HAMPTON, Va. – Sixty-six Hampton University student-athletes – past and present – received their degrees this past Sunday at the 146th annual commencement ceremony held at Armstrong Stadium.
 
In all, 10 student-athletes graduated with honors.
 
The ceremony celebrated those who graduated in August 2015, December 2015, and May 2016. Educator, author, and political activist Dr. Michael Eric Dyson served as commencement speaker.
 
The list of graduates, separated by sport:
 
Football
J'rod Beard (Sociology, August 2015)
Edward Blair (Criminal Justice/Criminology)
Morris Brailsford (Political Science, Honors)
Alonzo Coleman (General Studies)
Kurtis Coleman (Management)
Treshawn Council (Liberal Studies)
Christopher Dukes (Sports Management, December 2015)
Dwayne Garrett (Liberal Studies)
Jordan Hill (Sports Management)
Christian Faber-Kinney (Aviation Management)
Keith McAfee (Sports Management)
Twarn Mixson (Sports Management)
Charles Owens (Sports Management)
Rayshad Riddick (Management)
Kadeem Russell (Chemical Engineering)
Kendrick Sanker (Strategic Communication)
Leon Shorter (Sports Management, December 2015)
Jaylian Williamson (Sports Management)
 
Men's Basketball
Dionte Adams (Art)
Quinton Chievous (Master's in Sports Administration)
Lawrence Cooks (Sports Management)
Brian Darden (Art)
Gregory Hayden (Sports Management)
Reginald Johnson, Jr. (Sports Management, Honors)
Jervon Pressley (Liberal Studies)
 
Women's Basketball
Shaleise Boyd (Psychology)
Areana Davis (Psychology)
Shellis Hampton (Criminal Justice/Criminology, Magna Cum Laude, August 2015)
Tyler Hobgood (Sports Management, Honors)
Lauren Johnson (Master's in Sports Administration, August 2015)
Ryan Jordan (Strategic Communication, Summa Cum Laude)
Jackie Marshall (Master's in Sports Administration, December 2015)
Kristine Rose (Sports Management, Honors, December 2015)
 
Volleyball
Kitija Megne (Art, Summa Cum Laude, December 2015)
Sonja Maksimovic (Economics, Honors, August 2015)
 
Softball
Diamond Ponds (Criminal Justice/Criminology, Honors)
Margaret Wilkins (Master's in Sports Administration, August 2015)
 
Men's Track & Field
Christian Faber-Kinney (Aviation Management)
Sulaiman Fareed (Art)
Je'Von Hutchison (Master's in Business Administration)
Quentin Morales-Perryman (Electrical and Computer Engineering, Summa Cum Laude)
Isaiah Pollack (Kinesiology, Honors)
Emmanuel Price (English, Honors)
Jasper Savoy (Criminal Justice/Criminology)
Ramoye Simon (Management)
 
Women's Track & Field
Ce'aira Brown (Psychology)
Claudia Calder (Master's in Counseling, August 2015)
Shalanda Grier (Biology, Cum Laude, December 2015)
Maya Moore (Communicative Sciences and Disorders, Magna Cum Laude)
 
Golf
Cheryl Chua (Biology, December 2015)
Arthur Davis (Biology)
Tyler Davis (Marketing)
Dawson Hobbs (Biology)
Brandon Reed (Sociology, Honors)
 
Men's Tennis
Lakshamana Satchithannanthan (Master's in Business Administration)
 
Women's Tennis
Daneya Charles (Master's in Business Administration)
 
Bowling
Tiauna Mathieu (Criminal Justice/Criminology, Summa Cum Laude)
Clara Pitt (Criminal Justice/Criminology, Magna Cum Laude)
 
Sailing
Giuditta Di Laghi (Master's in Architecture)
Jela-Ni McCarthy (Master's in Architecture)
Albert Toledo (Computer Science, Magna Cum Laude, August 2015)
 
Men's Lacrosse
Alexander Hudson (Sports Management)
Jeremy Triplett (Marketing)
 
Women's Soccer
Maya Bouyer (Kinesiology, Magna Cum Laude)
Nyashia Burke (Liberal Studies, December 2015)
Kara Pitts (Political Science, Honors)
Kiana Tarrant (Kinesiology, Magna Cum Laude)
 
In addition, several Hampton University coaches received their graduate degrees on Sunday:
 
Kendra Knight (softball, Master's in Counseling, August 2015)
Brian Davis (women's basketball, Master's in Sports Administration)
DeMarco Johnson (men's basketball, Master's in Sports Administration)
Edward Joyner, Jr. (men's basketball, Master's in Sports Administration)
Akeem Miskdeen (men's basketball, Master's in Sports Administration)
 
Other athletics staff members to also receive degrees:
 
Andrew Dickenson (Master's in Sports Administration, August 2015)
Maurice D. Williams (Master's in Sports Administration, December 2015)
 
For more information on Hampton University athletics, please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5811, or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.