秋霞福利一区

MOBILE, Ala.听鈥� The 秋霞福利一区 Class of 2026 celebrated graduation as more than 300 graduates received degrees ranging from associate to doctoral at the ceremony held May 9. Dr. Charles Smith, president, congratulated graduates on this important milestone and welcomed guests.

鈥淎t the 秋霞福利一区, graduation is not the finish line 鈥� it is the starting point of a life on mission,鈥� said President Smith said at Cottage Hill Baptist Church where the ceremony 鈥� usually held outdoors on campus 鈥� was moved due to rain.

Dr. Rick Lance, executive director of the Alabama Baptist State Convention, delivered the commencement address based on Philippians 3:13-14, that reads, in part: 鈥淚 press on toward the goal for听the prize of the upward听call of God in Christ Jesus.鈥� He urged graduates to follow the instructions of the Apostle Paul in the race of life, likening life to an Olympic race.

鈥淚n the race of life, in trying to be an Olympian in life, the first thing you need to keep in mind is stay in the race. You are going to hit some rough times. It鈥檚 often human nature to give up and quit, because life can be difficult and it鈥檚 often a struggle. But stay in the race,鈥� Lance said.

鈥淪econd, set the pace in the race of life. Because you鈥檙e running a marathon, not a sprint, and there鈥檚 a world of difference between the two.

鈥淭hird, seek God鈥檚 face. Paul said, 鈥業鈥檓 pressing toward the mark, the goal line of the upward calling of God in Christ Jesus.鈥� If we don鈥檛 have goals in life, we are going to have an aimless, purposeless life.鈥�

Finally, he said, show God鈥檚 grace.

鈥淭his is the starting point,鈥� Lance told graduates. 鈥淩un the race. Stay in that race. Set the pace of life in accordance to your abilities and the leadership of God. Seek God鈥檚 face. That鈥檚 the goal. And along the way, make sure and show God鈥檚 grace.鈥�

Lance Awarded Doctor of Humane Letters

Following his address, on behalf of the 秋霞福利一区 Board of Trustees, President Smith awarded Lance the Doctor of Humane Letters from the 秋霞福利一区.

鈥淒r. Lance has served Alabama Baptists with doctrinal conviction, steady wisdom and a deep love and support for the local church. During his tenure, he has encouraged thousands of ministry leaders; he鈥檚 helped dozens of godly men and women serve here at the 秋霞福利一区 and he鈥檚 worked with thousands of churches to invest more the $50 million into the lives of students at the 秋霞福利一区,鈥� Smith said.

鈥淒r. Rick Lance embodies the mission we desire for our graduates 鈥� a life faithfully lived for Christ and poured out in service to others. His leadership has strengthened churches, encouraged pastors and advanced Great Commission work across Alabama and beyond. We are proud to honor him with this degree in recognition of his extraordinary ministry and lasting Kingdom impact.鈥�

Lance has served as executive director of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions since 1998 and leads the SBOM staff in assisting approximately 1 million Alabama Baptists in more than 3,200 churches with Great Commission ministries. Previously, he served as a pastor for 29 years, including 15 years at First Baptist Church of Tuscaloosa, Ala. Lance recently announced his retirement effective Jan. 31, 2027.

Faculty of the Year

The Faculty of the Year award was presented to Dr. Kathy Dunning, professor of accounting and dean of the Grace Pilot School of Business. Dunning, who served as mace bearer for graduation, was cited for more than three decades of leadership marked by unwavering integrity, vision and a deep commitment to Christ-centered excellence in the classroom and beyond.

In addition to her role as professor of accounting, she has served as 秋霞福利一区鈥檚 Faculty Athletic Representative. Her investment in 秋霞福利一区 students and her leadership as academic dean has strengthened the impact of the Grace Pilot School of Business and positioned it for continued growth well into the future.

鈥淲e are profoundly grateful for Dr. Dunning鈥檚 faithful leadership and the legacy she is leaving at the 秋霞福利一区 as she moves into retirement,鈥� President Smith said.

Alumni of the Year

The Dr. Lonnie Burnett Alumni of the Year award is named after past president Dr. Lonnie Burnett, the 5^th president of the 秋霞福利一区. It honors an alumnus of the 秋霞福利一区 who exemplifies the values of the university, lives with godly character and seeks to serve the Lord in all aspects of life.

The award was presented to 1996 graduate Jeff Jones, former drummer with Big Daddy Weave, a Dove-Award-winning Christian band that started on the 秋霞福利一区 campus. An entrepreneur, Jones launched 鈥淟iving in Mobile,鈥� a distinctive community-centered brand and storefront highlighting the beauty and businesses of Mobile. Today, he is a nationally recognized real estate professional with Keller Williams in Mobile, consistently ranking among the top agents and placing in the top 1% of Realtors in Mobile County over the years.

Weaver Awards

The university honors an outstanding graduating male and female senior for excellence in exemplifying the mission of the 秋霞福利一区. Selection is made by vote of the faculty based on scholarship, Christian character, leadership and service. The awards are named for the founding president and first lady of then-Mobile College.

Receiving the William K. Weaver Jr. Excellence Award is Samuel Marshall Werry, Bachelor of Science in Biology, summa cum laude. Werry has been accepted into the medical sciences Ph.D. program at the University of South Alabama.

Receiving the Annie Boyd Parker Weaver Excellence Award is Madison Rose Lipke, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, summa cum laude. The Honors Program graduate also received the President鈥檚 Scholastic Award.

Following are members of the 秋霞福利一区 Class of 2026:

Alabama School of the Arts, Doctorate

Rosemary Jane Springs 鈥� Pensacola, Florida, Performance, Vocal, Alabama School of the Arts Achievement Award

Alexandra C. Trosper 鈥� Evanston Wyoming, Performance, Vocal, Area Award: Performance, Vocal

Celia Wallace College of Health Professions, School of Nurse Anesthesia, Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice

Claire Copeland Barnett 鈥� Saraland, Alabama

Trenten Cole Burns 鈥撎鼵olumbus, Georgia

Carlton Lee Carpenter 鈥� Chatom, Alabama

Chelsea Marie Geter 鈥� Mobile, Alabama

Alyssa R. Hemmen 鈥� Wichita, Kansas

Victoria P. Johnson 鈥� Mobile, Alabama

Christopher G. Keeton 鈥撎鼿oover, Alabama

Hunter Louis Kerin 鈥撎鼺airhope, Alabama

Eden Alyse Marble 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama

Mark D. Matthews 鈥撎齋picewood, Texas

Grace A. McArdle 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama

Nicholas Moncaleano 鈥撎鼼onzales, Louisiana

Marissa Mya Patel 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama

William Thomas Thacker 鈥� Anderson, Alabama

Claire Collins Zieman 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama

Celia Wallace College of Health Professions, School of Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice听

Jessie Coleman Black 鈥� Mobile, Alabama

Hayley Jones Brooks 鈥� Bay Minette, Alabama

Tammy Wadsworth Brown 鈥撎鼵hunchula, Alabama

Lorie A. Bush听鈥撎齌heodore, Alabama

Beverly Danielle Collier 鈥撎鼴ay Minette, Alabama

Christy Brown Parmer 鈥撎齋araland, Alabama

Nakia A. Rankin 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama

Erika Shanovia Samuels 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama

Ashley Jones Smith 鈥撎鼴ay Minette, Alabama

Alabama School of the Arts, Master of Arts and Master of Music

Abigail R. Anderson 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, M.A., Musical Theatre

Lenjamin Cory Anderson II 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, M.M., Performance, Vocal, Area Award: Performance, Vocal

Reagan Faith Daniels 鈥撎齌roy, Alabama, M.A., Musical Theatre, Area Award: Musical Theatre

Nicholas Samuel Lewis 鈥� Troy, Alabama, M.M., Performance, Piano, Area Award: Performance, Piano

College of Arts and Sciences, Master of Arts听

Lester W. Bell Jr. 鈥� Chickasaw, Alabama, Master of Arts, Marriage and Family Counseling

AnnaLaura Elizabeth Colbert 鈥撎鼴ay Minette, Alabama, Master of Arts, Creative Practice, College of Arts and Sciences Achievement Award

Stacy L. Edwards 鈥� Daphne, Alabama, Master of Arts, Marriage and Family Counseling

Baleigh A. Essary 鈥� Mobile, Alabama, Master of Arts, Creative Practice

Brinkley P. Goff 鈥撎齋araland, Alabama, Master of Arts, Marriage and Family Counseling

Dillon M. Helton 鈥� Mobile, Alabama, Master of Arts, History

Jacqueline Cassie Hoeft 鈥� Saraland, Alabama, Master of Arts, History, Area Award: History

Stefany Justiniano Nu帽ez 鈥� Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Master of Arts, Creative Practice, Area Award: Creative Practice

Emma K. Naqvi 鈥� Mobile, Alabama, Master of Arts, English, Area Award: English

Brandi Patrick 鈥撎鼶aphne, Alabama, Master of Arts, Creative Practice

Katherine Hill Turner 鈥撎鼺airhope, Alabama, Master of Arts, Marriage and Family Counseling, Area Award: Marriage and Family Counseling

Bryley C. Walley 鈥撎鼳thens, Alabama, Master of Arts, Creative Practice

Lillian Wheatley 鈥撎齋outhside, Alabama, Master of Arts, Marriage and Family Counseling

College of Arts and Sciences, School of Christian Studies, Master of Arts听

Thomas L. Ray 鈥撎齋Ilverhill, Alabama, Master of Arts, Worship Leadership and Theology

Celia Wallace College of Health Professions, School of Health and Sports Science, Master of Athletic Training

Halie Renee Barger 鈥� Orange Beach, Alabama, Master of Athletic Training

Elizabeth Anne McCormack 鈥撎鼸astaboga, Alabama, Master of Athletic Training, Area Award: Master of Athletic Training

Kinley Grace Phillips 鈥撎鼵hatom, Alabama, Master of Athletic Training

Jayson Isaac Sansom 鈥撎鼼rady, Alabama, Master of Athletic Training

Celia Wallace College of Health Professions, School of Nursing, Master of Science in Nursing听

Chelsey Lynn Alwell 鈥撎齈ollock, Louisiana, Family Nurse Practitioner

Allison C. Cole 鈥撎齈ensacola, Florida, Family Nurse Practitioner

Ashley Johnson Emmons 鈥撎鼴ay Minette, Alabama, Family Nurse Practitioner

Vantrell T. Fox 鈥撎鼼rand Bay, Alabama, Family Nurse Practitioner

Bailey Mae Garriga 鈥撎鼿urley, Mississippi, Family Nurse Practitioner

Courtney D. Hall 鈥撎鼵itronelle, Alabama, Family Nurse Practitioner

Ashley Elizabeth Hardee 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, Family Nurse Practitioner

Aaron James Haycraft 鈥撎鼺airhope, Alabama, Family Nurse Practitioner

Jennifer Hanh Huynh 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, Family Nurse Practitioner

Jeri L. Jordan 鈥撎鼴ossier City, Louisiana, Family Nurse Practitioner

Alexandra Audie Kelley 鈥撎齈rattville, Alabama, Family Nurse Practitioner

Madison Babette Lowe 鈥撎齌uskegee, Alabama, Family Nurse Practitioner

Sonia Leigh Pierce 鈥撎齇cean Springs, Mississippi, Family Nurse Practitioner

Michaela Dew Reynolds 鈥撎鼵hatom, Alabama, Family Nurse Practitioner

Lashanda Michole Rudolph 鈥撎齅oss Point, Mississippi, Family Nurse Practitioner

Peyton Scott Jernigan 鈥撎齃ake Village, Arkansas, Family Nurse Practitioner

Dorothy L. Thorske 鈥撎齋araland, Alabama, Family Nurse Practitioner

Jacinta Gavin Whitt 鈥撎齌uscaloosa, Alabama, Family Nurse Practitioner

Grace Pilot School of Business, Master of Business Administration and Master of Science听

Moses Angulo 鈥撎齈anama City, Panama, Master of Business Administration

Nicolas C. Barstad听鈥撎齌ullahoma, Tennessee, M.S., Leadership and Communication

Caiden Joseph Bennett 鈥撎齈earlington, Mississippi, Master of Business Administration

Katharina Bopst 鈥撎齋tuttgart, Germany, Master of Business Administration

Emily C. Butts 鈥撎齈ell City, Alabama, M.S., Leadership and Communication

Jonathan Bryan Byrd Jr. 鈥撎齅onroeville, Alabama, Master of Business Administration

James D. Clark 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, M.S., Leadership and Communication, Area Award: M.S., Leadership and Communication

Brady P. Clarke 鈥撎齋araland, Alabama, Master of Business Administration

Adam J. Cooke 鈥撎鼼rove Hill, Alabama, Master of Business Administration

Emory Blaine Cooper 鈥� Gilbertown, Alabama, Master of Business Administration

Gabriela Eva West 鈥� Babylon, New York, M.S., Leadership and Communication

Youssef Fazazi Idrissi 鈥撎齊abat, Morocco, Master of Business Administration

Elke Maria Fern谩ndez Bormann 鈥撎齋evilla, Spain, M.S., Leadership and Communication

Alexandria Rae Godwin 鈥撎齋araland, Alabama, Master of Business Administration

Jacob T. Harned 鈥撎齋pringville, Alabama, Master of Business Administration

Jil Franziska Hellerforth 鈥撎齃uedenscheid, Germany, Master of Business Administration

Ellie Jane Hicks 鈥撎齋tella, Missouri, Master of Business Administration, Area Award: Master of Business Administration

Cierra Highland 鈥撎鼴rooklyn, New York, Master of Business Administration

Laura Hrabovsk谩 鈥撎齅arianka, Slovakia, Master of Business Administration

Jada A. Johnson 鈥撎齆ashville, Tennessee, Master of Business Administration

Cayson L. Langham 鈥撎鼴ay Minette, Alabama, Master of Business Administration Grace Pilot School of Business Achievement Award

Michael A. McCrary 鈥撎鼶aphne, Alabama, Master of Business Administration

Brady Ray Northam 鈥撎鼳shville, Alabama, Master of Business Administration

Miriam H. Oldacre 鈥撎鼵ullman, Alabama, Master of Business Administration

Destiny E. Pettway 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, Master of Business Administration

Isabella Cameron Pierce 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, Master of Business Administration

Mariona Pontnou Ripol 鈥撎鼴arcelona, Spain, Master of Business Administration

Robyn Hunter Reed 鈥撎齅cIntosh, Alabama, Master of Business Administration

Shawn R. Rivers 鈥撎鼺airhope, Alabama, M.S., Leadership and Communication

Hamza Sabah听鈥撎鼳mman, Jordan, Master of Business Administration

Emily M. Silbernagel 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, Master of Business Administration

Braylan T. Stringfellow 鈥撎鼼rand Bay, Alabama, Master of Business Administration

Taylor Faye Vice 鈥撎齏agarville, Alabama, Master of Business Administration

Connor West 鈥撎鼿atton, Alabama, Master of Business Administration

Elise Noelle Williams 鈥撎齋emmes, Alabama, Master of Business Administration

School of Education, Master of Arts, and Master of Education听听听听听听听听听听 听

Grace Elizabeth Atteberry 鈥撎鼵antonment, Florida, M.A., Alternative Elementary Education

Kayley Burgess Bossard 鈥撎鼳tmore, Alabama, M.Ed., Instructional Design and Technology

Annya K. Garcia 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, M.A., Alternative Early Childhood Education

Georgette Byrd Mosley 鈥撎齅ount Vernon, Alabama, M.A., Alternative Early Childhood Education, Area Award: Alternative Early Childhood Education

Michelle L. Parmer 鈥撎齀rvington, Alabama, M.A., Alternative Early Childhood Education

Myrenda Howze Tisdale 鈥撎齋araland, Alabama, M.A., Alternative Early Childhood Education

Preston R. Webb 鈥撎鼿endersonville, Tennessee, M.A., Alternative Elementary Education, Area Award: Alternative Elementary Education

Alabama School of the Arts, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Music, and Bachelor of Science听

Kenneth Bernard Brandon 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, B.S., Worship Leadership and Music

Evan Stone Clymer 鈥撎鼶efuniak Springs, Florida, B.S., Worship Leadership and Music

Kadence Denise Dedeaux 鈥撎齈erkinston, Mississippi, B.S., Production Technologies

Rebecca Claire Duncan 鈥撎齃ynn Haven, Florida, B.M., Performance, Vocal, Alabama School of the Arts Achievement Award, Area Award: Performance, Vocal

Camille Jordan Edgar 鈥撎鼶eatsville, Alabama, B.S., Worship Leadership and Music

Jestavia T. Graham 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, B.M., Performance, Commercial Voice

Trevor J. Hawthorne 鈥撎齁acksonville, Florida, B.S., Worship Leadership and Music

Nathan Jeffry Higginson 鈥撎鼼ulf Shores, Alabama, B.S., Worship Leadership and Music, Area Award: Worship Leadership and Music, Music Business

Maggie Renae Kenyon 鈥撎齌rafford, Alabama, B.S., Worship Leadership and Music

Samuel Webster Lowery 鈥撎鼼reenville, Alabama, B.S., Worship Leadership and Music

Logan Andrew Mitchell 鈥撎鼵lanton, Alabama, B.F.A., Performance, Musical Theatre

Madison Jayne Mitchell 鈥撎鼵restview, Florida, B.S., Production Technologies

Benjamin Paul Naman 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, B.A., Music

Jonah James Nelson 鈥撎鼺airhope, Alabama, B.F.A., Performance, Musical Theatre

Clayton Russell 鈥撎鼶eatsville, Alabama, B.S., Production Technologies, Area Award: Production Technologies

Jameson Georius Stephens 鈥撎鼳uburn, Alabama, B.A., Music, Area Award: Music

Lyla Kae Stokes 鈥撎鼵restview, Florida, B.S., Worship Leadership and Music, Area Award: Worship Leadership and Music, Church Ministry

Chesed Noel Turner 鈥撎齆iceville, Florida, B.F.A., Performance, Musical Theatre

Bonner Patrick Welch 鈥撎鼸llisville, Mississippi, B.S., Worship Leadership and Music

John Mark Willard 鈥撎鼳lbany, Georgia, B.S., Worship Leadership and Music

College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, and Bachelor of Science听

Alex Ray Abernathy 鈥撎鼴arnesville, Georgia, B.S., Communication

Jacob Gary Wayne Arnold 鈥撎鼵itronelle, Alabama, B.S., Sociology, Area Award: Sociology

Laura Hope Belk 鈥撎齋tarkville, Mississippi, B.S., Communication

Ethan C. Blackwell 鈥撎齋araland, Alabama, B.S., Organizational Leadership

Amanda K. Bream 鈥撎齆avarre, Florida, B.S., Communication

Ashlyn C. Broussard 鈥撎齃afayette, Louisiana, B.S., Pre-Health Biology

Grace E. Bryant 鈥撎齃ouisville, Kentucky, B.S., Communication, Area Award: Communication

Samuel Gregory-Harris Colbert 鈥撎鼴ay Minette, Alabama, B.S., History, President’s Scholastic Award, Area Award: History

Lillie Ruth Conner 鈥撎齋panish Fort, Alabama, B.S., Pre-Health Biology

Jennifer Lyn Cope 鈥撎齈ensacola, Florida, B.S., Pre-Health Biology

Breyton Scott Cornelus 鈥撎齌heodore, Alabama, B.S., Social Science, Area Award: Social Science

Erin E. Degruise 鈥撎鼴ayou Blue, Louisiana, B.S., Pre-Health Biology, Area Award: Biology

Abigail R. Eddins 鈥撎齌heodore, Alabama, B.A., Art

Mallory N. Edwards 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, B.S., Criminology

Jaycie Gibbons 鈥撎齃eakesville, Mississippi, B.S., Communication

Sidney Clare Gipe 鈥撎齋tockbridge, Michigan, B.S., Marine Science

Gabriella Marie Gordon 鈥撎齈ensacola, Florida, B.A., Government and Law, Area Award: Government and Law

Tyler C. Grondin 鈥撎齋araland, Alabama, B.S., History

Brea Lea Harris 鈥撎齋araland, Alabama, B.A., English Language Arts, Area Award: English

Jaron Lebaron Harris 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, B.A., History

Kasi Jeliyah Harris 鈥撎鼸ight Mile, Alabama, B.S., Sociology

Trace Kevin Hauck 鈥撎齃oranger, Louisiana, B.S., Pre-Health Biology

Regan Scott Hickman 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, B.S., Criminology, President’s Scholastic Award, Area Award: Criminology

Rebecca Joy Siew Hii 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, B.S., Communication

R.J. Hunt 鈥撎齋araland, Alabama, B.S., Communication

William P. King 鈥撎齃oxley, Alabama, B.S., Government and Law

Lillie M. Lanham 鈥撎鼴ay Minette, Alabama, B.S., Pre-Health Biology

Shameika M. Lee 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, B.S., Organizational Leadership, Area Award: Organizational Leadership

Michael-Christian A. Lopez 鈥撎齋atsuma, Alabama, B.S., Sociology

Amanda Marie Majors 鈥撎鼳ndalusia, Alabama, B.S., Communication

Gabriel T. May 鈥撎齋atsuma, Alabama, B.S., Sociology

Lindsey Marie Meza 鈥撎齋an Luis, Arizona, B.S., Pre-Health Biology

James Douglas Monk 鈥撎鼶othan, Alabama, B.S., Marine Science

Lacee E. Moore 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, B.A., Psychology, Area Award: Psychology

Ashley Michelle Morsey 鈥撎鼶othan, Alabama, B.S., Psychology

April Nicholson 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, B.S., General Studies

Lydia R. Nicholson 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, B.S., Psychology

Emily C. Osborne 鈥撎齆iceville, Florida, B.S., Pre-Health Biology, College of Arts and Sciences Achievement Award

Ethan Norton O’Shea 鈥撎齋emmes, Alabama, B.S., History

Emily G. Otts 鈥撎鼿artford, Alabama, B.F.A., Studio Art, Area Award: Studio Art

Cory Reid Powell 鈥撎齈etal, Mississippi, B.S., Pre-Health Biology

Taylor Reese Prestridge 鈥撎鼿attiesburg, Mississippi, B.S., Mathematics, Area Award: Mathematics

Rebekah Noelle Ramirez 鈥撎鼵reola, Alabama, B.F.A., Graphic Design, B.S., Criminology Area Award: Graphic Design

Landon T. Rice 鈥撎齋atsuma, Alabama, B.S., Pre-Health Biology

Victoria Mariana E’lise Richardson 鈥撎齃eroy, Alabama, B.S., Criminology

Ronald D. Simpkins 鈥撎鼸lberta, Alabama, B.S., History

Susan Walker 鈥撎鼶aphne, Alabama, B.S., Psychology

Jordan A. Ward 鈥撎鼳tlanta, Georgia, B.S., Marine Science, Area Award: Marine Science

Arthur Terrell Watson III 鈥撎鼴eauregard, Alabama, B.S., Mathematics

Samuel Marshall Werry 鈥撎齅adison, Alabama, B.S., Biology, William K.Weaver, Jr. Excellence Award

Joy Maidee Wilson 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, B.F.A., Studio Art

Trevor R. Wood 鈥撎鼺oley, Alabama, B.S., History

Hallie Elizabeth Wriley 鈥撎齅illport, Alabama, B.S., Psychology

College of Arts and Sciences, School of Christian Studies, Bachelor of Arts, and Bachelor of Science听

Yonan Hanna 鈥撎齆azareth, Israel, B.A., Theological Studies

Dalton Grant Mathis 鈥撎鼶othan, Alabama, B.S., Christian Ministry

Jeffrey Lain McCollough 鈥撎齇pp, Alabama, B.S., Christian Ministry

Emma Dawn Owen 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, B.S., Christian Ministry, Area Award: Christian Ministry

Lorelei Nichole Seas 鈥撎齁acksonville, Florida, B.S., Christian Ministry

Bryant Wheeler Story 鈥撎鼳thens, Alabama, B.A., Theological Studies, Area Award: Theological Studies

Celia Wallace College of Health Professions, School of Health and Sports Science, Bachelor of Science听

Mallory Erin Atchison 鈥撎齋emmes, Alabama, Kinesiology

Thomas M. Bell 鈥撎鼳shford, Alabama, Kinesiology, School of Health and Sports Science Achievement Award

Gabriel de Souza Cavalcanti 鈥撎齊io De Janeiro, Brazil, Kinesiology

Jaden Paul Clinton 鈥撎鼴iloxi, Mississippi, Kinesiology

Matthew David Dimmick 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, Sport Administration

Madison G. Frazier 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, Exercise Science

Breanna C. Green 鈥撎齋araland, Alabama, Kinesiology

Dawson Foley Harrison 鈥撎鼵entreville, Alabama, Kinesiology

Steven Edward Hazewinkel 鈥撎齈ensacola, Florida, Exercise Science, Area Award: Exercise Science

Madeline B. Houk 鈥撎齈ell City, Alabama, Exercise Science

Samuel D. Hughes 鈥撎鼴irmingham, United Kingdom, Exercise Science

Isidro Alejandro Jimenez Rosario 鈥撎齋anto Domingo, Dominican Republic, Kinesiology

Joseph A. Jones 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, Kinesiology

Kristian Leann McNeil 鈥撎齋emmes, Alabama, Kinesiology

Jerniyah K. Moore-Martin 鈥撎齅ontgomery, Alabama, Kinesiology

Jarvis Emil Moss 鈥撎齋elma, Alabama, Kinesiology

Karolina Mrowiecova 鈥撎鼿avirov, Czech Republic, Sport Administration

Luke Edgar Owers 鈥撎鼵oker, Alabama, Exercise Science

Latifha Pascall 鈥撎齅arabella, Trinidad and Tobago, Kinesiology

Corrina N. Porch-Maxey 鈥撎齀ndianapolis, Indiana, Kinesiology

Jamie Laniece Roberts 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, Exercise Science

Carla Saborido Diaz 鈥撎齋antiago de Compostela, Spain, Exercise Science

Jeb W. Scarbrough 鈥撎鼺airhope, Alabama, Sport Administration, Area Award: Sport Administration, Scholar Athlete Award

Madilyn G. Sheffield 鈥撎鼵reola, Alabama, Kinesiology

Asia Seymone Thompson 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, Kinesiology

Samuel Felipe Vergara 鈥撎鼴ogot谩, Colombia, Kinesiology

Philmour Anthony Virgo 鈥撎齏ait-a-Bit, Trelawny, Jamaica, Kinesiology

Tahj Doughty White 鈥撎齆ew Orleans, Louisiana, Kinesiology

Henry Phillip Woodall 鈥撎鼳thens, Alabama, Kinesiology, Area Award: Kinesiology

Celia Wallace College of Health Professions, School of Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Nursing听

Mallory L. Botos 鈥撎鼴aton Rouge, Louisiana

Grayson Bradford Cannon 鈥撎鼶eatsville, Alabama

Paige R. Conforto Montemayor 鈥撎鼵arriere, Mississippi

Madison Culwell 鈥撎鼿ouston, Texas

Aniyah Jermaniece Dent听鈥撎鼶othan, Alabama

Chelsie Mofeu Tambang Dixon 鈥撎鼴irmingham, Alabama

Sabryna L. Haynes 鈥撎齇rangeburg, South Carolina

LaMeshia M. Hunt听鈥撎齁ackson, Alabama

Lyndsey G. Jackson 鈥撎鼵hunchula, Alabama

Quamichael Andreatta Kennedy 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama

Kylie Autumn Koster 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama

Reagan Leigh Lentz 鈥撎齋ilverhill, Alabama

Meredith Anne Lewis 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama

Hadley Lynn Little 鈥撎齋atsuma, Alabama

Samuel Josef Lockett 鈥撎鼵entreville, Alabama

Kamirra Shykell Logan 鈥撎鼵harlotte, North Carolina

Ethan S. Morton 鈥撎鼳labaster, Alabama

Jessica R. Mosley 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama

Madison C. Northcutt 鈥撎齋araland, Alabama

Zoey Breanna Powell 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama

Brooke Mackenzie Rachel 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama

Hannah M. Rigby 鈥撎齌heodore, Alabama

Sonja M. Rivera 鈥撎齋emmes, Alabama

Gabrielle K. Sheffield 鈥撎鼵restview, Florida, President’s Scholastic Award听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 School of Nursing Achievement Award

Conner L. Shepard 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama

Katelyn Redding Siler 鈥撎齋araland, Alabama

Isabella F. Stracener 鈥撎齋ummerdale, Alabama

Jailyn B. Swink 鈥撎齀rvington, Alabama

Sarah Katherine Taylor 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama

Cierra Elizabeth Travis 鈥� Semmes, Alabama

Samuel Villalta 鈥撎齃os Angeles California

Kaylee Renae Williams 鈥撎鼶aphne, Alabama

Grace Pilot School of Business, Bachelor of Science听

听Darlinton Aboagye 鈥撎齂umasi, Ghana, Business Administration

Bryson L. Anderson 鈥撎鼺risco City, Alabama, Computer Information Systems

Kayla Marie Barren 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, Healthcare Management

Caiden Joseph Bennett 鈥撎齈earlington, Mississippi, Business Administration

Jonah A. Blackwell 鈥撎齋araland, Alabama, Computer Information Systems

Ashlyn C. Broussard 鈥撎齃afayette, Louisiana, Integrated Marketing Communications

Andrew Reece Buck 鈥撎鼴ay Minette, Alabama, Management

Jonathan Bryan Byrd Jr. 鈥撎齅onroeville, Alabama, Accounting

Mattie Danielle Chestang 鈥撎齅cIntosh, Alabama, Digital Media and Advertising, Area Award: Digital Media and Advertising

Brady P. Clarke 鈥撎齋araland, Alabama, Accounting

Joseph A. Collins 鈥撎齏ilmer, Alabama, Management

Emory Blaine Cooper 鈥撎鼼ilbertown, Alabama, Accounting

Wyatt Ryan Dickson 鈥撎齋atsuma, Alabama, Healthcare Management

Rachel Celeste Dunaway 鈥撎齇hatchee, Alabama, Integrated Marketing Communications, President’s Scholastic Award, Area Award: Integrated Marketing Communications

Leonardo Fiorotti Da Silva 鈥撎齃isbon, Portugal, Management

Verd Fontaine 鈥撎齊oseau, Dominica, Integrated Marketing Communications

Christian Manuel Galarza Guilarte 鈥� Cochabamba, Bolivia, Management

Alexandria Rae Godwin 鈥撎齋araland, Alabama, Accounting

Luke Augustine Graham 鈥撎齇cean Springs, Mississippi , Management, President’s Scholastic Award, Grace Pilot School of Business Achievement Award, Area Award: Management

Abdullah Hamid 鈥撎齀slamabad, Pakistan, Computer Information Systems, Area Award: Computer Information Systems

Jacob T. Harned 鈥撎齋pringville, Alabama, Accounting

Ellie Jane Hicks 鈥撎齋tella, Missouri , Management

Jenna Kristine Jiles, Birmingham, Alabama, Business Administration

Steven H. Johnson – Panama City Beach, Florida, Business Administration

Michael Ryan Kitchen 鈥撎齅adison, Alabama, Management

Cayson L. Langham 鈥撎鼴ay Minette, Alabama, Business Administration, President’s Scholastic Award, Area Award: Finance

Madison Rose Lipke 鈥撎齇range Beach, Alabama, Business Administration, Annie Boyd Parker Weaver Excellence Award, President’s Scholastic Award

Sam MacDonald 鈥撎鼺ife, Scotland, Business Administration

Lais Tammy Masuda听鈥撎齋茫o Paulo, Brazil, Management

Jared Michael Matthes 鈥撎鼶aphne, Alabama, Management

Michael A. McCrary 鈥撎鼶aphne, Alabama, Accounting, Area Award: Accounting

Joseph McMahon 鈥撎齃iverpool, United Kindgom, Management

Thiago Giri Rodrigues Mello 鈥撎齋茫o Paulo, Brazil, Integrated Marketing Communications

Henrique Luro Teodoro Mendes 鈥撎齋茫o Paulo, Brazil, Business Administration

Maribel Rivera Flores 鈥撎鼳tlanta, Georgia, Business Administration

Dylan Luke Moran 鈥撎齋emmes, Alabama, Management

Trenton Thomas Moye 鈥撎鼵humuckla, Florida, Computer Information Systems, Area Award: Cybersecurity

Elijah Nicholson 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, Business Administration

Brady Ray Northam 鈥撎鼳shville, Alabama, Accounting

Miriam H. Oldacre 鈥撎鼵ullman, Alabama, Management

Adarius T. Oliver 鈥撎鼸vergreen, Alabama, Computer Information Systems

Destiny Marie Page 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, Healthcare Management

Trinity Ann Page 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, Computer Information Systems

Luis Perez 鈥撎鼵aracas, Venezuela, Management

Destiny E. Pettway 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, Accounting

Isabella Cameron Pierce 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, Accounting, President’s Scholastic Award

Jackson Alan Price 鈥撎齋araland, Alabama, Management

Olivia Faith Quiroz 鈥撎齅andeville, Louisiana, Business Administration

Enrico Chicone Recchia 鈥撎齋茫o Paulo, Brazil, Management

Joevonie Joshua Reid 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, Management

Santiago Reina Mendivelso 鈥撎鼴ogota, Colombia, Business Administration, Area Award: Economics

Brooke Lindsey Schachle 鈥撎鼴ay Minette, Alabama, Management

Izabella Patrycja Sikora 鈥撎鼺ayette, Alabama, Healthcare Management

Emily M. Silbernagel 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, Healthcare Management, President’s Scholastic Award, Area Award: Healthcare Management

Ryan A. Squires 鈥撎鼵itronelle, Alabama, Computer Information Systems

Braylan T. Stringfellow 鈥撎鼼rand Bay, Alabama, Accounting

Terrance D.Trussell 鈥撎鼼autier, Mississippi, Business Administration, Post-Traditional Area Award

Taylor Faye Vice 鈥撎齏agarville, Alabama, Accounting, President’s Scholastic Award

Colton Jack Vickers 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, Management

Bernardo Vidal 鈥撎齃isbon, Portugal , Management

Princess Kimara Evon Ward 鈥撎鼸vergreen, Alabama, Healthcare Management

Connor West 鈥撎鼿atton, Alabama, Healthcare Management

Joel Cian White 鈥撎鼸ssex, England, Management

Elise Noelle Williams 鈥撎齋emmes, Alabama, Accounting

School of Education, Bachelor of Science听

Camryn H. Anderson 鈥撎鼵reola, Alabama , Elementary Education

Kensley Lambert Cannon 鈥撎齀rvington, Alabama, Early Childhood Education, Area Award: Early Childhood and Elementary Education Elementary Education

Grace Elizabeth Chisholm 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, Early Childhood Education

Jessica Reed Davis 鈥撎齋araland, Alabama, Child and Social Development

Madelynn G. Fleming 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, Child and Social Development

Madison Caroline Hill 鈥撎鼶aphne, Alabama, Early Childhood Education, President’s Scholastic Award, Area Award: Early Childhood Education

Hayleigh Renee Hopper 鈥撎齌heodore, Alabama, Early Childhood Education, School of Education Achievement Award Elementary Education

Chamberlyn B. Lentz 鈥撎齋ilverhill, Alabama, Child and Social Development

Denise T. Mauldin 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama, Child and Social Development

Teylor Denise Odom 鈥撎鼸vans, Georgia, Child and Social Development

Latonya R. Payne 鈥撎齌heodore, Alabama, Child and Social Development

Taylor Grace Sasser 鈥撎鼶othan, Alabama, Early Childhood Education

Hannah Victoria Elise Walters 鈥撎鼵lanton, Alabama, Early Childhood Education

Kristen Alana Wright 鈥撎齋araland, Alabama, Early Childhood Education

Mackenzie Brooke Yates 鈥撎鼼ulf Shores, Alabama, Early Childhood Education

Celia Wallace College of Health Professions, School of Nursing, Associate Degree in Nursing听

Skyler Nichole Barnes 鈥撎齋araland, Alabama, President’s Scholastic Award, Area Award: Associate Degree in Nursing

Madison Paige Blackledge 鈥撎齃eroy, Alabama

Alyssa Michelle Dewberry 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama

Caili Ruth Harborth 鈥撎齅ontgomery, Alabama

Brooke Renee Houston 鈥撎齋aint Louis, Missouri

Emily K. Killcreas 鈥撎鼴ay Minette, Alabama

Anna Faith Martinez 鈥撎齅obile, Alabama

Ian D. May 鈥撎齋atsuma, Alabama

Halle Aladria Shepard 鈥撎鼵itronelle, Alabama

Deidra P. Tatum 鈥撎齃ucedale, Mississippi

Raina Daisy Kollene White 鈥撎鼴ayou La Batre, Alabama

About the 秋霞福利一区

The 秋霞福利一区 is a Christ-centered university pursuing excellence 鈥淔or Christ & His Kingdom.鈥� With a vision to 鈥淢ultiply Kingdom Leaders for the Glory of God and the Good of the World,鈥� the university honors God by equipping students for their future professions in an environment where they are known.

The university was founded in 1961 and is affiliated with the Alabama Baptist State Convention. Located 10 miles north of Mobile, Alabama, on a campus of over 880 acres, 秋霞福利一区 offers associate, bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚 and doctoral degrees in over 75 academic programs. Learn more at and connect with 秋霞福利一区 on social media @univofmobile, or call Enrollment Services at 1.800.WIN.RAMS or 251.442.2222.