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Student Speaker Archive

Student speakers dating back to Fall 2000 can be found here.

2020 – 2024

CeremonyStudent NameAcademic Studies
Spring 2024Benjamin PooveyB.S. Business Administration
Fall 2023Miracle HolderB.S. Biological Sciences
Minor in Nutrition
Minor in Africana Studies
Minor in Spanish
Spring 2023Kelsey O’ConnorBachelor of Social Work
Minor in Psychology
Fall 2022Maab AldulimyB.S. Biochemistry
Spring 2022Anna JumpB.A. Leadership in the Public Sector
Fall 2021Shannon FullerB.A. Leadership in the Public Sector
August 2021 *Chloe WhealanB.A. Psychology
Spring 2021 ^
May 14
Britanya WrightB.S. Electrical Engineering
Spring 2021 ^
May 15
Talya OzbelliB.A. Communication
Fall 2020 ^Brendan Roess (Fall)
Chloe Whealan (Spring)
B.S. Biological Sciences
B.A. Psychology
Spring 2020 +N/AN/A
* This in-person ceremony recognized graduates of the Class of 2020
^ This ceremony had two student speakers
+ No ceremony due to COVID-19 pandemic

2010 – 2019

CeremonyStudent NameAcademic Studies
Fall 2019Abigail CarboneB.S. Materials Science and Engineering
Minor in Nanotechnology
Spring 2019Ruhama WolleB.A. Communication
Minor in Journalism
Fall 2018Lindsay McMillanB.A. Communication
Minor in Arts Entrepreneurship
Spring 2018Patrick SchillingB.S. Business Administration
B.S. International Management
Fall 2017Stephanie TateB.A. Political Science
Spring 2017Yasmine ConnorB.S. Mechanical Engineering
Minor in Sociology
Fall 2016Yvette Nkunde-BoseB.S. Biochemistry
Minor in Spanish
Spring 2016Tatiana DeBerryB.S. Criminology
Minor in Political Science
Fall 2015Callie YohnB.A. Communication
Minor in Spanish
Spring 2015Lela JohnstonB.S. Political Science
Fall 2014Bethaney LewisB.S. Nutrition Science
Spring 2014Nasser Alexander
Koucheki
B.S. Biological Sciences
Fall 2013Ryan CobleB.S. Computer Engineering
B.S. Electrical Engineering
Spring 2013Jessica EkstromB.A. Communication
Fall 2012Garik SadovyB.S. Materials Science and Engineering
Spring 2012Jason CooperB.A. Communication
Fall 2011Lindsey PullumB.S. Political Science
Spring 2011Kimberly SpenceB.S. Biological Sciences
Minor in International Studies
Fall 2010Heidi SullivanB.A. Communication
Spring 2010Lianne Marie GonsalvesB.S. Biological Sciences
B.A. International Studies

2000 – 2009

CeremonyStudent NameAcademic Studies
Fall 2009Emma Jeannette NortonB.S. Textile and Apparel
Management
Spring 2009John Mickey, Jr.B.S. Business Administration
Fall 2008James E. O. Haskins, IIB.S. Political Science
Spring 2008Christina Wynona
Johnson
B.S. Business Administration
Fall 2007Michelle Jane PineB.S. Economics
Spring 2007Ronald Johnson, Jr.B.S. Business Management
B.S. Psychology
Fall 2006Benton William LangleyB.S. Political Science
Minor in Tourism
Spring 2006Jared MilradB.S. Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
Fall 2005Austin Leigh DuncanB.S. Environmental Science
B.S. Zoology
Spring 2005Anna EdensB.S. Biological Sciences
Fall 2004Nathaniel HornerB.A. English
Spring 2004Lauren WelchB.S. Chemistry
M.A. Multi-disciplinary Studies
Fall 2003Victor O’JanpaB.S. Civil Engineering
Spring 2003Elizabeth Rose GutierrezB.A. Sociology
B.A. Foreign Language
Minor in Business Management
Fall 2002Caitlin Suzanne BoonB.S. Food Science
B.S. Poultry Science
Spring 2002Jason Andrew GrissomB.S. Economics
B.A. Political Science
B.A. Multi-disciplinary Studies
Fall 2001Teresa Leigh MurchieB.S. Accounting
Spring 2001Henry WardB.S. Computer Engineering
Fall 2000Sandra Britt ThomasonB.A. Communication

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President Alexander Q. Holladay and the first graduating class sit for a portrait, 1893.