Chowan University has named thirteen students as commencement marshals for the 2024 commencement ceremony. Student marshals were selected based on their GPAs from among the junior class. Other criteria considered included engagement with the university and leadership activities. The 2024 commencement marshals are: 

The 2024 Commencement Marshals are: 

Haydon Marie Ahlers | Biology, Ft. Mitchell, KY
Cameryn Elizabeth Barrow | Mathematics, Grovetown, GA
Alexandra Nicole Bishop | Psychology, Beulaville, NC
Caryn Richelle Bowe | Graphic Communications, Suffolk, VA
Zachary Ryan Boyd | Business, Virginia Beach, VA
Carson Andrew Everette | Integrative Studies, Greenville, NC
Elizabeth Lee Heller | Business Administration, Blackstone, VA
Rowan Jameson Hudson | Sport Management, Sunrise, FL
Aaron Leaveah James | Elementary Education (K-6), Ocala, FL
Kayleigh Grace Roberts | Studio Art, Conway, NC
Megan Hope Roberts | Elementary Education (K-6), Conway, NC
Carrington Spencer Williams | Biology, Durham, NC
Ronaldo Tyrese Williams | Biology, Murfreesboro, NC

Each Chowan University school selects a student to lead their degree candidates during the commencement procession. These students, called gonfaloniers, carry the school’s gonfalon, a banner that hangs down from a crosspiece and bears the school’s name and the University seal. Following the tradition borrowed from the Italian Renaissance, the gonfaloniers represent some of Chowan’s most accomplished students.

The 2024 Commencement Gonfaloniers are: 

Bailey Mackenzie Wilcox, School of Undergraduate Studies | Elementary Education (K-6), Port Republic, MD

Martha Marie Ledford,  School of Graduate Studies | Elementary Education (K-6), Cherokee, NC

Congratulations to these students – your achievements have not gone unnoticed, and we look forward to seeing you represent Chowan with pride at our 2024 Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 4th, 2024.