Area students were among the 741 degree candidates recognized in the UT Tyler R. Don Cowan Fine and Performing Arts Center.

Graduates included:

College Of Arts And Sciences; Master of Arts – Interdisciplinary Studies: Natalie Nicole Hughes and Leslie Ann Scott, both of Bullard, criminal justice; and Lori Kirkpatrick- Adams, of Flint, speech communication.

College Of Business And Technology; Bachelor of Business Administration: Brian Maurice Jennings, of Bullard, management; and Dustin James Worthen, of Bullard, finance; and Cory W. Fourniquet and Edwin Russell Miles, management; Jimmy D. Thorne, accounting; and Hayle N. Hudson and Jana D. Kindle, marketing, all of Flint.

College Of Education And Psychology; Master of Arts: Teresa Lynn Hibbler, of Bullard, school counseling. Bachelor of Arts: Amanda Nicole White, of Bullard, psychology. Bachelor of Science: Brandy Danielle Rigdon, of Bullard, psychology; and Casey Shea Paulk and Jessica Anne Loggins, both of Flint, psychology.

Bachelor of Science, Interdisciplinary Studies: Nicole Elizabeth Meewes of Bullard.

College Of Engineering And Computer Science; Bachelor of Science: Christopher Fair, of Flint, and Adam V. Newman, of Flint, computer science.

College Of Nursing And Health Sciences; Master of Education: Cody Ray Ellis, of Bullard, health and kinesiology. Bachelor of Arts: Denise Marie Walters, of Flint, health kinesiology. Bachelor of Science in Nursing: Lindsey Morgan Newton, of Flint.