Concord University Celebrates 149th Spring Commencement

ATHENS, W.Va. (Hinton News) – Concord University held the 149 ^th Spring Commencement during three ceremonies over two days in the Main Gym of the Leslie R. and Ruby Webb Carter Center. Masters degree candidates were honored on Friday, May 3, and undergraduate candidates were recognized on Saturday, May 4.

There are nine valedictorians in this graduating class:

Julianna A. Brown, Cailyn L. Butler, Holly Marie Graham, Gabriella Marie Gray, Jared Edward Grubb, Sarah Victoria Linkous, Jami Nichole Rust, Sahar Saramani, and Andrew C. Trump.

Along with West Virginia, states represented by the candidates for graduation include Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Maryland, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, as well as Washington D.C.

Among the 307 candidates meeting the requirements for graduation in Spring 2024, 94 are master’s degree candidates, and 213 are undergraduate degree candidates. Six graduates are Veterans, six are Concord employees, and two are international students.

The ceremonies were recorded and commemorative jump drives of the recordings are available at a cost of $20 each. Orders may be placed online HERE .

Following opening remarks by President Kendra Boggess, the candidates were presented to President Boggess by Dr. Edward Huffstetler, Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs. Dr. Kathryn Liptak assisted Dr. Boggess in hooding the master’s degree candidates.

MASTER’S CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION

WEST VIRGINIA

ALDERSON: Erica Mackenzie Merrill

ALUM BRIDGE: Kylie Ann Cantrell

ATHENS: Ashley Brooke Purdy

BARBOURSVILLE: Hailey Paige Jordan

BECKLEY: Kaitlyn Paige West, Taneysha Dawn Hairston, Britney N. Coleman, Mikayla G. Covey, Julia Lynn Rahman

BUCKHANNON: Tammy Jo Hatfield

CAMP CREEK: Caleb Levi Stevens

CHAPMANVILLE: Rebecca Carol Adams

CHARLESTON: Roberto Ross

CLARKSBURG: April D. Zorick

COOL RIDGE: Caitlin Brooke Nelson

CRAB ORCHARD: Colten Tyler Sweeney

CROSS LANES: Joshua Alan Adkins, Karley Alexis Rose

DANESE: Donna Kay Downes-Moore

DANIELS: Grant Edward Davis, Emily Diane Perdue

ELKINS: Melissa Inez Jameson Rudloff, Elizabeth A. Woody

FAIRDALE: Samantha Jean Ayers

FAIRMONT: Caleb Michael James Moats

GILBERT: Kiana Nicole Hatfield

GLENVILLE: Frank Hollis Witte

HUNTINGTON: Molly Isabel Fox

HURRICANE: Taylor Kathryn Bates, Madison Nicole Coulter

IAEGER: Brandon Addair Brown

KEARNEYSVILLE: Laurel Cheri Harding

LERONA: Morgan Gage Adkins

LESTER: Jasmine Ariana Blankenship

LOGAN: Matthew Thomas Jones

MARTINSBURG: Crystalin N. Holliday, Jenna Nicole Taylor

MILLWOOD: Jessica Marie Beckham

NIMITZ: Jeremy Dale Wood

OAK HILL: Ryan C. Muse, Jr., Kyra Skye Arrington, Selena Marie Hoye, Tina Martin-Keffer

PARKERSBURG: Angela Hatfield

PARSONS: Tabatha Lynn Teets

PETERSTOWN: Dara Donnette Ladner, Kiera Danielle Conner

PRINCETON: Stella G. Dunn, Cade A. Fix, Levi Dale Ladner, Brianna Leigh Riley, Lori Ann Conner, Ronald Wayne Dowell, Jr., Rebecca B. Farmer, Emily Breanna Goforth, Kristin N. Nelson, Pamela Mae Turner-White, Kellie Ann Williams

RAINELLE: Emma Grace Osborne

RIPLEY: Malissa R. Casto

ROCK CREEK: Matthew Joseph Aliff

SHADY SPRING: Caleb A. Dangerfield

SUMMERSVILLE: Jacob M. Hamilton

THOMAS: Bradley Buck Carroll

WAR: Kaila Moranda McReynolds

WEIRTON: Brittany C. Hosey, Megan Elisabeth Maus-Smith

OUT OF STATE

BIRMINGHAM, AL: Kiaran Lee Maule

BURKE, VA: Marcus F. Wilson

CHRISTIANSBURG: Alexander James Aeneas Watty, Rebecca Lee Burton

CORNELIUS, NC: Meghan Diane O’Sullivan

DOBSON, NC: Joseph Daniel Layne

DUBLIN, VA: Alexis Cruise Phillips

ELKINS PARK, PA: Andre M. Williams, Jr.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA: Andrew Michael Huff

GROTTOES, VA: Lauren Ashley DeStefani

HAGERSSTON, MD: Monica Ugorji

HODGDON, ME: Alyssa Sue Austin

JERUSALEM, OH: Heather Dawn Hart Johnson

JOHNS CREEK, GA: Garrison Gerard Hearst

KINGSPORT, TN: Lily Griffith

MANASSAS: Emily Ann Weatherholtz

MANSFIELD, OH: Olivia Grace Bekeleski

MARTINS FERRY, OH: Tara Davette Loy

NAMPA, ID: Skylar M. Bjorklund

NORTH TAZEWELL, VA: Erin Kate Dalton

PEMBROKE, VA: Grace Alandreth Combs

RICH CREEK, VA: David Andrew Thompson

ROANOKE, VA: Peyton A. Hurd

VERO BEACH, FL: Alexa Laurel Todd

WESTON, FL: Nicholas Sanso

INTERNATIONAL

SPAIN: Adrian Cabello Espinar

UNITED KINGDOM: Leigh Wightman

UNDERGRADUATE CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION

WEST VIRGINIA

ASBURY: Sara Rose Goff

ATHENS: Bryleigh Davis, Gonzalo Moore, Arthur Capuzzo Batista Rodovalho, Sahar Saramani, Sierra Dawn Meadows, Nicole Alice Rutherford, Ricardo Chin-ea Peg-ler

BALLARD: Jessica Steele

BEAVER: Haven Todd Chapman, Katelyn Sky Fitzwater

BECKLEY: Mia Kemien, Luke-Edwin Benjamin Scarbro, Johnathon Mark Rochester, Morgan Elizabeth Coulter, India Lavonne Law, Melissa Dawn Stiltner, Madalyn Rae Childs, Heather S. Hansford, Moira Lynette Mason, Genese L. Cox, Holden Taylor Isom, Melissa Lynn Kincaid, Chad Austin Runyon, LeAndrea Dawn Quesenberry

BEESON: Gabriella Marie Gray

BLUEFIELD: Bethany Burks, Bristol Thompson, Joshua T. Keiser, Kobe D. Nave, Matthew R. Peters, Andrea Jae Butler, Jaisah Danae Smith, Tyler Reed Watson, Brady Parker Ellison, Jared Edward Grubb, Megan Delain Higgins, Michael J. Parks, Amber Tabor

BRADLEY: Camron Lee Bowyer

BRENTON: Jordan S. Simpson, Britney Dawn Turner

BRIDGEPORT: Allison Leigh Kesling

CHAPMANVILLE: Kristin Robin Workman

CHARLESTON: Allison Brooke Dunbar, Cheyenne N. Ford

CHARMCO: Kaitlyn Elizabeth Hughart

CLARKSBURG: Erin M. Arnett

CLEAR FORK: Brian Allen Milam

COAL MOUNTAIN: Brandon M. Green

CORINNE: Kara Lynn Jennings

CRAIGSVILLE: Todd Alexander Foster

CRAWLEY: Abbigail K. Feamster

DANESE: Crystal Dawn Fox

DANIELS: Matthew Shayne Lester, Emily Anne Cole

DAVIN: Baylee Ladawn Hurley

DINGESS: Betty K. Canterbury

ELKVIEW: Megan Tanner

FAIRMONT: Lillian Paige Miller

FLAT TOP: Andrew C. Trump

FOREST HILL: Landrie N. Lane

FRANKFORD: Cassandra Marie Johnson, Jennifer L. Jones-Patton

GARY: Madison Jade Wagoner

GERRARDSTOWN: Sophia Lannette Clutter

GHENT: Hannah Marie Bone

GILBERT: Jesse Jon-Derk Hatfield

GLEN DANIEL: Tabatha Ann Nicole Conn

GREENVILLE: Dakota-Jack Spurgin

HEDGESVILLE: Hailey N. Emerick

HICO: Malerie Ann Hendrick, Taylor Dawn Perry

HINTON: Tyler R. Plumley, Alexander L. Persiani, Colton B. Lane

HUNTINGTON: Alaina Rhae Mills

IAEGER: Alexis F. Hickman, Blake G. Lockhart, Alexis Danielle Cline

IKES FORK: Michael-Paul Hare

JESSE: Julianna Addair Brown, Michaela A. Griffith

JOLO: Genesis Allen

JOSEPHINE: Emily Faith Tucker

KEGLEY: Karri Lynn Goodman Carlile, Jami Nicole Rust

LASHMEET: Ciersten S. Rose

LERONA: Jessica Rae Phillips

LESLIE: Tyrell Z. Blair

LEWISBURG: Ethan Cutlip, Makenzie Fugate, Victoria Lee Parks, Briana Ilizzabeth Lego-Clemons, Tyranda Estelle Martin, Cory Charles Taylor

LINDSIDE: Sidney N. Karnes

LOGAN: Ashley Brooke Williamson

MARTINSBURG: Sean M. Monro

MATHENY: Taylor June Brown

MOHAWK: Brayden Cline

MOUNT HOPE: Mary L. Denny, Joseph Tyler Mitchem

OAK HILL: Shannon Marie Blevins-Ward, Emma Morgan Workman

OAKVALE: Laken Ann McKinney

OCEANA: Martha Andrea Gibson

ODD: Holly Marie Graham

ONA: Ryann M. Davis

PETERSTOWN: Serrell Nadine Garee, Sydney R. Phipps

PINEVILLE: Keagen Blizzard, Keli Jean Teresa Adkins

PIPESTEM: Cailyn Leigh-Anne Butler, Gene Weatherly, Kristan Brown

PRINCETON: Bethany CarolLee Breeden, Arianna Elizabeth McKinney, Grace Eva Marie King, Ronnie William Mabe, III, Jocelyn Rochelle Woods, Paidan Nicole Ball, Sarah Victoria Linkhous, Tiffany Ann Flanery, Amanda Leann Green, Lesley Dawn Weeks, Oran Andrew Trimble, Sean David Fannin, Caleb Thomas Scott, Adrian Marcus Spaulding, Joshua Steven Bish, Audreyonna Neal, Abbey Elaine Osborne, Justin Matthew Perdue, Lisa L. Taylor

PRINCEWICK: Kayla Meadows

RAINELLE: Riley Brenae Bowyer

RANSON: John Paul Gesford, Maria T. Gesford

ROCK: Taylor Starr Bosley, Alex Craig Young

RONCEVERTE: Owen L. Vogelsong

RUPERT: Claudia Jean Blake

SAINT ALBANS: Josie Grace Crawford, Emma Nichole Simpkins

SALEM: Chance V.  Howell

SANDYVILLE: Regan Alexis Carpenter

SHADY SPRING: Andrew Smith, Riley Grace Painter

SHEPHERDSTOWN: Ryan Allison Manion

SHINNSTON: Morgan Sahara Southern

SINKS GROVE: Alex N. Weikle

SPENCER: Quinton Trevor Ward

SUMMERSVILLE: Preston G. Prather, Trey Murphy Comer, Isaiah K. Jackson-Darby, Caroline Marie Smith, Stephen H. Hayslette

SYLVESTER: Kristin Cheyenne Ayers

THORNTON: Liz Janae Jennings

UNION: David A. Gu, Taylor Sizemore

WAR: Eden Aimee Mutter, Samantha Tessner

WEIRTON: Cosima R. Conklin

WELCH: Kalei Madison Adkins, Ja’Nazjah Deshanti Ivy, Dylan A. Long

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS: Colin Andrew Wiley

WILLIAMSTOWN: Jacob M. Britton

OUT OF STATE

BLACKSTONE, VA: Kayla Madison McCraw

BLUEFIELD, VA: Shayla B. Short

BROADFORD, VA: Nancy-Jo Kathleen Roberts

BROADWAY, VA: Jon Bryce Turner

CHILHOWIE, VA: Lucas Andrew Doss

CHRISTIANSBURG, VA: Ty Dunkleman

CHESAPEAKE, OH: John Akot Aguer

COLUMBIA, SC: Courtney Dawn Remalay

DUBLIN, VA: Chase Patrick Dotson

ELK CREEK, VA: Kacie F. Shaffner

FAIRFIELD, VA: Dalton Benson

FOREST CITY, NC: Savannah Marie Bates

GLENDALE, CA: Ashley Marie Ratcliffe

GREEN COVER SPRINGS, FL: Kylee Stacy

GREENEVILLE, TN: Blayne Connor Ferguson

GRUNDY, VA: Kennedi Shantell Plymal

KEY WEST, FL: Alvin Howard

LEXINGTON, NC: Jolie Marie Privett

LOWGAP, NC: Delaney Hope Fulk

LYNCHBURG, VA: Vonte R. Pannell

MANASSAS, VA: Kristen Michelle Lough

MIDDLETOWN, MD: Zachary John Clapper

MILLERSVILLE, MD: Deja Atkinson

MONETTA, VA: Edward James Blake

MURRIETA, CA: Cayden Richard Chambers

NORTH PALM BEACH, FL: Michael Price Dupont

ORLANDO, FL: Jaylen Jamar Harper

OAKLAND, MD: Allison Daniella Fitzwater

PEMBROKE, VA: Andrea Jeanette Perez

PULASKI, VA: Maddisan Ratcliff

ROANOKE, VA: Taylor Madison Abshire, Jordan Bryce Wooden

ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC: Aaron Brett Strickland, Jr.

SALEM, VA: Courtney Nicole Raines

SALISBURY, NC: Caroline Gaylin Houpe

SEVIERVILLE, TN: Bo Anderson Rowland

SMITHFIELD, NC: William Xavier Jackson

STAUNTON, VA: Csayjah Tyn’ee Barber-Whitelow

SUNRISE, FL: Zachary D. Saryeldin

WALKERSVILLE, MD: Imani Monique Campbell

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Maria Jose Chavez

WEST PALM BEACH, FL: Christopher Frederick Satcher

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