Spring 2023 WVU Parkersburg graduates announced

West Virginia University awarded certificates and associate and bachelor’s degrees to May 2023 graduates.

Graduates who attained a 3.50 to 4.00 grade point average (GPA) earned academic honors, as follows: 3.50-3.749, Cum Laude; 3.75-3.99, Magna Cum Laude; and 4.0, Summa Cum Laude. The May WVU Parkersburg graduates include:

BARBOUR COUNTY — Philippi: Megan Rumney, BS, Nursing

BERKELEY COUNTY — Falling Waters: Termia Jones, RBA

BOONE COUNTY — Comfort: Jordon Nunnery, BS, Nursing

CABELL COUNTY — Culloden: Breanna Akers, CERT, AAS, Child Development, Summa Cum Laude

Huntington: LauraBeth Meade, RBA; Valerie Sanders, BAS, Child Development

Ona: Sierra McCracken, CERT, Child Development

CALHOUN COUNTY — Arnoldsburg: Cheri White, AAS, BOG

DODDRIDGE COUNTY — Salem: Nora Sias, CERT, General Education, Summa Cum Laude

West Union: Cori Kuhn-Farr, RBA; Staclyn White, BA, Elementary Education, Cum Laude

FAYETTE COUNTY — Ansted: Victoria Boggs, BS, Nursing, Cum Laude

GILMER COUNTY — Glenville: Britney Beall, AAS, Computer Science; John Putnam, CERT, Industrial Maintenance, Cum Laude

JACKSON COUNTY — Evans: Jason Barr, AAS, Nursing; Franki Harrah, BAS, Criminal Justice; Cole Hutton, AAS, Business Administration; Benjamin Smith, AAS, Electrical Reliability and Maintenance, Cum Laude

Kenna: Kayla Jones, BAS, CERT, Criminal Justice, Cum Laude; Taylor Myers, BS, Nursing, Cum Laude

Leroy: Krissa Scarberry, BAS, Child Development

Millwood: Kayla Scritchfield, BS, Nursing

Ravenswood: Madison Ball, BA, Elementary Education; Samantha Casto, BAS, Child Development; Tyler Casto, AAS, Reliability and Maintenance Technology; Joseph Chambers, AAS, CERT, CERT, Electrical Reliability and Maintenance, Industrial Maintenance, Electricity and Instrumentation; Leslie Crocket, RBA; Samantha Eades, BS, Nursing; Joel Fisher, AAS, Computer and Information Technology, Cum Laude; Reagan Gainey, AAS, BOG; Heidi Hess, BS, Nursing; Natasha Lemley, RBA, Cum Laude; Dalton Moore, AAS, Reliability and Maintenance Tech; Deanna Schindler, AAS, BOG; Aspen Sheets, AAS, Nursing; Amy Vannest, AA, General Education; Emma Weekley, AAS, Nursing, Cum Laude; Kinsey Wolfe, AAS, Child Development, Cum Laude

Ripley: Toby Blankenship, CERT, Electricity and Instrumentation; Seth Gainey, AAS, Business Administration; Christian Groves, CERT, AAS, Industrial Maintenance, Reliability and Maintenance Technology; Ashlea Huffman, BS, Nursing; Miranda Johnson, CERT, BAS, AAS, Criminal Justice, Magna Cum Laude; Jasmine McClure, AAS, Digital Media Production, Cum Laude; Hunter Miller, AAS, Business Administration; Laken Shaffer, BAS, AAS, CERT, Criminal Justice; Cody Showalter, AAS, Nursing

Sandyville: Sara Almashy, BAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Felicity Ayers, AS, General Education; Lindsay Balderson, AS, Business Administration; Kasara DiSciullo, AAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Patrick Francis, BAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude

KANAWHA COUNTY — Elkview: Morgan Sweeney, AS, General Education

Saint Albans: Lindsey Brewer, BAS, Child Development, Magna Cum Laude; Jakob Raines, AAS, Criminal Justice

LEWIS COUNTY — Jane Lew: Erica Anderson, BAT, Cum Laude

LINCOLN COUNTY — West Hamlin: Ashley Burns, AAS, CERT, Child Development, Summa Cum Laude

LOGAN COUNTY — Chapmanville: Shawn Wolford, AAS, Welding Technology

MARION COUNTY — Fairmont: Richard Cole, AAS, Business Administration

MASON COUNTY — Letart: Chesnie Brewer, AAS Child Development; Emma Gibbs, AAS, Business Administration, Summa Cum Laude; Noah Litchfield, BS, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude

Mount Alto: Conner Grady, AAS, Child Development

New Haven: Tyler Bumgarner, AAS, Business Administration; Bryton Grate, BAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Payton Mcfarland, AAS, Child Development

Point Pleasant: Grace Haddox, AAS, Child Development, Magna Cum Laude; Hannah Halley, BAS, Child Development, Cum Laude

MONONGALIA COUNTY — Morgantown: Hope Inman, AAS, BOG

PLEASANTS COUNTY — Belmont: Kamryn Armstrong, CERT, General Education, Magna Cum Laude

Saint Marys: Carla Davis, AAS, BOG, Magna Cum Laude; Acacia Fox, AAS, Nursing; Jacob Hashman, CERT, Electricity and Instrumentation; Sydney Maston, AAS, Strategic Communication; Adam Mercer, AAS, Business Administration; Bradley Wilson, RBA; Allison Amos, AA, General Education; Magna Cum Laude; Ethan Davis, AAS, Drafting, Magna Cum Laude; Anna Runnion, AAS, Nursing

Waverly: Jamie Broscious, AAS, Nursing

PRESTON COUNTY — Bruceton Mills: Ashlynn Phillips, BAS, Supervisory Management, Magna Cum Laude

PUTNAM COUNTY — Red House: Amanda Blackshire, BS, Nursing

RALEIGH COUNTY — Shady Spring: Diana Peck, CERT, Child Development

RITCHIE COUNTY — Cairo: Joden Juilfs, AAS, Business Administration; Abigail Nichols, CERT, General Education, Summa Cum Laude; Anna Walker-Robertson, AAS, Drafting

Ellenboro: Brie Butta, CERT, General Education, Magna Cum Laude; Madison Hall, CERT, General Education, Cum Laude; Emily Hatfield, BA, Elementary Education, Magna Cum Laude; Cody Kaplan, AAS, Nursing; Shannon Reilly, BAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Abbie Shepler, RBA; Trinity Smith, CERT, AAS, Business Administration

Harrisville: Lily Butcher, AAS, Nursing, Magna Cum Laude; Gavin Easton, CERT, CERT, General Education, Patient Care Technician, Summa Cum Laude; Ethan Haught, CERT, CERT, General Education, Patient Care Technician, Summa Cum Laude; Alexander King, AAS, Computer and Information Technology, Magna Cum Laude; Quentin Owens, CERT, CERT, General Education, Patient Care Technician, Summa Cum Laude; Mary Spencer, AAS, Nursing

Pennsboro: Andrew Freeland, CERT, General Education, Summa Cum Laude; Macy Hilvers, CERT, General Education, Magna Cum Laude; Marin Rader, CERT, General Education

Smithville: Katie Rollins, BS, Nursing, Cum Laude

ROANE COUNTY — Reedy: Kelly Hardbarger, AS, Business Administration; Holly Terrell, BAS, Business Administration

Spencer: Cody Bartlett, AAS, Reliability and Maintenance Technology; Mckenzee Buchanan, AAS, Nursing; Savannah Unger, AAS, Nursing, Magna Cum Laude; Zachary Whitehouse, CERT, AAS, Child Development, Summa Cum Laude

TYLER COUNTY — Friendly: Thomas Hill, BAT, Cum Laude

Middlebourne: Allison Watson, RBA

Sistersville: David Grimes, CERT, Electricity and Instrumentation; Abigail Kemp, CERT, AA, General Education; Kaci Shanabarger, CERT, General Education, Magna Cum Laude

WAYNE COUNTY — Kenova: Tasha Curnutte, BAS, Child Development, Cum Laude

WETZEL COUNTY — New Martinsville: Nachelle Probst, AAS, Nursing; Hannah-Renee Riggs, AA, General Education

Reader: Mary Scyoc, BS, Nursing

WIRT COUNTY — Creston: Keyawna Keener, CERT, Welding, Cum Laude

Elizabeth: Taylor Anderson, CERT, AAS, BAS, Criminal Justice; Anthony Browning, CERT, Welding, Magna Cum Laude; Kylie Cox, AAS, CERT, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude; Cherokee Edwards, BAS, Criminal Justice; Jody Hill, BS, Nursing; Lexis Hill, BA, Elementary Education, Magna Cum Laude; Jason Hopkins, BS, Business Administration; Amber Lott, AAS, BOG; Autumn McKenna, AAS, Digital Media Production, Summa Cum Laude; Haley Moore, BS, Nursing; CiAnna Murray, AAS, Nursing, Cum Laude; Sierra Runner, BA, Elementary Education; Hailey Sams, AAS, Strategic Communication

Leroy: Morgan Cale, AAS, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude

Palestine: Peyton Richards, AAS, Business Administration; James Riggs, AAS, Electrical Reliability and Maintenance, Cum Laude; Dakota White, CERT, CERT, AAS, Electricity and Instrumentation, Industrial Maintenance, Multi-Craft Technology, Cum Laude

WOOD COUNTY — Belleville: James Chandler, RBA, Summa Cum Laude; Morgan Habeb, BAT

Davisville: Brandon Dix, AAS, BOG; Anthony Perry, RBA

Mineral Wells: Ashley Beall, RBA; Tammy Braniff, RBA; Elizabeth Collins, AAS, Nursing; Dylan Daley, CERT, CERT, Electricity and Instrumentation, Residential/Commercial Electricity, Cum Laude; Robert Jarvis, AAS, Multi-Craft Technology, Magna Cum Laude; Grace Kent, CERT, Business Administration; Jayde Metz, BS, Nursing, Cum Laude; Kay-Lee Miihlbach, AAS, Child Development; Logan Richards, AAS, BOG; Savannah Snider, AA, General Education; Brandi Whipkey, RBA; Kenzie Johnson, BAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude

Parkersburg: Kimberlynn Adams, BAS, Criminal Justice; Olivia Alexander, AAS, Digital Media Production; Sierra Backus, BA, Elementary Education, Cum Laude; Peyton Board, CERT, Electricity and Instrumentation, Cum Laude; Julian Brady, AAS, Computer and Information Technology; Emily Cogar, BS, Business Administration; Katie Copeland, AAS Computer Science; Valerie Correale, CERT, Child Development; Hayden Coull, CERT, Electricity and Instrumentation; Alexis Dailey, AAS, Nursing, Magna Cum Laude; Olivia Dailey, BA, Elementary Education, Cum Laude; Emma Daley, AA, General Education; Jonathan Defibaugh, RBA, Magna Cum Laude; Megan Dennis, AA, BA, General Education, Elementary Education, Cum Laude; Isaiah Ferguson, AAS, Drafting; Tobin Francisco, AS, General Education, Magna Cum Laude; Lloyd Frazier, AAS, Nursing, Magna Cum Laude; Alivia Gray, CERT, Criminal Justice, Cum Laude; James Hendershot, AAS, Business Administration; Kirsten Hester, AAS, Child Development, Cum Laude; Angel Hill, AS, Business Administration; Jacelyn Hyde, AAS, Digital Media Production, Summa Cum Laude; Ashley Johnson, CERT, Child Development; Rylee Jones, CERT, Business Administration, Summa Cum Laude; Ashley Kalika, AAS, Nursing; Stephanie Ketchem, AAS, BOG; Sean Lilly, BAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Casey Mahoney, AS, Business Administration; James Malson, BAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Denise McCroskey, AAS, Surgical Technology; Wesly McCune, AAS, Drafting; Travis Mcdonald, AAS, Welding Technology, Cum Laude; Morgan Mercer, AAS, Computer and Information Technology; Colin Minear, AAS, Drafting; Clay Morgan, BAT, Cum Laude; Melissa Morris, BS, Nursing; Cole Murray, AAS, Nursing; Siera Parsons, RBA; David Pasadyn, AAS, BOG; Jessica Perkins, BA, Elementary Education, Magna Cum Laude; Abram Poling, AAS, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude; Carl Ray, AAS, Drafting; Noah Richardson, AAS, Computer and Information Technology; Joseph Ritchey, AAS, BOG; Abrielle Schmitt, AAS, Strategic Communication; Ashley Smith, BAS, Business Administration; Christopher Smith, AAS, Business Administration; Reganne Thomas, AAS, Digital Media Production, Magna Cum Laude; Jena Vincent, AAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Avery Williams, AAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Heidi Williams, CERT, Industrial Maintenance, Magna Cum Laude; Hollie Williamson, BAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude

Vienna: Kara Bennett, AAS, Child Development; David Chandler, RBA; Emily Davis, AAS, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude; Jessika Doster, BAS, Business Administration; Matthew Doster, AAS, BOG; Rylan Dudley AAS, Nursing; Lauren Hissem, AAS, CERT, BAS, Digital Media Production, Digital Communication, Communication and Media – Digital Communication; Braden Lattea, RBA; Eric Marshall, RBA; Virginia Martin, AS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; TaLia Patterson, AAS, Business Administration, Cum Laude; Benjamin Shrewsbury, AA, General Education; Brandon Stanley, AAS, BOG; Cameron Tracewell, AAS, Digital Communication; Brittany Underwood, CERT, AAS, AAS, Welding, Welding Technology, Reliability and Maintenance Technology; Audrey Ungar, BAS, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude; Tyler Walker, AAS, Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Cum Laude; Leslie Yetter, RBA, AAS, BOG, Cum Laude

Walker: Ivy Hogue, CERT, CERT, General Education, Patient Care Technician, Magna Cum Laude

Washington: Abigail Armstrong, AAS, Business Administration; Priscilla Brady, RBA, Cum Laude; Emily Jones, CERT, BAS, Criminal Justice, Magna Cum Laude; Alexander Life, BAT, Magna Cum Laude; Michael Midkiff, AAS, Computer and Information Technology, Magna Cum Laude; Sarah Smith, BS, Nursing; Logan Snyder, AS, Business Administration; Ramona Wilson, CERT, Child Development; Heather Lawson, AA, BA, General Education, Elementary Education

Waverly: Sierra Lynch, AAS, Criminal Justice; Gracie Richards, CERT, Criminal Justice; Morgan Wise, AAS, Nursing, Cum Laude

Williamstown: Tara Boyce, AAS, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude; Gage Carpenter, AAS, AS, Computer Science, General Education; Boston Caruthers, BAS, Business Administration; Savannha Cottrill, AAS, Nursing; Devon Dalrymple, BAT, Magna Cum Laude; Laura Delancy, AAS, Nursing, Cum Laude; Conner Walker, AAS, Digital Media Production

FLORIDA — Jupiter: Karen Clark, AAS, Surgical Technology

Lake Worth: Denise Davis, AAS, Surgical Technology

INDIANA — Fort Wayne: Joel Peters, AAS, Occupational Development, Magna Cum Laude

NORTH CAROLINA — High Point: Kasey Mckinney, AAS, Nursing, Summa Cum Laude

NEW JERSEY — Belvidere: Ashley Tarsi, AAS, BOG

OHIO — Ashland: Jordan Hoffman, BAS, Supervisory Management

Belpre: Kelly Cale, AAS, BOG; Ashley Sunderman, BS, Nursing

Beverly: Hunter Mahoney, BAS, Criminal Justice

Caldwell: Shailyn Hayes, BAS, Business Administration

Chillicothe: Rodney Cockrell, AAS, Occupational Development

Coolville: Joshua Simmons, AAS, Nursing; Ashley Ward, BA, Elementary Education, Magna Cum Laude

Cutler: Alexander Eckhart, AAS, Nursing, Cum Laude

Fleming: Kryssa Hayes, AAS, Nursing; Hunter Schrader, AAS, Digital Communication

Kenton: John Kasler, AAS, BOG

Little Hocking: Heather Allendar, RBA

Lorain: Tiffany Ortiz-Lopez, AAS, Surgical Technology

Marietta: Katie Beck, AAS, Nursing; James Braswell, CERT, Electricity and Instrumentation; Derek Duckworth, BAS, Business Administration; Madeline Hawkins, AAS, Nursing, Cum Laude; Kalei McGlumphy, AA, General Education; Emma Pfeiffer, AAS, BOG; Kayla Wirtz, AAS, Nursing

New London: David Sumpter, AAS, Technical Studies, Summa Cum Laude

Rutland: Shalynn Mitchell, AAS, Nursing, Summa Cum Laude

Senecaville: Travis Clark, CERT, Welding

Thornville: Nicholas Allen, AAS, Occupational Development

Vincent: Jessica Mosier, AAS, Digital Media Production

Waterford: Noah Huffman, BAS, Business Administration; Theodore Johnson, AAS, Computer Science

OREGON — Canby: Leigh Brocki, RBA, Cum Laude

PENNSYLVANIA — Plymouth: Dominique Bekanich, AAS, Surgical Technology

SOUTH CAROLINA — Shaw Afb: Erika Durst, RBA

TENNESSEE — Kingsport: Kaitlyn Ketron, RBA, Cum Laude.