UNC Asheville Announces Class of 2025 December Graduates

The following students received degrees from UNC Asheville in May 2024. They are listed by nation, state and hometown.

Australia

Jimboomba

Jasmine Cynthia Barry – Bachelor of Science in Biology; Cum laude, Distinction in Biology

Ireland

Tallaght

Conor Behan – Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, Individual Degree Concentration

Switzerland

Arlesheim

Edvin Carl Grolimund – Bachelor of Arts in Political Science; Minor in History

United Kingdom

Wakefield

Charlie Ellis Farrar – Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, Individual Degree Concentration

Greater Manchester, Oldham

Myles Gregory Edmondson – Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Promotion; Cum laude, Distinction in Health and Wellness Promotion

United States of America

CA

Carlsbad

Ava Simone Bjorkman-Tracy – Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, Concentration in Environmental Management and Policy; Minor in Economics; Summa cum laude, University Research Scholar, Distinction in Environmental Science

GA

Marietta

Chloe Michelle Princenthal – Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Creative Writing; Distinction in English

Rome

Satiana Bianca Cochran – Bachelor of Arts in Languages and Literatures, Concentration in Spanish; Minor in Mass Communication; Magna cum laude, University Honors Scholar, Distinction in Languages and Literatures

MA

Mashpee

David Alexander Grant McKelvey – Bachelor of Science in Music Technology

MI

Grand Rapids

Georgina Provencio Martinez – Bachelor of Arts in New Media; Minor in English; Magna cum laude, University Honors Scholar, Distinction in New Media

Jackson

Anna Sophia Doane – Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, Concentration in Environmental Management and Policy; Minor in Legal Studies; Magna cum laude, Distinction in Environmental Science

Scotts

Miguel Angel Garrido – Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, Concentration in Environmental Management and Policy

MS

Hattiesburg

Jeffrey Heath Flathau – Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Promotion, Concentration in Health Sciences; Summa cum laude, Distinction in Health and Wellness Promotion

NC

Arden

Nadine Ciel Cook Del Gallo – Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences, Concentration in Public Health; Community Engaged Scholar, Summa cum laude, Distinction in Health Sciences

Bailee Ann Fouts – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Political Science

Krystyn Destiny Johnson – Bachelor of Science in Accounting; Minor in Business; Cum laude, University Research Scholar, Distinction in Accounting

Jonathan Paul Miller – Bachelor of Arts in New Media

Brooke Marie Peterson – Bachelor of Science in Biology; Cum laude, Distinction in Biology

Tavius Demetrick Walker – Bachelor of Science in Business; Minor in Economics

Asheville

Sarah Kathryn Adams – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minors in Literature, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies; Summa cum laude, Distinction in Psychology

Matthew Corey Anders – Bachelor of Science in Accounting; Summa cum laude, Distinction in Accounting

Brian Phillip Badesco – Bachelor of Arts in Art; Bachelor of Science in Physics; Minor in New Media

Rashaun O’Shea Baldwin – Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, Individual Degree Concentration; Summa cum laude, Distinction in Interdisciplinary Studies

Summer Hope Coby – Bachelor of Science in Physics

Michael Owen Coleman – Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art; Summa cum laude, University Research Scholar, Distinction in Art

Noah Wayland Connor – Bachelor of Science in Management; Cum laude, Distinction in Management

Alexandra Rose Eichinger-Wiese – Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Joint with North Carolina State University), Concentration in Mechatronics; Minor in Mathematics

Jennifer Dowling Fender – Bachelor of Science in Biology; University Research Scholar, Distinction in Biology

Alana Joy Foodman – Bachelor of Arts in Political Science; Cum laude

Henry Forbes Fowler – Bachelor of Science in Biology; Minor in Literature; Summa cum laude, University Research Scholar, Distinction in Biology

Clare Spurrier Gaffney – Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology; Minor in Biology; Distinction in Anthropology

Grace Nicole Galeota – Bachelor of Arts in Political Science; Cum laude, University Honors Scholar, Distinction in Political Science

Dylan Lea Harbison – Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Creative Writing; Distinction in English

Angelina Nicole Herbert – Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, Concentration in Geoscience; Summa cum laude, Distinction in Environmental Science

Haley Paige Hewkin – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Legal Studies; Distinction in Psychology

Carolyn Grierson Howell – Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Promotion, Concentration in Health Sciences

Benson Stirling Hughes – Bachelor of Arts in History; Summa cum laude, Distinction in History

Clayton Warren Hutchison – Bachelor of Fine Arts in Jazz and Contemporary Music

Trevor Dylan Hynes – Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

Sarah Macauley Jackson – Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Creative Writing; Minor in Psychology; University Research Scholar

Nina Danielle Jaggers – Bachelor of Science in Biology; Cum laude, Distinction in Biology

Kathryn Leigh Karp – Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, Individual Degree Concentration; Magna cum laude, University Research Scholar, Distinction in Interdisciplinary Studies

Jonah Hecht Levy – Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication; Magna cum laude, Distinction in Mass Communication

Omar Alonzo Lopez Jr. – Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Concentration in Information Systems; Minor in Biology

Timothy Michael McMahon Jr. – Bachelor of Arts in Economics; Cum laude, Distinction in Economics

Dylan Ridge McMichael – Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, Concentration in International Studies; Summa cum laude, Distinction in Interdisciplinary Studies

Hannah Jamie Milling – Bachelor of Arts in Art; Minor in New Media

Julian Mistretta – Bachelor of Fine Arts in Jazz and Contemporary Music

Sydney Jane Morrison – Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, Individual Degree Concentration; Magna cum laude, Distinction in Interdisciplinary Studies

Stefani Nicole Neal – Bachelor of Science in Physics; Minor in Astronomy

Cody Thomas Novotny – Bachelor of Science in Music Technology; Cum laude, Distinction in Music Technology

Naomi Juanita Olsen-Zelman – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Health and Wellness Promotion; Summa cum laude, Distinction in Psychology

Tess Marie Parker – Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies, Concentration in Ecology and Environmental Biology; Distinction in Environmental Studies

Thomas Carlton Philipps – Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Concentration in Information Systems; Distinction in Computer Science

Jason Ross Posner – Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

Sophie Elizabeth Pruett – Bachelor of Science in Chemistry; Cum laude, University Research Scholar, Distinction in Chemistry

Rafiat Teniola Rabiu – Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry; Cum laude, Distinction in Chemistry

Heather Nicole Roberts-VanSickle – Bachelor of Arts in Sociology; Minor in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies; Summa cum laude, Distinction in Sociology

Olive Lena Spence – Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art; Magna cum laude, Distinction in Art

Morgana Orion Suslowitz – Bachelor of Arts in Sociology; Minor in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Abigail Lucy Suttles – Bachelor of Arts in Economics; Cum laude, Distinction in Economics

Kayla Nikole Sutton – Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Joint with North Carolina State University), Concentration in Mechatronics; Minors in American Indian/Indigenous St, Astronomy

Joseph Trujillo – Bachelor of Science in Biology

Lacy Brooke Westle – Bachelor of Science in Business; Minor in Psychology; Cum laude, Distinction in Business

Olivia Leigh Yost – Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology; Cum laude, Distinction in Anthropology

Melissa Marie Zenz – Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences, Concentration in Public Health; Minor in Psychology; Summa cum laude, Distinction in Health Sciences

Barnardsville

Elisha Franklin Lewis – Bachelor of Science in Business

Belmont

Eric Jude Severance Jr. – Bachelor of Science in Music Technology

Black Mountain

Dylan Michael Hadley – Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies, Concentration in Ecology and Environmental Biology

Brevard

William Alexander Elliott-Heagler – Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, Concentration in International Studies; University Research Scholar

Hayden Anderson Holbrook – Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Concentration in Information Systems; Distinction in Computer Science

Browns Summit

Elijah Mason Whitlow – Bachelor of Science in Music Technology; Distinction in Music Technology

Burlington

Brittney Nicole Taylor – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Burnsville

John Russell Pickett – Bachelor of Science in Accounting; Cum laude, Distinction in Accounting

Seth Jordan Stockmaster – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Health and Wellness Promotion; Summa cum laude, Distinction in Psychology

Candler

Tara Elizabeth Lambert – Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication; Cum laude, Distinction in Mass Communication

Hannah Lynn Sample – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Distinction in Psychology

Madison Kay Shilling – Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, Concentration in Statistics; Magna cum laude, Distinction in Mathematics

Kasey Dawn Trent – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Magna cum laude, Distinction in Psychology

Canton

David Wayne Smith – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Neuroscience

Cary

Samantha Rose Mazze – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Chapel Hill

Josef Hamit Kalna – Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, Concentration in Pure Mathematics; Distinction in Mathematics

Charlotte

Wyndham Kennedy Bostian – Bachelor of Fine Arts in Jazz and Contemporary Music; Distinction in Jazz and Contemporary Music

Emma Catherine Edes – Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Literature; Magna cum laude, Distinction in English

Owen Austin Mauch – Bachelor of Science in Music Technology; Summa cum laude, Distinction in Music Technology

Beulah Irene Quinn – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Biology; Distinction in Psychology

Celie Frances Waddington – Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art; Magna cum laude, Distinction in Art

Claremont

Nathan Suarez – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Clemmons

Jennifer Avery Lew – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Neuroscience; Distinction in Psychology

Concord

Kiarra Teresa Driscoll – Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication; Minors in Economics, Psychology

Kylie Noelle Mangione – Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication

Cornelius

Emilee Elizabeth St-Cyr – Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Creative Writing; Magna cum laude, Distinction in English

Dallas

Brianna Rochelle Pariseau – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Economics

Denver

Madison Renee Randolph – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Management

Dillsboro

Cooper Quentin Pine – Bachelor of Arts in Art; Cum laude, Distinction in Art

Durham

Christopher Lynn Hooke Jr. – Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Concentration in Computer Systems

Emerald Isle

Klara Lucille Esau – Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, Concentration in International Studies; Minor in Asian Studies; Distinction in Interdisciplinary Studies

Fairview

Angela Chavez-Binuelo – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in English

Ethan Troy Colon – Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy; Magna cum laude, Distinction in Philosophy

Michael Noah Wilkerson – Bachelor of Science in Management; Magna cum laude, Distinction in Management

Flat Rock

Chloe Dana Olson – Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology; Magna cum laude, Distinction in Anthropology

Fletcher

Matisse S. Araque – Bachelor of Arts in Art; Minor in Environmental Studies; Distinction in Art

Hayley Victoria Kintz – Bachelor of Arts in History; Minor in Management; University Research Scholar

Amber Nicole Owen – Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Promotion, Concentration in Health Sciences

Elvis Samuel Perez Morales – Bachelor of Science in Business; Minor in Accounting; Cum laude, Distinction in Business

Noah McDowell Trexler – Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology; Minor in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies; Magna cum laude, Distinction in Anthropology

Terah Danielle Wunder – Bachelor of Science in Biology; Minor in Chemistry

Forest City

Katelin Elizabeth Staton – Bachelor of Arts in Art; Distinction in Art

Fuquay Varina

Owen Parker Baloga – Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art; Cum laude, Distinction in Art

Gastonia

Monica Leigh Goedl – Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Promotion, Concentration in Health Sciences; Magna cum laude, Distinction in Health and Wellness Promotion

Liza Jane Hurley – Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, Concentration in Ecology

Grandy

Gabriel Odin Campbell – Bachelor of Arts in New Media

Greensboro

Finn Aaron Keil – Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication; Minor in New Media

Sara Nicole Moody – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Cayla Marie Ritchy – Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art; Minor in Arts Management and Entrepreneurship; Summa cum laude, University Research Scholar, Distinction in Art

Andrew James Rowe – Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies, Concentration in Ecology and Environmental Biol; Minor in Biology; University Research Scholar

Devin Christian Sanguinett – Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Literature; Magna cum laude, Distinction in English

Hendersonville

Sydney Eve Houston – Bachelor of Arts in Art; Second Major in Art History; Minor in Environmental Studies; University Research Scholar

Sarah Rebecca Parker – Bachelor of Arts in Languages and Literatures, Concentration in Spanish

Giovanni Marsh Perlain – Bachelor of Arts in Political Science; Summa cum laude, Distinction in Political Science

Highlands

Eden Elizabeth Ingate – Bachelor of Arts in Sociology; Minor in Management; Distinction in Sociology

Hillsborough

Marina Elaine Himes – Bachelor of Science in Biology; Minor in French

Holly Springs

Daniel Brice Cothran – Bachelor of Arts in New Media; Distinction in New Media

Ethan J. DeLiso – Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Creative Writing

Hope Mills

Zoe Addison Montgomery – Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, Concentration in Environmental Management and Policy; Cum laude, Distinction in Environmental Science

Horse Shoe

Lauren A. Williams – Bachelor of Arts in New Media; Minor in Psychology

Iron Station

Zakkery Chase Whaley – Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Creative Writing; Magna cum laude, Distinction in English

Jamestown

Ian Sander McGill – Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Promotion; Minor in Psychology

Christian Cameron Schuler – Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Promotion, Concentration in Health Sciences

Kannapolis

Melissa Leigh McAllister – Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, Concentration in Applied Mathematics; Minor in Computer Science

Kernersville

Giuliana Michelle Chiquito – Bachelor of Science in Music Technology

Kitty Hawk

Skyler Drew Seal – Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Creative Writing

Leicester

Daphne Jane Homen – Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies, Concentration in Ecology and Environmental Biology; University Research Scholar

Jason T. Stroud – Bachelor of Arts in Music; Minor in American Indian/Indigenous Studies; Summa cum laude, Distinction in Music

Lewisville

Ettie Elizabeth Lyles – Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology; Distinction in Anthropology

Lexington

Micah Christian Brown – Bachelor of Arts in New Media

Marion

Joel Thomas Denton – Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Concentration in Information Systems; Magna cum laude, Distinction in Computer Science

Grant Allen Widmann – Bachelor of Science in Biology; Cum laude

Mars Hill

Lydia Maren Guth – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Cum laude, Distinction in Psychology

Marshall

Jessica Danielle Martin – Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication; Minor in Literature

Zackery Daryl Talton – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Mills River

Doriyan Ashford Mitchell Johnson – Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Promotion

Emma Lauren Perrotta – Bachelor of Arts in New Media; Minor in Mass Communication; Magna cum laude, Distinction in New Media

Mooresville

John Tyler Jamison – Bachelor of Arts in New Media; Minor in Art

Samantha Nelba Morin – Bachelor of Arts in Art; Second Major in New Media; Minor in Mass Communication; Cum laude, Distinction in Art, Distinction in New Media

Moravian Falls

Alana Janae Barber – Bachelor of Science in Biology

Morganton

Arlie England Collett – Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Creative Writing; Minor in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies

New Hill

Cameron Dominic Mackie – Bachelor of Arts in History; Magna cum laude, Distinction in History

Pittsboro

Jacob Adrian Sonney – Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Sciences, Concentration in Broadcast Meteorology; Minor in Environmental Studies

Raleigh

Aidan Gray Meentemeyer – Bachelor of Arts in History

Tara Drew Scollon – Bachelor of Arts in History

Rutherfordton

Olivia Marie Bowden – Bachelor of Arts in New Media

Salisbury

Macy Duray Abramson – Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, Concentration in Ecology

Sanford

Brandon Jason Grovenger – Bachelor of Science in Music Technology; Distinction in Music Technology

Shelby

Maho Jessica Omiya – Bachelor of Arts in Art; Minor in Arts Management and Entrepreneurship; Distinction in Art

Windham Daire Teddy – Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences; Minor in Biology

Sherrills Ford

Dawson Eric Cronkhite – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Legal Studies

Siler City

Andie Iphis Fox – Bachelor of Science in Biology; Magna cum laude, Distinction in Biology

Stanley

Gracie Faith Hicks – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Management

Sydni Lauren Humphery – Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Promotion, Concentration in Health Sciences; Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, Concentration in Arts Management and Entrepreneurship; Cum laude, Distinction in Health and Wellness Promotion, Distinction in Interdisciplinary Studies

Bryson Trent Rankin – Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication

Statesville

Avery Elizabeth Childress – Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication; Cum laude, Distinction in Mass Communication

Swannanoa

Presley Savannah Price – Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, Concentration in Ecology

Taylorsville

Ethan Xavier Hoge – Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, Concentration in Pure Mathematics

Madeline Le Nguyen – Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication; Minor in Sociology; Magna cum laude, Distinction in Mass Communication

Hailie Lynne Tagner – Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Creative Writing; Minor in Mass Communication; Cum laude

Union Grove

Morgan Elizabeth Sturtevant – Bachelor of Arts in Art History; Magna cum laude, University Research Scholar, Distinction in Art History

Vale

Mikaylah Faith Correia – Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Creative Writing

Waxhaw

Isabel Klich – Bachelor of Arts in Art; Second Major in Psychology; Distinction in Psychology

Benian D. Yao – Bachelor of Science in Business; Distinction in Business

Waynesville

Payton Dakota Lawrence – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Weaverville

Michael Francis Kelley – Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication; Minor in Health and Wellness Promotion

Rowan Elizabeth Manzer – Bachelor of Arts in Ancient Mediterranean Studies; Minor in Religious Studies; Distinction in Ancient Mediterranean Studies

Sloane Rowe – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Cum laude, Distinction in Psychology

Olena A. Zelenina – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Summa cum laude, Distinction in Psychology

Wilmington

Jessie Blake – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Sarah Evannes Edmonson – Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication

Kaya Brianne Hall – Bachelor of Science in Biology; University Honors Scholar

Jacob Lee Spooner – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Edward Michael Walsh – Bachelor of Arts in History; Summa cum laude, University Research Scholar, Distinction in History

Wingate

Trinity Anne Denzler – Bachelor of Arts in English, Concentration in Creative Writing

Winston Salem

Diana Aguilar Robles – Bachelor of Arts in New Media; Minor in Creative Writing; Distinction in New Media

Michael Edward Bodenhamer – Bachelor of Science in Biology

Winterville

Chloe Taylor Parker – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Magna cum laude, Distinction in Psychology

Woodfin

Jonathan Nocholas Knox – Bachelor of Arts in Political Science; Minor in Human Rights Studies

NJ

River Edge

Noah Caswell Samms Sr. – Bachelor of Science in Chemistry

NY

Smithtown

Anthony Francesco Aversano – Bachelor of Science in Biology

PA

Ambler

Megan Kathleen McFarland – Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Promotion, Concentration in Health Sciences; Summa cum laude, Distinction in Health and Wellness Promotion

SC

Simpsonville

Skyelar Kathryn Chancellor-Thigpin – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Sociology; Cum laude, Distinction in Psychology

TX

Katy

Roger Charles Sanguinetti – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Livingston

Charley Ray-Ann Battise – Bachelor of Arts in Sociology; Minor in American Indian/Indigenous Studies

VA

Blacksburg

Isaac Lee Hadden – Bachelor of Fine Arts in Jazz and Contemporary Music; Summa cum laude, Distinction in Jazz and Contemporary Music

Winchester

Seth Andrew Hammond – Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Promotion; Cum laude