ADA, Okla. – More than 325 East Central University students are preparing for graduation on Saturday, Dec. 9, at 10 a.m. in the Kerr Activities Center.
Paula Kedy, ECU’s 2023 Distinguished Alumna, will be the keynote speaker. Kedy currently serves as the Statewide Aerospace STEM Education Manager for the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics where she works with school districts, universities, and industry leaders in the developments of aviation STEM programming designed to prepare students for careers in the aerospace industry.
Kedy graduated from ECU in 1976 where she served as in student government and in leadership positions across campus.
In 2004, Kedy was named the Oklahoma Supreme Court Teacher of the Year. Early in her career she was named the Moore West Mid-High Teacher of the Year, the Ada City School District Teacher of the Year Award and was named a semi-finalist for Oklahoma Teacher of the Year. She also served as the President of the Oklahoma Council of Teachers of English. Kedy joined the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics in 2020.
The following is the full list of Fall 2023 degree candidates
Fall 2023 Master’s Degrees (Oklahoma students)
Ada – Royanna M. Willis and Brandon Lee Blankenship
Allen – Merida Jean Tomb
Antlers – Kaylea Ann Bailey, Taia Jordyn Harris and Carra Lea Burrage
Ardmore – Srijana Ghimire
Blanchard – Stacy Marie Deskin and Kristin Renee Hester
Calvin – Ashlan Mae Anderson
Central High – John Ramon Nease
Collinsville – Darci Kaytlin Chester
Durant – Tassa Jo Graham
Fort Gibson – Kara Leigh Meredith
Edmond – Kayla Dawn Carlsward, Ashley Michelle Crain, Alex Nicole Simpson and Adria Nicole Haggard
Harrah – Kylee Jo Weaver
Heavener – Shannon V. Dawn Grice
Henryetta – Donna J McFerran and Taylor Renee Johnson
Holdenville – Rayegan Leigh Hope Robertson
Idabel – Mallarey Martin Matlock
Jenks – Ashley Nicole Erwin
Jones – Charis Ann Davenport and Taylor Rae Wood
Kingfisher – Steven Jerome Wilson
Lawton – Angelique Kreszentia Marie Kroboth and Kristen Marie Todd
Madill – Courtney Marie Thomas
Maud – Samantha Paige Hinman
Maysville – Heather Renee York-Clune
McAlester – Shawna Leah Cargill, Charles Lee Roden and Ashley Dawn Hammers
Monroe – Paden O’Neal Evans
Norman – Elsa Naomi Fuller and Jalen Fred Grotts
Oklahoma City – Payton La’Chelle Chandler, Deshandra Renee Franklin-Cherry, Chelsea Rene’ Herndon-Hance, MacKenzie Lynn Kuehny and Leslie A. Scrivner
Owasso – Kari Alicen Lyle
Pauls Valley – Tammie Lynn Richardson
Purcell – Kasi Layne Snow
Seminole – Rosa Laverne Hill
Shawnee – Shelbi Suzanne Bennett, Lindsey Louise Borcherding, Shannon LeAnn Pruitt, Kylie Jo Teape and Bailey LeRae Thornburg
Stillwater – Crystal Joyce Lowder
Stuart – Nathaniel Joseph Starry
Talala – Riley Cheyenne Allen
Tecumseh – Trevor Zaide Rogers
Vinson – Debbie Lynn George
Webber Falls – Jana D. Rowe
Wewoka – Kia Dene’ Edwards and Summer Lynn Jennings
Wynnewood – Llawelyn Jean Levy
Yukon – Ashley Ralynn Hamilton
Fall 2023 Master’s Degrees (out-of-state students)
Imo State, Nigeria – Eberechi Nicolette Solomon Egwu
Kohalpur, Lumbini – Anusha Sharma
Nawalparasi, Gandaki Province – Saugat Singh Thakuri
Panama Canal Zone, RP Panama – John H. Haning
Irving – Sujata Basnet
Richmond – Edward Githuthwa Njuguna
Rosharon – Brandon Rollins
El Dorado, AR – Tameika La Shai Savannah
Queen Creek, AZ – Jeremiah John Brosowke
Eaton, CO – Darcie K. Kaiser
Lakewood, CO – Michael Charles Puccio
Salida, CO – Kelsey Elayne Lovell Lindbloom
Westminster, CO – Jenny Marie Kirchner
Ulysses, KS – Kali Shay Kenny
Lyons, KS – Nathan Alexander Robl
Metairie, LA – Marcus Patrick Daigle
Boston, MA – Marilla Harris-Vincent
Wheaton, MO – Jennifer Leigh Wilson
Las Vegas, NV – Kimberly Kay Phelps
Denison, TX – Taylor Renae Greenameyer
Fort Worth, TX – Brittany Lynn Grady
Houston, TX – Jalen Maliek Baldwin
Charelston, WV – Mara Shea Stevenson
No hometown provided – Aayush Awasthi, Ashley Danielle Azlin, Emilio Isaiah Martin Davison, Stacy L. Glenn, Jennifer Patricia Hollie, Tyler James Soden, Ross Wade Tucker, Christopher Mark Turner, Kyleigh R. Norris and Taylor Ian Nasu.
Fall 2023 Bachelor’s Degrees (Oklahoma students)
Ada – Sara Anne Emery, Kylee Anne King, Jessica L. Littlefield, McKenna Elizabeth Morgenthaler, Jennifer Ashley Odom, Rachelle Madolin Richardson, Timothy A. Wakefield, Kylee Anne King, Laura Elizabeth Rose, Addison Reese Walls, Latisha Marie Booth, Kylen Malachi Cooper, Jefferson Rylee Gray, Madison Michelle Grigg, Janae F. Hughes, Stephenie R. Huston, Madisyn Shae Lyons, Autumn Leigh Morris, Hunter Layne Newell, Ethan S. Presgrove, Melanie Renae Rhynes, Razia Maheen Riaz, Delanie M. Seals, Nevaeh Shay Smith, Andru Ray Tackett, Roy Delvin Terry, Lexi L. Tusek, Westin Miles Williams, Emily Garcia Ford, Andrew Jace Williams, Mychal Elizabeth Barnett and Karen A. Heizer
Allen – Abby R. Frederick, John-Wesley D. Harden and Brandon G. Roniss
Antlers – April Lily Morgan
Ardmore – Haleigh Jordyn Kyle, Kaylyn Nicole Rawls and Jordan E. Ward
Asher – Malorie Nicole Riggle
Broken Bow – Rachel A. Wallis
Buffalo Valley – Chloe Calista Cole
Cameron – Rebecca Gayle Jackson
Catoosa – Aaliyah Jo Harvey
Clayton – Hali D. Bray
Cleveland – Halle Frazier
Coalgate – Pierce Wayne Farris, Jayda Leigh Reed and Joshua C. Strother
Comanche – Savannah N. Porter
Cordell – Memory Dawn Smith
Davis – Cheyenne Faith Johnson, Lynsey Kaylan Martin, Darcy Andrea McKee and Kanda Makay Mondragon
Dibble – Raeleigh Louise Brum
Durant – Bryce Callaway Brister and Mindy L. Corbin,
Earlsboro – Jessica Lea Faith Waddell
Eufala – Chelina Kay Charles
Fitzhugh – Elijah L. Woodward and Rosalinda Woodward
Glenpool – Logan Ray Harris and Nigel Armani Wells
Haworth – Xyla Reylen Threadgill
Hobart – Seth Dawn Gilley,
Holdenville – Alexus Dawn Corona and Jaqueline Torres
Hugo – Jailen Abigail Gallant
Idabel – Seth Ameer Wortham
Indianhoma – Emma Rae Irby
Jenks – Emily Ann Mathews
Konawa – Trevin Dean Madron, Tsegaye Abebe Smith, Dakota D. Tatum and Kristie A. Rodgers
Latta – Tawni L. Stinnett
Lexington – Andrew Reice Cheatwood
Lindsey – Alexis Jade Patton
Madill – Sharina Jasmine Gray, Eunice Martinez, Gisselle Perez and Tina Marie Jaramillo
Marietta - Jodi Oyler and Neida Salazar-Salas
Maysville – Seth N. Jensen
McAlester – Zoie G. Newman, Victoria Tiana Barbour and Chasity Susette Busby
Meeker – Kellie Jewell Armitage
Mustang – Laura Elizabeth Bazzell and Lauren Elizabeth Patkowski
Ninnekah – Montana Zane Dinsmore
Noble – Kristina Marie Reed, Isaiah Martrek Willhoite and Fidelia Ocampo
Norman – Christopher D. Humphrey and Oluwayemisi Temitope Oyesanya
Oklahoma City – Sage N. Barrett, Whitney Nicole Kimberlin, Cesar Garcia Martinez, Emily G. Rosenberg and Robert Lynn Summers
Paoli – Brody Dobbs Brooks
Ponca City – Katrina Dawn Wicker and Ada Mehojah
Prague – Virginia C. Hacker
Pauls Valley – Allyson Camille Jolley, Tiarra Nashae Harper, Baylee-Colette Lark Quinn, Victoria Marie Arie and Alexandra Elizabeth Smith
Preston – Abbigail Julianne Long
Purcell – Claire Elise Embree
Seminole – Kaylie Ann Davidson, Jett Allen McDowell, Gavin Trace Parks, Marizol Prieto and Lauren Marie Mcalvain
Shawnee – Alayna Rose Anderson, Raven Rochelle Buttram, Emily Taylor Coleman, Cooper William Hunt, Tara Lynn Merritt, Beecher Lowry Sanders II, Faith Anne Smith, Amber Lynn Spain, Jennifer Lynn Smothers, Patricia Naomi Tehauno and Raven Elise Vaughn
Soper – Hannah Marie Boykin
Sulphur – Haylie Dawn Poulin, Gracie J. Pillow, Dalaan Arcadia Bassett Sr., Brandon James Boutwell, Christine Elaine Phelps, Jennifer Alexa Ugalde, Abby Shea Dixon and Mary J. Patrick
Stratford – Brandon Cole Prine and Maggie M. Sawyers
Talihina – Stacy Lynn Martin
Tecumseh – Haley Marie Koster and Channing Renea Scallorn
Tishomingo – Payton Breanne Row
Tulsa – Motavious Arece Harris and Samuel Carter White
Wannette – Hunter N. Forbes
Washington – Jessica Paige O’Hanlon
Wellston – Koby C. McClain
Wetumka – Ryan Austin Winters
Wewoka – Kandyce Lea Ellen Davidson
Wilburton – Triston C. Boling and Shelby Nicole Herren
Yukon – Allison Elaine Dunkle and Hannah Elise Hurtz
Fall 2023 Bachelor’s Degrees (out-of-state students)
Hetauda-5, Chisapani, Nepal – Anuja Upadhyay
Nassau, Bahamas – Adrianna Ashlyn Rahming
Litein, Kenya – Robert Cheruiyot
Nepal – Aruna Bk and Alisha Budhathoki, Rajeev Giri
Kathmandu, Nepal – Rita Bhatta ll
Latipur, Nepal – Aakriti Khadka
Notasulga, AL – Jimmy Lynn Pitts Jr.
Gravette, AR – Sabrina Lynn Hurley
Pine Bluff, AR – Keveon Davis
Antioch, CA – Anthony Joseph Correia
Corona, CA – Michael Asuk Erim
Highland, IL – Angela Rose Winkeler
Rockville, MD – Devin S. Monroe
Clayton, NC – Soyika Poudel
Aledo, TX – Colby Shane Thomas
Aubrey, TX – Alyx Bryana Gray
Big Sandy, TX – Charzetta Equnita Hodge
Bogata, TX – Josh Lee Wilson
Dallas, TX – Reid Mitchell Cartmell
Hallsville, TX – Seth Eric Ferguson
Houston, TX – Devon Anthony Roush
Little Elm, TX – Ranjit Yadav
Paris, TX – Cassie L. Hall
Round Rock, TX – Vanessa Venus Tamayo
Royse City, TX – Valerie Lauran Evans
Seminole, TX – Luke Matthew Dean Woodward
The Colony, TX – Cameron Everett Pair
No hometown provided- Stormy SkyAnn Acosta, Tylee Marie Sheppard, Rahul Adhikari, Sumit Basnet, Yurima Bindari, Manish Dhungana, Axl Ray Geissler, Avishu Lamsal, Abena Korantema Ofori, MeKensie Welch, Santosh Rimal, Suman Subedi, Deborah Lynn Thornton and Elisha Shrestha