Arkansas State University at Jonesboro recently announced its 2016 spring graduates, including several from Southeast Arkansas. Commencement was held May 14. Area graduates listed by hometown, name, degree and major include:
Almyra: Steven Alexander Wilson, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science; DeWitt: Brittany Christine Williams, Associate of Science, A.S. En Route;
Stuttgart: Meghan L. Ables, Master of Science in Education, Educational Leadership; Melanie L. Bednar, Bachelor of Science, Radio-Television; Tyner L. Belcher, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Agricultural Business; Rebecca Marie Galloway, Bachelor of Science, Journalism, Cum Laude; Matthew Blake Ponder, Bachelor of Science, Computer and Information Technology; Colton James Rutherford, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Agricultural Business; Kevin Sherman, Master of Science in Education, Educational Leadership; Britni Nicole Weaver, Associate of Science, A.S. En Route; Abby Leigh Wilson, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Nursing, Cum Laude;
Lake Village: Frances Rushing Anthony, Bachelor of Social Work, Social Work; Cameron A. Sadler, Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences;
Rison: Ellen A. Matthews, Master of Science in Education, Special Education Instructional Specialist P-4; Marquis DaJon Louis Walker, Bachelor of Arts, Communication Studies; Fordyce: Earl Anthony Jackson, Master of Science in Education, Educational Leadership; Dumas: Jeremy E. Smith, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Theatre, Magna Cum Laude; Tillar: Blake Allen Downen, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Plant Science;
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Monticello: Christy Leigh Armbrust, Master of Science in Education, Curriculum and Instruction; Foy Wayne Gilliam Jr., Master of Social Work, Social Work; Brooks Michael Jones, Bachelor of Science, Accounting, Summa Cum Laude, Honors Program; Kyle Wayne Outlaw, Master of Business Administration, Business Administration; Prattsville: Lukas Dillon Mayberry, Associate of Science, A.S. En Route;
Sheridan: Brooke Morgan Allison, Bachelor of Science, Communication Disorders, Summa Cum Laude; Misty LaNese Mahan, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Animal Science; Catherine Lindsay Mull, Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences, Magna Cum Laude, Honors Program; Rebecca Ann Nail, Bachelor of Science, Psychology; Thomas Ross Spurlock, Bachelor of Arts, Criminology; Kyle H. Tipton, Master of Science in Nursing, Nurse Anesthesia;
Pine Bluff: Stephanie H. Arendt, Master of Science in Nursing, Nurse Anesthesia; Britney A. Case, Bachelor of Science in Education, Physical Education, Magna Cum Laude; Akemia Sate Collier, Bachelor of Science, Health Studies; Courtnee K. Foots, Master of Science in Agriculture, General Agriculture; Kelsey Leann Gilbert, Master of Social Work, Social Work; Immanuel Aaron Morris, Bachelor of Science, Interdisciplinary Studies; Jaronica Monesha Sneed, Bachelor of Science, Marketing; Tamara L. Taylor, Master of Science in Education, Educational Leadership; Brandon Keith Thomas, Associate of Arts, A.A. En Route; Katelin Leigh Turner, Bachelor of Science in Education, English; Brittany Nicole Wright, Associate of Science, A.S. En Route;
Redfield: Hunter Glen Eastman, Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering; Kristen RayLeigh Graves, Bachelor of Science, Psychology;
White Hall: Nicholas H. Brown, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Plant Science; Crystal Diane Cummings, Bachelor of Arts, English; KayLa S. Edwards, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Cody Allen Jones, Associate of Arts, A.A. En Route; Nathan Allen Lee, Bachelor of Arts, Criminology; Molly Hamer Tibbs, Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences, Cum Laude, University Honors NULL, Specialist in Education, Educational Leadership; Ashley Michelle Puckett, Bachelor of Arts, Sociology; Bailey J. Rook, Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Sciences, Radiologic Sciences; Bailey J. Rook, Associate of Applied Science, Radiologic Technology; Ginah Brianne Smith, Specialist in Education, Psychology and Counseling;
Gould: Elesha Monique Hawkins, Bachelor of Arts, Criminology; Star City: Haley O`Hara Bishop, Associate of Science, A.S. En Route; Kylie Wynn Deeb, Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences; Star City, Taylor Paul Trantham, Bachelor of Science in Education, Physical Education.