Cum Laude
Phuong Cat Do
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
BS, Management/Administration
Magna Cum Laude
Zachary Lee Doty
Robinson, TX
BS, Marketing & Strategic
Communication
Magna Cum Laude
Christopher T. Driedric
Little Rock, AR
BS, Biology
Magna Cum Laude
Silvana Giselle Duarte Noguera
Managua, Nicaragua
BA, Strategic Communication &
Psychology of Human Behavior
Magna Cum Laude
Laura Michelle Duffey
Eau Claire, WI
BS, Early Childhood Education
Magna Cum Laude
Wesley Don Dunham **
Weiner, AR
BS, Management/Administration
Samuel Houston Emerson
Mena, AR
BA, Philosophy
Magna Cum Laude
Richard Matthew Engelman
Fort Worth, TX
BS, Management
Brett Wayne Foster **
Hindsville, AR
BS, Physical Education
Kaci Jake Foster
Decatur, AR
BS, Economics
Cum Laude
Ginny Leigh Gardner
Little Rock, AR
BA, Art
Tadera Desiree Garland
Cowell, AR
BS, Early Childhood Education
Magna Cum Laude
Alexander David Glaub **
Fayetteville, AR
BGS, General Studies
Morgan Jann Goates
Dover, AR
BS, General Business
Sabrina Delese Goddard
Stroud, OK
BS, Biology
Summa Cum Laude
Cinthya Mercedes Grillo Bonilla
Leon, Nicaragua
BS, Accounting & Economics
Summa Cum Laude
Rebecca Ann Groff
Prattville, AL
BS, Physical Education
Natalie Annalouise Grove
Huntsville, AR
BA, English & Secondary Education
Magna Cum Laude
Ethan John Harbour
Booneville, AR
BS, Economics
Cum Laude
Andrew Charles Heim
Arlington, TX
BA, Sociology
Nicholas Edward Hernandez
Clarksville, AR
BS, Marketing
Alexa Rae Holland
Lamar, AR
BS, Biology
Tanner Lee Holman
Mesquite, TX
BA, English & Radio/Television/Video
Magna Cum Laude
Logan Kyle Hornback
Arlington, TX
BS, Accounting
Lindsey Elizabeth Humphries
Irving, TX
BA, Theatre
Geral Taylor Jacks
Rowlette, TX
BA, Radio/Television/Video,
Accounting & Marketing
Justin Scott James
Hartman, AR
BS, Accounting & Management/
Administration
Cum Laude
Colin Anders Johnson *
Lexington, KY
BA, Radio/Television/Video
Lindsey Christine Kellaway
The Colony, TX
BA, Art, Business Administration &
Marketing
Brian Patrick Kenna
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
BA, Sociology
Andrea Marissa Lagos Moran
Choluteca, Honduras
BS, Marketing & Strategic
Communication
Summa Cum Laude
Payton David Lambe
Grand Prairie, TX
BS, Political Science
Cum Laude
August Richard Laue *
Springdale, AR
BA, Radio/Television/Video
Jacob Wayne Lee
Pottsville, AR
BS, Physical Education
Robert Caffey Liddon IV *
Memphis, TN
BS, Marketing
Monica Alexandra Linares Lainez
La Libertad, El Salvador
BS, Economics & Sociology
Summa Cum Laude
Evan James Lipschitz
Little Rock, AR
BA, Radio/Television/Video
Catherine Yamileth López Madrid
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
BS, Accounting & Management/
Administration
Summa Cum Laude
Juliana Lucia Luna Reyes **
Sonsonate, El Salvador
BS, Management/Administration &
Marketing
Summa Cum Laude
Damario T. Lyons
Wynne, AR
BS, Accounting
Lacey Lee Mainer
Branch, AR
BS, Physical Education
Magna Cum Laude
Benjamin Laurence Martin
Hot Springs, AR
BS, Chemistry
Khairunisa Malisa Mat Sani
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
BA, Radio/Television/Video
Samuel Aaron McFall
White Hall, AR
BA, English
Magna Cum Laude
Kelsey Brooke Mefford
Clarksville, AR
BS, Early Childhood Education
Megan Lashay Minniear
Clarksville, AR
BS, Biology
Magna Cum Laude
Travis James Morgan
Ozark, AR
BA, Sociology
Shayla Noel Morrow
Hartman, AR
BA, English, Secondary Education &
Spanish
Summa Cum Laude
Andrea Leigh Muffuletto
Eudora, AR
BS, Biology
Summa Cum Laude
Luis Alexander Murcia Alfaro
Grecia, Costa Rica
BS, Management/Administration &
Marketing
Summa Cum Laude
Travis Gregory Murnan *
Tulsa, OK
BS, Mathematics
Magna Cum Laude
Patrick John Otto
Knoxville, AR
BA, Radio/Television/Video
Scharla Rose Paryzek
Pea Ridge, AR
BA, History and Literature
Summa Cum Laude
Molly Beth Patterson *
Alma, AR
BGS, General Studies
Andreina Nacarid Perez Garcia
Caracas, Venezuela
BS, Management/Administration
Magna Cum Laude
Lacey Gayle Phillips
Clarksville, AR
BS, Physical Education
Dahania Isis Pimentel Peñaloza
Morelia, Mexico
BS, Marketing & Strategic
Communication
Summa Cum Laude
Jeremy Evan Provence
Mountainburg, AR
BS, Physical Education
Magna Cum Laude
Michael Thomas Prusator
Ochelata, OK
BS, Chemistry
Magna Cum Laude
Brittany Michelle Puerto
La Ceiba, Honduras
BS, Marketing & Strategic
Communication
Summa Cum Laude
Kayla Louise Quertermous *
Sullivan, MO
BS, Biology
Shane Richardson
Omaha, AR
BS, Physical Education
Christian Bailey Ridings
El Dorado, AR
BS, Physical Education
Lyda Rodríguez Urrutia
Panama City, Panama
BS, Management/Administration &
Strategic Communication
Magna Cum Laude
Ethan Ike Rogers
Clarksville, AR
BS, Management/Administration
General Business
Luis Fernando Roldán
Mexico City, Mexico
BS, Economics & Political Science
Magna Cum Laude
Jessica Nichole Root
Whitehouse, TX
BA, Art
Kirk Hendric Ross *
Benton, AR
BS, Political Science
Cum Laude
Susan Jeanette Rummel *
Little Rock, AR
BA, Biology
Colbey Lorena Russo
Dallardsville, TX
BS, Biology
Guido David Salas
Houston, TX
BS, Marketing
Magna Cum Laude
Brent Joseph Green Sanders *
Jessieville, AR
BS, Biology
Anthony Leone Santoro III
Sugar Land, TX
BS, Mathematics
Magna Cum Laude
Cassie Renee Saorrono
Stockton, CA
BS, Physical Education
Micah Lynne Scroggins
Oark, AR
BA, Spanish
Magna Cum Laude
Dristika Shrestha **
Yangou Myanmar, Nepal
BS, Marketing
CharLee Michelle Sloan
Fayetteville, AR
BS, Business Administration
Elizabeth Marie Small
Van Buren, AR
BS, Biology
Elisabeth Anne Snoddy *
Hot Springs, AR
BS, Marketing
Summa Cum Laude
Kelsey Lee Stephens
Anna, TX
BS, Physical Education
Eli Scott Stone
Clarksville, AR
BA, Radio/Television/Video
Ashley J. Teague
Lavaca, AR
BS, Political Science
Summa Cum Laude
Terri Nadine Thomas *
Fayetteville, AR
BA, Strategic Communication
Magna Cum Laude
Cass Hayden Thompson
Santa Fe, NM
BS, Management/Administration
Cum Laude
Neil Alexander Thompson
Ovilla, TX
BA, Radio/Television/Video
Cum Laude
Emily Katherine Towe
Cabot, AR
BS, Political Science
Cum Laude
Alison Brooke Villines
Kingston, AR
BS, Early Childhood Education
Summa Cum Laude
Bethany Leigh Walker
Ozark, AR
BA, Music
Cum Laude
Rachel Blaire Watley
Sulphur Springs, TX
BS, Accounting & Economics
Randon Huntington Webb
Pea Ridge, AR
BS, Marketing
William McIntyre Wheless
Shreveport, LA
BGS, General Studies
Kaitlyn Danielle Williams
Clarksville, AR
BA, Strategic Communication
Magna Cum Laude
Denise Michelle Wirth
Bentonville, AR
BS, Chemistry
Magna Cum Laude
April Nicole Young
Deer, AR
BS, Biology
Summa Cum Laude
Rey Zamorano
Clarksville, AR
BA, Spanish
Cum Laude honors those whose cumulative grade point averages are between 3.25 and 3.49. Magna Cum Laude honors those whose cumulative grade point averages are between 3.50 and 3.84. Summa Cum Laude honors those whose cumulative grade point averages are 3.85 or higher.
* Fall 2011 graduate
** Summer graduate
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