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College of Arts and Letters Recognizes Excellence in Academics
The University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Arts and Letters recently held an awards ceremony at which a number of students were recognized for academic achievements.
Held on the Hattiesburg campus in the Thad Cochran Center, friends, family, faculty and colleagues gathered to honor the hard work and excellence from 13 academic departments, including Anthropology and Sociology, Art and Design, Communication Studies, Dance, English, Foreign Languages and Literatures, History, Interdisciplinary Studies, Mass Communication and Journalism, Music, Philosophy and Religion, Political Science, International Development and International Affairs and Theatre.
“It is gratifying to stop and reflect—as the academic year comes to a close—on the work and achievements of our students. The Arts and Letters students honored at the recent Awards Day ceremony are our best and brightest; they are why we do what we do, and why the work matters. Congratulations to each and every one,” said Dr. Maureen Ryan, dean of the College of Arts and Letters.
*Award winners from the Department of Anthropology and Sociology are:
Rebecca Aucoin, Sara Jordan Banks, Latoysha Brown, Amber Bynum, Joshua Caves, Shalonda Collins and Emily Kate Ratliff.
*Award winners from the Department of Art and Design are: Cody Bass,
Kacey Holifield, Tirza Legg, Michael Lynch, Magen Pierce and Alex Townsend.
*Awards winners from the Department of Communication Studies are: Austin Allen, Jonathan Bridenbaker, Madison Clark, Andrew Wade Johnson, Ashley McDonald, Marissa C. McGillis and Lakelyn Taylor.
*Awards winners from the Department of Dance are: Jennifer Alafat, Destiny Ponville,
Alexandra Robinson and Cassidy Simmons.
*Awards winners from the Department of English are: Katherine Abel, Hannah Baker, James Baker, Leah Barnes, Jen Brewington, William Clark, Stacie Covington, Hannah Dow, Monic Ductan, Madison Etheridge, Michael Goodwin, Joseph Todd Gray, Paige Gray, Joe Holt, Jana Ishee, Charles Hunter Joplin, Mary Ryan Karnes, Katelyn Ladner, Corley Longmire, Heather Miller, Ben Mitchell, Lindsay Patrono, Emma Reeves, AmyJoy Sedberry, Mary Spooner, Anastasia Stelse and Ashley Yount.
*Awards winners from the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures are: Marlena Barron, Zach B. Howell, Jon Michael Platt and Joshua Polk.
*Awards winners from the Department History are: Tracy L. Barnett,
Anna Kate Baygents, Jonathan Harton, Jamie Henton, Jordan Elizabeth Graves, Jonathan Mortimer, Amy Delores Myers, John Daniel Rimann, Tyler A. Rotter, Nicholas John Schaefer, Kelsey Marie Sims, Mallory Lynn Stone, Samantha Alisha Taylor.
*Awards winners from the Department Interdisciplinary Studies are: Nicole Boisdore, Lindsey Hargrave and Haley Martin.
*Award winners from the School of Mass Communication and Journalism are: J’Marcus D. Alfred, Ty Bordenkircher, William Foley, Trey Howard, Madaleine Meeks, Karie Mooney, Amanda Petit, Gabriella Prigmore, Corey Robinette, Perry Robinson, Katelyn Olivia Roh, Andrea Shearon, Ecaterina Stepaniuc, Brittany Amber Stewart, Willie Tubbs, Courtland Wells and Jennifer Windom.
*The award winner from the School of Music is John Eze Uzodinma, II.
*Award winners from the Department of Philosophy and Religion are: Kimberly Boisseau, David Holladay, Dylan Kittrell, Maya Rex and Karen Schaffer.
*Award winners from the Department of Political Science, International Development and International Affairs are: Nathan Barron, Vivian Ike, Brandon Nettles, Ambre Martocchio, Kaouthar Mejdoubi, Taylor Morgan, Lauren Taylor Provencher, John D. Rimann, Julia Sieben, Dominique Smiley, Quentin Welborn and Shelley Zabatani.
*Award winners from the Department of Theatre are: Lorena Cohea, Kensey Coleman,
Sloan Garner, Rebeca Lake and Taryn McGee.
To view a photo gallery of the College of Arts and Letters’ Awards Day ceremony, visit https://artsandlettersnow.usm.edu/galleries.html.
