STUDENT ATHLETES-STUDENT TRAINERS RECEIVE DEGREES

Thirteen Aggies Graduate with Honors

 GREENSBORO, N.C.,  May 8, 2005 –N.C. A&T State University conferred 1,100 degrees on Sunday at the Greensboro Coliseum. Twenty-nine of the undergraduate degrees belonged to N.C. A&T student-athletes, while four Aggie student-trainers completed graduation requirements. In addition, five former Aggies earned master’s degrees.

 Men’s track and field led the way with five athletes, including two who are still competing. Kenneth Perry, who runs on the 4x400-meter relay team, will join triple jump specialist Everett Bruce in the NCAA East Regional on May 27-28 at Randall Island, N.Y.

 Women’s track and field had four athletes, including three-time MEAC Champion Tiffany Green. Green, the fastest woman in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, will run in the 100-meter dash at the NCAA East Regional. Green joins teammate and fellow graduate Crystal Williams in the 4x100 and 4x400-meter relays at the Regionals. 

 Thirteen student-athletes graduated with honors, earning a 3.0 grade point average or better. Softball athlete Lorraine Geiger, a second-team All-MEAC selection in softball, and football athlete Jerome Myers earned their degrees with highest honors (3.75 GPA or higher).

            A record-breaking crowd of 14,500 attended the ceremony, which featured keynote speaker and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina.

HONORS GRADUATES

With Highest Honors

Lorraine Geiger - Softball
Jerome Myers II – Football

With High Honors

Judith Ball – Volleyball
Tiffany Green – Women’s Track
Starla Lyles – Women’s Track
Carl-Ann McBean – Women’s Track
Clinton Summers - Baseball
Richard Walcott – Men’s Track

With Honors

Alaina Bloodworth - Tennis
Asha Clinkscales - Swimming
Latoya Lassiter - Softball
Tiffany Mack - Swimming
Joseph Monkam   - Men’s Basketball

Graduates Earning Bachelor’s Degrees

Corey Adderley – Football
Eric Arnette - Football
Wenalyn Bell – Cheerleading
Latasha Briscoe – Athletics Trainer
Everett Bruce – Men’s Track
Rechodd Carter – Men’s Basketball
Jennifer Davis – Cheerleading
Latoya Free – Athletics Trainer
Clinton Green – Men’s Basketball
Andrinika Johnson – Athletics Trainer
Amelia Langi – Volleyball
Travis Leach – Men’s Tennis
Orren Macklin – Cheerleading
Travona Niles – Cheerleading
Kenneth Perry – Football, Men’s Track
Shaquinta Platt – Women’s Tennis
Calvin Redden – Men’s Track
LaVonya Sharpe – Athletics Trainer
Eldred Stephens – Men’s Track
Crystal Williams – Women’s Track
Leinitia Williams – Volleyball

Graduates Earnings Master’s Degrees

Adrienne Booker – Softball
Landon Beckwith – Men’s Basketball
Danielle Fowler – Women’s Track
Al-Aakhir Grimes – Men’s Track
Joey Lance – Football