Two hundred eighty-one undergraduate seniors and graduate students received diplomas on Saturday, May 17, during Barton College’s 123rd annual commencement ceremony.
Participating in the ceremony were Barton students who completed their baccalaureate degree requirements in December 2024 and May 2025, 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 with a grade point average of 3.90 or higher graduate “summa cum laude”; those with a GPA of 3.60 or higher, “magna cum laude”; and those with a GPA of 3.30 or higher, “cum laude.”
Master Degree and Baccalaureate Degree Graduates are listed by hometown —
Abington, Md. — Colton Walker Wilson, B.S. Mass Communications (cum laude).
Absecon, N.J. — Anthony Campbell, M.S. Kinesiology.
Albany, Ga. — Kermit Anthony Solomon, Jr., M.S. Criminology & Criminal Justice Sciences.
Alexandria, Va. — Chumani Marie Chamberlain, B.A. Religious Studies w/Judaism & Christianity and B.S. Educational Studies (magna cum laude).
Anaheim, Calif. — Erick Damian Hernandez, B.S. Business Administration (summa cum laude).
Annapolis, Md. — Ayanna Calhoun, B.S.W. Social Work.
Apex — Ian Asken, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership and B.S. Sport Management; and Abigail Diane Loding, B.S. Exercise Science.
Auckland, New Zealand — Safenunuivao Mahinarangi Te Nana-Williams, B.S. Business Administration (cum laude).
Bahama — Pamela Bowen Green, B.S.N. Nursing (cum laude).
Bailey — Kiley Carolyn Branch, B.S.W. Social Work (summa cum laude).
Beitstad, Norway — Steingrimur Ingi Gunnarsson, B.S. Sport Management (magna cum laude).
Beulaville — Emma Lynn Moomey, B.S. Educational Studies.
Bowie, Md. — Jordan Russell Johnson, B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies; and Richard Frank Mercanti, B.S. Business Administration and B.S. Accounting (cum laude).
Brick, N.J. — Gianna Marie Ferigne, B.S. Exercise Science.
Buena, N.J. — Louis D. Sauri, B.S. Sport Management.
Butner — Jordan Cameron Harris, B.S. Exercise Science.
Cape Coral, Fla. — Hailey Anne Strey, B.S. Business Administration.
Cary — Jacob Christopher Cabaniss, B.S. Business Administration; Kristopher Ajani Griffin Fails, B.S. Health Promotion (cum laude); Bryce Holden Hagstrom, B.S. Exercise Science (magna cum laude); Brittany Victoria Harris, M.S.N Nursing; and David Earl Morgan III, B.S. Criminology & Criminal Justice Sciences.
Charlotte — Margaret Nancy Collins, M.S. Kinesiology; Michaela Simone Dixon, M.S. Criminal Justice; Payton Alise Sutton, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership and B.S. Mass Communications (cum laude); and Lauren Tayler Walker, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership and B.S. Sport Management (magna cum laude).
Chesapeake Beach, Md. — Savannah Marie Graves, B.S. Mass Communications.
China Grove — Staci Nicole Johnson, B.S. Educational Studies.
Citrus Spring, Fla. — Nicholas Andrew Allensworth, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership and B.S. Business Administration.
Clayton — Kylee Alisabeth Bigler, B.S. Criminology & Criminal Justice Sciences; Emma Patricia Breen, B.S.N. Nursing (cum laude); Maidelis De La Cruz Castillo, B.S.N. Nursing (magna cum laude); Evan William Harding, B.S. Business Administration (cum laude); Justin Levone Stephens, B.S. Exercise Science (magna cum laude); Sydney Blair Swartz, B.S.N. Nursing; Kesha Elaine Tugman, B.S.W. Social Work; and Shakiya Nicole Whitaker, B.S.W. Social Work.
Clearwater, Fla. — Isabella Lucia Patricia Germosen, B.S. Exercise Science.
Clermont, Fla. — Jake Taylor Adams, B.S. Sport Management and B.S. Business Administration (cum laude).
Coats — Macey Brianna Meredith, B.S. Psychology (magna cum laude).
Colerain — Jennifer Jernigan Cullipher, B.S.N. Nursing (cum laude).
Columbia, S.C. — Ronnie DaShaun Robinson, Jr., B.S. Exercise Science and B.S. Health Promotion.
Columbus, Ohio — Ross Teeter, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership and B.S. Business Administration.
Corpus Cristi, Texas — Rayven Kira Folse, B.S. Criminology & Criminal Justice Sciences.
Creedmoor — Mario Varela-Mendez, B.S. Business Administration.
Deering, N.D. — Tara Dawn Gebur, M.S. Kinesiology.
Dracut, Mass. — Kloe E. Martin, B.S. Exercise Science (magna cum laude).
Dudley — Linsey Taylor Smith, B.S.N. Nursing (cum laude).
Durham — Darrell DaVon Adams, B.S. Business Administration; Janet Jimenez Avalos, B.S. Healthcare Administration; Julianna Crosley Carabetta, B.S. Biology (cum laude); and Christian Tye Pounds, B.S. Mass Communications.
Edgewater, Fla. — Luke Michael Ouellette, B.S. Sport Management (magna cum laude).
Elm City — Jacquelynne Haileigh Blackstone, B.S. Educational Studies; Grayson Elizabeth-Lee Parker, B.S.N. Nursing (cum laude); and Justin Anthony Quintavalle, M.S. Kinesiology.
Farmville — Sydney Catherine Wade, M.S. Kinesiology and B.S. Exercise Science (cum laude).
Fayetteville — Devyn Bullock, B.S. Business Administration; and Avery Ann Vorholt-Alston, B.A. Spanish and B.S. Business Administration (magna cum laude).
Fountain — Guinivere Brinkley, B.F.A. Art & Design and B.A. English.
Fredericksburg, Va. — Cristal Lynn Perdomo, B.S. Biology (cum laude).
Fremont — Sandra Lynn Pender, B.S. Educational Studies.
Fuquay-Varina — Brandi Marie Brooks, B.S. Criminology & Criminal Justice Sciences; Maximus Anthony Czibur, B.S. Business Administration; and Logan Douglas Wheeler, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership and B.S. Business Administration (magna cum laude).
Garner — Skylar Gillian Quillet, B.S.N. Nursing (cum laude); William Connor Stanley, B.S. Mass Communications; and Bailey Renee Storicks, B.S. Psychology.
Gloucester, Va. — Jack Christian Sandahl, B.S. Business Administration (cum laude).
Goldsboro — Austin James Hetter, B.S. Sport Management; Brianna M Huffman, B.S. Psychology; James Eric Rodriguez, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership and B.S. Sport Management (cum laude); and Jack William White, B.S.N. Nursing.
Greencastle, Ind. — Lilly Marie Meyer, B.S. Business Administration (magna cum laude).
Greensboro — Justin Martics Copper, B.F.A. Art & Design; Aniya Chanel Heckstall, B.S. Psychology; James Zachary Kashubara, B.A. Mathematics (magna cum laude); Derrick Justin Matthews, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership and B.S. Business Administration; and Luke Paul Pritchett, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership, B.S. Sport Management and B.S. Business Administration (magna cum laude).
Greenville — Daijon Amya Brewington, M.S. Criminal Justice; Zoey Christiane Johnson, B.S. Biology; Lauryn M. Pitt, B.S. Business Administration and B.S. Accounting (cum laude).
Guayaquil, Ecuador — Isabella Pita Sotomayor, B.S. Business Administration and B.S. Psychology (summa cum laude).
Hampstead — Alexander Gregory Jones, M.S. Criminal Justice and B.S. Criminology & Criminal Justice Sciences (cum laude); Katherine Grace Matuza, B.S.N. Nursing (magna cum laude); and Taryn Abigail Ugliono, B.S. Exercise Science.
Henderson — Skylar Briann Aiken, B.S. Healthcare Administration (cum laude); Christopher Isaiah Jones, B.S. Business Administration; and Alisha Pulley, B.S. Business Administration and B.S. Healthcare Administration (cum laude).
Herriman, Utah — Lily Haaga, B.S. Criminology & Criminal Justice Sciences (cum laude).
High Point — Ashley Umstead, B.S.N. Nursing.
Hillsborough — Owen Michael Rasinske, B.S. Criminology & Criminal Justice Sciences (magna cum laude).
Hollister — Tyesha Nicole Newell, B.S.W. Social Work (cum laude).
Holly Springs — Seth Jackson Phillips, B.S. Business Administration; Connor Anthony Sauls, B.S. Criminology & Criminal Justice Sciences; Hunter Grogan Sauls, B.S. Criminology & Criminal Justice Sciences; and Jerrod Thomas Sents, B.S. Business Administration and B.S. Accounting (cum laude).
Hollywood, Md. — Matthew Carter Abell, B.S. Exercise Science.
Honeoye Falls, N.Y. — Madeline Hoffman, B.S. Political Science (cum laude).
Houston, Texas — Chelsea Adilene Hernandez-Cortez, B.A. Spanish and B.S. Psychology.
Humble, Texas — Michael Bryce Washington, B.S. Biology (cum laude).
Huntingtown, Md. — Cole McCarthy, B.S. Biology (summa cum laude); and Alexander Joseph Steiss, B.S. Business Administration.
Indian Trail — Kolbi James Anderson, B.S. Exercise Science (cum laude).
Indjija, Serbia — Marko Krtinic, B.S. Business Administration (summa cum laude).
Jackson, Mich. — Henly Sofia Sleight, B.S. Business Administration and B.S. Sport Management (magna cum laude).
Jacksonville — Andrea Sofia Davila, B.S. Business Administration.
Jacksonville, Fla. — Andrea Nykole Hagans, B.F.A. Art & Design.
Jersey City, N.J. — Jeremiah Guzman, B.S. Business Administration (cum laude).
Kenly — Mayra Castillo Gonzalez, B.A. English and B.S. Political Science (magna cum laude); and Katelyn Renee Engel, B.S.N. Nursing (cum laude).
Kernersville — Matthew Rivers, B.S. Business Administration; and Samuel Robert Watkins, B.S. Criminology & Criminal Justice Sciences.
LaGrange Park, Ill. — Lauren Josephine Abeling-Judge, B.A. Religious Studies w/ Judaism & Christianity and B.S. Biology.
La Plata, Md. — Megan Jane Schueller, B.S. Biology (magna cum laude).
Laurinburg — Ca’Shawn Devaughn, B.S. Criminology & Criminal Justice Sciences.
Lexington, S.C. — Christine Astrid Fettig, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership and B.S. Business Administration.
Lexington — Samuel Berry Odum, B.S. Business Administration (cum laude).
Lindenhurst, Ill. — Taylor Primack, B.S. Biology (cum laude).
Locust — Cody Michael Naylor, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership and B.S. Business Administration (magna cum laude).
Louisburg — Bonnie Williams Shanas, B.S.N. Nursing.
Lucama — Donovan Wesley King, B.S. Business Administration; Amy Mendoza Mejia, B.F.A. Art & Design; Adam Wayne Strickland, B.S. Business Administration (cum laude); and Chase Gregory Waddell, B.S. Business Administration.
Lumberton — Diamond Ke’Niya Harris, B.S. Criminology & Criminal Justice Sciences (cum laude); and Jorge Miguel Gomez-Jimenez, B.S. Exercise Science (cum laude).
Manhattan, Ill. — Glenn Andrew Jackson, B.S. Business Administration.
Manteo — Bryson Samuel Sawyer, B.S. Business Administration and B.S. Accounting (magna cum laude).
Marple, Pa. — Michael Anthony Sposato, B.A. Mass Communications Studies.
Mataro, Spain — Silvia Fernandez Trabadelo, B.S. Business Administration and B.S. Accounting (summa cum laude).
Mexico City, Mexico — Nils Nottebohm Manning, B.S. Business Administration.
Miami, Fla. — Shawn Nelson, B.S. Sport Management.
Middlesex — Brett Alexander Blackley, B.S. Middle School Education 6-9; and James Jacob Wilder, B.S. Business Administration (magna cum laude).
Mooresville — Noah Hunter London, B.S. Sport Management.
Morehead City — Emily Paige Krohn, B.S. Psychology.
Mount Olive — Hannah Lea Angell, B.S. Psychology; and Betty Caroline Summerlin, M.S.N. Nursing.
Mukwonago, Wis. — Seth T. Deppe, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership and B.S. Sport Management (summa cum laude).
Nags Head — Ida Lucille Ojanguren, M.S.A. School Administration.
Nashville — Kierstin Paige Cooper, B.S. Exercise Science; Jasper Jonas Carpenter, B.A. Studio Art and B.S. Business Administration (magna cum laude); Danielle Lindsay Moore, B.S.W. Social Work (cum laude); Taylor Nicole Skinner, B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies; Randall Harper Vick, B.A. Studio Art (cum laude); and Lily Grace Wells, B.S.N. Nursing (cum laude).
New Albany, Ohio — Mitchell Andrew Soma, B.S. Business Administration (cum laude).
New Bern — Brandon John Ford, B.A. English (magna cum laude).
Newport News, Va. — Jayden Flood-Brown, B.S. Sport Management; and Raymond Pernell Green, Jr., B.S. Healthcare Administration (cum laude).
Nueva Ecija, Philippines — Lilandra Ferranmelendez, B.S. Business Administration (cum laude).
Ocean Isle Beach — Nicole Olga Waterbury, B.S. Criminology & Criminal Justice Sciences (magna cum laude).
Olin — Mason Staz, M.S. Kinesiology.
Oneonta, N.Y. — Hannah Johnson, B.S. Exercise Science and B.S. Sport Management (magna cum laude).
Oconomowoc, Wis. — Katie Marie Layton, B.S.N. Nursing (cum laude).
Oxford — Travis Alexander Wallace, B.S. Criminology & Criminal Justice Sciences.
Pasadena, Md. — Michael Joseph Fuller, Jr., B.S. Sport Management (cum laude).
Pickerington, Ohio — Sydney Katherine Hopkins, B.S. Chemistry (summa cum laude).
Pikeville — Hayley Faith McPhail, B.S.N. Nursing (cum laude).
Pine Level — Parker Grant Hayes, B.S. Exercise Science.
Pinetops — Roberta Draughn, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership.
Pink Hill — Catrina Kennedy, B.S.W. Social Work (summa cum laude); and Savanna Faye Ramirez, B.S. Mass Communications and B.S. Business Administration.
Polykastro, Greece — Ioanna Katoudi, B.S. Business Administration and B.S. Sport Management (summa cum laude).
Pottsville, Pa. — Nathan Welsh Robison, B.S. Exercise Science.
Princeton — Torrence Mackenzie Harris, B.S.W. Social Work (cum laude); and Gracelyn Faith Massey, B.S.N. Nursing (summa cum laude).
Princeville — Tonya Malon Clark, B.S.W. Social Work (magna cum laude).
Raleigh — Caleb Bullock, B.A. History; Sanbena Emeto, B.S. Chemistry (cum laude); Cole Thomas Everett, B.S. Criminology & Criminal Justice Sciences; Jacqueline Nicole Fischetti, B.S. Business Administration; Annette Holliday-Mosley, M.S.A. School Administration; Lavonsina Leenet McNeil, B.S.N Nursing; Tremain Alexander Parker, B.S. Mass Communications; Ryan John Santos, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership; Parker Thomas Shoun, B.S. Sport Management (cum laude); and Cody Nicholas Wilbourne, B.A. Mass Communications Studies (magna cum laude).
Randleman — Connor Lucas Patrick Patterson, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership.
Reidsville — Trey Pickard, M.S. Kinesiology and B.S. Exercise Science.
Richlands — Hayley Nicole Archacki, B.S. Biology (cum laude); Jesus Manuel Navarro, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership; Elizabeth Irene Rogers. B.S.N. Nursing; and Adam Alexander Varner, B.S. Business Administration.
Robersonville — Mary Lindsey Harris, B.S. Elementary Education K-6 (summa cum laude).
Rockingham — Dereck Russell Barringer II, B.S. Sport Management.
Rocky Mount — Melyssa Lynn Cappuccio, B.S. Business Administration (magna cum laude); Dulce Escobar, B.S. Political Science (cum laude); Niagara Ashaunti Lashay Jones, B.S. Healthcare Administration; Star McNair, B.S.W. Social Work; Caroline Elizabeth Mooring, B.S. Exercise Science; Ty’Shondra Nicholson, B.A. Justice Administration; Caroline Ashley Roach, B.S. Health Promotion (cum laude); and Logan Faith Vaughan, B.S. Biology (cum laude).
Rosharon, Texas — Issac Jasher Valle, B.S. Healthcare Administration (cum laude).
Salisbury — Edwin Omar Fuentes Berrios, B.S. Exercise Science and B.S. Sport Management.
San Diego, Calif. — Caityln Berger Dixon, B.S.N. Nursing (cum laude).
Sanford — Lexis Nicole Goldberg, B.S. Exercise Science; and Giovanni Antonio Vences, B.S. Exercise Science.
São Paulo, Brasil — Gabriel Slemer Lopes, B.S. Sport Management and B.S. Accounting (magna cum laude).
Schwieberdingen, Germany — Luis Vincent Benedict Weber, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership.
Selma — Tatum Abbygale Godwin, B.S. Criminology & Criminal Justice Sciences and B.S. Psychology.
Sneads Ferry — Anna Fretwell, B.S. Educational Studies (magna cum laude).
Southport — Cambria Lillie Oldham, B.S. Chemistry.
St. Joseph, Trinidad and Tobago — Osenyonye Nwokolo, B.S. Mass Communications.
Stockholm, Sweden — Deni Furtado Brlenic, B.S. Business Administration (magna cum laude); Johan Holgersson, B.S. Business Administration and B.S. Accounting (summa cum laude); Tilde Howeler Lundin, B.S. Business Administration and Sport Management (magna cum laude); Carl Wilhelm Karlsson, B.S. Business Administration and B.S. Accounting (magna cum laude); and Hannes Karl Mikael Tylehed, B.S. Business Administration and B.S. Accounting (magna cum laude).
Spartanburg, S.C. — Ezra Marie Lambert, B.F.A. Art & Design.
Suffolk, Va. — Linda Bennett Howell, B.S. Biology (magna cum laude).
Sutton, Australia — Brigitte Margaret Sander, B.S. Mass Communications (summa cum laude).
Swansboro — Jackson Ridge Parker, B.S. Biology.
Tallahassee, Fla. — Benjamin Thomas Hodge, B.S. Sport Management (summa cum laude).
Tampa, Fla. — Dalaicia Deravil, B.S. Healthcare Administration (magna cum laude); and Mackenzie Bailey Noble, B.S. Criminology & Criminal Justice Sciences (summa cum laude).
Tarboro — Ashley Rodriguez Whitehurst, B.S. Middle School Education 6-9 (magna cum laude).
Tirana, Albania — Endi Rahmani, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership and B.S. Business Administration (magna cum laude).
Venice, Fla. — Kaya R. Bartlett, B.S. Biology (magna cum laude).
Vinton, Va. — Kaleigh Brooke Dalton, M.S. Criminal Justice.
Virginia Beach, Va. — Erin Nicole Flora, B.S. Biology; and Mea Teresa Urquijo, B.S. Psychology (cum laude).
Wading River, N.Y. — Samantha Rose Serio, B.S. Criminology & Criminal Justice Sciences and B.S. Psychology (magna cum laude).
Wake Forest — Megan Elizabeth Henthorn, B.S. Exercise Science (cum laude); Matthew Isaiah Smith, M.S. Kinesiology; and Rebecca Lynn Stroud, B.S. Psychology (magna cum laude).
Walstonburg — Nathan Jeremiah Drake, B.S. Business Administration (magna cum laude).
Washington, D.C. — Zachary Antoni Drozdowski, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership.
Wendell — Annette Marie Doll, M.S.N. Nursing; and Caroline Grace Duttman, B.S.N. Nursing (cum laude).
Westminster, S.C. — Jake Cameron Cartmill, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership and B.S. Business Administration.
Whispering Pines — Gracie Elizabeth Bean, B.S.W. Social Work (cum laude).
Wichita, Kan. — Cayden Ysidro, B.S. Business Administration.
Williamston — Taivyon Mizelle, B.S. Psychology; and Kristina Michelle Nicholson, B.S. Biology.
Willow Spring — Ethan Burke, B.S. Business Administration (magna cum laude).
Wilmington — Nicholas Conran Lord, B.S. Business Administration and B.S. Accounting; Tamia Marshall, B.S. Biology and B.S. Health Promotion; and Sydney Morgan Shawn, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership and B.S. Business Administration (cum laude).
Wilson — Esmeralda Jasmin Aranda-Garnica, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership, B.A. Spanish and B.S. Business Administration (cum laude); Graci Brown, B.S. Criminology & Criminal Justice Sciences; Beleny Guadalupe Chavez Duran, B.S. Educational Studies and B.A. Spanish; Carlos Alberto Chavez Galan, B.S. Psychology; Brittney Michelle Collins, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership and B.S. Business Administration; Kiara Cherrelle Deans, B.A. Spanish; Jessica Nysha Farmer, B.S. Psychology; Braxton T. Fontaine, B.S. Exercise Science (cum laude); Jimmy Lee Forte III, B.S. Business Administration (cum laude); Andrea Sharon Gittens-George, B.S.N. Nursing; Benjamin David Griswold, B.S. Psychology (magna cum laude); Wilson Alexander Guyton, B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies (summa cum laude); Shonda Deleyha Hargett, B.S. Biology; Emily McDuffie House, M.S.A. School Administration; Shekia Lanette Darden Jones, B.S.N. Nursing; Marelly Leon, B.S. Chemistry (cum laude); Ethan Mitchell, B.S. Business Administration; Catherine Danielle O’Brien, B.A. Biology (summa cum laude); Terry Lee Perry, Jr., B.S. Biology; Jessica Shonta Pigford, B.S. Psychology; Felicia Ann Rodgers, B.A. Justice Administration and B.S.W. Social Work (summa cum laude); Lindanicole Rodriguez, B.A. Spanish and B.S. Biology; Mackenzie Rae Tyson, B.S. Biology (cum laude); Skyler Keara Unruh, B.S. Psychology; and Felissa Lee Wellman, B.S.W. Social Work (cum laude).
Windsor — Brandy Kent Johnson, B.S.N. Nursing (cum laude).
Winston-Salem — Jason Franklin Mitchell, Jr., M.B.A. Strategic Leadership and B.S. Business Administration; and Darius Leven Williams, B.S. Sport Management.
Winter Springs, Fla. — Connor Jacob Mills, B.S. Exercise Science and B.S. Health Promotion.
Winterville — Kellie Suzanna Barnes, B.S.N. Nursing; Jekevion Giles Kornegay, B.S. Psychology; and Michael Anthony Webb, B.S. Sport Management.
York, S.C. — Ashley Jada Farmer, B.S. Exercise Science (cum laude).
York, Pa. — Ryan Michael Gordon, B.S. Criminology & Criminal Justice Sciences; and Isabella Elaine Ream, B.S. Criminology & Criminal Justice Sciences (cum laude).
Yorktown, Va. — Edward Day III, B.S. Business Administration and B.S. Accounting (cum laude).
Youngsville — Griffian Matthew Ogden, M.B.A. Strategic Leadership and B.S. Business Administration (cum laude).
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