70 Student-Athletes Slated for Saturday Commencement
May 03, 2019 | Baseball, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Rifle, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Men's Track and Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Rifle, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Track and Field, Women's Volleyball, Chat, Special-Events, Spirit Squad, M Club, Tiger Tuesday, Memphis Athletics Fund
Largest Athletics graduating class in history expected to cross the stage on Saturday.
Of the class of 2019, 25 different majors from graduates from 20 different states will be represented. There are also graduates from 10 different countries expected to cross the stage with a student-athlete stole on. Of the 70 graduates, 41 of the department's graduates are graduating with honors or higher. Eleven student-athletes are finishing their degrees Summa Cum Laude (4.0-3.8), 15 graduated Magna Cum Laude (3.79-3.50) and another 15 are graduating Cum Laude (3.25-3.49).
There are three different commencement ceremonies on Saturday. The first, at 10 a.m., will be for graduates in the College of Communication Sciences and Disorders, the Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality & Resort Management, the Loewenberg College of Nursing, the School of Health Studies, the School of Public Health & the College of Communication & Fine Arts (CCFA).
The 1:30 p.m. ceremony will feature graduates in the Fogelman College of Business & Economics, the University College and the Herff College of Engineering.
The final ceremony on Saturday will be at 5 p.m. for the College of Arts & Sciences and the College of Education.
Admission to commencement at FedExForum is free. Walk-through magnetometers are used at all entrances, so plan for bag checks and lines at security.
Parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis in the FedExForum parking garage. Parking is cash only and costs $5.00 for the ceremonies.
A live stream of commencement will be available at: www.memphis.edu/commencement/live
The list of expected Athletics' graduates is:
Antaun Andrews, Men's Track & Field
Noah Arrindell, Football
Bradley Bawden, Men's Golf
Andrew Bishop, Men's Track & Field
Kelsea Bivins, Volleyball
Kareem Brewton Jr. Men's Basketball
Keith Brigham, Football
Alexis Castleman, Softball
Sydney Colwill, Women's Golf
LaForrest Church, Men's Track & Field
Kyvon Davenport, Men's Basketball
Davon DeMoss, Men's Track & Field
Leighton Dempster, Rifle
Scottie Dill, Football
Chris Durham, Baseball
Max Emmerich, Men's Track & Field
Steven Enis, Football
Jordan Even, Men's Golf
Hayden Ferrari, Football
Nate Fichtner, Baseball
Michaela Fletcher, Women's Golf
Olivia Gauthier, Women's Soccer
Drew Hall, Baseball
Tre'Veon Hamilton, Football
Chase Harris, Men's Golf
Desmond Hawkins, Football
Cale Hennemann, Baseball
Alex Hicks, Baseball
Hunter Hill, Football
Chanel Hudson-Marks, Women's Soccer
Jasmine James, Women's Basketball
Khalil Johnson, Football
Ashia Jones, Women's Basketball
Matthew Kamph, Men's Track & Field
Mikko Kauniskangas, Men's Golf
Nicole Lawson, Women's Track & Field
Catherine Levasseur, Women's Soccer
Marie Levasseur, Women's Soccer
Sarah Marlatt, Volleyball
Jeremiah Martin, Men's Basketball
Payton Marshall, Baseball
Mason Morise, Men's Soccer
Colton Neel, Baseball
Loushanya Nemour, Women's Track & Field
Naaman Norment, Men's Track & Field
Olushola Olojo, Men's Track & Field
Mike Parks Jr., Men's Basketball
Chris Patzanovsky, Men's Tennis
Brianna Porter, Women's Basketball
Ashley Pryke, Women's Track & Field
Felix Rauch, Men's Tennis
Celine Rone, Women's Track & Field
Mady Ruhlman, Volleyball
Julian Sanchez-Pinto Barrera, Men's Track & Field
Jason Santana, Baseball
Mechane Slade, Football
Alex Smith, Baseball
Ashley Threatt, Softball
Keith Stepter, Baseball
Madison Thomas, Women's Golf
Raynere Thornton, Men's Basketball
Mari-Liis Tulev, Women's Track & Field
Nick Vaage, Baseball
Matthew Viveiros, Men's Track & Field
Turner Voges, Men's Tennis
Kelsey Walter, Volleyball
Jordan Wesner, Men's Track & Field
Bayleigh Wisher, Softball
Elizabeth Woerner, Women's Soccer
David Zalzman, Men's Soccer
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