Two hundred and fifty-four graduates will have degrees conferred upon them during Oklahoma Baptist University’s 95th Spring Commencement at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 23, at Raley Chapel.
The students, in academic regalia, will proceed from the Geiger Center to the chapel, passing through rows of OBU faculty members before they reach the chapel’s east steps.
Dr. Brad Jett, an OBU James T. Hurley professor of biology and recipient of the 2008 OBU Distinguished Teaching Award, will deliver the commencement address. Dr. David W. Whitlock, OBU president, will preside over the ceremonies.
In addition to the address from Jett, the program includes greetings by officials from the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma and induction into the OBU Alumni Association.
OBU’s top three honors for faculty and staff members will be presented by Whitlock during the graduation exercises. They include the Distinguished Teaching Award, the Promising Teacher Award and the Meritorious Service Award.
Candidates for bachelor’s degrees from OBU’s College of Arts and Sciences include: Ryann Matthew Aaron, Hutchinson, Kan.; Derrik Kyle Anderson, Shawnee; Hillary Faye Anderson, Oklahoma City; Kristin Marie Anderson, Piedmont; Mallory LaRae Argo, Gallup, N.M.; David Matthew Auld, McAlester; Alicia Marie Avilla, Shawnee; Frank Matthew Avilla, Jr., Shawnee; Alissa Ann Bass, Arlington, Texas; Ashley Faye Baumann, Wynnewood; Lyndsay Leigh Bownds, Amarillo, Texas; Kristin Jean Boyd, Grand Rapids, Minn.; Jayme Lynn Boyer, Shawnee; Katie Allison Bradshaw, Stillwater; Brandi Cherelle Brisco, Oklahoma City; Ryan McKinley Brown, Broken Arrow; Seth William Brown, Jensen Beach, Fla.; Zachary Warren Brown, Bullard, Texas; William Wade Browning, Shawnee; Rhiannon Kelsey Brunsteter, Stillwater; Phillip Thomas Burns, Shawnee; Ryan Patrick Cameron, Carney; Kyle Belvin Cantrell, Shawnee; Bonnie Christine Cassidy, Oklahoma City; Evan Dean Chambers, Oklahoma City; Bryan Charles Christie, Carmel, Ind.; Amy Marie Cordova, Ponca City; Heather Michelle Daniell, Ovilla, Texas; Daniel Tristen Demmitt, Henryetta; Lindsey Michelle Dennis, Hollis, Okla.; Rebekah Ann Dillinger, Buffalo, Wyo.; Emily Elizabeth Disney, Topeka, Kan.; Brooke Adelle Dockery, McLoud; Amanda R. Eakle, Quinton; Howard John Eliason, II, Keller, Texas; Amanda May Eves, Terrebonne, Ore.; Lindsey Lea Faught, Oklahoma City; Travis Lee Flood, Shawnee; Alan Michael Ford, Enid; Kimberly Anne Foster, Allen, Texas; Brian Christopher Friesen, Wichita, Kan.; Ashley Brooke Gamble, Shawnee; Julie Star Garland, Goldsby; Adam Christopher Garner, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and Alexander Reeves Genheimer, Mustang.
Others receiving bachelor’s degrees from the College of Arts and Sciences are Stacie Beth Hamilton, Tulsa; Alyssa Donielle Hargett, El Dorado, Ark.; Rebekah Lea Hargrave, Atoka; Daniel Christopher Hayes, Shawnee; Alyssa Denise Hilburn, Saint Peters, Mo.; Brian A. Hill, Olney, Md.; Jessica Marie Hill, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Julie Ann Hixon, Bartlesville; Mackenzie Alyce Hufty, New London, Mo.; Spencer Allen Hylander, Conroe, Texas; Rendy Nicole Janssen, Antlers; Joya Johnson, Bartlesville; Eric Matthew Jones, Oklahoma City; Jennifer May Jupin, Moore; Laura Elizabeth Kee, Bentonville, Ark.; Emily Allison Kerran, Edmond; Joshua Gerald King, Oklahoma City; Kelly Allyn Koonce, Bartlesville; William Graham Korver, Broken Arrow; Hannah Rachelle Lapo, Tulsa; Kelly Carlynn Liggett, Lebanon, Ill.; Christopher Carl Lind, Oklahoma City; Aaron Paul Llewelyn, Oklahoma City; Brandon Scott Loeser, Byron; Dejah Cherie Lynn, Denver, Colo.; Branham Matthew Mann, Shawnee; Rachel Dawn Mann, Shawnee; Jill Ann McDonald, Newcastle; Lindsay Michele McEver, Overland Park, Kan.; Jonna Shai Terrell Moore, Prague; Kathleen Deanne Morrow, Covington, Ohio; Rebecca Ann Murdock, Clarksville, Ark.; Allison Paige Neel, Canton, Texas; Ricki Ann Norman, Norman; and Andrew Davis O’Gwynn, Shawnee.
Also receiving bachelor’s degrees from the College of Arts and Sciences are Caroline Elizabeth Patterson, Galveston, Texas; James Sheridan Pearson, Shawnee; Blaine Rae Perry, Mt. Enterprise, Texas; Erin Leigh Pickering, Oklahoma City; Kelli Samantha Reith, McPherson, Kan.; Cassie Ann Rial, Pryor; Stephen Ross Riddel, McAlester; Sarah Elizabeth Roberts, Grand Prairie, Texas; Christina Ann Robinson, Shawnee; Dayla Lynae Rowland, Claremore; Tara Michelle Ryan, Bixby; Brandi Lashay Sanford, Houston, Texas; Courtney Lennis Seigler, Fayetteville, Ark.; Bethany Grace Simmons, Grapevine, Texas; Brett Douglas Spalding, Canyon, Texas; Jake Edwin Stehr, Bolivar, Mo.; Brooke Anne Stevens, Langley, British Columbia, Canada; Megan Elizabeth Suarez, Rio Rancho, N.M.; Chad Christopher Taylor, Holdenville; Billy Bruce Thomas, Georgetown, Calif.; Jacob Allen Thomas, Choctaw; Kelsey Dawn Thompson, Pittsburg, Kan.; Haley Elizabeth Ticer, Fort Smith, Ark.; Emily Colleen Treadwell, Oklahoma City; Jordan Hope Turner, Shawnee; Rachel Louise Ukens, Tulsa; Rachel Dee Wambolt, Frederick; Sarah Marie Weber, Lee’s Summit, Mo.; Holly Melissa Whittern, Oklahoma City; Justin Jamaal Williams, Garland, Texas; Robert Tray Williams, Alex; Gabriel B. Yandell, Euless, Texas.
From the Warren M. Angell College of Fine Arts, candidates for bachelor’s degrees include Lacy Nicole Abbott, Tecumseh; Kathryn Danielle Anderson, Harrah; Kristin Michelle Brown, Edmond; Whitni Dawn Butler, Sapulpa; Christopher Corey Cochran, Oklahoma City; Brittni L’Rae Coursey, Liberty, Mo.; Daniel Phillips Daily, Woodland Park, Colo.; Whitney Danielle Davis, Arcadia; Richmond Lendl DeCray, Moore; Daniel Oliver Evans, Moore; Aaron James Foshee, Jones; Eric William Gay, Shawnee; Sarajane Harris, Aurora, Colo.; Courtney LaChelle Hollis, Shawnee; Megan Elaine Hungerford, Stillwater; Laura Elaine Ingram, Lenexa, Kan.; Shaylan Leann Jacobs, Atwater, Calif.; Ryan Daniel Kee, Centerton, Ark.; Daniel Jobe Lay, Boise City; Jacob Lee Lonsinger, Ponca City; Christi Ann Mitchell, Blair; Justin Robert Mitchell, Lexington; Micaela Raye Mitchell, Shawnee; Michael Arron Morris, Arlington, Texas; Polly Marie Morris, Ponca City; Lisha Sue Newman, Shawnee; Jennifer Renee Novotny, Meeker; Sarah Elisabeth O’Hara, Topeka, Kan.; Kathryne Rose Overturf, Fort Smith, Ark.; Natalie Anne Pedersen, Boelus, Neb.; Rachel Renee Piontak, Catoosa; Kate Elizabeth Rutledge, Carrollton, Texas; Jacob Charles Seals, Harrah; Jeremy Dean Stephenson, Moore; Taylor Lynn Weaver, Cassville, Mo.; Ashli Brooke Williams, Antlers; Morgan Ashley Zabriski, Plano, Texas.
From the Paul Dickinson School of Business, candidates for bachelor’s degrees include William Chance Allison, Shawnee; Sarah Ann Corley, Oklahoma City; Samuel Grant Craig, Shawnee; Marcelo Drummond, Shawnee; Nathan Duane Goodpasture, Shawnee; Jonathan Berry Hilton, Buhler, Kan.; Brett Russell Jackson, Bartlesville; David Matthew Johnson, Shawnee; Peter N. Jones, Huntington, Ind.; Mason Allen Mattocks, Edmond; Kenneth Cade Meadors, Claremore; Andrew Emerson Sharp, Tulsa; Brock Daniel Stoltzfus, Meade, Kan.; Phillip Andrew Suarez, Kansas City, Mo.; Alexis McCall Terry, Aurora, Colo.; Megan Elizabeth Warren, Shawnee; Carissa Caye Watson, Albuquerque, N.M.; Nathan Lee Weigl, Gallup, N.M.; Peter Glenn Wilson, Bethany.
Candidates for bachelor’s degrees from the Joe L. Ingram School of Christian Service include Billy Earl Benson, McLoud; Christopher R. Canary, Newcastle; Lara Alyssa Cobb, Seminole; Stephanie Ann Davis, Blue Springs, Mo.; Delana Sue Deere, Shawnee; Corey Wade DeGiacomo, Inola; Jeffrey Fox, Ekalaka, Mont.; Adam Christopher Goggins, Justin, Texas; Lance Michael Goodwin, Wellston; Anthony Gorsuch, Billings, Mont.; Remley Gorsuch, Billings, Mont.; Steven C. Grim, Broken Arrow; Jose Adolfo Guerrero, Billings, Mont.; Jeremy Glenn Houf, Brandon, Miss.; Andrew J. Hoyt, Sand Springs; Courtney Dawn Ingram, Norman; Brian Kelsey James, Ponca City; Kimberly Ann Kessler, Billings; Richard Brian Levings, Perry; William J. Macsas, II, Shawnee; Steven Patrick Masters, Oklahoma City; Peter Lynn McCorkle, Tulsa; Holden D. McCrackin, Chickasha; Orrey Wayne McFarland, Ardmore; Michael Kent McMahon, Sand Springs; Howard Christopher McMurry, Ardmore; Aaron Kyle Mowery, Springtown, Texas; Michael James Novotny, Meeker; Kristy Joy Osmun, Billings, Mont.; Krystal Summer Perkins, Cooper, Texas; Scott Allen Ramsay, Fredericksburg, Texas; Krystina Renae Rankin, Topeka, Kan.; Daniel John Reeves, Edmond; John Ryan Rhodes, Edmond; Matthew Adam Ricks, Claremore; Whitney Alliece Ritchie, Pryor; Rachel Lynn Sanders, Duncan; Kristopher Michael Stephens, Edmond; Michael Aaron Thomas, Bedford, Texas; Sarah Suzanne Underwood, Edmond; Britt Allen Vaughan, Edmond; Ryan W. Weber, Shawnee; and Valerie Sue Wilson, Billings, Mont.
Angela Nichole Derks, from Billings, Mont., will receive an associate of arts degree in Christian studies.
From the School of Nursing, candidates for the bachelor of science degree in nursing include McKenzie Morgan Battershell, Shawnee; Hannah Elizabeth Benfield, Kennewick, Wash.; Kara Leigh Brock, Enid; Emily Anne Burton, North Richland Hills, Texas; Laura Ann Cooprider, Edmond; Briann Lari Ediger, Meade; Kim Alan Friesen, Tinker AFB; Britney Kaydonn Fulton, Owasso; Laurence Anfone Gacho, Laguna Niguel, Calif.; Michelle Marie Green, Irving, Texas; Monica Lea Hale, Oklahoma City; Hilary Lynan Hendrickson, Chelsea; Rebecca Ashley Hill, Euless, Texas; Jessica Ceres Hobbs, Coffeyville, Kan.; Renee Elizabeth Jamison, Oklahoma City; Shayna Lynn Legg, Shawnee; Cara Michelle Little, Stillwater; Destiny A. Marrs, Moore; Laci Marie Martin, Claremore; Ashley Diane McMains, Edmond; Emily Ruth McMath, Shawnee; Jenna Lynn Meshew, Shawnee; Victoria Anne Miller, Beaumont, Texas; Natalie Jane Neal, Nederland, Colo.; Hannah Michelle Peters, Arvada, Colo.; Julia Michelle Plangman, Argyle, Texas; Jennifer Caitlin Plunkett, Shawnee; Shauna Afton Shelton, Norman; Megan Lynne Ronne, Oklahoma City; Shawnda Lynn Sears, Fort Worth, Texas; Elizabeth Lee Simmons, Washington, Okla.; Jeremy Valerio Tayag, Alameda, Calif.; Jenni Marie Tilson, West Plains, Mo.; Lisa Haywood Vernon, Shawnee; Grace Elizabeth Wagner, Shawnee; Ellisabeth Susanne Weaver, Stillwater; Christopher Zane Wilkinson, Puyallup, Wash.; Kimberly Laura Wyatt, Germantown, Tenn.; Kathryn Joy Young, Santa Ynez, Calif.; and Sara Elizabeth Young, Oklahoma City.
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