The University of Southern Mississippi awarded undergraduate, graduate and specialist degrees to more than 1,000 students graduating in the fall 2020 semester.

USM graduates from Jefferson Davis County include: Shenaida N. Angela, Bachelor of Social Work; Micheal E. Goddard III, Bachelor of Science; Aaliyah Shantae Speights, Bachelor of Science; James Roderick Burrow Jr., Master of Business Administration; Racheem Sanchez Boothe, Bachelor of Science; Halle Nicole Rawls, Bachelor of Science and LaShundra Speights, Doctorate of Nursing Practice.