May 28, 2019 – West Virginia University at Parkersburg awarded certificates, associate and bachelor’s degrees to spring 2019 graduates during commencement held Saturday, May 11, 2019, in the College Activities Center. This semester, the college graduated 272 students from nine states.

Academic honors were awarded to those graduates who attained a 3.50-3.749 grade point average, cum laude; 3.75-3.99, magna cum laude; and 4.0, summa cum laude. The WVU Parkersburg graduates included:

CALHOUN COUNTY – Arnoldsburg: Brittany Cottrell, AAS, BOG;

Grantsville: Sandra Jones, CAS, AAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Carleigh Walker, AAS, Nursing;

DODDRIDGE COUNTY – West Union: Emerald Canavati, CAS, AAS, Criminal Justice; Hannah Cox, AAS, Nursing; Christopher Hileman, AAS, Computer & Information Technology; Shannon Pierce, CAS, AAS, Criminal Justice;

HARRISON COUNTY – Clarksburg: Zachary Sandy, BAT, Cum Laude;

JACKSON COUNTY – Cottageville: Tyler Hartley, CAS, AAS, Criminal Justice;

Evans: Alie Donohew, AAS, Nursing; Brian Franklin, AAS, Computer & Information Technology; Emily Goodwin, AA, General Education, and BA, Elementary Education, Magna Cum Laude;

LeRoy: Sydney Casto, AA, General Education, and BA, Elementary Education, Magna Cum Laude;

Millwood: Tiffany Bever, AAS, BOG; Taylor Bowen, CAS, Legal Studies; Ashley Mellinger, AAS, Nursing; Tristan Miller, CAS, Electricity & Instrumentation, and AAS, Multi-Craft Technology; Toby Wagoner, RBA, Cum Laude;

Ravenswood: Jacob Adkins, RBA; Isaac Akers, CAS, Industrial Maintenance; Alex Anderson, BAS, Business Administration; Nathanael Flesher, CAS, Electricity & Instrumentation, CAS, Industrial Maintenance, and AAS, Multi-Craft Technology, Magna Cum Laude; Cristin Miller, BA, Elementary Education; Colton Rhodes, BAS, Business Administration; Kanaan Stevens, CAS, Electricity & Instrumentation, and AAS, Multi-Craft Technology, Magna Cum Laude;

Ripley: Deborah Burge, CAS, AAS, Business Technology, and AAS, Business Administration; Mattia Goodrich, RBA; Katelyn Hess, AA, General Education, and BA, Elementary Education; Monique Hitt, AAS, Nursing; Melissa Hughart, AAS, Nursing; Jerry McKee, BAT; Morganne Pauley, AAS, Nursing, Cum Laude; Emilia Summers, AAS, Nursing;

Sandyville: Michael Holmes, AAS, Computer & Information Technology; Ryan Whytsell, BAT;

KANAWHA COUNTY – Charleston: James Pennington, BS, Nursing, Cum Laude;

LOGAN COUNTY – Amherstdale: Tracy Amburgey, CAS, Child Development;

MARION COUNTY – Fairmont: Edward Rothwell, RBA, Cum Laude;

MASON COUNTY – Evans: Sabrina Holley, RBA;

Leon: Emily Keefer, CAS, AAS, Business Administration;

Letart: Janae Cundiff, BA, Elementary Education, Cum Laude; Thomas Hollyday III, AAS, Computer Science; Jeff Jodon, BS, Nursing;

New Haven: Lauryn Fields, CAS, AAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude;

MERCER COUNTY – Princeton: Amanda Thompson, BAS, Child Development;

MORGAN COUNTY – Hedgesville: Derek O’Donnell, BAT;

PLEASANTS COUNTY – St. Marys: Amanda Eddy, BAS, Business Administration; Alexander Tawney, AAS, Computer & Information Technology; Cari Weekley, CAS, AAS, Business Administration;

PUTNAM COUNTY – Hurricane: Michelle Kuhn, BAS, Child Development, Summa Cum Laude;

RANDOLPH COUNTY – Norton: Sallie Hamrick, BS, Nursing;

RITCHIE COUNTY – Ellenboro: Morgan Reilly, AAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude;

Harrisville: Regina Flesher, RBA;

Pennsboro: Alexander Gilliland, CAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Caitlyn Hudnall, AAS, Nursing;

Petroleum: Leslie Davis, BS, Nursing;

Smithville: Chelsea Ayers, BAS, Communication & Media Studies – Public Relations, Magna Cum Laude; Jamie Frymier, CAS, AAS, Criminal Justice;

ROANE COUNTY – Reedy: Ken Love, BAS, Criminal Justice, Cum Laude;

Spencer: April Myles, AAS, Nursing; Baylee O’Brien, AA, General Education, and BA, Elementary Education, Magna Cum Laude; Jennifer O’Brien, CAS, Paraprofessional PreK-12, and CAS, AAS, Child Development, Cum Laude; Meghan Sinclair, AA, General Education, and BA, Elementary Education, Magna Cum Laude;

TYLER COUNTY – Middlebourne: Rebecca Wright, CAS, Paraprofessional PreK-12, and AAS, Child Development;

Sistersville: Melanie Pettus, BAS, Criminal Justice;

WETZEL COUNTY – New Martinsville: Melissa Beegle, BAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude;

Paden City: Travis Leonard, AAS, Drafting;

WIRT COUNTY – Elizabeth: Megan Donaldson, CAS, Business Administration, and RBA; Nicole Hays, CS, AS, Business Administration; Melissa Isaacs, BAS, Business Administration; Catherine Merrill-Board, RBA, Cum Laude; Tori Powell, CAS, AAS, Business Technology; Darrin Roberts, AAS, Business Administration; Casey Sims, CAS, AAS, Business Administration; Shannon Stanley, AAS, Computer & Information Technology; Kaitlyn Thompson, AAS, Strategic Communication, Magna Cum Laude;

Palestine: Casey Martin, CS, AS, Business Administration; Tonya Morrison, BAS, BS, Business Administration, Cum Laude;

WOOD COUNTY – Belleville: Benjamin Life, AAS, Computer & Information Technology;

Davisville: Naddine Border, RBA; James Carpenter, CAS, AAS, Criminal Justice, Cum Laude; Stephanie DeBerry, AAS, Nursing; Heather Deuley, AAS, Child Development, Cum Laude; Zachary Elkins, CAS, AAS, Criminal Justice, Magna Cum Laude; Justen Small, AAS, BOG, Summa Cum Laude;

Mineral Wells: Krishna Black, RBA; Zoë Bookman, AAS, Computer & Information Technology; Fallyn Buffington, CAS, AAS, Criminal Justice, Summa Cum Laude; Kayla Cook, CAS, Business Administration; Amber Davis, BAS, BS, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude; Rebekah Hogsett, AAS, Nursing; Thomas Kerns, CAS, AAS, Business Administration; Christopher Mastrorocco, AAS, BOG; Robert Moore, BAT; Alexis Rice, CAS, Business Administration; Seanna Shearer, BS, Nursing; Joseph Smith, BAS, Business Administration;

Parkersburg: Leea Armstrong, AAS, Child Development; Haley Barber, AAS, Nursing; Brian Belcher, AAS, Computer Science; Kali Bell, AA, General Education; Daniel Bennett, CAS, Chemical & Polymer Operator Technology, and AAS, BOG; Justin Bosley, CAS, BAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Allison Burchard, AAS, BOG, Cum Laude; Meredith Burris, AAS, BOG; Morgan Carez, AA, General Education; Amy Cass, CAS, Business Administration; Christopher Cavanagh, CAS, Welding, and AAS, Welding Technology; Adam Colunga, AAS, Nursing; Rachel Cunningham, AAS, Nursing; Sabrina Deem, BA, Elementary Education, Cum Laude; Seneca Donahue, CAS, AS, Business Administration; Jessica Fluharty, CAS, AAS, Child Development; Amanda Gandee, CAS, Business Administration; Serena Graham, AAS, AS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Crystal Green, AAS, Nursing; Cassandra Hammel, AAS, Business Administration; Lauren Harpold, BAS, Business Administration; John Harvey, AAS, Nursing; Michael Howell, CAS, Electricity & Instrumentation, and AAS, Multi-Craft Technology, Magna Cum Laude; Lee Johnson, CAS, Welding; Kelsey Kiser, CAS, General Business, and AAS, BAS, Business Administration; Megan Lamb, AAS, Nursing; Paige Leasure, CAS, AAS, Criminal Justice, Cum Laude; Branden Lemon, AAS, Legal Studies, Magna Cum Laude; Kimberly Lipscomb, AA, General Education, and BA, Multi-Disciplinary Studies, Cum Laude; Teresa Longfellow, BAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Ashley Lott, AAS, Legal Studies; Katreena Matheny, AAS, Business Technology, Terry McDonald, CAS, AAS, Criminal Justice, Cum Laude; Wesley Mendoza, CAS, AAS, Legal Studies; Preston Metzger, AAS, Computer & Information Technology; Cody Monroe, CAS, Workforce Skills, and CAS, Business Administration; Jeffrey Moyers, CAS, Electricity & Instrumentation, and AAS, Multi-Craft, Technology; Catherine Newman, CAS, AAS, Business Administration; Sharon O’Neill, RBA, Magna Cum Laude; Sammantha Oglesby, RBA; Blessing Onianwa, AAS, Nursing; Tia Opel, BA, Multi-Disciplinary Studies; Daniel Palmer, CS, AS, BS, Business Administration; Briana Patton, CAS, Criminal Justice; Alexander Pino, AAS, Drafting; Victoria Poellot-Tauber, AS, Business Administration, Summa Cum Laude; Joshua Posey, AAS, Computer & Information Technology, Cum Laude; Anthony Province, AS, General Education; Lacey Prunty, CAS, Criminal Justice; Trentin Rempel, BS, Business Administration; Jason Rhodes, BAS, Business Administration; Cassidy Roberts, CS, AS, BS, Business Administration; Eric Showen, AAS, Nursing; Alexander Sidwell, AAS, Computer Science, Cum Laude; Justine Smith, AA, General Education, Cum Laude; Ryan Stanley, AAS, Drafting; Ronald Sturm, AAS, Business Administration; Austin Sweeney, CAS, AS, Business Administration; Kacie Taylor, BAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Robert Taylor, AS, Business Administration; Chana Tepe, BS, Nursing; Shelby Thomas, AAS, Criminal Justice; Sheree Townsend, AAS, Criminal Justice; Meloney Victory, BAS, Business Administration; Stacey Westfall, AAS, BOG; Ryan Willis, BS, Nursing, Cum Laude; Sandipa Wolfe, CAS, BAS, BS, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude; Austin Wright, AAS, Computer & Information Technology; Jason Young, CAS, AAS, Business Administration;

Rockport: Caleb Greathouse, CAS, Welding, and AAS, Welding Technology;

Vienna: Tierney Aldridge, CAS, AAS, BAS, Business Administration; Sarah Anderson, RBA; Julia Blair, AAS, Criminal Justice, Magna Cum Laude; Katelin Flinn, BAS, Child Development; Gage Foutty, CAS, Residential & Commercial Electricity; Aleea Gray, AAS, Nursing; Eryn Gray, AAS, BOG; Sarah Hitt, CAS, BAS, Business Administration; Taylor Hoover, AAS, Nursing; Kara King, RBA; Nicole Landis, AA, General Education, and BA, Elementary Education; Sara Latham, AAS, BOG; Brianna Luther, CAS, AAS, Business Administration; Tyler Malm, CAS, Digital Communication, and AAS, Journalism; Evan McEwuen, AAS, BOG; Jared Mugrage, BAS, Supervisory Management; Qasem Murad, AAS, Business Technology; Dennis Romine, RBA; Alexandria Stoops, BS, Nursing; Joseph VanClief, AAS, BOG; Elizabeth Waters, CAS, BAS, Criminal Justice, Magna Cum Laude; Hannah Winans, CAS, Business Technology, and BAS, Business Administration;

Walker: Adrianne Cale, BS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Katie Hudkins, AS, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude; Mariah Stansberry, CAS, AAS, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude;

Washington: Ethan Bird, BAS, Business Administration; Jessica Blaski, RBA, Magna Cum Laude; Russell Bunner, BAS, Communication & Media Studies – Strategic Communication; Ryan Dean, CAS, Welding, AAS, Welding Technology, and AAS, Multi-Craft Technology, Magna Cum Laude; Brittany Dils, AAS, Business Administration; Jennifer Erb, BAS, Business Administration; Ethan Floyd, AS, General Education; Michelle Griggs, CAS, Business Administration; Patsy Karr, RBA; Robert  Shank, AAS, BOG; Isabella Stoops, AA, General Education, and BA, Elementary Education, Cum Laude; Samantha Suggs, CAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Julia Watson, BAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Regina Westfall, CS, BS, Business Administration; Brady Whipkey, AAS, BOG; Shianne Winters, BAS, BS, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude;

Waverly: Mary Hammons, BAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Scott Holbert, BAS, Communication & Media Studies – Strategic Communication; Katelyn Radabaugh, AAS, Nursing; Logan Rhodes, AA, General Education;

Williamstown: Victoria Galyean, CAS, AAS, Legal Studies; Benjamin Harris, BAT; Hannah Jordan, AA, General Education, and BA, Elementary Education, Cum Laude; Stephanie Marshall, BS, Nursing; Mahkayla Queen, CAS, AAS, BAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude;

OHIO – Beavercreek: Janine Gross, CAS, AAS, Child Development;

Belpre: Lisa Campbell, BS, Business Administration; Tracy Maston, CS, AS, Business Administration; Taylor Plaugher, BA, Elementary Education;

Caldwell: Joshua Thompson, RBA;

Coal Run: Matthew Barton, BA, Elementary Education;

Coolville: Melissa Graham, CAS, AAS, Business Administration;

Gallipolis: Jessica Campbell, BS, Nursing;

Kimbolton: Stephany Jacobs, AAS, BOG;

Little Hocking: Sherri Brownrigg, AAS, BOG, Magna Cum Laude; Mikael Hinton, AAS, Computer Science;

Pomeroy: Nadezhda Moore, BS, Nursing;

Malta: Meschelle Thompson, RBA;

Marietta: Weslee Apshaga-Meaux, CAS, Welding, and AAS, Welding Technology, Magna Cum Laude; Eric Clark, CAS, Residential & Commercial Electricity, Cum Laude; Robin Hoffmann, AAS, BOG; Megan Ludwig, AAS, BOG; Tiffany Roberts, CAS, AAS, BAS, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude; Zachary Roberts, BAT; Heather Statler, RBA, Cum Laude;

Stockport: Amy Pinkerton, BS, Nursing;

Stoutsville: Ashleigh Ansel, BAS, Child Development;

Vincent: Lawrence Bays, CAS, Industrial Maintenance, and AAS, Multi-Craft Technology; Melissa Grady, AAS, BOG;

Wheelersburg: Christopher Johnson, AAS, Occupational Development;

COLORADO – Denver: Mark Lanier II, BS, Nursing;

FLORIDA – Winter Garden: Tremayne Battle, RBA;

 GEORGIA – Midway: Maryah Patterson, AAS, BOG;

OKLAHOMA – Atoka: Eric Morris, AAS, Occupational Development;

SOUTH CAROLINA – Columbia: Joshua Byers, BAS, Business Administration;

TEXAS – Edinburg: Robert Abrego, AAS, Occupational Development;

VIRGINIA – Goode: Kevin Smith, AAS, Occupational Development, Magna Cum Laude;

Stephens City: Tiffany Conklin, BS, Nursing.