“Cherished by her sons and daughters,
Memories sweet shall throng
Round our hearts, O Alma Mater,
As we sing this song.”
A portion of Milligan College’s alma mater sung over the weekend rang true for the hundreds of students that took the next step in their future endeavors.
Over 200 students life, cried and celebrated on Saturday, May 6, during Milligan College’s spring commencement ceremonies held at the Mary B. Martin Auditorium located inside Seeger Memorial Chapel.
Spring commencement was broken up into two different ceremonies. The 10 a.m. ceremony included graduates from the School of Arts & Humanities, School of Bible & Ministry and the William B. Greene, Jr., School of Business & Technology. Just a few hours later, the second ceremony featured graduates from the School of Science & Allied Health and the School of Social Sciences & Education.
It was a time for reflection, as various students and faculty took center stage to recall memories.
Even for Milligan President Dr. Bill Greer, the event was bittersweet as he shared laughs with the student bodies discussing the students participating in different activities on campus.
“You are forever part of the Milligan community,” he said. “Together, we looked forward to seeing the college’s mission lived out in your lives.”
J. Curtis Booher, associate professor of Christian Ministries, led the renewal of charge to Milligan students in the opening ceremony while Melinda Collins, professor and Milligan Director of Nursing, handled the honors in the second commencement event.
Milligan students Noah Evans, Esanse Gardner, Charlotte Stephens and Matthew Owens each offered a response to the students during the ceremonies.
Milligan graduates include:
The School of Arts & Humanities, the School of Bible & Ministry and the William B. Greene, Jr., School of Business & Technology
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Jacob Beverly, Elsa Berenice Espino Gil, Abigail Jones, Abigail Booher, Noah Evans, Kaitlynn Kitchen, Destanie Clemons, Amanda Florian, Ryan Kitchen, Sarah Collie, Brianna Florian, Sarah Knapton, Kristen Collier, Tiffany Florian, Kaitlin Meade, Daniela Ramirez, Taylor Foote, Michaela Miller, Tanner Cox, Tessa Gonce, Colin Morgan, Sarah Davis, Rebeca Gonzalez-Farias, Carlynn Owen, Constance Dingus, Collin Hawley, Joshua Peterson, Derek Dunbar, Sarah Hill, Andrew Doehring, Brittany Helms, Riley Prickett, Haven Sanders, Victoria Duncan, Katelyn Johnson, Christian Tafelsky and Brandon Ellis.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Zana Ali, Magdalene Bell, William Blackmarr, Jr., Grant Callahan, Nathan Clifton, Konnor Donahue, Colton Fenner, Joshua Foote, Joshua Gambrell, Esanse Gardner, Nathan Gibson, Candace Sump, Jeanette Hartsough, Seth Hilbert, Mollie Ingle, Beth Isom, Keith Ladd, Nina McComas, Jammie McCoy, Thomas Miller, Mattie Milliken, Robert Mosley, Justin Pearson, Christopher Perry, Ashbelle Pierre, Ryan Reilly, Matthew Reynolds, Samuel Richardson, Kimberly Robinson, Emmanuel Rojas, Hannah Segrave, Kaitlyn Shell, Kacie Skeen, Jacob Smith, Joey Smith, Jacqueline Snyder, Kelley Sorenson, Luke Spaulding, Thomas Suits, Ann Marie Sullivan, Hobie Vannoy, Christian Ward, Nancy Whistine, Dena Williams, Jacob Williams, Hayley Wyrick and Benjamin Yep.
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Emily Chapman, Jennifer Duran, David Geno, Gregory Goad, Traci Holt, Heather Jackson, Brenda Lane, James Mumpower, Jason Onks, Collette Nichole Pierce, Brenda Poe, Joshua Polk, Benjamin Powers, Adrienne Weaver and Christopher Williams.
MASTER OF ARTS IN RELIGION
Cody Bauer, Kalvin Cummings, Carol Noe and Timothy Ryan
MASTER OF DIVINITY
Brooks Gignilliat, Jordan Gignilliat, Richard Gorman, Jr., Garrett Harper, Michael Henebry, Daniel Kreiss, Xi Li, Nathan McDade, Adam Proffitt, Jesse Sternke and Renata Vicente.
DOCTOR OF MINISTRY
Larry Albrecht, William McDonald and Della Walker.
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The School of Sciences & Allied Health and the School of Social Sciences & Education
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Louisa Gaudiano, Emilee Hamilton, Sarah Haskins, Bailey Hight, Anna Marie Jackson, Kathryn Kenneson, Jesse Mangano, Katelynn Millington, Jordan Mott, Matthew Owens, Collin Prusak and Victoria Rivera.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Ashley Arnold, Andrew Bailey, Sidney Bailey, Jacob Bartlett, Alexander Biggerstaff, Kaylynn Blosser, Samantha Bruinius, Emily Dugger, Paige Dugger, Mary Kate Ferguson, Jadin Foster, Grace Gemar, Cassidy Gibson, Jessica Goodson, Amber Grello, Lauren Christine Hardin, Emily Holtsclaw, Terah Jones, Megan Keesee, Olivia Keesee, Olivia Lickwar, Blaine Marshall, Prsicilla Martins-Lamptey, Kristin McCracken, McKensie McGee, Jacob McGlamery, Mollie Michna, Hannah Morgan, Nina Morrow, Kristin Parrish, Kelsey Persinger, Karli Phillips, Lindsee Price, Kathryn Pryor, Jamie Salyer, Hannah Simeon, Karley Sommerfield, Charlotee Stephens, Jordan Stout, Leah Thacker and Etta Turner.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
Claudia Aguilera, Ethan Bourn, Courtney Boyd, Corie Brocklehurst, Victoria Brown, Rebecca Buchanan, Gretchen Carr, Katelyn Carr, Chesnie Cox, Dustin Erwin, Andrea Fleenor, Katherine Gong, Amy Greear, Misty Hairston, Melanie Hall, Keri Harrison, Sherry Hopkins, Rebecca Hopson, Cassandra Knapp, Adelaide Lackner, Megan Lincoln, Rebecca Lunsford, Aki Medhurst, Angela Miller, Keshia Posada, Amber Street, Elizabeth Talbott, Jacqueline Tellez, Bailey Thomas, Cynthia Valdes, Johnny Walker, Jr., William Webb, Kathryn Wilson, Kayla Wilson and Hannah Wotring.
MASTER OF EDUCATION
Tyler Chambers, Daniel Couper, Cynthia Glover, Jennifer Keene, Zachary Ross, Hannah Watson, Andrea Werner and Justin White.
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COUNSELING
Jennifer Arnold and Crystal Robinson.
Master OF SCIENCE IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Jeremiah Cline.