Patterson alum Hilliard graduates from LSU

With the semester coming to a close about two weeks ago, LSU held its December Commencement Ceremonies throughout campus Dec. 19, with 19 student-athletes representing nine intercollegiate sports among those earning their degrees.
Among that group was Patterson High alum and LSU running back Kenny Hilliard, who received his degree in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Hilliard, one of eight football team members to receive their degree Friday, finished the regular season third on the team in rushing yards with 431 and second in touchdowns with six.
He will finish his LSU career with more than 1,500 total yards and 25 scores during his career.
At the team banquet, he was one of the recipients of the Butch Duhe Award, which personifies the idea of unselfishness, dependability and commitment to the team.
The football team’s eight degree recipients topped all sports.
Track and field had four graduates, while baseball was the final sport with multiple graduates with two. Men’s golf, women’s golf, men’s swimming and diving, women’s tennis and softball each had one.
“We, at the Cox Communications Academic for Student-Athletes, are extremely proud of this class of student-athlete graduates,” Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Executive Director of the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes Kenneth O. Miles said in a news release. “They have thought the unthinkable and achieved the unimaginable. There are many things in this world that money can buy; however, you cannot place an amount on the experiences that they have undergone here at LSU nor the value of their degree.”
Below is a list of the athletes who received degrees:
E.J. Ourso College of Business
Travis Dickson, football, general business; Lindsay Gahm, women’s golf, marketing; Kevin Leong, men’s swimming and diving, general business; Jordy Snikeris, baseball, master of science/finance; Tre Sullivan, football, general business; and D.J. Welter, football, general business.

College of Human Sciences & Education
Micah Gibbs, baseball, sports administration; Josh Jasper, football, sports administration; Landon Lyons, men’s golf, sports administration; Myles O’Brien, football, sports administration; Jermauria Rasco, football, sports administration; and Nikita Tracey, women’s track and field, sports administration.

College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Shermund Allsop, men’s track and field, interdisciplinary studies; Tiffany George, women’s track and field, sociology; Kenny Hilliard, football, interdisciplinary studies; Sam Joseph, football, interdisciplinary studies; Ariel Morton, women’s tennis, interdisciplinary studies; and Kelly Willie, men’s track and field, communication studies.

College of Science
Alex Boulet, softball, mathematics.