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Page 2A, The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, August 2,2023
Georgia Southwestern State University Graduates
Special to the Ledger
The following area
residents were among
230 students who earned
an undergraduate or
graduate degree from
Georgia Southwestern
State University during
the Spring 2023 Com
mencement Ceremony
held on Friday, May 12
in the Convocation Hall
of the Student Success
Center.
Kaitlyn Evans of
Leesburg, Ga. earned
a Bachelor of Busi
ness Administration in
accounting magna cum
laude
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John Plourde of
Albany, Ga. earned a
Bachelor of Science in
chemistry
Haley Coalson of
Leesburg, Ga. earned
a bachelor's degree in
criminal justice
Emily Gilmon of
Smithville, Ga. earned
a bachelor's degree in
middle grades cum
laude
Christopher Courson
of Leesburg, Ga. earned
a bachelor's degree in
special education
Kelsey Davis of Alba
ny, Ga. earned a bach
elor's degree in special
education
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Leesburg, Ga. earned
a bachelor's degree in
special education
Kaneisha Kelly of
Albany, Ga. earned a
bachelor's degree in
special education magna
cum laude
Wrenn Conley of
Albany, Ga. earned a
bachelor's degree in
elementary education
summa cum laude
Julie Klias of Albany,
Ga. earned a bachelor's
degree in elementary
education cum laude
Tori Swords of Lees
burg, Ga. earned a
bachelor's degree in
elementary education
Alexis Friar of Albany,
Ga. earned a bachelor's
degree in elementary
education magna cum
laude
Chasity Higdon of
Albany, Ga. earned
a Bachelor of Arts in
history with teacher
certification
Takesha Harper of
Albany, Ga. earned a
Bachelor of Business
Administration in
human resource man
agement
Tony Price of Lees
burg, Ga. earned a Bach
elor of Business Ad
ministration in human
resource management
Carrie Harris of
Leesburg, Ga. earned a
Bachelor of Science in
long-term care manage
ment
Bernita Walters of
Albany, Ga. earned a
master's degree in ele
mentary education
Cody Reeves of
Leesburg, Ga. earned
a Bachelor of Business
Administration in man
agement
Matthew Cannon of
Smithville, Ga. earned
a Bachelor of Business
Administration in mar
keting
Morris Childre of
Leesburg, Ga. earned
a Bachelor of Business
Administration in mar
keting
Garrett Jones of Alba
ny, Ga. earned a mas
ter's degree in computer
science
Venkateshwar Nagula-
vancha of Leesburg, Ga.
earned a master's degree
in computer science
Allethea Brooks of
Albany, Ga. earned a
Master of Science in
nursing education
Sandra Swords of
Leesburg, Ga. earned
a Master of Science in
nursing education
Trenton Hohorst of
Leesburg, Ga. earned
a Master of Science in
nursing (family nurse
practitioner)
Jyoti Karki of Lees
burg, Ga. earned a
Master of Science in
nursing (family nurse
practitioner)
Boyd Saunders of
Leesburg, Ga. earned
a Master of Science in
nursing (family nurse
practitioner)
Britney Bullington of
Albany, Ga. earned a
Bachelor of Science in
nursing cum laude
Frankie Bunn of Alba
ny, Ga. earned a Bache
lor of Science in nursing
Rachael Clark of Alba
ny, Ga. earned a Bache
lor of Science in nursing
cum laude
Rhett Clark of Albany,
Ga. earned a Bachelor of
Science in nursing
Haley Crosby of Alba
ny, Ga. earned a Bache
lor of Science in nursing
Hannah Hall of Alba
ny, Ga. earned a Bache
lor of Science in nursing
Taylor Kilgo of Alba
ny, Ga. earned a Bache
lor of Science in nursing
Emily McClure of
Leesburg, Ga. earned
a Bachelor of Science
in nursing magna cum
laude
Donald Bowman of
Leesburg, Ga. earned a
Bachelor of Science in
political science
Mary Barfield of
Albany, Ga. earned a
Bachelor of Science in
psychology
Sharron Jackson of
Albany, Ga. earned a
Bachelor of Science in
psychology
230 students graduated
across two ceremonies.
The commencement
speaker was Scott Stein
er, President and CEO
of Phoebe Putney Health
System.
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area residents:
Michael Burton of
Albany
Jimmecha Carr of
Albany
Ronald Evans of Lees
burg
Cheyenne Jarrell of
Albany
Brianna King of Lees
burg
Steffi Lee of Leesburg
Markeria Lewis of
Albany
Emilie Lumpkin of
Albany
Ayanna Newberry of
Leesburg
Molly Nixon-Loving
of Albany
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President’s List
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Spring 2023 President’s
List.
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a record of an elite class
of UWG Wolves who
achieve a 4.0 grade point
average for the semester.
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Nearly 1,100 students
completed their degree
requirements at VSU
during Spring Semester
2023.
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Georgia
College
& State
University
congratulates
graduating
students
Special to the Ledger
Georgia College &
State University recog
nizes its students from
the John H. Lounsbury
College of Education for
graduating during the
spring 2023 semester.
Georgia College sa
lutes all of its students
for their outstanding
efforts.
Kyli Reese of Lees
burg Darian Simpkins of
Albany
Kenayana Thomas of
Albany
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& State University
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designated public liberal
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students learn the es
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