TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama awarded some 1,231 degrees to students in August.
With this graduating class, UA has awarded more than 194,000 degrees since its founding in 1831 as the state’s first public university.
A joint May-August commencement ceremony was held in May in Bryant-Denny Stadium. Sela Ward, award winning actress and UA alumna, was the featured speaker.
The following students from the Anniston area were listed as candidates to receive August degrees:
DOCTORAL DEGREE
OXFORD-Banyon John Allison
MASTER’S DEGREE
ALEXANDRIA-Susan Gail Long
ANNISTON-Jonathan Shane Borden, Anna W. Dill
CHILDERSBURG-Russell Alan Mitchell
JACKSONVILLE-Jennifer Ann Brown, Stephanie Clay Gossett
MUNFORD-Kevin Dewayne Thomas
OXFORD-Nicholas Ryan Fink
TALLADEGA-Brenda Meeks Brooks
BACHELOR’S DEGREE
ANNISTON-Cass Wesley Brown, Jami N. Gates, Brandy Nicole Hunley, Andrew Perry Reynolds
ASHLAND-Kara Elizabeth Thompson
JACKSONVILLE-Ashley Diane Clayton, Regan Everett Johnson, Jessica K. McGinnis, Theodore Harvey Turgeon
OXFORD-Matthew Michael Clonts, Amy Elizabeth Kelley
ROANOKE-Michael Thomas Wood
SYLACAUGA-Lydia Grace Davis, Christy L. House, Anthony David Jacks, Candice Cecelia McGrady, Shane Anthony Picklesimer
TALLADEGA-Kevin Steven Jenkins, Jennifer Marie Payne, Valerie Lauren Shirley, Reginald J. Taylor
Contact
Linda Hill, UA Media Relations, 205/348-8325, lhill@ur.ua.edu