General Information
When: Friday, May 14; Graduates should join Zoom by 2:30 PM.
Guests are invited to join via YouTube live.
Convocation Start Time: 3:00 PM
Where: Virtual event
Schedule
Welcome and Remarks
John L. Gittleman
Dean and University of Georgia Foundation Professor in Ecology
Convocation Address
Laurie Fowler
Senior Public Service Associate Emerita
Presentation of the Graduates
John M. Drake
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Distinguished Research Professor
Director, Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases
Graduate Students
Zachary James Arnold
Master of Science in Conservation Ecology & Sustainable Development
Advisor: Richard Hall
Thesis: Exploring the impacts of landfills on bird communities: an opportunity for grassland bird conservation
Theresa Elaine Hudson
Master of Science in Conservation Ecology & Sustainable Development
Advisor: Catherine Pringle
Thesis: Changes in algal community composition in response to drought and Hurricanes Irma/Maria in a montane tropical stream in Puerto Rico; A long-term perspective (2013-2018)
Gregory Russell Jacobs
Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology
Advisors: Seth Wenger and Craig Osenberg
Dissertation: Population-level consequences of environmental variation for migratory fishes
Cody Scott Prouty
Master of Science in Ecology
Advisor: Sonia Altizer
Thesis: Effects of Neonicotinoids on larval and adult monarch butterflies
Claire Stewart Teitelbaum
Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology
Advisors: Richard Hall and Sonia Altizer
Dissertation: Nomadic animal movement and infectious disease in changing landscapes
Undergraduates
Bachelor of Arts in Ecology
Cydney Jean Abel
Minor in Spanish
Mableton, Georgia
Spring 2021
Kaylyn Irene Barnes
summa cum laude
Kennesaw, Georgia
Spring 2021
Calvin Seth Carey
cum laude
Flowery Branch, Georgia
Spring 2021
Juliet Guinevere Eden
Minor in Geography
Certificate in Sustainability
Atlanta, Georgia
Spring 2021
Amanda Sarah Howard
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences,
Environmental Economics and Management
Minor in Environmental Law
Certificate in Sustainability
magna cum laude with Honors
Marietta, Georgia
Spring 2021
Kathryn Elizabeth King
Certificate in Sustainability
cum laude
Bishop, Georgia
Spring 2021
Lucas Garrett Lambert
Dacula, Georgia
Spring 2021
Samuel Gerardo Lopez
Cumming, Georgia
Spring 2021
Karis Ellen Mahaffey
magna cum laude
Athens, Georgia
Spring 2021
Jenna Marie McLoughlin
Certificate in Environmental Education
Summer 2021
Ansley Elizabeth Nash
Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs
Villa Rica, Georgia
Spring 2021
Sarah Grace Petrea
Dallas, Georgia
Summer 2021
Chancey Danielle Phillips
Danielsville, Georgia
Spring 2021
Mackenzie Taylor Ressel
Suwanee, Georgia
Spring 2021
Destiny Eden Willard
Hephzibah, Georgia
Summer 2021
Irene Elizabeth Wright
Minor in Anthropology
Cedar Key, Florida
Spring 2021
Bachelor of Science in Ecology
Caroline Grace Aikins
magna cum laude
Cumming, Georgia
Summer 2021
Jared Robert Bennett
cum laude
Suwanee, Georgia
Spring 2021
Amaad Ameer Blades
Minor in Plant Biology
McDonough, Georgia
Spring 2021
Katherine Fredrica Christie
Bachelor of Science in Genetics
summa cum laude with Highest Honors
Boca Raton, Florida
Spring 2021
William Garrett Churchwell
magna cum laude
Cleveland, Georgia
Spring 2021
Emma Bay Dickinson
Minor in Music
Minor in Studio Art
cum laude with Honors
Decatur, GA
Summer 2021
Miriam Raisa Edelkind-Vealey
Minor in Biology
cum laude
Atlanta, Georgia
Spring 2021
Brendan Avery Everling
Fletcher, North Carolina
Spring 2021
Maya Laurette Ferguson
Minor in Anthropology
Atlanta, Georgia
Spring 2021
Thomas Christian Fitzpatrick
cum laude
Rome, Georgia
Summer 2021
Nathaniel Thomas Haulk
Minor in Public Health
Minor in Entomology
summa cum laude
Griffin, Georgia
Spring 2021
Presley Erin James
First Honor Graduate
summa cum laude
Alapaha, Georgia
Summer 2021
Elizabeth Ann Jurado
Minor in Political Science
cum laude
Athens, Georgia
Spring 2021
Lauren Faith Keeler
Certificate in Geographic Information Science
magna cum laude
Bethlehem, Georgia
Spring 2021
Culzean Bailey Kennedy
Bachelor of Science in Biology
summa cum laude with Highest Honors
Atlanta, Georgia
Spring 2021
Hannah Zoe Maddux
Covington, Georgia
Summer 2021
Taylor Michelle Mizelle
Bachelor of Science in Biology
Athens, Georgia
Summer 2021
Somerlin Chase Nixon
Bachelor of Science in Biology with Marine Biology Area of Emphasis
summa cum laude
Athens, Georgia
Spring 2021
Ella Jennifer Settle
Minor in Biology
Minor in Studio Art
Woodstock, Georgia
Spring 2021
Lyndon Emile Sullivan-Brugger
Bachelor of Science in Biology
Minor in Classical Culture
magna cum laude
Athens, Georgia
Spring 2021
Benjamin Jackson Thomas
Fayetteville, Georgia
Spring 2021
Kerstin Glenn Thule
Minor in Entomology
Certificate in International Agriculture
summa cum laude
Atlanta, Georgia
Spring 2021
Isabel Kathryn Wargowsky
magna cum laude
Decatur, Georgia
Spring 2021
Jacob Tyler Warren
Savannah, Georgia
Spring 2021
Brett Avery Williamson
cum laude
Kathleen, Georgia
Spring 2021
Victoria Zhanice Wooten
Hazlehurst, Georgia
Summer 2021
First Semester at Odum
Check out our graduates at the beginning of their undergraduate careers.
Cydney Jean Abel
Bachelor of Arts in Ecology
Caroline Grace Aikins
Bachelor of Science in Ecology
Kaylyn Irene Barnes
Bachelor of Arts in Ecology
Jared Robert Bennett
Bachelor of Science in Ecology
Amaad Ameer Blades
Bachelor of Science in Ecology
Calvin Seth Carey
Bachelor of Arts in Ecology
Katherine Fredrica Christie
Bachelor of Science in Ecology
William Garrett Churchwell
Bachelor of Science in Ecology
Emma Bay Dickinson
Bachelor of Science in Ecology
Miriam Raisa Edelkind-Vealey
Bachelor of Science in Ecology
Juliet Guinevere Eden
Bachelor of Arts in Ecology
Brendan Avery Everling
Bachelor of Science in Ecology
Maya Laurette Ferguson
Bachelor of Science in Ecology
Thomas Christian Fitzpatrick
Bachelor of Science in Ecology
Nathaniel Thomas Haulk
Bachelor of Science in Ecology
Amanda Sarah Howard
Bachelor of Arts in Ecology
Presley Erin James
Bachelor of Science in Ecology
Elizabeth Ann Jurado
Bachelor of Science in Ecology
Lauren Faith Keeler
Bachelor of Science in Ecology
Culzean Bailey Kennedy
Bachelor of Science in Ecology
Kathryn Elizabeth King
Bachelor of Arts in Ecology
Lucas Garrett Lambert
Bachelor of Arts in Ecology
Samuel Gerardo Lopez
Bachelor of Arts in Ecology
Hannah Zoe Maddux
Bachelor of Science in Ecology
Karis Ellen Mahaffey
Bachelor of Arts in Ecology
Jenna Marie McLoughlin
Bachelor of Arts in Ecology
Taylor Michelle Mizelle
Bachelor of Science in Ecology
Ansley Elizabeth Nash
Bachelor of Arts in Ecology
Somerlin Chase Nixon
Bachelor of Science in Ecology
Sarah Grace Petrea
Bachelor of Arts in Ecology
Chancey Danielle Phillips
Bachelor of Arts in Ecology
Mackenzie Taylor Ressel
Bachelor of Arts in Ecology
Sarah Grace Sellars
Bachelor of Arts in Ecology
Ella Jennifer Settle
Bachelor of Science in Ecology
Lyndon Emile Sullivan-Brugger
Bachelor of Science in Ecology
Benjamin Jackson Thomas
Bachelor of Science in Ecology
Kerstin Glenn Thule
Bachelor of Science in Ecology
Lauren Elizabeth Towe
Bachelor of Arts in Ecology
Isabel Kathryn Wargowsky
Bachelor of Science in Ecology
Jacob Tyler Warren
Bachelor of Science in Ecology
Matthew Alan Whiting
Bachelor of Arts in Ecology
Destiny Eden Willard
Bachelor of Arts in Ecology
Victoria Zhanice Wooten
Bachelor of Science in Ecology
Brett Avery Williamson
Bachelor of Science in Ecology
Irene Elizabeth Wright
Bachelor of Arts in Ecology