UNC Asheville Announces December 2021 Graduates

December 16, 2021

The following students received degrees from UNC Asheville in December 2021. They are listed by nation, state and hometown.

United States of America

DE

Wilmington

Samantha Marie Kreiss – Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies, Concentration in Ecology and Environmental Biology

GA

Atlanta

William Daniel Dollar – Bachelor of Science in Management; Distinction in Management, Magna cum laude

Cumming

Courtney Kathleen O’Malley – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Health and Wellness Promotion; Distinction in Psychology, Summa cum laude

IL

Champaign

Reis Alan Armstrong Desantis – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

IN

Indianapolis

Jadon Russell Clark – Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies, Concentration in Ecology and Environmental Biol; Distinction in Environmental Studies, Cum laude

LA

Vinton

India Eades Appleton – Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies, Concentration in Environmental Management and Policy; Minor in Economics; Distinction in Environmental Studies, Summa cum laude, University Research Scholar

MA

Arlington

Eleanor McLeod Maybury – Bachelor of Arts in Languages and Literatures, Concentration in French; Minor in Management; Distinction in Languages and Literatures, Summa cum laude

MD

Gaithersburg

Alice Elizabeth Walker – Bachelor of Science in Management; Minors in Mass Communication, New Media; Distinction in Management, Summa cum laude

Silver Spring

Hadassah Beilah Smolianski – Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies, Concentration in Environmental Management and Policy

NC

Advance

Kerigan Faith Martin – Bachelor of Arts in Drama

Rebecca Lynn Shaffer – Bachelor of Science in Biology

Arden

Julia Nicole Evans – Bachelor of Arts in New Media

River James Goodgion – Bachelor of Science in Management; Distinction in Management

Davis Cade Helms – Bachelor of Arts in New Media; Minor in Computer Science; Distinction in New Media, Cum laude

William Joseph Kidd – Bachelor of Science in Accounting; Minor in Management

Asheville

Alexis Logan Alegre – Bachelor of Science in Biology; Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology; Distinction in Anthropology

Benjamin Earl Allen – Bachelor of Arts in History; Distinction in History

Brandon Reginald Ayoung-Chee – Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication

Mariah Alexis Baughman – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Elizabeth Anne Borg – Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication

Diana Constantin Botnar – Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Promotion, Concentration in Health Sciences; Distinction in Health and Wellness Promotion, Summa cum laude

Jeremy Charles Brothers – Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Concentration in Computer Systems

Robert Haislip Crews IV – Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Kerewin McLean Dickerson – Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication; Minor in English

Nora Frances Donovan – Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication; Minor in Arts Management and Entrepreneurship; Cum laude

Aurora Leigh Eichmiller – Bachelor of Science in Biology; University Research Scholar

Kristen Elizabeth Freissle – Bachelor of Arts in Art History; Distinction in Art History

Alexander Goldstaub – Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, Concentration in Applied Mathematics; Distinction in Mathematics, Cum laude

Ryan Michael Hand – Bachelor of Science in Management; Distinction in Management, Cum laude

Patrick Stephen Ishee – Bachelor of Arts in Art; Minor in New Media; Distinction in Art, Magna cum laude

Anna Demaret Kammer – Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art; Distinction in Art

Megan Ann Kanzinger – Bachelor of Arts in Sociology; Minor in Creative Writing; Distinction in Sociology, Summa cum laude

Christina Osorio Kelley – Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Promotion; Distinction in Health and Wellness Promotion, Summa cum laude

Lauren Michelle Kozik – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Neuroscience; Distinction in Psychology, Magna cum laude

Isabella Katharina Losskarn – Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art; Bachelor of Arts in Art History; Distinction in Art, Distinction in Art History, Summa cum laude, University Research Scholar

Nicole Aracely Matute-Villagrana – Bachelor of Arts in Political Science; Minor in Psychology

Logan Dale McClellan – Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Promotion

Jake Harding McCormick – Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies, Concentration in Ecology and Environmental Biology

Jackson Patrick McMahon – Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art; Distinction in Art, Summa cum laude

Olivia Louise Pistor – Bachelor of Science in Chemistry; Minor in Neuroscience; Distinction in Chemistry, Cum laude, University Research Scholar

Emely Mabel Ramirez – Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Creative Writing

Andrea Elise Reinman – Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies, Concentration in Ecology and Environmental Biol; Minor in Astronomy

Zachary Austin Schulman – Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Concentration in Information Systems; Distinction in Computer Science

Rebecca Lynn Selleck – Bachelor of Arts in Art; Distinction in Art

Gennifer Raley Elizabeth Sewell – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Grant Hampton Smith – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Katheryne A. Smith – Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, Concentration in International Studies; Minor in Human Rights Studies; Distinction in Interdisciplinary Studies

Lauren Rachel Squires – Bachelor of Arts in Art; Distinction in Art

Nataliya D. Stynka – Bachelor of Science in Chemistry; Distinction in Chemistry, Summa cum laude, University Research Scholar

Brynn Talamhan – Bachelor of Arts in Political Science; Distinction in Political Science, Summa cum laude

Will Thompson III – Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology; Minor in Africana Studies

William Charles Turner – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Distinction in Psychology

Linnea Grace Van Manen – Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies, Concentration in Ecology and Environmental Biology

Lilley Stott Washburn – Bachelor of Science in Management; University Scholar

Beaufort

Joseph Michael Felix – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Biltmore Lake

Blaine Gabriele Lowery – Bachelor of Arts in History

Black Mountain

Gillian Rose Maurer – Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art; Bachelor of Arts in Sociology; Distinction in Art, Distinction in Sociology, Summa cum laude, University Research Scholar

Alyssa Jade Wadham – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Legal Studies; Distinction in Psychology, Magna cum laude

Black Mtn

Roxanne Nicole Smith – Bachelor of Science in Accounting; Minor in Management; Distinction in Accounting, Magna cum laude

Bostic

Leo Grayson Coffey – Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Creative Writing; Distinction in English, Magna cum laude

Brevard

Cassie Ann Dockery – Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Promotion

Abigail Tobias McKee – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Bryson City

Calloway Margaret Hester – Bachelor of Arts in Political Science; Distinction in Political Science, Cum laude

Burnsville

Kathryn Anne Bloomer – Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Creative Writing; Second Major in Mass Communication; Distinction in English, Magna cum laude

Stephen Dirk Shelton – Bachelor of Science in Management

Ariel Danyelle Stewart – Bachelor of Science in Chemistry; Minor in Neuroscience; University Research Scholar

Candler

Emily Louise Cadmus – Bachelor of Arts in History; Distinction in History

Robert Taylor Durall IV – Bachelor of Science in Biology; Minor in Neuroscience; Distinction in Biology, Summa cum laude, University Research Scholar

Rogelio Gomez-Zacarias – Bachelor of Arts in Languages and Literatures, Concentration in Spanish; Minor in Psychology; Distinction in Languages and Literatures, Cum laude

Kelsey Leigh Hensley – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Distinction in Psychology, Cum laude

Cary

Jonathan Allan Carlson – Bachelor of Arts in Languages and Literatures, Concentration in French; Minor in German

Taylor Camille Friedlander – Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Literature; Minor in Mass Communication; Distinction in English, Magna cum laude

Owen Abraham Kendrick – Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies; Minors in American Indian/Indigenous St, Anthropology

Zachary Paul Lambert – Bachelor of Science in Management; Minor in Creative Writing; Distinction in Management

Connor Wayne Sheffield – Bachelor of Arts in French; Minor in German

Chapel Hill

Meredith Avison – Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Sciences, Concentration in Climatology; Minors in German, Mathematics; Distinction in Atmospheric Sciences, Summa cum laude, University Research Scholar, University Scholar

Jackson Wyatt Lockard – Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication; Distinction in Mass Communication, Magna cum laude

Justin Fox Vail – Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, Concentration in Statistics; Distinction in Mathematics

Charlotte

Joshua Andrew Davidson – Bachelor of Science in Music Technology; Distinction in Music Technology, Magna cum laude

Jessica Lauren McArtan – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Amanda Jane Mullennix – Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology; Minor in Religious Studies; Distinction in Anthropology, Magna cum laude

Christina Truong – Bachelor of Science in Management; Minor in Economics; Distinction in Management

Joseph Andre Vargas – Bachelor of Arts in New Media

Clayton

Dakota Charles Herzig – Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies, Concentration in Ecology and Environmental Biol; University Research Scholar

William Clay Lovett – Bachelor of Science in Management; Minor in Political Science

Columbus

Samuel Reid Rhinehart – Bachelor of Science in Physics, Concentration in Applied Physics

Connelly Springs

Hayden Michael Robinson – Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication; Minor in New Media

Conover

Rachel Elizabeth Jenkins – Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Creative Writing; Distinction in English, Magna cum laude

Cornelius

Gabriella Rose Reynolds – Bachelor of Arts in New Media; Minor in Creative Writing; Distinction in New Media

Nadya Catherine Phalen Schrader – Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art

Denver

Alyssa Rhea David – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Durham

Wilson Ellis Matthews – Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies, Concentration in Environmental Management and Policy; Distinction in Environmental Studies

Orion Price Rapoza – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Neuroscience

East Flat Rock

Michelle Angeles-Solano – Bachelor of Science in Biology; Minor in Neuroscience; University Research Scholar

Fairview

Ashlee Siegel – Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Promotion

Fayetteville

John Walter Akers – Bachelor of Arts in Art

Fletcher

Amber Priscilla Aleman – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Tamara Elizabeth Davis – Bachelor of Science in Biology; Minor in Asian Studies

Faith Natalya Nawrocki – Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, Concentration in Arts Management and Entrepreneurship; Minor in Dance

Fuquay Varina

Duncan McLaurin Trent – Bachelor of Arts in New Media

Garner

Carter Harrison May – Bachelor of Arts in Political Science; Minor in History

Graham

Cassandra Marie Sigmon – Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Creative Writing; Distinction in English, Summa cum laude

Green Mountain

Jared Christopher Sellers – Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Sciences, Concentration in Broadcast Meteorology

Greensboro

Marley Drew Dossey – Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication; Minor in Creative Writing; Cum laude

Gabriel Penn Hartsell – Bachelor of Arts in Art; Distinction in Art, Summa cum laude

Morgan Lanae Thornton – Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies, Concentration in Ecology and Environmental Biology

Ashlyn Michelle Travis – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Second Major in Sociology; Distinction in Sociology

Joshua Ryan Wilson – Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, Concentration in Applied Mathematics

Hendersonville

Miguel Acosta Jr. – Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, Concentration in Pure Mathematics

Jasmine Alexis Burke – Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry; Bachelor of Science in Biology; Distinction in Chemistry, Distinction in Biology

Kathleen Mary Cameron – Bachelor of Arts in Sociology; Distinction in Sociology, Magna cum laude

Alexis Marie Low – Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies, Concentration in Ecology and Environmental Biology

Deena Joan Zaki – Bachelor of Arts in Languages and Literatures, Concentration in French; Distinction in Languages and Literatures, Summa cum laude

Hickory

Michael Richard Navlyt – Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Concentration in Information Systems

Leah Carolyn Reese – Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies, Concentration in Ecology and Environmental Biol; Minor in History; University Research Scholar

Holly Springs

Lilliana Guedez Bell – Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies, Concentration in Earth Science

Breanna Alexis McClure – Bachelor of Arts in Sociology; Minor in Political Science

Bailey Elizabeth Smith – Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology; Minor in American Indian/Indigenous St

Hudson

Emily Eva Benton – Bachelor of Arts in Art

Huntersville

Gloria Alexandra Kirk – Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, Concentration in International Studies

Rachel Elise Martin – Bachelor of Arts in Sociology; Minors in Anthropology, Religious Studies

Hannah Catherine Mullis – Bachelor of Arts in New Media; Distinction in New Media, Cum laude

Kannapolis

Alexa Rae Blalock – Bachelor of Arts in New Media

Lake Lure

Samuel William Hager – Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication; Distinction in Mass Communication, Summa cum laude

Lexington

Alannah Ryann McClure – Bachelor of Arts in History

Lillington

James Raymond Bennett – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Environmental Studies

Lincolnton

Evangelyne Konstance Demarco-Krukowski – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Madison

Franklin Wagoner Baughn – Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Concentration in Information Systems

Maggie Valley

Brett Daniel Burgess – Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies, Concentration in Environmental Management and Policy; Minor in Economics

Matthews

Amanda Kate Peirano – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Arts Management and Entrepreneurship; Distinction in Psychology, Magna cum laude

Mocksville

Magenta Rae Fougerat – Bachelor of Science in Biology

Emily Mae Tesh – Bachelor of Arts in Political Science; Minor in Environmental Studies; Distinction in Political Science

Monroe

Marian N. Foster – Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication; Minor in Sociology

Mooresville

Kayla Ann Blackwood – Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, Concentration in International Studies; Minor in Asian Studies; Distinction in Interdisciplinary Studies, Cum laude

Morganton

Alexis Hope Byars – Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Promotion; Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Distinction in Health and Wellness Promotion, Distinction in Psychology, Magna cum laude

Sarai Danielle Fleming – Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Promotion

Trent Augustus Lemond Price – Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication; Minor in German; Distinction in Mass Communication, Magna cum laude

Morrisville

Christopher Francis Sabatini – Bachelor of Science in Biology; Minor in Neuroscience

Pisgah Forest

Paulina Marie Jones – Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies, Concentration in Environmental Management and Policy; Minors in Biology, Legal Studies; Distinction in Environmental Studies, Magna cum laude, University Research Scholar

Pittsboro

Tatyana Elizabeth Barrett – Bachelor of Arts in Art; Minor in Human Rights Studies; Distinction in Art

Raeford

Brenna Taylor Johnson – Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies, Concentration in Environmental Management and Policy; Bachelor of Arts in Economics; Distinction in Environmental Studies, Distinction in Economics, Magna cum laude

Raleigh

Cameron Michael Cokas – Bachelor of Science in Music Technology; Minor in Africana Studies

Thomas Benton Goodall – Bachelor of Science in Music Technology; Minor in Computer Science; Distinction in Music Technology, Cum laude, University Research Scholar

David L. Huffstetler Jr. – Bachelor of Science in Management

Alexandra Rose Bailey Levine – Bachelor of Arts in Drama

Jessica Lynn Moore – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Dance

McKenzie Lane Morgan – Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, Concentration in International Studies; Minors in Human Rights Studies, Mass Communication, Sociology; Distinction in Interdisciplinary Studies

Joshua Logan Schrold – Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Concentration in Computer Systems; Distinction in Computer Science, Summa cum laude

Chal A. Seldyn – Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies; Cum laude

Rockwell

Bethany Kay Raynes – Bachelor of Arts in New Media; Distinction in New Media

State Road

Ryan Matthew Simpson – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Arts Management and Entrepreneurship

Statesville

Jada Nicole Blakney – Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Creative Writing; Distinction in English

Darby Jeanette Mitchell – Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art; Minor in American Indian/Indigenous St; University Research Scholar

Kathryn Isabella Stulpin – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Legal Studies; Distinction in Psychology, Summa cum laude

Summerfield

Christian Harris Malesovas – Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art; Distinction in Art, Magna cum laude, University Research Scholar

Taylorsville

Vincent Scott Geritano – Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Tryon

Reuben Ellis Perlmutter – Bachelor of Arts in History; Minor in New Media; Distinction in History

Stephanie Esmeralda Serrano – Bachelor of Science in Management; Distinction in Management

Wake Forest

Adrianna Carrie-Simona Brown – Bachelor of Science in Biology

Waxhaw

Christina Pamela Bryan – Bachelor of Science in Biology; Minor in Neuroscience; Distinction in Biology, Cum laude

Kayla Nicole Kessel – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Neuroscience; University Research Scholar

Waynesville

Emilia Renee Cole – Bachelor of Arts in Languages and Literatures, Concentration in Spanish; Minor in French; Distinction in Languages and Literatures, Summa cum laude, University Research Scholar

Weaverville

Zane Francis Cable – Bachelor of Science in Physics, Concentration in Applied Physics; Minor in Mathematics

Breanna Maria Gamaldi – Bachelor of Science in Biology

Kenzie Brean McDowell – Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication; Minors in Creative Writing, Health and Wellness Promotion

Daniel Paul Simmons – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Neuroscience

Tyler Steven Trejo – Bachelor of Arts in New Media; Minor in Computer Science; Distinction in New Media, Cum laude

Jennifer Elizabeth Wilson – Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Promotion

West End

Meghan Hailey Wellman – Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Creative Writing

Wilmington

Elizabeth Anne DeVido – Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Creative Writing; Distinction in English, Cum laude, University Scholar

Christopher Richard Simmons – Bachelor of Fine Arts in Jazz and Contemporary Music

Winston Salem

Christina Lucia Marshall – Bachelor of Science in Biology

Jack Douglas Ryan – Bachelor of Arts in New Media; Minor in Mass Communication

Zirconia

Sydney Renee Winner – Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Creative Writing; Minor in Mass Communication; Distinction in English, Summa cum laude

OH

Columbus

Jordan Reed Zimmer – Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies, Concentration in Environmental Management and Policy; Minor in Sociology; Distinction in Environmental Studies, Magna cum laude

PA

Coolspring

Jera Noelle Mennetti – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Distinction in Psychology, Summa cum laude

TN

Jonesborough

Jennifer Renee Reach – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

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