Criswell graduates include 47 Texans

DALLAS—Of the 54 students who graduated with bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Criswell College, May 14, 47 were Texans.

James Clayton Cox of Kemp, Texas, earned an associate of arts degree.

Receiving Bachelor of Arts degrees were David Owen Armstead of Mesquite, Barrett Winfield Brady of Dallas, Marshall Brooks Brady of Dallas, Christian Anthony Cook of Anna, James A. Davis of Forney, Hector Raul Espino of Ennis, Valerie Clara Garcia of High Island, Sarah Elizabeth Hebert of Houston and Christopher Michael Keeley of Arlington.

Other Texans who received bachelor of arts degrees at Criswell were Marilyn N. Kissentaner of Dallas, Clayton Paul Knight of Lexington, Alexis Nicole Krivit of Arlington, Matthew Jordan LaBry of Little Elm, Jonathan Paul Manning of Mesquite, Paul Allen Morrison of McKinney, John Wesley Newhouse of Dallas, Sora Kim Pak of Coppell, David Alfonso Pena of Brownsville and Jacob Aaron Randle of Elkhart.

Bachelor of arts degrees also were conferred on Texans James Thomas Christopher Riley of Aubrey, Michael Scott Samuels of Euless, Jacob Ryan Sessions of Fairfield, Kasha Nicole Smith of Forney, Katrina Gipson Stone of Emory, Timothy Washburn Stone of Emory, Noe Valdez of Midlothian, Darrell Vang of Arlington, Alfred Wayne Vaughan of Dallas and Matthew Wayne Ward of Elmo.

Texans earning Master of Arts degrees from Criswell were Roslyn Denise Broach of Rockwall, Shawn Renee Burgs of Houston, David Anthony Burnett of Austin, Randall Scott Clarke of Odessa, Michael Robert Cooper Jr. of Mabank, Dawna Lynn Duke of Dallas, Richmond Cheyenne Goolsby of Celina and Edward Dwaine Huber of Houston.

Also receiving Master of Arts degrees from Criswell were Texans Curtis Michael James of Nacodoches, Sophia Torres James of Duncanville, Henry Jay Kiser Jr. of Mesquite, Tarrick L. McGuire of Dallas, Michael Brandon Metts of Fort Worth, Hayden Cole Moore of Dallas and Luke Nathanael Roller of Dallas.

Two Texans received Master of Divinity degrees from Criswell: James Wendell Knox of Arlington and Jonathan Njuraita Mugo of Wylie.

Criswell College is an affiliated ministry with the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention.

TEXAN Correspondent
Erin Roach
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