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C ommencement
AND PINNING CEREMONY
Class of 2021
College of Nursing and Human Services
Patton College of Education
April 29, 2021University of Pikeville
Class of 2021
Commencement
College of Nursing and Human Services
Patton College of Education
April 29, 2021
Appalachian Wireless Arena
Pikeville, KentuckyOrder of Ceremony
Prelude............................................................................................................. Phillip Westgate, D.M.A., pianist
Professor of Music
* Academic Processional ...................................................................................................... Keith Murphy, piper
“Highland Cathedral”
* Presentation of Colors...................................................................... Pikeville Police Department Honor Guard
Welcome................................................................................................................................. Lori Werth, Ph.D.
. Provost, University of Pikeville
* Invocation..................................................................................................................................Zachary Howell
Class of 2021
Anthem “You Do Not Walk Alone”...........................................................University of Pikeville Concert Choir
Directed by Eric Rutherford, D.M.A.
Associate Professor of Music
Dr. Westgate, pianist
Greetings from the Trustees.......................................................................................................Terry L. Dotson
. Chairman, University of Pikeville Board of Trustees
Introduction of Commencement Speaker..........................................................................................Dr. Werth
Commencement Address............................................................................................................ Nate Morris, B.A.
Founder & CEO, Rubicon
Presentation of School of Social Work Degree Candidates....................................... Karen Damron, Ph.D., RN
Dean, College of Nursing and Human Services
Professor of Nursing
Award Presentation and Administration of Oath.................................... Genesia Kilgore-Bowling, Ph.D., M.S.W., C.S.W.
Chairperson, School of Social Work
Professor of Social Work
Presentation of Patton College of Education Degree Candidates.................................... Jennifer Dugan, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Award Presentation and Administration of Oath................................................................................ Coletta Parsley, Ed.D.
Chairperson, Patton College of Education
Associate Professor of Education
Presentation of Elliott School of Nursing Degree Candidates......................................................... Dr. Damron
Award Presentation and Administration of Oath................................................................................Mary Simpson, Ph.D.
Professor of Nursing
Conferral of Degrees.................................................................................................................. President Webb
Congratulations and Alumni Association Induction................................................................ Kay Hammond
President, University of Pikeville Alumni Association
Special Presentation................................................................................................................... President Webb
Closing Remarks........................................................................................................................ President Webb
Alma Mater “Orange and Black”.............................................................University of Pikeville Concert Choir
Dr. Rutherford, director
Dr. Westgate, pianist
* Benediction......................................................................................................................................Rob Musick
Campus Chaplain
* Stage Party Recessional....................................................................................................... Keith Murphy, piper
“Scotland the Brave”
* Audience please stand, if ableCommencement Speaker
Nate Morris
Nate Morris is the founder of Morris Industries, a Lexington, Kentucky-based conglomerate that is
reinventing the waste and recycling industry. Morris’s passion to solve the environmental threats was
pivotal in his founding of Rubicon, the category creator of the digital waste and recycling experience.
Founded by maxing out credit cards and utilizing a $10,000 line of credit, Rubicon now operates in
22 countries on five continents, with a valuation in excess of $1 billion. The company helps Fortune
500 organizations, main street businesses and municipalities around the world move toward zero
waste. Under Morris’s leadership as founder & CEO, Rubicon has acted as a transformational
platform to the waste and recycling category while being recognized as an “Industry Disruptor”
by Inc. Magazine and twice named “One of the World’s Most Innovative Companies” by Fast
Company, and is the subject of a Harvard Business School Case Study where Morris is featured as
the protagonist.
Morris is committed to highlighting waste as a national security threat to the United States through
his role as a Senior Advisor to the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, a member of Business
Executives for National Security (BENS) and the Trilateral Commission.
Morris was the first Kentuckian to be named to Fortune Magazine’s 40 Under 40 list and to be
recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. He is also the youngest
inductee ever to the Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame.
A ninth-generation Kentuckian and product of public schools, Morris was born in Lexington
and raised in a union household by a single mother. Morris graduated from George Washington
University as a Scottish Rite Scholar and attended Princeton University’s School of Public and
International Affairs. Morris is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and was named a Fulbright Specialist
Scholar.
Morris is the founder of the Morris Foundation, whose mission is to promote access to the American
Dream for all Kentuckians. A generous benefactor to the University of Kentucky, Morris serves on
the Deans Advisory Council and as the Entrepreneur in Residence at the Gatton College of Business
and Economics at the University of Kentucky.
Morris and his wife Jane reside in Lexington, Kentucky, with their rescue cat Inky.History of the University of Pikeville Pikeville College was established in 1889 as an outreach of the Presbyterian Church after an extensive survey of the religious and educational needs of Eastern Kentucky. An 1887 scouting party, which included Dr. W. C. Condit, Rev. Samuel B. Alderson and Rev. James P. Hendrick, set forth, in Condit’s words, to “select the location for an institution of higher learning for the youth of the mountains.” September 16, 1889, was the first day of class at Pikeville Collegiate Institute, located in a four- room brick building situated on three acres of land in Pikeville, Ky. It functioned as both school and church and was not originally intended to confer degrees, but to give “good practical education to those persons who pursue its courses.” At that time, the institute offered schoolwork in primary, preparatory and “college” departments. In 1909, the structure of the school changed and the articles of incorporation were amended to make Pikeville College a chartered college, empowered by the state of Kentucky to offer four years of college work and confer baccalaureate degrees. The school maintained its commitment to primary and secondary education by sustaining the Pikeville Collegiate Academy for grades 1-12. Pikeville College admitted its first college freshman class in 1916, adding the final two years of college in 1955. The first baccalaureate graduation was held in 1957, a year that also marked the closing of the Pikeville Collegiate Academy. Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine opened its doors on September 8, 1997, as the 19th osteopathic medical school in the country. The school was the dream of Paintsville attorney G. Chad Perry III, a visionary whose generosity and perseverance paved the way for a new generation of doctors to provide primary care in medically underserved areas in Eastern Kentucky and Appalachia. On May 12, 2001, these medical students were the first at Pikeville College to receive the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree. The Pikeville College Board of Trustees authorized creation of the institution’s first master’s degree program, a Master of Business Administration (MBA), in 2011. At the time, the board acknowledged that the college, by definition of the programs offered, was a university. On July 1, 2011, Pikeville College officially became the University of Pikeville, also known as UPIKE. As part of the plan for growth, the university was reorganized into two schools – the College of Arts and Sciences and the Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine. The inaugural MBA class, the first to earn master’s degrees from the institution, graduated in 2013. The Coleman College of Business was also established in 2013, named in honor of Trustee Emeritus Burlin Coleman, a business leader who spent more than 50 years developing the banking industry in Eastern Kentucky, and his wife, Jean Coleman, a Pikeville College alumna and retired educator. In 2014, the university announced the Kentucky College of Optometry, a mission-focused strategic initiative to provide for the underserved in Central Appalachia and other rural areas of the country. Considered the “birthplace of rural optometry,” the school is the first in Kentucky and the 22nd in the nation. The Patton College of Education was established in 2015, named in honor of Kentucky’s 59th governor, Paul E. Patton, who has been recognized as a national leader in education policy. As UPIKE’s president from 2009-2013, Patton led the historic transition from college to university status and currently serves as chancellor. This year’s commencement is a culmination of 131 years of service. Like those before us, we are caretakers of this great institution, committed to advancing the University of Pikeville in a purposeful way, one that honors the founding promise to educate the youth of the mountains.
Marchers
MACE BEARER PIPER
Mary Rado Simpson, Ph.D. Keith Murphy
Professor of Nursing
FACULTY MARSHALS FLAG BEARERS
College of Nursing and Patton College of Taylor Brook Hatfield Taylor Herrell
Human Services Education
Dawnetta Marcum David Slone
Associate Professor of Nursing Associate Professor of Education
GONFALON CARRIERS
College of Arts Coleman College College of Nursing and Patton College of
and Sciences of Business Human Services Education
Ashton Jones Tyelin Jheran May Rachel Ratliff Bailey Ratliff
JUNIOR MARSHALS
Latasha Breanna Dalton Ashton Jones Lorrie Moore Emily Kalyn Grace
Adrianna Elizabeth Autumn Jones Bailey Ratliff Roberts
Deskins Haley Karr Rachel Ratliff Lindsey Brooke Scaggs
Sydni Eldridge Tyelin Jheran May Kynsley Ayn Redmon Kassidy JonNae Tackett
Taylor Brook Hatfield Sarah McCoy Jada Rice Caitlin Dove Williamson
Taylor Herrell
Graduation with Honors
Honors are traditionally recognized for associate and baccalaureate degrees only. Honors are based on
the cumulative grade point average for performance at the University of Pikeville. To be considered
for honors at commencement, a minimum of 60 semester hours for the baccalaureate degree and
30 semester hours for the associate degree must have been completed at the University of Pikeville.
Students who have a scholastic standing of 3.5 and above are eligible to graduate with honors in the
categories listed below:
ASSOCIATE DEGREES BACCALAUREATE DEGREES
Honors Cum Laude
This degree will be awarded to candidates This degree will be awarded to candidates
who have a grade point average of 3.50–3.75. who have a grade point average of 3.50–3.69.
High Honors Magna Cum Laude
This degree will be awarded to candidates This degree will be awarded to candidates
who have a grade point average of 3.76–4.00. who have a grade point average of 3.70–3.84.
Summa Cum Laude
This degree will be awarded to candidates
who have a grade point average of 3.85–4.00.Patton College of Education
Graduates With Academic Honors
VALEDICTORIANS
(The Dr. W. C. Condit Award)
Lacy May Childers
Katelyn Fields
Taylor M. Sowards
SUMMA CUM LAUDE (3.85 – 4.00)
Sarah Renia Cable
Autumn Chaney
Lacy May Childers
Katelyn Fields
Jason E. Harris
Michael J. Hopson
Taylor M. Sowards
MAGNA CUM LAUDE (3.70 – 3.84)
Courtney Deanna Bowman
Taylor Mckenzie Johns
Savannah Leigh Preece
CUM LAUDE (3.50 – 3.69)
Lauren Nicole Burgess
College of Nursing and Human Services
Graduates With Academic Honors
HIGH HONORS (3.76-4.00)
Hayley B. Wallen
HONORS (3.50 - 3.75)
Kirsten P. Coleman
Kaitlin R. KiddCollege of Nursing and Human Services
School of Social Work
CLASS OF 2021
A Social Worker’s Oath
I solemnly pledge in the presence of this assembly to consecrate my life to the mission, values and
ethics of social work;
I will work to enhance human well-being and help meet the basic needs of all people, especially
those who are vulnerable, oppressed and living in poverty;
I will work tirelessly to promote social and economic justice with and on behalf of my clients;
I will be sensitive to diversity and strive to end discrimination, oppression, poverty and other forms
of social injustice;
I will explore my own biases, beliefs and prejudices before taking action so that I may be sure to do
no harm to those I serve;
I will protect the dignity and worth of all human beings;
I will devote myself to the welfare of those I serve;
I will hold in confidence the secrets and personal matters of my clients, even after the professional
relationship has ended;
I will do all within my power to maintain the integrity of my noble profession;
I make these promises freely and upon my honor.
Student Awards
Spirit of Social Work Award
This award is given to the student who best exemplifies the spirit of social work. Through their coursework,
practicum and service to the university and their community, this student is a servant leader who embodies
the core values and ethics of social work. Minimum GPA of 3.50.
Outstanding Practicum Student Award
This award is given to the student who has gone above and beyond in their practicum work. They have
demonstrated exceptional social work knowledge and skill in their interaction with clients and colleagues
of all professions. Additionally, they possessed a consistently high level of commitment and professionalism
throughout their entire practicum. Finally, this student has demonstrated a dedication to their local
community by utilizing practicum activities and projects to create change and increase quality of life.
Minimum GPA of 3.50.
Excellence in MSW Scholarship
This award is given to the student who has demonstrated academic excellence throughout their time in the
MSW Program. This student has consistently shown a mastery of social work concepts, skills, and theories,
as well as the embodiment of the profession’s values and ethics throughout their coursework and fieldwork.
Additionally, they have demonstrated a high level of professionalism, critical thinking, and self-reflection
through their assignments and class participation with their peers and professors. Minimum GPA of 3.80.School of Social Work
Candidates for Master’s Degree
• Allison Brooke Belcher • Kristian Joi Miles
Dorton, Kentucky Louisville, Kentucky
MSW MSW
• Ashley Nicole Branham • Kaitlyn Leann Sexton
Pikeville, Kentucky Willard, Kentucky
MSW MSW
• Cheryl M. Frasure • Tamra Jo Tackett
Pikeville, Kentucky Pikeville, Kentucky
MSW MSW
• Ashley Nicole Justice • Angel Nicole West
Elkhorn City, Kentucky Huber Heights, Ohio
MSW MSW
• Sara Elizabeth King • Victoria Connie Wright
Ashcamp, Kentucky Pikeville, Kentucky
MSW MSW
Candidate for Baccalaureate Degree
Cheikh Ndiaye
Bronx, New York
Social Work
Special Recognition
The School of Social Work would like to thank its agency partners: Mountain Comprehensive
Care Center (Juvenile Intervention Services Program & Veterans Transitional Housing Program),
Addiction Recovery Care (ARC) LLC, Appalachian Community Care LLC, Big Sandy Healthcare,
Ramey Estep Homes, University of Louisville-Trager Institute – Telehealth Program, Floyd Co.
Indiana Community Action Center (Birth to Five Center), Westcare Emergency Shelter and
Williamson Housing Authority.
The School of Social Work would also like to thank its field instructors and task supervisors: Mary
Reffitt-Ball, Ginger Scott, Brandi Davis, Cindi Griffith, Teresa O’Brien-Conley, Melissa Cathers,
Dr. Samantha Cotton, Kim Scott, Jade Hampton, Kim Calhoun, John Shaver, Leo Bowman,
Kennette Rightnour, Tara Meachum, Barbara Gordon, Richard Burchfield and Pauline Sturgill.
This list of May degree candidates is tentative and is based upon the anticipated successful completion of work undertaken during
the Spring 2021 semester. This document should not be taken as an official record that degrees have or have not been awarded to
the May candidates.
• Expected to complete degree requirements in summer 2021
* Completed degree requirements in December 2020Patton College of Education
CLASS OF 2021
The Educator’s Pledge
I pledge to honor my commitment to positively impact the educational community.
I will remember that I am the key to student success, and it is my responsibility. I will form
the positive relationships with my students that will directly affect their motivation, effort,
confidence and achievement.
I will conduct myself in a professional manner modeling appropriate communication, conduct and
social skills. I will respect, enforce and embody the policies and principles of the school at all
times.
I will respect the privacy and dignity of my students, colleagues, families and community. I will
remember that each student and situation is unique and must be treated as such.
I will recognize the value of diversity and will seek to accommodate and challenge students to reach
their highest potential.
I will retain my humility with the knowledge that my personal and professional growth are essential
and ongoing.
I will remember that I am a member of society representing educators, and I have obligations to my
fellow human beings, regardless of their connection to my profession or school.
May I always act so as to preserve the finest traditions of my calling, and may I long experience the
joy of educating those in my care.
Student Awards
Rediford Damron Teaching Excellence Awards
Elementary Education
Middle Grades Education
Secondary Education
The Teaching Excellence Awards are presented in honor of Rediford Damron, a man who
distinguished himself as an educator and leader and who chose Pikeville College to establish himself
in his lifelong quest to serve others. Yearly awards are given to one teacher education program
graduate at each level—elementary, middle grades and secondary. Graduates are selected to receive
the Rediford Damron Teaching Excellence Award based on teaching success, academic performance
and participation in professional development activities.Patton College of Education
Candidates for Master’s Degree
Cassandra M. Alderman • Jacklyn Elizabeth Napier
Pikeville, Kentucky Olive Hill, Kentucky
Teacher Leader Teacher Leader
• Jayla Michelle Barker • Stacy Ellen Napier
Olive Hill, Kentucky Olive Hill, Kentucky
Teacher Leader Teacher Leader
• Jacqueline Renee Burchett • Kayla Ann Skinner
Olive Hill, Kentucky Olive Hill, Kentucky
Teacher Leader Teacher Leader
• Rebecca Lynn Cales • Kitty Lee Sloas
Olive Hill, Kentucky Greenup, Kentucky
Teacher Leader Teacher Leader
• Stephanie Jane Cordle • Rachel Elaine Brammell
Olive Hill, Kentucky Grayson, Kentucky
Teacher Leader Teacher Leader
• Melissa Ann English • Angela Dawn Terry
Olive Hill, Kentucky Grayson, Kentucky
Teacher Leader Teacher Leader
• Keri Lynn Flannery • Joshua Morris Thacker
Olive Hill, Kentucky Elkhorn City, Kentucky
Teacher Leader Teacher Leader
• Tommie Freize • Austin Wells
Grayson, Kentucky Grayson, Kentucky
Teacher Leader Teacher Leader
• Justin Holbrook • Heather Wells
Wheelwright, Kentucky Grayson, Kentucky
Teacher Leader Teacher Leader
• Alison Renee Keeton • Shannon Denise Williams
Ashland, Kentucky Grayson, Kentucky
Teacher Leader Teacher Leader
• Alisha H. Minix
Salyersville, Kentucky
Teacher LeaderPatton College of Education
Candidates for Baccalaureate Degree
* Emily Alice Ballou Jason E. Harris
Hardy, Kentucky Elkhorn City, Kentucky
Educational Studies Summa Cum Laude
Secondary Education - Social Studies
Courtney Deanna Bowman
McAndrews, Kentucky Kirstyn Renea Heath
Magna Cum Laude Georgetown, Kentucky
Middle Grades Education - Mathematics Elementary Education
Lauren Nicole Burgess Morgan A. Hensley
Lexington, Kentucky Belfry, Kentucky
Cum Laude Educational Studies
Middle Grades Education - Mathematics
Michael J. Hopson
Sarah Renia Cable Pikeville, Kentucky
Pikeville, Kentucky Summa Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude Middle Grades Education - English and
Middle Grades Education - Mathematics Communication
Autumn Chaney Taylor Mckenzie Johns
Hazel Green, Kentucky Pikeville, Kentucky
Summa Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude
Elementary Education Elementary Education
Lacy May Childers Lauren E. Jones
Pikeville, Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky
Summa Cum Laude Elementary Education
Valedictorian Tabitha Keen
Secondary Education – Mathematics Oakwood, Virginia
* Erin Nichole Cosner Elementary Education
Romeoville, Illinois Abby Ann Marie Brooke Keeton
Educational Studies Salyersville, Kentucky
Katelyn Fields Middle Grades Education - Mathematics
Lowmansville, Kentucky Jacqueline D. Kidd
Summa Cum Laude Martin, Kentucky
Valedictorian Elementary Education
Elementary Education
• Expected to complete degree requirements in summer 2021
* Completed degree requirements in December 2020Patton College of Education
Candidates for Baccalaureate Degree
• Amber N. Mayes Taylor M. Sowards
Sacramento, Kentucky Pikeville, Kentucky
Educational Studies Summa Cum Laude
Valedictorian
Abbi McCoy
Elementary Education
Pikeville, Kentucky
Elementary Education Sarah K. Yancey
Jacksonville, Florida
Savannah Leigh Preece
Elementary Education
Phelps, Kentucky
Magna Cum Laude
Middle Grades Education - Social Studies
Special Recognition
The Patton College of Education wishes to thank the leadership of our local school districts for
partnering with us to allow our teacher education candidates to complete clinical experiences within
their P-12 schools. A special appreciation is given to the cooperating teachers and principals within
the P-12 schools where our student teachers were placed during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Clinical partnerships with P-12 schools are vital to our success.College of Nursing and Human Services
Elliott School of Nursing
CLASS OF 2021
Florence Nightingale Pledge
I solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of this assembly to pass my life in purity and
to practice my profession faithfully. I will abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous and
will not take or knowingly administer any harmful drug. I will do all in my power to maintain and
elevate the standard of my profession, and will hold in confidence all personal matters committed to
my keeping and all family affairs coming to my knowledge in the practice of my calling. With loyalty
will I devote myself to the welfare of those committed to my care.
Student Awards
Vivian Day Award
Vivian Day was the wife of Franklin Day, a faculty member at what was then Pikeville College for
many years. She served on the first advisory board for nursing and assisted in the development of the
nursing program. The recipient of the award achieved the highest grade point average in their two
years of nursing courses.
Elizabeth Akers Elliott Award
Ms. Akers was a student nurse at Pikeville Methodist Hospital’s school of nursing. Her portrait is
displayed in the hallway of the nursing faculty office suite. The recipient of this award is selected by
nursing faculty and exemplifies the very essence of nursing that combines the qualities of critical
thinking, professional judgment and caring that exceeds what is expected of a new graduate.
Spirit of Nursing Award
The recipient of this award is selected by their fellow classmates as “the nurse who would best provide
safe, compassionate care should they or a family member become ill.”Elliott School of Nursing
Candidates for Baccalaureate Degree
• Heather M. Brooks • Haley Elizabeth Johnson
South Williamson, Kentucky Kimper, Kentucky
RN-BSN RN-BSN
• Zachary D. Butcher • Kerri Leann Jordan
Prestonsburg, Kentucky Stone, Kentucky
RN-BSN RN-BSN
• Chelsea Brook Coleman • Lori B. Justice
Pikeville, Kentucky Pikeville, Kentucky
RN-BSN RN-BSN
• Keylee Erin Coleman • Caitlin Nicole Little
Kimper, Kentucky Pikeville, Kentucky
RN-BSN RN-BSN
• Katelyn Dotson • Taylor R. Maynard
Belfry, Kentucky Sidney, Kentucky
RN-BSN RN-BSN
* Kristin Dawn Epling • Whitney L. Mullins
Shelbiana, Kentucky Pikeville, Kentucky
RN-BSN RN-BSN
• Lesli Ann Fleenor • Heather R. Sowards
Pikeville, Kentucky Shelbiana, Kentucky
RN-BSN RN-BSN
• Brittni Danielle Aldridge • Zachary D. Tackett
Pikeville, Kentucky Pikeville, Kentucky
RN-BSN RN-BSNElliott School of Nursing
Candidates for Associate Degree
Alyssa Irene Adkins Gabriel T. Dotson
Pikeville, Kentucky Phelps, Kentucky
Nursing Nursing
Emily Paige Adkins Tori Gayheart
Pikeville, Kentucky Pikeville, Kentucky
Nursing Nursing
James Cameron Alley Robert W. Gross
Pikeville, Kentucky Millstone, Kentucky
Nursing Nursing
Amanda K. Back Amber Kaye Haugen
Vicco, Kentucky Williamson, West Virginia
Nursing Nursing
Makyla Cheyanne Barger Zachary Thomas Howell
Oneida, Kentucky Pikeville, Kentucky
Nursing Nursing
Kirsten P. Coleman Karleigh D. Hughes
Pikeville, Kentucky Pikeville, Kentucky
Honors Nursing
Nursing
Allison F. Isaac
Tiffany Amber Blackburn Inez, Kentucky
Pikeville, Kentucky Nursing
Nursing
Kaitlin R. Kidd
Dustin B. Bowen Floyd County, Kentucky
Warfield, Kentucky Honors
Nursing Nursing
Haylee Jo Chafin Ashley Brooke King
Williamson, West Virginia Stanton, Kentucky
Nursing Nursing
Katie Brooke Combs Linh T. Le
Mallie, Kentucky Mobile, Alabama
Nursing Nursing
• Expected to complete degree requirements in summer 2021
* Completed degree requirements in December 2020Elliott School of Nursing
Candidates for Associate Degree
Kristi Denise Mullins Kayla LaCole Richardson
Lick Creek, Kentucky Prestonsburg, Kentucky
Nursing Nursing
Rebekah Lorine Newsome Whitney Brooke Smith
Virgie, Kentucky Mouthcard, Kentucky
Nursing Nursing
Emily Grace Newville Abigail Garra-Shea Stanley
Virgie, Kentucky Pikeville, Kentucky
Nursing Nursing
Hailei Jordan Nunley Michelle R. Stepp
Chattaroy, West Virginia Betsy Layne, Kentucky
Nursing Nursing
Alyssa L. Phillips Lauren Shae Stiltner
Pikeville, Kentucky Grundy, Virginia
Nursing Nursing
Douglas McKay Prater Brittany L. Swiney
Pikeville, Kentucky Ashcamp, Kentucky
Nursing Nursing
Bailie Renee Ramsey Summer McKenzie Tackett
Paintsville, Kentucky Weeksbury, Kentucky
Nursing Nursing
Brittany Nicole Ratliff Nicholas C. Turner
Pikeville, Kentucky Pineville, Kentucky
Nursing Nursing
Heaven Leigh Paige Ratliff Hayley B. Wallen
Pikeville, Kentucky Prestonsburg, Kentucky
Nursing High Honors
Nursing
Cassidy L. Ray
Pikeville, Kentucky
Nursing
Special Recognition
Thank you to the Elliott Family, Pikeville Medical Center, Mountain Comprehensive Care and
the Gideon Society.President’s Cabinet
Burton J. Webb, Ph.D. Barry L. Bentley, MBA Dana C. Shaffer, D.O.,
President Vice President for Finance FACOFP dist, FAOGME
and Business Affairs Dean of the Kentucky College of
Michael Bacigalupi, O.D., Osteopathic Medicine
M.S., FAAO, FNAP David R. Hutchens, B.A.
Dean of the Kentucky College of Vice President for Advancement and Lori Werth, Ph.D.
Optometry Alumni Relations Provost
University of Pikeville Deans
Michael Bacigalupi, O.D., Jennifer Dugan, Ph.D. Howard V. Roberts, Ed.D.
M.S., FAAO, FNAP Dean of the College of Arts Dean of the Coleman
Dean of the Kentucky College of and Sciences College of Business
Optometry
Mathys Meyer, Ph.D. Dana C. Shaffer, D.O.,
Karen Damron, Ph.D., RN Dean of Student Success FACOFP dist, FAOGME
Dean of the College of Nursing and Dean of the Kentucky College of
Human Services Justin T. Owens, Ph.D. Osteopathic Medicine
Dean of Students
University of Pikeville Faculty
COLEMAN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Richard Bentley, M.S. Lucy Holman, M.P.S. Suzy Shearer, J.D.
Assistant Professor of Sports Management Assistant Professor of Business Assistant Professor of Business
Tyler Eisenman, MBA Clarke Leichte, D.B.A. Lois M. White, CPA, M.S.
Instructor of Business Assistant Professor of Business Associate Professor of Accounting
Pamela Gilliam, Ed.D., MBA Brenda Maynard, M.A.Ed.
Burlin Coleman Distinguished Associate Professor of Business
Professor of Business
Howard V. Roberts, Ed.D.
Gregory Green, Ph.D. Dean and Professor of Business
Associate Professor of Economics
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Brigitte Anderson, Ph.D. James Browning, Ph.D. Bernadine Cochran, M.S.
Professor of English Professor of Religion Associate Professor of Mathematics/
Computer Science
Robert Arts, Ph.D. Stephen Budney, Ph.D.
Professor of Education and Physics Professor of History Jennifer J. Dugan, Ph.D
Professor of Political Science
Sumer Bingham-Musick, M.Phil. Nancy Cade, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Religion Distinguished Davenport Professor of Johnny Fleming, M.A.
History/Political Science Associate Professor of Mathematics
James Briscoe, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication Petra Carroll, M.F.A. LeAnne Forquer-Epling, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Art Professor of PsychologyHoward Francis, M.A. Mathys Meyer, Ph.D. Jessica Slade, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematics and Professor of Biology Assistant Professor of Biology
Computer Science (Microbiology)
Oma Morgan, Ph.D.
Hannah Freeman, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry Amanda Slone, Ph.D.
Professor of English Associate Professor of English
Robert Musick, M.A.
Darla French, Ph.D. Instructor of Religion Ella Smith-Justice, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology Assistant Dean, College of Arts
Ian Pimienta, Ph.D. and Sciences
Thomas Hess, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Chemistry Professor of Spanish
Professor of Chemistry
Eric Primm, Ph.D. Jennifer Steigerwalt, Ph.D.
Michael Holcomb, Ph.D. Professor of Sociology and Criminal Associate Professor of English
Professor of Mathematics Justice
Carla Vanderbilt, Ph.D.
Bang Huang, Ph.D. Tyler Ralston, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Biology
Assistant Professor of Mathematics Professor of History
Burton J. Webb, Ph.D.
Phillip Yuan Pei Jen, Ph.D. Thomas Ratliff, Ph.D. Professor of Biology
Professor of Biology Associate Professor of Sociology and
Criminal Justice Phillip Westgate, D.M.A.
Patricia Kowalok, M.F.A. Professor of Music
Professor of Art Andrew Reed, M.F.A.
Associate Professor of Film & Media Arts Timothy Whittier, Ph.D.
Rachel Little, M.A. Professor of Biology
Assistant Professor of Communication James Riley, Ph.D.
Professor of English Kimberly Willard, M.F.A.
Chandra Massner, M.A. Associate Professor of Theatre
Associate Professor of Communication Timothy Roberts, M.S.
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Kristie Wrasman, Ph.D.
Rachel Messer, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Biology (Genetics)
Assistant Professor of Psychology John Eric Rutherford, D.M.A.
Associate Professor/Director of Choral and
Commercial Vocal Music
COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
Ashton Bartley, M.S.W. Genesia Kilgore-Bowling, Ph.D., Brittany Potter, M.S.N.
Assistant Professor of Social Work M.S.W., C.S.W Assistant Professor of Nursing
Chair, School of Social Work
Karen Damron, Ph.D., RN Professor of Social Work Mary Rado Simpson, Ph.D.
Dean and Professor of Nursing Professor of Nursing
Renee Krebel, M.S.W., LCSW,
Buford Edwards, M.S.W., M.Div. R-PT Bethany Sullivan, M.S.N.
Assistant Professor of Social Work Assistant Professor of Social Work Assistant Professor of Nursing
Tauna Gulley, Ph.D. Dawnetta Marcum, M.S.N. Matthew Walsh, Ph.D, LSW
Professor of Nursing Associate Professor of Nursing Assistant Professor of Social Work
Tansy Hall, D.N.P. Ashlie Newsome, M.S.N. Connie Workman, M.S.N.
Assistant Professor of Nursing Director of Simulation Assistant Professor of Nursing
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Shawna Kelly-Blair, M.S.W.
Assistant Professor of Social WorkKENTUCKY COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY
Georgios Asimellis, Ph.D. Rachel Fitzgerald, O.D., FAAO Randall Mann, O.D.
Director of Research Assistant Professor of Optometry Assistant Professor of Optometry
Associate Professor of Optometry
Amy Henson, O.D. Jesson Martin, Ph.D.
Michael Bacigalupi, O.D., M.S., Assistant Professor of Optometry Department Chair of Academic Affairs
FAAO, FNAP Associate Professor of Optometry
Dean Gary C. Hubbard, O.D.
Professor of Optometry Assistant Professor of Optometry Ian McWherter, O.D., FAAO
Head of Telemedicine and Emerging
D. Shane Barker, O.D. Technologies
Sarah Huffman-Stanifer, O.D.
Assistant Professor of Optometry Assistant Professor of Optometry
Assistant Professor of Optometry
Felix Barker O.D., M.S., FAAO Alex Hynes, O.D., FAAO Samantha Myers, O.D.
Professor of Optometry Assistant Professor of Optometry
Assistant Professor of Optometry
Amanda Blankenship, M.S., Josephine Ibironke, O.D., MPH, Renee Reeder, O.D., FAAO,
Pharm.D., RPH FAAO FBCLA, FSLS, FIACLE
Assistant Professor of Optometry Department Chair of Clinical Affairs
Assistant Dean for Student and
Professional Development Professor of Optometry
Cliff Caudill, O.D., FAAO Associate Professor of Optometry
Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs James Rogala, O.D., FAAO
Associate Professor of Optometry Keith Ison, D.O. Professor of Optometry
Assistant Professor of Optometry
Kendall Cecil, O.D. Joan Sears, O.D., FAAO
Assistant Professor of Optometry Chatal Jacques, O.D. Director of Externship Program
Assistant Professor of Optometry Associate Professor of Optometry
Justin Chelette, O.D.
Assistant Professor of Optometry Paul Karpecki, O.D., FAAO Patrick Scott, M.S., M.A., O.D.,
Associate Professor of Optometry Ph.D., FAAO
Associate Professor of Optometry
Regina Compton, O.D.
Assistant Professor of Optometry Ryan Kern, O.D., FAAO
Assistant Professor of Optometry Jessica Walter, O.D.
Assistant Professor of Optometry
Pierette Dayhaw-Barker, Ph.D.,
FAAO Eilene Eugenio Kinzer, O.D.,
Professor of Optometry M.Ed./VFL, FAAO Kay Webb, Ph.D.
Director of Residencies and Continuing Associate Professor of Optometry
Donald J. Egan, O.D., FAAO, Education
DPNAP Associate Professor of Optometry Steven Wilson, O.D.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Assistant Professor of Optometry
Professor of Optometry Benjamin Konig, O.D.
Director of International Affairs
Jason Evans, O.D. Assistant Professor of Optometry
Assistant Professor of OptometryKENTUCKY COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
Naveed Ahmed, M.D., FAAN Laura E. Griffin, D.O., FAAO Rakesh Sachdeva, M.D., FAAP
Chair, Division of Neurology Associate Dean for OPP Integration Chair, Division of Pediatrics
Professor and Chair, Department of
Osteopathic Principles and Practices
Michael Carnes, D.O., FAAO Seema Sachdeva, M.D., FAAP
Associate Professor of Osteopathic Principles Vice Chair, Division of Pediatrics
and Practices Guichun Han, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physiology
Dana C. Shaffer, D.O., FACOFP
Cathryn J. Caudill, Ph.D. dist, FAOGME
Professor of Pathology Shumaila Hanif, Ph.D., MBA Dean
Assistant Professor of Microbiology Professor of Family Medicine
Sarah E. Crawford, D.O.
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine Ingrid Herrmann, M.D., MPH Malgorzata Simm, Ph.D., MSc.
Associate Professor of Pathology Associate Dean for Biomedical Sciences
Joshua Crum, D.O. Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs Churchill Ihentuge, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Family Medicine Assistant Professor of Anatomy Julia H. Smith, D.H.Ed., M.S.
Associate Professor of Anatomy
Danny Driskill, J.D., NRP, FP-C Mary T. Johnson, Ph.D.
Director of Simulation Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Carlos Soneira-Ruiz, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine Professor of Microbiology & Immunology Associate Professor of Anatomy
Ethan Fulwood, Ph.D. Vivek Joshi, M.D. Edward G. Stiles, D.O., FAAO
Assistant Professor of Anatomy Associate Professor of Biochemistry Professor of Osteopathic Principles and
Practices
M. Nabeel Ghayur, Ph.D., M.Phil. Antoinette Justice, D.O.
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Timothy Wright, D.O., FACOS
Osteopathic Principles and Practices Chair, Division of Surgery
Sammie Gibson, D.O.
Chair, Division of Obstetrics and Joe Kingery, D.O., MBA, FACOFP Anthony Yonts, D.O.
Gynecology Associate Dean for Osteopathic Medical Chair, Division of Internal Medicine
Education
Associate Professor and Chair, Department
Lesley K. Gilmer, Ph.D. of Family Medicine J. Michael Younger, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Neuroanatomy Associate Professor of Biochemistry
Kartick Pramanik, Ph.D.
Candi Griffey, D.O. Associate Professor of Pharmacology Dana R. Ziegler, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine Associate Professor of Anatomy
PATTON COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Theresa Dawahare, M.A. David Slone, M.A. Lori Werth, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Education Associate Professor of Education Professor of Education
James Michael King, Ph.D. Kelli Thompson, M.A. Katherine Williams, M.S., M.A.
Professor of Education Assistant Professor of Education Assistant Professor of Education
Coletta Parsley, Ed.D. Eric Werth, Ed.D.
Chair, Patton College of Education Assistant Professor of Education
and Associate Professor of EducationUniversity of Pikeville Board of Trustees
Terry L. Dotson Burton J. Webb, Ph.D. M. Lynn Parrish Daniel P. Stratton
Chairman of the Board President of the University Vice Chairman of Secretary of the Board
and of the Corporation the Board
Nancy Horn Barker W. Allen Gillum John Rasnick
Pharmacist CEO/General Manager Manager
Winchester, Kentucky Appalachian Wireless Rasnick Family Partnership, LLLP
Ivel, Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky
Marcia Cassady
Administrative Partner Jean R. Hale Rakesh Sachdeva, M.D., FAAP
Turn-Key Design, LLC Chairman, President & CEO Physician
Prospect, Kentucky Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. Physicians for Children
Pikeville, Kentucky Pikeville, Kentucky
Donald F. Cecil
CEO (Retired) Jody M. Johnson, D.O. Daniel P. Stratton
Counselor Capital Owner/Surgeon Attorney
Salyersville, Kentucky Advanced Laparoscopic & Stratton Law Firm
Gastrointestinal Surgery Pikeville, Kentucky
Larry Coleman, M.D. Avoyelles Hospital
Physician Marksville, Louisiana Richard A. Sturgill
Coleman and Coleman Physicians, Executive Chairman
PSC Martin S. Levine, D.O. bpm Lumber, LLC
Pikeville, Kentucky Vice Provost for Graduate Medical Lexington, Kentucky
Education
Harding E. Dawahare Edward Via College of Osteopathic E. Bruce Walters II
Vice President/Portfolio Manager/ Medicine President
Financial Advisor Blacksburg, Virginia Walters Corporation
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Pikeville, Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky Ronald G. McCoy, O.D.
Optometrist (Retired) Gregory Wilson
Terry L. Dotson Pikeville, Kentucky President & CEO
Chairman, President & CEO Peoples Bank
Worldwide Equipment, Inc. and M. Lynn Parrish Prestonsburg, Kentucky
Subsidiaries President
Prestonsburg, Kentucky Marwood Land Co., Inc. Trustees Emeriti
Pikeville, Kentucky William J. Baird III
Joe E. Ellis, O.D. Vernon G. Berkey
Optometrist Gregory G. Pauley Burlin Coleman
Benton, Kentucky President/COO (Retired)
AEP-Kentucky Power Company
Larry B. Forester Frankfort, Kentucky
Senior Vice President
Forcht Bank, NA Reed D. Potter Jr.
Lexington, Kentucky Senior Wealth Manager, RJFS
Managing Director
H.E. “Mike” Gardner Jr. Raymond James
President (Retired) Pikeville, Kentucky
Equitable Resource Energy Co.
Morgantown, West VirginiaAlma Mater
“Orange and Black”
Gather round ye loyal schoolmates,
Lift each voice ’til echoes ring;
Loudly praise our Alma Mater,
’Tis of UPIKE we sing.
And in deepest care or sorrow,
Should we pause to think of thee.
Strong our hearts once more,
As in days of yore,
When we sing of our loyalty.
Orange and Black we hail thee,
Ever thy praises sing!
Oh, see our colors that stand for honor,
And to us vict’ry bring.
Orange and Black forever,
We hail thee far and near!
On the field or in the hall,
We will answer the call;
For we love our University.Mace
The ceremonial mace has origins dating to the Middle Ages when the bodyguards of kings used a mace
as an element of protection. Gradually, universities adopted the use of a mace to signify the right of
the academic institution to grant degrees to graduates.
Our mace was designed by faculty and students at Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine,
now the University of Pikeville-Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine, and created by master
carver and retired Presbyterian minister Jerry Cooper of Berea, Ky.
The cherry wood shaft, entwined by a snake – the symbol of medicine – ascends to a ring of walnut
thistle leaves symbolic of the Scottish Presbyterian roots of the University of Pikeville. Parallel to the
snake are the institution’s historic 99 steps.
The university seal dominates the walnut sphere. Between each is carved a Celtic knot, symbolizing the
Scotch-Irish heritage of the area. Coal black mountains and valleys ascend from the top of the sphere.
Sealed within the orb is a list of the names of the medical school’s first graduating class, along with the
names of faculty and staff.
A gift to the school from the Pikeville College School of Medicine’s class of 2001, the mace is
displayed outside the president’s office on campus.
Academic Regalia
Those who don academic regalia join a procession of capped and gowned scholars reaching back over
eight centuries. In 1895, a group of American colleges and universities standardized the regalia and
developed a code of academic dress. Today, academic attire indicates the highest degree earned, the
major field of study and the college or university attended by the wearer.
The bachelor’s gown has long sleeves and is designed to be worn closed. The master’s gown has an
oblong sleeve, open at the wrist. The rear part of the oblong sleeve is square cut and the front has an
arc cutaway. The gown may be worn open or closed. The gown for the doctoral degree has bell-shaped
sleeves and may be worn open or closed. The doctoral gown is faced down the front with black velvet
with three bars of the same across the sleeves.
The headpiece is always black and of either the soft or mortarboard style. The tassel, worn with the
cap, has three variations: black; gold, which is restricted to doctors and governing officials of the
institution; or the color of the discipline in which the degree was granted.
The hood adds meaning to the academic regalia and is worn falling from the shoulders down the back
of the gown in a display of color. It is edged in velvet, which by its color denotes the discipline in
which the wearer’s degree was earned. The hood is lined in one or two colors of silk, which represent
the college or university from which the degree was awarded. Black and orange are the colors of the
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