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Date: 5/15/00
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SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY TO GRADUATE 900
HAMMOND -- Southeastern Louisiana University conferred degrees on approximately
900 graduates Saturday, May 13, at the university's 75th commencement exercises.
Enrique V. Iglesias, president of the Inter-American Development Bank, was the keynote
speaker at the 10 a.m. ceremony at the University Center. Iglesias also received an Honorary
Doctor of Humanities degree, recognizing his many contributions to the social and economic
development of the hemisphere.
President's Medals for Academic Excellence were awarded to the top students in each
college: Mary M. Dugas of Convent, School of Nursing, 3.833 grade point average; Niti Duggal
of Hammond, College of Arts and Sciences, 3.991 grade point average; Elizabeth S. Bordelon of
Denham Springs, College of Business, 4.000 grade point average; Heather Leigh Guidroz of
Gonzales, College of Business, 4.000 grade point average, and Brandi Lynn Lambert of St.
Amant, College of Education, 4.000 grade point average.
Students receiving associate, bachelor's and master's degrees were:
ASCENSION PARISH
Master's Degrees
Gonzales -- Jodi L. Braud, Communication Sciences and Disorders;
Prairieville -- Mark J. Blair, Psychology;
St. Amant -- Misty Dawn Baggett, Special Education;
Bachelor's Degrees
Donaldsonville -- Stephanie Jane Ishmael, Nursing;
Geismar -- Larry Joseph Andre, Psychology;
Gonzales -- Julie Adel Babin, Management; Jamie May Berthelot, English; Allison Rhea
Cedotal, Elementary Education; Christine Marie Covington, Math Education; Michelle G.
Danna, Management; Tasha Arceneaux Farrell, Elementary Education; Brad M. Gaudin,
Industrial Technology-Drafting/Design; Michael R. Gaudin, Industrial Technology-Supervision;
Also, John Murray Goodwin, Finance; Heather Leigh Guidroz, Accounting; Ian
Alexander Hodgdon, English; Stephanie Marie Jandura, Elementary Education; Cy Kristin
Morin, Accounting; Gregory Paul St. Pierre, Computer Science;
Prairieville -- C. Renee Stelly Baker, Sociology; Natalie Verbois Duncan, Accounting;
Treva Denise Finch, Marketing; Heath Guitrau, Marketing; Samantha Marie Kropog,
Psychology; Jaime Jo Lanclos Clouatre, Elementary Education; Kelly Marie Leggette,
Accounting; Jennifer L. Lobdell, Nursing; Monica Rene' Patterson, Nursing; Brandye Lynn
Russelburg, Management;
St. Amant -- Christy Marie Gonzales, Social Work; Brandi Lynn Lambert, Elementary
Education; Theresa A. Sheets, Elementary Education-Lower (1-4); Lisa LeBlanc Westerfield,
Business Education;
Associate Degrees
Gonzales -- Amy Elizabeth Darr, Industrial Technology;
Prairieville -- Byron B. Harris, Industrial Technology; Amy S. LeBlanc, Office
Administration;
Sorrento -- Angela Renee O'Quin, General Studies;
St. Amant -- Angie M. Tureau, Office Administration;
ASSUMPTION PARISH
Bachelor's Degrees
Napoleonville -- Celeste Elizabeth Blanchard, Nursing;
CADDO PARISH
Bachelor's Degrees
Shreveport -- Trenton Holt Frierson, Marketing;
CALCASIEU PARISH
Bachelor's Degrees
Lake Charles -- Malcolm R. Hidalgo, Jr., Sociology;
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH
Master's Degrees
Baton Rouge -- Dixye A. Brewer, Health and Kinesiology; Sybil A. Cotten, Community
Psychosocial Nursing; Kathy I. Hancock, Community Psychosocial Nursing; Michelle Bourque
Hedges, Communication Sciences and Disorders; Tiffany Ann Jennings, Psychology; Mary S.
Johnson, Music Applied;
Also, Jennifer Layne Jones, Business Administration; John C. Mangano, Jr., Business
Administration; Brian Christopher Richmond, Executive MBA; Vanessa V. Walters, Counselor
Education; Christine H. Weigel, Executive MBA; Melissa L. Wilson, Administration and
Supervision; Natascha Monique Wilson, Counselor Education; Derek Lyle Yammarino,
Executive MBA;
Pride -- Paula Lea Cooper, Psychology; Elizabeth B. Rodriguez, Administration and
Supervision;
Zachary -- Laura Melissa Waddell, Business Administration;
Bachelor's Degrees
Baker -- Amy L. Belcher, Speech, Language, Hearing; Brett Evan Law, Industrial
Technology-Automated Systems; Daniel Paul Miller, Liberal Arts Studies; Blaine A. Patin,
Marketing; Kathryn Amanda Redd, Biological Sciences; Adrianna M. Traina, Speech, Language,
Hearing;
Baton Rouge -- Elizabeth Claire Barker, Government; Douglas D. Barlow, Art; Michelle
Renee Bezet, Accounting; Heather Brooks Boeneke, Accounting; Amber L. Broussard,
Kinesiology; Christy Marie Brown, Elementary Education-Lower (1-4); Matthew E. Buchert,
Criminal Justice; Tracy A. Cangelosi, Marketing;
Also, David B. Chance, History; Stephen D. Chapman II, Industrial
Technology-Supervision; John Keith Charrier, Jr., Management; Kristopher P. Christl,
Accounting; Christa Cormier Clary, Nursing; Elizabeth Ann Compton, Cultural Resources
Management; Trudie K. Creed, Nursing; Lance B. Currey, General Business; Joseph Vernon
Daigle, Band/Orchestra; Daryl Harlan Davis, Computer Science; Dustin Cole Day, Finance;
Stacey Lynn Downing, General Studies; Misti Dyer Creamer, Marketing; Tami P. Earls,
Nursing;
Jeffrey P. Fabre, Management;
Also, Carter Lawrence Fourrier, Finance; Merisa Chante Fruge, General Studies; Wendy
Elizabeth Graham, Fashion Merchandising; April Star Granier, Kinesiology; Mark H. Guerrero,
Marketing; Craig T. Hebert, Criminal Justice; Jeanine Lynn Heeren, General Studies; Steven
Hirstius, Cultural Resources Management;
Also, Andrew Kory Holmes, Elementary Education-Lower (1-4); Amy Loren Horne,
Elementary Education-Lower (1-4); Susan Gertrude Hsu, Family And Consumer Sciences; Erica
Darnel Hubert, Mass Communications; December Rose Johnson, Elementary Education-Lower
(1-4); Jason Todd Johnson, Management; Matthew Collins Kenyon, Art; Jason Scott Knapps,
Kinesiology; Lea LaPlace, General Studies; Larissa Lambert, Mass Communications; Martie G.
Lane, Accounting; Jill Monk Laughlin-Smith, Psychology; Brett P. Leblanc, Kinesiology;
Sandra
Maria Maldonado, Marketing; Linda Gail Mayes, Nursing; Sean J. McKnight, Management;
Christy Lynn McMillan, Management;
Also, Terry L. Melancon, Marketing; Todd Nicholas Messina, Mass Communications;
Aimee Patricia Miremont, Marketing; Celeste Morales Waguespack, Nursing; Zachary Steven
Morales, Government; Katie K. Nicosia, Speech, Language, Hearing; Jennifer Winters Borek
Ortego, Elementary Education-Lower (1-4); Bridget R. Parker, Organizational and
Communication Theory; Thomas A. Parsons, Jr., Marketing; Pamela Ann Patterson, Criminal
Justice; Erin Brooke Peterson, Elementary Education-Lower (1-4); Mona Louise Picou, Nursing;
Joseph R. Porter, Biological Sciences; Jennifer Lynn Prather, English Education; Joseph A.
Price, Industrial Technology; Stanley G. Pullam, Management; Charles D. Quartararo, Finance;
Sara J. Raiford, Family and Consumer Sciences; Mollie McNeil Riley, Marketing;
Also, Lorrie Ann Schwarze, Elementary Education; Shawn P. Sellars, Management;
Shelley M. Sirchia, Criminal Justice; Sara Diane Smith, Mass Communications; Tracy Marie
Smith, Elementary Education-Lower (1-4); Elvis D. Spence, Marketing; Mary Nicole Sumner,
Mild/Moderate Elementary-Lower (1-4); Edward A. Sutherland, Management; Kristin Manning
Taylor, Chemistry; Tiffany Elaine Tessier, Social Work; Jennifer Elaine Thomas, Family and
Consumer Sciences; Taiwana M. Tillman, Social Work; Jamey Christian Turner, History;
Allison Walker Halphen, Nursing; Ashley Vanessa Wright, Nursing; Roxane M. Wyble,
Biological Sciences; Dianna Kay Young, Management; Amanda M. Ziegler, Elementary
Education;
Greenwell Springs -- Ashley Kyle Aiton, Nursing; Jennifer E. Arceneaux, Nursing;
Elizabeth S. Bordelon, Accounting; Madelan J. Collier, Accounting; Carrie Ann Couvillon,
History; Sarah Aimee DesHotels, Fashion Merchandising; Brian Scott Kidwell, Accounting;
Brian Wayne Nixon, Biological Sciences; Sarah P. Valentine, Art;
Pride -- Anna Bennett Broussard, Mild/Moderate and Elementary Education; John Roger
Deshotel, Jr., Nursing; Lonnie J. Noble, Nursing;
Zachary -- Alison Bradford, Finance; Angela Michelle Brown, Fashion Merchandising;
JaVona DeKeyssa Matthews, Kinesiology; Jason B. Miller, Computer Science; Adrienne Nicole
Mitchell, Art; David Leeman Nolan, Management;
Associate Degrees
Baton Rouge -- Allison Elizabeth Hall, Office Administration; Brian Edward Huckaby,
Industrial Technology;
Greenwell Springs -- Amanda Gayle Jones, General Studies;
EAST FELICIANA PARISH
Master's Degrees
Ethel -- Joanne Stanley Hebert, Community Psychosocial Nursing;
Wilson -- Tina Mallett Hall, Curriculum and Instruction;
Bachelor's Degrees
Clinton -- Brandie Christine Coyne, Nursing; Sara E. Beauchamp, Marketing; Virginia
Anne Cazedessus, Art; Jetra Lynn Reason, Management; George Kirk Tynes, Criminal Justice;
Slaughter -- Erin Elizabeth O'Neil, Liberal Arts Studies;
IBERIA PARISH
Bachelor's Degrees
Jeanerette -- Susan Doreen Buller, Voice;
New Iberia -- David Wayne Landry, Biological Sciences;
IBERVILLE PARISH
Bachelor's Degrees
Plaquemine -- Blakeney S. Counts, Kinesiology; Ava Rebekah Doiron, Accounting;
Tessa Christine Taylor, Psychology; Michael Joseph Tuminello, Jr., General Business;
St. Gabriel -- Jennifer G. Lee, Finance;
JEFFERSON PARISH
Master's Degrees
Gretna -- Darren Lynn Ledet, Business Administration;
Harahan -- Christopher Michael Prieur, Administration and Supervision;
Harvey -- Shanon Wattigny Muhleisen, Administration and Supervision;
Kenner -- Annette Lynne Dietz, Special Education;
Marrero -- Renda W. Elliott, Special Education; Terri A. Joia, Special Education;
Metairie -- Andrea Michelle Gaudet, Business Administration; Traci Aileen Solomon,
Communication Sciences and Disorders;
River Ridge -- Brandi Sheree Troxel, Music Applied;
Bachelor's Degrees
Gretna -- Rhett Brandon Adams, Marketing; Vincent Gordon Carbo, General Studies;
Janet Joanelle Graham, Accounting; Mark Gerard Tauzier, Management;
Harahan -- Lauren Erica Bouler, Kinesiology; Brian Michael Grayson, Finance; Mitchell
Gerard Pansano, Industrial Technology; Shanna A. Smith, General Business;
Harvey -- Robert H. Boudet, Jr., Biological Sciences; Aileen Maria Ferrer, Psychology;
Kristin Englebracht Harris, Speech, Language, Hearing; Julie Karyn Paley, Speech, Language,
Hearing; Holly O. Smith, Science Education-Biological Sciences/Mathematics; Kevin Michael
Verneuil, Marketing;
Jefferson -- Sharon Lynn Gandy, Mass Communication;
Kenner -- CarlaLee M. D'Amico Caliguiri, Psychology; Stacy E. Capaci, General
Business; Shane M. Hutchinson, General Business; Jimmie Wayne Loats, Jr., Computer Science;
Dara Theresa Plaia, General Studies; Jairo Fernando Sosa, Finance; Amy Lyn Streckfus, English;
Charles Alfred Vicknair, Jr., Management; Diana Marie Watzke, Finance; Ashley Lillian
Wooley, Management; Alicia Marie Zabala, Kinesiology-Athletic Training;
Marrero -- Carrie Lynn Boudreaux, Accounting; Natalie Nicole Buras, Criminal Justice;
Fidel Makoto Campet, French; Wendy Elizabeth Galley, Kinesiology; Chivas P. Gauthreaux,
Criminal Justice; Leticia Alexis Legaspi, Accounting; Natalie R. Nagin, Elementary
Education-Lower (1-4); Lazaro Orlando Rodriguez, Marketing; Shad Paul Wetzel, Biological
Sciences;
Metairie -- Kathleen E. Brackvitch, Mass Communications; Jodie B. Carlton,
Management; Amy Lynn Cattan, Criminal Justice; Angelle Marie Clouate, Elementary
Education; Joseph J. Collura III, Marketing; Barry E. Couvillion, Jr., Management; Douglas H.
Dekerlegand, General Business; Lauren Aimee Dessommes, Social Work; Jackie Lynn Doyle,
Nursing;
Also, Sarah Elizabeth Guidry, Mass Communication; Patricia Marie Hopkins, Social
Work; Bradley Paul LaBorde, Management; Leslie M. Landry, General Studies; Aimee M.
LeJeune, Sped Mild/Moderate; Michelle LeJeune, Management; Jay G. Martin, Jr., Industrial
Technology-Automated Systems; Elayne Gillen Mesman, Kinesiology; Dione Elizabeth
Ohlsson,
History; Jack J. Pregeant, Jr., Computer Science; Terry J. Puglis, Management; Brandi Elizabeth
Reese, Special Education Mild/Moderate;
Also, Karina M. Romero, General Business; Angela Marie Solis, Biological Sciences;
Shawn Paul Velino, Biological Sciences; Eric William Wanless, Mathematics; David M.
Weilbaecher, Management; Dana M. Zitzmann, Elementary Education-Lower (1-4);
River Ridge -- Cari Elizabeth Caliva, General Business; Jacob M. Dickinson, Criminal
Justice; Jeffrey Michael Domangue, Kinesiology; Tessa Rosemarie Morris, Biological Sciences;
Jacob T. Thompson, Kinesiology; Judith Johnson Whittle, Marketing;
Terrytown -- Gerald John Ancar III, Art; Amy Marie Broussard, Management; Carl
Andrew Havens, Social Studies Education; Jennifer M. Sunders, Management;
Westwego -- Richelle Ann Plaisance, Accounting;
Associate Degrees
Metairie -- Amanda K. Gillane, General Studies;
LAFAYETTE PARISH
Bachelor's Degrees
Lafayette -- Janice Marie Walker, Sociology;
Scott -- Kelli Dionne Daughdrill, Kinesiology;
LIVINGSTON PARISH
Master's Degrees
Albany -- Rhonda Armoney Whitam, Counselor Education; Bobbie Gill Schnepf,
Business Administration; Eddie J. Walker, Administration and Supervision;
Denham Springs -- Amy Michelle Aswell, Curriculum and Instruction; Terrie Verrett
Junda, Administration and Supervision; Cliff D. McDaniel, Business Administration; Michael
Alan McKinnis, Business Administration;
Maurepas -- Julie Lynn Covington, Business Administration; Jolie Balfantz Gregoire,
Curriculum and Instruction;
Springfield -- Marsha Delaune Barber, Executive MBA; Cathy B. Stevens, Special
Education;
Walker -- Michael D. Cotton, Jr., Business Administration; Linda Dianne Dozier,
Counselor Education;
Watson -- Brandon C. Jones, Biological Sciences;
Bachelor's Degrees
Albany -- Renee Georgette Arthur Giacone, Biological Sciences; Jessica Huszar Baker,
Speech, Language, Hearing; John David Colkmire, Kinesiology; Matthew J. Cowart, Computer
Science; Vickie Lorio Mattei, General Studies; Benjamin W. Wolfe, Management;
Denham Springs -- Kristy L. Allen, Psychology; Melissa Ann Ashley, Marketing; Kyle
Ashby Barker, Criminal Justice; Bradford N. Bendily, Computer Science; Emily T. Benton,
Kinesiology; Rachelle Easley Bethel, General Business; Tamara Janette Bigner, General Studies;
Michael A. Billings III, Marketing; Toni Campagna-Weller, Elementary Education; Deridre
Bossom Caruthers, Art Education; Elizabeth Laspe Duncan, Accounting;
Also, Laura Jones Dunlap, Elementary Education; Mistee Anne Farris, English; Shaun
David Feinberg, History; Brent Derek Feske, Chemistry; Monica Atwood Fife, Nursing;
Courtney Marie Gautreaux, Marketing; Kristin Elliott Hood, Nursing; Sheli Harris Hughes,
Kinesiology; John B. Impson, History; Tammy Lynn Jester, Nursing; Larry Chris Kelly, Jr.,
Marketing; Susan L. Miley, Elementary Education; Thomas Jason Parrish, Finance; Brandon
Joseph Perkins, Psychology; Gregory Andrew Perry, Marketing; Lori Laspe Pittman, Elementary
Education;
Also, Lisa R. Pulizzano, General Studies; Charlton Bayne Robb, Management; Crystal
Lynne Rushing, Accounting; Charles E. Shaeffer, Jr., Accounting; Susan Marie Sharp,
Elementary Education; Andria Harmon Sparacino, Nursing; Michelle Andrews Stewart,
Elementary Education; Jennifer L. Strickland, Management; Shanen Renae Stutzman, Biological
Sciences; Tracey K. Valentine, Accounting; Joseph Bradley Varnado, Marketing; Scott William
Watson, Kinesiology; Vanessa Whitehead Navarre, Elementary Education-Lower (1-4); Kevin S.
Williams, Social Work;
French Settlement -- Misty Ann Bates, Nursing;
Holden -- Shawn R. Alford, Industrial Technology-Supervision; Nickie Battaglia,
Accounting; Erin Renee Buratt, Management; Angela Kay Courtney, Kinesiology; Sandi Eileen
Fletcher, Kinesiology; Shiniki W. Hitchen, Social Work; Shelley Lorraine Stewart, Social Work;
Shawn Natasha Stewart Wascom, Elementary Education-Lower (1-4);
Livingston -- Tara M. Corkern, Social Work; Trampas A. Cranford, Math-Applied; Rosa
DeSha Folgar, Biological Sciences; Chad E. Harrell, Biological Sciences; Sonya Moore Harrell,
General Studies; Wanda G. Thornton, Math Education;
Maurepas -- Joshua Cole Bourgeois, Biological Sciences; Ashley Elizabeth Cornett,
Accounting;
Springfield -- Jolyn Ann Bacon, Computer Science; Hildreth Elisabeth Bean, Social
Studies Education; Garrett W. Childers, Management; Dina Marie Lee, Psychology; Janet
Morgan Methvien, History;
Walker -- Janet Faye Baughman, French; Angela Harris Beck, Criminal Justice; David
Nathanael Graham, Finance; Tammy Holland Graham, Elementary Education; Tina L. Hull,
General Business; Mary Christine Jones, Nursing; Stacie M. Landry, Accounting; Tina Marie
Landry, Elementary Education; Marlene F. Lyons, Social Work; Stacy B. Martin, Elementary
Education; Brandon K. Sibley, Industrial Technology-Automated Systems; Lynette A. Sibley,
Elementary Education; Anissa Herring Travis, General Studies; Valerie Kai Vincent, Fashion
Merchandising;
Associate Degrees
Denham Springs -- Lesli Ann Cooper, General Studies; Angela S. Davis, Office
Administration; Sharon Denise Guerin, General Studies; Michael D. Guidry, Jr., Industrial
Technology; Deborah Stephens Horn, Office Administration; Valerie Jones Hidalgo, Office
Administration; Michael Eric Rosenthal, Industrial Technology; Scott A. Varnado, Industrial
Technology;
Holden -- Katherine E. Smith, Industrial Technology;
Maurepas -- Russell Paul Murphy, Industrial Technology; Mindy Lynn Pinion, Industrial
Technology;
Port Vincent -- Steve W. Buratt, Jr., Industrial Technology;
ORLEANS PARISH
Master's Degrees
New Orleans -- Patti Ware Guidroz, Administration and Supervision; Freda
Britton-Harris, Administration and Supervision; Elmeria F. McElveen, Administration and
Supervision; Eric Alan Oleson, Executive MBA;
Bachelor's Degrees
New Orleans -- Angie Lynn Balliviero, General Studies; Anne Marie Dalton,
Kinesiology; Jeannine Marie Falgout, Finance; Gara Hattie Galway, Marketing; Caryl Ogletree
Horn, History; Alex Montoya, Mass Communication; Maryrose Anna Estelle Schmitt,
Elementary Education-Lower (1-4); Gerard Paul Simms, Biological Sciences; William F.
Trinchard III, Marketing; Gregory L. Wilkes, Industrial Technology-Drafting/Design;
OUACHITA PARISH
Bachelor's Degrees
Monroe -- Heather Rene Jenkins, Marketing; Jason Michael Rowe, English;
PLAQUEMINES PARISH
Master's Degrees
Belle Chasse -- Laura Elizabeth Read, Business Administration;
Buras -- Rebecca Diane Walker, Communication Sciences and Disorders;
Bachelor's Degrees
Boothville -- Melissa A. Raigan, Biological Sciences;
Buras -- Jamie Marie Barrois, Accounting; Angeline M. Galmiche, General Business;
Pilot Town -- Charles Francis Smith, Horticulture;
Port Sulphur -- Bryan J. Kramer, Accounting;
POINTE COUPEE PARISH
Master's Degrees
Jarreau -- Kara Prescott Langford, Business Administration;
Bachelor's Degrees
Jarreau -- Chandelle Labatut, Marketing;
Livonia -- Jennifer C. Dupuy, Nursing;
RAPIDES PARISH
Bachelor's Degrees
Alexandria -- Heather L. Hughes, Biological Sciences;
Pineville -- Scott Alan Hargrove, Kinesiology;
ST. BERNARD PARISH
Master's Degrees
Chalmette -- Nowal Jaber, Psychology; Tina Main Stricker, Biological Sciences;
Bachelor's Degrees
Arabi -- Kristy C. Stein, Management;
Chalmette -- Jeffrey David Anguzza, Kinesiology; Charles William Borchers IV, English;
Gina Ann Castelluccio, Kinesiology; Jennifer Ann Frazzella, Management; Stacie G. Howell;
Social Work; Marshall Joseph Knight, General Studies; Cory Michael Ledet, Mass
Communication; Tara Marie McCarroll, Elementary Education;
Meraux -- James H. Warren III, Criminal Justice; Kristy L. Williams, General Business;
Associate Degrees
Arabi -- Penny Marie Lane, Industrial Technology;
ST. CHARLES PARISH
Master's Degrees
Destrehan -- Ina V. Rising, Administration and Supervision;
La Place -- Angela Lyn Tamburello, Administration and Supervision;
Bachelor's Degrees
DesAllemands -- Keri J. Bourg, Kinesiology;
Destrehan -- Angela Christine Barker, Marketing; Richard G. Keller, Jr., Kinesiology;
Gale D. Parman, English; Michalene Catherine Pertuit, Mild/Moderate Elementary-Lower (1-4);
Brad J. Schexnayder, Biological Sciences; Amy Elizabeth Vicknair, Accounting;
Luling -- Amanda Necaise Maise, Management;
Montz -- Kristin Lynn Borne, Nursing;
Norco -- Chantrell Antoine, Family and Consumer Sciences; Kelly A. Beadle, Family and
Consumer Sciences; Brandi Marie-Estelle Ferguson, Social Work;
St. Rose -- Shawn R. Gerhart, Elementary Education; Kristinia Marie Lunsford,
Elementary Education;
Associate Degrees
Ama -- Christie Lynn Webre, General Studies;
Luling -- John Edward Hodge III, Industrial Technology; Gabriel Joseph Oubre, Industrial
Technology;
ST. HELENA PARISH
Bachelor's Degrees
Greensburg -- Corey Andrew Doughty, Biological Sciences;
Montpelier -- Kenneth Dwayne Giardina, Computer Science;
Associate Degrees
Pine Grove -- Shernette L. Rushing, Office Administration;
ST. JAMES PARISH
Master's Degrees
St. James -- Crissy Ann Deroche, Counselor Education;
Bachelor's Degrees
Convent -- Mary M. Dugas, Nursing;
Paulina -- Matthew Jules Dornier, Nursing;
Vacherie -- Yokeetta E. Williams, Criminal Justice;
Associate Degrees
Lutcher -- Brad A. Gilbert, Industrial Technology;
ST. JOHN PARISH
Master's Degrees
Laplace -- Lori F. Aguilar, Special Education; Jason M.Hastings, Business
Administration; Janice Lynn Moritz, Counselor Education; Davian Michael Ploger, Business
Administration; Amy Marie Odom Szpara, English;
Reserve -- Kevin Peter Babin, MBA-Concentration in Accounting; Annette Marie Weber,
Curriculum and Instruction;
Bachelor's Degrees
Garyville -- Melissa Torres-Louque, Nursing;
Laplace -- Jason Victor Beadle, Biological Sciences; Keeva L. Burke, Management;
Jennifer Buschbaum Cambre, Psychology; Jessi Gauthreaux, Accounting; Amanda L.
Humphreys, Communication; Brandon Cordell Kennard, Management; Michelle G. Lacayo,
Elementary Education-Lower (1-4);
Also, Deanne Christine Lopez, Elementary Education-Lower (1-4); Jeffrey Paul Montz,
Finance; Donna Mariano Pettus, Chemistry; Frances Juneau Robertson, Social Studies
Education; Evelyn Collier Rodrigue, History; Keith E. Schulz, Jr., Criminal Justice; Christopher
J. Sperling, Management; Tara T. Walthers, Accounting; Christopher Joseph Vincent, Nursing;
Reserve -- Monique N. Bourgeois, General Studies; Heather Claire Cicet, Accounting;
Melissa Remondet, Accounting; Michael S. Vicknair, Horticulture;
ST. LANDRY PARISH
Bachelor's Degrees
Opelousas -- Tameshia Orville, Finance; Paul P. Stephen, General Business;
ST. TAMMANY PARISH
Master's Degrees
Abita Springs -- Jennifer B. Granier, Administration and Supervision;
Covington -- Donna Lynne Hunstock, Counselor Education; Byron David Loyd,
Counselor Education; Justin H. O'Rourke III, Executive MBA; Bridgette Ann Raimer, Health
and Kinesiology; Justin Shane Richardson, Executive MBA; Dorothy Scholl-Meeker, Biological
Sciences; Alfred Ernest Woodard II, Business Administration;
Folsom -- Samuel Arnold Nugent, Curriculum and Instruction; Philip John Orlando,
Business Administration;
Lacombe -- Mary Ellen Cushing, Curriculum and Instruction;
Mandeville -- Ernest Christopher Belmont III, Executive MBA; Thomas L. Brown, Jr.,
Executive MBA; April Stump Cleveland, Special Education; Patrick Gerard Dares, Executive
MBA; Richard K. Hummel, Jr., Executive MBA; Jennie Parker Larkins, Curriculum and
Instruction; Stephen Martin Moeller, Business Administration; Casey Ann Quinn, Curriculum
and Instruction; Michelle Lee Rosales, Special Education; Kenneth Robert Wells, Executive
MBA; Cathy Cammarosano Wilson, Executive MBA;
Slidell -- Svetlana G. Marr, Music Applied; Sandra Lee Swartz, Curriculum and
Instruction; Vincent Thomas, Executive MBA; Kathleen Shirley Wiltenmuth, Biological
Sciences; Terri Keim Wortmann, Administration and Supervision;
Bachelor's Degrees
Abita Springs -- Shannon DeSha Kaack, Management; Leslie S.Underwood, Biological
Sciences;
Bush -- Michael W. Magee, Biological Sciences; Ryan Matthew Tompkins, Art
Education;
Covington -- Loretta Best, Social Work; Michael W. Bickham, Finance; Jennifer Lynn
Blanchard, Science Education-Biological Sciences/Chemistry; Lonzetta O. Crockett Burris,
Social Work; Valarie Kay Smith, Psychology; Dawn Callahan, Criminal Justice; Jodi C.
Charrier, Biological Sciences; Mary Alice Corrigan, Mass Communications; Lindsay Lee
Coutrado, Kinesiology; Laurie Kay Crenshaw, Accounting; Jason Anthony Dean,Marketing;
Also, Dawn Ann Diaz, Government; Denyse L. English, Psychology; John B. Frizzell, Jr.,
Criminal Justice; Mitzi Mechelle Harper, Mild/Moderate Elementary-Lower (1-4); Andrew Mark
Hellmers, Biological Sciences; Robin Ann Honore, Social Work; Robyn Hunt Gabourel, General
Business; Paula Marie Hymel, Social Work; Tonya M. Jackson-Ramsey, General Studies; Troy
A. King, Accounting; Sarah Elizabeth Larsen, English Education; Angie Theresa Loyd,
Psychology; Desiree Marie Waguespack, Liberal Arts Studies; Anna McGrath McDanell,
Elementary Education-Lower (1-4); James Robert McCleney, Jr., Management;
Also, Kyle Andrew McDanell, Management; Lisa Nicole Moran, English; Bryan W.
Murray, Jr., Computer Science; Anthony Barret Parr, History; Charles J. Phillips, Psychology;
Amy C. Savarese, Elementary Education; Garrett Heath Schwing, Finance; Jessica Anne Serven,
Biological Sciences; Pamela Sharp, Nursing; Andrew Teer Sylvest, Management; Shannon L.
Vinson, Biological Sciences; Jonathan Earl Welch, Management; Wanda Marie Price Williams,
Social Work;
Folsom -- Amy Elizabeth Armand, Government; Kelly Sue Bennett, Sociology; Brandon
C. Bollinger, Management; Kristina Michelle Evans, General Studies; Sierra Lyn Frerer,
Sociology; James David Loyd, Chemistry; Jennifer R. Loyd, Art; Amy Lynn White, Business
Education;
Lacombe -- Janet Lynn Estay, Biological Sciences; Stephanie Merrie Faciane,
Management; Christopher T. Hand, Management; Angela Macey James, Art; Dorothy Holland
Prince, Elementary Education;
Madisonville -- Constance Haik Cauble, Social Work; Jonnie Ann Hebert, Elementary
Education;
Mandeville -- David B. Anastasio, Accounting; Tiffany Bellina Morris, Psychology;
Tonya Manint Bonfanti, Nursing; Linda Bruhl Brandon, Psychology; Ann Z. Brown, Social
Work; Jason John Bundscho, Science Education-Biological Sciences/Chemistry; Sara Victoria
Church, Management; Ashley Sue Clark, Accounting; Peter James Cole, Industrial
Technology-Automated Systems; Barry Joseph Collura, Kinesiology; John Michael Cox,
Management;
Also, Raynah Ann Cullen, Mass Communications; Amanda Marie Davis, Psychology;
Jimmy E. Davis, Industrial Technology-Internship; Stacey Deharo, General Business; Karen
Madrazo Derbes, Nursing; Denise Carskadon Ellender, Family and Consumer Sciences; Stella F.
Flannery, Elementary Education; Tracy Tobey Gay, General Studies; Carol Lemoine Gillan,
Elementary Education-Lower (1-4); Kimberly Christine Haggarty, Elementary Education-Lower
(1-4); Amanda A. Johnson, Finance; Gina Marie LaFauci, Elementary Education-Lower (1-4);
Suzanne Marie LeBreton, Mass Communications; John Joseph Nelson, Biological Sciences;
John Robert Ott, Biological Sciences;
Also, Heather Elizabeth Outhuse, English; Keather Meredith Pack, Nursing; Matthew
Karl Pearson, Accounting; Kelly Ann Pizani, Mild/Moderate Elementary-Lower (1-4); Donna L.
Rome, Accounting; Janice Edgerson Rushing, Social Work; Kristy F. Thiel, Social Work;
Johnathon J. Tieman, Computer Science; Jennifer Lynn Turner, Elementary Education; W.
Robert VanAs, Management; Jeremy Joseph Villere, Accounting; Aimee Marie Walthall,
Elementary Education-Lower (1-4); Carl J. Wampler, Biological Sciences; Molly Ann Watkins,
Accounting; Michel E. Weisheit, Criminal Justice; Theresa Marie Weisheit, Art; Mark Steven
Wise, Accounting;
Pearl River -- Melissa Ann Gill, General Studies; Kelly Michael Guillot, Marketing; Cory
D. Pertuit, Criminal Justice; Shelly Marie Richard, Kinesiology; Vanessa Ann Weber, Liberal
Arts Studies;
Slidell -- Jennifer A. Abraham, Psychology; Michelle Newman Anderson, Elementary
Education; Traci Elizabeth Armor, Accounting; Lisa A. Bartels, Psychology; Kathy Bond,
Elementary Education-Lower (1-4); Betsey Ellen Brantley, Mass Communication; April Deanna
Christian, Management; Brandi Cherie Clewis, Accounting; Barbie Reeves Cummings, Nursing;
Chad Joseph DaBella, Accounting; Stefani H. Desormeaux, Biological Sciences; Bonnie C.
Duplechain, Elementary Education;
Also, David Alan Edson, Marketing; Jennifer Sue Farley, Kinesiology; Lisa Landreth
Galatas, Science Education-Biological Sciences/Chemistry; Kenny Joseph Heffernan, Nursing;
Jarrid Shane Hicks, Marketing; Darlene Marie Hoff, General Business; Jason Edward Johnson,
Mass Communications; Tony Ray Lambert, Nursing; David E. Lee, General Business; Michelle
Christine Little, Computer Science; Ryan Christopher Lowe, Marketing; Keith Landry Magness,
Criminal Justice; Wendy Kay Martin, Psychology;
Also, Trey Evan Matula, Marketing; Muriel Kay Miller, Nursing; Sheila Theresa Motes,
Elementary Education; Shirley Ladell Perkins, Family and Consumer Sciences; Aime Lynn
Puglisi, Family and Consumer Sciences; Angela James Richey, Criminal Justice; Clint Justin
Robinson, Art Education; Norman John Robinson III, Horticulture; Thomas Rowley, Biological
Sciences; Melissa E. Schexnaydre, Elementary Education-Lower (1-4); Dustin David Simms,
Finance; Andrea Maureen Simpson, Computer Science;
Also, Angela B. Smith, Finance; Deidre Denise Smith, Mass Communications; Nathan B.
Stellman, Marketing; Craig A. Tabor, Biological Sciences; Sharan Kay Taylor, Speech,
Language, Hearing; Carrie Leanne Tenorio, Kinesiology; John Warren Theriot, Jr., Biological
Sciences; Vrinda Villa, Nursing; Mickal Davison Vogt, Marketing; Greg M. Whitehurst,
Marketing;
Sun -- Douglas Gist Swenson, Criminal Justice;
Associate Degrees
Covington -- Deborah Lemmons Marshall, Office Administration; Donald A. Plaisance,
Jr., Criminal Justice;
Folsom -- Gigi Waguespack Cardenas, Industrial Technology;
Mandeville -- Valerie K. Roberts, General Studies;
Pearl River -- Scott John Williams, Industrial Technology;
TANGIPAHOA PARISH
Master's Degrees
Amite -- Floyd Harvey, History; Michael W. Richardson, History;
Hammond -- Janet M. Bankston, Curriculum and Instruction; Marie Bourgeois Bernard,
Curriculum and Instruction; Paul R. Brady, Executive MBA; Johnee Bogle Cole,
Communication Sciences and Disorders; April Vezendy Foster, Counselor Education; Claire A.
France, Special Education; Mary Beth Gaudin, Community Psychosocial Nursing;
Also, Sandra Lode, Business Administration; Lauraleigh C. Pierre, Counselor Education;
Nancy May Remidez, Special Education; Patricia Fagan Smith, Special Education; Joseph
Anthony Tallo, Jr., Business Administration; Erin Ann Temple, Health and Kinesiology;
Independence -- Karen Newman Mizell, Curriculum and Instruction;
Kentwood -- Ramona A. Bacino, Nursing; Russell Keith Miller, Health and Kinesiology;
Kenneth Cade Pray, Management;
Ponchatoula -- David M. Shirley, Business Administration; Richelle R. Votaw,
Curriculum and Instruction;
Tickfaw -- Denise Muscarello, Health and Kinesiology;
Bachelor's Degrees
Amite -- Shelia V. Atkins, General Business; Jamie W. Bateman, Elementary
Education-Lower (1-4); Nicole Bollingham Hano, Biological Sciences; Amanda Gale Brister,
Marketing; Christopher V. Brown, Nursing; Burnice L. Brumfield, General Business; Susanna
Monette Cleveland, Accounting; Chansley R. Dykes, Kinesiology;
Also, Lee Esther Foster Graham, Art; Laura Annie Giardina, Elementary
Education-Lower (1-4); Dixie R. Holden, Accounting; Catherine Frances Keen, Elementary
Education; Elaine Helen Kraemer, Theatre; Angel Self Major, Accounting; Lisa Williams
Primes, Nursing; Shanna Bass Rutland, General Business;
Hammond -- Colleen"Carlie" Achord, Elementary Education; Alice Dannielle Butler,
General Studies; Brandy Jene' Alford, Biological Sciences; Brennan T. Arceneaux,
Band/Orchestra; Ivy C. Baham, Management; Cherri Lee Baker, General Studies; Amy Boyd
Becnel, Nursing; Denise A. Bentivegna, Liberal Arts Studies; Gina Lynn Cardaronella, Social
Studies Education; Cindy Lynn Chaucer-Spears, Family and Consumer Sciences;
Also, Andre' C. Compton, Criminal Justice; Darryl Franklin Cotton, Management; Jacob
Lee Cox, Cultural Resources Management; Sherri Luepkes Craig, English; Kathy Ann
Cusimano, Elementary Education; Thomas Tilleux Davis, Horticulture; Paula A. Depaula,
Nursing; Catherine DiBenedetto, Chemistry; Michelle Allulli Dionne, Accounting; Joseph T.
Dominick, Criminal Justice; Heather Elizabeth Dragg, Social Work; Niti Duggal, Biological
Sciences; Gaye Marie Johnson Dykes, Consumer Family Services; Judy A. Edwards, General
Studies; Cayce L. Fournier, Mass Communications; Thaddeus John Gautier, Kinesiology; Emily
Gail Gureasko, Nursing; Cicely Millicent Harrison, Nursing;
Also, Albert Blake Hebert, Kinesiology; Hunter M. Heitzman, Mass Communication;
Krystal Breanne Helfrich, Accounting; Martha Blair Higgins, Finance; Kentrell L. Hills,
Sociology; Latonya Hudson McGee, Social Work; Pat Gordon King, Jr., Organizational and
Communication Theory; Shannon Elizabeth Laird, Social Work; Wendy S. Lipscomb, Nursing;
Bryan W. Maddox, Sociology; Jessica Marie McCaffery, General Business; Jerry Dale
McKinney, Accounting; Brett M. Morris, Kinesiology; Ka-Chun Ng, Management; Orlandiea J.
Nunnery, Elementary Education;
Also, Timothy James Ogle, Computer Science-Common Business; Matthew Lee
Patterson, Management; Eric Jerome Pauli, Nursing; Ward Cooper Pevey III, Biological
Sciences; Rebekah Leigh Porter, Mild/Moderate Elementary-Lower (1-4); Shana Tantillo Puma,
Elementary Education; Leslie Gary Rolling, Kinesiology; Jennifer Rendine Smith, Elementary
Education-Lower (1-4); Amy Wain Stevens, Mass Communications; Lori Kay Stevens,
Sociology;
Also, James Marty Stewart, Industrial Technology-Supervision; Shaletha Allbritton
Stone, Criminal Justice; Phyllis Elaine Tassin, English; Thelander Tillman, General Business;
Sean Gerard Vaccaro, General Studies; Jenna Leigh Vial, Elementary Education-Lower (1-4);
Natalie Faye Walser, Nursing; Cynthia Denise Weatherspoon, Management; Lee DePriest Yee,
General Studies; Roger W. Zettler, Jr., General Business;
Husser -- Amy Elizabeth Champagne, Nursing;
Independence -- April Guzzardo-Baiamonte, Chemistry; Charlotte Ann Cooper, Social
Work; Angela Celeste Graham, General Studies; Veidre Self Howard, Math Education; Tara
Danielle LaMarca, Social Work; Krista Lane Mandella, General Studies; Christopher S.
Pisciotta, Industrial Technology-Automated Systems; LaSundra McLaine Pitts, Finance; Brandy
Lynn Wheat, Social Work;
Kentwood -- Scott Benson Abbott, Management; Fredrich Daniel Anthony, Biological
Sciences; Laura McKenzie DeBlanc, General Studies; Christopher P. Fussell, Kinesiology;
Mandy Michelle Hughes, Cultural Resources Management; Matthew Jacob Peek, Accounting;
Amber L. Walker, Speech Communication; Leann Alaine Yarborough, Horticulture;
Loranger -- Tiffany Vanessa Bailey, Elementary Education-Lower (1-4); Sheilah
Schexnayder Gondolfi, Elementary Education; Thomas Hugh Kimbrough III, General Studies;
Kevin Scott Lee, General Studies; Lisa Martin Starkey, Finance; Brad C. Verdin,
Kinesiology-Athletic Training; Genece A. Vinyard, Marketing;
Natalbany -- Robyn Elizabeth Woodall, Social Work;
Ponchatoula -- Rebecca Ann Alexander, Biological Sciences; Amy Marie Anderson,
Marketing; Penny Nauer Anthony, Accounting; Neris C. Austin, General Studies; Kellie E.
Barbara, Biological Sciences; Terry Lynn Bergeron, General Studies; Carla Ann Bourgeois,
General Studies; Rebecca Marie Burton, Mild/Moderate Elementary-Lower (1-4); Nancy
Bellande Ciuzio, General Studies; Ray Gerard Davis, Jr., Management; Latarsha Embry, General
Studies;
Also, Jessica C. Foster, Elementary Education-Lower (1-4); Kevin Paul Guitreau,
Management; Joshua B. Holliday, Nursing; Rhonda Lynn Lagarde, English Education; Barbara
Montet Lyles, Social Work; Natalie Ann Mayeaux, Biological Sciences; W. Scott Pulling,
Elementary Education; Charles Chad Richard, Management; Carolynn S. Ross, Speech,
Language, Hearing; Nicholas Gerad Stoulig, Social Studies Education; Lisa L. Hamilton, Social
Work; Kyle Edward Wolfe, Psychology;
Robert -- Shannon Denise Beverly, Management;
Roseland -- Karen Ann Crocker-Jade Walker, General Business;
Tangipahoa -- Eric S. Pezant, Nursing;
Tickfaw -- Charlotte M. Bickham, Science Education-Biological Sciences/Chemistry;
Dwinette Moore Brown, Elementary Education-Lower (1-4); Jennifer Serena Finch, General
Studies; Tina J. Inzinna, History; Agee Landyn Oller, Biological Sciences;
Associate Degrees
Amite -- Bruce E. Cutrer, Criminal Justice;
Hammond -- Jennifer Carlson, General Studies;
Independence -- Gina Marie Graziano, Office Administration;
Kentwood -- Jonathan P. Hartman, General Studies;
Ponchatoula -- Margaret P. Basile, Industrial Technology-Drafting/Design; Randy
Henagan, General Studies; Philip D. McCrory, Industrial Technology-Drafting/Design; Susan
Michelle Schilling, Office Administration;
Pumpkin Center -- Laramie Ray Polk, Industrial Technology;
Tangipahoa -- Lataura S. Knighten, Criminal Justice;
Tickfaw -- Michael P. Nicoll, Industrial Technology-Drafting/Design; Tony Allen
Soileau, Industrial Technology;
TERREBONNE PARISH
Master's Degrees
Houma -- Tanya P. Schreiber, Community Psychosocial Nursing;
Bachelor's Degrees
Gray -- Mandy Claire Babin, English;
WASHINGTON PARISH
Master's Degrees
Bogalusa -- Constance N. Stewart, Communication Sciences and Disorders;
Franklinton -- Kenneth Don McDaniel, Administration and Supervision; Paul Russell
Warren, Administration and Supervision; Gwen Wheeler, Community Psychosocial Nursing;
Bachelor's Degrees
Bogalusa -- Lori Suzanne Davis, History; Timothy David Duncan, Psychology; Amy
Michele Morris, Social Work; Jill Aimee Munsch, Biological Sciences; Rhonda R. Perea,
English Education; Judy C. Pritchard, Art Education; Shamecha S. Toomer, Criminal Justice;
Franklinton -- Debra Lee Byrd, Elementary Education-Lower (1-4); Miranda Le Fersch,
Management; William M. Ingram, Elementary Education; Christopher Brent Jones, General
Business; James Daniel McCandlish, Finance; Kelli Garner McKenzie, Social Work; Stacey
Marie Richardson, Speech, Language, Hearing; Thomas Ott Richardson, Accounting; Ronald L.
Sharp, Kinesiology;
Mt. Hermon Sharon Ledel Phillips, Social Work; Scott Schilling, Nursing; Robert Reid
Smith, Management;
Pine -- Michelle Lynn Sandifer, Horticulture;
Varnado -- Tenisha Charmain Dyson-Foster, Management;
WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH
Bachelor's Degrees
Addis -- Brian Keith Bizette, Kinesiology; Shawn Janee Cook, Family and Consumer
Sciences;
Port Allen -- Melanie M. Moore, Accounting; Eleanor Allen Parrish, Nursing;
WEST FELICIANA PARISH
Bachelor's Degrees
St. Francisville -- Rachael Joy Gautreaux, Social Work; Douglas L. Kendrick III,
Management; Benjamin A. Necaise, Social Studies Education;
OUT OF STATE
Master's Degrees
Smartsville, Calif. -- Heather A. Stewart, Psychology;
McComb, Miss. -- Mark W. Cook, Executive MBA;
Poplarville, Miss. -- Joseph Roderick Dillon, Business Administration;
Cedarhill, Texas -- Heidi Ann Cohenour, Music Applied;
Beeville, Texas -- Heather Elizabeth Webb, Health and Kinesiology;
Bachelor's Degrees
Scottsdale, Ariz. -- Hoyt Lynn Verburg, General Business;
Yuma, Ariz. -- Araceli F. Ortega, Criminal Justice;
Destin, Fla. -- Jake L. Purvis, Management;
Lookout Mountain, Ga.-- Connie Reddan Miller, Special Education;
Wendell, Mass. -- Christopher M. Sweeney, Management;
Galien, Mich. -- Nathan Mandel Mollberg, Biological Sciences;
Bogue Chitto, Miss. -- Kristi Paulann Moak, Elementary Education;
Caseyville, Miss. -- Alison Faye Smith, Chemistry;
Hattiesburg, Miss. -- Kelland J. Payton, Sociology;
McComb, Miss. -- Dana Michelle May, Social Work;
Moselle, Miss. -- Jennifer Leigh Odom, Voice;
Osyka, Miss. -- Elizabeth C. Morris, Accounting;
Greensboro, N.C. -- Robert H. Flink, Sociology;
Beachwood, N.J. -- Gregory Gardell, General Studies;
Memphis, Tenn. -- James Randolph, Jr., Industrial Technology;
Houston, Texas -- Ashley Magdalene Strine, Criminal Justice;
Kingwood, Texas -- Natalie N. McGaughey, Kinesiology;
Sugarland, Texas -- Kimberly Denise Kwolek, Speech Communication;
Duvall, Wash. -- Korenne Elsbet Korshaven, History;
Longview, Wash. -- Adrian B. Newell, Government;
Associate Degrees
Hanford, Calif. -- Arnaldo J. Tirado, Industrial Technology
Centreville, N.C. -- Justin C. Wells, General Studies;
OUT OF THE COUNTRY
Master's Degrees
Baku, Azerbaijan -- Bakhtiyar I. Mamedov, Business Administration;
Stara Zagora, Bulgaria -- Miroslav Petrov Hristov, Music Applied;
Shanghai, China -- Xiao Yue Liu, Business Administration;
Jakarta, India -- Didit Ardyanto, Business Administration; Hageng Wiweko,
Business Administration;
Johannesburg, South Africa -- Mark Steven Cathrall, Business Administration;