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Thirty-four December grads in Class of 2021; 12 earn honors diplomas

Jan. 31, 2022

The following Maryville College students were awarded a bachelor of arts degree:

Brittany Barthelmess, Robert Bryant, Shemar Collier, Jacob Cortez, T. Meridith Daffron, Elsa Eckenrod, Bryson Goforth, Caden Harbin, Kier Hull, Meaghan Jones, Andrew Knox, Carlin Lai, Cooper Lawson, W. Alijah Lawson, Iyana Macon, Jane Meadows, Jhamarius Miller, Kamryn O’Hara, Megan Pogue, Jodi Rae Rashad, M. Alexandra “Lexi” Reeves, David Rose-Franklin, Julianna Saah, Luke Semaan, Paige Shepherd, Bailey Sipos, Alexis Szykulski, Brian Tillery, Corey Trent, and Emily Vitale.

Two earn bachelor of science degrees

The following students were awarded a bachelor of science degree: Matthew Campbell and Emilianne Guigou.

Two earn bachelor of music degrees

The following students were awarded a bachelor of music degree: Brianna Bakoledis and Haylee Wilson.

Twelve graduate with honors

Twelve graduates receiving diplomas Dec. 15 graduated with honors, requirements for which include completion of at least 64 credit hours and minimum grade point average of 3.5 for all work undertaken.

Those students completing their requirements for the bachelor’s degree with the distinction of cum laude (minimum grade point average of 3.5) included: Brianna Bakoledis, Elsa Eckenrod, Meaghan Jones, Carlin Lai and Kamryn O’Hara.

Those students completing their requirements for the bachelor’s degree with the distinction of magna cum laude (minimum grade point average of 3.75) included: Brittany Barthelmess, Emilianne Guigou, Kier Hull, Cooper Lawson, Iyana Macon and Haylee Wilson.

Jane Meadows completed requirements for the bachelor’s degree with the distinction of summa cum laude (minimum grade point average of 3.95).

Maryville College is a nationally-ranked institution of higher learning and one of America’s oldest colleges. For more than 200 years we’ve educated students to be giving citizens and gifted leaders, to study everything, so that they are prepared for anything — to address any problem, engage with any audience and launch successful careers right away. Located in Maryville, Tennessee, between the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the city of Knoxville, Maryville College offers nearly 1,200  students from around the world both the beauty of a rural setting and the advantages of an urban center, as well as more than 60 majors, seven pre-professional programs and career preparation from their first day on campus to their last. Today, our 10,000 alumni are living life strong of mind and brave of heart and are prepared, in the words of our Presbyterian founder, to “do good on the largest possible scale.”