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PLAINVIEW, Texas — 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÊÓƵ Baptist University recognized 59 graduates during the winter commencement ceremony held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, in Hutcherson Center on the Plainview campus.

Dr. Cindy McClenagan, Vice President for Academic Affairs, presented the candidates for degrees to Dr. Donna Hedgepath, President of 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÊÓƵ Baptist University, who conferred the degrees. She was assisted by Carole Harbison, secretary of 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÊÓƵ’s Board of Trustees.

Dr. Hedgepath delivered the President’s Charge to the graduating class. Tyler Daniel Hartgrove, a graduating senior from Round Rock, offered the student address, and Ryna A. Middleton, a graduating senior from Hobbs, N.M., read Colossians 3:23–24.

The graduating class included four students receiving doctoral degrees, 14 earning master's degrees, 40 completing bachelor's degrees, and one receiving an associate’s degree. Among the candidates were 42 students from Texas, including eight from Plainview. Nine students from six other states and eight international students representing six countries were also part of the graduating class.

Here are the graduates:

Doctor of Philosophy

James Kendall McGregor, Management, Euless, TX

Nathaniel Mark McKenzie, Management, Rio Rancho, NM

Karen Brown Mitchell, Management, Lubbock, TX

Santos Navarrette, Jr., Management, Rule, TX

Master of Arts in Counseling

Jennifer B. Cantu, Clinical Counseling / School Counseling, Lubbock, TX

Lisa R. Galloway, Clinical Counseling, Amarillo, TX

Taylor Jane McDonald, Clinical Counseling, Lubbock, TX

Bianca Vachele Roman, Clinical Counseling, Fort Worth, TX

Rocky Rosas, Clinical Counseling, Plainview, TX

Master of Arts in Criminal Justice

Rosanna Garcia Madrigal, Plainview, TX

Master of Arts in History

Brandy S. Haines, Olton, TX

Master of Arts in Human Services

Jordyn Davis, Liberal, KS

Jahmari R. Tanksley, McKinney, TX

Master of Business Administration

Jaycee Renee Freshour, Health Care Administration, Oklahoma City, OK

Master of Education

James Cooper Jauz, Professional Studies, Midland, TX

Kristin Nicole Moore, Educational Administration, Crowley, TX

Master of Public Administration

Hannah A. Cardy, Justice Administration, Plainview, TX

Master of Science

Jamie Rinquest, Business Analytics, Cape Town, South Africa

Bachelor of Applied Science

Jeanny Anthonine Alcindor, Criminal Justice Administration, Richmond, TX

Cody L. Ballard, Criminal Justice Administration, Plainview, TX

Hannah M. Cameron, Business Administration, Amarillo, TX

Jennifer Yuvonne Crist, Business Administration, Amarillo, TX

Renee Danielle Gabaldon, Applied Science, Albuquerque, NM

Kimberly Anne Hall, Business Administration, Shallowater, TX

Samantha C. Jouett, Applied Science, Plainview, TX

Felix Arturo Polanco, Sports Management, Dominican Republic

Jose Anibal Ramos, Criminal Justice Administration, Dimmitt, TX

Amber Noel Robinson, Criminal Justice Administration, Plainview, TX

Joann Dante Hernandez Sanchez, Applied Science, Las Vegas, NV

Ashlie Tello,  Early Childhood Development, Harlingen, TX

Teresa Turon, Criminal Justice Administration, El Paso, TX

Bachelor of Arts

Erron Makenz Grimes, Criminal Justice Administration, Killeen, TX

Aidan I. Heredia, Criminal Justice Administration, Plainview, TX

Axel Armando Guerrero Rodriguez, Media Arts, Ciudad, Juarez, Mexico

Bachelor of Business Administration with Honors

Tyler Daniel Hartgrove, Digital Marketing, Round Rock, TX

Bachelor of Business Administration

Adriana Christine Armstrong, Business Administration, Maricopa, AZ

K’Dee Leshane Bailey, Digital Marketing, Lubbock, TX

Edgard Bermudez, Sports Management, Maracaibo, Venezuela

Alvaro Pineda Faura, Business Administration, Sevilla, Spain

Tatum Reese Feigle, Accounting, Grand Prairie, TX

Andrea Gutierrez Melo, Business Analytics, Chihuahua, Mexico

Ryan A. Middleton, Cybersecurity, Hobbs, NM

Christina Esther Sandlin, Business Administration, Whittier, CA

Kam’Ron O’Neal Williams, Business Administration, Houston, TX

Bachelor of Christian Ministry

Lathan Conner Limones, Christian Ministry, Tahoka, TX

Bachelor of Science

Dario Catalan Baguena, Mathematics / Computer Science, Zaragoza, Spain

Ashley Nicole Bauler, Exercise & Sport Science, Lubbock, TX

Zaylin Blackwood, Exercise & Sport Science, Killeen, TX

Isaiah Billy Morris Brooks, Environmental Science, Little Elm, TX

Ellen Marie Bruffey, Biological Sciences, Lubbock, TX

Jayden W. Burch, Computer Science, Lubbock, TX

Case Duane Drum, Exercise & Sport Science, Roaring Springs, TX

Haley R. Fossett , Chemistry, Pampa, TX

Sloane Elizabeth Light, Psychology, Idalou, TX

Antonio Mejia III, Molecular Biology, Vail, AZ

Ricardo Garcia Ochoa, Jr., Exercise & Sport Science, Sachse, TX

Evans Pololet, Fitness Management, Kajiado County, Kenya

Da’Karion Kemarr York, Fitness Management, Willis, TX

Associate of Applied Science

Victoria Ernestina Rodriguez Mata, Criminal Justice Administration, Plainview, TX