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Bryan students celebrated in UGA commencement
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The University of Georgia will celebrate more than 8,000 candidates for graduation in the Class of 2025 during upcoming Commencement ceremonies. The spring undergraduate ceremony will take place Friday, May 9 at 7:30 p.m. in Sanford Stadium. The spring graduate ceremony will be held in two sessions on Thursday, May 8, with the master’s/specialist ceremony starting at 10 a.m. and the doctoral ceremony starting at 2:30 p.m. in Stegeman Coliseum.

Students graduating from Bryan County include:

 • Abigail Hodgdon

• Alex Jefferies

• Alexis Merry

• Alison Rickey

• Ansley Warnock

• Bradley Howard

• Bridgett Cox

• Christian Parco

• Christian Futch

• Dante Whitehead

• David Krupp

• Dy’Amond Mcgee

• Elise Meade

• Erin Gavin

• Gabrielle Doney

• Isaiah Pangilinan

• Jeeya Patel

• Jenna Pierre-Louis

• Julia Smith

• Lauren Hibbs

• Leila Carrell

• Liam Sanchez

• Loran Smith

• Magnus Bamman

• Mariah Arnold

• Martin Lohn

• Noah Johns

• Olivia Jones

• Pratham Patel

• Samuel Douglas 

• Sean Riner 

• Siyoung Lee 

UGA alumnus Jarryd Wallace, four-time Paralympian and winner of two bronze medals, will deliver the spring undergraduate Commencement address. Paige Carmichael, Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor and University Professor in the department of pathology, will deliver the address at the graduate ceremonies.

To learn more, visit UGA’s Commencement website, commencement. uga.edu.

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