{"id":9943,"date":"2025-06-04T15:44:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T20:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/?p=9943"},"modified":"2025-06-04T15:44:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T20:44:56","slug":"nicholls-awarded-672-degrees-at-116th-commencement-ceremonies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/04\/nicholls-awarded-672-degrees-at-116th-commencement-ceremonies\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicholls Awarded 672 Degrees at 116th Commencement Ceremonies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9943 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/04\/nicholls-awarded-672-degrees-at-116th-commencement-ceremonies\/liberal-arts-culinary-inst\/'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/06\/Liberal.Arts_.Culinary.Inst_-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/06\/Liberal.Arts_.Culinary.Inst_-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/06\/Liberal.Arts_.Culinary.Inst_-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/06\/Liberal.Arts_.Culinary.Inst_-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/06\/Liberal.Arts_.Culinary.Inst_-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/06\/Liberal.Arts_.Culinary.Inst_-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/06\/Liberal.Arts_.Culinary.Inst_-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/04\/nicholls-awarded-672-degrees-at-116th-commencement-ceremonies\/nursing-sci-tech\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1274\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/06\/Nursing.Sci_.Tech_-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/06\/Nursing.Sci_.Tech_-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/06\/Nursing.Sci_.Tech_-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/06\/Nursing.Sci_.Tech_-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/06\/Nursing.Sci_.Tech_-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/06\/Nursing.Sci_.Tech_-1536x1019.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/06\/Nursing.Sci_.Tech_-2048x1359.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1274;\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>THIBODAUX, La. \u2013 Nicholls State University awarded 672 degrees during its spring commencement ceremonies. Of the degrees awarded, 53 were summa cum laude graduates, 70 were magna cum laude graduates, 85 were cum laude graduates and 35 were graduate students who earned their masters degrees or specialist certifications with 4.0 GPAs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Undergraduates who completed their degree with a perfect 4.0 GPA received the President\u2019s Medal of Honor. Those 25 students are:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Aneesa Bruce<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Birth to Five Early Interventionist\/Special Education, Lafourche Parish<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Kadie Becnel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Nursing, Lafourche Parish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Jonathon Callais<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Psychology \u2013 Pre-Counseling, Lafourche Parish<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Jaycie Benoit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Health Sciences \u2013 Communicative Disorders, Lafourche Parish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Bennett DiSalvo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Psychology \u2013 Pre-Counseling, Lafourche Parish<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Myra Berthiaume<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Biology \u2013 Pre-Med\/ Pre-Dent, Terrebonne Parish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Kesha Eymard<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Secondary Education \u2013 Social Studies, Lafourche Parish<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Maegan Bousegard<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Biology \u2013 Pre-Med\/ Pre-Dent, Lafourche Parish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Faith Madere<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Elementary Education, St. James Parish\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Lerline Guidry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Nursing, Assumption Parish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Isabella Naquin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Birth to Five Early Interventionist\/Special Education, Assumption Parish<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Luke Huddleston<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Biology \u2013 Pre-Med\/ Pre-Dent, Lafourche Parish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Caleb Sylvest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Finance, Lafourche Parish<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Bryce Miguez<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Health Sciences \u2013 Pre-Professional, St. Mary Parish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Callie Tregre<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Accounting, Lafourche Parish<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Logan Perry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Health Sciences \u2013 Pre-Professional, Terrebonne Parish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Erin Whittington<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Secondary Education \u2013 English, Lafourche Parish<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Grant Rebstock<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Biology \u2013 Pre-Med\/ Pre-Dent, Lafourche Parish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Jax Badeaux<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, History, Political Science, Terrebonne Parish<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Kailey Rodrigue<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Chemistry \u2013 Pre-Med\/ Pre-Dent, Lafourche Parish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Mary Cali<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, English \u2013 Creative Writing, St. Mary Parish<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Sophia Sara Safarova<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Biology \u2013 Pre-Med\/ Pre-Dent,\u00a0 Ko\u0161ice, Slovakia<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Hailey Aucoin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Biology \u2013 Pre-Med\/Pre-Dent, St. Martin Parish<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Halle Terrebonne<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Health Sciences \u2013 Communicative Disorders, Lafourche Parish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Chloe Ayo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Chemistry \u2013 Pre-Pharmacy, Lafourche Parish<\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lists of spring 2025 students who graduated with honors can be found <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/academic-affairs\/honors-list-fall-2025\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A full list of spring 2025 graduates can be found <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/academic-affairs\/fall-2025-graduates\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tuesday, June 3, 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 awarded 672 degrees during its spring commencement ceremonies. 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