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PLAINVIEW — A total of 119 students received degrees during commencement exercises held Saturday, May 17, at 51Æ·²èÔ¼ÅÚ Baptist University’s Hutcherson Center in Plainview.

Degrees were conferred by Dr. Donna Hedgepath, University President, assisted by Carole Harbison, secretary of the 51Æ·²èÔ¼ÅÚ Board of Trustees. Dr. Cindy McClenagan, Vice President of Academic Affairs, presented the candidates for graduation.

Recognized as Highest Ranking Seniors were Dawson Jade Mailey of Brownfield, Benjamin Hagen Lübker of Nordby, Denmark, and David Snellgrove of Plainview. Seven students graduated Summa Cum Laude, and five graduated Magna Cum Laude. There were six students who graduated Cum Laude

Alice Conely, a graduating senior from Lubbock, delivered the student address, and David Snellgrove, a graduating senior from Plainview, read Philippians 1:6. The invocation was offered by Gavin Armijo, a graduating senior from Albuquerque, N.M., and the benediction was given by Codi Wiley, a graduating senior from Pampa. Aspen DeHerrera, a graduating senior from Española, N.M., led the Pledge to the United States flag, and Taylor Ramage, a graduating senior from Roswell, N.M., led the Pledge to the Christian flag. Rosa Ramirez, a graduating senior from Lubbock, directed the singing of the hymn “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing”.  51Æ·²èÔ¼ÅÚ’s Alma Mater was led by Cooper Trolinger a graduating senior from Pampa.

Degrees awarded included one doctoral degree, 23 master’s degrees, five accelerated bachelor’s-to-master’s degrees, 89 bachelor’s degrees, and one associate degree.

Of the 119 graduates, 69 are from Texas, including seven from Plainview, 12 from Lubbock, and 10 from Amarillo. Graduates represented 37 Texas cities overall. An additional 30 graduates represented 14 other states and one U.S. territory, with seven from New Mexico, four from Oregon, and three each from California and Florida. Twenty international students representing 14 countries were among graduates.

Graduates included:       

Doctor of Management

Tina Ruth Barnett Bettis, Plainview.

Master of Arts in Counseling

Julissa Laura Mireles, Clinical Counseling, Ropesville; and Chloe’ Jan Winegeart, Clinical Counseling/School Counseling, Lubbock.

Master of Arts in Criminal Justice

Meagan L. Picón, Lubbock.

Master of Arts in English

Bailey Eugene Hair, Andrews.

Master of Arts in Humanities

Linda Faye Drake, English, Plainview.

Master of Arts in Management

Pamela Suzanne Taylor, Management, Helotes.

Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership

Kyle D. Bethel, Organizational Leadership, Clovis, NM.

Master of Business Administration

Cauane Olivette Krainski, Management, Brusque, Brazil; Ronnie Marquez, Management, Lubbock; Isaac Alexander Meenan, Business Analytics, Southlake; Arturo Nunez, Digital Marketing, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Jaxon King Recer, General Business, Pottsboro; Gabriel Efrain Aplicano Tito, General Business, Rowlett; and Adam Uddenberg, General Business, Maraval, Trinidad.

Master of Divinity

Karlette Denise Beasley, Detroit, MI; Martin Ndayisenga, Albuquerque, NM; and Tyvavion Taejuan Russell, Midland.

Master of Education

Michael Gonzalez, Professional Studies, Robstown; Stephanie Lin Lindegren, Educational Administration, Amarillo; Hunter Dewey Lee McCarty, Professional Studies, Peoria, AZ; and Darian Angel Torres, Professional Studies, El Paso.

Master of Public Administration

Darryl Nathan Chavez, Justice Administration, Isleta, NM.

Master of Science

Giovanna Toledo Castro, Business Analytics, Ipatinga, Brazil.

Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Degree

Raylee Parker Flores, Bachelor of Christian Ministry to Master of Divinity, Plainview; Brandon James Mailey, Bachelor of Christian Ministry to Master of Divinity, Brownfield; Dawson Jade Mailey, Bachelor of Christian Ministry to Master of Divinity/Master of Business Administration, Brownfield; Austin J. Peel, Bachelor of Christian Ministry to Master of Divinity/Master of Business Administration, Lubbock; and Taylor Daniel Ramage, Bachelor of Christian Ministry to Master of Divinity, Roswell, NM.

Bachelor of Applied Science

Seun Adeola, Sports Management, Lagos, Nigeria; Wellington Vargas Bello, Sports Management, San Cristobal, Dominican Republic; Reese LeAnn Chilton, Business Administration, Amarillo; Quenton James Coleman, Applied Science, San Antonio; Christian Mathew Coral, Applied Science, Beavercreek, OH; Immanuel Demetrius Crump, Sports Management, Miami, FL; Richard Rudy Cruz, Applied Science, Portland, OR; Reagan T. Davis, Human Services, Amarillo; Ksenija Ðokić, Business Administration, Belgrade, Serbia; Walter William Fellman IV, Applied Science, Newberg, OR; Bailey Brooke Ferguson, Applied Science, Amarillo; Juan Gil Franco, Sports Management, Zulia, Venezuela; Raquel Renee Ingram, Early Childhood Development, Abilene; Natasha Lynn Jimenez, Human Services, Amarillo; Tera D. Latu, Early Childhood Development, Lubbock; James Gerald Lee, Sports Management, Frederick, MD; Juan Pablo Garcia Minjarez, Applied Science, Hermosillo, Mexico; Melisa A. Neal, Business Administration, Amarillo; Megan Lamakea Nestor, Business Administration, Canaries, Saint Lucia; Teodora Popović, Applied Science, Novi Sad, Serbia; Alex Rojas, Sports Management, Gaithersburg, MD; Kinga Stachowska, Management, Sulikow, Poland; Jack Edwin Thomas, Jr., Applied Science, Amarillo; Johnae M. Walton, Early Childhood Development, Lubbock; Clayton Bailie Williams, Criminal Justice Administration, Dumas; and Tatyanna N. Winters, Early Childhood Development, Belleville, IL.

Bachelor of Arts

Devin Antonio Acosta, Media Arts, McCamey; Aspen Jerrykah DeHerrera, English, Espanola, NM; Abcde Amara Garcia, Criminal Justice Administration, Brownfield; Gabriella Gonzalez, History, Amherst; Thomas Joseph Payne, Criminal Justice Administration, Slaton; Gwen A. Phillips, English, Brownwood; Rosa Oralia Ramirez, Music, Lubbock; Selma Sutaj, Art, Podgorica, Montenegro; Joshua Seth Tucker, Media Arts, Childress; Brayden Thomas Welch, Social Studies Education, Canyon; and Brandon D. Williams II, Graphic Design, College Station.

Bachelor of Business Administration

Gavin Reid Armijo, Cyber Security, Albuquerque, NM; Tanner Ryan Ballew, Management, Georgetown; Linda A. Brice, Sports Management, Coweta, OK; Jose Colina, Accounting, Miami, FL; Jose Escamilla, Jr., Sports Management, Laredo; Davian Guajardo, Business Administration, Denton; Jorge Jaimes, Jr., Business Administration, Houston; Vann A. Johnson, Sports Management, Houston; Jaykob D’Anthony Mills, Economics/Finance, Amarillo; Hingis Colin Moremi, Sports Management, Gaborone, Botswana; Malaiki Milek Jazz Owens, Management/Marketing, Amarillo; Brayden Ross Peyton, Management/Marketing, Albuquerque, NM; Ava Christine Pinter, Accounting, Round Rock; Amber Lynn Poorbaugh, Business Administration, Spring; Delvis N. Claudio Santana, Management/Marketing, Vega Alta, Puerto Rico; Rennan Ishara Sousa, Economics/Finance, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil; Edwin Martin Wiesner Talero, Business Administration, Alajuela, Costa Rica; Sharad R. Williams, Economics/Finance, Ashton Hall, Barbados; David Andrew Wippler, Management/Marketing, Ramsey, MN; and Ryan Mark Wood, Economics/Finance, Waco.

Bachelor of Christian Ministry

Matthew Titus Alarcon, Christian Ministry, Muleshoe; and Michael Ray Davis, Co-Vocational Ministry, Newberg, OR.

Bachelor of Music

Cooper Ray Trolinger, Choral Music Education, Pampa.

Bachelor of Science

Allison L. Alvarez-Garcia, Chemistry/Molecular Biology, Houston; Brooklyn Emilia Araujo, Exercise and Sport Science, Long Beach, CA; Randall Cait Burnett, Criminal Justice Administration, Plainview; Alice Elizabeth Grace Conely, Life Science Education, Lubbock; Malarie Makiah Dominguez, Psychology, Plainview; Haydé Gallardo, Biological Sciences, Nipomo, CA; Gabreya Gianna Garcia, Biological Sciences, Tolleson, AZ; Alexandria Danielle Hernandez, Psychology, Orting, WA; Natalie M. Hinojosa, Mathematics Education, Anton; Bryzon Hurd, Justice Administration, Lubbock; Cayman Rebecca Ivins, Psychology, Sunray; Benjamin Hagen Lübker, Mathematics, Nordby, Denmark; Christian Annaleece Moyers, Psychology, San Antonio; Itza Baltazar Pacheco, Exercise and Sport Science, McMinnville, OR; Cesar A. Pavon, Molecular Biology, Miami Lakes, FL; Alexander J. Pena, History, Lubbock; Louis Jacob Pryce, Exercise and Sport Science, Rotherham, England; Andrea B. Quick, Environmental Studies, Farmville, VA; Adrianna Lynn Rich, Biological Sciences, Groesbeck; Joshua Rodriguez, Biological Sciences, Jersey City, NJ; Ashley Lynnae Seay, Fitness Management, San Jose, CA; Jaitlynn Rene Sherman, Molecular Biology, Lubbock; David Snellgrove, Political Science, Plainview; Jordan Paige Suarez, Psychology, Katy; Jessica N. M. Uchebo, Molecular Biology, Lagos, Nigeria; and Arianna Yvonne Zubia, Criminal Justice Administration, El Paso.

Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies

Calista A. Garces, Middle School Social Studies, Amarillo; and Codi Jonee Wiley, Middle School Social Studies, Plainview.

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Gianna Millares-Rosiles, RN to BSN, Lubbock.

Associate of Applied Science

Rayanna J. Heppner, Applied Science, Seminole.

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