Jacksonville, Florida-History was made on Saturday afternoon during the 2023 Edward Waters University Commencement Exercises at the John Hurst Adams-Jimmy R. Jenkins Community Sports & Music Complex. During. the event, EWU awarded 110 students with their undergraduate degrees and for the first time in the 157-year history of the institution, 23 students received their graduate degrees.

Of those graduates, 38 student-athletes and one graduate assistant coach walked across the stage to have their degrees conferred upon them by President/Chief Executive Officer, Dr. A. Zachary Faison, Jr. Women's Basketball all-time leading scorer, rebounder, and the first student-athlete to have her jersey retired La'Quanza Glover and Track & Field National Championships representative Jamal Bouie were have the distinctions of becoming the first "Double Tigers" in EWU Athletics history, both receiving their bachelors and masters degree at Edward Waters. Men's Basketball graduate assistant coach Malcolm Smith also received his masters of business administration during the event as well.

The Edward Waters football squad led the way in graduates with 11, followed by the baseball squad with six, the women's volleyball and women's basketball programs tied with five apiece, and the softball squad with four. Four student-athletes graduated Summa Cum Laude with an overall grade point average of 3.8 or higher, four received Magna Cum Laude honors with a 3.5 GPA or higher, two graduated Cum Laude with a GPA of 3.2 or higher, and one graduated with Honors with an overall GPA of 3.0 or better.

Edward Waters University Athletics Class of 2023

Masters of Business Administration
LaQuanza Glover, Women's Basketball
Jamal Bouie, Men's Track & Field
*Malcolm Smith, Men's Basketball Graduate Assistant Coach

Bachelor of Business Adminstration (Concentration In Business Management)
Jazmine Lamug, Softball^^^
Noah Santiago,  Baseball
Caitlynne Lamug, Softball^^^^
John Nobles, Baseball
Anthony Roman, Baseball^^^^
Will Valenti, Baseball
Nyiha Williams, Softball^^^^
Anthony McBride, Football
Jalen Thomas, Football
Vincent Smith, Football

Bachelor of Business Administration (Concentration In Sports Management)
Cortland Faison, Football
Quintorio Powell, Football
Emari Bell, Women's Basketball
Emily Smith, Softball^^^
Corey Hammett, Football
Nyquel Alexander, Football

Bachelor of Science in Communications (Concentration in Communication Studies)
Benjamin Guzzone, Baseball^^^

Bachelor of Science in Communications (Concentration in Digital Media Production)
J'Von Keene, Men's Track & Field/Cross Country
Lee'Sha Henry, Women's Basketball

Bachelor of Arts In Music (Concentration in Vocal Performance)
Keairus Graves, Cheerleading

Bachelor of Science in Biology
Adrianna Brathwaite,  Women's Volleyball
Imani Dockery, Women's Basketball
Dasia Stevens, Women's Track & Field
Caylin Willis,  Women's Volleyball/Women's Track & Field/Cross Country^

Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice
Andrea Diaz-Merced, Women's Volleyball
Destianna Manning, Women's Soccer^^
Roshard Branch, Football

Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice (Concentration in Emergency Management)
Christopher Harvey, Football^^^
Samuel Israel, Men's Track & Field

Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice (Concentration in Forensic Investigation)
Damion Koch, Baseball
Jaren Wilson, Football
Faith Gaston, Women's Volleyball

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology 
Michael Floyd, Football
Teiyahna Hutchinson, Women's Basketball^^
Kaylin Guillory, Women's Volleyball^^^^
Katarina Ribar,  Women's Volleyball 

^^^^Summa Cum Laude
^^^Magna Cum Laude
^^Cum Laude
^Honors

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