MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) —  The University of Mobile awarded diplomas to 100 graduates during commencement on Saturday.

More than 1,200 family and friends gathered in front of Weaver Hall on the Dr. Fred and Sue Lackey Great Commission Lawn to celebrate the accomplishments of those receiving master’s, bachelor’s and associate’s degrees.

Alabama State Rep. Rusty Glover delivered the commencement address, urging graduates to exhibit a strong work ethic and to share their faith. “You are so blessed, and there is so much you can offer the world. The best gift you can give is to share the love of Jesus Christ through your testimony,” said Glover, a retired history teacher and author who has represented the 34th District in the Alabama Senate since 2006.

University of Mobile’s President Timothy L. Smith, presented diplomas and congratulated the new graduates.

During the recessional, graduates carried on the university’s Great Commission Tradition, touching the granite Great Commission Globe as they passed. The action signifies their readiness to enter the world and fulfill their professional calling. It is a two-part tradition that begins for new students during President’s Commissioning, when they touch the globe as they start their college journey.Here is a list of the December graduates:College of Health ProfessionsSchool of Allied HealthMaster of Arts, Marriage and Family Counseling

Daphne, Alabama – Brittany Kayla Graham, Honors

Mobile, Alabama – Nikita Duwana DumasCollege of Health ProfessionsSchool of NursingMaster of Science in Nursing

Fulton, Alabama – Aundrea O’Dell Pritchett

Mobile, Alabama – Tiffany McCoy Murray, Paige Virginia Taylor, Carlita Tucker

Satsuma, Alabama – Kristie Weaver DudleySchool of BusinessMaster of Business Administration

Xanxere, Santa Catarina, Brazil – Guilherme Benetti Pansera, HonorsSchool of EducationMaster of Arts

Mobile, Alabama – Ashleigh Whittington Morton, Elementary Education and Early Childhood Education; Megan Marie Nichols, Elementary EducationAlabama School of the ArtsBachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science

Enterprise, Alabama – Zachary Lamar Wood, B.S. Worship Leadership, Magna Cum Laude

Mobile, Alabama – Cameron K. Ulmer, B.S. Worship Leadership, Magna Cum Laude

Valdosta, Georgia – Lauren Elizabeth Harman, B.S. Worship Leadership

Woodstock, Georgia – Austin Taylor Boyett, B.S. Music, Cum Laude

Columbia, Tennessee – Jay Ryan Krivsky, B.S. Worship Leadership, Magna CumLaude

Memphis, Tennessee – Josi Nadine Ingram, B.S. Worship LeadershipCollege of Arts and SciencesBachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science

Chunchula, Alabama – Brandon Brent Bridgers, B.S. General Studies

Eufaula, Alabama – Holli Alexis Rowland, B.S. Biology, Magna Cum Laude

Excel, Alabama – Trevor Patrick Johnson, B.A. Philosophy

Fairhope, Alabama – Nathan Judd Gillespie II, B.S. Biology

Madison, Alabama – Jacob Alan Carpenter, B.S. Marine Science, Summa Cum Laude

Mobile, Alabama – David L. Andrews, B.S. Leadership and Cultural Studies; Katelynn Brianne Hammett, B.A. Sociology, Magna Cum Laude; Micki T. Holloway, B.S. Leadership and Cultural Studies; Delissa Zhanae Kelley, B.S. General Studies; Linda V. Pugh, B.S. Leadership and Cultural Studies; Angela Rena Shelton, B.S. Sociology; Daniel Wayne Shiver, B.S. Mathematics; Taryn Taylor-Brooks, B.S. Organizational Leadership; Shanetha Katrina Williamson, B.S. Mathematics

Saraland, Alabama – Brunetta Thomas Banda, B.S. Leadership and Cultural Studies; Meghan Y. McNair, B.S. Organizational Leadership; Shelby Jean Taylor, B.S. Leadership and Cultural Studies

Scottsboro, Alabama – Mae Elizabeth Mardis, B.S. Communication

Semmes, Alabama – Joseph William Douglas, B.S. Psychology; Brittany Leigh Kruszewski, B.S. Leadership and Cultural Studies, Cum Laude

Theodore, Alabama – Dillon Hunter Lowe, B.S. History

Gulf Breeze, Florida – Mallie Suzanne Moore, B.S. Marine Science

Pensacola, Florida – Christina Alyssa Jones, B.A. Psychology, B.S. Worship Leadership, Magna Cum Laude

Swainsboro, Georgia – Jonina Thelma Brinson, B.S. Psychology

Peoria, Illinois – Alexandria Cate Miller, B.S. General Studies

Falmouth, Massachusetts – Hannah Elise Maine, B.A. Psychology, Summa Cum Laude

Columbia, Mississippi – Brooklyn Austin McKenzie, B.S. Communication

Gore Springs, Mississippi – Tanikka Henrietta Carver, B.S. Psychology

Hurley, Mississippi – Robert Trent Moorman, B.S. Mathematics, Magna Cum Laude

Pascagoula, Mississippi – Sharon S. Davis, B.S. Organizational Leadership

Vancleave, Mississippi – Kristen C. Schmitz, B.S. Psychology

Budapest, Hungary – Carolina L. Barabas, B.S. PsychologyCollege of Health ProfessionsSchool of Health and Sports ScienceBachelor of Science

Fairhope, Alabama – Hayden Matthew Dees, B.S. Human Performance and Exercise Science

Helena, Alabama – Demetris Lamar Ogburn, B.S. Kinesiology

Mobile, Alabama – Carlisa S. Mitchell, B.S. Athletic Training

Wetumpka, Alabama – Sydney Lannae Dixon, B.S. Athletic Training, Magna Cum Laude

Lafayette, Louisiana – John Jacob Plumbar, B.S. Human Performance and Exercise Science

Rocky Settlement, Clarendon, Jamaica – Newton L. Henry, B.S. KinesiologySchool of BusinessBachelor of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science

Foley, Alabama – John Taylor Peddrick Jr., B.S. Business Administration

McIntosh, Alabama – Hazel Elaine Johnston, Bachelor of Business Administration

Mobile, Alabama – Genevieve G. Buaas, B.S. Accounting; William Brett Glover, B.S. Business Administration, Cum Laude; Emily Juneil Osburn, Bachelor of Business Administration; Jessica M. Richerson, Bachelor of Business Administration

Decatur, Georgia – Malcolm Tremell Colzie, B.S. Business Administration

Lawrenceville, Georgia – Seth Ford Bullard, B.S. Business Administration

Kenner, Louisiana – Myron Chapman, B.S. Business Administration

San Antonio, Texas – Carita Felice Koen, Bachelor of Business Administration

Stafford, Virginia – Joshua David Beck, B.S. Business Administration

Debrecen, Hungary – Krisztian Mago, B.S. Business Administration

Trencin, Slovakia – Silvia Martinkova, B.S. Business AdministrationSchool of Christian StudiesBachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science

Bay Minette, Alabama – Mandy Lynn Parker, B.S. Christian Leadership and Ministry

Camden, Alabama – James Thomas Crabtree, B.A. Theology, Cum Laude

Eclectic, Alabama – Angelica Rose Sanders, B.S. Theological Studies, President’s Scholastic Achievement Award, Summa Cum Laude

Gulf Shores, Alabama – Amber Michelle Jones, B.A. Intercultural Studies, Magna Cum Laude; Morgan Elise Redferin, B.S. Theology

Mobile, Alabama – Terry Lamar Anderson, B.S. Christian Leadership and Ministry; Frederick D. Dawson, B.S. Christian Leadership and Ministry; Jourdain Matthew Thrash, B.S. Theology, President’s Scholastic Achievement Award, Cum Laude

Prattville, Alabama – Patrick Duarte Barbosa Lima, B.S. Christian Leadership and Ministry

Priceville, Alabama – Nathan Dakota Collier, B.A. Intercultural Studies, Magna Cum Laude

Thomasville, Alabama – Jonathan Caleb Clardy, B.S. Christian Leadership and Ministry

Middleburg, Florida – Christopher Alan Floyd, B.S. Theology

Pensacola, Florida – Robert Christian Jones, B.S. Christian Leadership and Ministry

Mandeville, Louisiana – Ryan Keaton Smith, B.A. Intercultural StudiesSchool of EducationBachelor of Science

Atmore, Alabama – Malorie Kay Buckhault, B.S. Elementary Education, B.S. Early Childhood Education, Magna Cum Laude

Demopolis, Alabama – Ali Claire Cristwell, B.S. Early Childhood Education

Fairhope, Alabama – Lindsey Kathryn Hinrichs, B.S. Elementary Education, B.S. Early Childhood Education

Jasper, Alabama – Jera Madison Kelly, B.S. Elementary Education, Magna Cum Laude

McIntosh, Alabama – Ambria Charnele Reed, B.S. Early Childhood Education, President’s Scholastic Achievement Award, Summa Cum Laude

Mobile, Alabama – Wendi Nicole Poates, B.S. Elementary Education, Summa Cum Laude; Betty LaKeysha Williams, B.S. Childhood Development Non-Certification, Cum Laude; Samantha Wilson, B.S. Childhood Development Non-Certification

Semmes, Alabama – Annamarie Florence Smith, B.S. Elementary Education, B.S. Early Childhood Education

Tuscaloosa, Alabama – Lynsie Leigh Smith, B.S. Early Childhood Education

Lafayette, Louisiana – Virginia Jewel Saltzman, B.S. Elementary Education, B.S. Early Childhood Education, Magna CumLaude

Mandeville, Louisiana – Kali Nicole Koenig, B.S. Elementary Education, B.S. Early Childhood Education, Magna Cum LaudeCollege of Arts and SciencesAssociate of Science

Bayou La Batre, Alabama – Mai T. Chau

Mobile, Alabama – Tabatha Ciara Coleman, Jeffery Jermaine Collins, Martrisse H. Haynes, Jacqueline V. Holmes, Lydia Rachel Simmons

Theodore, Alabama – Maranda Leigh Kirk

Congratulations graduates!