Welcome to the 111th Commencement Ceremony Program
Saturday, May 13, 2023
Session I – 9 a.m.
Session II – Noon
Session III – 3 p.m.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dear Graduate:
It is my great pleasure to congratulate you, the Nicholls State University Graduating Class of 2023. Earning a university degree represents one of the significant milestones in life and marks your transition from being college students to Nicholls alumni.
I join your families and friends who celebrate this accomplishment and take great pride in how far you have come. You have faced and overcome many challenges during your college years. Now you can look forward to a vast array of opportunities spread out before you as you embark on the next chapter of your lives.
Throughout your time as Colonels, you have proved again and again that you possess the grit and determination to achieve success and reach your goals. I hope the challenges of the past few years will help us all develop a profound sense of compassion for others, a resilience in the face of adversity, and resolve to achieve fuller careers and lives of meaning and purpose. I am confident that you possess the determination, skills, values and compassion to achieve anything.
Again, I extend my heartfelt congratulations to all of you. Knowing that you did not get to this moment on your own, I want to thank your parents, spouses and partners, children, extended family members, friends, faculty, staff members, and community partners who have played a significant role in your journey. Each of you have benefited from a support network that has provided guidance, love, laughter, and encouragement.
We are not focused on endings today but on new beginnings. Graduates, as you move forward with your chosen career or continue in your studies and build your lives, know that we are with you.
With Colonel Pride,
Jay Clune, PhD
President
Nicholls State University
ACADEMIC DRESS
The distinctive dress associated with academic processions and convocations dates from the Middle Ages when students of the oldest European and English universities wore woolen and fur garments for warmth in drafty stone buildings. Most of the scholars were clerics in holy orders, and they wore cloaks to which were attached hoods that could be pulled up to cover their tonsured heads. Robes were adopted from both ecclesiastical and civilian sources. These early scholars selected the hood as an article of apparel to distinguish the various university degrees by color, trimming, or binding.
The use of academic dress in the United States has been continuous since colonial days. However, a uniform system was adopted by most institutions of higher learning near the end of the 19th century when an intercollegiate commission met in New York. This code of dress has become standard for most American colleges and universities.
In the United States, black is the traditional color for academic gowns, although some institutions authorize holders of their doctorates to wear the colors of the institution. The associate’s and bachelor’s robes are black with long pointed sleeves. The master’s is black with oblong sleeves which are closed; the arm comes through a slit in the sleeve. The doctor’s robe has long, full sleeves, velvet facing on the front and at the neck, and three velvet bars across each of the sleeves. The velvet on the doctor’s robe may be black, or it may be the color which symbolizes the degree held.
The usual cap, proper for all degrees, is the black mortarboard, although some colleges use the beret. Tassels, usually black, are worn over the left front quarter of the cap. Holders of the doctorate may wear tassels of gold thread.
The most distinctive feature of American academic dress is the hood, which indicates by its color and design the wearer’s degree and the institution that conferred the degree. Hoods vary in length according to the specific degree. The bachelor’s hood is about three feet long, and that of the master’s degree is slightly longer, while the doctoral hood is long and colorful with broad panels. The hood is lined with the color of the college or university granting the degree. It is faced with a color indicating the subject of specialization.
A partial list of colors associated with the various disciplines follows:
Agriculture – Maize
Arts, Letters, Humanities – White
Business Administration – Drab(Pale Taupe)
Dentistry – Lilac
Economics – Copper
Education – Light Blue
Engineering – Orange
Fine Arts, Architecture – Brown
Forestry – Russet
Journalism – Crimson
Laws – Purple
Library Science – Lemon
Music – Pink
Medicine – Green
Nursing – Apricot
Oratory, Speech – Silver Gray
Philosophy – Dark Blue
Physical Education – Sage Green
Public Administration – Peacock Blue
Public Health – Salmon
Science – Golden Yellow
PROGRAM
Emcee
Dr. Todd M Keller, Vice Provost
Nicholls State University
Fanfare and Processional
“Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1”
Edward Elgar, arr. Matthew Swihart
Nicholls State University Faculty Ensemble
“The Star-Spangled Banner”
Dr. John St. Marie, Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities
Nicholls State University Faculty Ensemble
Opening Reflection
Reverend Cecil Ellis, Director
Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship
Nicholls State University
Commencement Address
Session I
Chief Judge Blair Edwards
21st Judicial District Court, State of Louisiana
Session II
Chef Marcelle Bienvenu
Cookbook Author and Food Writer
Session III
Representative Joseph A Orgeron, PhD
Louisiana State Representative for District 54, Co-founder of 2nd Wind Marine, LLC
Presentation of Candidates for Degrees
Dr. Sue Westbrook, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Nicholls State University
Conferring of Degrees
Dr. Jay Clune, President
Nicholls State University
Presentation of Diplomas
Dr. Jay Clune, President
Nicholls State University
University Officials and/or Dignitaries
Mr. Terry Braud, Vice President, Finance and Administration
Dr. Michele Caruso, Vice President for Student Affairs
Mr. Jonathan Terrell, Athletic Director
Dr. Marilyn Macik-Frey, Dean, College of Business Administration
Dr. Scot Rademaker, Dean, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
Mrs. Jean Donegan, Dean, College of Liberal Arts
Dr. Raquel Engolio, Dean, College of Nursing
Dr. John Doucet, Dean, College of Sciences and Technology
Mr. John Kozar, Director, Chef John Folse Culinary Institute
Dr. Christopher Bonvillain, Interim Director, University Graduate Studies
Mrs. Claire Bourgeois, Faculty Senate President
Dr. Janice Lyn, Dean of Students
Mr. Kelly J. Rodrigue, University Registrar/Director of Records and Registration
Alma Mater
Dr. John St. Marie, Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities
Nicholls State University
Closing Reflection
Reverend Cecil Ellis, Director
Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship
Nicholls State University
Fanfare and Recessional
“La Rèjouissance from The Music for Royal Fireworks”
Georg Frideric Handel, arr. Jason S. Ladd
Nicholls State University Faculty Ensemble
Members, Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System
Mr. Barry Busada
Dr. Jimmy Clarke, Vice Chair
Dr. John Condos
Mr. Steven Davison
Ms. Lola Dunahoe
Dr. James B. Henderson – President
Ms. Jo’Quishia Lethermon
Mr. Alejandro Perkins
Mr. Dana M. Peterson
Ms. Elizabeth Pierre, Chair
Mr. Virgil Robinson, Jr.
Mr. Mark Romero
Ms. Kristine Russell
Mr. Joe Salter
Mr. Bradley Stevens, Parliamentarian
Ms. Julie Stokes
Mr. Ethan Estis, Student Member
Degrees with Honors
Students graduating with a baccalaureate degree and earning a 4.0 grade point average are awarded the President’s Medal of Honor.
The baccalaureate degree is awarded summa cum laude, with highest honor, to any student whose official cumulative grade point average is at least 3.900; magna cum laude, with great honor, if the official cumulative grade point average is 3.700 to 3.899; and cum laude, with honor, if the official cumulative grade point average is 3.500 to 3.699.
The University Honors Award is bestowed upon students who have completed the advanced curriculum of the University Honors Program, which includes opportunities for international study and for original research contribution to the chosen field of study. Recipients of the University Honors Award have completed at least 24 hours of honors coursework, including public defense of Honors thesis research.
Graduate students who earn an overall grade point average of 4.000 in all courses pursued toward their graduate degree are recognized for this achievement as honor graduates.
* The asterisk before a name identifies members of the Nicholls chapter of the national Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. Academically outstanding juniors, seniors, and graduate students from all disciplines are eligible for election to membership.
♦ The diamond before a name identifies students who successfully complete the curriculum of the University Honors Program. These graduates wear the red-ribboned University Honors Award medal.
Program Disclaimer
Appearance of a name in this program is presumptive evidence of graduation but is not regarded as conclusive. Students whose names are listed twice in this program are receiving two degrees. Due to the late applications, the names of some graduates who are graduating are not listed in the program.
CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION
GRADUATE STUDIES
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Brandi Nicole Adams – Thibodaux
B.A. Nicholls State University
Lori Renee Billiot – Morgan City
B.S. Nicholls State University
Saadi Alexander Francis – Houma
B.A. Nicholls State University
Ciera Lynn LeBouef – Thibodaux
B.S. Nicholls State University
Anthony Lee Lewis – Houma
B.I.S. Nicholls State University
Jai’Juan Ann Manuel – Luling
B.S. University of Holy Cross
Madison Camille Monceaux – Thibodaux
B.S. Louisiana State University/A&M-Baton Rouge
Dalton Jude Olivier – Bourg
B.A. Nicholls State University
Shelby Lynn Shay – Houma
B.S. Nicholls State University
Aggie Eve Thibodaux – Thibodaux
B.G.S. Nicholls State University
Kirsten Janee Washington – Paulina
B.S. Nicholls State University
William Joseph Woessner Jr – New Orleans
B.A. University of Mississippi
Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T)
* Erica LeBoeuf Carter – Houma
A.A.S. South Louisiana Community College
B.S. Nicholls State University
Farron Arceneaux Trahan – Thibodaux
B.A. Nicholls State University
Master of Education (M.ED.)
Erin K Amador – Houma
B.S. Nicholls State University
Kirsten Renee Angelette – Larose
B.A. Nicholls State University
Anna R Babin – Houma
B.S. Nicholls State University
Adria Ann Bergeron – Raceland
B.A., B.S. Nicholls State University
Kayla Lynn Breaux – Morgan City
B.A. Nicholls State University
Gilberto Burbante Jr – Thibodaux
B.A. Nicholls State University
Mary Elizabeth Carruth – Baton Rouge
B.S. Louisiana Tech University
Jade Lynn Champagne – Raceland
B.S. Nicholls State University
Taylor R Charpentier – Houma
B.S. Nicholls State University
Kimberley Reulet Chauvin – Vacherie
B.S. Nicholls State University
Dyshel Marie Christian – Lafayette
B.G.S. University of Louisiana – Lafayette
Carol Ann Comber – Hayling Island, United Kingdom
B.S. Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Andrea Foote Daigle – Thibodaux
B.S. Nicholls State University
* Amy J Delatte – Thibodaux
A.A.S. State Fair Community College
A.S., A.S., B.S. Nicholls State University
Brooklyn Gaudet Fournier – Houma
A.S., B.S. Nicholls State University
Tammy Galtier Gibson – Simpsonville, South Carolina
B.A. Nicholls State University
Kevin Michael Blane Gordon – Thibodaux
B.A. Nicholls State University
* Lauren Dunham Guillot – Houma
B.A. Nicholls State University
Erin DeLaRosa Harper – Morgan City
B.S. Nicholls State University
Nanette Young Jones – Thibodaux
B.G.S. Nicholls State University
M.S. Troy University-Troy
Christy M LaGrange – Labadieville
B.S. Nicholls State University
Sheree Ann LaRose – Thibodaux
B.S. Nicholls State University
Renee Naquin – Thibodaux
B.S. Nicholls State University
Ryan Anthony Ohmer – Morgan City
B.A. Nicholls State University
Beth M Olivier – Houma
B.S. Nicholls State University
Stacy Louise Owen – Betchworth, United Kingdom
B.Sc. Bangor University
Antoinette Toups Plaisance – Cut Off
B.S. Louisiana State University School of Allied Health
Katie Danielle Porche – Houma
B.G.S., M.A.T. Nicholls State University
Tammy Marie Rink – Thibodaux
B.S. Nicholls State University
Nikki Marcel Robertson – Houma
B.S. Nicholls State University
Stephanie Green Ryes – New Iberia
B.A. University of Louisiana – Lafayette
Hannah Elizabeth Steckler – Lafayette
B.S. Nicholls State University
Senora Marie Stevens – Houma
B.A. Boston University
Alanah C Theriot – Lake Charles
B.S. McNeese State University
Masyn Cortez Webre – Thibodaux
B.S. Nicholls State University
Shelby Lynn Williamson – Thibodaux
B.S. Nicholls State University
College of Business Administration
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Trevor John Adams – Houma
B.S. Nicholls State University
Sadie N Benoit – Thibodaux
B.S. Nicholls State University
Alexandra Bolozova – Proprad, Slovakia
B.A. University of Maine at Orono
Shaun Kaitlin Breaux – Larose
B.A. Nicholls State University
Brianna Sharisse Briggs – Belle Rose
B.S. Nicholls State University
Alissa A Clement – Thibodaux
B.S. Nicholls State University
Mallory Ann Crawford – Kenner
B.S. Nicholls State University
Keegan P Cressionie – Lockport
B.A. Nicholls State University
Axel Martin Cronje – Copenhagen, Denmark
B.S. Lander University
Ziaya Fiona Zhane’ Drakes – Coushatta
B.S. Nicholls State University
Meagan Katherine Duet – Thibodaux
B.G.S. Nicholls State University
Caroline Chen Dufrene – Raceland
B.S. Nicholls State University
Leigh Anne Duplantis – Thibodaux
B.S. Nicholls State University
William Dupont – Thibodaux
B.S. Louisiana State University/A&M-Baton Rouge
Cade A Evans – Thibodaux
A.S. Chattahoochee Valley Community College
B.I.S. Nicholls State University
Jett T Eymard – Golden Meadow
B.S. Nicholls State University
Morgan Elizabeth Forshag – Thibodaux
B.S. Nicholls State University
Miles Nicholas Hill – Sugar Land, Texas
B.S. Nicholls State University
Emalie A Jackson – Houma
B.S. Nicholls State University
Mariia Kozachok – Dnipro, Ukraine
B.S. Nicholls State University
Tyler Paul Lambert – Morgan City
B.S. Nicholls State University
Katherine R Landry – Paincourtville
B.S. LIM College
Camryn LeBoeuf – Houma
A.A.S. L E Fletcher Tech Community College
B.S. Nicholls State University
Kylie Michelle Lirette – Houma
B.S. Nicholls State University
Cavin Cain Madden – Natchez, Mississippi
B.A. University of Mississippi
Theresa Marie Marin – Brusly
A.S., B.S. Nicholls State University
Berthel W A Menge – Luling
A.G.S., B.S. Nicholls State University
Julia Marie Pierce – Larose
B.S. Nicholls State University
Marisabel Ponce Cordero – Luling
A.G.S., B.S. Nicholls State University
Cullen C Rodrigue – Houma
A.A.S. Fletcher Technical Community College
B.S. University of Holy Cross
Thomas Jude Rousse – Cut Off
B.S. Nicholls State University
Julia Rebecca Sancho – Prairieville
B.S. Nicholls State University
Channing Kyle Sanders Jr – Houma
B.S. Nicholls State University
Julayah Renaye Scott – Thibodaux
B.S. Nicholls State University
Amanda C Sierra – Luling
B.S. Nicholls State University
Cullen W Songy – Houma
B.S. Nicholls State University
Zachary John Trahan – Houma
B.S. Nicholls State University
* Ricky Mark Valure Jr – Houma
B.S. Nicholls State University
Jonathan D Vega – Schriever
B.S. Nicholls State University
David Jerald Vial Jr – Luling
A.S. Delgado Community College
B.S. Nicholls State University
College of Nursing
Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.)
Amber Hash Allan – Gray
B.S.N. Nicholls State University
Derrien Darshay Baker – Baton Rouge
B.S.N. Nicholls State University
Allyson Arceneaux Blanchard – Houma
B.S.N. Nicholls State University
Kiley Comeaux Caletri – Lafayette
B.S.N. University of Louisiana – Lafayette
Hayley Maggio Chatagnier – Thibodaux
B.S.N. Nicholls State University
Erin McCarroll Cheneval – Prairieville
B.S. Louisiana State University/A&M-Baton Rouge
B.S.N. Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
Brandy Angelette Cheramie – Lockport
A.S., B.S.N. Nicholls State University
Karley Elizabeth Domingue – Napoleonville
B.S.N. Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
Kristyn Leslie Dressel – Broussard
B.S.N. University of Louisiana – Lafayette
Tashika M Edwards – Vacherie
B.S.N. Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
Lourdes Enamorado – Kenner
B.S.N. William Carey College
Jalaina Guidry – Lafayette
B.S.N. Nicholls State University
Lauren Healy Hansen – Luling
A.S. Delgado Community College
B.S.N. Louisiana State University-Alexandria
Taralynn Tongriel Johnson – Baton Rouge
B.S.N. Southern University at Baton Rouge
Renee’ Lagarde Kincy – Thibodaux
B.S.N. Nicholls State University
Beth Folse Lagarde – Raceland
B.S.N. Nicholls State University
Tyler Bartholomew Miller – Youngsville
B.S.N. Nicholls State University
Sabrina Howard Naquin – Thibodaux
B.S.N. Nicholls State University
Chandler Belle Pasqua – Morgan City
B.S.N. Nicholls State University
Giselle J Robinson – Thibodaux
B.S.N. Nicholls State University
Darian Scurlock Rousse – Schriever
B.S.N. Nicholls State University
Keiffer Ellis Smith – Gretna
B.S. Louisiana State University/A&M-Baton Rouge
B.S.N. Louisiana State University-School of Allied Health
Patrice Staples Smith – Raceland
B.S.N. Nicholls State University
Stephanie Ricouard Steele – Gretna
A.S. Delgado Community College
B.S.N. Louisiana State University-Alexandria
Suzette Mary Tolbird – Oak Vale, Mississippi
A.S. Delgado Community College
B.S.N. Chamberlain University
Gail Gros Turner – Belle Rose
B.S.N. Nicholls State University
College of Sciences and Technology
Master of Science (M.S.)
Taylor Andrzejak – Thibodaux
B.S. University of Georgia
Audrey Christine Baetz – Northville, Michigan
A.S. Schoolcraft College
B.S. University of Michigan -Flint
Casey James Greufe – Thibodaux
B.A. Luther College
Claire Muckleroy Justus – West Monroe
B.S. Louisiana State University/A&M-Baton Rouge
M.A.T. Louisiana Tech University
Derek Christopher Sallmann – Thibodaux
B.S. Wisconsin Lutheran College
John Ryan Thibodeaux – Houma
B.S. Nicholls State University
College of Business Administration
BACCALAUREATE DEGREES
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Accounting
Bennie Blake – Baton Rouge
Andre Marcel Boudreaux Jr – Houma
Andrea M Buquet – Houma
Paul Glenn Burgess – Houma
Katie Lynn Carnline – Thibodaux
Isabella E Carroll – Houma
Kamryn C DeHart – Berwick
Madison Grace Guillory – Gonzales
Leo Placide Hebert IV – Thibodaux
Katelyn F Larson – Patterson
Benjamin Joseph Leboeuf Jr – Gonzales
Katie Elizabeth Leininger – Bourg
Rebekah Brill Meche – Schriever
Sara Elizabeth Price – Morgan City
Reginald Rideau III – Patterson
Madison Aliese Robichaux – Houma
Piyush Surendra Salekar – Thibodaux
Clara Soriano Jimenez – Morgan City
Jacqueline Taylor Switzer – Jeanerette
Business Administration
Tamara L Aucoin – Morgan City
Brandon Christopher Babin – Raceland
Brayden Thomas Barthelemy – Houma
Cameron Eugene Braud – Geismar
Crystal Wetherill Brown – Houma
Lane Christopher Chiasson – Thibodaux
Courtney Denise Clark – Thibodaux
Jessica Jordan Creecy – Laplace
Zachary John Dantin – Destrehan
Ashley Nicole Eskind – Houma
Nashon Ahaz Franklin – Gretna
Zachary Cole Gremillion – Port Allen
DeAndre Javieon Grooms – Leesville
Destahni Star Lala – Houma
Rhea’ Leigh Landry – Thibodaux
Desiree’ M LeBoeuf – Schriever
Glenna Lebouef – Broussard
Ja’Cobey Keiontae Lee – Denham Springs
* Tyler Joseph Longman – Morgan City
Emily A Maddie – Ama
Alexia Sharde’ Miller – Houma
Alison Nicole Montgomery – Covington
♦ Carley Lynn Morvant – Thibodaux – – Bryanne Elise Pierce – Brusly
Emily C Prestenbach – Montegut
Annie E Reaves – Houma
♦ Ashleigh Dawn Rhodes – Houma
Justin Ray Rivet – Rosedale
Erika Saucedo – Larose
Spiro Anthony Stathes – Houma
Jaime Suarez Morales – Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Moses Leapthy Sunseri – Gonzales
Brittany Champton Terrebonne – Schriever
Alex Estuardo Toc – Metairie
Shanicca Hebert Toups – Morgan City
Mason J Turner – Houma
Laura Oubre Verrett – Morgan City
Sydney Layne Wallace – Rowlett, Texas
JaColby Tyrese Westmore – Clinton
Codi Stephen Willis – Brusly
Alara Nasha Wyns – Houma
Computer Information Systems
Caleb J Bernard – Berwick
* Elaina Ledet Boudreaux – Gray
Breanna Renee Crochet – Houma
Jordan P Dupre – Thibodaux
Ayden Mitchell Duvernay – Thibodaux
Donjohrae B Marts – Larose
Jesus Raizola Jr – Houma
* ♦ Hayden Charles Rice – Houma
Matthew N Silbernagel – Houma
Brice J Solet – Houma
Scott David Webre – Houma
Finance
Andre Marcel Boudreaux Jr – Houma
Reed M Boudreaux – Thibodaux
Andrea M Buquet – Houma
Fernando M Diaz – Metairie
Pavle Drobnjakovic – Beograd, Serbia
Mitchell Greene Erwin – Destrehan
Aaron Michael Favaloro – Paulina
Matthew J French – Thibodaux
Madison Grace Guillory – Gonzales
Leo Placide Hebert IV – Thibodaux
Max Thomas Landry – Cut Off
Juan Alberto Monjarres – New Orleans
Reginald Rideau III – Patterson
Spencer W Rome – Vacherie
Management
Andrew Adams – Thibodaux
Charley B Cancienne – Houma
Adaylia Tamie Collins – Houma
Parker C Conrad – Berwick
Jacob Todd Daigle – Houma
Jacob Craig D’Arensbourg – Baton Rouge
Taylor Keyana Ferchaud – Vacherie
Gage R Hirschmann – Morgan City
Andre Bernard Labat – Vacherie
Jacob A LeCompte III – Houma
Thomas Joseph Ledet Jr – Houma
Angelle Christen Legendre – Thibodaux
Geri Arthemise Morris – Houma
Tyler P Porche – Thibodaux
Eber Obed Portillo – Galliano
Kristen Nicole Toups – Thibodaux
Kenneth James Verdin – Houma
Carrington Layne Vizier – Raceland
Jared Walter Waire – Houma
Marketing
Madison A Abshire – Thibodaux
Michael Rushe Aucoin – Berwick
Luke P Bergeron – Gray
Daniel P Bourgeois IV – Gray
Dominic Joseph Brocato – Metairie
Raegan R Chiasson – Thibodaux
Christian Monique Downing – Franklin
Jaclyn Mary Wei Dufrene – Raceland
Kirstyn Jase Hank – Luling
Rhett P Tanner – Thibodaux
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
BACCALAUREATE DEGREES
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Psychology
Lakin N Allen – Gonzales
Alexis Kirsten Antoine – New Iberia
Hunter M Borne – Vacherie
Jake J Boudwin – Houma
Ciara Chardé Broussard – Lafayette
Kasyira K Burrell – Franklin
Lexi Claire Cadiere – Bourg
* Isabelle M Chaisson – Destrehan
Jerrick J Collins – Lacombe
Savannah Karen Crowley – Mandeville
Jacob Kendall Crumley – Thibodaux
Chloe S DeRouen – New Iberia
Denee Marie Dhuet – Schriever
Carsyn Ashley Douglas – Houma
Blanca V Escobar – Houma
Bailey M Hyatt – Thibodaux
Brionne Chantel Jackson – Thibodaux
Mason L Lewis – St Amant
Madison Claire Linam – Houma
Allie Marie Lombas – Morgan City
Colleen F Mahler – Destrehan
Alexis G Marcel – Thibodaux
Kayla Alexandrea Marshall – Jefferson
Kameron E Mazarac – Houma
Miss I Mckinnie – Lutcher
Hailey Lynn Richard – Thibodaux
Fraleisha A Robertson – Gibson
Jaycie Alecia Robicheaux – Franklin
* Michaela Isabelle Rowsey – Houma
Esperanza Angel Sanchez – Thibodaux
Caroline Camille Scorsone – Vacherie
Alec Zeringue Sergent – Thibodaux
Brandt Thomas Solar – Gonzales
Dustin M Trosclair – Houma
Craig William Wilson – Houma
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Birth to Five/Early Interventionist Education
Chloe Jolie Breaux – Hahnville
Hannah Claire Chauvin – Chauvin
Lexi Brianna Delatte – Thibodaux
Caroline E Durocher – Thibodaux
Courtney L Edwards – Holden
Amy E Hebert – Larose
Dominique B Jambon – Thibodaux
Claire Elizabeth Labat – Vacherie
Angelique Christen Legendre – Thibodaux
Brianna Claire Ward – Houma
Elementary Education
Mallory A Amedee – Thibodaux
Holden J Authement – Chauvin
Valerie C Burge – Plaquemine
Alyssa Noel Burton – Morgan City
Caroline Claire Curole – Thibodaux
♦ Garrett Austin Frazier – Montegut
Kristen Michelle Luke – Bourg
Tika Matherne – Lockport
Allie E Ordoyne – Thibodaux
Holli D Vasiliauskas – Thibodaux
Health and Physical Education
Brayden Micah Bauer – Lutcher
Elizabeth Renee’ Curole – Cut Off
Abigail Amelia Landry – Donaldsonville
Blake Edward Ougel – Cut Off
Secondary Education (6-12)
Cydney Michal Lymous – Saint Rose
Alaina Marie Mabile – Pierre Part
Caleb Richard Martin – Bourg
Olivia M Neal – Thibodaux
Brennan J Pitre – Bourg
Associate of Science (A.S.)
Child Development and Preschool Management
Kyra Sian Campbell – Houma
Amya Kristel Dillon – New Orleans
Jayla Lynette Dugar – Patterson
Ashlee Cole Engebretson – Chauvin
Monica Rachel LaFrance – Porth Sulphur
College of Liberal Arts
BACCALAUREATE DEGREES
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
English
Alorha Michel Breath – Houma
Brennen Michael Gaudet – Biloxi, Mississippi
Brittney Cavalier LeBlanc – Napoleonville
David Daniel Molinar – Odessa, Texas
Ariel Davis Portier – Houma
Katie Suzanne Ross – Altoona, Iowa
Joy Elizabeth Todd – Bessemer, Alabama
Ashton Micheal Verdin – Lockport
Nicholas B Whaley – Clinton
History
Logan David Aucoin – Thibodaux
Kelly Elizabeth Curry – Houma
Noah Joseph Domangue – Houma
John L Farrell Jr – Metairie
David Demetrius Foster – Marrero
Edwin R Gonzalez – Houma
Connor Michael Guidry – Cut Off
Benjamin Phillip Lajaunie – Thibodaux
Shelby Barrilleaux McCarty – Morgan City
Jashine G Richard – New Orleans
Rae A Stark – Houma
Samantha Herring Thibodeaux – Hammond
Mass Communication
Alexis Nicole Casnave – Thibodaux
Aaron B Galmiche – Harvey
Tyrese O Lee – Bridge City
* Meagan C Rousse – Cut Off
Kelby Michael Toups – Schriever
Music
Seth Antoine Billiot – Dulac
Cullen M Boudreaux – Thibodaux
Olivia Michelle Cadiere – Thibodaux
Andrew Jacob Folse – Thibodaux
Joshua Steven Warren – Vacherie
Tre’Von W Williams – Terrytown
Political Science
Brandon James Bourque – Houston, Texas
Ryan Gage Hart – Folsom
Kekoa Rayeshanique Elizabeth Woods – Vacherie
Sociology
Victoria Bell – Broussard
Nicole M Chenvert – Napoleonville
Heather Margaret Hotard – Thibodaux
Aaliyah M Jones – Marrero
Braden J Scott – Houma
Maya India Steward – Houma
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.)
Art
Teresa Marie Blake – Thibodaux
Megan Renee Chancy – Houma
Tabitha Marie Fidler – Weatherford, Texas
Blake Lawrence Kiger – Houma
Kristen E Kortright – Thibodaux
Tori Michelle Robin – Morgan City
Alicia Veronica Vazquez – Houma
Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (B.I.S.)
Hannah M Adams – Thibodaux
Logan M Angeron – Patterson
Jobi Ariana Arceneaux – Lake Charles
Meghan M Baham – Thibodaux
Carly Baio – Thibodaux
Reagan Elizabeth Barbier – Morgan City
Mark Ivan Barthelemy Jr – Opelousas
Lindsey Nicole Bates – Houma
Christopher Joseph Beckman Jr – Prairieville
Caroline M Benedict – Thibodaux
Landen R Blades – Thibodaux
Quinn Thompson Campbell – St Amant
Joh’Nay A Coulon – Morgan City
Taylor Renee Coulon – Houma
Jahnoi M Daley – Prairieville
Taylor Elizabeth Danos – Houma
Al’Dontre Zyshone Hernandez Davis – Convent
Katelyn Mae Dickerson – Spring, Texas
Deondre’ Khari Diggs – Patterson
Tenicka Dobson – Theriot
Stephen Dupont III – Plaquemine
Dallas Matthew Folse – Cut Off
Sheree M Foret – Houma
Tronya LaChell Garrett – Houma
Chelsea Laine Gisclair – Larose
JiTaurious Tykyvion Gordon – Tunica, Mississippi
Rosalyn R Gros – Berwick
Julien Roberto Gums – New Orleans
Allison Claire Hall – Baton Rouge
Andranaye’ Rayelle Harding – Franklin
Daphne Hunter – Westwego
Jamiran Jacob James – New Orleans
April Natashia Johnson – St James
Danielle M Johnson – Laplace
Titus Jaki Jones – New Orleans
Nicole L King – Belle Chasse
Stephone Anthony Knight Jr – Thibodaux
Taylor P Lafleur – New Iberia
Carlie Marie Laiche – Gramercy
Christian E Landry – Pierre Part
Matthew James Ledet – Houma
Michael Kent Liliedahl Jr – Laplace
Ryghe Malik Lyons – Slidell
Kaleb Jordan Marcotte – Franklin
Chrishauna P Mart – Gray
Antoine Martin-Thiriat – Le Vesinet, France
Shelby Barrilleaux McCarty – Morgan City
Zane Dennis McCrary – Paulina
Zakk Mason McKeehan – Jackson
Kate Elizabeth Nuesslein – Thibodaux
Brandi Mae Painter – Pineville
Lenel Tony Parham – Broussard
Linda Powell Perret – Norco
Dane B Robison – Morgan City
Kristin Marie Rounds – Prairieville
Ronni Elise Sampey – Houma
Shealee Rose Schexnayder – Paulina
Jeremy Joseph Serigny – Larose
Quinton Traevon Sharkey – Fresno, Texas
Steven Jerome Simon – New Iberia
Quiente Javon Smith – Thibodaux
Thomas J Smith – Deridder
Kathryn Elizabeth Stadalis – Thibodau
Kevin White – Houma
Erica C Williby – Donaldsonville
Katherine Marie Willingham – Grand Isle
Kaleb O Winchester – Vacherie
Kallee Theriot Zeringue – Houma
Bachelor of Science (B.S)
Criminal Justice
Daymin Michelle Benoit – Gonzales
Peyton L Burnthorne – Houma
Jayden D Dugas – Prairieville
Anjeinay Coree’ Shavonn Johnson – Houma
Cody M Kendrick – Thibodaux
Fara Ledet – Gibson
Cameron Mitchell Samaha – Houma
Nyoshi Kiera Smith – Napoleonville
Gregory Stewart Jr – Houma
ASSOCIATE DEGREES
Associate of General Studies (A.G.S.)
Christian Thomas Atwell – Gramercy
Erica Grace Benoit – New Iberia
Joni Marie Bergeron – Destrehan
Kailin Elizabeth Bernard – Houma
Lauryn Annette Bonvillian – Houma
DeOnjanae LynChyna Broussard – Jeanerette
Bri’Ana Wensly Bryant – Harvey
Michaela Rae Callais – Golden Meadow
Erriyel Jene’ Cemelien – Laplace
Reagan Melissa Chauvin – Houma
Carter John Chauvin – Houma
Bailey Elysabeth Cockerham – Thibodaux
Sierra Philomena Cortez – Thibodaux
Taylor Elizabeth Danos – Houma
Kathleen Joy Dean – Baton Rouge
Jacelyn T Duthu – Houma
Dallas Matthew Folse – Cut Off
Kylie Nicole Grizzaffi – Thibodaux
Madelyn E Gros – Thibodaux
Abby Lynn Guidry – Chauvin
Madilynn Rena Hounshell – Raceland
Brianna Monique Hue – Hahnville
Jaylon Arielle Hughs – Westwego
Kimberly Grace Hymel – Paulina
Aaron J Landry – Donaldsonville
Ali Lynn LeCompte – Thibodaux
Valerie Shawn Lewis – Lafayette
LaDonna Michelle Livas – Houma
Alexis Michele Loftin – Labadieville
Cayman Matthias Long – Lutcher
Eriel Earline Lovette – Gramercy
Hannah Lynn Ordoyne – Bourg
Delishia Trelise Paul – Raceland
Timothy A Pearson – Houma
Brianna Jeanette Pellegrin – Thibodaux
Gary Joseph Pitre Jr – Houma
Ali Elizabeth Poimboeuf – Thibodaux
Melanie Corrin Portier – Houma
Brian Francis Rink Jr – Morgan City
Abbey Elise Robichaux – Chauvin
Amber F Robichaux – Chauvin
Brayden Alexander Roddy – Schriever
Laxmi Kaisth Sandhu – Houma
Abby Marie Songne – New Iberia
Ava Claire Templeton – Hammond
Makenzie M Thibodaux – Thibodaux
Sydney Jenean Thompson – Gonzales
Lakynn Ann Tregre – Hahnville
Audrey Waguespack – Vacherie
College of NURSING
BACCALAUREATE DEGREES
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.)
Carmen Janelle Acosta – Thibodaux
Joshua Charles Atchley – Luling
Victoria Rose Becnel – Paulina
Jodi Lynn Blanchard – Pierre Part
Taylor M Boquet – Houma
Alyssa Rene’ Breaux – Houma
Symphony Monea Brown – Thibodaux
Seanna Eileen Carpenter – Berwick
♦ Sarah Elise Castell – Houma
Taylor R Chiasson – Thibodaux
Amanda L Clause – Thibodaux
Paul Francis Cochran – Thibodaux
Alexandra Teralynn Coleman – Gramercy
Cami Dean Dardar – Houma
Avery Michael Dearman – Baton Rouge
Shelby Mae Renee Doxey – Houma
Caitlyn Kramer Dupre – Thibodaux
Kaylee E Falgout – Bourg
Tyler Celeste Fontnette – St Martinville
Stephanie Fournier – Thibodaux
Jacey N Gautreaux – Larose
Rhiana Merlene Graham – Houma
Hudson G Gravois – Thibodaux
Madeline Ann Gremillion – Baton Rouge
Mackenzie C Gros – Labadieville
Hannah Jane Guidry – Cut Off
Alejandra C Gutierrez – Houma
Allen Michael Hamilton – Thibodaux
Hailey E Harrelson – Raceland
Kaitlyn Prejean Hebert – Schriever
Skye Leah Jenkins – Gonzales
Samolia Michelle Vernice Johnson – Napoleonville
Emily R Jumonville – White Castle
Jaci-Lynn N Kirkland – Denham Springs
Cameron Leigh Landry – White Castle
Grace Elizabeth Leblanc – Bourg
Julia E Leblanc – Thibodaux
Kynley Claire LeBlanc – Belle Rose
April L Lebouef – Gray
Lakeisha Lezette Levy – Patterson
Elizabeth Marie Lirette – Thibodaux
Kayla M Lovell – Gray
Brittany Leigh Lyons – Houma
Grace C Mabile – Napoleonville
Clara Blythe McCance – Houma
Emma Elizabeth Miester – New Orleans
Kahlie Jazmine Naquin – Montegut
Zoe Eliza Neal – Lockport
Omonigho Beverly Oboh – Thibodaux
Delishia Trelise Paul – Raceland
Victoria Lynn Pellegrin – Houma
Hannah Elizabeth Perez – Madisonville
Victoria E Rice – Plaquemine
Kristen Maria Schieffler – Houma
Claire T Schwab – Houma
Trisha Lynn Simoneaux – Napoleonville
Eric Jerome Sims Jr – Prairieville
Alisha Fabre’ Singleton – Morgan City
Rachel Marie Smart – Houma
Taylar Keating Smith – Reserve
Abby Marie Songne – New Iberia
Rebecca Bonvillain Talbot – Raceland
Sarah M Thibodeaux – Raceland
Tommy T Tran – Thibodaux
Jennifer Ann Vedros – Cut Off
Christine Elaine Villareal – Raceland
Sara N Voclain – Houma
Kaleb Charles Watson – Mandeville
Mary Hanna Whitlock – Gheens
College of Sciences and Technology
BACCALAUREATE DEGREES
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Biology
* Abbey Marie Arceneaux – Thibodaux –
Holden Jude Benoit – Thibodaux
Robert A Bergeron III – Des Allemands
Connor Michael Breaux – Houma
Logan Brooks Byars – Prairieville
Matthew E Champagne – Houma
Angelle Claire Danos – Cut Off
Stephen Curtis Duplechain Jr – Thibodaux
Nicholas M Falgout – Gray
Brianna Monique Hue – Hahnville
William D Lanier – Thibodaux
Kelsey Nicole Lirette – Chauvin
Macy Lyn Mitchell – New Iberia
Wesam I Reemawi – Bourg
Zachary Michael Robichaux – Schriever
Lauren Michelle Simoneaux – Plaquemine
Isabel Rose Soignet – Thibodaux
Chemistry
Brooks Buddy Barrios – Thibodaux
Cecilia Cruz – Thibodaux
George J Falcon Jr – Houma
* Christina Gliceria Lo – Thibodaux
Mackenzie Anne Martin – Chauvin
Geomatics
Jonathan R Herrod – Clinton
Logan Phillip Matherne – Lockport
Health Sciences
Reanna Lee Acosta – Raceland
Hailey Alyssa Alcorn – Thibodaux
Alexandra Claire Benoit – Thibodaux
Lauren A Bergeron – Houma
Juliet Marie Binder – Luling
Aidan E Blanchard – Thibodaux
Jayce P Blanchard – Houma
Tarah N Boudoin – Hahnville
Andre Joseph Bourgeois – Thibodaux
Race E Bourgeois – Thibodaux
Sha’Tia T Campbell – Donaldsonville
Reagan Roanne Carter – Mineral Wells, Texas
Norah John Blaze Cheramie – Larose
Tyler L Coleman – Slidell
* Alexis L Drouant – Schriever
Emily A Duplantis – Houma
Alyssa M Dupre – Raceland
Marcia M Fletcher – Thibodaux
Kade Joseph Foret – Gray
Cade J Fortenberry – Prairieville
Catherine Elizabeth Friloux – Ama
Kimi Lynn Gallup – Monroe
♦ Lauren N Gervais – Raceland
Gaylen Nicole Grogan – Patterson
Sonia CenYi Guillot – Lockport
Kasha L Jarvis – Donaldsonville
Davon DeQuaun Johnson – Donaldsonville
Pauline Tiki Johnson – Hahnville
Kacey Michaela Jones – Montegut
Allie N Kraemer – Thibodaux
Macy L Laris – Raceland
Amanda Elizabeth Ledet – Thibodaux
Hailey Michelle Louque – Garyville
Markayla Sharnae Lowery – Belle Rose
Joshua Cole Mancuso – Anderson, Texas
Jenae’ M Marcel – Schriever
Madison McReynolds – Colorado Springs, Colorado
Rami Nichole Mitchell – St Martinville
Shelby L Nelson – St Rose
Dianna Louise Olivier – Houma
♦ Jenna Rae Pitre – Gray
Callie Marie Poche – Paulina
Ali Mary Ponson – Thibodaux
* ♦ Renee L Rasid – Larose
S’mara Jordan Riley – Sylmar, California
Damon Matthew Rios – Baton Rouge
Brittany Russell – Thibodaux
James Scott Sigrist Jr – Ama
Abby Marie Songne – New Iberia
Brooke Nicole St Pierre – Garyville
Keegan Aaron Sueltz – The Colony, Texas
* Katie Renee Sylvest – Thibodaux
Britney N’Dea Taylor – New Orleans
Raegan Elizabeth Thibodeaux – Houma
Clarnesha Ongel Thornton – Houma
Chelsey Tuyet Tran – Cut Off
D’OnJanea K Washington – Napoleonville
Emily Catherine Witt – Paradis
Toniequa La’Shay Yates – Baton Rouge
Lawrencia Anise Young – Prairieville
Mathematics
Zackary Chiasson – Lockport
James Loyd Olin – Gray
Cayleigh P Ritter – Luling
Evan Michael Stringer – Houma
Petroleum Engineering Technology
Isaiah Duane Hilts Sr – Carencro
Christopher Roy Landry – Cypress, Texas
Jasper Reco Woods – Lafayette
Petroleum Services
Mathew Paul Martinez – Baton Rouge
Safety Management
Lisa Shearrie Ackman – Morgan City
Mason R Braud – Gonzales
Kairon Jeanquel Brooks – Thibodaux
Eric John Brown Jr – Boutte
Isaiah Duane Hilts Sr – Carencro
Joaquin Longoria – Houma
Zachary L Miller – Morgan City
Katelyn M Murry – Thibodaux
Hayze S Talbot – Thibodaux
Madison Ann West – Thibodaux
Jasper Reco Woods – Lafayette
ASSOCIATE DEGREES
Associate of Science (A.S.)
Petroleum Services
Shane Nelson Billiot Jr – Galliano
Eric John Brown Jr – Boutte
Gage Michael Giroir – Schriever
Dylan Thomas Lambert – Morgan City
Joaquin Longoria – Houma
Zachary L Miller – Morgan City
Kenneth Poindexter II – Raceland
Madison Ann West – Thibodaux
Preston Lynn Whisenhunt – Thibodaux
Cardetrick E Woods – Many
Safety Technology
Slade Lee Bobbitt – Charenton
Dustin Kanile Epperly – La Place
Colby Gerard Guidry – Thibodaux
Hunter Thomas Kimball – Raceland
Anfernee Juwan Poindexter – Raceland
Chef John Folse Culinary Institute
BACCALAUREATE DEGREES
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Culinary Arts
Whitney J Adams III – Vacherie
Zeph Q Alcina – Morgan City
Cameron August Roman Babin – Spring, Texas
Olivia Grace Burke – Covington
Haylee Nichole Day – Chesapeake, Virginia
Cara Inez Delcambre – Maurice
Matthew Tyler Fink – Montz
Elizabeth Raine Fontenot – Gray
Kearstin Michelle Foster – Denham Springs
Gabrielle E Francke – Frisco, Texas
Youngmin Kim – Las Vegas, Nevada
Cassidy B King – Metairie
Maileah M Lasseigne – Lafayette
Mason A Martinez – Mandeville
Hunter Joseph Perk – Thibodaux
Taylor Alyse Stinson – Lithonia, Georgia
Keiley Domonique Theodore – Thibodaux
Dante S White – New Orleans
Maurice Phillip Willis – Galveston, Texas
Kelly Patrick Zeringue – Kenner
ASSOCIATE DEGREES
Associate of Science (A.S.)
Culinary Arts
Nekhia Benét Arnold – Brandon, Mississippi
Stacey Plaisance Breaux – Panama City Beach, Florida
Desmond D Carriere Jr – New Orleans
Hailie Marie Childs – Harvey
Carson Richard Cvitanovich – Metairie
Michael Joseph Gravois – Thibodaux
Sha’Terra Leana Johnson – Belle Rose
Kathryn Ann Sample – Elgin, Illinois
Darion M Sneeze – Thibodaux