Huntingdon Announces Class of 2022 Graduates, Traditional Day Program

Montgomery, Ala.—On a beautiful evening, May 7, 2022, more than 145 traditional day graduates collected their diplomas as members of the Huntingdon College Class of 2022. Each graduate earned the Bachelor of Arts degree.

During Commencement Exercises, 10 graduates were recognized with the Margaret Read Scholarship Medal for achieving perfect 4.0 grade point averages while at Huntingdon. These students were:

• John William Buford, Auburn, Alabama
• Joseph Taylor Chestnutt, Marietta, Georgia
• Mara Abigail Durham, Panama City, Florida
• Heidi Elizabeth Gilmore, Prattville, Alabama
• Andrew Alan Hines, Montgomery, Alabama
• Colby Luke Hutson, Cullman, Alabama
• Christopher Michael Mayer, Bennington, Vermont
• Stephen James Thornton, Wetumpka, Alabama
• Anna Helen Vaughn, Alabaster, Alabama
• Hannah Faith Vines, Pleasant Grove, Alabama

The Willard D. Top Award is given annually to a graduate who exemplifies the highest commitment to both academics and service. The recipient must be a member of Huntingdon’s Alpha Beta honorary and be ranked in the top ten percent among the students inducted into Huntingdon’s Sigma Sigma Sigma honorary during the academic year. The Top Award was given to John William Buford, of Auburn, Alabama.

The Loyalty Award, given annually to the person(s) deemed by members of the senior class as “the most loyal and dedicated senior,” was awarded to John William Buford, Auburn, Alabama; Brynn Arden McGlamery, Marietta, Georgia; and Anna Marie Nutting, Montgomery, Alabama.

Amelia Grace Blair of Wetumpka, Alabama, was selected by the College’s Honors Committee to deliver the Graduate Address.

The following list, presented in alphabetical, contains majors, hometowns, and Latin honors for each Class of 2022 traditional day program graduate.

Latin honors were awarded as follows:

• Cum Laude: GPA of at least 3.5 with at least 45 graded hours at Huntingdon;
• Magna Cum Laude: GPA of at least 3.75 with at least 45 graded hours at Huntingdon; and
• Summa Cum Laude: GPA of at least 3.9 with at least 60 graded hours at Huntingdon College.

Graduates who completed Huntingdon’s Hobbs Honors Program successfully are noted under the Latin Honors column.

Huntingdon College Traditional Day Program Graduates, Class of 2022

Graduates are listed in alphabetical order.

Huntingdon College, grounded in the Judeo-Christian tradition of the United Methodist Church, is committed to nurturing growth in faith, wisdom, and service and to graduating individuals prepared to succeed in a rapidly changing world. Founded in 1854, Huntingdon is a residential coeducational liberal arts college.

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