Troy University Athletics
20 Student-Athletes Received Degrees on Friday
7/28/2017 10:21:00 AM | General
TROY, Alabama- Troy University held its 2017 Summer Commencement ceremony on Friday, July 28, at Trojan Arena. Over 470 students participated in the ceremony including 20 student-athletes that walked across the stage to receive their diploma.
The 20 student-athletes represented nine different sports. Basketball players DeVon Walker and Caitlyn Ramirez both graduated with master's degrees in criminal justice.
U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, will provide the keynote address, and receive Troy University's Distinguished Leadership Award. Johnson, in his fourth term representing Ohio's 6th district, is a summa cum laude graduate of Troy in 1979 with a bachelor of science degree in computer information systems. First elected to Congress in 2010, Johnson serves on the House Energy & Commerce Committee and on the House Budget Committee.
A full list of student-athlete graduates can be found below. For more on Troy Athletics, visit TroyTrojans.com and follow @TroyAthletics on Twitter.
Baseball
TJ Binder– Social Science
Steven Whitaker– Business
Men's Basketball
Jaro Moravek– Business
DeVon Walker– Criminal Justice (MS)
Women's Basketball
Caitlyn Ramirez– Criminal Justice (MS)
Football
Taylor Edwards– Exercise Science
Dondrell Harris– Criminal Justice
William Lloyd– Business Marketing
Josh Marshall– Criminal Justice
Brandon Silvers– Hospitality, Sport and Tourism Management
Bryan Slater– Social Science
Men's Golf
Hunter Davidson- Hospitality, Sport and Tourism Management
Soccer
Nicole Harris– Psychology
Alex Huynh– Human Services
Softball
Jordan Gray– Psychology
Men's Tennis
Andre Baldo– Business
Hassan Ndayishimiye– Social Science
Track and Field
Nesha Defoe– Psychology
Rae Leach– Exercise Science
Samantha Smith– Exercise Science
The 20 student-athletes represented nine different sports. Basketball players DeVon Walker and Caitlyn Ramirez both graduated with master's degrees in criminal justice.
U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, will provide the keynote address, and receive Troy University's Distinguished Leadership Award. Johnson, in his fourth term representing Ohio's 6th district, is a summa cum laude graduate of Troy in 1979 with a bachelor of science degree in computer information systems. First elected to Congress in 2010, Johnson serves on the House Energy & Commerce Committee and on the House Budget Committee.
A full list of student-athlete graduates can be found below. For more on Troy Athletics, visit TroyTrojans.com and follow @TroyAthletics on Twitter.
Baseball
TJ Binder– Social Science
Steven Whitaker– Business
Men's Basketball
Jaro Moravek– Business
DeVon Walker– Criminal Justice (MS)
Women's Basketball
Caitlyn Ramirez– Criminal Justice (MS)
Football
Taylor Edwards– Exercise Science
Dondrell Harris– Criminal Justice
William Lloyd– Business Marketing
Josh Marshall– Criminal Justice
Brandon Silvers– Hospitality, Sport and Tourism Management
Bryan Slater– Social Science
Men's Golf
Hunter Davidson- Hospitality, Sport and Tourism Management
Soccer
Nicole Harris– Psychology
Alex Huynh– Human Services
Softball
Jordan Gray– Psychology
Men's Tennis
Andre Baldo– Business
Hassan Ndayishimiye– Social Science
Track and Field
Nesha Defoe– Psychology
Rae Leach– Exercise Science
Samantha Smith– Exercise Science
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