{"id":9089,"date":"2023-03-27T14:45:29","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T19:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/?p=9089"},"modified":"2023-03-27T14:45:29","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T19:45:29","slug":"nicholls-recognizes-hall-of-famers-outstanding-graduate-students-at-awards-for-excellence-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/27\/nicholls-recognizes-hall-of-famers-outstanding-graduate-students-at-awards-for-excellence-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicholls Recognizes Hall of Famers &amp; Outstanding Graduate Students at Awards for Excellence Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">THIBODAUX, La. &#8212; The Nicholls State University Alumni Federation inducted 16 graduates to its Hall of Fame at the Awards for Excellence ceremony on March 22, 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alumni or students who faculty and staff feel have distinguished themselves and the University through academic and extra-curricular achievements are nominated for the Hall of Fame honor. Only students with a minimum 3.0 GPA who graduated in the summer or fall commencements of 2022 and those who will graduate in spring 2023 were eligible for consideration. This award represents not only scholastic achievement but also service-oriented excellence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 2023 Hall of Fame Recipients were:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Matthew Badeaux<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Houma, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Biology, Pre-Med\/Pre-Dentistry<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Annelise Henry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Houma,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Biology<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Meghan Belanger<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Houma,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Biology<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Mark Hue<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Thibodaux,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">English<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Victoria Bourgeois<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Thibodaux, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chemistry, Pre-Med<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>William Lanier<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Thibodaux,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Biology, Pre-Med\/Pre-Dentistry<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Megan Chaisson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Cut Off, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Business Administration, Pre-Law<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Renee Rasid<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Larose,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Allied Health Sciences<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Taylen Daigle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Rayne, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Education<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Taylor Roussel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Houma,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Psychology<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Caroline Delaune<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Vacherie, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Management, Human Resources<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Trevor Tabor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Gray,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mass Communication<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Courteney Dufrene<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Raceland, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chemistry<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Abby Talbot<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Prairieville, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Political Science<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Sara Guillot<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Pierre Part, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">English, Children\u2019s &amp; Young Adult Literature<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Bryce Whittington<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Raceland, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mass Communication<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 2022-2023 Outstanding Graduate Students were selected by graduate faculty, department heads and deans from their respective departments or colleges and represent the very best in their programs. The Nicholls Alumni Federation Awards and Scholarship Committee then selected the overall recipient for the Outstanding Graduate Student Award based on the student\u2019s academic and service record during their time in graduate school. Only students who graduated in the summer or fall commencements of 2022 and those who will graduate in spring 2023 were eligible for consideration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shasta Kamara, a Master of Science in Marine &amp; Environmental Biology candidate from Logan, Ohio, is the recipient of the 2022-2023 Nicholls State University Outstanding Graduate Student Award.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;Shasta is an inspiring student that is committed to lifelong learning. She has done the equivalent work of three thesis research projects, volunteered as a teaching assistant, provided her time helping other graduate students and volunteered her time for community events,\u201d said Professor and Department Head for Biological Sciences Dr. Quenton Fontenot. \u201cShasta has excelled in the classroom and seeks to gain knowledge, not a grade. Her work ethic and ability to take initiative has led to her success and she will continue to excel along her career path.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After obtaining her master&#8217;s degree at Nicholls, she plans to attend the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and pursue her doctoral degree. She has been accepted to the university and was awarded a fellowship. Shasta hopes to help early career scientists to develop their skills and knowledge in biology and ecology by going into academia, teaching and leading a lab of her own as the principal investigator.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 2022-2023 Outstanding Graduate Students were:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Trevor Adams<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Houma<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">College of Business Administration<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Renee\u2019 Kincy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Thibodaux<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">College of Nursing<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Shasta Kamara<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Logan, OH<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Department of Biological Sciences<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Claire Justus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, West Monroe<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Department of Mathematics<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Stephen Billiot<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Dulac<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Department of Psychology, Counseling, &amp; Family Studies<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Katie Lasserre<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Thibodaux<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Department of Teacher Education<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Nicholls State University Alumni Federation seeks to foster, protect and promote the University\u2019s welfare and to strengthen ties with its alumni. 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