TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama awarded some 1,260 degrees at summer commencement ceremonies held Monday, Aug. 16, in Coleman Coliseum on the Tuscaloosa campus.

With this graduating class, UA has awarded more than 190,000 degrees since its founding in 1831 as the state’s first public university. UA holds commencement ceremonies three times a year.

The following students from the Dothan area were listed as candidates to receive degrees:

MASTER’S DEGREE

DOTHAN-Wendy Wells Morris

HEADLAND-Elizabeth F. Chicarello, Franklin P. Granberry

PINCKARD-Veronica Michele Clark

BACHELOR’S DEGREE

ANDALUSIA-Courtney Shanna Wilson

ASHFORD-Emily D. Carroll

DOTHAN-John Martin Andre, Mary Elisabeth Britt, Michael Shane Bryan, John Kerry Croom, Emily Kate Ivey, Franklin Wade Jones, Caleb Martin Mann, Hillary Frances Marchman, Melissa Alison McGill, Tamekia Santraill Reese, Timothy Evan Vierkandt, Michael Charles White, Brad Alleman Wilson

ELBA-Leslie Adonna Stinson

ENTERPRISE-Nicholas Shaun Cadden, Amanda R. Grase

GENEVA-Annie Rebecca Spears

HEADLAND-John Alec Helms

OZARK-Jerrod Keith Bowman

SLOCOMB-Lee Andrew Jones

TROY-Norman Wier Grubbs