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Contact: Christina Chapple
Date: 4/29/05

College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Award

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ARTS AND SCIENCES DEAN’S AWARD – Sandy Blanchard, second from right, a music major from Hammond, received the 2005 Dean's Award, the top honor of Southeastern Louisiana University's College of Arts and Sciences, at the college’s annual honors convocation April 25. Congratulating her are, from left, John Crain, provost and vice president for academic affairs; Tammy Bourg, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; and Southeastern President Randy Moffett.

SOUTHEASTERN ARTS AND SCIENCES HONORS (TANGIPAHOA) -- Southeastern Louisiana University students from Tangipahoa Parish were among the award winners at the College of Arts and Sciences' April 25 honors convocation. Pictured with Dean Tammy Bourg, left, and Assistant Dean Joan Faust, right, are, from left, front, Jodi Manton, Amite; Stephanie Robertson, Hammond; Jessica Chancey, Tickfaw; Sandy Blanchard, Hammond; back, Lauren Carson, Folsom; Katie Dyer, Amite; Blair Abene, Hammond; Sarah Osterberger, Hammond; and Amanda Tarver, Hammond.

LULING STUDENT HONORED AT SOUTHEASTERN – Mindi Batson of Luling, center, was among the award winners at the Southeastern Louisiana University College of Arts and Sciences' April 25 honors convocation. Batson received the “Undergraduate Academic Achievement Award” in psychology. Congratulating her is Arts and Sciences Assistant Dean Joan Faust, left, and Dean Tammy Bourg, right.

SOUTHEASTERN ARTS AND SCIENCES HONORS (BATON ROUGE) -- Southeastern Louisiana University students from Baton Rouge were among the award winners at the College of Arts and Sciences' April 25 honors convocation. Pictured with Assistant Dean Joan Faust, left, and Dean Tammy Bourg, right, are Kayla Estess, second from left, Outstanding Graduating Senior in Communication; and Lindsey Stewart, second from right, Outstanding Freshman in Mathematics.

SOUTHEASTERN ARTS AND SCIENCES HONORS (ST. TAMMANY) -- Southeastern Louisiana University students from St. Tammany Parish were among the award winners at the College of Arts and Sciences' April 25 honors convocation. Pictured with Dean Tammy Bourg, front, left, and Assistant Dean Joan Faust, back, right, are, from left, front, Judy Giammanchere, Slidell; Kristen Hilliard, Covington; Laura L. Aysen, Talisheek; Grace Donnelly, Lacombe; back, Lacy McWilliams, Covington; Teri Kron, Covington; Marguerite Brudahl, Covington; and Jessie Lender, Mandeville.

DESTREHAN STUDENT HONORED AT SOUTHEASTERN – Laurie Weber of Destrehan, center, was among the award winners at the Southeastern Louisiana University College of Arts and Sciences' April 25 honors convocation. Weber received the “Distinction in Digital Design” award. Congratulating her is Arts and Sciences Assistant Dean Joan Faust, left, and Dean Tammy Bourg, right.

NEW IBERIA STUDENT HONORED AT SOUTHEASTERN – William S. Shensky of New Iberia, center, was among the award winners at the Southeastern Louisiana University College of Arts and Sciences' April 25 honors convocation. Shensky received the “Outstanding Graduating Senior in Chemistry” award. Congratulating him is Arts and Sciences Assistant Dean Joan Faust, left, and Dean Tammy Bourg, right.

THERIOT STUDENT HONORED AT SOUTHEASTERN – Leah Voisin of Theriot, center, was among the award winners at the Southeastern Louisiana University College of Arts and Sciences' April 25 honors convocation. Voisin received the “Outstanding Graduating Senior in Spanish” award and the “Harold Leu Award in Political Science.” Congratulating her is Arts and Sciences Assistant Dean Joan Faust, left, and Dean Tammy Bourg, right.

SOUTHEASTERN COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES HONORS TOP STUDENTS
       HAMMOND – Sandy Blanchard, a music major from Hammond, was the recipient of the 2005 Dean's Award, the top honor of Southeastern Louisiana University=s College of Arts and Sciences.
Blanchard was among the students from 11 of the college’s departments recognized at the annual Arts and Sciences honors convocation on April 25.
       Blanchard has a 4.0 grade point average and studies piano and violin. She teaches at the Hammond Montessori School and at Southeastern’s Community Music School, where she was herself a student before enrolling at Southeastern.
       Arts and Sciences also joined its sister colleges at Southeastern in recognizing an outstanding alumnus. Leon Anderson, who received his master’s degree at Southeastern in 1996, is director of jazz studies at Florida State University and an internationally acclaimed percussionist. While at Southeastern, Anderson studied with mentor Ellis Marsalis and Victor Goines of the New Orleans jazz scene. Currently, he performs and tours nationally and internationally with Marsalis, Goines, Walter Payton and the Snapbean Band, and the Third Coast Jazz Quintet.
       Also at the convocation, the College of Arts and Sciences recognized inductees of the honor societies Phi Kappa Phi and the Thirteen Club, as well as Dean’s List honor roll students.
       Departmental award and scholarship recipients were:
       AMITE – Jodi Manton, D Vickers Award for Creative Writing; Katie Dyer, Frederick William Reimers Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Cultural Resource Management.
       BATON ROUGE – Lindsey Stewart, Outstanding Freshman in Mathematics; Kayla Estess, Outstanding Graduating Senior in Communication.
       COVINGTON – Lacy McWilliams, Outstanding Graduating Senior in Biology; Teri Kron, Excellence in Liberal Arts Studies; Marguerite Brudahl, Excellence in English Education; Kristen Hilliard, Ralph R. Pottle Honors Scholarship.
       DESTREHAN – Laurie Weber, Distinction in Digital Design.
       FOLSOM – Lauren Carson, Excellence in English.
       HAMMOND – Robbie Beyl, Mark Dugopolski Sophomore Award in Mathematics; Amanda Tarver, James Wilcox Award in Music; Stephanie Robertson, Northshore Chorale Scholarship; Sarah Osterberger, Northshore Chorale Scholarship; Blaire Abene, Thomas Sharp Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Music.
       LACOMBE – Grace Donnelly, Outstanding Graduating Senior in Communication.
       LULING – Mindi Batson, Undergraduate Academic Achievement Award in Psychology.
       MANDEVILLE – Jessie Lender, Outstanding Graduating Senior in Mathematics.
       NEW IBERIA – William S. Shensky, Outstanding Graduating Senior in Chemistry.
       PONCHATOULA – Gretchen Hintz, Achievement in Visual Arts.
       PRAIRIEVILLE – Tiffany D. Findley, Outstanding Graduating Senior in Physics.
       SLIDELL – Judy Giammanchere, Outstanding Criminal Justice Student.
       TALISHEEK – Laura L. Aysen, Martina Buck Award in History.
       THERIOT – Leah Voisin, Outstanding Graduating Senior in Spanish and Harold Leu Award in Political Science.
       TICKFAW – Jessica Chancey, Outstanding Graduating Senior in Biology.