Class of 2024

We are pleased to present the 2024 candidates for graduation with current honors and degree information.

Masters Degree Candidates

Curriculum and Instruction

Greyson Arlis Landry Baker, Big Stone Gap, Virginia

Carlie Clark, Norton, Virginia

Katelyn Marie Cline, Portsmouth, Virginia

Connie Merie Edwards, Haysi, Virginia

Kristin Marie Gobbi, Amagansett, New York

Noah Zachary Hall, Wise, Virginia

Leah Madison Kestner, Chilhowie, Virginia

Reba Jean Kindle, Gate City, Virginia

Kara Grace Long, Lebanon, Virginia

Grant Thomas Quinn, Kingsport, Tennessee

Carleigh Ray, Wise, Virginia

Alyssa Lauren Shell, Wise, Virginia

Jacob Tyler Sowers, Bassett, Virginia

Tyler Delano Warner, Norton, Virginia

Shasta Dionne Adams
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Nursing
Norton, Virginia 

Katlin Lois Beth Akers
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Psychology
Gate City, Virginia 

Brody Wade Allison
Bachelor of Science
Business Administration
Wise, Virginia 

Jacob Alvord
Bachelor of Arts
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Wise, Virginia 

Granville Ray Amos III
Bachelor of Science
Software Engineering
Fredericksburg, Virginia 

Hunter James Anderson
Bachelor of Science
Business Administration
Chelsea, Alabama 

Isaiah Adam Artrip
Bachelor of Arts
History
Castlewood, Virginia 

Nicholas Lane Badgett
Bachelor of Science
Criminal Justice
Mount Airy, North Carolina 

Grayson Coy Bailey
Bachelor of Arts
Sport Management
Wise, Virginia 

Ryan Austen Bales
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Computer Science
Jonesville, Virginia 

Dakota Jennings Ball
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Business Administration
Lebanon, Virginia 

Sarah Isabel Barrett
Bachelor of Science
Criminal Justice
Maysville, Georgia 

Camden James Bartee
Bachelor of Science
Business Administration
Big Stone Gap, Virginia 

Karmel Euneece Bartels
CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Nursing
Charlottesville, Virginia 

Sydney Brooke Berg
CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Psychology
Wise, Virginia 

Coburn Spencer Bergum
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Nursing
Faber, Virginia 

Mia Hope Kaylyn Bishop
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Psychology
Big Stone Gap, Virginia 

Natalie Faith Bishop
Bachelor of Arts
Communication Studies
Duffield, Virginia 

Josmeer Shymik Blake
Bachelor of Arts
Sport Management
Roanoke, Virginia 

Ethan Thomas Blank
CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Business Administration
Roanoke, Virginia 

Evan Louis Blanton
Bachelor of Science
Accounting
Business Administration
Big Stone Gap, Virginia 

Connor McNeil Blevins
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Biology
Coeburn, Virginia 

Avery Ryne Boehm
Bachelor of Science
Business Administration
Greenville, Virginia 

Madison Danielle Bohnert
Bachelor of Science
Psychology
Norton, Virginia 

Rachael Paige Bolling
CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Arts
History
Wise, Virginia 

Danielle Nicole Brock
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Business Administration
Accounting
Roanoke, Virginia 

Benjamin Bryson
Bachelor of Science
Business Administration
Horse Shoe, North Carolina 

Savannah Elizabeth Burdsal
CUM LAUDE
College Honors 
Bachelor of Science
Biochemistry
Virginia Beach, Virginia 

Brianna Nicole Butler
Magna Cum Laude 
Bachelor of Science 
Psychology
Saltville, VA

Esau Garrett Byrd
Bachelor of Arts
Earth Science
Johnson City, Tennessee 

Mark Carter
Bachelor of Arts
Sport Management
Zion Crossroads, Virginia 

Cheyenne Chelle Cashwell
Bachelor of Science
Computer Science
Johnson City, Tennessee 

Gabriel J. Chester
Bachelor of Arts
Spanish
Dryden, Virginia 

Shayleigh May Cire
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
College Honors
Bachelor of Arts
History
Montvale, Virginia 

Adam S. Clark
Bachelor of Science
Accounting
Wise, Virginia 

Crystal Gail Clark
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Nursing
Wise, Virginia 

Crystal Lee Comer
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Arts
Music
Tazewell, Virginia 

Ethan Zane Cox
Bachelor of Science
Criminal Justice
Coeburn, Virginia 

Christopher Crabtree
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Accounting
Wise, Virginia 

Hannah Dion Faith Crabtree
MAGNA CUM LAUDEBachelor of Science
Psychology
Wise, Virginia 

Caleb Seth Cruey
Bachelor of Science
Business Administration
Cedar Bluff, Virginia 

Tiffany Nichole Cunningham
Bachelor of Science
Psychology
North Tazewell, Virginia 

Kellan Jonathan Dalton
Bachelor of Science
Business Administration
Berryville, Virginia 

Gregory Brock Davidson
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Arts
Theatre
Chilhowie, Virginia 

Ryan J. Davis
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Management Information Systems
Floyd, Virginia 

Toney M. Davis Jr
Bachelor of Arts
Sport Management
Kellyton, Alabama 

Kayla Brooke Deel
Bachelor of Science
Biology
Coeburn, Virginia 

Madison Grace Edmonds
Bachelor of Arts
English Literature
St. Paul, Virginia 

Taylor Anne Edwards
CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Business Administration
St. Paul, Virginia 

William Collier Elkins
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Business Administration
Middlesboro, Kentucky 

Camryn Leigh Elswick
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Psychology
Whitesburg, Kentucky 

Matthew James Estrada
Bachelor of Arts
Sport Management
Madera, California 

Nathan McKeithan Fields
CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Accounting
Norton, Virginia 

Brooke McKenna Fox
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Nursing
Castlewood, Virginia 

Shalaya Rose Foxx
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Psychology
Galax, Virginia 

Stephannie Marie Franklin
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Nursing
Big Stone Gap, Virginia 

Brie Frazier
CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Arts
Exercise Science
Magnolia, Texas 

Christopher Freeman
Bachelor of Science
Software Engineering
Coeburn, Virginia 

Carson Fayne Fuller
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Arts
Communication Studies
Clintwood, Virginia 

Pria Makeelan Funk
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Arts
Government (Political Science)
Wise, Virginia 

Dylan Thomas Galenski
Bachelor of Science
Management Information Systems
Culpeper, Virginia 

Madison Marie Gardner
Bachelor of Arts
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Pound, Virginia 

William Peyton Gentry
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Arts
History
Big Stone Gap, Virginia 

Alexander M. Germain-Minter
Bachelor of Arts
Health & Wellness

Bachelor of Science
Psychology
Montross, Virginia 

Kert Lance Gibson
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Biochemistry
Fort Blackmore, Virginia 

Jaevon Thomas Gillespie
Bachelor of Arts
Sport Management
Greeneville, Tennessee 

Audrey Louise Gilliam
Bachelor of Science
Computer Science
Big Stone Gap, Virginia 

Cannan Michael Godsey
Bachelor of Arts
Music
Norton, Virginia 

William Gough
Bachelor of Arts
Communication Studies
Glen Allen, Virginia 

Sage Dublin Grandon
CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Arts
Communication Studies

CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Psychology
Prestonsburg, Kentucky 

Hunter Jade Grant
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Nursing
Pound, Virginia 

Colby Blaine Hackney
Bachelor of Science
Computer Science
Birchleaf, Virginia 

Jacklyn Grace Hall
Bachelor of Arts
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Ben Hur, Virginia 

Michaela Faith Hall
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Biochemistry
Wise, Virginia 

Rhonda Denise Hall
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Nursing
Altavista, Virginia 

Sydney Faith Hall
Bachelor of Arts
English Literature
Big Stone Gap, Virginia 

Rozalynd Chantil Hamm
Bachelor of Science
Criminal Justice
Wise, Virginia 

Zachary Michael Hammonds
Bachelor of Science
Management Information Systems
Duffield, Virginia 

Gregory Cole Harness
Bachelor of Arts
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Coeburn, Virginia 

Emma Rose Hastings
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Nursing
Fredericksburg, Virginia 

Courtney Leann Hay
CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Arts
Theatre
Jonesville, Virginia 

Austin Hicks
Bachelor of Arts
Sport Management
Communication Studies
Chester, Virginia 

Andrew Scott Hill
Bachelor of Arts
Art
Ridgeway, Virginia 

Haylee Desiree’ Hill
CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Arts
Communication Studies
Surgoinsville, Tennessee 

Capone C. Hoffman
Bachelor of Science
Accounting
Culpepper, Virginia 

Matthew J. Holding
Bachelor of Science
Psychology
Big Stone Gap, Virginia 

Haley Howard
Bachelor of Arts
Art
Shawsville, Virginia 

William Ireson
Bachelor of Arts
History
Castlewood, Virginia 

Ammon Sammier Talleek Ivey
Bachelor of Arts
Health & Wellness
Del Valle, Texas 

Jalen Jackson
Bachelor of Science
Business Administration
Roanoke, Virginia 

Julianna Jenkins
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Psychology
Bent Mountain, Virginia 

Angel Johnson
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
College Honors
Bachelor of Arts
English Literature
Richmond, Virginia 

Avery Dacie Johnson
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Criminal Justice
Psychology
Gate City, Virginia 

Brittany Nicole Johnson
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
College Honors
Bachelor of Science
Psychology
Nora, Virginia 

Courtney Emalee Johnson
Bachelor of Science
Psychology
McRoberts, Kentucky 

Desiree Hope Johnson
CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Psychology
Big Stone Gap, Virginia 

Allison Jones
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Arts
Communication Studies
Wise, Virginia 

Jaylen S. Jones
Bachelor of Science
Psychology
Hampton, Virginia 

Juliana Love Jordan
Bachelor of Arts
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Pound, Virginia 

Madison Faye Jordan
Bachelor of Science
Accounting
Norton, Virginia 

Caitlynn Danielle Justice
Bachelor of Science
Business Administration
Hurley, Virginia 

Dalton Isaac Keel
CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Computer Science
Norton, Virginia 

Jonathan Garrett Keene
Bachelor of Arts
Exercise Science
Grundy, Virginia 

Haley Shea Kerhart
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Criminal Justice
Spotsylvania, Virginia 

Jackson W. Kime
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
College Honors 
Bachelor of Arts
History
Ivanhoe, Virginia 

Michael King III
Bachelor of Science
Accounting
Lawrenceville, Georgia

Olivia Jaycee Lambert
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Psychology
Clintwood, Virginia 

Sydney Paula Laney
Bachelor of Science
Biochemistry
Castlewood, Virginia 

Kenneth Lynch
Bachelor of Arts
History
Norfolk, Virginia 

Charlotte Anne Mabry
CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Arts
Exercise Science
Altavista, Virginia 

Isabella June Maggard
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Environmental Science
Pound, Virginia 

Gustavo Marangoni
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Arts
Government (Political Science)
Sao Paulo, Brazil  

Nicholas Thomas Martin
Bachelor of Arts
Government (Political Science)
Wytheville, Virginia 

Tommy Isaiah McAmis
Bachelor of Arts
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Wise, Virginia 

Isaiah B. McCall
Bachelor of Science
Management Information Systems
Neon, Kentucky 

Kristen McKeehan
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Arts
Exercise Science
London, Kentucky 

Jason Mensah-Homiah
CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Computer Science
Software Engineering
Springfield, Virginia 

Levi Seth Miller
Bachelor of Science
Biology
Honaker, Virginia 

Sierra Nicole Miller
Bachelor of Science
Psychology
Pound, Virginia 

Samantha Cali Mooney
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Nursing
St. Paul, Virginia 

Treyshawn MacTavian Moore
Bachelor of Arts
Sport Management
Pinewood, South Carolina 

Sophia Morgan
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Biochemistry
Big Stone Gap, Virginia 

Trevor Morris
Bachelor of Science
Psychology
Richmond, Virginia 

Adam Mullins
Bachelor of Science
Computer Science
Clintwood, Virginia 

Dawson Skyler Mullins
Bachelor of Arts
Music
Coeburn, Virginia 

Dylan Mullins
Bachelor of Science
Biology
Pound, Virginia 

Madison Riley Mullins
Bachelor of Science
Psychology
Clintwood, Virginia 

Payton Lynne Mullins
Bachelor of Arts
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Abingdon, Virginia 

Zachary Tanner Mullins
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Nursing
Big Stone Gap, Virginia 

Tyler O’Reilly
Bachelor of Science
Criminal Justice
Herndon, Virginia 

Rebekah Elizabeth Owens
Bachelor of Arts
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Gate City, Virginia 

Hailey Renee Pease
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Arts
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Clintwood, Virginia 

Madison Pease
Bachelor of Science
Psychology
Big Stone Gap, Virginia 

Elizabeth Leslie Peterson
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Arts
Government (Political Science)
Pulaski, Virginia 

Sydney Michelle Phillips
Bachelor of Arts
English Literature
Norton, Virginia 

Emily Porter
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Nursing
Clintwood, Virginia 

Aubrey Briann Powers
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Nursing
Nickelsville, Virginia 

Gregory Ethan Powers
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Arts
English Literature
History
Coeburn, Virginia 

Jaden T. Pritchard
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Nursing
Wise, Virginia 

Melanie Brooke Ramey
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Sociology
Vansant, Virginia 

Justin Stephen Reed
CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Arts
Exercise Science
Nickelsville, Virginia 

Céline Adélie Rhodes
Bachelor of Arts
History
Greenville, South Carolina 

Callie Cathren Richardson
Bachelor of Arts
Health & Physical Education
Duffield, Virginia 

Bryson Patrick Roberson
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Criminal Justice
Economics

MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Arts
Government (Political Science)
Norton, Virginia 

Kenzlee Robinson
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Arts
Art
Troutville, Virginia 

Emily Grace Rogers
Bachelor of Science
Psychology
Appalachia, Virginia 

Kevin Parker Rose
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Criminal Justice
Clintwood, Virginia 

Caitlyn Blair Ross
CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Arts
Exercise Science
Health & Wellness
Kingston, Tennessee 

Elijah Seth Roucka
Bachelor of Arts
Communication Studies
Norton, Virginia 

Corban Ruch
Bachelor of Science
Management Information Systems
McMinnville, Tennessee 

Dalton Michael Rutter
Bachelor of Arts
Communication Studies
Lafollette, Tennessee 

Peyton Douglas Salyer
Bachelor of Arts
Sport Management
Health & Wellness
Castlewood, Virginia 

Ashlyn McKenah Salyers
CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Nursing
Bluefield, Virginia 

Katie Lynne Salyers
CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Arts
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Cleveland, Virginia 

Samantha Sargent
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Criminal Justice
Pounding Mill, Virginia 

Zariah Diane Scales
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
College Honors 
Bachelor of Arts
Exercise Science
Spencer, Virginia 

Fabian Gustavo Segreda Jimenez
Bachelor of Science
Management Information Systems
Desamparados, Costa Rica

Saidee Leigh Sexton
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Accounting
Business Administration
Wise, Virginia 

Leo Joseph Shaffer
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Arts
Earth Science
Dryfork, Virginia 

Ashley Shortridge
CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Nursing
Lebanon, Virginia 

Madison Shuler Schlobohm
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Nursing
Big Stone Gap, Virginia 

Dakota Mason Sisson
Bachelor of Arts
Sport Management
Christiansburg, Virginia 

Grant Forest Sizemore
Bachelor of Arts
Communication Studies
Poquoson, Virginia 

Sarah Allison Slemp
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Nursing
Pound, Virginia 

Charity Faith Smith
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Sociology
Pound, Virginia 

Christopher Logan Smith
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Business Administration
Cleveland, Virginia 

Gara Peyton Smith-Jacques
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Nursing
Fredericksburg, Virginia 

Kassidy Reyna Smith
Bachelor of Arts
English Literature
St. Paul, Virginia 

Trinity Hope Smith
Bachelor of Science
Accounting
Norton, Virginia 

Jaylee Reed Stanley
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Nursing
Lebanon, Virginia 

William Tristian Stidham
Bachelor of Arts
Liberal Arts and Sciences
East Stone Gap, Virginia 

Kaleigh B. Still
Bachelor of Science
Biology
Coeburn, Virginia 

Garrett Cole Stiltner
CUM LAUDE
College Honors
Bachelor of Science
Biology
Johnson City, Tennessee 

Colton Alexander Strouth
Bachelor of Science
Computer Science
Wise, Virginia 

Daquandre Makevin Taylor
Bachelor of Arts
Sport Management
Charlottesville, Virginia 

Patrick Sherrod Taylor
Bachelor of Arts
Sport Management
Richmond, Virginia 

Braydon Harlyn Thompson
Bachelor of Science
Business Administration
Wytheville, Virginia 

Elizabeth Grace Thompson
Bachelor of Arts
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Wise, Virginia 

Kyle Andrew Titsch
Bachelor of Arts
History
Virginia Beach, Virginia 

Olivia Grey Toomer
CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Mathematics
Leesburg, Virginia 

Sydney Nicole Trask
Bachelor of Arts
Sport Management
Kernersville, North Carolina 

Mallory Taylor Trimble
Bachelor of Science
Psychology
Chesterfield, Virginia 

Madison Brooke Trosper
Bachelor of Arts
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Wise, Virginia 

Stephanie Victoria Tucker
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Nursing
Coeburn, Virginia 

Halley Grace Turner
Bachelor of Arts
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Wise, Virginia 

Thomas B. Turner
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Arts
Health & Physical Education
Appalachia, Virginia 

Omar Gibran Tyson
Bachelor of Arts
Sport Management
Dinwiddie, Virginia 

Rron Ukaj
Bachelor of Arts
Sport Management
Pejë, Kosovo  

Rilei Isabella Vanover
Bachelor of Science
Psychology
Coeburn, VA 

Paige Eleanor Volpone
Bachelor of Arts
Health & Wellness
Newbury, Massachusetts 

Bragan Wade
Bachelor of Science
Psychology
Lynchburg, Virginia 

JaéDairen Dramon Warren-Binion
Bachelor of Arts
Sport Management
Stafford, Virginia 

Anna Claire Watt
Bachelor of Arts
Communication Studies
Greenville, South Carolina 

Aidan Riley Wells
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Arts
Art
History
Norton, Virginia 

Zander B. Wells
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
College Honors
Bachelor of Science
Computer Science
Stuart, Virginia 

Job Whalen
Bachelor of Arts
Sport Management
Louisa, Virginia 

Whitney Lauren White
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Nursing
Nickelsville, Virginia 

Jordon Whitley
Bachelor of Science
Business Administration
Dumfries, Virginia 

Chad A. Williams
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Psychology
Lebanon, Virginia 

Tyler J. Williams
Bachelor of Science
Chemistry
Mathematics
Duffield, Virginia 

Taylor Martina Willinghan
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Nursing
Fredericksburg, Virginia 

Morgan Grace Jesse Woliver
Bachelor of Arts
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Pennington Gap, Virginia 

Kaitie Fae Woods
Bachelor of Arts
Exercise Science
Shawsville, Virginia 

Casey Jane Wright
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Arts
History
Clintwood, Virginia 

Samantha Jade Wright
Bachelor of Arts
Biology
Wise, Virginia 

Victoria Gale Wright
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Psychology
Meadows of Dan, Virginia 

Ashley Michelle Wyatt
Bachelor of Science
Psychology
Lebanon, Virginia 

Renee Taliaferro Yancey
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Nursing
Mineral, Virginia 

Qing Yang
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science
Accounting
Clintwood, Virginia 

Madison Brooke Yates
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Nursing
Haysi, Virginia 

Riley Faith Yates
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Bachelor of Arts
English Literature
Wise, Virginia 

Jon Michael T. Young
Bachelor of Science
Business Administration
Saltville, Virginia 

Jolie Lauren Zosky
Bachelor of Science
Psychology
Coeburn, Virginia