Nearly Two Dozen Student-Athletes Eligible For Fall Commencement
December 16, 2016 | General
GREENVILLE, N.C. — Almost two dozen current and former East Carolina University student-athletes are eligible to participate in Fall Commencement exercises inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Friday, Dec. 16.
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Seven student-athletes on the football team as well as seven members of swimming and diving teams earned their bachelor's degrees in multiple fields. Three degrees were awarded in communication as well as criminal justice. Multiple degrees were also earned in the area of social work, nursing, finance as well as recreation and park management.
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U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Christina M. Alvarado will serve as the ceremony's keynote speaker.
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Rear Adm. Alvarado is a registered nurse and graduate of the Alexandria Hospital School of Nursing, Alexandria, Va., Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, N.Y., and holds a Master of Health Care Administration from the University of North Carolina, School of Public Health. She was the first nurse to command Naval Reserve (NR) Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) Dallas One, a commissioned unit whose mission is expeditionary medicine. She led the transformation of the unit and stood up the first Reserve EMF in 2011.
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Seven student-athletes on the football team as well as seven members of swimming and diving teams earned their bachelor's degrees in multiple fields. Three degrees were awarded in communication as well as criminal justice. Multiple degrees were also earned in the area of social work, nursing, finance as well as recreation and park management.
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U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Christina M. Alvarado will serve as the ceremony's keynote speaker.
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Rear Adm. Alvarado is a registered nurse and graduate of the Alexandria Hospital School of Nursing, Alexandria, Va., Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, N.Y., and holds a Master of Health Care Administration from the University of North Carolina, School of Public Health. She was the first nurse to command Naval Reserve (NR) Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) Dallas One, a commissioned unit whose mission is expeditionary medicine. She led the transformation of the unit and stood up the first Reserve EMF in 2011.
Baseball
Mark Minicozzi – Recreation and Park Management
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Men's Basketball
Brock Young – Recreation and Park Management
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Cross Country
John Crossley - Marketing
Shewitt Weldense - Nursing
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Football
DaShaun Amos - Management
Zay Jones - Communication
John Plowman - Communication
Dayon Pratt – Criminal Justice
Fred Presley – University Studies
Terrell Richardson – Criminal Justice
Cam White - Finance
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Women's Golf
Lane Gakeler – Social Work
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Swimming & Diving
Tori Angermeier - Chemistry
Julien Dodu – Multidisciplinary Studies
Michael Dugan – Exercise Physiology
Delaney Fox - Nursing
Shawn Hunter - Finance
Trevor Irish – Criminal Justice
Bailie Monahan – Middle Grades Education
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Men's Tennis
Nicolas Soriano – Business Administration
Tendai Tapfuma - Economics
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Track & Field
Allen Bordley – Health Fitness Specialist
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