Baccalaureate and Commencement ceremonies were held May 4th and 5th at Virginia Intermont College, celebrating the accomplishments of 106 graduates. It was the 138th commencement for the College. May graduates and degree candidates for August 2013 were recognized along with graduates who completed their degree in December 2012.
The Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Social Work degrees were conferred. Among the degree recipients, 26 earned distinctive honors of Cum Laude (GPA 3.7+), Magna Cum Laude (GPA 3.8+) or Summa Cum Laude (GPA 3.9+). VI’s Honors Program, which offers a challenging academic track and the completion of a thesis, graduated six students: Nathan Robert Frederick Kraatz, Kristen Nicole Hammond, Therese Nicole Jacobsen, Emily Marie Vasas, Lydia Marie Bass, and Lauren Ashley Knight.
Bachelor of Art:
Paige Amanda Barbush
Teresa Sue Blackburn
Krystle Lynne Brenneman
Justin Maddy Brown
Jennifer Gale Burke – Cum Laude
Christi Nicole Butler – Summa Cum Laude
Bethany Grace Casey
Robert Eugene Cline II
Shannon Leanne Day – Cum Laude
Jaclyn Dye – Cum Laude
Sherry Beth Dye – Summa Cum Laude
Kayla Danielle Epperson – Summa Cum Laude
Ashley Michelle Fields
Porchia Diane Fletcher
Gigi Gabrielle Good – Cum Laude
Penny Yvonne Hagy
Samantha Leanne Heath – Cum Laude
Sarah Denise Horton
Nathan Robert Frederick Kraatz – Magna Cum Laude
Adam Joseph Kuykendall
Dwayne C. Letterman – Magna Cum Laude
Amanda Leigh Kinder McClure – Cum Laude
Sierra M. Mills
Millette Shantel Mullins
Kayleigh McCormick Overton
Bailee Tyrell Packett
Shana Alexandria Parsons
Laura Beth Collins-Patterson
Amanda Elizabeth Ramey – Cum Laude
Kylee Myranda Ratliff
James Neil Riordon
Melissa Dawn Roberts – Magna Cum Laude
Betty Jean Russell
Ricardo Vanden Sneed, II
Hannah Suzanne Dutton Ste Marie – Summa Cum Laude
Misty Dawn Tester – Summa Cum Laude
Christina Dawn Turner – Magna Cum Laude
Logan Austin Welch
Bachelor of Fine Arts:
Aleesa Caitlyn Cahill
Benjamin T. Kavit
Virginia Whitfield McClelland-Nease
Molly Catherine O’Neil
Jacob Martin Pelz
Lindsay Marie Soja
Lena Katherine Stevens – Summa Cum Laude
Bachelor of Science:
Tara Catherine Adams
Tyler Wesley Arnold
Brandi Kae Blessing
William Tyler Bradshaw
Jessica Marie Brasington
James Joseph Bray, Jr – Summa Cum Laude
Evan William Cassell – Magna Cum Laude
Gene Stanley Christian, Jr
Hannah M. Duffy
Jordan Martin Estepp
Keirstan Zachariah Fernandez
Kristen Nicole Hammond
Ryan Lee Harrington
Victoria Leann Herron
Therese Nicole Jacobsen
Andrew Houston Jessup
Megan Melissa Kelty – Cum Laude
Meghan Nicole Malinowski
Allison Brierly Manning
Kasey Jordan Marion
Ryan Allen Mayer
Alexandra Kathleen Micklich
Justin Morris
Sarah E. Nelson
Laurel Anderson Pace – Cum Laude
Zachary Thackston Roberts
Emily Marie Vasas – Cum Laude
Jordan Arthur Waggoner
Timothy Brent Wilson
Bachelor of Social Work:
Kristen Dawn Anderson
Lydia Marie Bass – Summa Cum Laude
Santanna Lea Cook
Michael Gordon Gibson – Magna Cum Laude
Marc W. Guinn – Cum Laude
Shaunna Lynne Hess
Cynthia McDaniel Nunn – Summa Cum Laude
Melanie Dawn Walters
Candidates for August Degrees:
Audrey Lane Bevins
Jade Alison Boyer
Dalec Ar’van Cromwell
Robin Denise Curtis
Chad Allen Davis
William Isaac Davis
Leona Sue Dye
Beverly Carlene Goff
Martin Anthony Goodnough
Ashley Lauren Grimm
S. Nicole Hager
Lauren Ashley Knight
Nicole Elizabeth Meadows
Chad Jonathan Mullins
DeAnna Joy Slone-Oliver
Walter Allen Poston III
Wanda Kay
Jimmie Brown Ross
Mark Anthony
Jeffrey Shelly
Stephanie LaShawn Surgener
Jacqueline Sue Taylor
Amy Beth Thomas
Mary Kristine Thompson