HATTIESBURG — Approximately 1,700 students at the University of Southern Mississippi were candidates for degrees Friday, May 8 and Saturday May 9 during spring commencement exercises for campuses in Hattiesburg and Long Beach, respectively.

Southern Miss President Martha Saunders conferred undergraduate, graduate and specialist’s degrees during two ceremonies at Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg and one at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi.

Southern Miss graduates from the local area are included below:

Centreville

Leslie Paige McGraw—bachelor of arts

Fayette

Ka’Shiris K. Walton — bachelor of science in nursing

Lorman

Fredrick Romario Harris-Russell — bachelor of science

Meadville

Victoria Lea Brasher — bachelor of science

Constance Shea Jackson — bachelor of arts

Rikki L. Wilson — bachelor of science in nursing

Natchez

Jeremy Alexander Davis — bachelor of science

Blase Edward Gaude — bachelor of science

Mason Lee Green III — bachelor of science in bus administration

Christian Gregory Hicks — bachelor of arts

Hunter Olin Hope — bachelor of science

Alli Madison Johnson — bachelor of science in business administration

Chandra Marie Jones — bachelor of arts

Thomas Gregory Ketchings Jr. — bachelor of science

Jonathan N. Lamptey — bachelor of science

Eric Darnell Lee — bachelor of science

Doris C. Malone — specialist in education

Bridget Elyse Stewart — bachelor of arts

Laura Beth Usnik — bachelor of science in nursing

Lavette Reshan Williams — bachelor of arts

Russell Brooks Barmer — bachelor of science

Woodville

Gwendolyn Annette Crawford — bachelor of arts

Ashley Caroline McGraw — bachelor of science