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