Twenty-one Memphis Tiger student-athletes representing nine sport programs are scheduled to graduate Sunday during fall commencement ceremonies at FedExForum. Seven of the student-athletes are graduating with honors.
The 21 graduating student-athletes completed 18 different majors. Degrees to be conferred include civil engineering, organizational leadership, marketing management, biology and criminal justice, among others.
"We are extremely proud of these student-athletes who will be graduating this weekend," University of Memphis Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Laird Veatch said. "This group of student-athletes has dedicated themselves to academic excellence in addition to excelling competitively, and our Center for Athletic Academic Success has done a fantastic job assisting them in reaching the ultimate goal of a college degree."
In the NCAA's Graduation Success Rate report for the most recent 2015 cohort (2012-15), a calculation of the rate at which student-athletes graduated within six years, Memphis' GSR was 93 percent, which is above the Division I average of 89 percent. Six Memphis teams led or tied the lead for the highest GSR in the American Athletic Conference amongst their sport.
| Sport | Student-Athlete | Degree |
| Football | Cincir Evans | Management |
| Football | Ryan Glover | Grad Cert: Financial Analysis and Planning |
| Football | Eddie Lewis | Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Football | Jacob Likes | Finance: Real Estate |
| Football | Joseph Scates | Professional Studies: Organizational Leadership |
| Football | Johnny Westbrook | Physical Education Teacher Education: Sport Coaching |
| Men's Soccer | Peter Chang | Management |
| Men's Soccer | Emanuel Santos | Professional Studies: Organizational Leadership |
| Men's Track | Lars Elsbernd | Communications: Film and Video Production |
| Women's Basketball | Madison Griggs | Sociology |
| Women's Basketball | Lanetta Williams | Physical Education Teacher Education: Sport Coaching |
| Women's Softball | Ryleigh Aungst | Civil Engineering |
| Women's Softball | Kailey Hilderbrand | Liberal Studies |
| Women's Soccer | Tanya Boychuk | Master in Business Administration |
| Women's Soccer | Mackenzie Bray | Sport and Leisure Management |
| Women's Soccer | Kimberley Smit | Master in Sport Commerce |
| Women's Soccer | Maddie Stoks | Master in Journalism and Strategic Media |
| Women's Track | Chloe Figgins | Marketing Management |
| Women's Track | Brooke Mussche | Criminal Justice |
| Volleyball | Sam Drewry | Biology |
| Volleyball | Anna Hayes | Psychology |
Graduating Summa Cum Laude (3.8-4.0 GPA):
Sam Drewry – WVB
Chloe Figgins – WTI
Anna Hayes – WVB
Graduating Magna Cum Laude (3.5-3.79 GPA):
Kailey Hilderbrand – WSB
Graduating Cum Laude (3.25-3.49 GPA):
Lars Elsbernd – MTI
Brooke Mussche – WTI
Lanetta Williams – WBB
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