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.

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Cydney Jean Abel

Bachelor of Arts in Ecology

Caroline Grace Aikins

Bachelor of Science in Ecology

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Kaylyn Irene Barnes

Bachelor of Arts in Ecology

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Jared Robert Bennett

Bachelor of Science in Ecology

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Amaad Ameer Blades

Bachelor of Science in Ecology

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Calvin Seth Carey

Bachelor of Arts in Ecology

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Katherine Fredrica Christie

Bachelor of Science in Ecology

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William Garrett Churchwell

Bachelor of Science in Ecology

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Emma Bay Dickinson

Bachelor of Science in Ecology

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Miriam Raisa Edelkind-Vealey

Bachelor of Science in Ecology

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Juliet Guinevere Eden

Bachelor of Arts in Ecology

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Brendan Avery Everling

Bachelor of Science in Ecology

Maya Laurette Ferguson

Bachelor of Science in Ecology

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Thomas Christian Fitzpatrick

Bachelor of Science in Ecology

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Nathaniel Thomas Haulk

Bachelor of Science in Ecology

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Amanda Sarah Howard

Bachelor of Arts in Ecology

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Presley Erin James

Bachelor of Science in Ecology

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Elizabeth Ann Jurado

Bachelor of Science in Ecology

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Lauren Faith Keeler

Bachelor of Science in Ecology

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Culzean Bailey Kennedy

Bachelor of Science in Ecology

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Kathryn Elizabeth King

Bachelor of Arts in Ecology

Lucas Garrett Lambert

Bachelor of Arts in Ecology

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Samuel Gerardo Lopez

Bachelor of Arts in Ecology

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Hannah Zoe Maddux

Bachelor of Science in Ecology

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Karis Ellen Mahaffey

Bachelor of Arts in Ecology

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Jenna Marie McLoughlin

Bachelor of Arts in Ecology

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Taylor Michelle Mizelle

Bachelor of Science in Ecology

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Ansley Elizabeth Nash

Bachelor of Arts in Ecology

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Somerlin Chase Nixon

Bachelor of Science in Ecology

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Sarah Grace Petrea

Bachelor of Arts in Ecology

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Chancey Danielle Phillips

Bachelor of Arts in Ecology

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Mackenzie Taylor Ressel

Bachelor of Arts in Ecology

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Sarah Grace Sellars

Bachelor of Arts in Ecology

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Ella Jennifer Settle

Bachelor of Science in Ecology

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Lyndon Emile Sullivan-Brugger

Bachelor of Science in Ecology

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Benjamin Jackson Thomas

Bachelor of Science in Ecology

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Kerstin Glenn Thule

Bachelor of Science in Ecology

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Lauren Elizabeth Towe

Bachelor of Arts in Ecology

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Isabel Kathryn Wargowsky

Bachelor of Science in Ecology

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Jacob Tyler Warren

Bachelor of Science in Ecology

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Matthew Alan Whiting

Bachelor of Arts in Ecology

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Destiny Eden Willard

Bachelor of Arts in Ecology

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Victoria Zhanice Wooten

Bachelor of Science in Ecology

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Brett Avery Williamson

Bachelor of Science in Ecology

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Irene Elizabeth Wright

Bachelor of Arts in Ecology