WILSON, N.C. — June 20, 2023 — Two hundred and fifty-eight Barton College undergraduate seniors and graduate students received diplomas on Saturday, May 13, during the school’s 121st annual commencement exercises.
Participating in the ceremony were Barton students who completed their baccalaureate degree requirements in December 2022 and May 2023, and baccalaureate candidates who expect to fulfill requirements over the summer.
Master Degree and Baccalaureate Degree Graduates are listed by their hometowns. Their names are followed by degrees and majors and, where applicable for Baccalaureate Degree Graduates, honors will appear in parentheses.
Baccalaureate Degree Graduates obtaining a grade point average of 3.90 or higher are graduated “summa cum laude,” 3.60 or higher – “magna cum laude,” and 3.30 or higher – “cum laude.”
Master Degree and Baccalaureate Degree Graduates are listed by hometown —
Aberdeen — Connor Thomas Gavin, B.S. Exercise Science.
Anchorage, Alaska — Jacqueline Sasieta, B.S.N. Nursing.
Angier — Jacob Tyler Willis, M.S.A. School Administration.
Apex — Samantha Lien Diaz, B.S. Sport Management; Brittany Nicole Kisicki, B.S.N. Nursing; and Piper Mercedes Wolfe, B.A. Visual Communications and B.S. Mass Communications (magna cum laude).
Ashbrook — Raymond Andrew Paniagua, B.S. Business Administration.
Asheville — Shawntell De’shea Smart, B.S.W. Social Work.
Augsburg, Germany — Sarah Kaempfe, B.S. Sport Management and Business Administration (summa cum laude).
Aurora — Jawaan D. Coffey, B.S. Exercise Science.
Bailey — Ashley Nicole Hardy, B.S. Exercise Science (summa cum laude); and Tammie Terrell Jones, B.S.W. Social Work.
Beaver Falls, Pa. — Tyler Jacob Robinson, B.S. Biology.
Belhaven — Elyse McKenna Brinn, B.S. Chemistry (summa cum laude).
Bessemer City — Carson Brent Lankford, B.S. Business Administration (summa cum laude).
Bluffton, S.C. — Maddie Lynn Garrick, B.S. Psychology.
Bowie, Md. — Courtney Rose Smith, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership and B.S. Business Administration and Sport Management.
Bridgetown, N.J. — Carelle Gonzalez, B.S. Sport Management (cum laude).
Brooklyn, N.Y. — Kayla C. King, B.S. Business Administration.
Brown Summit — Samantha Bryce Cole, B.S. Biology and Psychology (magna cum laude).
Bunn — Nickie Jay Carroll, B.F.A. Art & Design (magna cum laude); and Sydney Erin Gillispie, B.S.N. Nursing.
Carbis Bay, Cornwall, England — Frederick James Stone, B.S. Business Administration (magna cum laude).
Cary — Elmo Mahrezi Arimurti, B.S. Sport Management (magna cum laude); Seth Ryan Johnson, B.S. Biology and Health Promotion (cum laude); Anne Murathime, B.S.N. Nursing; and Chandler R. Thompson, B.S. Criminology & Criminal Justice Sciences.
Centennial, Colo. — Spencer Michael Smith, B.S. Exercise Science.
Chapel Hill — Brandon L. Betts, B.S. Biology (cum laude).
Charleston, S.C. — Alexis Sutton Gibbs, B.A. Religious Studies w/Judaism & Christianity (magna cum laude).
Charlotte — Shalom Faith Barnes, B.S. Health Promotion.
Chesapeake Beach, Md. — Mark Patrick Crawford, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership and B.S. Business Administration.
Chesapeake, Va. — Joseph William Lathrop, B.S. Political Science.
Cincinnati, Ohio — Mark Patrick Farist, B.S. Business Administration (cum laude).
Claremont — Sarah Elizabeth Wicker, B.S. Healthcare Administration (magna cum laude).
Clayton — AnnaKate Joan Gilchrist, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership and B.S. Business Administration (magna cum laude); and Ariel Sky O’Quinn, B.F.A. Art & Design and B.A. Visual Communications (magna cum laude); and Michelle Ziegler, M.S.A. School Administration.
Clemmons — William Maddox Johnson, B.S. Healthcare Administration.
Clinton — Andrew Benjamin Leggett, B.S. Criminology & Criminal Justice Sciences; and Reid Hudson Walters, B.S. Biology (cum laude).
Currituck — Terri Justice Rohloff, B.S.W Social Work (cum laude).
Deland, Fla. — Rebecca N. Ashton, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership and B.S. Business Administration (summa cum laude).
Drexel Hill, Pa. — Matthew Maselli, B.S. Sport Management.
Dunn — Erica Ashley Patterson, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership and B.S. Business Administration.
Durham — Mikayla J. Cotton, B.S. Biology (cum laude); Ian Sebastian D’Meza, Jr., B.A. Visual Communications; Messiah Glenn Pankey, B.S. Exercise Science; Abira G. Reddish, B.S. Business Administration (magna cum laude); Corey Ontarius Spell, B.S. Sport Management; Pedro Rolando Valladares, Jr., B.S. Business Administration; and Kendall Evan Vincent, B.S. Criminology & Criminal Justice Sciences and Sport Management.
Elizabeth City — Nekia Donte’ Williams, M.S.A. School Administration.
Elm City — Katelyn Ann Letchworth, B.S. Sport Management and Business Administration (magna cum laude); and Caroline Elizabeth Winstead, B.S.N. Nursing (magna cum laude).
Elon — Christopher Jackson Brooks, B.A. History (magna cum laude).
Endicott, N.Y. — Kevin James Vicari, B.S. Business Administration.
Fairhope, Ala. — Andrew Jared Lankford, M.S. Kinesiology and B.S. Exercise Science.
Fayetteville — Alvin Antonio De Jesus, M.S. Kinesiology and B.S. Exercise Science; and Franklin Jonathan Wheeler, B.S. Exercise Science.
Four Oaks — Morgan Taylor Murray, B.S.N. Nursing (cum laude).
Fredericksburg, Va. — Ramon M. Carter, B.S. Criminology & Criminal Justice Sciences; and Moira Ellise Euker, B.S. Political Science (magna cum laude).
Garner — Emily Amanda Justice, B.S.N. Nursing (magna cum laude).
Gatesville — Jawan Montrel Riddick, B.S. Sport Management.
Goldsboro — Audry Carolina Avila Sano, B.S.W Social Work (cum laude); Dylan Ryan Denning, B.S. Exercise Science; Ashley Rae Duran, B.A. Studio Art; Takeitha Tiyaisha Glaspie, M.S. Kinesiology; Felicia Smith Greats, B.S.W. Social Work; Anna Herring, B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies; Jacob Michael Sauls, B.S. Sport Management (summa cum laude); Emily Nicole Vaughn, B.S. Biology; Gavin Brice Wiley, B.S. Exercise Science; and Savanna Lei Willis, B.S. Psychology.
Greensboro — Adam Jones, M.S. Kinesiology; and Kamron Bryce Ward, B.S. Sport Management.
Greenville — Sloane McKenna Correa, B.S. Health Promotion and B.A. Spanish (cum laude); Bailey Madison Owen, B.S.W. Social Work; and Alexia Brooke Stanley, B.S.N. Nursing (magna cum laude).
Guangzhou, China — Qijun Li, B.S. Sport Management (cum laude).
Hampton, Va. — Telina L. Bunch, M.S. Kinesiology and B.S. Exercise Science.
Havelock — Jacob Edward Price, B.S. Chemistry (cum laude).
Hershey, Pa. — Moses Avery Alexander Kresch, B.S. Sport Management .
High Point — Nathaniel Breon Byers, B.S. Business Administration; and Kaliyah Kierra Gladney, B.S. Sport Management.
Hillsborough — Scott Merritt, B.A. English.
Hope Mills — Zachery Wilson Bagley, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership and B.S. Business Administration; and Jordan Whitted, B.S. Chemistry.
Houston, Texas — Jezreel Jacob Valle, B.S. Business Administration.
Huntersville — Camryn Baili Frederick, B.S.N. Nursing and B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies.
Inwood, N.Y. — Elizabeth Perrella, B.S.N. Nursing.
Jacksonville — Dai’Quan Antonio Baker, B.S. Sport Management; Gabriel Robert Kirkendoll, M.S. Kinesiology; Micaela Martinez, B.S. Exercise Science (cum laude); Hailey Corin Russell, B.S. Exercise Science and Psychology (magna cum laude); and Jashane Isaiah Uter, B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies
Jamestown — Skye Chandler Jeffries, B.A. Studio Art.
Jamesville — Chloe Jocelyn Coburn, B.S. Biology.
Jupiter, Fla. — Jaidon Dimitri Jimenez, B.S. Business Administration.
Kinston — Astrid Bencosme, B.A. History and Spanish; Logan McLeod Lucas, B.S. Biology (cum laude); Jimere Isaiah Summers, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership and B.S. Sport Management; and Maria Guadalupe Uriarte Gomez, B.S.N. Nursing
Knightdale — Kelly Marie McCue, B.F.A. Art & Design and B.A. Studio Art (cum laude); Gerson Andrew Torres, M.S. Criminal Justice; and Harrison Lee West, B.S. Criminology & Criminal Justice Sciences and Political Science.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — Muhammad Afif Mohd Fathi, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership and B.S. Business Administration (magna cum laude).
La Paz, Bolivia — Luciana Isabel Prudencio, B.S. Psychology and Business Administration (cum laude).
Lake Gaston — Hailey Kaye Stroud, B.S. Elementary Education (K-6) (magna cum laude).
Lexington — Jackson Alexander Perrell, B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies.
Lexington, S.C. — Noah Buddy Colin Johnson, B.S. Sport Management.
Louisburg — Payton Hunter Shearin, M.S.A. School Administration.
Lowville, N.Y. — Jordynn R. Hellinger, B.S. Exercise Science (summa cum laude).
Lucama — Gregory Bryan Bottoms, M.S. Criminal Justice.
Mariefred, Sweden — Philip Erik Nordberg, B.S. Business Administration (magna cum laude).
Marietta, Ga. — Benjamin Hart, M.S. Kinesiology.
Mebane — Natalie Claire Sawyer, B.S. Business Administration and B.A. Spanish (summa cum laude).
Miami, Fla. — Bryan Eduard Medellin, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership and B.S. Sport Management.
Middlesex — Mary Catherine Bailey, B.S.N. Nursing; and Taylor Marie Capps, B.S. Elementary Education (K-6) (magna cum laude).
Midlothian, Va. — Norielle Deanne Sanchez, B.S.N. Nursing (cum laude).
Millville, N.J. — Ryan McIsaac, M.S. Kinesiology.
Modesto, Calif. — Tiffany Marie Tereba, B.S.N. Nursing (cum laude).
Mount Airy — Cole Akito Shelton, B.S. Exercise Science (cum laude).
Mount Pleasant, S.C. — Jordan Emily Duffie, B.S. Business Administration (cum laude).
Mt. Prospect, Ill. — Kayla Byrne, B.S. Business Administration (cum laude).
Murfreesboro — Courtney Renee Wiggins, B.S.N. Nursing (cum laude).
Myrtle Beach, S.C. — Emma Louise Liles, B.S. Business Administration and Sport Management (summa cum laude).
Nashville — Amber Nicole Burkett, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership; Luke Anthony Eason, B.A. History and Theatre; Cameron Tyler Johnson, B.S.W Social Work (magna cum laude); Caitlyn Lenor Williams, B.S. Healthcare Administration; and Harley Renee Winders, B.S. Healthcare Administration.
New Bern — Justin P. Trent, B.S. Mass Communications (cum laude); and Morgan Tripp, B.A. Theatre.
Newport — Faye Ashley Atwood, B.S. Psychology and Gerontology (cum laude).
Norfolk, Va. — Sincere Parker, B.S. Sport Management.
Norristown, Pa. — Andrew Chia-Chun Tan, B.A. Business.
Oak Island — Sarah Lynne Aldridge, B.F.A. Art & Design; and Madeline Hope Brown, B.F.A. Art & Design.
Oriental — Elizabeth Grace Nolin, B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies.
Orlando, Fla. — Edward Landron, B.S. Business Administration.
Oswego, N.Y. — Jordan Elizabeth Hare, B.S. Sport Management.
Oxford — Adrienne Nicole Adcock, B.S. Educational Studies; Natalie Renee Russell Davies, B.S. TA to Elementary Teacher ((K-6)); and Sonia Marie Hernandez B.S. TA to Elementary Teacher ((K-6)).
Pikeville — Madison Raye Hare, B.A. English (magna cum laude).
Pilot Mountain — Avery Frances Tucker, B.S. Sport Management (magna cum laude).
Pine Level — Lindsey Nicole Massengill, B.S. Exercise Science (magna cum laude).
Pinetops — Sharay D. Adams, B.S. Healthcare Administration.
Plymouth — Isabella L. Conigliaro, B.S. Exercise Science (cum laude).
Portsmouth, Va. — Eric Terrell Thompson-Williams, B.S. Sport Management.
Providence — Bethany Shola Blackwell, B.S. Business Administration (magna cum laude).
Raleigh — Shelby Courtney Holland, B.S. Gerontology and B.S.W. Social Work (magna cum laude); Bella Irankunda, B.S.N. Nursing; Anthony A. Popov-Tropina, B.S. Business Administration and Sport Management (magna cum laude); Phraijon Deshane Savage, M.S. Kinesiology and B.S. Exercise Science; Bradley Eric Schear, B.S. Sport Management; Jessica Katherine Smith, B.S.W. Social Work; Treasure De’Von Smith, B.S. Sport Management (cum laude); Keyonna N. Wooten, B.S.N. Nursing (cum laude); Dorez Jaylan Wynn, B.S. Mass Communications; and Stephanie Clare Yinger, B.S.N. Nursing.
Randleman — Connor Lucas Patterson, B.S. Business Administration.
Red Oak — Parker Lee Mckeel, B.S.N. Nursing; and Julia Clark Williams, B.S.N. Nursing.
Rhinebeck, N.Y. — Faith Victoria Leedy, B.S. Educational Studies.
Roanoke Rapids — Jennifer Friend, M.S.A. School Administration; Reagan Haley Tant, B.S.N. Nursing; Brianna Lynn Turner, B.A. Studio Art; and Colby Michael Warren, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership and B.S. Business Administration.
Rocky Mount — Taylor T. Booth, B.S.N. Nursing (cum laude); Tabatha Burns, M.S.A. School Administration; Quante Lamonz Downey, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership and B.S. Business Administration; Kanesha Keaira Evans, B.S.N. Nursing; Kaniya S. Jamison, B.S.W. Social Work; Angel Juwaied, B.S. Biology; Jade Leah Malinish, B.F.A. Art & Design (magna cum laude); Chrislyng Spencer J. McKenzie, B.F.A. Art & Design (cum laude); Whitney Sherea Richardson, M.S.N. Nursing; and Nadia Adel Shehadeh, B.S.W. Social Work.
Rolesville —Kynlee Michelle Cole, B.S. Exercise Science and Health Promotion; and Anthony Emmanuel Matula, B.S.N. Nursing (cum laude).
Saint Leonard, Md. — Josue Armando Navarro, B.S. Biology.
Sanford — Joseph Ledbetter, Jr., B.S. Sport Management; and Caleb Andrew Medlock, B.S. Exercise Science.
Shallotte — Savannah Rae Branch, B.S. Biology (magna cum laude).
Sims — Brittany Grace Glover, B.S. Biology; Logan Hinnant, B.S. Elementary Education (K-6); and McKenzie Blair Hinnant, B.S. Biology.
Smithfield — Haley Jordan Williams, B.S. Healthcare Administration.
Spring Hope — Symia Michelle McClaston, B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies; and Shelly L. Wilson, B.S.N. Nursing.
Spring Lake — Giuseppe Brown, B.S. Business Administration (cum laude).
St. Andrews, Scotland — Finlay Allen Sey, B.S. Sport Management (cum laude).
Statesville — Deshon Resheard Holmes, B.S. Exercise Science; and Tyshek R. Wilson, B.S. Business Administration and Sport Management.
Suffolk, Va. — Margaret Rilee Jones, B.S. Business Administration and Psychology (magna cum laude).
Tampa, Fla. — Caroline Grace Schoonover, B.S. Psychology (cum laude).
Thames, New Zealand — Grace Victoria Macks McCartney, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership, and B.S. Business Administration and Health Promotion (magna cum laude).
Thomasville — Quayon Damonte Gilbert, B.S. Exercise Science.
Tiverton, R.I. — Katherine Elizabeth Phillips, B.S. Biology.
Turkey — Ashley Faith Westbrook, B.S.N. Nursing (magna cum laude).
Vacaville, Calif. — Lauren Rhyne Favela, B.S.N. Nursing.
Vejle, Denmark — Tobias Nielsen, B.S. Psychology (cum laude).
Vinton, Va. — Kaleigh Brooke Dalton, B.S. Psychology.
Virginia Beach, Va. — Douglas Herman Flora, M.S. Criminal Justice and B.S. Criminology & Criminal Justice Sciences (summa cum laude).
Waihawa, Hawaii — Crystal Marie Gonzalez, B.S. Educational Studies (cum laude).
Wake Forest — Keely Renee Bowen, B.S. Business Administration; Cameron Michael Pifer, B.S.N. Nursing (cum laude); Olivia Violet Poland, B.S. Psychology; Cassidy Jordan Reeves, M.S. Kinesiology; and Kaelan Maliaka Rush, B.S.N. Nursing.
Walstonburg — Tequilla Shondell Taylor, M.S.A. School Administration.
Washington — Henry Hodges Tubaugh, B.S. Psychology.
Watford, England — Alex Paul Raybould, B.S. Exercise Science (cum laude).
Wendell — Catherine Grace Aughenbaugh, B.S.N. Nursing; Camryn M. Lipford, B.S. Psychology (cum laude); and Grace Aiko Roper, B.A. English and History (summa cum laude).
Wentworth — Brooke Purgason Burns, M.S.A. School Administration.
Westerly, R.I. — George Charles Moore, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership.
West Islip, N.Y. — Carley Patwell, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership and B.S. Healthcare Administration (cum laude).
Wichita, Kan. — Mateo Luciano Martinez, B.S. Sport Management.
Williamston — Jessica Fatima Simmons, B.S. Mass Communications (magna cum laude).
Wilmington — Gavin Edward Jones, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership and B.S. Business Administration (magna cum laude); and Brett P. Widerman, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership and B.S. Business Administration (cum laude).
Wilson — Valeria Estrada Alvarez, B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies; Sarah Elizabeth Baker, B.S. Health Promotion (cum laude); Tiffany Maria Barnes, M.S.A. School Administration; Bailey Ashlynn Bass, B.S. Political Science and B.A. History; Tobie T. Bellamy, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership; Tyler Burns, B.S. Exercise Science; Rachel Nicole Cox, B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies; Toni Davis, B.S.W. Social Work; Alyssa Nicole Gordon, B.S. Psychology (cum laude); Katelyn Grant, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership; Miriam Herrera, B.S. Biology (magna cum laude); McKenzie B. Jackson, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership and B.S. Business Administration (magna cum laude); James Grady McCormick III, B.S.W. Social Work; Itzelt Molina, B.S. Biology; Timothy Darnell Montague, Jr., B.S. Exercise Science; Sean Patrick O’Brien, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership; Sandra Olmos, B.S. Criminology & Criminal Justice Sciences (magna cum laude); Camille Ruiz, B.S. Biology (magna cum laude); Tyra Aliayah Rushing, B.S. Health Promotion; Amoret Elizabeth Stinagle, B.S.N. Nursing; Lesley Anne Sullivan, B.S. Biology; Kyra Steffi Unruh, B.A. English (magna cum laude); Rebecca Walston, B.S.N. Nursing; Tyler Keith Wells, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership and B.S. Business Administration (magna cum laude); Alyssa Jean Whitney, M.S. Criminal Justice; Nesreen Zayyad, B.S.N. Nursing;
Winston-Salem — James A. McIntyre III, B.S. Exercise Science.
Winter Park, Colo. — Morgan Rebecca Shaw, B.S. Psychology Biology (summa cum laude).
Zebulon — Emily Bell, B.S. Biology, (magna cum laude); Meagan Paul Pace, B.S.N. Nursing (cum laude); and Beverly Cherie Snellings, B.S.N. Nursing (cum laude).
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