Approximately 230 grads take part in Maryville College Commencement 2025; 84 earn honors diplomas
May 20, 2025
Approximately 230 Maryville College graduates participated in Commencement exercises on May 3 in the Clayton Center for the Arts, including those who completed degree requirements last December, and those who will complete requirements later this year.
Those Scots were invited to participate in the College’s single Commencement ceremony, which featured Dr. Michael Lamb as the speaker and capped an academic year filled with milestones for those whose college journeys ended six months ago, and those who still have six months to go.
Those whose graduation coincides with the close of the 2024-25 academic year are listed here, and the following 130 students were awarded a bachelor of arts degree:
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Elise Acuff, Alyson Ament, Lexi Armstrong, Tyler Barrett, Sarah Bauknight, Conner Beddingfield, Kade Beeler, Ava Beggs, Grace Biggs, Aaliyah Bowman, Kenzie Brewster, Allen Brooks, Myesha Brown, Lilli Bryan, Kb Burke, Jacob Byrd, Olivia Cameron, Samanta Campoverde, Corey Carter, Olivia Carter, Emma Christopher, Micayla Clark, Aja Cofer, Kaylee Collier, Daniel Collins, Joseph Dicus, Abby Diggs, Isaiah Domingo, Abby Dowell, Grayson Dugan, Chloe Dunlap, Jamarcus Dunn, Johan Duron Murillo, Jasmine Edrosolano, Ethan Fawehinmi, Emberson Federico, Qwin Fleckenstein, CJ Foster, Amelia Fraser, Landry Frisch, Karla Garcia-Martinez, Carlos Gonzalez Rodriguez, Jorge Graniel, Mitchell Grannan, Tona Guerrero Juarez, Matt Hall, Macey Harbin, Hunter Harrison, Andrew Hastings, Emma Henson, Emily Hernandez Pinion, Azusena Hernandez, Gustavo Hernandez, Aiden Higgins, Kristen Hill, Colin Hood, Meredith Howell, Colby Huffman, Ryley Huskey, Ty Hylwa, Shawn Jackson-Barnes, Sarah Jacobs, Julia Jeffress, Noah Jennings, Mattilynn Jolley, Brant Jones, Lucy Jones, Hannah Kammer, Anna Kasemir, Julia Kidd, Meghan Kimbirl, Gabby Kooima;
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Emily Large, Hannah Lee, Josh Lock, Sydney Mahr, Alex Mase, Wade Mathews, Kiersten Maynard, Anna McCormick, Mac McCovery, Lilly McGinnis, Sharon Melton, Daniel Montana, Dora Moore, Sean Moore, Gabe Neubert, Lisa Nkala, Gabbie Noonan, Katie Orillion, Lauren Ostrowski, Phillip Page, Maddie Parris, Cheyenne Patterson, Pedro Pedro Antonio, Cayden Phillips, Hannah Phillips, Adrian Pierce, MaKenzie Pile, Haleigh Pingley, Claire Pinkston, Eli Preswood, Bridget Requejo, Jacob Reynolds, Maddie Robertson, Emmett Roden, Kaylee Savell, Avery Shellist, Ambrose Shelton, Abbey Shepard, Elizabeth Shwaiko, Chloe Smith, Hannah Storm, Laila Thompson, Emileigh Tippens, Charles Tyson, Meadow Van Skyhawk, Cora Villager, Zachary Vitale, Elvin Wagner, Kylee Warwick, Jewell West, Campbell White, Devon White, Ashton Whiteaker, Simon Wilbar, Brecca Williams, Jared Willis-Schoeman, Mackensie Wolfe, Reid Woods and Isabella Wright.
Twenty-two earn bachelor of science degrees
Michael Bailey, Reese Bailey, Eli Baker, Trent Colburn, Caelin Cole, Zach Hollman, Colby Huffman, Camden Johnson, Meghan Kimbirl, Kaitlin Koster, Sierra Lee, Grace McDonald, Gabe New, Kyla Pressnell, Chloe Roark, Thomas Rude, Chapel Shortt, Austin Suttle, Madison Taylor, Hunter Thaxton, Hayden Treadwell and Ben Wyrick.
One earns master of arts
For the third year in a row, this year’s Maryville College Commencement ceremony included master’s level candidates. The following student was awarded a master of arts in teaching secondary STEM: Hallie Garber ’24 (who earned her bachelor’s from Maryville College in 2024).
Eighty-four graduate with honors
Eight-four graduates receiving diplomas on May 3 graduated with honors.
Those students completing their requirements for the bachelor’s degree with the distinction of cum laude (3.5 to 3.74 GPA) included: Grace Biggs, Aaliyah Bowman, Lilli Bryan, Jacob Byrd, Kaylee Collier, Abby Diggs, Abby Dowell, Jorge Graniel, Matt Hall, Azusena Hernandez, Colby Huffman, Camden Johnson, Mattilynn Jolley, Brant Jones, Lucy Jones, Hannah Kammer, Josh Lock, Dora Moore, Sean Moore, Maddie Parris, Claire Pinkston, Bridget Requejo, Emmett Roden, Chloe Smith, Hannah Storm, Hunter Thaxton, Emileigh Tippens, Hayden Treadwell, Meadow Van Skyhawk, Kylee Warwick, Brecca Wiliams and Jared Willis-Schoeman.
Those students completing their requirements for the bachelor’s degree with the distinction of magna cum laude (3.75 to 3.94 GPA) included: Michael Bailey, Reese Bailey, Eli Baker, Sarah Bauknight, Kade Beeler, Ava Beggs, Olivia Cameron, Samanta Campoverde, Trent Colburn, Caelin Cole, Joseph Dicus, Amelia Fraser, Landry Frisch, Andrew Hastings, Emma Henson, Gustavo Hernandez, Kristen Hill, Meredith Howell, Ty Hylwa, Anna Kasemir, Kaitlin Koster, Sydney Mahr, Wade Mathews, Grace McDonald, Sharon Melton, Katie Orillion, Pedro Pedro Antonio, Adrian Pierce, Kyla Pressnell, Eli Preswood, Abbey Shepard, Chapel Shortt, Madison Taylor, Laila Thompson, Cora Villager, Jewell West, Campbell White, Ashton Whiteaker and Reid Woods.
Those students completing their requirements for the bachelor’s degree with the distinction of summa cum laude (3.95 to 4.0 GPA) included: Conner Beddingfield, Macey Harbin, Ryley Huskey, Sarah Jacobs, Julia Jeffress, Meghan Kimbirl, Emily Large, Anna McCormick, Gabbie Noonan, Cheyenne Patterson, Hannah Phillips, Kaylee Savell and Elizabeth Shwaiko.