UT Tyler announces University Academy’s 2025 Graduating Class

Tyler—The University of Texas at Tyler University Academy recognized 49 graduates during its 2025 graduation ceremony at the UT Tyler Herrington Patriot Center on May 30. 

Dr. Wesley Hickey, UT Tyler professor of educational leadership, gave the keynote speech. Dr. Jo Ann Simmons, UA superintendent, and Dr. Amir Mirmiran, UT Tyler provost and chief academic officer, gave opening and closing remarks, respectively. 

The 2025 graduates by campus are: 

LONGVIEW – Kate Olivia Wallace (valedictorian), Emily Kate Roberts (salutatorian), Mykayla Ann Alvis, Meredith Janelle Beebe, Colin Eric Brown, Rafael Cardenas Valezquez, Avalynn Marie Pearl Collins, Eloisa Blanca Cowart, Taliyah Annette Feliciano, Joseph Luke Gochnauer, Hailey Marie Johnson, Jessica Elizabeth Mashburn, Baylee Ann Mauer, Rosaleen Celeste McGinnis, Frank Thomas Mitchell, Abigail Ortega, Kaylee Yuridia Perez, James Allen Schimmels III, Janna Kate Stenhouse, Brooklyn Blaike Watson and Allison Faith Youngberg. 

PALESTINE – Addison Klaire Bowman (valedictorian), Crimson Elaine Frye (salutatorian), Natalie Breann Adams, Bailee Grace Birdwell, Kelly Elizabeth McDonald, Aden Alexander Parker, Alexis Renee Shoulders, Ciro Stephan Tomlian and Lance Alexander Toscano. 

TYLER – Melissa Grace Hilbig (valedictorian), Mathew Reese Deptula (salutatorian), Ella Carmen-Anh Acosta, Kathryn Elizabeth Carter, Miguel Angel Castaneda Rochin Jr., Hassan Danish, Sophia Grace Fleming-Voyles, Robert Charles Frith Jr., Sofia Ximena Garcia, Micah Ferguson Glanton, Gavin Matthew Green, Olivia Faith Guiterrez, Asher Gary Horlander, Kayla Marie Maya, Vinch Huan De Villa Mendoza, Ethan Alexander Miller, Ethan Caleb Ortega, Sara Elizabeth Pierson and Levi Dale Sharp. 

SOURCE UT Tyler