ATLANTA – A total of 36 current and former Panther student-athletes are scheduled to walk across the stage this week as a part of Georgia State's Spring Commencement at Georgia State Stadium. Another 19 student-athletes are expected to graduate this summer as they finish up their degrees.
After completing the conversion of Georgia State Stadium from Turner Field, this marks the first set of commencement exercises being held in the home of GSU Football.
Four football players who led the Panthers to their first AutoNation Cure Bowl victory and a school-record win total will graduate this week.
Georgia State baseball leads the way with nine graduates this week, while six members of the men's soccer squad will walk across the stage. The baseball team is locked up in a key series with Appalachian State beginning on Friday.
Sun Belt Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Year Kristin Rehse will also graduate and then lead the Panthers against Georgia in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.
Twin brothers Alex Herrmann and Max Herrmann will also earn their degrees after four successful seasons with the men's golf team in which they led the Panthers to NCAA Regional play three times and the 2017 Sun Belt Conference Championship.
Listed below are the student-athletes who will graduate this week, along with those expected to graduate this summer.
Spring 2018 Graduates
Baseball
Ryan Blanton
Tyler Elwer
Kendall Ford
Romero Greer
Will Kilgore
Luke Leonard
Tanner Thomson
Bryan White
Nic Wilson
Beach Volleyball
Sarah Agnew
Allie Elson
Court Volleyball
Katie Creger
Football
Deshaun Faltz
Brandon Hamilton
Malik Ricks
James Traylor
Men's Basketball
Jordan Tyson
Men's Golf
Alex Herrmann
Max Herrmann
Men's Soccer
Junior Akande
Rashid Alarape
Jad Elkhalil
Nick Hague
Yannic Horn
Salomon Lorenzano
Softball
Taylor Bradley
Brenna Skalski
Women's Golf
Yasemin Sari
Paula Zabarte
Women's Cross Country
Melanie Hamilt
Women's Soccer
Samantha Craig
Kylie Ruffule
Alexis Thomas
Women's Tennis
Kristin Rehse
Women's Track & Field
Rashell Reid
LaPorscha Wells
Summer 2018 Graduates
Baseball
Jansen Acton
Brandon Baker
Mike Huggins
Beach Volleyball
Jessie Swaney
Football
Antreal Allen
Ed Curney
Ronald Peterkin
Emiere Scaife
Jerome Smith
Glenn Smith
Men's Basketball
Jordan Session
Isaiah Williams
Men's Tennis
Sebastian Acuna
Cross Country
Brianna Archer
Jordan Townsley
Beach Volleyball
Jessie Swaney
Women's Golf
Emily Royer
Women's Soccer
Becca Copeland
Women's Track & Field
Michaela McGhee
Ashlan Rosier
