LIVINGSTON, Ala. – A combination of 28 current and former student-athletes at the University of West Alabama earned their degrees from the institution earlier this month at UWA’s Spring Commencement ceremonies. 

Five members of the Tiger football squad finished degree requirements to pace the 24 student-athletes that leave UWA with a degree – Joseph Cooper, Jeremy May, Wes Pinto, Mitch Warfield and J.D. Wu.  The UWA softball team had four members of its squad obtain undergraduate degrees.  Laura Bagwell, Aubree Hudson, Brittany McGee and Emily White concluded their four-year stint with the Tigers this past season and finished up their respective degree requirements in those four years in the Red and White. 

Current UWA wide receivers coach Desmond Lindsey earned his Master of Arts in Teaching with emphasis in Physical Education.  Lindsey finished his undergraduate work at UWA in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education.  Former UWA cross country student-athlete Devin Fields collected her MAT in Mathematics.  Former UWA basketball standouts Joseph Eatmon and Veronica Lee also finished their requirements in the MAT curriculum.  The entire list of students with UWA Athletic ties that finished their respective degrees in spring 2009 is listed below.

Student-Athlete              Sport                           Degree

Laura Bagwell                    Softball                         Physical Education

Stephen Barnett                 Baseball                        Physical Education

Taylor Borunda                  Volleyball                       Psychology

Brent Bumgarner                Baseball                        Mathematics

Teresa Clements                 Volleyball                      Physical Education

Joseph Cooper                    Football                         Industrial Technology

Joseph Eatmon                    Men’s Basketball            Master of Arts in Teaching

Devin Fields                        Cross Country               Master of Arts in Teaching

James Gardner                    Football                         Physical Education

Matthew Hill                         Baseball                        Business Administration

Cory Houston                       Baseball                        Physical Education

Aubree Hudson                     Softball                         English

Allison Junkin                       Athletic Training              Athletic Training

Veronica Lee                        Women’s Basketball        Master of Arts in Teaching

Desmond Lindsey                  Football                         Master of Arts in Teaching

Brittany McGee                      Softball                         Accounting

Jeremy May                          Football                         Industrial Technology

Allison Nail                            Volleyball                      Environmental Science

Wesley Pinto                          Football                        Biology Comprehensive

Ayonna Proctor                      Women’s Basketball       Biology Comprehensive

Carissa Purvis                        Rodeo                           Physical Education

Kerri Reeves                          Athletic Training             Athletic Training

Lauren Self                             Athletic Training             Athletic Training

Jonathan Sherrill                     Baseball                        Biology Comprehensive

Carlin Tighe                            Men’s Tennis                  Biology Comprehensive

Mitch Warfield                         Football                          Physical Education

Emily White                             Softball                         Accounting

J.D. Wu                                  Football                          Management