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Elizabeth Blevins, Director, Office of Communications
Phyllis Noah, Communications Coordinator
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Shawnee State University Announces Fall Graduates

             The second annual Fall Commencement will take place at Shawnee State University with 167 students graduating. The commencement is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 10 at 3 p.m. in the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts. All family members and guests including small children must have a ticket to attend commencement.
             Each graduate will receive up to six free tickets for general seating. If any tickets are left, the university community – faculty, staff, non-graduating students and those graduating who would like extra tickets – and the general public are eligible to receive up to two tickets while supplies last. The extra tickets may be picked up between Monday, Dec. 6 and Thursday, Dec. 9 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Office of the President on a first-come, first-served basis.
Below is a list of SSU’s newest graduates and their degrees.
Graduates receiving master’s degrees in Occupational Therapy are:

KENTUCKY

Ashland
Karrie Crisp

South Portsmouth
Betty Ann Dyer

MONTANA

Missoula
Austin C. Clyse

OHIO

Canton
Janelle P. Iadanza

Dublin
Lauren Fenske

Findlay
Kevin James Cox

Lancaster
Jamie Lee Kilbarger, Julianne Marie Noxsel

Minford
Rhonda R. Johnson, Sarah Jean McGraw, Erica L. Parsley

New Albany
Rachel Stark

North Olmsted
Jennifer Diane Reynolds.

Piketon
America Jordan.

Portsmouth
John Charles Hancock, Tiffany Nicole Warner.

Sheffield Lake
Jamie Michelle Smith

Fall graduates receiving bachelor’s degrees are:

INDIANA

Carmel
Catelyn Jowitt, International Relations

Indianapolis
Alicia Newman, Psychology

Seymour
Jeremy Evans, Mathematical Sciences

KENTUCKY

Ashland
Natalie Clark, Psychology; Sarah Frances Myer, Sports Studies

Cattlesburg
Katie Daniel, Mathematical Sciences

Cynthiana
Taylor Elaine Christman, Business Administration

South Portsmouth
Lacy Wireman Jr., Social Sciences

South Shore
Trista Bryant, Early Childhood Education PreK-3; Amy B. Collier, Nursing

OHIO

Amanda
Lindsay McManes, Natural Science

Beaver
Ryan Appleton, Fine Arts; Chelsea Reneè Johnson, Business Administration; Andrew Pearl, Psychology

Chillicothe
Megan Van Buskirk, English Humanities; Matthew McGuire, English Humanities; Linda Slaughter, Nursing

Cincinnati
Lana Kaucher, Business Administration; Bryan Spille, Biology; Kevin J. Valerius, Sports Studies

Circleville
Melissa Anne Cydrus, Athletic Training; Laura Lynn Hite, Sports Studies

Columbus
Adam A. Hatton, Business Administration

Felicity
Jason Napier, Psychology

Franklin Furnace
Jedidiah Bailey, English Humanities; Lillian Louise Waddle, Individualized Studies

Gallipolis
Larry Howell Jr., History

Groveport
Nicholas Compton, Fine Arts

Guysville
Hollis Kip Korb, Sports Studies

Hamler
Alison Meyer, Middle Childhood Education

Hilliard
Erick Berry, Plastics Engineering Technology.

Jackson
Tina Marie Adkins, Nursing; Carl Bethel IV, Sociology; James Coyan, International Relations; Laura Jackson, Sociology; Kristi Riegel, Early Childhood Education PreK-3; Jason Scott Ross, Nursing

Johnstown
Justin Hornick, Sociology

Lancaster
David Michael Hardwick, Environmental Engineering Technology.

Liberty Township
Brittnee Nicole Bankston, Business Administration

Logan
Evan Musin, Fine Arts

Lucasville
Whitney Bell, Early Childhood Education PreK-3; James Davis, History; Janelle Hickerson-Crabtree, Fine Arts; Dustin Holbrook, Social Sciences; Jeremy M. Rayburn, Business Administration; Cheryl L. Ridenour, Business Administration; Douglas Scott, Fine Arts; Vanessa Smith, Early Childhood Education PreK-3; Cassandra Young, Social Sciences; Sherry Lynn Young, Nursing

Manchester
Rachel Butt, Social Sciences; Sarah Quinlan, Biology

McDermott
Sarah Boggs, Sociology; Melissa Anne Cydrus, Athletic Training; Lynsey M. Dettwiller, Nursing; Brandy Jo Gampp, Nursing

Minford
Julie Ann Tudor, Nursing

New Boston
Michele Lynn Hodge, Business Administration; Daniel Wesley Kirkendall, Business Administration; Amanda Lynn Montgomery, Business Administration; Katharine Reed, Fine Arts

Otway
Belinda Jill Carver, Nursing; Rodney Queen, English Humanities; Brenda Louise Stephens, Nursing

Peebles
Adriann Meade, Intervention Specialist K-12

Piketon
Brandy Lightle, Social Sciences; Victoria Pritchett Slone, Business Administration

Portsmouth
Andrea Bailey, Psychology; Arthur Bogard, Mathematical Sciences; Kala Bradford,
Sociology, Anne Brandel, Psychology; Courtney Butts, Psychology; Brian Christopher Chabot, Sports Studies; Christopher R. Collins, Sports Studies; Bethany Conroy-Vega, Fine Arts; Kyle Fitzer, Sociology; Jamie L. Herrmann, Individualized Studies; Molly Jarrells, Social Sciences; Matthew Merrifield, Business Administration; Gina Maxie, Social Sciences; Jason McDaniel, International Relations; Ammie Phipps, Individualized Studies; Kelley Simpson, Psychology; Joshua Teeters, History; Michael Donavan Thacker, Business Administration

Proctorville
Rachael O'Lynn, History

Roselawn
Heather Devoe, Sociology

Sabina
Tracy Ann Ross, Individualized Studies

Sciotoville
Ryan P. Hayes, Sports Studies; Bryan Vallandingham, Individualized Studies

Seaman
Courtney Humphrey, Early Childhood Education PreK-3; Amy Queen, Social Sciences

Stout
Amanda Redden, Early Childhood Education PreK-3

Waverly
Jamie D. Hendershot, Business Administration; Rockford G. Lambert, Business Administration; Jeb Allen Lowder, Environmental Engineering Technology; Travis McCleery, Fine Arts; Brandon Ross, History

Wellston
Nathan Daniel McCarter, Sports Studies

West Portsmouth
Christi Marie Adkins, Business Administration; Leah Blevins, Mathematical Sciences; Joshua R. Covert, Business Administration; Jason Paul Riley, Business Administration

West Union
Rebecca M. DeMint, Business Administration; Cassie Jones, Early Childhood Education PreK-3; Stacy Kinhalt, Middle Childhood Education

Wheelersburg
Emily Helen Harbolt, Nursing; Kylie D. Kinker, Nursing; Darrell J. Logan, Sports Studies

Williamsburg
Julie Ann Pfankuch, Business Administration

Williamsport
Jerrod Eversole, Fine Arts

Fall graduates receiving associate’s degrees are:

ARIZONA

Mesa
Blake Edward Davis, Nursing

KENTUCKY

Ashland
Lindsay Ann Ellis, Nursing

Ashville
Heather Lynn Welsh, Nursing

Greenup
Cassandra L. Wolfenbarker, Nursing

Raceland
Courtny Dawn Smith, Legal Assisting

South Portsmouth
Kerry E. Lacy, Nursing

South Shore
Karissa Dahn Couch, Nursing; Heather D. Nickel, Nursing

Vanceburg
Jessica R. Carrington, Nursing; Twyla D. Davis, Nursing

OHIO

Bainbridge
Donna Marie McCoy, Office Administration Technology

Chillicothe
Krysta Yates, Social Sciences

Coal Grove
Tracy Nicole Carey, Nursing

Grove City
Carolyne Faye McIntosh, Nursing

Lucasville
Dianne N. Bragdon, Nursing; Emily A. Fuhrmann, Nursing; James Michael Lens, Business Management; Seth Nathaniel Stewart, Information Technology Management

McAlester
Mandy “MJ” Brickey, Arts & Humanities

McDermott
Brandon Keith Colley, Nursing; Brittany Elizabeth Hardy, Accounting

Pedro
Anthony Webb, English Humanities

Piketon
Vanessa Leigh Mann, Nursing; Mandy Russell, Nursing

Portsmouth
Kevin D. Call, Electromechanical Engineering Technology; Bethany Renee̒ Clifton, Nursing; Thomas Robert Covert, Computer Aided Drafting and Design; Jodi Gilliam-Harmon, Social Sciences; Elsie Harris-Shabazz, Arts & Humanities; Seth David Kuhner, Nursing; Zachary S. Parker, Nursing

Waverly
Amanda D. Burton, Nursing

West Union
Angela S. Cooley, Nursing

West Portsmouth
Christi Adkins, Social Science; Ashlee Ann Ratliff, Nursing

Wheelersburg
Kristen N. Cooper, Office Administration Technology; Danielle Dever, Legal Assisting

WEST VIRGINIA

Huntington
Kimberly Leanne Thomas, Nursing

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