St. Mary Parish LSU graduates listed

LSU recognized 1,578 graduates at the university’s 285th commencement exercises on campus Friday, Dec. 19. There is no main ceremony for December commencement, so each college held separate ceremonies to recognize their own individual students.
The 1,578 graduates included 1,247 bachelor’s degrees, 234 master’s and professional degrees or certificates and 97 doctoral degrees. The graduates represented 49 Louisiana parishes, 35 states and 41 foreign countries. Fifty-two percent of the class were men, and 48 percent were women. The youngest graduate was 19, while the oldest was 62. Among the graduates were 23 LSU employees who received degrees.
 For a list of graduates, visit http://sites01.lsu.edu/wp/commencement/category/commencement-lists/. The list includes December 2014 graduates who have authorized the release of their names.
With each college holding their own ceremonies for fall commencement, some had keynote speakers, including:
College of Agriculture: University of Louisiana System President Sandra Woodley
College of Art & Design: Carmon Colangelo, alumni honoree
College of Science: Dereck Rovaris, LSU vice provost for diversity
College of Engineering: Hillary Prevot, biological engineering graduating senior from Shreveport, La.
 The LSU Honors College graduated 11 students who earned College Honors distinctions. These students participated in a specific honors program and successfully completed and defended an undergraduate thesis.
 There were 90 honor graduates recognized during the ceremonies for having high GPAs and received magna cum laude, summa cum laude and cum laude honors. Also included among the honor graduates were 14 University Medal recipients who graduated with the highest grade point average in the class. These 14 students were also recognized at a special ceremony in the Recital Hall of the School of Music Building on Thursday, Dec. 18.
This semester, 14 graduates were awarded the LSU Distinguished Communicator Award. These students earned this honor by meeting high standards set by faculty in various colleges and by the LSU Communication across the Curriculum program. The students earned high grade-point averages in communication-intensive courses – based on written, spoken, visual and technological communication – and have built digital portfolios, displayed as public websites, that include their communication projects from courses, internships, leadership roles and public service.
Five students who took part in ROTC programs were commissioned into the U.S. military during a ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 18. Maj. Gen. Augustus L. Collins, the commanding general of both the Mississippi Army and Air National Guard, was the guest speaker for the ceremony. LSU Professor of Military Science Lt. Col. Lawrence P. House gave the commissioning oath of office and provided remarks. Marcos Chavez of Pasadena, Calif.; Matthew James Pennison of Metairie; Gary Roy Eicke Jr. of Metairie; David Dillon Weaver Mathies of Baton Rouge and Steven Honore of Baton Rouge were commissioned as second lieutenants from the LSU Army ROTC program.
LSU also saw the first graduates of the LSU Online program. Sidney Lane Allen Jr.; Jessica Samantha Frierson; Earvin Darnell Hughes; and Rebecca Lynn Wallette earned the Master of Science degree in human resource and leadership development. Michael James Batsche earned a Master of Science degree in construction management. Stacey Leigh Brewer became the first student from LSU to earn the post-baccalaureate certificate in construction management.
The Louisiana State University December 2014 graduation list includes the following.

St. Mary Parish 

E.J. OURSO COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Lyle Taylor Simoneaux, Franklin

COLLEGE OF HUMAN SCIENCES & EDUCATION
Andy Long Tran Huynh, Morgan City
Charmaine Janae Jennings, Patterson
Zachary Houston Johnson, Berwick

COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Carolyn Louise Higdon, Franklin
Kendrick Marqus Hilliard, Patterson
Chrisnequa Diont© Mae Madison, Patterson

MANSHIP SCHOOL OF MASS COMMUNICATION
Darby Louise Isham, Morgan City
Samantha Grace Napoli, Patterson

December 2014 Honors Graduation List
St. Mary Parish 
"
FRANKLIN
Carolyn Louise Higdon, Magna Cum Laude "

December 2014 Chancellor’s Honor Roll

St. Mary Parish 
"
College of Agriculture

Kayla Michelle South, Patterson

College of Human Sciences & Education

Carly Renee' Gowan, Morgan City
Devan Michelle Scioneaux, Morgan City

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Carolyn Louise Higdon, Franklin

Manship School of Mass Communication

Caroline Sauce Byrne, Berwick
Alex Kirby Lancon, Franklin

University College Center for Advising and Counseling

Sarah Elizabeth Bourgeois, Morgan City

University College Center for Freshman Year

Diana Grace Guarisco, Berwick
Signe Schild Parsiola, Berwick
Taylor Van Tran, Morgan City " 

December 2014 Dean’s List
St. Mary Parish 
"
College of Agriculture

Amber Tuyet Nguyen, Morgan City

College of Engineering

Bradley Cole Lemoine, Berwick

College of Human Sciences & Education

Abigail Jo Bergeron, Morgan City
Khang Thanh Huynh, Morgan City
Zachary J Stewart, Berwick

E.J. Ourso College of Business

Avery Michael Gray, Berwick

Manship School of Mass Communication

Elizabeth Claire Hover, Berwick

University College Center for Freshman Year

Sarah Elizabeth Carpenter, Berwick
Thomas Joseph Falterman, Jr, Baldwin
John Michael Galatas, Franklin
Kloe M Liner, Morgan City
Carli Marie McIntyre, Patterson
Jin Li Ni, Morgan City
Maria Elizabeth Trevino, Morgan City
David Carson Williams, Morgan City " Fourteen Graduates Earn LSU’s Distinguished Communicator Award
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 19, 2014
               
BATON ROUGE – Fourteen graduates at LSU’s fall commencement exercises were awarded the LSU Distinguished Communicator Award on Thursday, Dec. 18.
These students earned this honor by meeting high standards set by faculty in various colleges and by the LSU Communication across the Curriculum program. The students earned high grade-point averages in communication-intensive courses – based on written, spoken, visual and technological communication – and built digital portfolios, displayed as public websites, which included their communication projects from courses, internships, leadership roles and public service.
This semester’s Distinguished Communicators are as follows, listed with their major, hometown and faculty advisor:
 
College of Art & Design
Leah Willis, Architecture
Hometown: Baton Rouge
Faculty Advisor: Jeff Carney
 
E. J. Ourso College of Business
Kai-Lee Boudreaux, Finance
Hometown: Raceland, La.
Faculty Advisor: Carolyn Borne
Claire Dillard, Accounting
Hometown: Baton Rouge
Faculty Advisor: Laura Wiley           
Dylan Staley, Information Systems & Decision Science
Hometown: Baton Rouge
Faculty Advisor: Kari Walters           
 
College of Engineering
Edward Lynch, Computer Engineering
Hometown: Keller, Texas
Faculty Advisor: Marc Aubanel        
Brandon Smith, Biological Engineering
Hometown: Orlando, Fla.
Faculty Advisor: Steven Hall
Jabari Landry, Civil Engineering
Hometown: Baton Rouge
Faculty Advisor: Kerry Reed
Jordan Lunda,             Computer Science
Hometown: New Orleans
Faculty Advisor: Isaac Traxler           
Kevin Hooter, Biological Engineering
Hometown: Baton Rouge
Faculty Advisor: Anna Dugas           
 
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Jasmine Kudji, English
Hometown: New Orleans
Faculty Advisor: Lillian Bridwell-Bowles     
 
Manship School of Mass Communication
Darby Isham, Mass Communication
Hometown: Morgan City
Faculty Advisor: Jensen Moore         
Marie Jansen, Mass Communication
Hometown: Southlake, Texas
Faculty Advisor: Jensen Moore         
Garrett Miles, Mass Communication
Hometown: Baton Rouge
Faculty Advisor: Robert Mann          

 
The LSU Distinguished Communicator program was created in 2006 to enhance learning experiences for LSU students and support the improvement of students’ communication skills.