{"id":9918,"date":"2025-04-10T15:20:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T20:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/?p=9918"},"modified":"2025-04-14T10:40:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T15:40:47","slug":"nicholls-state-university-inducts-hall-of-fame-awards-outstanding-graduate-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/10\/nicholls-state-university-inducts-hall-of-fame-awards-outstanding-graduate-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicholls State University Inducts Hall of Fame &amp; Awards Outstanding Graduate Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">THIBODAUX, La. \u2013 Nicholls State University inducted 13 students and alumni into its Hall of Fame and awarded 7 Outstanding <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/graduate\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Graduate<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students at its Student Awards for Excellence program, sponsored by the Nicholls Alumni Federation, on April 9.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-style: inherit\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9921 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/04\/douglas-300x276.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/04\/douglas-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/04\/douglas-1024x941.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/04\/douglas-768x706.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/04\/douglas-1536x1411.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/04\/douglas.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/>Douglas Gilchrist<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a spring 2025 Master of Education candidate, was the recipient of the overall 2024-2025 Outstanding Graduate Student Award. Gilchrist is part of the Secondary Curriculum and Instruction program and hopes to work in higher education or a related field where he can continue to support students and make a positive impact.\u00a0<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;My experience at Nicholls has been truly invaluable. It\u2019s given me the opportunity to give back to a place that has shaped me in so many ways. Being able to contribute and help make Nicholls a better place for others has been incredibly meaningful,\u201d said Gilchrist. \u201cReceiving this award means a great deal to me. It\u2019s an honor to be recognized, and I\u2019m thankful for all the experiences and people that have supported me throughout my time here.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 2024-2025 Outstanding Graduate Students were selected by graduate faculty, department heads and deans from their respective departments and colleges and represent the very best in their programs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9920 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/04\/797A1335-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"451\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/04\/797A1335-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/04\/797A1335-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/04\/797A1335-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/04\/797A1335-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/04\/797A1335-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/04\/797A1335-scaled.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 451px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 451\/300;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 2024-2025 Outstanding Graduate Students were:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Douglas Gilchrist<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, LaPlace, College of Education &amp; Behavioral Sciences \u2013 Department of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/education\/teacher-education\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Teacher Education<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Mariah Craige<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Ponchatoula, College of Education &amp; Behavioral Sciences \u2013 Department of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/education\/psychology\/\">Psychology, Counseling and Family Studies<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Adam Lamartina<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Thibodaux, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/mba\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Al Danos College of Business<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Cayleigh Ritter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Luling, College of Sciences &amp; Technology \u2013 Department of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/mathematics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mathematics<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Claire Boudreaux<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Thibodaux, College of Sciences &amp; Technology \u2013 Department of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/biology\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Biological Sciences<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Blenda Son<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Marrero, College of Sciences &amp; Technology \u2013 Department of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/allied-health-sciences\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Allied Health Sciences<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Olivia Broussard<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Carencro, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/nursing\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thibodaux Regional School of Nursing<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Nicholls State University Hall of Fame honor is one of the highest awards a graduating senior can receive. Faculty and staff nominate students who have distinguished themselves and the University through academic and extracurricular achievements and maintained a minimum 3.0 GPA. Students from both the fall 2024 and spring 2025 graduating classes are considered for the honor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9919 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/04\/797A1334-300x184.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"307\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/04\/797A1334-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/04\/797A1334-1024x629.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/04\/797A1334-768x472.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/04\/797A1334-1536x944.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/04\/797A1334-2048x1259.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/04\/797A1334-scaled.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 501px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 501\/307;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The University is proud to announce this year\u2019s Hall of Fame inductees:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Jax Badeaux<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Schriever, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/social-sciences\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Political Science<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\/<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/history\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">History<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Jaycee Bennett<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Garyville, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/business\/accounting\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Accounting<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Myra Berthiaume<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Houma, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/biology\/concentrations\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Biology \u2013 Pre-Medicine\/Pre-Dental<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Timyra Cotton<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Chalmette,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/education\/psychology\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Psychology<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Heaven Guillory<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Plaquemine, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/education\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Secondary Education<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Sally Leblanc<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Thibodaux, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/business\/accounting\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Accounting<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Katie Louviere<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Cut Off, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/nursing\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nursing<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Grant Rebstock<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Larose, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/biology\/concentrations\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Biology \u2013 Pre-Medicine<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Kailey Rodrigue<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Thibodaux, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/chemistry\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chemistry \u2013 Pre-Medicine<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Eli Servat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Schriever, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/allied-health-sciences\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Allied Health \u2013 Pre-Professional<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Collin St. Germain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Houma, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/biology\/concentrations\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Biology \u2013 Pre-Medicine<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Lauren Theriot<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Raceland, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/nursing\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nursing<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b style=\"font-style: inherit\">Elissa Walker<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Larose, <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 16px;background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/maco\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mass Communication<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thursday, April 10, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA CONTACT: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Payton Suire<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Media Relations &amp; Publications Coordinator,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">985.448.4141<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><a href=\"mailto:payton.suire@nicholls.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">payton.suire@nicholls.edu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIBODAUX, La. \u2013 Nicholls State University inducted 13 students and alumni into its Hall of Fame and awarded 7 Outstanding Graduate Students at its Student Awards for Excellence program, sponsored by the Nicholls Alumni Federation, on April 9.\u00a0 Douglas Gilchrist, a spring 2025 Master of Education candidate, was the recipient of the overall 2024-2025 Outstanding [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":140,"featured_media":9922,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,8,11,12,483],"tags":[931,527,530],"class_list":["post-9918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alumni","category-feature","category-news","category-nicholls","category-university-graduate-studies","tag-alumni-student-awards-for-excellence","tag-hall-of-fame","tag-outstanding-graduate-students"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nicholls State University Inducts Hall of Fame &amp; 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