Forty Longview area residents were among 224 degree candidates recognized Aug. 11 at The University of Texas at Tyler summer commencement ceremony.

Longview residents and their degrees were: Kevin Stewart Ogilvie, M.A., interdisciplinary studies; Amy Lewis, M.P.A.; Mari Alllison Gardner and Lucia Sanz de Santamaria, M.B.A.; Barron Wayne Stansell, M.S., tech-industrial safety; Phillip Alan Works, M.Ed., educational administration; Emily Ann Austell, B.A., English; Chad R. Burnette, B.A., history; Carlton W. Herbert, B.F.A., art; Crystal L. Berry, Sarah Hawes Milam and Dustin Cole Martel, B.S., history; Maggie Clark Blair and Crystal L. Newman, B.S., speech communication; Miranda S. Azzam and Jennifer Lane Davis, B.B.A., management; Carma Jane Burke and Sonya Y. Rodriguez, B.B.A., accounting; Dorothy Domino Richardson, B.B.A., finance; Aaron G. Scott, B.B.A., marketing; Holly Elise Williams, B.A., psychology; Marcy Ferrell, Katie Oertel, Annie Michelle Roberts and Janna Jo Powell Harris, B.S., interdisciplinary studies; Sarah Elizabeth Lokey, B.S., health and kinesiology; and Stephen Robb Rogers, B.S., computer information systems.

Hallsville residents were: Michael Gene Gorman, M.B.A.; Karla Haugland, B.S., political science; Nona Ann Meissner, B.B.A., finance; Clifton Shaun Sanford, B.B.A., marketing; Amanda Milford, B.A., psychology; and Christopher Lee Gaw, B.B.A., management.

Marshall residents were: Cassidy Cheyenne Porter, M.B.A.; Bruce M. Head, M.Ed., educational administration; Elisha Stevens Cunningham and Sarah Renae Therrell Nafe, B.S., interdisciplinary studies.

Patrick Harris of Beckville received a B.B.A. degree in management.

Mary Esther Harkins of Tatum received a B.S. degree in speech communication.

Cynthia Brace of White Oak received an M.Ed. degree in special education.

Commencement remarks were given by Dr. Rodney H. Mabry, UT Tyler President, who also certified degree candidates. Presentation of degree candidates were by Dr. Richard Osburn, provost and vice president for academic affairs; and by the deans of each of the university’s colleges.

One of 15 campuses of the UT System, UT Tyler offers excellence in teaching, research, artistic performance and community service. More than 70 undergraduate and graduate degree programs are available at UT Tyler, which has an enrollment of more than 6,000 high-ability students at its campuses in Tyler, Longview and Palestine.