SWU News:

May 18, 2004

More than 330 earn degrees at Southern Wesleyan

Central, S.C. -- Southern Wesleyan University students received associate’s, bachelor’s or master’s degrees at the university’s graduation ceremonies May 8, according to Registrar Rock McCaskill.

The university held two separate graduation ceremonies at Walden Tysinger Gymnasium. The 10:30 a.m. ceremony was for graduating students from the university’s Central and Greenville locations earning associate’s, bachelor’s, Master of Education or Master of Ministry degrees. The 3 p.m. ceremony was for students from the university’s Charleston, Columbia and North Augusta locations earning associate’s and bachelor’s degrees, as well as for students from all locations earning Masters of Science or Master of Business Administration degrees.

These ceremonies marked the graduation of Southern Wesleyan University’s first group of Master of Business Administration students. Also, Jamar Rashad Eubanks received the university’s first bachelor’s degree in sports management. And Rupal Ramesh Shah was the university’s first Honors Program graduate, majoring in biology and chemistry.

Southern Wesleyan University graduates included:

In South Carolina:

Aiken
Stephen Troy Boan, A.S. in Business; Christopher Cady, A.S. in Business; Kimberly R. HoldRen, B.S. in Management; Daryl D. Hopperton, B.S. in Management; Laura Jan Lane, B.S. in Management; Rik Andrew Pennington, B.S. in Management; and April Michelle Youngblood, A.S. in Business.

Anderson
John William Bingham, B.S. in Pre-Medicine; Daisy W. Church, Master of Education; Colette Robinson Davis, Master of Education; Lori Ann Davis, A.S. in Business; Thomas M. Davis, M.S. in Management; Melissa Gail Dunn, B.A. in Music; Michelle Lynn Hubbard, M.S. in Management; Stephen A. Matthews, B.S. in Business Administration; John D. Niemeyer, B.S. in Business Administration; Sherri Phillips, Master of Education; Alison Mauldin Webb, Master of Education; and April Bryant Wentzky, B.S. in Special Education.

Batesburg
Ricky Leaphart, A.S. in Business.

Belton
Terri P. Hozey, M.S. in Management; Stephanie Nicole Jones, B.S. in Business Administration; Julia Loudermilk McDowell , Master of Education; and Candy M. Sell, Master of Education.

Blythewood
David N. Corn , Master of Business Administration; and Charita Denise Pinkney Harmon, M.S. in Management.

Boiling Springs
Sherilyn Ann Sheets, B.A. in English; and Joseph Allen Talley, B.S. in Business Administration.

Bradley
Jan W. Owens, M.S. in Management.

Camden
Melissa D. Cash, B.S. in Business Administration.

Campobello
Brad C. Powers, M.S. in Management.

Cayce
Michael A. Denzel, M.S. in Management.

Central
Angela Day Ballard, Master of Education; Geoffrey C. Doolittle, Master of Education; Gidget Jarrett, B.S. in Elementary Education; Gregory L. Kelley, B.S. in Business Administration; Chad Timothy Parker, M.S. in Management; Charles Lee Paxton, B.A. in Music; Pamela J. Ramey, B.A. in Psychology; Camilo Andrés Rodriguez Murillo, B.S. in Internet Computing; Ben Saunders, B.S. in Elementary Education; and Tyler Elizabeth Spelina, B.A. in Psychology.

Charleston
Lou Ann Brown, B.S. in Management; Cathedra Marvetta Cross, B.S. in Management; Tamara Renee Eberhart, B.S. in Management; Vivian Addriennea Gibson, B.S. in Management; Calvin Reginald Greene, Jr., M.S. in Management; Harriet K. McDaniel, A.S. in Business; Harvey Jerad Nelson, M.S. in Management; Heather Elizabeth Prox, B.S. in Business Administration; Virgil E. Pryor, M.S. in Management; Charlene W. Reese, M.S. in Management; and Robert S. Reese, M.S. in Management.

Clemson
Judith A. Ferguson, Master of Education; Walter H. Floyd III, B.S. in Business Administration; Soukhanh Khack Patana, B.A. in Business Administration; Natalie Ingrid Roebuck, B.S. in Recreation; Rupal Ramesh Shah, B.A. in Chemistry and B.S. in Biology; and Teresa Lynn Gilley Suggs, Master of Education.

Clinton
Dona J. Ligon, B.S. in Business Administration.

Clover
Gregory Ryan Westmoreland, B.S. in Physical Education.

Columbia
Sha'Nelle Narjis Barnes-Wells, A.S. in Business; Cassandra Bowman-Chestnut, B.S. in Business Administration; Dawn Maria Cartwright, M.S. in Management; Ricki Lyell Cox, Master of Business Administration; Darnel H. Croswell, Master of Business Administration; Media Theirse Davis, B.S. in Business Administration; Stace Banks Day, Master of Business Administration; Mary Beth English, A.S. in Business; Doris E. Frederick, Master of Business Administration; Leslie DiMario Glenn, A.S. in Business; Juliet D. Hollin, A.S. in Business; Terri Isham, B.S. in Business Administration; Frank Edward Kiraly, Jr., B.S. in Business Administration; Glenda Richardson-McDaniels, B.S. in Business Administration; Marvette L. Meggett, Master of Business Administration; Latasha M. Nelson, B.S. in Business Administration; Robert Ortiz, B.S. in Business Administration; Angela Michele Parks, B.S. in Business Administration; George Alan Rekers, Master of Business Administration; Rahsaan Danté Richardson, A.S. in Business; Vanessa Gale Wilson-Riley, A.S. in Business; Alejandro Rose, B.S. in Business Administration; and William Thomas Tidwell, Master of Business Administration.

Donalds
Wanda D. Gambrell, B.S. in Elementary Education.

Duncan
David James Williams, M.S. in Management.

Easley
Lillian J. Brown, B.S. in Business Administration; Gregory Michael Fish, Master of Education; Cristy Lynn Flowers, Master of Education; Joyce Drake Hansel, M.S. in Management; Heather Medlin Hennessee, Master of Education; Mary Anderson Howell, Master of Education; John Russell Knox, B.S. in Internet Computing; Sherri Browning Lee, Master of Education; June Cagle Mahaffey, Master of Education; Tamela Wendy T. McClellan, Master of Education; Brenda Diane Milton, B.S. in Elementary Education; Carey Elizabeth Morford, B.S. in Religion; Christine P. Turner, M.S. in Management; Debra Kay Williams, Master of Education; and Sandra Wimphrie, B.S. in Elementary Education.

Elgin
Tyré S. Jackson, A.S. in Business; and Cinta M. Kelzenberg, Master of Business Administration.

Elloree
Sandra Elaine Mood, A.S. in Business.

Florence
Lusungu Ngoni Sibande, B.S. in Elementary Education.

Fountain Inn
Michael Horton Hamilton, Jr., M.S. in Management.

Gadsden
Hermenia Vanessa Perkins-Brown, B.S. in Business Administration.

Gaston
Rebecca Joanne Cash, B.S. in Business Administration; Belinda A. McFarland, A.S. in Business; and Natasha Lea Vining Williams, B.S. in Business Administration.

Goose Creek
Bryan Arthur Moten, M.S. in Management.

Graniteville
Bobby R. James, Sr., A.S. in Business.

Gray Court
Bobby Wayne Shirley, Sr., M.S. in Management.

Greenville
Alan Bryan Cole, A.S. in Business; Barbara Elaine Freeland, A.S. in Business; LeRonda A. Garlington, B.S. in Business Administration; Jimmy L. Gogins, B.S. in Business Administration; Mary Kathleen Hawkins, Master of Education; Rebecca Burress Irwin, Master of Education; Rebekah Suzanne McCarty, Master of Education; Sheila Farthing Motes, B.S. in Elementary Education; Dana J. Raines, B.S. in Business Administration; Claire E. Teamer, A.S. in Business; Lisa L. Welborn, B.S. in Business Administration; and Vickie Leonard Willis, A.S. in Business.

Greenwood
A. Keith Butler, M.S. in Management; Dondrae P. Elmore, M.S. in Management; Michael K. Gaskin, M.S. in Management; Deborah Hoffman, M.S. in Management; Rickey J. Judy, M.S. in Management; Taiese Holland-Kidd, M.S. in Management; Shirley W. Kinard, B.S. in Business Administration; Natalie M. Payne, B.S. in Elementary Education; Alberto E. Quadreny, M.S. in Management; and Rebecca Dorn Sudduth, M.S. in Management.

Greer
Michael E. Brown, Jr., M.S. in Management; William Heyward Burr, B.S. in Business Administration; Jana Lynne Burras, A.S. in Business; Audrey C. Goode, A.S. in Business; Ann Allyon Hudson, B.S. in Business Administration; Richard Keith Marsh, B.S. in Business Administration; Susan D. Ratenski, A.S. in Business; Lydia H. Waddell, Master of Education; Jeanne Powell White, Master of Education; and Diane W. Youngblood, M.S. in Management.

Hanahan
Katharine L. Siddall, A.S. in Business.

Hannah
Twana Denice Bailey, A.S. in Business.

Hardeeville
Jessica E. Stones, B.S. in Elementary Education.

Hodges
William Lee Balentine, Sr., M.S. in Management.

Holly Hill
Crystal S. Rogers, M.S. in Management.

Honea Path
Karen Ashley, Master of Education; Heather Davis Fallaw, Master of Education; and Katherine A. Hoffman, M.S. in Management .

Hopkins
Glenda M. Smith-Halter, M.S. in Management; Sonja D. McCausland, Master of Business Administration; Veronica L. Pinkett, M.S. in Management; Betty Ann Armbruster-Swindler, B.S. in Business Administration; and Vickie Marie Threatt, A.S. in Business.

Irmo
Stephen R. Phillips, A.S. in Business; Bryan Patrick Stepp, B.S. in Elementary Education; Mildred Denise Allen, A.S. in Business; James E. Connor, B.S. in Business Administration; Sharon Kellam Miller, B.S. in Business Administration; Gloria Butler Montgomery, B.S. in Business Administration; Angela Murray Robinson, M.S. in Management; Allen Williams, Jr., B.S. in Business Administration; and Audrey Wilson-Alston, B.S. in Business Administration.

Johns Island
Patricia Gayneil Mazyck-Grant, A.S. in Business; and Avaney F. Scott, A.S. in Business.

Ladson
Richard Anthony Campbell, A.S. in Business; and David S. Thomas, B.S. in Management.

Laurens
Leslie M. Curtis, B.S. in Business Administration; Deborah Marie Massengill, M.S. in Management; Tyshia Pendermon Phelps, B.S. in Business Administration; and Debbie LaSonia Shumpert, B.S. in Business Administration.

Leesville
Wesley Morris Thompson, B.S. in Accounting.

Lexington
Mark Tinsley Begley, A.S. in Business; Paul Ray Curlee, B.S. in Business Administration; Timothy Robert Elrod, B.S. in Business Administration; Carla M. Insley, M.S. in Management; Ruth Anne Potts, B.S. in English Education; Loretta A. Shacklett, M.S. in Management; Wendy Jo Tucker, B.S. in Business Administration; and Kathy J. Whisenhunt, A.S. in Business.

Liberty
Erin R. Anthony, B.S. in Business Administration; Heather Lindsay Bigham, B.S. in Elementary Education; Richard L. Clark, A.S. in Business; Virginia A. Roper, B.S. in Recreation; and Carrie Adare Swift, B.A. in Music.

Lugoff
James Luke Long, B.S. in Business Administration; and Elaine Marie Maddalena, M.S. in Management.

Lyman
Cynthia Barnette Kelly, B.S. in Business Administration; and Benjamin Jason Smith, B.S. in Business Administration.

Mauldin
Sabrina LaShunn Jones, B.S. in Elementary Education; and Daniel McKelvey, Sr., B.S. in Business Administration.

Mayo
Kelly Elizabeth Edmonds, B.A. in Biology.

Moncks Corner
Catherine Dyanna Ersland, B.S. in Management; and Eunice J. Stanton, A.S. in Business.

Moore
Wendy I. Pratt-Noel, A.S. in Business.

Ninety Six
Jason Chad Ulmer, M.S. in Management; and Frances K. Wiley, M.S. in Management.

Norris
Marci D. Roach, B.A. in Psychology.

North Augusta
Kelly Maness, B.S. in Management; and Scott McCheyne Fortson, B.S. in Management.

North Charleston
Angela Marie Bevins, B.S. in Management; Clarissa Denise Patterson, B.S. in Management; Carl Alexander Calvert, M.S. in Management; and Johnny C. Knight, Sr., A.S. in Business.

Pauline
Debra Ann McCabe, B.S. in Business Administration.

Pelion
Randall M. Cooper, Master of Business Administration.

Pelzer
Debra Chandler Karam, A.S. in Business; Dara Monique Sanders, B.S. in Business Administration; and Sheryal L. Sanders, B.S. in Business Administration.

Pendleton
Wister Daniel Rogers, Master of Education; and Janet Jones Thompson, M.S. in Management.

Pickens
Misty Abercrombie Cassell, B.S. in Business Administration; Terri C. Fowler, B.A. in Psychology; Deborah Ann Kelley, B.A. in Religion; and Shirley P. Partain, B.S. in Business Administration Master of Education.

Piedmont
Angela Keeler, B.S. in Business Administration.

Rantowles
Jeffrey L. Tisdale, A.S. in Business.

Ridgeville
Annette R. Bowman, M.S. in Management.

Salem
Amy T. Murphy, B.S. in Elementary Education.

Seneca
Amanda Marie Branch, B.S. in Elementary Education; Philip Joel Culbertson, B.S. in Business Administration; Stacy Lee Davidson, B.A. in Music; Brandi Graham, A.S. in Business; Billie S. Hughes, B.S. in Business Administration; Anthony Odell Mize, B.S. in Business Administration; Carl LaVante Ross, Master of Education; Patricia Ann Smith, B.S. in Business Administration; and Ray Worley, A.S. in Business.

Simpsonville
Steven Robert Archer, M.S. in Management; Nancy A. Bachman, B.S. in Business Administration; Evelyn Deloris Barksdale, B.S. in Business Administration; Angela D. Barmore, B.S. in Business Administration; Lisa McCombs Brigman, Master of Education; Kyle Steedley Candler, B.S. in Business Administration; Derrick Mandel Copeland, B.S. in Business Administration; Denine W. Knapp, A.S. in Business; Sammy David Rice III, B.S. in Business Administration; Bonnie Tunnell, B.S. in Business Administration; and Taiwana E. Whitehead, A.S. in Business.

Six Mile
Jennifer Melissa Bagwell, B.A. in English; Susan Cantrell Bagwell, M.S. in Management; Angela Mauldin Winchester, B.S. in Business Administration; and Kimberly Mulligan Young, Master of Education.

Spartanburg
Barry Lee Bastin, B.S. in Business Administration; and Linda C. Jones, B.S. in Business Administration.

Springfield
Deborah Sue Thomas, B.S. in Business Administration.

St. Matthews
Mandy Johnson Baltzegar, M.S. in Management.

Starr
Jennifer Smith Christenbury, Master of Education.

Summerville
William L. Amos, M.S. in Management; Romonia Lavine Brown, B.S. in Management; S. Mark Campbell, M.S. in Management; Timothy N. Harrison, B.S. in Management; Robert Miles Huff, M.S. in Management; Stephen E. Klim II, M.S. in Management; Sheila S. Moody, B.S. in Management; Timothy S. Ross, B.S. in Management; Michael David Sharpe, A.S. in Business; Ronald J. Underwood, M.S. in Management; John E. White, B.S. in Management; and Karen Denise Wood, A.S. in Business.

Sumter
Ronald Blaine Bower, Master of Business Administration.

Taylors
Donna Blackstock-Darnell, B.S. in Special Education; Linda W. Downs, A.S. in Business; and Noralee Hart Robert, Master of Education.

Travelers Rest
Randall Stephen Corn, B.S. in Business Administration; and Jeffrey Thomas Zader, B.S. in Business Administration.

Union
Wesley Brian Lindner, B.S. in Business Administration.

Wellford
James Brown, A.S. in Business.

Walterboro
Kirk Walker, B.S. in Physical Education.

Ware Shoals
Sheila Wells Calvert, Master of Education; and Sybil B. Lindley, Master of Education.

Waterloo
Renee T. Lewis, M.S. in Management.

West Columbia
Lynia Watts Ard, B.S. in Business Administration; Debbie Muller Walker, Master of Business Administration; Elizabeth Riddle Bell, B.S. in Business Administration; Mona Denise Berry, B.S. in Business Administration; Jan W. Fletcher, B.S. in Business Administration; Ernest Brunson Harrell, B.S. in Business Administration; Christopher J. Lavenia, B.S. in Business Administration; and William Zachery Riley, A.S. in Business.

West Union
Brian Keith Hopkins, B.S. in Business Administration.

Westminster
Jessica Diane Blackwell, B.S. in English Education; Leslie Finley Blackwell, Master of Education; Mary Cunningham, B.A. in Psychology; Jon Guenthner , B.S. in Business Administration; Jennifer James, A.S. in Business; and Dawn M. Moehlenkamp, B.S. in Business Administration.

Williamston
Susan Baker Conner, Master of Education; Tammy K. Davis, B.S. in Elementary Education; Farrah Wallace Elrod, Master of Education; and DeAnna F. Morris, Master of Education.

Windsor
Kim D. Rentz, A.S. in Business.

Woodruff
Joey Lenn Craig, B.S. in Business Administration.

Younges Island
Denva G. Simpson, B.S. in Management.

Charlotte
Roland T. Hamner IV, B.S. in Religion.

Charlotte
Matthew Ralph Cozart Strader, B.A. in Business Administration.

Durham
Jessica Lynn LaRue, B.S. in Elementary Education.

Gastonia
Andrew Monroe Cauble, B.S. in Accounting.

Jamestown
Brian Charles, B.S. in Religion.

Kannapolis
Kristen Amber Biggerstaff, B.S. in Elementary Education; and Patrick Stephen Dagenhart, B.S. in Religion.

Kings Mountain
Wesley D. Clark, B.S. in Religion.

Newport
Jennifer Renée Weisenburg, B.S. in Special Education.

Pisgah Forest
Nathan Lowell Bryson, B.A. in Music and B.S. in Internet Computing; and Susan Leah Denton, B.S. in Elementary Education.

Salisbury
Amanda Sue Baker, B.S. in Religion.

Trinity
Andrea Denise Hill, B.A. in Biology.

Atlanta
Jori Woodworth, B.A. in Psychology.

Augusta
Rodrick Johnson, M.S. in Management; and Louise L. Smith, B.S. in Management.

Chickamauga
Jonathan D. Ward, B.S. in Religion.

Evans
Osmond L. Brinson, Sr., B.S. in Management; and Eddie T. Neal, B.S. in Management.

Grovetown
Jacquelyn Marcella Smith, B.S. in Management.

Harlem
Dana LeCharmaine Grier, B.S. in Management.

Hephzibah
Antoinette Crump Hart, A.S. in Business.

Leesburg
Laura Michelle Tegen Dowden, B.A. in English.

Englewood
Jessica Joyce Bittner, B.A. in Music.

Land O’Lakes
Jason Daniel Parrish, B.S. in Internet Computing.

Plant City
Joshua S. Kiper, B.S. in Accounting.

Winter Haven
Amber Renee James, B.A. in Music.

In Virginia:

Springfield
Jamar Rashad Eubanks, B.S. in Sports Management.

Vinton
Jeanette Marie Walters, B.S. in English Education.

In Alabama:

Tuscaloosa
Marye Bethani Ford, B.S. in Recreation.

In Missouri:

Hillsboro
Benjamin Martin, B.S. in English Education; and Justin L. Petersen, B.S. in Elementary Education.

In Pennsylvania:

Sandy Lake
Elizabeth Irvine, B.A. in Biology.

State College
Jami Lyn Ruble, B.A. in Psychology.

In Canada:

Fredericton, New Brunswick
Kyle Peter Woodworth, B.S. in Chemistry.