The University of North Carolina at Asheville
01/09/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/09/2025 14:37
UNC Asheville Announces Class of 2025 December Graduates
January 9, 2025
The following students received degrees from UNC Asheville in May 2024. They are listed by nation, state and hometown.
Australia
Jimboomba
Jasmine Cynthia Barry - Bachelor of Science in Biology; Cum laude, Distinction in Biology
Ireland
Tallaght
Conor Behan - Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, Individual Degree Concentration
Switzerland
Arlesheim
Edvin Carl Grolimund - Bachelor of Arts in Political Science; Minor in History
United Kingdom
Wakefield
Charlie Ellis Farrar - Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, Individual Degree Concentration
Greater Manchester, Oldham
Myles Gregory Edmondson - Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Promotion; Cum laude, Distinction in Health and Wellness Promotion
United States of America
CA
Carlsbad
Ava Simone Bjorkman-Tracy - Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, Concentration in Environmental Management and Policy; Minor in Economics; Summa cum laude, University Research Scholar, Distinction in Environmental Science
GA
Marietta
Chloe Michelle Princenthal - Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Creative Writing; Distinction in English
Rome
Satiana Bianca Cochran - Bachelor of Arts in Languages and Literatures, Concentration in Spanish; Minor in Mass Communication; Magna cum laude, University Honors Scholar, Distinction in Languages and Literatures
MA
Mashpee
David Alexander Grant McKelvey - Bachelor of Science in Music Technology
MI
Grand Rapids
Georgina Provencio Martinez - Bachelor of Arts in New Media; Minor in English; Magna cum laude, University Honors Scholar, Distinction in New Media
Jackson
Anna Sophia Doane - Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, Concentration in Environmental Management and Policy; Minor in Legal Studies; Magna cum laude, Distinction in Environmental Science
Scotts
Miguel Angel Garrido - Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, Concentration in Environmental Management and Policy
MS
Hattiesburg
Jeffrey Heath Flathau - Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Promotion, Concentration in Health Sciences; Summa cum laude, Distinction in Health and Wellness Promotion
NC
Arden
Nadine Ciel Cook Del Gallo - Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences, Concentration in Public Health; Community Engaged Scholar, Summa cum laude, Distinction in Health Sciences
Bailee Ann Fouts - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Political Science
Krystyn Destiny Johnson - Bachelor of Science in Accounting; Minor in Business; Cum laude, University Research Scholar, Distinction in Accounting
Jonathan Paul Miller - Bachelor of Arts in New Media
Brooke Marie Peterson - Bachelor of Science in Biology; Cum laude, Distinction in Biology
Tavius Demetrick Walker - Bachelor of Science in Business; Minor in Economics
Asheville
Sarah Kathryn Adams - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minors in Literature, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies; Summa cum laude, Distinction in Psychology
Matthew Corey Anders - Bachelor of Science in Accounting; Summa cum laude, Distinction in Accounting
Brian Phillip Badesco - Bachelor of Arts in Art; Bachelor of Science in Physics; Minor in New Media
Rashaun O'Shea Baldwin - Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, Individual Degree Concentration; Summa cum laude, Distinction in Interdisciplinary Studies
Summer Hope Coby - Bachelor of Science in Physics
Michael Owen Coleman - Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art; Summa cum laude, University Research Scholar, Distinction in Art
Noah Wayland Connor - Bachelor of Science in Management; Cum laude, Distinction in Management
Alexandra Rose Eichinger-Wiese - Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Joint with North Carolina State University), Concentration in Mechatronics; Minor in Mathematics
Jennifer Dowling Fender - Bachelor of Science in Biology; University Research Scholar, Distinction in Biology
Alana Joy Foodman - Bachelor of Arts in Political Science; Cum laude
Henry Forbes Fowler - Bachelor of Science in Biology; Minor in Literature; Summa cum laude, University Research Scholar, Distinction in Biology
Clare Spurrier Gaffney - Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology; Minor in Biology; Distinction in Anthropology
Grace Nicole Galeota - Bachelor of Arts in Political Science; Cum laude, University Honors Scholar, Distinction in Political Science
Dylan Lea Harbison - Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Creative Writing; Distinction in English
Angelina Nicole Herbert - Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, Concentration in Geoscience; Summa cum laude, Distinction in Environmental Science
Haley Paige Hewkin - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Legal Studies; Distinction in Psychology
Carolyn Grierson Howell - Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Promotion, Concentration in Health Sciences
Benson Stirling Hughes - Bachelor of Arts in History; Summa cum laude, Distinction in History
Clayton Warren Hutchison - Bachelor of Fine Arts in Jazz and Contemporary Music
Trevor Dylan Hynes - Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
Sarah Macauley Jackson - Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Creative Writing; Minor in Psychology; University Research Scholar
Nina Danielle Jaggers - Bachelor of Science in Biology; Cum laude, Distinction in Biology
Kathryn Leigh Karp - Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, Individual Degree Concentration; Magna cum laude, University Research Scholar, Distinction in Interdisciplinary Studies
Jonah Hecht Levy - Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication; Magna cum laude, Distinction in Mass Communication
Omar Alonzo Lopez Jr. - Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Concentration in Information Systems; Minor in Biology
Timothy Michael McMahon Jr. - Bachelor of Arts in Economics; Cum laude, Distinction in Economics
Dylan Ridge McMichael - Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, Concentration in International Studies; Summa cum laude, Distinction in Interdisciplinary Studies
Hannah Jamie Milling - Bachelor of Arts in Art; Minor in New Media
Julian Mistretta - Bachelor of Fine Arts in Jazz and Contemporary Music
Sydney Jane Morrison - Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, Individual Degree Concentration; Magna cum laude, Distinction in Interdisciplinary Studies
Stefani Nicole Neal - Bachelor of Science in Physics; Minor in Astronomy
Cody Thomas Novotny - Bachelor of Science in Music Technology; Cum laude, Distinction in Music Technology
Naomi Juanita Olsen-Zelman - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Health and Wellness Promotion; Summa cum laude, Distinction in Psychology
Tess Marie Parker - Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies, Concentration in Ecology and Environmental Biology; Distinction in Environmental Studies
Thomas Carlton Philipps - Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Concentration in Information Systems; Distinction in Computer Science
Jason Ross Posner - Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
Sophie Elizabeth Pruett - Bachelor of Science in Chemistry; Cum laude, University Research Scholar, Distinction in Chemistry
Rafiat Teniola Rabiu - Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry; Cum laude, Distinction in Chemistry
Heather Nicole Roberts-VanSickle - Bachelor of Arts in Sociology; Minor in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies; Summa cum laude, Distinction in Sociology
Olive Lena Spence - Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art; Magna cum laude, Distinction in Art
Morgana Orion Suslowitz - Bachelor of Arts in Sociology; Minor in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Abigail Lucy Suttles - Bachelor of Arts in Economics; Cum laude, Distinction in Economics
Kayla Nikole Sutton - Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Joint with North Carolina State University), Concentration in Mechatronics; Minors in American Indian/Indigenous St, Astronomy
Joseph Trujillo - Bachelor of Science in Biology
Lacy Brooke Westle - Bachelor of Science in Business; Minor in Psychology; Cum laude, Distinction in Business
Olivia Leigh Yost - Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology; Cum laude, Distinction in Anthropology
Melissa Marie Zenz - Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences, Concentration in Public Health; Minor in Psychology; Summa cum laude, Distinction in Health Sciences
Barnardsville
Elisha Franklin Lewis - Bachelor of Science in Business
Belmont
Eric Jude Severance Jr. - Bachelor of Science in Music Technology
Black Mountain
Dylan Michael Hadley - Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies, Concentration in Ecology and Environmental Biology
Brevard
William Alexander Elliott-Heagler - Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, Concentration in International Studies; University Research Scholar
Hayden Anderson Holbrook - Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Concentration in Information Systems; Distinction in Computer Science
Browns Summit
Elijah Mason Whitlow - Bachelor of Science in Music Technology; Distinction in Music Technology
Burlington
Brittney Nicole Taylor - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Burnsville
John Russell Pickett - Bachelor of Science in Accounting; Cum laude, Distinction in Accounting
Seth Jordan Stockmaster - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Health and Wellness Promotion; Summa cum laude, Distinction in Psychology
Candler
Tara Elizabeth Lambert - Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication; Cum laude, Distinction in Mass Communication
Hannah Lynn Sample - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Distinction in Psychology
Madison Kay Shilling - Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, Concentration in Statistics; Magna cum laude, Distinction in Mathematics
Kasey Dawn Trent - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Magna cum laude, Distinction in Psychology
Canton
David Wayne Smith - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Neuroscience
Cary
Samantha Rose Mazze - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Chapel Hill
Josef Hamit Kalna - Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, Concentration in Pure Mathematics; Distinction in Mathematics
Charlotte
Wyndham Kennedy Bostian - Bachelor of Fine Arts in Jazz and Contemporary Music; Distinction in Jazz and Contemporary Music
Emma Catherine Edes - Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Literature; Magna cum laude, Distinction in English
Owen Austin Mauch - Bachelor of Science in Music Technology; Summa cum laude, Distinction in Music Technology
Beulah Irene Quinn - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Biology; Distinction in Psychology
Celie Frances Waddington - Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art; Magna cum laude, Distinction in Art
Claremont
Nathan Suarez - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Clemmons
Jennifer Avery Lew - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Neuroscience; Distinction in Psychology
Concord
Kiarra Teresa Driscoll - Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication; Minors in Economics, Psychology
Kylie Noelle Mangione - Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication
Cornelius
Emilee Elizabeth St-Cyr - Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Creative Writing; Magna cum laude, Distinction in English
Dallas
Brianna Rochelle Pariseau - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Economics
Denver
Madison Renee Randolph - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Management
Dillsboro
Cooper Quentin Pine - Bachelor of Arts in Art; Cum laude, Distinction in Art
Durham
Christopher Lynn Hooke Jr. - Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Concentration in Computer Systems
Emerald Isle
Klara Lucille Esau - Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, Concentration in International Studies; Minor in Asian Studies; Distinction in Interdisciplinary Studies
Fairview
Angela Chavez-Binuelo - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in English
Ethan Troy Colon - Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy; Magna cum laude, Distinction in Philosophy
Michael Noah Wilkerson - Bachelor of Science in Management; Magna cum laude, Distinction in Management
Flat Rock
Chloe Dana Olson - Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology; Magna cum laude, Distinction in Anthropology
Fletcher
Matisse S. Araque - Bachelor of Arts in Art; Minor in Environmental Studies; Distinction in Art
Hayley Victoria Kintz - Bachelor of Arts in History; Minor in Management; University Research Scholar
Amber Nicole Owen - Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Promotion, Concentration in Health Sciences
Elvis Samuel Perez Morales - Bachelor of Science in Business; Minor in Accounting; Cum laude, Distinction in Business
Noah McDowell Trexler - Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology; Minor in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies; Magna cum laude, Distinction in Anthropology
Terah Danielle Wunder - Bachelor of Science in Biology; Minor in Chemistry
Forest City
Katelin Elizabeth Staton - Bachelor of Arts in Art; Distinction in Art
Fuquay Varina
Owen Parker Baloga - Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art; Cum laude, Distinction in Art
Gastonia
Monica Leigh Goedl - Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Promotion, Concentration in Health Sciences; Magna cum laude, Distinction in Health and Wellness Promotion
Liza Jane Hurley - Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, Concentration in Ecology
Grandy
Gabriel Odin Campbell - Bachelor of Arts in New Media
Greensboro
Finn Aaron Keil - Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication; Minor in New Media
Sara Nicole Moody - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Cayla Marie Ritchy - Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art; Minor in Arts Management and Entrepreneurship; Summa cum laude, University Research Scholar, Distinction in Art
Andrew James Rowe - Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies, Concentration in Ecology and Environmental Biol; Minor in Biology; University Research Scholar
Devin Christian Sanguinett - Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Literature; Magna cum laude, Distinction in English
Hendersonville
Sydney Eve Houston - Bachelor of Arts in Art; Second Major in Art History; Minor in Environmental Studies; University Research Scholar
Sarah Rebecca Parker - Bachelor of Arts in Languages and Literatures, Concentration in Spanish
Giovanni Marsh Perlain - Bachelor of Arts in Political Science; Summa cum laude, Distinction in Political Science
Highlands
Eden Elizabeth Ingate - Bachelor of Arts in Sociology; Minor in Management; Distinction in Sociology
Hillsborough
Marina Elaine Himes - Bachelor of Science in Biology; Minor in French
Holly Springs
Daniel Brice Cothran - Bachelor of Arts in New Media; Distinction in New Media
Ethan J. DeLiso - Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Creative Writing
Hope Mills
Zoe Addison Montgomery - Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, Concentration in Environmental Management and Policy; Cum laude, Distinction in Environmental Science
Horse Shoe
Lauren A. Williams - Bachelor of Arts in New Media; Minor in Psychology
Iron Station
Zakkery Chase Whaley - Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Creative Writing; Magna cum laude, Distinction in English
Jamestown
Ian Sander McGill - Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Promotion; Minor in Psychology
Christian Cameron Schuler - Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Promotion, Concentration in Health Sciences
Kannapolis
Melissa Leigh McAllister - Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, Concentration in Applied Mathematics; Minor in Computer Science
Kernersville
Giuliana Michelle Chiquito - Bachelor of Science in Music Technology
Kitty Hawk
Skyler Drew Seal - Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Creative Writing
Leicester
Daphne Jane Homen - Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies, Concentration in Ecology and Environmental Biology; University Research Scholar
Jason T. Stroud - Bachelor of Arts in Music; Minor in American Indian/Indigenous Studies; Summa cum laude, Distinction in Music
Lewisville
Ettie Elizabeth Lyles - Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology; Distinction in Anthropology
Lexington
Micah Christian Brown - Bachelor of Arts in New Media
Marion
Joel Thomas Denton - Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Concentration in Information Systems; Magna cum laude, Distinction in Computer Science
Grant Allen Widmann - Bachelor of Science in Biology; Cum laude
Mars Hill
Lydia Maren Guth - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Cum laude, Distinction in Psychology
Marshall
Jessica Danielle Martin - Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication; Minor in Literature
Zackery Daryl Talton - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Mills River
Doriyan Ashford Mitchell Johnson - Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Promotion
Emma Lauren Perrotta - Bachelor of Arts in New Media; Minor in Mass Communication; Magna cum laude, Distinction in New Media
Mooresville
John Tyler Jamison - Bachelor of Arts in New Media; Minor in Art
Samantha Nelba Morin - Bachelor of Arts in Art; Second Major in New Media; Minor in Mass Communication; Cum laude, Distinction in Art, Distinction in New Media
Moravian Falls
Alana Janae Barber - Bachelor of Science in Biology
Morganton
Arlie England Collett - Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Creative Writing; Minor in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
New Hill
Cameron Dominic Mackie - Bachelor of Arts in History; Magna cum laude, Distinction in History
Pittsboro
Jacob Adrian Sonney - Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Sciences, Concentration in Broadcast Meteorology; Minor in Environmental Studies
Raleigh
Aidan Gray Meentemeyer - Bachelor of Arts in History
Tara Drew Scollon - Bachelor of Arts in History
Rutherfordton
Olivia Marie Bowden - Bachelor of Arts in New Media
Salisbury
Macy Duray Abramson - Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, Concentration in Ecology
Sanford
Brandon Jason Grovenger - Bachelor of Science in Music Technology; Distinction in Music Technology
Shelby
Maho Jessica Omiya - Bachelor of Arts in Art; Minor in Arts Management and Entrepreneurship; Distinction in Art
Windham Daire Teddy - Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences; Minor in Biology
Sherrills Ford
Dawson Eric Cronkhite - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Legal Studies
Siler City
Andie Iphis Fox - Bachelor of Science in Biology; Magna cum laude, Distinction in Biology
Stanley
Gracie Faith Hicks - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Management
Sydni Lauren Humphery - Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Promotion, Concentration in Health Sciences; Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, Concentration in Arts Management and Entrepreneurship; Cum laude, Distinction in Health and Wellness Promotion, Distinction in Interdisciplinary Studies
Bryson Trent Rankin - Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication
Statesville
Avery Elizabeth Childress - Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication; Cum laude, Distinction in Mass Communication
Swannanoa
Presley Savannah Price - Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, Concentration in Ecology
Taylorsville
Ethan Xavier Hoge - Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, Concentration in Pure Mathematics
Madeline Le Nguyen - Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication; Minor in Sociology; Magna cum laude, Distinction in Mass Communication
Hailie Lynne Tagner - Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Creative Writing; Minor in Mass Communication; Cum laude
Union Grove
Morgan Elizabeth Sturtevant - Bachelor of Arts in Art History; Magna cum laude, University Research Scholar, Distinction in Art History
Vale
Mikaylah Faith Correia - Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Creative Writing
Waxhaw
Isabel Klich - Bachelor of Arts in Art; Second Major in Psychology; Distinction in Psychology
Benian D. Yao - Bachelor of Science in Business; Distinction in Business
Waynesville
Payton Dakota Lawrence - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Weaverville
Michael Francis Kelley - Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication; Minor in Health and Wellness Promotion
Rowan Elizabeth Manzer - Bachelor of Arts in Ancient Mediterranean Studies; Minor in Religious Studies; Distinction in Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Sloane Rowe - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Cum laude, Distinction in Psychology
Olena A. Zelenina - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Summa cum laude, Distinction in Psychology
Wilmington
Jessie Blake - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Sarah Evannes Edmonson - Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication
Kaya Brianne Hall - Bachelor of Science in Biology; University Honors Scholar
Jacob Lee Spooner - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Edward Michael Walsh - Bachelor of Arts in History; Summa cum laude, University Research Scholar, Distinction in History
Wingate
Trinity Anne Denzler - Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Creative Writing
Winston Salem
Diana Aguilar Robles - Bachelor of Arts in New Media; Minor in Creative Writing; Distinction in New Media
Michael Edward Bodenhamer - Bachelor of Science in Biology
Winterville
Chloe Taylor Parker - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Magna cum laude, Distinction in Psychology
Woodfin
Jonathan Nocholas Knox - Bachelor of Arts in Political Science; Minor in Human Rights Studies
NJ
River Edge
Noah Caswell Samms Sr. - Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
NY
Smithtown
Anthony Francesco Aversano - Bachelor of Science in Biology
PA
Ambler
Megan Kathleen McFarland - Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Promotion, Concentration in Health Sciences; Summa cum laude, Distinction in Health and Wellness Promotion
SC
Simpsonville
Skyelar Kathryn Chancellor-Thigpin - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Sociology; Cum laude, Distinction in Psychology
TX
Katy
Roger Charles Sanguinetti - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Livingston
Charley Ray-Ann Battise - Bachelor of Arts in Sociology; Minor in American Indian/Indigenous Studies
VA
Blacksburg
Isaac Lee Hadden - Bachelor of Fine Arts in Jazz and Contemporary Music; Summa cum laude, Distinction in Jazz and Contemporary Music
Winchester
Seth Andrew Hammond - Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Promotion; Cum laude