SOUTHEASTERN HONORS AREA STUDENTS (St. Tammany) -- Southeastern Louisiana University’s College of Business and Technology recently recognized outstanding students at the college’s honors convocation. Pictured are (front left) Janet Honeycutt (Charles Wesley Merritt Scholarship), Mandeville; Jarrett Oliveri, Mandeville; and Michael Budden, dean of the College of Business and Technology.

SOUTHEASTERN HONORS AREA STUDENTS (Livingston/Assumption) -- Southeastern Louisiana University’s College of Business and Technology recently recognized outstanding students at the college’s honors convocation. Pictured are (front left) Abigail Gatlin, Denham Springs; Haley Hillhouse Shaffett, Natalbany; Jimmy Craig, Walker; Wendy Kelly (Charles Wesley Merritt Scholarship), Denham Springs; Alice Singleton, Livingston; and Michael Budden, dean of the College of Business and Technology.

SOUTHEASTERN HONORS AREA STUDENTS (Tangipahoa) -- Southeastern Louisiana University’s College of Business and Technology recently recognized outstanding students at the college’s honors convocation. Pictured are (front left) Elisa Costanza, Independence; Chiquita Baylor, Hammond; Annie Labruzzo (Charles Wesley Merritt Scholarship), Independence; Barbara Turnage, Tickfaw; Seth Bounds, Hammond; Christian Lotz, Hammond; John Illsley, Hammond; Sara Bounds (Charles Wesley Merritt Scholarship), Hammond; and Michael Budden, dean of the College of Business and Technology.

SLU COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY HONORS TOP STUDENTS
      HAMMOND -- Haley Hillhouse Shaffett, a management major from Albany, received the Southeastern Louisiana University College of Business and Technology’s highest academic honor, the Award for Academic and Leadership Excellence, at the college's annual honors convocation May 1.
      Shaffett, who also received the Distinguished Graduate in Management Award, was one of several students who received department awards and scholarships at the annual awards ceremony. Dean Michael Budden recognized the 82 students awarded Charles Wesley Merritt Scholarships, the university's largest scholarship endowment. Also recognized were Beta Gamma Sigma nominees, 13 Club inductees, and recipients the College of Business and Technology Certificate of International Friendship Awards, Presidential Honors Scholarships, University of Louisiana Board of Supervisors Scholarshrip, and the Students in Free Enterprise 2002-2003 Achievement Awards.
      Daniel Monistere was named the college’s Outstanding Alumnus of the College of Business and Technology. Monistere graduated with a bachelor of science in marketing in 1987, followed the next year by an MBA. He was quickly hired by VNU Operations Center in Coral Springs, Fla., where he worked through the ranks from research manager to director of publication groups. He has also been employed as director of the Southeastern Small Business Development Center, and by International Demographics of Houston and Adcom Information Services. In 2000, he was hired by Nielsen Media Research as a coordinator for quality control functions related to the Neilsen television rating system.
      Additional departmental awards and scholarships were presented to:
      BATON ROUGE - Stephen Moseley, Audrey & Nicholas Tournillion Presidential Level Scholarship; Letesha Rogers, Louisiana Independent Automobile Dealers’ Association Distinguished MBA Graduate Student.
      COVINGTON - Lori Dolan, Julius J. Prokop Jr. Endowed Scholarship; Lori Dolan, Beta Alpha Psi Outstanding Graduating Senior Award; Catherine Blandino, Distinguished Graduate in Marketing Award.
      DENHAM SPRINGS - Abigail Gatlin, Accounting Faculty and Alumni Scholarship, and Beta Alpha Psi Award.
      HAMMOND - Christian Lotz, Althouse Kwik Kopy Scholarship; Janice Ezegbunam, Richard Sharp Scholarship; Anders Hofvander, Richard Sharp Scholarship; Juliana Neves, Richard Sharp Scholarship; Wanda Regan, Richard Sharp Scholarship; Amber Thomas, Byard Edwards MBA Scholarship; Jennifer Castella, Addie Lela Thompson Smith Memorial Scholarship; Seth Bounds, Institute of Managerial Accountants (IMA) Scholarship, and Distinguished Graduate in Accounting Award; Shamika Bell, Sarah Dosher Waters Scholarship; Brenda Brown, Association of Governmental Accountants Scholarship; Valentina Afanasii, Florida Parishes Bank Finance Scholarship, and Distinguished Graduate in Finance Award; Ryan Sides, Dallas LaRoy & Helen D. Calmes Memorial Scholarship; Henry Blount, American Welding Society Leadership Award; John Illsley, National Association of Industrial Technology Leadership Award.
      HOLDEN - Shellie Roberts, Dallas LaRoy & Helen D. Calmes Memorial Scholarship.
      INDEPENDENCE - Elisa Costanza, 2003 Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award.
      JEFFERSON - Lynsi Brown, Charles Emery Cate Excellence Scholarship. LAPLACE - April Foret, Elaine Belcher Latino Scholarship; Katherine Hanrahan, Dallas LaRoy & Helen D. Calmes Memorial Scholarship.
      LIVINGSTON - Alice Singleton, Distinguished Graduate in General Business Award.
      LORANGER - Elizabeth Good, SLU Students Scholarship Fund; Bryan Palmer, Reeves Family Scholarship.
      LULING - Jerry Muller Jr., Thomas A. Utsey Jr. Memorial Scholarship.
      MANDEVILLE - Nicholas Brown, Wegmann-Dazet Accounting Scholarship; Lillian Messenger, Wegmann-Dazet Accounting Scholarship; Jarrett Oliveri, Florida Parishes Bank Finance Scholarship.
      NATALBANY - Gregory Spears, Distinguished Graduate in Computer Science Award.
      NEW ORLEANS - Ivionne Divinity, Julien A. and Doris Evelyn Waller Tillery Scholarship.
      PONCHATOULA - Heather Vincent, Hood Automotive Scholarship; Autumn Vining, Northshore Chapter of the Society of Louisiana CPAs Scholarship; Jason Smith, Dallas LaRoy & Helen D. Calmes Memorial Scholarship.
      ST. AMANT - Joseph Moore, American Society of Safety Engineers Leadership Award.
      SLAUGHTER - Kristi Mitchell, Distinguished Graduate in Marketing Award.
      SPRINGFIELD - Greg Roussel Jr., Frances A. Payne Scholarship.
      TICKFAW - Barbara Turnage, Distinguished Graduate in Marketing Award.
      WALKER - Crystal Rushing, Charles and Patricia O’Drobinak Excellence in Accounting Scholarship; Jimmy Craig, Distinguished Graduate in Industrial Technology Award.