Nearly 400 students graduated from Piedmont University on May 6. Undergraduate and graduate commencement ceremonies were held at the Johnny Mize Athletic Center & Museum on the Demorest campus.
There were 381 graduates, including these Habersham County graduates:
Angela Allen of Clarkesville
Logan Bramlett of Clarkesville
Catherine Gunn of Clarkesville
Kate Holbrook of Cornelia
Abigail Iacobucci of Clarkesville
Lindsey Irvin of Mt. Airy
Mercedes Keller of Clarkesville
Jiro Kurokawa of Demorest
Rebecca Murphy of Clarkesville
Emily Owen of Alto
Tristan Rowell of Cornelia
Marcus Shockley of Alto
Janie Stevenson of Alto
Alexandra Torres of Cornelia
Nancy Virgen Ortiz of Cornelia
Allyson Ward of Demorest
Lindsey Welborn of Cornelia
Shauna Widding of Clarkesville
Najee Wilson of Demorest
The graduates represented 11 states, including Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Degrees conferred included the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Master of Arts, Master of Business Administration, Master of Science, Master of Arts in Teaching, Education Specialist, and Doctor of Education.
The ceremonies were streamed live and may be viewed below.
Founded in 1897, Piedmont is a comprehensive liberal arts institution offering a variety of career-oriented majors in the arts and sciences, business, education, and nursing.
The university has two campuses; a 300-acre residential campus in Demorest, its main location, and a degree-completion program and graduate school in Athens
