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USAO’ 2022 commencement ceremony honors graduates


April 23 graduation event celebrated outstanding academic achievements
April 23 graduation event celebrated outstanding academic achievements

The University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma honored more than 170 graduates from the fall, spring and summer terms during the 2022 commencement ceremony held April 23.

“Our commencement has always been one of the highlights of my year because I can clearly see the mission of this special institution in full display in the face of these brilliant graduates and their proud families,” said President John Feaver. “Every student who walks across that stage has surmounted incredible challenges to earn where they stand today—congratulating them as they receive their bachelor’s degree has always been one of my greatest joys as the president of this institution.”

For the 2021-22 academic year, USAO awarded 108 Bachelor of Science degrees, 62 Bachelor of Arts degrees and seven Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees during commencement. Three students received both a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degree.

Nationally ranked for quality and value, for over a century USAO has remained committed to providing a broad and accessible undergraduate education as the state’s only public liberal arts college.

 

Bachelor of Arts

Jamilyn Rae Alexander

Austin Alan Artus

Lyca Agbayani Balbuena

Mickayla Louise Ball

Logan Collier Bates

Alexis Taylor Bernabe

Brittany Lynn Berry

Lena Monica Blanton

Zoë Erin Blue

Katelynn Nadine Nicole Bowden

Calista Noelle Boyd

Gabriella Dorian Ray L. Burk

Alec Thomas Byrd

Shah'Ty Tylee Kahdafee Carolina

Milagros del Carmen Carrera

Lauren Frances Cookson

Jenny Katherine Corbin

Sean McDonnell Craig

Clarisa D'nise Crump

Sydney Laine Dacus

James Edward Davis

JoAnne Moore Draheim

Tre'veon Ellis

Francisco Hernandez Esteban

Janey Valeria Figueroa

Noah Rylee Figueroa

Fernando Javier Gonzalez-Castillo

Elizabeth Kaylee Harrison

Megan Lynn Hay

Brock Keaton Henderson

Wendell William Hixson

Madison Lee Homer

Balazs Illovai

Rebecca Anne Johnson

Adrienne Dawn Koscho

Joel Scott Lane

Erin Grace Lynch

Hannah Nicole Mackie

Emery James Martin

Ryleigh Joy McDonald

Eden Grace McIntosh

Evan Drake Minshall

Colten Grey Neighbors

Rylan Nelson

Justin Alexander Norman

Mandy Jo Ozment

Aliyah Jasmine Payne

Arlo Joseph Pratt

Daniel Kiernan Roach

Elvin Daniel Rodriguez

Trenton Keshawn Sandifer

Alyene Grace Santiago

Maria Victoria Serrano-Pobo

Claire Elise Smith

Harrison Indiana Stone

Alexander Dean Strain

Christina Marie Tourtelotte

Christopher Tyler Ward

Ameliadenae' Simone Williams

Sidney Dawn Wilson

Summer-Skye Wilson

Andria Michelle Wood

Audrey Clementine Zyks

 

Bachelor of Science

Kator Celdric Ago

Jaimee Nicole' Arrestouilh

Savannah Jean Ashford

Kyle G. Ataddlety Jr.

Shaquille Jaheem Barzey

Colton Grant Bensch

Zane Dylan Blakeway

Cassidy Lorene Bowles

Maria del Rosario Boyd

Aljani Naim Bridgewater

Dominique Denise Brown

Jodi Michelle Butler

Jeremy Ray Cannon

Matthew Bryon Carlson

Emily Rose Cerny

Darci Kaytlin Chester

Ethan Hunt Christian

Alyson Brooke Clemence

Jasmine Janae Clewis

Mia Mary Cole

Lauren Frances Cookson

Hannah Louise Dawson

Boubacar Sidiki Diakite

Anna Lua Doering Speranza

Michael Austin Donaldson

Cheyanne Hope Dube

Taylor Elliott

Sandra Yvette Estrada

Gage Ryan Gibson

Fernando Javier Gonzalez-Castillo

Stephanie Jo Hale

Stephon Joseph Menewa Hall

Hunter Micheal Hamby

Corry James Hearon

Marlon Brandon Herrera

Cameron Scott Hines

Kaicee Nicole Hobbs

Brianna Rayne Hollis

Mackenzie Grace Holub

Kylie Janell Hopkins

Kyra Michelle Hornbuckle

Falon Reese Howell

Ye Huang

Taylor Marie Hurt

Victoria Faith James

Ashley Marie Johnson

Brittany Shea Johnson

Kaytlen Annette Johnson

Luz Elena Juarez

Albani Nichole Kimbrough

Stacy Leroy Knight Jr.

Affoue Ellyane Coralie Kouassi

Cristian Manual Laboy Velazquez

Rickey Paul Lambert

Janet Lynn Landers

Mackenzie Lynn Lewis

Audrey Ana Liddiard

Jacqueline Lopez

Mikaela Shawntell Malloy

Madison Rochelle McDonald

Meckency Guadalupe Medina

Suni Naki Meely

Arlette Samantha Meléndez Gonzalez

Rebekah Elizabeth Mildren

Alexandria Victoria Miller

Adam Omar Moraga

Amanda Lea Moreno

Crystal Michelle Munsey

Abdel Nait-Zerrad

Amanda Dawn Oliver

Destiney Renee Osborn

Olivia Lezae Owens

Luis Miguel Pelayo-Garcia

Jose Tyler Pena

Cindy Itzel Perez

Hannah Michelle Price

Kristen Nicole Prieto

Ashlynne Taylor Prigmore

Laura Leisel Randall

Evette Marketta Raper

Arizone Mae Ridgway

Julia Nicole Roberts

Alexis Nicole Roof

Aubrey Haidyn Ruttman

Lexie Jene Sapp

Jessica Danielle Shumer

Brandon Avery Shumway

Sharon Jebet Singoei

Gary Sink

Bailey Donalee Smith

Allison Rose Swadley

Harry Tamakloe

Jordan Lachelle Taylor

Eriyon Shanaye Tecson

Clay Ryan Teel

Emma Riley Tripp

Joseph Daniel Ummel

Rhylee Ann Vandiver

Monica Villaneda

Mayela Renee Villasenor

Jordan Michelle Weese

Sophie Kate Werner

Samiya Anteece West

Rachael Louise Williams

Aaron Blaine Williams

Jake Tyler Womack

Makena Mae Wood

 

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Zoe Lake Bennett

Sam Marque Browne

Destiny Rayne Dennison

Coltyn Reanne Harrill

McKenzie Lin Smith

Tiffany Lee Walker

Cadyln Brooke Wollenberg

 

Faculty-Mentored Research Program

The following students produced original research projects suitable for conference presentation and/or professional publication under the mentorship of USAO faculty:

Zoë Blue

Calista Boyd

Hunter Hamby

Audrey Liddiard

Daniel Roach

Joseph Ummel

 

USAO Faculty Association’s Outstanding Graduate Awards

Joel Lane and Sidney Wilson for the Division of Arts and Humanities.

Madison Homer, Mandy Ozment and Daniel Roach for the Division of Social Sciences and Business.

Mikaela Malloy and Lexie Sapp for the Division of Education and Speech-Language Pathology.

Hunter Hamby, Emma Tripp and Joseph Ummel for the Division of Science and Physical Education.

 

USAO Alumni Association’s Distinguished Graduate Award

Heidi Rice, president of the USAO Alumni Association, presented the Association’s Distinguished Graduate Award to Madison Homer, who graduated Summa Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in economics and sociology.