Above: MSU-Meridian graduates look over the 2014 fall commencement program at the 11.a.m. ceremony held Friday at the MSU-Riley Center. The 98 graduates hailed from 35 counties in Mississippi and Alabama.

Below: Emily Lucy of Newton, Francie Walk of Meridian and Leticia Horton of Enterprise all received their B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies at MSU-Meridian’s 2014 fall commencement. Also pictured is Cheryl Reed of Meridian who earned her M.A.T. in Community College Education.

MSU Meridian graduates are: (AL, Cuba) James Michael Boland (2), Riley Scholar, B.B.A. – Businesss Administration; (MS, Bay Springs) Matthew Arlen King, B.A. – Criminology; (Brandon) Joey A. Coghlan, M.S. – School Administration; Robert Christopher Lee, M.S. – School Administration; (Carthage) Crosby Alexander McDonald, B.A. – Criminology; (Choctaw) Melinda Jean Gibson, B.S. – Interdisciplinary Studies; (Chunky) Adrian Lee Cavenaugh, B.S. – Interdisciplinary Studies; (Collinsville) Joe Burt Cade III, B.B.A. – Information Systems; Alesha Brooke Knight, Ed.S. – School Administration; Catherine Roby Moore, M.S. – Elementary Education; James Mikel Rowcliff III, M.A.T.S. – Secondary Education; Victoria Jo Thornhill, Riley Scholar, B.B.A. – Healthcare Administration; (Daleville) Sonja Latreese Hardy, B.A. – Psychology; (Decatur) Libby Hamil Nance, B.S. – Elementary Education; Tiffany La’Mesha Sims, B.A. – Psychology; John Wesley Tanner, B.S. – Secondary Education; (Enterprise) Leticia T. Horton, B.S. – Interdisciplinary Studies; Lawson Matthew Long, B.B.A. – Information Systems; (Forest) Taylor Parker Boone, B.B.A. – Healthcare Administration; Lavell Brown, Jr., B.B.A. – Accounting; Meaghan Austin Huseman, B.S. – Secondary Education; Chiquita Sholonta McClendon, B.S. – Interdisciplinary Studies; Dustin Phillips, B.S. – Secondary Education; Tracy Marie Smith, M.S. – Counselor Education; (Heidelberg) Linda Satcher Evans, B.A. – Psychology; (Hickory) Matthew Thomas Blackwell (3), Riley Scholar, B.A. – History; Jimmy W. Hayes II, M.S. – Counselor Education; Jessica S. Thomas, Ed.S. – Counselor Education; (Lake) Tineisha Louise Hayes (3), Riley Scholar, B.B.A. – Accounting; Jacoquyn Kentrel Rasco, B.A. – Psychology; (Lauderdale) Marion Thomas Banks, B.A. – Criminology;William Taylor Gregory, B.B.A. – Accounting; Jasmine Leigh Harris, M.S. – Counselor Education; (Little Rock) Joshua Lee Yeager, M.A.T.S. – Secondary Education; (Louin) Katherine Ann McDonald, B.B.A. – Accounting; (Meridian) Enrique Lois Abada, Riley Scholar, B.A. – Psychology; Haley Heard Alexander, M.S. – Counselor Education; Bethany Rae Blackwell, B.B.A. – Healthcare Administration; Megan Elizabeth Boone, Riley Scholar, B.B.A. – Accounting; Adam Glenn Boyette, M.S. – School Administration; Raymond C. Brewster, B.B.A. – Marketing; Cecily Necole Carter, B.S. – Interdisciplinary Studies; David Keith Cullum, Jr., B.B.A. – Healthcare Administration; Valerie Celeste Cullum, B.B.A. – Management; Phillip James Culpepper, B.S. – Interdisciplinary Studies; Phyllis Felishaona Dean, Ed.S. – Counselor Education; Jennifer Dowdle Dupont, M.S. – Elementary Education; Melissa Ann Dutton, B.B.A. – Accounting; Eric Hilburn Ferguson, Riley Scholar, B.B.A. – Marketing; Carla Lee Fleming, Ed.S. – School Administration; Karen M. Gibbs, B.A. – Psychology; Bettye J. Jones, M.S. – School Administration; Alexis Johnson Kelley, M.A.T.S. – Secondary Education; Heather Rose LaCoste, M.S. – School Administration; Debra E. Linton, M.S. – School Administration; Phillip Delane Mercer, M.A.T.S. – Secondary Education; Danielle M. Moulds (1), Riley Scholar, B.A. – Psychology; Brittney Lychelle Pinon, B.A. – Psychology; Cheryl Hopson Reed, M.A.T.S. – Community College Education; Chasity Denise Robertson, B.S. – Interdisciplinary Studies; Maxwell Davis Schuler, B.S. – Interdisciplinary Studies; Lainie Annice Simcox, B.S. – Interdisciplinary Studies; Kelsey Amber Summerlin, B.S. – Interdisciplinary Studies; Michael Levon Thomas, B.S. – Interdisciplinary Studies; Francie Mae Walk, B.S. – Interdisciplinary Studies; Brandi White-Faulkner (2), B.A. – English; Calvin Drew Winfield, B.B.A. – Accounting; (Newton) Charles Edward Curry, Jr. (1), Riley Scholar, B.B.A. – Healthcare Administration; Ashiya Camille Hawkins, B.S. – Interdisciplinary Studies; Emily D. Lucy (2), Riley Scholar, B.S. – Interdisciplinary Studies; John William May, M.S. – School Administration; Stephanie Loraine Robinson (3), Riley Scholar, B.S. – Interdisciplinary Studies (Noxapater) Christie Monique Smith, M.S. – Counselor Education; (Pachuta) Shannon Aleise Jones, B.A. – Psychology; (Pascagoula) Jaymie Carlton Smith, M.A.T.S. – Secondary Education; (Pearl) Tamekia LaShundra Stewart, Ed.S. – School Administration; (Philadelphia) Meghan Leigh Burton, B.S. – Secondary Education; Shtoria N. Fox, B.B.A. – Healthcare Administration; Terrence Marquez Hill, B.S. – Interdisciplinary Studies; Christopher Alvin Langley, B.B.A. – Marketing; Michael Dewayne Pierce (3), Riley Scholar, B.B.A. – Management; Taylor Burke Robinson, B.A. – Criminology; Jordan H. Taylor, B.A. – Criminology; (Quitman) Gregory Scott Benson, M.S. – School Administration; Daniel Richmond Gilmer, M.S. – School Administration; Veronica April Antoinette Mi, M.S. – School Administration; (Rose Hill) Kristina Nicole Lewis (3), Riley Scholar, B.A. – History; (Saltillo) Jon L. Cash, P.H.D. – Curriculum and Instruction; (Scooba) Tammy R. Cross, B.S. – Interdisciplinary Studies; (Shubuta) Lasaundra C. Harrison, Ed.S. – School Administration; (State Line) Dawn Hodges Wallace, Ed.S. – School Administration; (Sumrall) Sarah Danielle Landrigan (3), B.B.A. – Marketing; (Taylorsville) Janiyah Candace Wright, B.A. – Psychology; (Toomsuba) Alyson Kate Price (2), Riley Scholar, B.A. – Criminology; (Union) Ellen James Belk, B.S. – Special Education; (Walnut Grove) Brandi L’Shea Carter (3), B.A. – History; (Waynesboro) Paula Denise Pearson Davis, Ed.S. – Counselor Education; Shannon Kristin Smith, B.S. – Interdisciplinary Studies