Nineteen students with ties to South Carolina received degrees from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, N.C., during spring commencement exercises.

The graduates, their degrees and hometowns are:

Master of Arts in Christian Studies — Marcus Davis, Chesterfield; Alonda Monet Heyward, Summerville; Lacy Little Johnson, Greenville.

Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling — Cameron Sadler Rick, Mount Pleasant; Railey Maree Banasky, Anderson.

Master of Divinity in Christian Ministry — Matthew Kenneth Boyle, Columbia; Christopher E. Clegg, Greenwood; William Dustin Cole, Greenville; Grayson Colby Davis, Orangeburg; Steven Gibson, North Augusta; William Bryce Harrison, Greer; Jordan Leigh Parris, Cowpens; Megan Elizabeth Partin, Greenville; Jacob Andrew Patterson, Clinton; Eric Radcliff, Hartsville; David Herbert Sons, Lexington.

Master of Divinity in North American Church Planting — Timothy Michael Pitts, Mount Pleasant.

Doctor of Ministry — John A. Schley, Goose Creek.

Doctor of Education — Joshua Karl Sargent, Liberty.