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            IMMEDIATE                                                                                                                                                            MAY 28, 2009

               

ABAC ANNOUNCES SPRING SEMESTER 2009 GRADUATES

            TIFTON—A total of 244 students completed the requirements for graduation from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College at the end of the spring semester, according to an announcement today from Dr. Niles Reddick, Vice-President for Academic Affairs. These students were eligible to receive their associate’s and bachelor’s degree diplomas at graduation exercises on May 7, 2009.

For the first time since the school was named the Georgia State College for Men from 1929-33, ABAC awarded bachelor’s degree diplomas at the ceremony.  The students, their hometowns, and their fields of study are as follows:

 


ABBEVILLE

Daniel Willcox, Diversified Agriculture

 

ADEL

Chad Bullard, Nursing

Cynthia Day, Nursing

Lauren Giddens, Nursing

Nancy Parker, Nursing

Calli Robinson, Communications

 

ALAPAHA

Christopher Hill, Psychology with highest

            honors

 

ALBANY

Stephanie Brooks, Business Administration

Laura Browne, English

Scarlett Burgamy, Nursing

Martha Hanson, Early Childhood Education,

            with honors

Jesse Reed, Livestock Production

            Technology, with honors

LaVicka Stewart, Nursing

 

ALMA

Brittany Turner, Nursing

 

AMERICUS

Heidi Hargrove, Nursing

 

ASHBURN

Jaclyn Lumpkin, Business Administration,

            with high honors

Consulla Rockwell, Social and Legal

            Services

Lakiesha Walker, Nursing

 

ATHENS

Jennifer Echols, Early Childhood Education

Daniel Roberts, Business Administration

Cassie Rodriguez-Feo, Mass Media with

            honors

 

ATLANTA

Elizabeth Bailey, Livestock Production

            Technology, with honors

 

BARNEY

John Abbott, Agricultural Business

            Technology

           

BAXLEY

Laura White, Nursing

Kimberly Williams, Business

            Administration

 

BONAIRE

Tabitha Jones, Nursing

 

BYRON

Mallory Jones, Nursing

Angela Rucker, Nursing

 

CAIRO

Jennifer Hudson, Early Childhood

            Education, with high honors

 

CAMILLA

Joseph Lewis, Business Administration

William Watson, Business Administration

 

CEDARTOWN

Gerardo Escutia, Political Science

           

CARTERSVILLE

Keith Lee, Jr., Political Science,

            with high honors

 

CHULA

Heather Hilton, Business Administration

            with honors

Frank Jones, III, Business Administration,

            with highest honors

Angela Nelson, Nursing

Caleb Smith, Business Administration,

            with honors

Christy Thomas, Nursing

Brandi Williams, Nursing

 

COLLINS

Brenda Jarriel, Nursing

 

COMMERCE

Andrew Shirley, Golf Turf Management,

            with honors

 

CONYERS

Jonathan Jay, Golf Turf Management,

            with honors

Adam Schiavone, Wildlife Technology

 

COOLIDGE

Erin Searcy, Medicine

 

CORDELE

Susan Arnett, Early Childhood Education

Jasmine Carden, Political Science,

            with high honors

Amanda DeVane, Business Administration

Juli Glass, Psychology, with honors

Amanda McBryant, Nursing

 

CUMMING

James Eby, Commercial Turf Management

 

CUTHBERT

Kamellia Johnson, Early Childhood

            Education

 

DAMASCUS

Joseph Griffin, Business Administration

 

DEARING

Jessica Fallaw, Nursing, with honors

 

DOUGLAS

Gustavo Tovar-Banda, Computer Science,

            with honors

 

DUDLEY

Casey Allen, Early Childhood Education

 

EASTMAN

Morgan Evans, Family & Consumer

            Sciences, with honors

 

EATONTON

Taylor Sills, Agricultural Business and

            Agricultural Economics

 

ENIGMA

Zachary Abell, Psychology, with honors

 

FITZGERALD

Tonya Davis-Miller, Sports Medicine

Rhonda Donahue, Early Childhood

            Education, with honors

Melissa Dunn, Nursing

Evan Durkovic, Political Science, with

            high honors

Sabrina Manning, Business and Office

            Technology, with highest honors

Lauren Mercer, Business Administration

Wesley Mitchell, Business Administration

Kathryn Rayl, Nursing, with honors

Leslee Stalvey, Criminal Justice

Sherry Walker, Nursing, with honors

Susan Westberry, Art, with highest honors

 

FORSYTH

Kathryn Skeen, Ornamental Production

 

FT. GAINES

Robin Belcher, Nursing

           

GARFIELD

Joshua Lanier, Bachelor’s Degree in

            Diversified Agriculture/

            Associate Degree in

            Agricultural Business and                                             

            Agricultural Economics

 

GRAYSON

William Smith, Landscape Design and

            Grounds Management

 

HADDOCK

Thomas Perry, Early Childhood Education,

            with honors

 

HAGAN

Melissa Lynch, Agricultural Business and

                        Agricultural Economics

 

HAHIRA

Kereashia Carter, Nursing

Brandy Faircloth, Nursing

Joseph James, Nursing

Jessica Pyles, Nursing

Collette Summers, Nursing, with

            high honors

 

HAZLEHURST

Cody Herndon, Agricultural Education,

            with honors

 

IRON CITY

Eddie Miller, III, Agricultural Business

            Technology

 

LA FAYETTE

Timothy Williams, Jr., Golf Turf

            Management

 

LAKE PARK

Tracie Kinnebrew, Nursing

Brandi Powell, Nursing

 

LAKELAND

Jenna Sirmans, Family & Consumer

            Sciences

 

LEESBURG

Brandon Tuggle, Landscape Design and

            Grounds Management, with honors

 

LENOX

Sara Baldree, Early Childhood Education,

            with high honors

Nancy Helms, Early Childhood Education

Kala Hobbs, Nursing

 

LEXINGTON

Claude Vaughn, III, Wildlife Technology

 

LILLY

Jared Walls, Landscape Design and Grounds

            Management

 

LOGANVILLE

Whitney Davis, Interior Design

 

LYONS

Amanda Denmark, Nursing

Elisabeth Zamorano, Early Childhood

            Education

Petra Zamorano, Early Childhood

            Education

 

MACON

Michael Cuellar, Nursing

James Kurish, Nursing

Jonathan Owens, Wildlife Technology,

            with honors

Kathryn Rountree, Nursing

 

MADISON

William Pennington, Jr., Agricultural

            Business and Agricultural

            Economics

 

MARBLE HILL

Caitlin Crowe, Criminal Justice

 

MARIETTA

Mason Anders, Landscape Design and

            Grounds Management

 

MILLEDGEVILLE

Stephany Avant, Nursing

 

MOULTRIE

Yohann Brinson, Pharmacy

Ashley Chitty, Nursing

Shray Daniels, Human Services

Whitney Erdmann, English

Brittany Gershom, Early Childhood

            Education

Laura Hewett, Business Administration,

            with highest honors

Jotoya Hicks, P-12 Education

Whitney Hood, Art

Felicia Howard, Sociology, with honors

Mallory Johnson, Early Childhood

            Education

Erin Lane, Nursing

April Lassetter, Mathematics, with honors

Meredith McDonald, Business

            Administration, with high honors

Christopher Merritt, Political Science

Diana Paulk, Psychology, with high honors

Jessica Register, Family & Consumer

            Sciences

Jessica Stanford, Physician Assistant,

            with high honors

Miranda Stanford, Business Administration,

            with honors

Bryan Summerford, Pharmacy, with honors

John Taylor, Industrial Electrical

            Technology

Y-tu Tran, Management and Marketing/

            Business Administration

Brandon Whitaker, Business Administration

 

NASHVILLE

Allison Harper, Early Childhood Education

 

NEWNAN

David Freeman, Wildlife Technology

Rebecca Head, Landscape Design and

            Grounds Management

 

NICHOLLS

Brantley Morris, Agriculture Production

            Technology, with honors

 

NORCROSS

Jerrod Crider, Wildlife Technology

 

NORMAN PARK

Joseph Diers, Agriculture

Marilyn Joiner, Nursing

Tabitha Najar, Early Childhood Education

Jolie Pope, Nursing, with honors

 

OCILLA

Shonivia Edwards, Criminal Justice

Hayden Hamby, Psychology, with honors

Janis Luke, Nursing

Paul McQuaig, Agriculture Education

Brooke Mitchell, Early Childhood Education

 

PAVO

Debra Dampier, Early Childhood Education/

            Psychology

Leciena Stephens, Early Childhood

            Education

 

PEARSON

Kayla Gurley, Nursing

 

PERRY

Rita Jones, Nursing

 

PITTS

Benjamin Lavender, Agriculture Education,

            with honors

 

REBECCA

Roy Daniel, Psychology, with honors

Linsey Johnson, Family & Consumer

            Sciences, with high honors

Allison Tucker, Medicine, with honors

 

RHINE

Britney Yawn, Nursing

 

ROBERTA

Chester Prue, Sports Turf Management/

            Landscape Design and Grounds

            Management

 

ROCHELLE

Suzanna Clack, Early Childhood Education,

            with highest honors

 

SHELLMAN

Hayden Milliron, Family & Consumer

            Sciences, with high honors

 

SNELLVILLE

Sylvia Udokoro, Nursing

 

STATESBORO

Dan Li, Family & Consumer Sciences

 

SUMNER

Henry Sumner, Plant Science

 

SYCAMORE

Russell Coker, Early Childhood Education

Stephen Kelly, Business Administration

Joanna Williford, Nursing

 

SYLVANIA

Austin Thompson, Agricultural Engineering

            Technology

 

SYLVESTER

Amanda Boyd, Journalism

Melissa Garcia, Nursing

Amanda Powell, Foreign Language

Angela Riveiro, Biology, with honors

Jenna Smith, Agriculture, with honors

Jason Walters, Political Science

 

THOMASTON

Kevin Owens, Agriculture

 

TIFTON 

Angela Alexander, Early Childhood

            Education

Thomas Armes, Jr., Criminal Justice

            Technology

Jessica Arnold, Nursing

Christie Bailey, Early Childhood Education

Carson Barnett, Occupational Therapy

Amy Bradford, Early Childhood Education,

            with highest honors

Amy Brown, Early Childhood Education

Justin Byers, Computer Science, with honors

Tracey Calvert, Livestock Health/Animal

            Science

Mayra Contreras, Children and Family

            Services

James Cooper, Business Administration

Melissa Copeland, Nursing

Jannie Dennard, Human Services

Maria Diaz, Human Services, with honors/

            Psychology, with honors

Carla Doles, Business Administration

Denasia Ellis, Political Science, with

            high honors

Hannah Fox, Business Administration,

            with honors

Courtney Greer, Early Childhood Education,

            with honors

Melanie Hall, Nursing

Donna Jo Harris, Nursing

Erica Hopps, Children and Family Services

Joshua Johns, P-12 Education

Garrett Jones, Bachelor’s in Diversified

            Agriculture

Brent Justice, Middle Grades Education/

            Psychology

Trang Le, Pharmacy

Salina McAllister, Business Administration

Patricia McCranie, Nursing

Donald McDuffie, Political Science

Roxanne Miller, Wildlife Technology

Channie Ngin, Management and Marketing

Raymond Nichols, Forest Resources

Monica Perry, Nursing

Megan Pro, Early Childhood Education

Rosa Ramirez, Nursing

Joshua Roberts, Business Administration

Joshua Salter, Business Administration

Courtney Sawyer, Medicine

Adele Shyntum, Nursing

John Smith, III, Business Administration

Emily Stephens, Nursing

Hannah Stone, Human Services

Jason Turner, Information Technology

Ana Vickers, Nursing

Jim Waldrop, Pharmacy, with honors

Jessica Wiggins, Early Childhood Education

Hope Williams, Business Administration,

            with honors

Jennifer Williams, Nursing

Paten Willis, Occupational Therapy,

            with high honors

 

TY TY

Lisa Frazier, Nursing

Hector Olguin, Engineering,

            with highest honors

April Richards, Agriculture Education

 

VALDOSTA

Tonya Daniely, Nursing

Lisa Harris, Nursing

Amy Kuczynski, Journalism

Deanna Kwilecki, Nursing

Tyler McAllister, Golf Turf Management,

            with honors

Amy Mulgrew, Nursing

Melissa Pickett, Nursing

Sharon Wheeler-Roush, Nursing

Vicky Wright, Nursing

 

VIDALIA

Candace Claxton, Veterinary Medicine,

            with honors

John Dixon, Business Administration

 

WARNER ROBINS

Katherine Biron, Nursing

Amy Clark, Nursing

Danielle Tosi, Business Administration

Pamela West, Nursing

 

WHIGHAM

Richard Irvin, Bachelor’s Degree in

            Turfgrass and Golf Course

            Management

 

WILLACOOCHEE

Jonathan Luna, Criminal Justice

 

WINDER

Joshua Drummond, Business Administration

 

WOODBINE

Katherine Thigpen, Psychology

 

OTHER STATES

 

FLORIDA

APOPKA

Chad Carter, Agriculture

 

CLEWISTON

Imara Vazquez, Business Administration

 

LABELLE

John Kisela, Livestock Production

            Technology

 

MONTICELLO

Benjamin Bishop, Livestock Production

            Technology

 

TALLAHASSEE

Parker Ferren, Golf Turf Management

 

WINTER GARDEN

Jose Baez, Criminal Justice, with honors

 

SOUTH CAROLINA

HARTSVILLE

Jason Davis, Wildlife Technology

 

OTHER COUNTRIES

 

ANGUILLA

Marcus Carty, Golf Turf Management

 

 

 

 

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