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Friday, May. 09, 2008

Winthrop confers graduate and specialist degrees

The following Winthrop University students received master’s and specialist degrees May 8, 2008, in commencement exercises at Byrnes Auditorium.

College of Arts and Sciences

Master of Arts

Michael Curtis Baldwin, Rock Hill; James Michael Butts, Fort Mill; Matthew Charles Cochran, Fort Wayne, Ind.; Jessica Ellen Davis, Loganville, Ga.; David Nathaniel Helms, Fort Mill; Doris Bette Herman, Lake Wylie; Andrew Donald Johnston, Rock Hill; Courtney Adams Wooten, Monroe, N.C.

Master of Liberal Arts

James R. Beach II, Walterboro; Kimberly Garza Byrd, Rock Hill.

Master of Science

Jean Marie Abramczyk, Aiken; Tassie Ann Collins, Sterling, Va.; Patricia Ann Davis, Tampa, Fla.; Sarah Elizabeth Dean, Cameron, W. Va.; Klarysa Eva Henry, Houston, Texas; Nicole Diggs Hyatt, Polkton, N.C.; Jennifer Marchand Joseph, Ypsilanti, Mich.; Sarah Morrison Campbell, Charlotte; Nicole Winter Reed, Silver Spring, Md.; Jewel Marie Schellenberg, Charlotte; Heather Nicole Yates, Slate Hill, N.Y.

Master of Social Work

Jessica Ann Baker, Greenville; Jessica Lyn Baker, Allentown, Pa.; Katherine Louise Bell, Greer; Stephanie Denise George, Charlotte; Latisha LaShon Jackson, Catawba; Nichole Lushawn Johnson, Bishopville; Shonise Lavette Kennedy, Charlotte; Lauren Elizabeth King, Aiken; Pamela Ashley Latham, Greenwood; Michael Wesley McMahan, York; Shawna Nicole Bussey-Morant, New Ellenton; Julia E. Perry, Crystal Falls, Mich.; Angela Marie Phipps, Columbia; Carshia Ja´Net Pollard, Aiken; Shayla LaShon Rice, Columbia; Heather Leigh Sexton, Gastonia, N.C.; Vivian R. Shannon-Ramsey, Beaufort; Chiquite Laquese Thompson, Richburg; Janiva Anne Willis, Irishtown, Canada; Deirdre Nicholle Wilson, Charlotte; Angela G. Wise, Edgefield.

Specialist in School Psychology

Ana Maria Alvarez, Tampa, Fla.; Mary Sherrill Horton, Columbia; Retha Mary-Josephine Jones, Lugoff; Natalie Murphy Lloyd, Fort Mill; Jennifer Leigh Perry, Chapin; Jennifer Elizabeth Ramsey, Sharon; Amanda Kathryn Sawetz-Glasener, Vienna, Va.; Barbara J. Slovak, Greensboro, N.C.; Kendra Dawn Stowe, Neenah, Wisc.

College of Business

Master of Business Administration

Ahmad Atallah Alenizi, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Kevin Lane Anderson, Matthews, N.C.; Jackie Kent Brockington Jr., Ridgeland; Gregory Scott Brown, Bristol, Va.; David Lloyd Clemmons, Roanoke Rapids, N.C.; Randy C. Crews, Greenville; William Buckley Droz Jr., Rock Hill; Jeremy Lewis Elam, Pauline; Robert Willard Gordon, Nashville, Tenn.; Kelley Lauren Hargrove, Rock Hill; James Marcus Hayes, Camden; Jonathan Alexander Helms, Clover; Mellissa Marie Hettich, State College, Pa.; Xavery La´Trell Hopkins, Estill; Lance Collins Howard, Fort Mill; Danielle Grace Johnson, Freeport, Bahamas; Douglas G. Killebrew, Murphysboro, Ill.; Danny Ray Memolo, Lugoff; Mariama Ndong, Rock Hill; Mary Allyn Okey, Rock Hill; Sharanabasappa Patil, Charlotte; Daniel Calvin Phillips, Huntersville, N.C.; Akilah Yvette Pitt, Charlotte; Hossein Razavi, Waxhaw, N.C.; Tina Hair Reese, Pineville, N.C.; Stephanie Danielle Reynolds, West Columbia; Christopher George Ringholz, Wolverine Lake, Mich.; Valerie Chantry Rouda, Chesapeake, Va.; Alton Eugene Shell, Hopkins; Alexander David Spotts, Lexington; David Michael Stabenaw, Fort Mill; Paul Stephen Staley, McConnells; Leah M. Sturgis, Kershaw; Hari Subramaniam, Weddington, N.C.; Kristina Svirskaite, Marijampole, Lithuania; Lloyd Edward Swaringer III, Rock Hill; Steven R. Swink, Waxhaw, N.C.; Jonathan Michael Utrup, Toledo, Ohio.

College of Education

Master of Arts in Teaching

Jared Leigh Funderburk, Fort Mill; Wesley Frank Hope, Rock Hill; Alison Elizabeth Kenny, Summerville; Maria Elizabeth Mensik, Fort Mill; John William Naas, Arlington, Ohio; William Reeder Owensby, Union; Joshua D. Pauling, Milford, Pa.; Dawn Marie Reitz, Irmo.

Master of Education

Samantha Stansell Adams, Monroe, N.C.; Elizabeth Hutton Alexander, Surfside Beach; Bryant Antonio Bailey, Manson, N.C.; Angela Christina Beavers, Charlotte; Michelle Elizabeth Becker, East Aurora, N.Y.; Heather Culbertson Bennett, Greenwood; Jessica Shoe Blanchard, Midland, N.C.; Candice Collins Boatright, Monroe, N.C.; Marilyn Bacote Bostick, Darlington; Dianne Leach Burke, Lake Wylie; Lori A. Burton, Blowing Rock, N.C.; Clarissa Ann Carr, Mooresville, N.C.; Yolanda Latosha Cobb, Rock Hill; Gladys Shelitha Cole, Rock Hill; Jessica Ann Conley, Reed City, Mich.; Adrean Lynette Cottle, Charlotte; Yvonne Auten Cranford, Hartsville; Carla Yvonne Crews, Mooresville, N.C.; Joni Palmer Crocker, Union; Tara Michele Jenkins, Florence; Michael Dennis Ferguson, Wingate, N.C.; Reneé Gallaway, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Regina J. Gilchrist, Mullins; Jennifer Anne Glenn, Lake Wylie; Vera Veronica Reid Goree, Rock Hill; Linda Clare Coker Gray, Turbeville; Kimberly Blackwood Hardin, Rock Hill; Jo Ellen Hertel, Hammond Lake, Ind.; Kristen Sargent Hopkins, Ninety Six; Carie Yvonne Hucks, Conway; Shenika Juanita Jones, Dillon; Erica Ann Kennedy, High Point, N.C.; Susan Nelson Lear, Hartsville; LaTonya Carlene Lewis, Georgetown; Pamelia Liely-Brown, Mullins; Ashley Elizabeth Ligon, Laurens; Beverly Adkins Meares, York; Michael Anthony Miliote, Charlotte; Danielle Marie Miller, Charlotte; John Patrick Moran, Charlotte; Carolyn Wallace Newsome, Turbeville; Tonnell W. Oliphant, Charlotte; Jessica Elaine Stonell Reeves, Greenville; Scott Thomas Reid, Collins, N.Y.; Martina Yates Rush, Mullins; Erin Louise Sawyer, Darlington; Kelli Petty Seegars, Lancaster; Pamela Reneé Sims, Florence; Lisa J. Smith, Charlotte; Kimberly Rachael Soklow, Farmington, Conn.; Jason Patrick Spangler, Lumberton, N.C.; Jeremy Aric Spielman, Charlotte; Madria DeAnn Spivey, Kansas City, Kan.; Cassandra Stuckey Strickland, Hemingway; Dana Claire Sullivan, Heath Springs; Danielle Michelle Sullivan, Dimondale, Mich.; Betsy Kathleen Thompson, Naples, Fla.; Cindi Joan Wallace, New Zion; Carla A. Watford, Hartsville; Jackie Ray Whittemore, Charlotte; Seteria Chrishelle Williams, Blythewood.

Master of Science

Meka Hope Adams, Jonesville; Casey Raye Blanks, York.

College of Visual and Performing Arts

Master of Arts

Brian Edward Hester, Charlotte.

Master of Music

Patrick Edward Brown, Gastonia, N.C.; David Andrew Hodges, Ware Shoals; Allison Bailey Odom, Rock Hill; Michael Scott Skellett, Myrtle Beach.