USAO’s 2024 commencement ceremony honors graduates
The University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma honored the graduates from the most recent fall, spring and summer terms during the 2024 commencement ceremony held April 27. The ceremony marked the first with the university’s 13th president, Dr. Kayla Hale officiating.
"As we celebrate the remarkable achievements of our graduates, we recognize not only their academic prowess but also their resilience, adaptability and commitment to excellence,” said President Kayla Hale. “I am confident that these graduates are well-prepared to enter the workforce or pursue further education and make meaningful contributions to their respective fields. They embody the spirit of our institution, and we are immensely proud to send them forth as ambassadors of knowledge, compassion, and positive change in the world."
For the 2023-24 academic year, USAO awarded 106 Bachelor of Science degrees, 33 Bachelor of Arts degrees and four Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees during commencement, including three students who received both a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degree.
Nationally ranked for quality and value, for over a century The University of Science & Arts has remained committed to providing a broad and accessible undergraduate education as the state’s only public liberal arts college.
School of Education & Speech-Language Pathology
Morgen Mishell Bellar
Rebekah Branch
Nicole Madison Bullington
Abigail Elizabeth Buster
Ana Edith Carrion
Jessee Rose LaRue Clark
Carlen Figueroa
Hannah Gentry
Nataly Gonzalez
Jessica Greff
Shaylin Grace Hall
Alexica Jay NJ
Payton Jones NJ
Rebekah Lauren Jordan
Hope Victoria Link
Ally McDaniel
Riley Madison O’Dell
Colton Ray Pennel
LaDonna Gail Phariss
Kaylee Talea Ragon
Cecilya Marie Rogers
Faith Caroline Ruoff
Phoebe Carolyn Smith
Morgan Amber Taylor Mulach
Aubrey Nell Thomas
Jamie Rose Townley
Elizabeth Marie Walters
School of Interdisciplinary Studies & Humanities
Chelsea Fuston
Serena Green
Telle Loving Lanum
Kyle Jordan McClain
Kylie Elizabeth Milanic
Chloey Desiray Orosco
Paul Tointigh
Cree Marie Yellow Owl Sumner
School of Science & Physical Education
Jordan Sumi Bloomfield
Kelci Nicole Bridwell
Arissa Casey
Santana Craig
Savannah Riley Creech
Justin Croke
Kytt Dohm
Madison Wyant Fitch
Donnie Steve Freie
Madison Garcia
Joshua Harrel
Aubyn Hatchett
Brayden Levi Keller
Ethan Korn
Remario Mccarty
Montanna Patzack
Alicia Rey Perez
Michael Davis Perri
Brayanna Bmoney Polk
Samuel Garrett Replogle
Yeishka Reyes
Savannah Rivera
Jayce Roberts
Maebree Dalynn Robertson
Lori Ross
Macenzie Brooke Ruth
Alexus Ryan
Patrick Sean Shutrump
Caleb Smith
Tai Thomas
Oliver Thompson
Christopher Toyekoyah
Soleil Aluiso Trejo
Brooke Ashley Williamson
School of Social Sciences & Business
Nicole Seaboy Aguilar
Andrea Alvarez
Gabriel Arroyo
Laura Catalina Barrantes Fierro
Jaxen Brewer
Jasmyn Dora Burdick
Jaden Duane Alan Causwell
Jessica Ashley Cobbs
Hannah Crehan-Richardson
Mary Jane Dean
Morgan Dennis
Elias Diaz
Logan Dolan
Anastasia Dulle
Brandy Edghill
Jane Fisher
Adelina Flores
Tonijah O’tis Fortune
Terra Denise Funk
Trey Goombi
Bailey Marie Haile
Jamie Cheyenne Haynes
Alisha Elizabeth Henderson
Amanda Paige Hibdon
William Hoch
Holly Nicole Howse
Blake Hughes
Halli Grace Humphrey
Aspen James
Juan Jose Jimenez Romero
Leslie Kimball
Chandler Reese Leamon-Webb
Emma Leamon-Webb
Angelo Leendertse
Gavin Machado
Cejay Stephenson Mann
Gabriela McCoy
Peyton McDowall
Autumn Miller
Damon James Miller
Joseph Mitchell
Cyndyl Marie Maya Mondragon
Helem Morales
Alex Morris
Faith Dashawn Morrow
Lainey Morrow
Marissa Kaye Neil
Alden Maxwell Norquist
Louis Owens
Thu Pham
Titus Pruitt
Anthoney Ray
Devonte Russell
Laynie Kaye Sapp
Maria Victoria Serrano-Pobo
Britni Lynn Skinner
Aleksandar Stankovic
Christian James Steakley
Logan Stidham
Ashlin Tryczak
Wyatt Ventris
Laura Shae Walling
Morgan Danielle Wilson
Hannah Woodhouse
School of Visual & Performing Arts
Kamron Allen
Jack Mae Almeida
Jacob Finck
Blakely Flores
Gabrielle Guyse
Michael William Hixson Jr.
Vallin Lee Hobbs
Noah Holden
Zoey Hughes
Destiny Marie Lackie
Huy Doan Duc Pham
Zeke Simon
Alexys Thompson
Lydia Angel Wills
Faculty-Mentored Research Program
The following students produced original research projects suitable for conference presentation and/or professional publication under the mentorship of Science & Arts faculty:
Andrea Alvarez
Arissa Casey
Anastasia Dulle
Madison Wyant Fitch
Serena Green
Joshua Harrel
Halli Grace Humphrey
Ethan Korn
Michael Davis Perri
Lori Ross
Caleb Smith
Ashlin Tryczak
USAO Faculty Association’s Outstanding Graduate Awards
Colton Ray Pennel and Jamie Rose Townley for the School of Education & Speech-Language Pathology.
Chloey Desiray Orosco for the School of Interdisciplinary Studies & Humanities.
Jordan Sumi Bloomfield for the School of Science & Physical Education.
Anastasia Dulle and Chandler Reese Leamon-Webb for the School of Social Sciences & Business.
Alexys Thompson for the School of Visual & Performing Arts.
USAO Alumni Association’s Distinguished Graduate Award
Eugene Earsom, president of the USAO Alumni Association, presented the Association’s Distinguished Graduate Award to Chelsea Fuston, who graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in multidisciplinary studies. Fuston has been admitted to the prestigious concurrent degree program at the University of Arkansas where she will be pursuing a joint Juris Doctorate and master’s of public policy through the Clinton School of Public Service and Bowen School of Law beginning in the fall.
About the University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma
As Oklahoma’s liberal arts college, the University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma provides a distinctive education in the liberal arts and sciences, supporting both its interdisciplinary core curriculum and major fields of study with superior teaching. USAO fosters diversity of thought and practice to help students realize meaningful, purposeful and productive lives as global citizens in a rapidly-changing world.