MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis will welcome the spring graduating class of 2025 to FedExForum on Saturday, May 10, where 2,759 students will walk the stage as Tiger graduates.
Of that graduating class, 87 will be receiving their doctorates, the largest doctoral class in the University’s history. A full breakdown of the graduating class includes:
- Undergraduate: 1,707
- Juris Doctor: 88
- Master’s and Specialists: 722
- Doctoral: 87
- Certificates: 155
COLLEGE AND SCHOOL STUDENT MARSHALS: UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE AND SCHOOL STUDENT MARSHALS
These graduates have the highest undergraduate GPA (overall academic record) for their college or school.
College of Arts & Sciences
Ali Eyad Amro
MaKenna L. Beck
Cindy Claire Bryerose
Maggie Dearmore
James D. French
Chance Aaron Kirby
Elaine Candice Mooney
Alan Lin Ren
College of Communication and Fine Arts
Connor Everett Huggins
Isabella Reese Walker
College of Education
Molly Olivia McFarland
College of Health Sciences
Mikelyn Leigh Johnson
College of Professional & Liberal Studies
Carter Milam Shaull
Herff College of Engineering
Jacinta M. Fritz
Lauren Marie Ourth
Fogelman College of Business & Economics
Daanial Inayat Ali
Lucy Elizabeth Duff
Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality & Resort Management
D’Ayana D. Dangerfield
Loewenberg College of Nursing
Noor N. Amro
Kaitlyn Denise Carter
Liliana Katherine McKenna
School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Mary Katherine Clark
School of Public Health
Savannah Candace Kilgore
COMMENCEMENT AMBASSADORS
Our flag bearers represent Juniors and Seniors who will graduate in the coming year.
- Kymia Kendrick, Lead Ambassador
- Jada Bailey
- Dalisia Ballinger
- Alicia Kioyna Burks
- Maya Garnet Crutcher
- Blake Andrew Dexter
- Nomfundo Nomcebo Franklin
- Karyssa Hunt
- Brenda Joiner
- Kaya Phillips
- Yvonne Ratcliff
- Nieasha Reynolds
- Kristina Rose Towles
- “Junior”, Tyras Mesheddi Watkins, Jr.
- Mikyele J. Watson
- Tarik Wilkins
- Kathleen Wolf
Commencement speaker and honorary degree recipient is Memphis business leader and entrepreneur Ben C. Bryant, Jr. (’68, ’95). The ceremony is free to the public for in-person attendance and will also be streamed via the University’s Commencement Office YouTube page. More information and details can be found on the University’s Commencement Office.
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Media Contact:
Parker King, Assistant Director
University Media and Public Relations
University of Memphis
