University of the Ozarks awarded 86 undergraduate degrees during its 2016 Spring Commencement ceremony, held Saturday, May 14, on the campus mall.
Susan Smith Epperson, a 1962 Ozarks graduate and a chemistry and biology professor at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, was the keynote speaker during the event. Bristol Chilton, a biology major from New Blaine, Ark., represented the graduating class with the student’s welcome.
Those students who received diplomas:
Andres Alejandro Acosta
Mansfield, TX
BS, Management/Administration & Economics
Lyndsey Dawn Acton
Deer, AR
BA, Art & Health Science
Cum Laude
Claude Anderson III
Dallas, TX
BS, Accounting
Oscar Giovanni Anzures Fong
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
BS, Accounting & Economics
Magna Cum Laude
Luis Guillermo Ardón Muñoz
Chiquimula, Guatemala
BS, Chemistry
Magna Cum Laude
Gabriel Jose Arredondo Arriola
Guatemala City, Guatemala
BS, Biology
Cum Laude
Sheridan Elizabeth Barajas
Alvin, TX
BS, Biology
Cum Laude
Grace Amelia Blazer
Bella Vista, AR
BS, Early Childhood Education
Elizabeth Diane Broadway
Colleyville, TX
BGS, General Studies
Sarah Michelle Canada
Scranton, AR
BS, Biology
Cum Laude
Hannah Chiami Carter
Tulsa, OK
BS, Biology
Magna Cum Laude
Andrea Caselles
Managua, Nicaragua
BS, Marketing & Management
Summa Cum Laude
Guadalupe Del Carmen Castorena
Searcy, AR
BA, Art
Jennifer Castrejon
Wickes, AR
BS, Management/Administration
Cum Laude
Débora Nicolle Castro Rodríguez
San Salvador, El Salvador
BA, International Business & Management
Summa Cum Laude
Lauren Emily Charters Rodonis
Frisco, TX
BA, Theatre
Meredith Morgan Childre
Wylie, TX
BA, Music
Cum Laude
Bristol Gage Chilton
New Blaine, AR
BS, Biology
Magna Cum Laude
Darrick Andrew Conroy
Mabelvale, AR
BA, Theatre
Cum Laude
Spencer Reed Coomer
Piggott, AR
BS, Health Science
Cum Laude
John Lester Davis Jr.
Jacksonville, AR
BA, Theatre
Anna Catherine Dean
Alma, AR
BS, Early Childhood Education
Anne Catherine Dunnagan
Little Rock, AR
BA, Sociology
Kyle Allan Eberhardt
Franklin, MA
BS, Political Science
Cum Laude
Kanisha Sade Eckart
Gentry, AR
BS, Health Science
Robert Joseph Elder
Ozark, AR
BS, Mathematics
Aaron Joseph England
Elkins, AR
BS, Biology
Summa Cum Laude
Jerrad Robert Erwin
Cleburne, TX
BS, Biology
Nena Jill Evans
Bergman, AR
BS, Environmental Studies
Summa Cum Laude
Grady Allen Finley
Sheridan, AR
BS, Health Science
Irma Sheryl Flowers
Belize City, Belize
BS, Accounting & Economics
Summa Cum Laude
Bryant Jacob Ford
Kaufman, TX
BS, Marketing & Psychology of Human Behavior
Ricardo Gallardo
Houston, TX
BS, Management/Administration
Adam Joseph Geller
Celina, TX
BS, Mathematics
Glen Anthony Gibb Edmond
Limon, Costa Rica
BS, Management/Administration & Accounting
Haley Brianne Gilliam
North Little Rock, AR
BA, Psychology of Human Behavior
Cum Laude
James Cody Goodman
Fayetteville, AR
BGS, General Studies
Teyah Ashley Green
Little Rock, AR
BS, Early Childhood Education
Ricardo Arnulfo Gutierrez Añino
Panama City, Panama
BS, Accounting & Economics
Summa Cum Laude
Katherine Jeanne Hall
Hot Springs, AR
BS, Early Childhood Education
Cum Laude
Montana Rae Hall
Paragould, AR
BS, Environmental Studies
James C. Hemphill
Van, TX
BA, Political Science
Yuri Ester Hernandez Ramos
Caddo Gap, AR
BS, Management/Administration
Ashley Laine Hipps
Greenland, AR
BS, Health Science & Psychology of Human Behavior
Magna Cum Laude
Stephen Michael Houserman
Gloversville, NY
BS, Political Science
Christina Dawn Hudson
Fort Smith, AR
BS, Mathematics
Phillip Lamar Jenkins
Wickes, AR
BS, Accounting
Magna Cum Laude
Aaron Lee Johnson
El Paso, TX
BS, Physical Education
Garrett Shelby Kuna
Ozark, AR
BS, Management/Administration
Abril Carolina Lara Zerón
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
BS, Mathematics
Summa Cum Laude
Travis Glenn Leach
Denton, TX
BS, Mathematics
Cum Laude
Liliam Andrea López Herrera
Choluteca, Honduras
BS, Marketing & Management/Administration
Summa Cum Laude
Morgan Lee Markham
Van Buren, AR
BS, Biology
Haley Nicole McKee
Hartman, AR
BS, Physical Education
Magna Cum Laude
Brandi L. Morgan
Greenbrier, AR
BS, Biology
Jessica Lynn Murch
Bentonville, AR
BS, Physical Education
Libuse Elizabeth Nepivoda
Lamar, AR
BA, English
Gabriela Yvonne Pandeli Dyck
Chihuahua, Mexico
BS, Management & Health Science
Magna Cum Laude
Aaron Dean Perry
Longview, TX
BS, Business Administration
Rebecca Autumn Phillips
Arkadelphia, AR
BA, Radio/Television/Video
Mary Margaret Kathrynn Portera
New Orleans, LA
BS, Psychology & Health Science
Magna Cum Laude
Abbeigh Noëlle Rainwater
Jonesboro, AR
BS, Early Childhood Education
Magna Cum Laude
Karina Ramirez Diaz
Managua, Nicaragua
BS, Economics & Accounting
Summa Cum Laude
Antonio N. Ramos
McKinney, TX
BS, Accounting
Kelby Jerard Robinson
Little Rock, AR
BS, Physical Education
Rachelle Lynn Robinson
Lebanon, MO
BGS, General Studies
Clayton Douglas Rodgers
Fayetteville, AR
BS, Psychology
Yaritza Lizeth Miranda Sanchez
Clarksville, AR
BS, Management/Administration
Katie Jane Spicer
Scranton, AR
BS, Biology
Tyler Winfrey Stewart
Pine Bluff, AR
BS, Environmental Studies
Cum Laude
Brother Basil Taylor
Subiaco, AR
BS, Environmental Studies
Magna Cum Laude
Eustacia Nicole Templeton
Huntsville, AR
BA, Environmental Studies
Alix Jordan Tiegs
Houston, TX
BA, Strategic Communication & Radio/Television/Video
Magna Cum Laude
Virgil Edward Trimbach *
Peachtree City, GA
BA, Psychology of Human Behavior
Sarah Raven Valentine
Paris, AR
BA, English
Cum Laude
Alexandria Marie Vaught
Altus, AR
BS, Early Childhood Education
Magna Cum Laude
Corey Shane Warford
Clarksville, AR
BA, History
Carly Ruth Watts
Fort Smith, AR
BS, Early Childhood Education
Magna Cum Laude
Damian Matthew Weaver
Huntsville, AR
BS, Health Science
Haley Weaver
Phoenix, AZ
BS, Business Administration
Matt Noyes Wellborn
Green Forest, AR
BA, Art
Ryan J. West
Fullerton, CA
BA, Radio/Television/Video
Darby Leigh White
Fort Smith, AR
BS, Biology
Cum Laude
Annie Louise Williams
Fort Worth, TX
BA, Theatre
Mary Jeanette Wolfe
Texarkana, AR
BGS, General Studies
Miguel Zambrano Lucio
Monterrey, Mexico
BS, Biology
Summa Cum Laude
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