Submitted photo  Riley Scholars Bonnie Nixon of Ellisville,  Kanisha Warnsley of Newton and Kristien Long of Philadelphia were recognized at the 2016 Fall Commencement held Friday at the MSU Riley Center.  Nixon is a business administration major while Warnsley and Long are both education majors.  The three were among more than 90 students that graduated from Mississippi State in Meridian.  

Graduating Friday from MSU- Meridian were:

(AL, Millry) Courtney Mae Hinton (1), B.S. – Elementary Education; (MS, Bailey) Hunter Cherylyn Claire Anthony (2), B.A. – Psychology; Joseph K Lamberth, B.B.A. – Business Administration; (Carthage) Vanessa Gail Barton, B.S. – Interdisciplinary Studies; Lisa Palokas Burnside, Ed.S. – School Administration; Cameron Glyn Jolly, B.B.A. – Accounting; Anthony W. Palokas, M.S. – School Administration; Adam C Wade, B.A. – Criminology (Collinsville)

Candy P. Adams, M.S. – Counselor Education; Aaron Lyle Wallace, M.A.T. – Community College Education; Debria Deann Watson – Interdisciplinary Studies (Conehatta) Patrisha Andrea Tahahwah, M.S. – Counselor Education (Decatur) Pamela Dianne Cleveland, B.S.W. – Social Work; James Bailey Davis Farmer, B.S. – Interdisciplinary Studies; Jacob Matthew Loper, B.S. – Interdisciplinary Studies; William Michael Mott, M.A.T. – Secondary Education; Bradley Patrick Walton, B.B.A. – Business Administration (DeKalb) Sharris M. Grace, B.S.W. – Social Work; Apryl Denise Johnson, B.S. – Interdisciplinary Studies (Ellisville) Bonnie LeAnne Nixon, Riley Scholar, B.B.A. – Business Administration; Travis C. Willis, B.B.A. – Management (Enterprise) Leah Chancelor Ivey, M.S. – School Administration; Jessica Paige Satcher, M.S. – School Administration (Flowood)

Gabriel Elijah Martin, B.S. – Business Administration (Forest) Maria Fernanda Bermudez Madrigal, B.B.A. – Accounting; Edward Chase Gaddis, B.S. – Interdisciplinary Studies;

Justin Evan Johnson, B.B.A. – Business Administration (Heidelberg) Kristi Danelle Matthews (2), B.B.A. – Accounting (Jackson) Latreal Nekia Hayden, Ed.S. – Secondary Education (Lake)

Mark Anthony Shoemaker, B.S. – Interdisciplinary Studies (Lauderdale) Heather Dawn Henry, M.S. – Elementary Education; Kaitlin Rae Jackson, B.A. – Psychology (Laurel) Carl Stevenson, B.S. – Interdisciplinary Studies; Selah Lindsey Weems, M.A.T. – Community College Education

(Little Rock) Angela Rose Figueroa (3), B.S. – Kinesiology (Louisville) Christopher Lee Eaves, B.B.A. – Accounting (Meridian) Adrian Allen Anderson, B.A. – Communications; Baleigh Nicole Booker (1), B.S. – Kinesiology; Barbara Buntin Bosarge (1), B.S. – Interdisciplinary Studies; Tashana Rene Carter, M.S. – School Administration; Heather Shanta Chamberlain, M.S. – Counselor Education; Chesla Ann Clark (1), B.B.A. – Accounting; Kevin Wayne Davis, B.B.A. – Business Administration; Deona K. Fox, Ed.S. – School Administration; Tianna Rochelle Hampton, B.A. – History; Andrew Boyd Haney, B.B.A. – Accounting; Derrick Antwain Johnson, Ed.S. – Secondary Education; Julianne Wall Kelly, Riley Scholar, B.B.A. – Healthcare Administration; Daniel Yale Lott (3), B.S. – Secondary Education; Wanda Joyce Martin, B.B.A. – Accounting; Dominique Latesch McKee, M.S. – Counselor Education; Kimberly K. McKenzie, B.S. – Interdisciplinary Studies; Mary Nicole Miller, M.S. – Counselor Education; Ingrid Olivas, B.B.A. – Accounting; Haley Rene Pierce, B.S. – Special Education; Tyreeka Ditreece Randolph, B.S.W. – Social Work; Ashley Elizabeth Roebuck, B.S. – Elementary Education; Dustin D. Scharmen, B.B.A. – Business Administration; Olga Viktorivna Smith, B.B.A. – Accounting; Dustin Wellman, B.B.A. – Business Administration; Amy Joy Yoder (1), B.B.A. – Accounting (Mize) Samantha Marie Meadows (2), B.S. – Elementary Education (Newton) Michael Gray Davis, B.B.A. – Business Administration; Kimberly Loueve Evans, B.S. – Interdisciplinary Studies; Martrell Antun Jones, B.S. – Interdisciplinary Studies; Casey LeAnn Rowzee, M.S. – Elementary Education; Kanisha Shalois Warnsley (3), Riley Scholar, B.S. – Special Education (Pachuta) Barbara Ann Jefferson, B.B.A. – Accounting; Nicole Jefferson, B.S.W. – Social Work (Pelachatchie) Ashley Boyer Gough, Ed.S. – Secondary Education (Philadelphia) Corey Ray Burton (3), B.S. – Secondary Education; Julie Diane Clark (3), B.S. – Secondary Education; Delnita Rose Jones, Ed.S. – School Administration; Damien Rashaun Lewis, B.A. – Criminology; Kristien Hope Long (2), Riley Scholar, B.S. – Elementary Education; Eden Nicole McGee (2), B.S. – Kinesiology; Grant Harrison Pace, B.S. – Interdisciplinary Studies; Caleb Douglas Thompson, M.S. – School Administration; Jennifer Joy White, B.S. – Elementary Education; Jacob Alexander Whitney, B.A.T. – Healthcare Administration (Picayune) Kayla Jeane Drennan, B.ACC. – Accounting (Preston) Samantha Joy Griffin, B.A. – History; Adrian Nicole Tucker, B.B.A. – Accounting (Quitman)

Amy Michele Chandler, B.S. – Interdisciplinary Studies (Shuqualak) Keyetta Kierra Buckhalter, B.A. – Criminology (Toomsuba) Edwin Cody Crawford, B.S. – Kinesiology; Heather May Cutway, B.S. – Special Education; Joshua Gressett, B.B.A. – Accounting (Union) Glenda Gardner (1), B.S. – Secondary Education (Vossburg) Angel Lachelle Johnson, B.S. – Secondary Education (Waynesboro) Gabriel L. Hood, B.S. – Interdisciplinary Studies

The levels of recognition and the grade point averages required for each are:

(1) Summa Cum Laude 3.80; (2) Magna Cum Laude 3.60; (3) Cum Laude 3.40 Q.P.A.