Class of 2024: Brevard College has its largest graduating class ever

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BREVARD - Brevard College had its largest graduating class ever on May 11, as 179 were awarded bachelor's degrees and 14 were awarded master's degrees during the ceremony at Ives-Lemel Family Field, according to a news release.

“Graduates, you’ve made it. For years you’ve been working with this day in mind — this is the moment where we celebrate all of your determination and hard work. We celebrate your attainment of a noble goal,” said Dr. Bradley J. Andrews, president of Brevard College, in his opening address.

Brevard College held its graduation ceremony on May 11 for its largest graduating class ever.
Brevard College held its graduation ceremony on May 11 for its largest graduating class ever.
Brevard College held its graduation ceremony on May 11 for its largest graduating class ever.
Brevard College held its graduation ceremony on May 11 for its largest graduating class ever.

Three students received the Presidential Award for Distinction: Anna Ervin, Grace Dempsey and Lena Hatter. The award recognizes graduates who demonstrate remarkable leadership, service and academic achievement, the release said. Graduate Bunny Frost was honored with the C. Edward and Brona N. Roy Good Citizenship Award for exhibiting a record of moral character, citizenship, leadership and a positive influence on campus.

Julia Lusk and Sydney Raber each earned the Presidential Award for Scholarship, which honors the graduating seniors with at least 62 hours of coursework, with the highest academic rank, based on the cumulative grade point average for all coursework completed.

Brevard College held its graduation ceremony on May 11 for its largest graduating class ever.
Brevard College held its graduation ceremony on May 11 for its largest graduating class ever.
Brevard College held its graduation ceremony on May 11 for its largest graduating class ever. President Bradley Andrews presents a diploma to a 2024 graduate.
Brevard College held its graduation ceremony on May 11 for its largest graduating class ever. President Bradley Andrews presents a diploma to a 2024 graduate.

Following the awards and speeches, graduates walked across the stage and receive their diplomas from Andrews. More than 30 of the graduates were from Western North Carolina, while the rest traveled from 16 states and five foreign countries to make Brevard their home.

The following list includes Fall 2023 graduates, Spring 2024 graduates, and Summer 2024 candidates:

*** Summa cum laude, ** Magna cum laude, * Cum laude, † Honors Program Graduate,

‡ Institute for Women in Leadership

Master’s graduates

  • Grequenceo Kentavious Coger Jr.

  • Jessica Brooke Garland***†

  • Destiny Lynn Hall*

  • Miles Andres Hayes

  • Dale Devon Antoine Holmes II

  • Jordan Miles Leathers

  • KateLynn Abigayle Olive

  • Mario De Oliveira Pinto Neto

  • Jahquih Bernard Pledger

  • Khadijah Shakirof-Terika

  • Lucy Green Swaffield*

  • Brady Alexander Tesch ***

  • Emma Christine White

  • Alexis Nicole Witt ***

Bachelor’s graduates

  • Aniston Marie Abshire*†

  • Zachery Keith Allison

  • Gabriel Balducci Duarte**

  • Rocco Mattia Barbon

  • Channing Elizabeth Barker

  • Estevan Oliveira Berto

  • Andrew Lee Bishop

  • Grace Mackenzie Black*

  • Alexis Nicole Blanchard

  • Camron D'Angelo Blanding

  • Elijah Caine Bloom**

  • Christopher Arnold Board

  • Mary McDowell Boss

  • Loren Anthony Boyette

  • Daniel Austin Brew*

  • Devon Rene Brodmyer**

  • John David Brown*

  • Tae'ondra Ashanti Brown

  • James Vance Burgess IV

  • Chantal Edith Camenzind***

  • Madisen Susan Campbell

  • Zoe Alyssa Capps

  • Elijah Baylee Carr

  • Janet Castro-Sandobal

  • Carmen Chirino Hulsund*

  • Logan Mason Clark*

  • Jacob Davis Cleveland

  • Branyone Craig Coleman

  • Isaiah Klottey Collison*

  • Cameron Patrick Cook

  • Atticus Taylor Constance Cooper

  • Isabella Thi Thuy Cordes

  • Maggie Brianna Cox

  • DeShawn Vincent Curtis

  • Marcos Paes Barreto da Silva

  • Pedro Olivieri Pires de Campos

  • Nathan Santana de Lima*

  • Cesar Alexander Delgado

  • Grace Elizabeth Dempsey***

  • Ryan Filizzola Schmi Devay

  • James Luke Dodson**

  • Peyton Mackenzie Douglas

  • Gregory Fitzgerald Drummond

  • Abigail Nicole Duncan**‡

  • Benjamin Franklin Ellis

  • Anna Elisabeth Ervin**

  • Carson Julian Evans

  • Elijah Dillon Everhart

  • Melody Raeanne Ferguson

  • Robert Campbell Fortner

  • Brian David Frost***

  • Deijon Tyrell Gash

  • Jameel Malik George

  • Anna Lynne Goode**

  • Daelan Rashaun Grady

  • Jacob Andrew Gravely

  • Emily Ruth Griffith***

  • Dakota Jarrell Grimsley

  • Peter Francis Grossheim

  • Caitlin Rose Hagarty

  • Baylee Rose Hallas

  • Warren Christopher Hamrick II

  • Lena Morgan Hatter

  • Dalton Cohen Hawley

  • Taleah Khiara Hayes***‡

  • Madison Deanne Henson

  • Jacob Lincoln Hernandez

  • Noah Sterling Hinton

  • Alison Michelle Holland**

  • Devin Matthew Horton*

  • Rachel Nicole Hughes**†‡

  • Elijah Virgil Hughes

  • Aaron Dyson Hunt

  • Jackson James Inglis

  • Jordan Tyler Ingram **

  • Dawson Samuel Jacobs

  • Mykah William Johnson

  • Amelie Suzanne Jones***

  • Otis Kahar**

  • Justin Alexander King

  • Katharina Anne Kramer**

  • Thomas Von Kramer

  • Tamara Faith Kuykendall***‡

  • Ryan Seth Lagadi*

  • Wyatt Mason Lankford

  • Garrett Davis Lauffer

  • Jordan Lee Laws*

  • Chancellor Donovan Anwar Lee-Parker

  • Jacob Warner Lehr

  • Logan Michael Leonard

  • Thiago Cereser Leopardi

  • Kaitlyn Marie Light†

  • Benjamin Joel Lofstedt**

  • Autumn Chandler Lollis***‡

  • Anna Russell Long***

  • Julia Brittain Lusk***

  • Declan James Lusk

  • Gabrielle Elizabeth Lynch***‡

  • Nina Machnowski

  • Cameron Thomas Mader

  • Nathaniel David Mahoney

  • Alexis Renee Ann Marshall

  • Abigail Reece Mayer*

  • Colin Michael McCabe

  • Jonas Allen McCanless***

  • Caleb Victor McCaskill

  • Andrew Meade McDonald

  • Kara Marie Mestas

  • Kayleigh Elizabeth Miller***

  • Colson Alan Miller

  • Colin Patrick Miller

  • Kameron Naikia Moore

  • Pietro Pimenta Moratelli***

  • Mikayla Lynn Morgan

  • Joseph Noel Mullins

  • Caelyn Shea Murphy**†‡

  • Devonte Taquan Murray

  • Isabell Naomi Musser **

  • Igor Mateus Nogueira da Silva**

  • Todd Michael Norman

  • Luke Raymond Norton

  • Zackary Scott Orr

  • Ishmeal Travon Parsons***

  • Brady Luis Penn

  • Cassie Nicole Plemmons

  • Elizabeth Garcia Ponce

  • Chyna Ja'vae Pouncey

  • Kaitlyn Paige Pressley**

  • Logan Brooke Priddy

  • Kenneth Glenn Pridmore, Jr.

  • Sydney Jane Raber***†

  • Johanna Ramirez Perez

  • Charles Mandrell Reed, Jr.

  • Grace Elizabeth Reynolds‡

  • Taylor Nicole Richardson†

  • Anthony Bernard Richardson, Jr.

  • Thomas Francis Riches, Jr.***

  • Isaac Caleb Roberts

  • Tristan Garrett-Reuben Robinson

  • Devahn Hakeem Robinson

  • Cesar Anthony Rodriguez***

  • Adam Jacob Rushing

  • Sarahi Salazar-Espinoza

  • Isaac Eli Saul

  • Kenz A Schinsky***†

  • William Russell Scoggins III

  • Emma Lilian Shepard*

  • Vitor Silva Da Costa Braga

  • Shawnaizja Saveira Keyonea Simmons

  • Carter Hughes Simmons

  • Riley Mary Nicole Sinclair

  • Caroline Ann Smallwood***

  • Garrett Logan Spangler

  • Taylor James Sparrow

  • Vincil Hannah Spencer

  • James Ryan Srsich

  • EmmaGrace Fuyuci Stevenson**

  • Nathaniel Walker Stone

  • Jacob Thomas Stowe**

  • Cindy Stephanie Suarez-Alarcon***

  • Facundo Daniel Sunhary Garcia

  • Andrew Steele Tarleton

  • Zachary William Taylor

  • David J'lon Taylor

  • Marina Rose Thompson

  • Brandon Edward Unangst

  • Chancey Javei Watson

  • George Walton Wells IV

  • Sylvester Adolphus White III

  • Linsey Savannah Wike‡

  • Trey Alexander Williams

  • Ryan Taylor Willis

  • Bowden Tate Witcher

  • Colin Abercrombie Worsencroft*†‡

  • Autumn Samantha Wright**†‡

  • Jodi Marie Wyse*

  • Patrick Leng Yang*

  • Anna Elizebeth Young**

  • Matthew Eduardo Zuniga

This article originally appeared on Hendersonville Times-News: History: Brevard College has largest graduating class ever