Southern graduates 262
Speaker tells graduates to aid school
A member of the state’s higher education oversight board told graduating Southern University students Friday that their alma mater’s administrators are having to adjust to budget cuts and the reduction of programs.
“Embrace the rough times and controversy; just don’t start them,” Dr. Albert D. Sam II, a vascular surgeon and member of the Board of Regents, told the 262 graduates and about 2,000 others at Southern’s summer commencement at the F.G. Clark Activity Center on the Baton Rouge campus.
Sam said the graduating students would have to help Southern financially.
“You must represent Southern to the fullest once you leave the Bluff. You are a reflection of your degree from Southern,” said Sam, of Baton Rouge. “Give back your money where your heart is.”
Sam, who graduated from Morehouse College in Atlanta and the Duke University School of Medicine, said he would back Southern on the Board of Regents.
Adonay Sissay, a chemistry major from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, was the Chief Student Marshal for the 2012 Summer Commencement, graduating with a 3.91 grade-point average, according to a university news release. He is the second in his family to be the Chief Student Marshal, following his brother, Michael, a physics major, who earned the title for the spring 2002 commencement, the news release says.
Sissay said in the statement that he plans to continue his education and to seek a Ph.D in chemistry.
Southern University Summer 2012 graduates
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL, FAMILY, AND CONSUMER SCIENCES
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Angelle A. Hayes, Gonzales
Brandi Beal, Baton Rouge
Marion E. Brown, Baton Rouge
Vanessa Claressa Daniels, Baton Rouge
Tonya J. Jackson, Baton Rouge
Shantavia Johnson, Harvey
Leah A. Love, Baton Rouge
Claudius Lasalle Price, Baton Rouge
Hycinya Shropshire, Zachary
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN URBAN FORESTRY
Oliver W. Johnson, Zachary
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Allyson L. Barker, Baton Rouge
Jeremy Brown, Geismar
Chance D. Collins, Baton Rouge
Da’Marcus T. Thomas, Houston
Lakisha Dunbar Collins, Baton Rouge
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MASS COMMUNICATIONS
Osee Charles Anderson, Baton Rouge
Earnest Buckner III, Baton Rouge
Kevin Joseph Domengeaux, Baker
Marcus T. Johnson, Baton Rouge
Christina Matthews, Baton Rouge
Chardonnay Alexis Spears, Baton Rouge
Sheena Tiffanie Thames, Baton Rouge
Ashley L. Van Purnell, Zachary
Robin Dion Williams, Saint Joseph
BACHELOR OF MUSIC
William D. Allen, Baton Rouge
Brittany Denique Jackson, Washington
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN FINANCE
Aaron Edward Brown, Kansas City, Kansas
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Franklin D. Beavers, Baton Rouge
Ashton Oliver Bush, Missouri City, Texas
Jorge Mario Canedo Martinez, Baton Rouge
Ryan D. Craig, Baton Rouge
Erin M. Franklin, Alexandria
Royal Gee III, Monroe
Franquell L. Harrison, Zachary
Brad Issac, Ventress
Phillip Isaac, Eunice
Tammie R. Jones, Zachary
Jacob Francis Kraft, Baton Rouge
Lashonda D. Pitts, Baton Rouge
Kimberleigh Rattle, Baton Rouge
Jeremy Richardson, Opelousas
Shirley Mae Saunders, Baton Rouge
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MARKETING
Isiah Edwards, Zachary
Celena A. Robins, Baton Rouge
Darnell K. Ruth, Baton Rouge
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
Alaina Janae Boothe, New Orleans
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Jerricka Angellicka Bowman, Baton Rouge
Timishasis Y. Evans, Patterson
Rachelle T. Foster, Baton Rouge
Marvin Jason Green, Baker
Loren Moutlon, Cedar Hill, Texas
Nira U. Stewart, Houma
BACHELOR OF MUSIC EDUCATION
Julian Maxwell King, Clinton, Md.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
Stephen W. Webster, Baton Rouge
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Tamara A. Alexander, Simmesport
Elvin Calderon, Prairieville
Krystal Nicole Finley, Eunice
Claudis C. Gwin, Mansura
Brad Dwight Henderson, Chalmette
Jerry Miles Jr., Prairieville
Kristoffer A. Pierce, Baton Rouge
Joseph Justin Ribes, Baton Rouge
Huynh Huy Vo, New Orleans
Charlaya Washington, Baton Rouge
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Quinton D. Amos, Baton Rouge
Tyrell Fairley, Baton Rouge
Tolulope Ogunbakin, Bay Saint Louis, Miss.
Maisha J. Robinson, Baton Rouge
Devon Latrice Vaughan, Birmingham, Ala.
SCHOOL OF NURSING
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
Jane Ijeoma Anyanwu, Baton Rouge
Ashley Armstead, Baton Rouge
Sonetta Eretta Carey, Baton Rouge
Randrea Marie Comeaux, Lafayette
Brittany Nicole Dixon, Baton Rouge
Servine Augustus Hayes, Natchitoches
Lynette E. Haynes, Hattiesburg, Miss.
Monique L. Hinton, Baton Rouge
Nakia Holmes, New Orleans
Brittany Dechell Hymes, Plaquemine
Amber Kinyomi, Baton Rouge
Markeita N. Langham, Baton Rouge
Stephanie Weisean Lee, Baton Rouge
Angel Miller, Plaquemine
Valaria D. Montgomery, Baton Rouge
Tana Ann Peters-Montrel, New Orleans
Kayla Marie Pulliam, Baton Rouge
Travis Jacole Rami, Opelousas
Parker S. Rossum, Shreveport
Courtney D. Smith, Baton Rouge
Kimberly A. Stagg, Ville Platte
Octavia Shantale Taylor, Zachary
Sherrise D. Thomas, Baton Rouge
April J. Sims, Houma
Erin Wax Unglesby, Zachary
Cheramie J. Williams, New Orleans
Traci M. Williams, Baton Rouge
NELSON MANDELA SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY AND URBAN AFFAIRS
BACHELOR OF ARTS
TaKeisha Lashay Cowart, New Orleans
Alicia R. Davis, Baton Rouge
Brian Dupre, Baton Rouge
Ashleigh Johnson, Baton Rouge
Michelle A. Johnson, Baker
Kimberly Jones, Monroe
Breah Benay Moses, North Augusta, S.C.
Yadeale Tamru, Baton Rouge
Ron Joseph Robinson-Thomas, Baton Rouge
Candace Williams, Baton Rouge
James K. Wilson Jr., Baton Rouge
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Justin Brooks, Baton Rouge
Twanda Cofield, Baton Rouge
Kiyomisha L. Davis, Baton Rouge
Davin McKane Harris, Baton Rouge
Dexter Ja’Mere James, Plaquemine
Jermie Sterling Joseph, Sorrento
Ja’Tira C. London, Baton Rouge
Cynthia Pooler, Baton Rouge
Kelli N. Robinson, Baton Rouge
Mary Stuart, Baton Rouge
COLLEGE OF SCIENCES
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Gabrielle J. Anderson, Baton Rouge
Ronnie Anderson, Prairieville
Christopher Barber, Baton Rouge
Kia Nicole Brown, Baton Rouge
Briuna Cowart, Baton Rouge
Cal L. Davis, Zachary
Symone R. Davis, Baton Rouge
Tamara Monique Davis, Breaux Bridge
Wesley R. Edwards, Baton Rouge
Patrice Lolita Francis, Baton Rouge
Tanequa D. Franklin, Crowley
Jessica Annessia Halsell, Baton Rouge
LaTasha D. Hudson, Baton Rouge
Rachael E. Jackson, Grosse Tete
Markeith Johnson, Baton Rouge
Leslie Michelle Jones, Baton Rouge
Marcy N. Kelly, Baton Rouge
La’Shawn Monique Lambert, Baton Rouge
Jessica Brianna Lewis, Baton Rouge
Jeremy P. Morrison, Lafayette
Jonathan Keith Parker, Baton Rouge
Aerial D. Percy, Baton Rouge
Bianca S. Perkins, Denham Springs
Elisa M. Quince, Baton Rouge
Kristina Robinson, N. Las Vegas, Nev.
Ashli Alfreda Savoy, Baton Rouge
Melody Scott, Bossier City
Micheal Sebble, Baton Rouge
Adonay Sissay, Charleston, S.C.
Terrell Sautez Stringer, Phenix City, Ala.
Tamala R. Spears, Prairieville
Timika Webster, Baton Rouge
Uceta D. White, Baton Rouge
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
Reginald J. Alexander, Baton Rouge
Carla R. Buckner, Maringouin
Johnathan Evans, Baton Rouge
Christopher Amaz White, Baton Rouge
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN SPEECH PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY
Amber Ladawn Frazier, Clayton
DOLORES MARGARET RICHARD SPIKES
HONORS COLLEGE
Alaina Janae’ Boothe
Adonay Sissay
CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSION
UNITED STATES NAVY
Midshipman Jermie Joseph
THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
MASTER OF ARTS
Mass Communications
Stephen Gage Jr., Baker
Anastasia Semien, Baton Rouge
Nele Trepp, Baton Rouge
Denzel Wysingle, Baton Rouge
Mental Health Counseling
Lantania Adams, Baton Rouge
Natasha Anderson, Baton Rouge
Kenyatta Avery, Baton Rouge
Rosalyn Beauchamp, Baton Rouge
Takendra Brumfield, Hammond
Ayovee Cummings, Baton Rouge
Alisha Diggs, Baton Rouge
Esau Kinchen Jr., Baton Rouge
LaToya London, Zachary
Ruth Oliver, Morganza
Tanisha Phillips, Baton Rouge
Demitra Poullard, Ville Platte
Keisha Selvage, Baton Rouge
Shalonda Skidmore, Plaquemine
Rasheda Terry, Baton Rouge
Douglas White, Baton Rouge
Social Sciences
Krystal Jefferson, Baton Rouge
Lamicka Montague, Baton Rouge
Theopolies Moton III, Baton Rouge
Sociology
Nikisha Spann, Baton Rouge
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Ashley Goliday, Baton Rouge
Shantell Mark, Baton Rouge
Ian Martin, Baton Rouge
Joy Sakwe, Baton Rouge
Njegne Toure, Baton Rouge
MASTER OF EDUCATION
Elementary Education
Erica Batiste, White Castle
Jessica Harris, Baton Rouge
Ashley McClure, Baton Rouge
Chrisdyana Morgan, Norwood
Brandi Turner, Baton Rouge
Educational Leadership
Kasey Anderson, Zachary
Jonathan Coats, St. Francisville
Rodney Lemoine III, St. Francisville
Erica Mitchell, Baton Rouge
Secondary Education
Jocelyn Batiste, Baton Rouge
Lisa Hall, Addis
Natishia Thanni, Baton Rouge
Brandon White, Baton Rouge
Special Education
LaShaunda Bankston, Baton Rouge
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Biology
Donalyn Allen, Baton Rouge
Computer Science
Bala Maruthi Kuppala, Baton Rouge
Zaaker Ahmed Mohammed, Baton Rouge
Sivakumar Talluri, Baton Rouge
Kadrica Tillotson, Baton Rouge
Kanetra Tillotson, Baton Rouge
Criminal Justice
Ashley Borel, Baton Rouge
Fatematul Jannat, Baton Rouge
Pamela Lodge, St. Gabriel
Krystal Ross, Baton Rouge
Nursing
Adrienne Joseph, Baton Rouge
Melissa Robertson, Gonzales
Renita Thomas, Zachary
Tasha Thomas, Baker
Political Science
Tevfik Akbulut, Baton Rouge
Brittni Allen, Alexandria
Gabrielle Brown, Baker
Shelly Calais, Lafayette
Derrick Cavazos, Baton Rouge
Rashad Cave, Baton Rouge
Ventric Fletcher, Baton Rouge
Chadwick Kyle, Tallulah
Victoria McGhee, Baton Rouge
Kayla Patterson, Baton Rouge
Krysta’Lynn Ricard, Waggaman
James Roberts, Baton Rouge
Kendric Stewart, Franklinton
Speech–Language Pathology
Ginger Lambert, Prairieville
Tammy Marlin, Lafayette
Ida Thomas, Baton Rouge
Urban Forestry
Lorraine Phillips, St. Martinville
Brian Watkins, Baton Rouge
MASTER OF ENGINEERING
Swamy Nandikolla, Baton Rouge
MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Savonye Anderson, Houma
DeLeisa Bew, Grenada, Miss.
Natasha Butler, Baton Rouge
Travis Christmas, Plaquemine
Charisma Deberry, Redondo Beach, Cailf.
Adicia Dorsey, Grambling
LaBrencia Harris, Baton Rouge
Esther Penns, Baton Rouge
DeVan Stephenson, Baton Rouge
Britannie Sutton, Baton Rouge
Chaucer Tademy, Baton Rouge
Keyonne Thomas, Baton Rouge
Ranesha Thomas, Baton Rouge
Andria Warren, Ruston
Nia Young, Jacksonsville, Fla.
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Environmental Toxicology
Sainath Babu, Baton Rouge
Nursing
Barbara Lofton, Thibodaux
Public Policy
Bilal Haciogullari, Baton Rouge
Patricia Robertson, New Orleans
Shern G. Sanders, Baton Rouge
Serhonda P. Webb, Baton Rouge
Science and Mathematics Education
Samuel O. Eweni, Baton Rouge
Gwendolyn Huggins, Baker
Karen Hypolite, Lake Charles
John Bosco Namwamba, Baton Rouge