JOHNSON CITY — For 2,061 members of East Tennessee State University’s Class of 2026, Commencement marked both a milestone and a beginning. It was a celebration of hard work, perseverance and the people and experiences that shaped each graduate’s journey.

There were 127 Lakeway Area students who graduated on May 9 at Ballad Health Athletic Center on the ETSU Campus. They were: Sierra Taylor of Russellville Kaiden Amo of Morristown Macy McDaniel of Talbott Holly Miller of Rogersville Dylan O’Neal of Jefferson City Madyson Osborne of White Pine Sheila Pantoja Torres of Morristown Jaylan Wilson of Rogersville Haley Eversole of Tazewell Madisyn Harkleroad of Bean Station Cheri Ridley of White Pine Donna Shepherd of Talbott Kennedy Johnson of Tazewell Wes Bunch of New Tazewell William Crews of Morristown Aubrey Mullins of Morristown Caitlin Adkisson of Morristown Lia Arrowood of Newport Addison Atkins of Sneedville Skyler Baker-Rasnic of Thorn Hill Sarah Bradshaw of Newport Emma Brown of Rogersville Jeromy Brown of Newport Allen Buchanan of Mosheim Thomas Buchanan of Mosheim Charla Cameron of Newport Sarah Carlson of Andersonville Mariah Cate of Talbott Logan Crandall of Rogersville Trinity Dalton of Whitesburg Terri Espinoza of Jefferson City Lindsay Farmer of Morristown Daniel Foister of Mosheim Natalie Ford of Mosheim Katerina Greene of Morristown Gideon Haney of Jefferson City Chloe Helton of Rogersville Bryce Higgins of Rogersville Courtney Honnold of Bean Station Emilee Hoover of Rutledge Benjamin Irwin of Mooresburg Talia Ivey of Talbott Ayla Johnson of Morristown Krista Jolly of Morristown Kasmin Kern of Mosheim Madison Lane of Morristown Alexis Linden of Sneedville Hadlee Long of Morristown Madison Lowe of Andersonville Ashley Mauk of Rogersville Katie Mccoige of White Pine Jordan Mickey of Morristown Nicholas Miller of Jefferson City Kailey Muncey of Washburn Kaitlyn Munn of Newport Diego Murcia Hernandez of Morristown Alyson Noe of Rutledge Alley Overholt of Newport Marcus Pack of Rogersville Samantha Papes of Parrottsville Shan Patel of Talbott Andrea Perez Martinez of Morristown Alexis Ramsey-Dalton of Bean Station Allie Renner of Bulls Gap Lydia Ripley of Morristown Lilliana Roberts of Talbott Kylie Rouse of Morristown Emily Russell of Harrogate Camryn Salyers of Newport Amelia Serrenho of Harrogate Molly Simmons of Thorn Hill Kylie Sparks of Mosheim Macy Strader of Rutledge Shawn Stuart of Newport Giselle Vivanco Velez of Talbott Olivia Waddell of Whitesburg Kaelin Willard of Jefferson City Orianna Williams of Rogersville Landen Wilson of New Tazewell Brandon Wolfe of Russellville Darcy Woody of Del Rio Rachael Nester of Morristown Megan Bailey of Jefferson City Maura Horner of Rogersville Noah Morrison of Morristown Madison Greene of Morristown Courtney Byington of Rutledge Erica Seal of Sneedville Zurich Hudson of Morristown Lauren Brown of Morristown Alia Maloney of Mooresburg Stephanie Owens of Mosheim McKensee Robinson of Newport Heather Bingaman of Morristown Hunter Lindsey of Morristown Arianna Pierce of Newport Jaelyn Miller of Morristown Morgan Turner of Rogersville Misty Peters of Jefferson City Daniel Eversole of New Tazewell Sarah Branch of Talbott Carly Bradley of Jefferson City Sarah Conard of Parrottsville Brooklynn Wilson of Sneedville Mckenzie Cornett of Morristown Micah Bachert of Cosby Erasmo Mendoza of Morristown Makenna Jackson of New Tazewell Jessica Kincaid of Morristown Alyssa Harmon of Morristown Alexander Davenport of Newport Dalia Diaz Mojica of Jefferson City Gracie Long of Morristown Matthew Kinsler of Morristown Jordan Williams of Morristown Jennifer Woodard of Rogersville Samuel Mccorkel of Harrogate Jonathan Stokely of Newport Adian Gould of Andersonville Elizabeth Liposky of Morristown Delilah Avila of Hartford Quinn Duncan of Tazewell Emily McLaughlin of White Pine Samantha Rickett of Morristown Kaci Bartley of Bean Station Caroline Testerman of Rogersville Morgan Lawson of Rogersville East Tennessee State University was founded in 1911 with a singular mission: to improve the quality of life for people in the region and beyond. Through its worldclass health sciences programs and interprofessional approach to health care education, ETSU is a highly respected leader in rural health research and practices. The university also boasts nationally ranked programs in the arts, technology, computing, and media studies. ETSU serves approximately 14,000 students each year and is ranked among the top 10 percent of colleges in the nation for students graduating with the least amount of debt.