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 By  Staff Reports Published 
5:34 am Monday, May 26, 2003

Excellence in education

By Staff
May 26, 2003
University of Southern Mississippi President Shelby Thames conferred more than 1,500 undergraduate, graduate and specialist degrees during two ceremonies at Reed Green Coliseum on the Hattiesburg campus May 9.
The USM Gulf Park campus in Long Beach had more than 150 candidates for graduation May 10.
Candidates for graduation from East Mississippi included the following:
Katina Nicole Jenkins of Bailey, bachelor of science.
Olivia Colico Hodge of Collinsville, bachelor of arts.
JoBeth Boswell Lannon of Collinsville, master of professional account.
Kelly Danielle Lee of Collinsville, bachelor of fine arts.
Donna Kay Rainer Newell of Collinsville, bachelor of science in nursing.
Tiffany Dyan Stokes of Collinsville, bachelor of arts.
Tory Meredith Suzann Swearington of Collinsville, master of education.
Sheila Ann Hagwood of Lauderdale, bachelor of science in nursing.
Dennis E. Portis of Lauderdale, bachelor of science.
Stephanie Carol Engell of Marion, bachelor of science in nursing.
Kelly Elizabeth Britt of Meridian, bachelor of science.
Shirley Jones Brown of Meridian, bachelor of science in nursing.
Kristina M. Clarke of Meridian, bachelor of science.
Krishna Keuna Cole of Meridian, master of social work.
Tanyaneka LaTrice Davis of Meridian, bachelor of science in nursing.
Rhonda Jo Stewart Denton of Meridian, master of education.
Jared Allen Florreich of Meridian, bachelor of arts.
Teri Culpepper Frazier of Meridian, master of education.
Dustin S. Griffin of Meridian, bachelor of arts.
Stacey Lynette Hall of Meridian, bachelor of arts.
Stephanie M. Henderson of Meridian, bachelor of science.
Andrea Beth McNeese Laird of Meridian, master of science in nursing.
Melissa Lauderdale of Meridian, bachelor of science.
Casey Terrant Lewis of Meridian, bachelor of arts.
Monica Anne Lowenstein of Meridian, bachelor of science in nursing.
Nikki Neal of Meridian, bachelor of science.
Megan Christine Pankiewicz of Meridian, bachelor of science in business administration.
Mary Emmalee Parkes of Meridian, master of science.
Lance Steven Malley of Meridian, bachelor of fine arts.
Dana Margaret Reed of Meridian, bachelor of fine arts.
Mary Magueba Shields of Meridian, bachelor of science in nursing.
Ashley Michelle Singletary of Meridian, bachelor of science in business administration.
Ashley Michelle Singletary of Meridian, bachelor of fine arts.
Carla Rachelle Snowden of Meridian, master of science.
Monica Davis Tingle of Meridian, bachelor of science.
Jenney Weeks of Meridian, bachelor of science in nursing.
Daniel Wesley Wildman of Meridian, bachelor of science in nursing.
Wynter Ward of Toomsuba, bachelor of science.

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