UVa-Wise graduates 18 at Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center

The Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center’s graduate recognition ceremony on May 20 included 18 students from The University of Virginia’s College at Wise who completed their degrees at the Abingdon campus.

The SVHEC was established in 1991 to strengthen the economy of southwest Virginia through education and training of the current and future workforce. Through a unique partnership with eight colleges and universities, the SVHEC provides undergraduate and graduate degree programs and professional development courses primarily for adult learners.

The only branch campus of the University of Virginia, UVa-Wise is ranked among the nation’s top ten public liberal arts colleges by U.S. News and World Report. UVa-Wise offers Virginia's only undergraduate degree in software engineering, among 28 other degrees and professional programs in the liberal arts tradition of Thomas Jefferson.

Students receiving degrees during the graduate recognition ceremony include:

VIRGINIA

Abingdon
Michael L. Alderson
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration

Joshua Logan Nunley
Bachelor of Science, Accounting

Markie DeLeon
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration

Jacob Garland Minton
Bachelor of Science, Psychology (awarded posthumously)

Ashley Megan Riddle
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration

Rachel Amanda Kathryn South
Bachelor of Science, Psychology

Bristol
Debra Hicks
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration

Chilhowie
Sheila Osborne Poston
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration

Damascus
Carlton Baker
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration

Lebanon
Allison LeeAnna Kegley
Bachelor of Science, Accounting

Kristin Shaun Rasnake
Bachelor of Science, Accounting

Meadowview
Molly Ann Humphrey
Bachelor of Science, Accounting

Misty Dawn Matney
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration

Valerie Jean Mophew
Bachelor of Science, Psychology

Richlands
Lance Douglas Taylor
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration

Vansant
Nicole Suzanna Grace Colley
Bachelor of Science, Psychology

TENNESSEE

Bristol
Penelope Martino Jay
Bachelor of Science, Psychology

Posted May 21, 2008