Area students recognized by colleges

Carlton Fletcher, The Albany Herald, Ga.
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Graceland University: Graduation

LAMONI, Iowa — Graceland University has announced its Spring 2024 graduation list. Graduates from around the country and the world have been recognized for earning undergraduate and graduate degrees from Graceland University.

Brooke Auster of Leesburg graduated with a master of science degree in Nursing.

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society: Induction

BATON ROUGE, La. — Tonyari Scott of Albany was recently initiated into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Scott was initiated at Kennesaw State University.

Scott is among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the Top 10% of seniors and 7.5% of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the Top 10% of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

Mississippi State University: Graduation, President's List

MISSISSIPPI STATE, Miss. — More than 3,100 students graduated from the University of Mississippi in May. Among the graduates were:

Makenzie Muliford, of Leesburg — Allied Health Studies, Bachelor of Arts from the College of Liberal Arts.

Students named to the President's List at Mississippi State achieved a 3.80 or better grade-point average, based on a 4.0 scale, and the following local students are included:

Timothy Ellis, of Albany

Austin Smith, of Newton

Rhodes College: Dean's List

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — John Prophitt of Warwick, was named to Rhodes College's spring 2024 Dean's List. To qualify for the Dean's List, a student must be enrolled in at least 16 credits of academic work and achieve a semester grade-point average of 3.70 or better.

Georgia State University: Graduation

ATLANTA — More than 3,500 students earned degrees at the associate's, bachelor's, and graduate levels from Georgia State University during its 109th commencement exercises. Southwest Georgia graduates include:

Airiana Davis of Albany — Master of Public Health degree with a concentration in Health Promotion & Behavior

Dan Land of Albany — Bachelor of Science in Education degree in Health And Physical Education, with a concentration in Sport Coaching

Emmanuel Bassey of Albany — Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health

Davis Jones of Albany — Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology with a minor in Criminal Justice

Makayla Sesberry of Albany — Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies degree with a concentration in Theater Performance, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Women's Gender & Sexuality Studies with a minor in History

Kelsee Broadway of Camilla — Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies degree

Neil Patel of Albany — Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance

Yovany Bartolome of Albany — Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Computer Information Systems and Finance

Jon Snyder of Albany — Bachelor of Arts degree in History

Shelise Byrd of Albany — Bachelor of Arts degree in Film and Media with a minor in Economics

University of West Alabama: Dean's List

LIVINGSTON, Ala. — The University of West Alabama has announced nearly 500 undergraduate students named to the Dean's List. The Dean's List gives recognition to those undergraduate students with grade-point averages between 3.25 and 3.79, completing at least twelve semester credit hours, with no grade lower than a "C." Local students honored were:

Jaylon Dydell of Dawson — Athletic Training, Class of 2027

Candice Price of Dawson — Athletic Training, Class of 2027

Kennesaw State University: President's, Dean's Lists

KENNESAW — Kennesaw State University has named nearly 5,800 students to the President's List in recognition of their academic excellence. To achieve this honor, each undergraduate student must have completed at least nine credit hours with a term grad- point average of 4.0.

Students from southwest Georgia recognized include:

Tamya Collins of Sylvester — Elementary Education

Ethan Kelley of Albany — Elementary Education-Interest

Nikeryia Williams of Albany — Information Systems-Interest

Emma Milner of Newton — Marketing

Savanna Hadley of Camilla — Accounting

Adam Luong of Leesburg — Management-Interest

Adam Barnett of Leesburg — Information Technology

Chandler Blount of Leesburg — Information Technology

Landon Conley of Leesburg — Electrical Engineering Technology

Runil Patel of Leesburg — Electrical Engineering Technology

DarVarous Jones of Albany — Mechanical Engineering

Robert Hanson of Leesburg — Sport Management

Chassidy Brown of Dawson — Nursing

Amara Jumento of Leesburg — Nursing-Interest

Janya Scott of Bronwood — Nursing

Julia Pace of Camilla — Dance

Breanna Pollock of Leesburg — Dance

Amari Cody of Albany — Psychology

Jordyn Perkins of Albany — Psychology

Carl Garrett of Albany — Criminal Justice

Owen Mabee of Leesburg — Criminal Justice

Kennesaw State University undergraduate students enrolled in at least nine credit hours and with a term grade-point average of at least 3.5 were named to the Dean's List. Area students included:

Parker Miller of Leesburg — Finance

Annabelle Gowan of Sylvester — Cybersecurity

Reuben Luz of Leesburg — Information Systems

Taylor Bates of Albany — Marketing

Travis Dunn of Leesburg — Accounting

Sarah Malcolm of Leesburg — Accounting-Interest

Adrianna Huckaby of Dawson — Management

Judge Jones of Leesburg — Management

Ben Singleton of Leesburg — Entrepreneurship-Interest

Zion Tillman of Albany — Entrepreneurship-Interest

Grant Johnson of Albany — Architecture

Sameer Khan of Leesburg — Information Technology

Ty Marshall of Albany — Software Engineering

John McDaniel of Leesburg — Electrical Engineering

Tanner Graber of Leesburg — Mechanical Engineering Technology

Aidan Mabee of Leesburg — Mechanical Engineering

Erika Williams of Albany — Mechanical Engineering

Jeet Patel of Leesburg — Exercise Science-Interest

Kentravius Mixon of Pelham — Integrated Health Science

Taylor Williams of Sylvester — Integrated Health Science

Sha'Nyia Bennett of Albany — Nursing-Interest

Khila Bradford of Leesburg — Nursing

Colleen Coleman of Leesburg — Nursing

Daijah Stewart of Albany — Nursing-Interest

Montavian Walker of Leesburg — Nursing-Interest

Kevontre Williams of Smithville — Nursing-Interest

Sariah Brown of Albany — Biology

Lexington McCloud of Leesburg — Psychology

Amil-R Preyer of Albany — Psychology

Mechelle Nguyen of Albany — Interactive Design

University of Maryland Global Campus: Dean's List

ADELPHI, Md. — More than 15,000 University of Maryland Global Campus students were named to the Dean's List. To be eligible for the honor, a student must complete at least six credits during the term, earn a grade-point average of at least 3.5 for the term, and maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.5. Southwest Georgia students who earned the honors include:

Jared Gillan, Albany

Kelnard Green, Albany

Adolphus Howard, Albany

Daniel Ingin, Dawson

Tiffany Joiner, Leesburg

Marvin Jones, Albany

Javier Lagunas, Albany

John Miller, Albany

Antonio Montgomery, Leesburg

Georgia State University: Outstanding Academic Achievement

ATLANTA — Perry Houck of Albany received the Outstanding Academic Achievement Award from Georgia State University's College of Education & Human Development during its 2024 Honors Day Ceremony. The award is given for exceptional performance in academic coursework in communication sciences and disorders.