Parkersburg, W.Va. (August 26, 2021) – West Virginia University at Parkersburg awarded certificates, associate and bachelor’s degrees to August 2021 graduates.

Graduates who attained a 3.50 to 4.00 grade point average (GPA) earned academic honors, as follows: 3.50-3.749, Cum Laude; 3.75-3.99, Magna Cum Laude; and 4.0, Summa Cum Laude. The August WVU Parkersburg graduates include:

DODDRIDGE COUNTY – West Union: Christopher Hileman, BAT;

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY – Capon Bridge: Brooke VanMeter, AAS, BOG, Magna Cum Laude;

JACKSON COUNTY – Given: Megan Barnett, AAS, Legal Studies, Cum Laude;

Ravenswood: Maggie Bailey, BAS, Child Development; Allie Barton, BS, Nursing; Steven Fisher, CAS, AAS, Criminal Justice; Natasha Lemley, AAS, BOG, Magna Cum Laude;

Ripley: Trenton Hilbert, AAS, BOG; Josiah Smith, BAS, Criminal Justice;

KANAWHA COUNTY – Charleston: Jacqueline Pring, BS, Nursing;

South Charleston: Candace Morgan, BS, Nursing;

LINCOLN COUNTY – Branchland: Ashley Spence, BAS, Child Development, Cum Laude;

MASON COUNTY – Gallipolis Ferry: Madison Hatfield, AS, General Education;

Leon: Brad Chattin, BAS, Supervisory Management;

PLEASANTS COUNTY – St. Marys: Kendra Allen, BS, Nursing, Cum Laude; Ali Wichterman, BS, Nursing;

RALEIGH COUNTY – Crab Orchard: Shawna Hopkins, AAS, Child Development, RBA, Magna Cum Laude;

ROANE COUNTY – Ravenswood: Cody Pittman, AS, Business Administration;

Reedy: Anna Errickson, BS, Nursing;

TYLER COUNTY – Paden City: James Baker, AAS, Welding Technology;

WIRT COUNTY – Elizabeth: Jeremy Kerby, RBA; Penny Shrader, AAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude;

Palestine: Emily Shearlock, BS, Nursing;

WOOD COUNTY – Davisville: James Lutz, CAS, Chemical and Polymer Operator Technology;

Mineral Wells: Rebekah Hogsett, BS, Nursing, Magna Cum Laude; Chelsy Martin, BS, Nursing, Magna Cum Laude;

Parkersburg: Samuel Abels, AAS, Strategic Communication, Cum Laude; Chad Albright, CAS, Electricity and Instrumentation; Madison Burdette, AS, Business Administration; Mark DeQuasie, AAS, BOG; Michael Easton, RBA; Danielle Folwell, AAS, BOG, Cum Laude; Evan Goudy, CAS, Chemical and Polymer Operator Technology, Cum Laude; Kara Leisure, BS, Nursing; Ashley Lewis, BS, Nursing; Sean Lilly, AAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Kimberly Matheny, CAS, Legal Studies, Magna Cum Laude; Robert Miller II, CAS, Welding Technology; Clay Morgan, AAS, Computer Information Technology, Cum Laude; Lacy Parsons, AAS, Child Development; Womba Shepherd, BS, Nursing; Kameron Snyder, BAS, Criminal Justice; Christina Swiger, BS, Nursing; Douglas Tingler, AAS, BOG; Heather Vanway, AS, Business Administration; Cyndie Wade, AAS, Criminal Justice, BAS, Legal Studies; Nathaniel Weekley, AAS, BOG; Stacey Whitlatch, RBA;

Vienna: Elizabeth Gonzales, BAS, Business Administration; Brooke Stutler, AAS, BOG; Kathleen Wright, BS, Nursing;

Walker: Tina Knopp, RBA, Cum Laude;

Washington: Amy Hays, CS, Business Administration; Chasity Kerns, AAS, Business Administration;

Williamstown: Tressa Burton, BS, Nursing; Allison Hurst, BS, Nursing; Megan Ludwig, RBA; Allison Monroe, BS, Nursing;

CALIFORNIA – Bakersfield: Robert Lopez Jr., AAS, Surgical Technology;

San Jose: Almazi Eide, AAS, Surgical Technology;

MISSOURI – Columbia: Shannon O’Dell, BAS, Communication and Media Studies-Strategic Communication;

OHIO – Cutler: Bethany Steele, AAS, BOG;

Little Hocking: Caden Fryman, AS, General Education;

Tuppers Plains: Jonathon Newell, RBA;

Wellston: Nalin Arthur, AAS, Occupational Development, Magna Cum Laude;

VIRGINIA – Middletown: Kassi Scruggs, RBA, Cum Laude.