AMERICUS — The following area residents were among approximately 300 students who graduated from Georgia Southwestern State University during the Spring 2019 Commencement Ceremony held on May 8 in Convocation Hall of the Student Success Center.

Peter Binford II of Americus, bachelor of arts in music; Rachel Cochran of Americus, bachelor of arts in music; Alexandria Ochoa of Americus, bachelor of arts in music; John Wojnar of Americus, bachelor of business administration in accounting magna cum laude; Jason Parks of Americus, bachelor of business administration in human resource management cum laude; Brandy Britt of Montezuma, bachelor of business administration in management; Alejandro Canovas Ferrando of Americus, bachelor of business administration in management; Kendall Crew of Americus, bachelor of business administration in management magna cum laude; Ella Hawkins of Americus, bachelor of business administration in management; Benjamin McLeroy of Americus, bachelor of business administration in management;

Courtney Minix of Americus, bachelor of business administration in management; Maria Taboada Cuco of Americus, bachelor of business administration in management; Esther Sprott of Americus, bachelor of business administration in management magna cum laude; Jasmine Burkes of Americus, bachelor of business administration in marketing; Austin Wille of Americus, bachelor of business administration in marketing; Chelsea Rand of Montezuma, bachelor of science in chemistry magna cum laude; Joshua Greene of Americus, bachelor of science in criminal justice; Amber Blue of Americus, bachelor of science in information technology; William Ford of Americus, bachelor of science in information technology; Zachariah Brown of Americus, bachelor of science in information technology;

Tyler Brown of Americus, bachelor of science in mathematics summa cum laude; Jimmy Moore of Americus, bachelor of science in political science with teacher certification cum laude; Kayla Carter of Americus, bachelor of science in psychology; Jennifer Story of Ellaville, bachelor of science in psychology; David Fendley of Americus, bachelor of science in sociology; Nancy Jimenez of Leslie, bachelor of science in sociology; Michaela White of Plains, bachelor’s degree in special education; Morgan Davis of Americus, bachelor’s degree in elementary education; Ashley Faust of Americus, bachelor’s degree in elementary education; Meghan Smith of Americus, bachelor’s degree in elementary education magna cum laude;

Margaret McCoy of Americus, bachelor’s degree in general studies cum laude; Bailey Bell of Americus, bachelor’s degree in nursing; Whitley Benton of Americus, bachelor’s degree in nursing; Gilbretta Greene of Preston, bachelor’s degree in nursing cum laude; Mikyung Kim of Americus, bachelor’s degree in nursing; Mariam Perez of Americus, bachelor’s degree in nursing; Marilu Pesina Lara of Americus, bachelor’s degree in nursing; Gabrielle Thomson of Americus, bachelor’s degree in nursing magna cum laude; Jacquelyn Larsen of Americus, bachelor’s degree in nursing cum laude; Aliah Smith of Americus, bachelor’s degree in nursing;

Julian Rugel of Americus, bachelor’s degree in exercise science cum laude; Chanice Whitton of Americus, bachelor’s degree in exercise science; Amber Raybon of Americus, master’s degree in business administration; Barbara Stripling of Americus, master’s degree in business administration; Kayla Johnson of Americus, master’s degree in nursing; Gloria Harden of Ellaville, master’s degree in nursing; Rebecca Roberts of Americus, master’s degree in nursing.