VALDOSTA, Ga. — Valdosta State University is proud to announce the members of its graduating class of Fall 2018. This list includes the following area residents:

Allyson Alvis of Moultrie, who earned the Bachelor of Science in Psychology.

Darbie Avera of Moultrie, who earned the Master of Education in Adult and Career Education.

Mckenzie Blanchett of Moultrie, who earned the Bachelor of Business Administration in Management.

Anna Cutts of Moultrie, who earned the Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction.

Andrew Eunice of Moultrie, who earned the Bachelor of Business Administration in Management.

Autumn Griffin of Norman Park, who earned the Master Business Administration.

Andrew Harvin of Moultrie, who earned the Bachelor of Arts in Biology.

Gwenda Hendrick of Moultrie, who earned the Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary      Studies.

Celeste Houed-Cartacio of Moultrie, who earned the Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy.

Krissy Jursik of Doerun, who earned the Bachelor of Business Administration in Management.

Katherine Kelly of Moultrie, who earned the Master of Arts in Teaching in Special Education.

Ivan Martinez of Moultrie, who earned the Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and the Bachelor of Business Administration in Management.

Meghan McBride of Moultrie, who earned the Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction.

Christopher Merritt of Moultrie, who earned the Master of Education in Educational Leadership.

Fernando Miranda of Moultrie, who earned the Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and the Bachelor of Business Administration in Economics.

Valeria Miranda of Moultrie, who earned the Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Anthropology.

Lori Parker of Ochlocknee, who earned the Bachelor of Business Administration in Management.

Monica Quezada of Norman Park, who earned the Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting.

Wendi Tostenson of Moultrie, who earned the Doctor of Public Administration.

Jacquelyn Walton of Moultrie, who earned the Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting.

Laura Weldon of Moultrie, who earned the Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting.

More than 800 undergraduate and graduate students completed the requirements for their respective degrees during the Fall 2018 semester.

“Graduation is a defining moment in every student’s life,” said Dr. Richard A. Carvajal, president of VSU. “We are excited to pay tribute to the outstanding efforts of our fall graduates and celebrate education as the foundation upon which success is built. These students have had to overcome any number of challenges to reach this point in their life’s journey. It is that very perseverance that protects and nurtures Blazer Nation’s 100-plus-year-old tradition of academic, creative, athletic, research, and service excellence. This celebration is not an ending but the beginning of many great things to come.”

Established in 1906, Valdosta State University is a premier comprehensive university that offers both the extensive academic, cultural, and social opportunities of a major university and the small classes and close, personal attention of smaller institutions. It boasts more than 100 degree, certificate, and endorsement programs on campus and online for undergraduate and graduate students. It also has a full menu of extracurricular activities, from national championship athletic and academic teams to honors organizations, sororities and fraternities, intramural sports, educational and service clubs, a symphony orchestra, art and theatre, research opportunities, and more. Even as underclassmen, students file patents on inventions and make life-changing scientific discoveries, present at national and international conferences, publish research in collaboration with their professors, work in campus-based clinics that benefit the community, live and learn at partner institutions around the globe through study abroad, and more. The possibilities are endless.