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BAUDER COLLEGE HOSTS GRADUATION SATURDAY FOR 138 STUDENTS
Keynote Speaker Will Be Dr. Belle Wheelen, SACS President
ATLANTA, June 10, 2011— Bauder College will hold a graduation Saturday, June 11, for 138 students. The ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. at the Robert Ferst Center for the Arts, 349 Ferst Drive NW.
Dr. Belle Wheelan, president of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS), will keynote the ceremony. Her career spans more than 30 years and includes the roles of faculty member, chief student services officer, campus provost, college president and Secretary of Education. She is the first woman and African-American to serve as president of SACS.
“Our students have worked hard to reach graduation day and achieve their educational goals,” Charles A. Taylor, president of Bauder College, said. “We commend them on their efforts and wish them continued success in their chosen fields.”
The Atlanta-based school will recognize students for earning a bachelor’s degree, associate degree or certificate in one of five fields including allied health, business, criminal justice, design or information technology. Upon graduating, students may be eligible for entry-level positions in their field of study.
According to the Georgia Occupational Projections, a report by the Georgia Department of Labor, computer support specialist positions will increase by 16 percent, correctional officer positions by 19 percent and medical assistant positions by 45 percent between 2006 and 2016.
Bauder College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate and baccalaureate degrees. SACS is a recognized accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education.
The June 2011 graduates of Bauder College are:
Bachelor of Science
Business Administration
Shawn Buster, Atlanta, GA
Tamarcus Johnson, Lithonia, GA
Woini Solomon, Bronx, NY
Mia Tidwell, Detroit, MI
Business Administration: Accounting
Theresa Montgomery, Conley, GA
Erika McGowan, Jacksonville, FL
Alfonzo Mitchell, Atlanta, GA
Business Administration: Fashion Merchandising
Brittany McCrary, Rex, GA
Shedella Telesford, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
Demetrius Terrell, Atlanta, GA
Business Administration: Fashion Product Development
Erica Stephens, Atlanta, GA
Criminal Justice
Brittany Alexander, Newnan, GA
Michelet Alexandre, Lithia Springs, GA
Mercedes Betts, Riverdale, GA
Corissa Blackshear, Atlanta, GA
Charles Brown, Orlando, FL
Lynetta Brown, Macon, GA
Michelle Clark, Albany, GA
Randall Cooper, Conley, GA
Margaret Delapierre, Cocoa Beach, FL
Jermaine Jackson, Grand Rapids, MI
Akilah Johnson, Atlanta, GA
Colette Ray, Dover, OH
Charie’ Reid, Richmond, VA
Tamica Reynolds, Atlanta, GA
Jonathan Spence, Atlanta, GA
Associate of Applied Science
Medical Assisting
Kerisha Black, Hiram, GA
Tatasia Butler, Atlanta, GA
Sheryl Clark, Atlanta, GA
Chrisan Griffith, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
LaRhonda Holliday, Atlanta, GA
Lakiya Johnson, Detroit, MI
Senora Jones, Phenix City, AL
Roberta Osborne, Stone Mountain, GA
Sandy Pierre, Atlanta, GA
Associate of Arts
Business Administration: Management
Lettrecia Clark, Mableton, GA
Regis Ford, Washington, DC
Fabian Jones, Fort Smith, AR
Justin Piper, Jonesboro, GA
Tony Shealey, Atlanta, GA
Kishon Thomas, New Orleans, LA
Necoasha Whisby, Ellenwood, GA
Business Administration: Marketing
Michael Greer, Stockbridge, GA
Demetrius Jackson, College Park, GA
Criminal Justice
Janet Allen, Chicago, IL
Julia Anderson, Chicago, IL
Fantasia Atkinson, Lithonia, GA
Dabresha Billingsley, Flint, MI
Shantivia Bishop, Riverdale, GA
Michael Bonds, Boston, MA
James Bowens, Jr., Atlanta, GA
Sasha Brown, Walterboro, SC
Jasmine Collins, San Francisco, CA
Stephen Costa, Newnan, GA
Ghisselle Diaz, Miami, FL
Aundre Edwards, Atlanta, GA
April Hayes, Atlanta, GA
Wayne Kearney, Kennesaw, GA
Desiree Kines, Atlanta, GA
Shamya Koen, Monticello, NY
Erlande Pierre, Atlanta, GA
Chishaun Pope, Atlanta, GA
Sheilette Sheffield, Atlanta, GA
La’Bianca Stitt, East Point, GA
John Vaugh, Atlanta, GA
Ramona Young, Buffalo, NY
Fashion Design
Sheena Anderson, Sumter, SC
Dezarae Brown, Cincinnati, OH
Jossetta Cloak, Austell, GA
Nioyoka Glover, Winston-Salem, NC
Crystal Granger, Atlanta, GA
Eugene Hendrix, Pittsburgh, PA
Melynda Parker, Sumter, SC
Constance Phillips, New York, NY
Tanesha Reynolds, Atlanta, GA
Nsikan Udoh, East Point, GA
Andrea Williams, Decatur, GA
Fashion Merchandising
Fanny Acosta, Fairburn, GA
Shanita Banks, Decatur, GA
Neely Bankston, Marietta, GA
James Bates, St. Louis, MO
Tiffany Bell, New Orleans, LA
Diontrell Brown, New Orleans, LA
Shanette DaCosta, Bronx, NY
Candice Darrell, Tokyo, Japan
Leakisha Days, Bridgeport, CT
Nadina Ellis, Brooklyn, NY
Patricia Hanahan, Marietta, GA
Marcus Hughley, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Ciara Jackson, Decatur, GA
Copeland Liddell, Pittsburgh, PA
Adrienne Manuel-Spain, Franklin, LA
Shiranda Montgomery, Atlanta, GA
Benisha Rogers, Atlanta, GA
Nataskia Smith, Long Beach, CA
Zypreyel Upkins, Atlanta, GA
Ronnie Williams, Daytona Beach, FL
Ebonie Wilson, Rome, GA
LeDetra Womack, Atlanta, GA
Graphic Design
David Hostios, Hartselle, AL
Dwayne Jackson, College Park, GA
Landers Pruitt, III, Flint, MI
Shawn Thornhill, College Park, GA
Interior Design
Felicia Corbette, Avenel, NJ
Melinda Farmer, Decatur, GA
Randy Grandy, Stone Mountain, GA
Aliaa A. Malla, Damascus, Syria
Certificate
Computer Support Technician
Carey Brooks, Atlanta, GA
Don Holloway, East Point, GA
Kelvin Kirkland, Decatur, GA
Carlos Mendez, Flowery Branch, GA
Shaun Willis, Chicago, IL
Medical Assisting
Tijuana Adams, Atlanta, GA
Christina Brannon-Carter, East Point, GA
Gina Brown, Chicago, IL
Shervaney Buchanan, Atlanta, GA
Saundra Clansy, College Park, GA
Brittany Coleman, Stone Mountain, GA
Evelina Dalton, Atlanta, GA
Nardeshia Davis, Atlanta, GA
Jamiyla Elcock, Brooklyn, NY
Octavia Fields, Atlanta, GA
Linda Jones, Ellenwood, GA
LaToya Kemp, Atlanta, GA
Adriana Kong, Duluth, GA
Maritza McLeod, Atlanta, GA
Tamika Miles, Austell, GA
Tasha Montgomery, Denver, CO
Sharanda Morrison, Greensboro, GA
Sheshonne Musgrave, Douglasville, GA
Maria Ortiz, Conyers, GA
Christina Pozon, Belleville, MI
Adrian Seals, Stone Mountain, GA
Denise Simmons, Covington, GA
Montavius Smith, Douglasville, GA
James Strong, Atlanta, GA
Brittney Wilkerson, College Park, GA
Lula Williams-McCabe, Atlanta, GA
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