LSU graduates told ‘dreams do come true’

Actor credits Bertman tip

A former LSU baseball centerfielder turned stuntman and Hollywood actor urged graduates Friday to find that one thing they are good at, and then go after it.

From playing Adam Sandler’s body double in “The Waterboy” to playing a carjacker in 2002’s “Spider Man,” Michael Papajohn said he’s found his niche playing mostly bad guys in the 120-plus movies he’s acted in.

Papajohn, serving as the commencement speaker at LSU’s summer graduation ceremony, credited his acting career to the encouragement he received from retired LSU baseball coach and athletic director Skip Bertman.

“He told me dreams do come true,” Papajohn said. “I wouldn’t be in the entertainment business without this university; it changed my life.”

Papajohn urged the 686 graduates to seek the best coaches and mentors and to surround themselves with great people. He left them with a quote from Winston Churchill: “Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.”

The enthusiasm was palpable inside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center where graduates from 45 parishes, 35 states and 28 foreign countries walked across the stage to receive their degrees.

Near the end of the ceremony, LSU paid special tribute to Chancellor Michael Martin who will be leaving Baton Rouge this month after four years to become the head of the Colorado State University System.

LSU System President William Jenkins awarded Martin an honorary University Medal and praised him for his leadership at the start of his tenure which coincided with the landfall of Hurricane Gustav. Jenkins also credited Martin for “steering LSU with a steady hand” during repeated rounds of state budget cuts to higher education totaling more than $420 million since 2008.

After the ceremony, Martin called the tribute “touching” and said LSU will “be hard to part with.”

Also starting a new phase in life is James Gilford III, a helicopter pilot, engineer and a lieutenant commander with the U.S. Navy.

The Newton, Texas, native received his master’s degree in engineering science with about 20 relatives in the audience. Gilford, 34, said he’ll soon be moving east to work as an engineer at the Washington, D.C., Naval Yard.

“LSU was my first choice; I’d heard about the heritage and I wanted to be a part of it,” Gilford said. “Earning my degree here means a lot.”

Hayley Kropog, 22, of Hammond, gave an interview to be featured on LSU’s website. She was recognized during the ceremony as the only summer graduate to receive the prestigious University Medal, which honors the student who has earned a degree with the highest GPA in his or her graduating class.

The broadcast journalism major and four-year member of the LSU Tiger Girls, said she was in South Korea teaching dance for the Universal Dance Association when she learned she was getting the award.

“It was almost surreal being on the other side of the world and finding out,’ Kropog said. “It’s an incredible honor.”

LSU Summer 2012 Graduation List

LSU Graduates from East Baton Rouge Parish

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE

Kara J. K. Augustus

Emily Nicole Bordelon

Tyler A. Carr

Angelina Marie Giovingo

Gloria A. Johnson

Sarah Renee Kelly

Jessica Lauren Kirkland

Benjamin Michael LeBlanc

Julie Ann Osterberger

Toya Danielle Spruel

Amy Louise Thompson

Jessica Lyn Walter

Michelle Nicole Wolf

Steven Raymond Zumo III

COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN

Stewart Bringier Neilson

E.J. OURSO COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

Catherine Stirling Edmonds

Kyle Anthony Gibbens

Adam Thomas Kelleher

Marina Ivanovna Mikhailova

Andrew Merrill Miller

Victor Arturo Pineda

Juhyung Isaac Woo

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Jenna Barbara Bond

Dave Alain Coronado

Anne Meredith Downing

Londyn Joel Dyer

A’me Kelly-Leuna James

Joanne Kim Le

Kenneth David Mayer

Travis Michael Roy

Courtney Amber Stears

Trey Douglas Willoughby

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Jared Gaetano Gallo

Matthew Christopher Gray

Nicole Lashaun Henderson

Abdallah Othman Kadadha

Ryan Hunter King

Jason Robert Moak

COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Carroll DeAndre Akins

Darry Douglas Beckwith Jr.

Gerard Michael Blanchard

George Oliver Bursavich

John Allie Carriere III

Marc Ashley Crawford

Owen C. George

Caroline Margaret Louise Gilchrist

Ariel Aretsky Gladney

Bronwyn Leigh Hodges

Nickole Ann Hojnowski

Michael Roy Jones Jr.

Caroline Elizabeth Keim

James Watkins Kucharchuk

Raine Leeann Landry

Ken Joseph Mancuso

Saba Asebe Negatu

Brittney Ashton Orr

LaTonya Brandon Palmer

Theresa Mary Pendleton

Amy Elizabeth Richardson

Sharita Lanea Robertson

Ingrid Geraldina Rodriguez

Crystal S. Scott

Adrian D. Shanks

Travis Michael Snyder

Timothy Ray Teddlie

Amelia Danialle Vidrine

Katherine Mary Virnich

Megan Michelle Webre

MANSHIP SCHOOL OF MASS COMMUNICATION

Jessica Lee Miketinas

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE

John Andrew Craig

Jacob Andrew Dantin

Calvin K. Nguyen

Nhan Thanh Nguyen

Gerard Avery Smith

Michele Alexandra Smith

Max Warren Wahoske

GRADUATE SCHOOL

Certificates

Jaret Michelle Guidry

Deborah Fair Launey

Tara Lee Sylvester

Master’s degrees

Ritchie Bagcat Adlaon

Saif Kamel Al-Qaisi

Christy Kayser Arrazattee

Jacques Pierre Boudreaux

Paige Ivy Bowers

Morrisa Rechell Brewer

Anne Elaine Brown

Drew Jaxson Bywater

LaTanya Michelle Callahan

Sarah Claire Dyer

Aimee LeBlanc Fairchild

Andrea Emory Farris

Laurie Lynne Font

Keisha Nicole Gordon

Arlette Hardesty Henderson

Sabrina Sanders Honor

Francis Williams Hutchinson

D’Jalon Janeece Jackson

Rebecca Newman Kelley

Shonda Marie Leteff

Tonda S. Lowery

Anne Elizabeth Lyneis

Jingming Ma

Lindsay Noelle Madatic

Beth Perkins McInnis

Candice Joubert Meyers

Allison Deanne Miller

Amy Lyn Nelson

William G. Novak

Selena Roberson Oswalt

Kelsey Ann Perry

Amy Lynn Queret

Robert Darwin Rieske

James Craig Rodi

William Ryan Schuette

Ni’Shawn Leneigh Stovall

Lauren Lee Stuart

Yi Weng

Charles Algeo Wilson IV

Doctorate degrees

Shivkumar Shankar Bale

Imre Császár

Yonas Gebregziabher Debessu

Benjamin Sands Yves Forkner

Sarthak Gaur

Angela Renee Lee-Domingue

Christopher David Richardson

Alfred Budu Samman

Trisha Mari Sandahl

Quan Tang

Emre Unlu

Timsy Kaur Uppal

Ping Xu

other LSU Graduates

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE

Brandi Nicole Batiste, Carencro

Anna Nicole Bourgeois, Missouri City, Texas

Brittany Lynne Boyke, Lafayette

Nicholas Ross Colligan, Ville Platte

Kenneth Austin Daigle, Lafayette

Kelley Lynn Harrison, Houston

Meghan Berbuesse Hymel, Metairie

Julia Michelle Kahn, Plano, Texas

Megan Heather Lamb, Washington

Jessica Nicole LaPorte, Houston

Allison Taylor Lee, Sugar Land, Texas

Thomas John Lee Jr., Kenner

Sheridan Sarah Lichliter, Memphis, Tenn.

Rebecca Ann Lo, Monroe

Laura Grace Lytle, Little Rock, Ark.

Ivie Gabrielle Marsh, Mandeville

Devin Nicole McGee, Slidell

Abedalhadi D. Mousa, Metairie

Nam Hoang Nguyen, Slidell

Katherine Elise Robillard, Morganza

Bethany L. Romero, New Iberia

Kacy Renée Romero, New Iberia

Kendrick L. Santinac, New Orleans

Michael Warner Smallpage, New Orleans

Rebecca Elizabeth Stanton, Mandeville

Kiara Kristen Thomas, Vinton

Bruce Alan Thompson Jr., Searcy, Ark.

COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN

Hope Amico, Hudson, N.H.

Caitlin Elizabeth Barry,

Margaret Elizabeth Blue, Houston

Heather Badeaux Brantley, Alexandria

Kelsey Candra Cook, Mandeville

Dayna Elizabeth Haynie, Lafayette

Jessica Lynn Hebert

Erika Alden Letten, Metairie

Donny Matthew Terrio, Garyville

E.J. OURSO COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

Kathleen Ryan Acomb, New Orleans

Richard Joseph Barton III, Atlanta, Ga.

Hunter Keith Beebe, Madison, Miss.

Jordan Marc Boatwright, Des Allemands

Lindsay Marie Caldwell, Mandeville

Preston Charles Christian, Covington

Hailey Marie Crockett, Leesville

Jeffrey E. Cudjoe, Accra, Ghana

Da’John Micheal Dickerson, Kentwood

Rebecca Jane Esser, Mobile, Ala.

Mattelynn Elaine Franklin, Abita Springs

Sarah E. Galatas, Gonzales

Casey Elizabeth Hyer, New Orleans

Alexander Charles James, Slidell

Bitna Jung, Seongnam, South Korea

David Branson Kingsford, Maitland, Fla.

Rachel Nicole Klein, Atlanta, Ga.

Joseph Gerald Logan, Orland, Calif.

Megan Laine McGee, Katy, Texas

Brittany A. Nettleton, Cumming, Ga.

Giang Quynh Pham, Hanoi, Vietnam

Kyle Joseph Rangel, Destrehan

Bryant Matthew Rosemond, Slidell

Ryan Michael Sandel, Cypress, Texas

Eliza Balfour Sartor, Monroe

Olivia Shafto Sisti, New York, N.Y.

Robert Lou Straus, Alexandria, Va.

Katherine Louise Stuckwish, Eureka, Mo.

Jacob John Thibodaux, Larose

Kendra Novak Thornton, Gonzales

Logan Kemper Wilson, Lake Charles

Kelsey L. Woody, Vidalia

Ellie Walker Wright, Houston

David Matthew Young, II, St. Francisville

Gregory Alan Ziecker, Start

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Robert Mark Abboud Jr., Houma

Mark Eric Avery Jr., Slidell

Lacey Nicole Batiste, Mandeville

Seth Garrett Bihm, Ragley

Storm Autumn Blitz, Fort Myers, Fla.

Amanda Ashley Bodenheimer, New Orleans

Zachary David Bordelon, Metairie

Ashley Brooke Broussard, Sulphur

Glenn Sullivan Buck, New Orleans

Blair Charlene Burrell, Mandeville

Michael Earl Butler Jr., Gretna

Jonathan Eugene Carr, Gretna

Katherine Elisabeth Carroll, Richmond, Va.

Amanda Agnes Cockerham, Walker

Corey Michael Crowder, Norco

Sherin S. Dawud, Shreveport

Herbert Dennis Jr., Vacherie

Thomas Henry Doussan III, Metairie

Seth C. Dupre’, Carencro

Amanda Alexis Dupuy, Marksville

Candace Amanda Fairchild, Houma

Erin Marie Giffin, Covington

Katie Lynn Guillory, Lafayette

Jeremy Lawrence Hamm, New Orleans

Scott Christopher Hebert, Mandeville

Kyle Eric Heidingsfelder, Metairie

Thomas Andrew Hicks, Elkton, Md.

Chauncey Ray Jolivette, Bossier City

Christian Samuel Justrabo, New Orleans

Sarah Katherine Lalande, Lafayette

Jonathan Hector Ligori, Covington

Philip Carlos Maben, Tucson, Ariz.

Randi Nicole Lorraine Marshall, Destrehan

Jared Lawrence Mathews, Marrero

Rachel Anne McMaster, Shreveport

Joshua Thomas Miguez, Alexandria

Jerome Delton Newsome Jr., New Orleans

Jessica Lee Petersen, Little Rock, Ark.

Sayre Timothy Phinney, New Orleans

Alexandria Nicole Price

Daniel Joseph Ragus, Santa Maria, Calif.

René Andre Reed, New Orleans

Juliana Nicole Santos, Newman, Calif.

Matthew Casey Scott, Chalmette

John David Sileo III, New Orleans

Annie Louise Simon, Slidell

Steven Kyle Smith, Shreveport

William James Smith, New Orleans

Jacques Paul Stafford, Thibodaux

Amber Monique Straughn, Houma

Keyth Damon Talley, Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Alyssa Marie Vicari, Covington

Maddie Clare Windstein, Metairie

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Edward Flynn Breaux, Lafayette

Zachary Thomas Buschlen, Houston

Michael Thomas Corrigan, New Orleans

Edwin Ambrose Geoghegan III, New Orleans

Michael Joseph Griffith, Kenner

Cassie Nicole Harrison, Houston

Brady Dantin Hotard, Port Allen

Wesley Holden Lawhon, Memphis, Tenn.

Alexander Charles Mitchell, Houma

Jordan Samuel Novorr, Dallas

Justin Michael Pigford, Westwego

Matthew Eric Schneider, Kenner

Taylor Stewart Slack, Shreveport

Emily Anne Thurmon, Ruston

COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Andrew Michael Achary, Mandeville

Jessica Frances Allain, Port Allen

Peter Oluwadamilola Arowolo

Kali Marie Babineaux, Lafayette

Amelia Danielle Barnes, Katy, Texas

Niraja Himanshu Bhrugushastri, Kenner

Matthew Tobin Bibby, Shreveport

Craig Lawrence Birdsell, Houston

Katherine Grace Bradley, Alexandria, Va.

Joel Michael Brannan, Covington

Trinette LaShawn Broussard, Donaldsonville

Travis Dylan Bryant, Shreveport

Henry Adam Butler, Allen, Texas

Shane Michael Büchler, Kenner

Marquita Andrea Cage, Ponchatoula

Javier Alejandro Caraballo, Miami

Anthony Joseph Castille, Ville Platte

Lyric Grant Cox, Abita Springs

Patrick Casey Crowder, Norco

Catherine Ivy Daigle, Thibodaux

Kevin Paul Dares, New Orleans

Matthew Jordan Davis, New Orleans

Jamie Elyse Dean, Prairieville

G. Cameron DelForge, Cypress, Texas

Justin Darryl DeVun, Mandeville

Richard Phillips Dickson, Ocean Springs, Miss.

Alexis Ann Duchesne, Mangham

Jerod Foch Anthony Dunbar, Marksville

Erin Elizabeth Eberhard, Slidell

Jared Dawson Edwards, Mer Rouge

Melissa Michelle Fabre, St. Francisville

Kaitlynn Elise Fish, Kenner

Jamaal Martell Fortner, Paincourtville

Joshua Louis Frank, Dallas

Adrianne Elizabeth Fultz, Elm Grove

Michael Tyler Gaul, Dallas

Dathan Joel Gautreau, Gonzales

Elliot Charles Goorley, Shreveport

Ravi Bharat Govin, Ruston

Madeline Elizabeth Graham, Mandeville

Graham Allen Guillory, Alexandria

David Keith Haynes, Homer

Dennis Terrel Haynes, Lafayette

Dayna Elizabeth Haynie, Lafayette

Amanda Marie Hebert, Prairieville

Elizabeth Renee Hill, Bossier City

Tanya Renée Hill, Denham Springs

Andrew Philip Hoz, Mandeville

Chevis D. Jackson, Mobile, Ala.

Broddrick Ronzell Johnson, Thibodaux

D’Yonne Stella Marie Jones, St. Martinville

Soyoun Kim, Ohnamri, Ohamub, South Korea

Jonathan Davis King, Natchez, Miss.

Sarah Annaliese Kirksey, West Monroe

Erwin Kosal Kristel, Houston

Kelly Elizabeth Kyle, Metairie

William Reed Landry, Chattanooga, Tenn.

Benjamin Curtis Levasseur, New Orleans

Adam Ryan Mader, Kenner

Craig Anthony May, Lake Charles

Corinna McClelland, Mobile, Ala.

Maegan Elizabeth McCully, Paradis

Stephen Ryan McElroy, Lafayette

Jacob Owen Miranda, New Orleans

Maya Danielle Moore, Missouri City, Texas

William Charner Moore, New Roads

Ryan Charles Murphy, Stonington, Conn.

Benjamin Frank Natale, Shreveport

Cathy Pretty Nguyen, Rayne

Michelle Leigh Nickerson, Brandon, Vt.

Victoria Ann Norman, New Orleans

Thomas Wesley Parsons, El Paso, Texas

Kathryn Elizabeth Peltier, St. Martinville

Emma Louise Peterson, Shreveport

Brianna Allain Piché, Houston

Angela Christine Puckett, Fort Worth, Texas

Lauren Paige Puckett, St. Francisville

Bridget Lynn Rabun, Houma

Avery Marichel Riley Jr., Belle Chasse

Lydia Irene Robin, Covington

Emily Beth Rodriguez, Covington

Craig Gerald Roman, Clinton, N.Y.

Nicole Marie Schweitzer, Denham Springs

Tiffany Rashaan Scott, Walker

Gary Edward Smith, Orlando, Fla.

Michael Ryan Soileau, Lake Charles

Ryan William Soileau, Ville Platte

Alex Hayden Stanford, Lafayette

Abigail Lauren Stein, New Orleans

Nicholas Raymond Stern, New Orleans

Plamen Stefanov Stoev, Sofia, Bulgaria

Bridget Bergin Stringfellow, Denham Springs

Kellen Brock Theriot, Lafayette

Ross Stuart Ulowetz

Tracy Elizabeth Vickers, Lake Charles

Jonathan James Vitale, Wyoming, Mich.

Kara Elizabeth Walker, Gramercy

Kaitlin Maria Wallace, Mandeville

Michael Nicholas Watson, New Orleans

Emily Ann Wesley, Lake Charles

Stephanie Shook White, Sulphur

Alisha Lanae Williams, New Orleans

Ariane Nicole Williams, New Orleans

Curtis C. Williams III

Linsay Breann Williams, Alexandria

Christopher Lee Wood, Richmond, Texas

MANSHIP SCHOOL OF MASS COMMUNICATION

John Dallas Andries, St. Francisville

Wendy Anne Bradford, Monroe

Chelsea Ann Brasted, New Orleans

Rachael Elizabeth Edmiston, Shreveport

Jacob Emery Endresen, Katy, Texas

Claire Marie Fontenot, Broussard

Michael Jake Fulkerson, Prairieville

Genevieve Grace Hiller, Shreveport

Hayley Alexandra Kropog, Hammond

Unique Shabazz Mason Johnson, LaPlace

Elaina Nicole Mitchell, West Monroe

Ashley Rose Park, Sarasota, Fla.

Brianna Allain Piché, Houston

Andrew James Valenti, Metairie

COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND DRAMATIC ARTS

Brian James Bell, Tampa, Fla.

Ross Creighton Childs, Houston

Thomas Benson Plunkett IV, New Orleans

Caitlin Head Powell, Dallas

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE

Kolawole Saheed Bello, Abeolcuta, Nigeria

Norman Quentin Blakely, Metairie

Daisha Ilissa Bonhomme, Lafayette

Joan Alexandra Broussard, Estherwood

Amanda Leigh Bucher, Walker

Allen Thomas Byl, Hammond

Isaac William Carter, Woodville, Miss.

Christopher Thomas Dale, Metairie

Tristan Michael Dao, Metairie

Mitchell Edward Daugherty, New Orleans

Trevor H. Fanning, New Orleans

Bridget Lynn Faucheux, Covington

Christopher Aaron Garcia, Shreveport

Eusebio Gongora, II, Crown Point

Doan Kim, Suwon, South Korea

Joseph Ryan Lamore, Longview, Texas

Todd Joseph Landry, Madisonville

Mel Acosta Lazo Jr., Lake Charles

Heaven Elizabeth Londot, Harvey

Kayla Brittany Lynch, Gulfport, Miss.

Dexter Anthony Matrana, Marrero

Emily Elizabeth Montz, Covington

Natalie Elise Nikonovich, Charlotte, N.C.

Eliska Grace Otillio, Metairie

Michael Gregory Ruiz, Mandeville

Dennis Ryan Tilley, St. Francisville

Austin Pobanz White, Mandeville

SCHOOL OF THE COAST AND ENVIRONMENT

Gary Alan Decossas, Arabi

Jason Scott Preston, Pineville

GRADUATE SCHOOL

Certificates

Mandy Green Perret, Prairieville

Master’s degrees

Deepa Acharya, Parbat, Nepal

Meredith Kathleen Addison, Monroe

Nnamdi Charles Agbasimalo, Oba, Anambra, Nigeria

Jamarri Raimon Aikins, Mount Pleasant, Texas

Imran Akond, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Alison Elaine Alexander, Addis

Tiah Bergeron Alphonso, Denham Springs

Guillaume Rémi Ardaud, Ste Foy Les Lyon, France

Taneka Eleana Aristidou, Natchitoches

Jacqueline Grace Barker, Plaquemine

Trish Brunet Baudoin, Gonzales

Lauren Ashley Beacham, Lawrenceville, Ga.

Stephen J. Beckage, Dunmore, Pa.

Nabanita Bhattacharyya, India

Trina Biswas, Halisahar, West Bengal, India

Marisa Marie Blackledge, Walker

Kristie Michelle Boggs, Dallas, Texas

Som Bahadur Bohora, Baglung, Nepal

Jessica A. Bombard, Limoges, France

Rebecca Ann Branton, Denham Springs

Amelia Dale Brister, Leesville

Lacee Kay Brown, Pineville

Laura Alicia Brown, Asheville, N.C.

Lindsay Nicole Browning, Westwego

Srikanth Bukkapatnam Tirumala, Hyderabad, India

Jeremy Carl Burnham, East Windsor, Conn.

Danielle Elizabeth Burns

Matthew Daryl Cael, Austin, Texas

Julia Campbell, Many

Austin Pourciau Cardneaux, Natchez, Miss.

Angelique Michelle Carson, New Orleans

Nazanin Chaichitehrani

Samantha Kay Chaisson, St. Francisville

Elizabeth Laurel Chamberlain, Eagle, Wis.

Aariel Roxanne Charbonnet, New Orleans

Yvonne Mariki Chimwaza, Alexandria

Yin-Lin Chiu, Denham Springs

Trevor Orion Collings, Lake Charles

Kiaran Maria Cortez, New Orleans

Denton William Culpepper, Dubberly

Sanedra Tredell Daniels, Waterproof

Emma Elizabeth DeLeon, Williamsville, N.Y.

Jastinder S. Dhindsa, Haryana, India

Irma Mariela Diaz Marcia, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Christy Anne Duhon, Lake Charles

Heather Trahan Dupuis, Lake Arthur

Myra Elizabeth Durham, Walnut Cove, N.C.

Mary Elizabeth Feighery, Yonkers, N.Y.

Jonathan Alan Ferrante, Ocala, Fla.

Laura Ann Forney, Bloomington, Ind.

Felix Francis, Thrissur, Kerala, India

Jessica Nicole Furlong, Letts, Iowa

Dattatray N. Gaikwad

Cade Matthew Gautreau, Gonzales

Yu Ge, Huixian, China

Elizabeth Hiroe Getty, New Cumberland, Pa.

James Gilford III, Newton, Texas

Sheri Lyn Pastor Goings, Prairieville

Eric Morgan Guidry, Natchitoches

Paul Michael Haley, Kenner

Kimberly Annette Hardy, Oklahoma City, Okla.

Jeremiah J. Haremza, Buffalo, N.Y.

Alexis Blair Harmon Barbour, Yorktown, Va.

Guy Merritt Harris, Fairburn, Ga.

T’Era Deon Hartfield, Dallas

Jessica Claudia Harvey, St. Louis, Mo.

Sharon Kay Thiels Henard, Pollock

Amanda Nicole Yoesting Hendrix, Houston

Heidi Lanae Henry, Connellsville, Pa.

William Sullivan Hilbun, Kentwood

Rebecca Ann Hill, Caldwell, Ohio

Jon Brandon Holland, Jonesville

Vasser Bishop Howorth, New Orleans

Christina Marie Hoyt, Missouri City, Texas

Lynette Lombard Hunter, LaPlace

Brittany LaRae Inlow, Walker

Sara Grace Jacobelli, Arabi

Derrick Nolan Jefferson, San Diego, Calif.

Damayanthi Srimathi Jegart, Thibodaux

Mercedes Nicole Jelinek, Madison, Conn.

Chandan Kumar Jha, Sitamarhi, Bihar, India

Danielle Ann Joachim, Metairie

Adrienne Melanie Johnson, Tacoma, Wash.

Loren Elizabeth Johnson, Natchitoches

Mary Catherine Johnson, Lake Charles

Thomas Armistead Johnson, Rayville

Lisa Marie Jones, Houma

Jordan Rebecca Kea, Hammond

Jeffrey Roger Kemp, Newport, Wash.

Anil Raj Kizhakkepurakkal, Manjeri, Kerala, India

Isaac Taylor Knowles, Manassas, Va.

Nels C. Knutson, Williston, N.D.

Dannielle Helen Kulaw, Fort Walton Beach, Fla.

Sumiti Lamichhane, Kathmandu, Nepal

Deborah Fournerat LeBeau, Lake Charles

Justin Deloy LeBlanc, Harrison, Ark.

Kimberly Erin LeBlanc, New Orleans

Sarah Kay LeBlanc, Donaldsonville

Mandy Lynn LeBourgeois, Franklin

Joni Maria Lee Pow, Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago

Katherine Marisa Lee, Deville

Michael Shawn Liner, West Monroe

Aimée Rebecca Lohmeyer, New Orleans

Christian Thomas Lohrey

Pradeep Kumar Mantha, Visakhapatnam, India

Adele Lynn Marrs, Rochester, Ind.

Carol Constantine Massarra, Lattakia, Syria

James Raymond McDonald, Alexandria

Kayla Sue McDonald, Benton

Danielle Riché McGavock, Sulphur

Melissa Duhon McKinney, Alexandria

Amanda Lynne McWhirt, Lee’s Summit, Mo.

Maxwell Clayton Means, Kenner

Benjamin Jacob Miller, Tacoma, Wash.

Rachel Richardson Miller, Springfield

Sherri Harris Mitchell, Panama City, Fla.

Judianne Eloise Morrissey, Bristol, Va.

Michael Patrick Morrissey, Elizabethtown, Ky.

Rachel Peltier Mumphrey, Larose

Ramanathan Muthukaruppan, Pollachi, Tamil Nadu, India

Sivakarthik Natesan, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India

Juterh Nmah, Marietta, Ga.

Brianne Elizabeth Norris, Parker, Colo.

Adrienne Adele Oakley, Lake Charles

Blake John Orgeron, Lockport

David James Osborn, Sugar Land, Texas

Abhishek Pandey, New Delhi, India

Jessica Lynn Paul, Pineville

Karannagoda Liyanage Iresha Sampathi Perera, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Florence Marie Catherine Polle, Toulouse, France

Shannon Louviere Porche, Houma

Ashley Rebecca Pregeant, Gonzales

Weiping Qiu, Huzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China

Sarah Elizabeth Ragusa, Metairie

Jasmine Jade Richard, Thibodaux

Justin Michael Robicheaux, Metairie

Kyle Matthew Rose, New Orleans

Dachao Ruan, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Alejandra Rubio, Glenmora

Ava Salehi, Burke, Va.

Ashwin Sanampudi, Vijayawada, India

Sai Saripalli, Visakhapatnam, India

Michael John Schafer, New Orleans

Lucius Traylor Schoenbaum, New Orleans

Valery Paige Sharber, Broussard

Michael Christopher Shaw, Turlock, Calif.

Lauren Michelle Simoneaux, Metairie

Megan Marie Singleton, St. Louis, Mo.

April Louise Skipper, Jonesville

Cody Derek Smith

Anthony James Soileau, Boyce

Michael Francis Staton, Lake Charles

Dana Virginia Statton, Mandeville

Jordan Randal Stone, Asheville, N.C.

Ashley Mitnick Stringfellow, Lilburn, Ga.

John Thomas Sukits, Lafayette, Ind.

Jared Michael Theriot, Houma

Maria Elise Thomas, New Orleans

Sarai Elizabeth Tillinghast, White Castle

Scott Ryan Tipple, Fort Wayne, Ind.

Tatiana Haralinova Toumbeva, Varna, Bulgaria

Rachel Claire Trout, Petal, Miss.

Kimberly Kropp Tureck, Madison, N.J.

John Arthur Underwood, Calhoun, Ga.

Amanda Elizabeth Vargo, Loveland, Ohio

Varun Venkateswaran, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Andrea Jean Vickery, Laguna Niguel, Calif.

Anqi Wang, Inner Mongolia, China

Crawford M. McClary White, Savannah, Ga.

David Clayton Williams, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Bingqing Wu, Xu Zhou, Jiangsu, China

Ke Yang, Zhengzhou, Henan, P.R. China

Rachel Allison Yates, Metairie

Doctorate degrees

Kristen Nicole Abbondante, LaPlace

Ryan Jerel Aldridge, Gonzales

Loredana Apavaloaie, Iasi, Romania

Cody Wayne Armond, Erath

Somayeh Asadi, Tehran, Iran

Natasha Lachelle Bingham, Memphis, Tenn.

Christopher Paul Bonvillain, Thibodaux

Wendy Aimeé Braun, Slidell

Gustavo Adolfo Bravo, Bogota, Colombia

Sarah Elizabeth Caudill, New Smyrna Beach, Fla.

Ashok Kumar Chanda, Kodada, Andhra Pradesh, India

Yue Chen, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Jackson Kiplagat Cherutoi, Eldoret, Rift Valley, Kenya

Sona Chowdhury, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Yoonseok Chung, Seoul, South Korea

Norman Alan Clark, Lakeland, Fla.

Nicholas Anthony Clegorne, Ocala, Fla.

Marsha Rae Cole, Dallas, Texas

Charles Justin Cook, Natchitoches

Nicholaus Blaire Cummins, Memphis, Tenn.

Bruce Edward Davis, Glidden, Iowa

Jaime Matias de Araujo Lobo, Calulo-Libolo, Angola

Kirsten Tralese Edwards, New Iberia

Darin Patrick Ellair, Jonesville, Mich.

Jing Fang, MaoShan Cun, P.R. China

Yanhao Fang, Shanghai, China

Yin Feng, Daqing, P.R. China

Krystal Reneè Fontenot, Opelousas

Charles Edward Freeman, Lakeland, Fla.

Janina Marie Fuller, Indianapolis, Ind.

Christopher Evan Green, Concord, N.C.

Aleksandra Dominika Gruszka, Chorzow, Poland

Shiyuan Gu, Zhongshan, Guangdong, China

Jian He, China

Wenqiu He, Guigang, P.R. China

Kelly Marie Henry, Richmond, R.I.

Tina Huettenrauch, Zwenkau, Saxony, Germany

Kimberly Roxanne Hurd, Surgoinsville, Tenn.

Jeremy Allen Jacobson, Madison, Wis.

Myrtho Joseph, Plaisance, Haiti

Ali Kadkhoda Ghamsari, Tehran, Iran

Srinibas Karmakar, Purulla, West Bengal, India

Heather Christianne Kirk-Ballard, Denham Springs

Anil Raj Kizhakkepurakkal, Manjeri, Kerala, India

Eric William Liguori, Clearwater, Fla.

Genevieve Elizabeth Lum, Clinton

Yunbing Ma, Suzhou, Jiangsu, P.R. China

Benjamin Martin McCarty, Overton, Texas

Steven Blane McCracken, Florence, S.C.

Ethan Hamilton McIlhenny, Hendersonville, N.C.

Megan Apperson McVay, Garden Grove, Calif.

Kristopher Michael Mecholsky, Gainesville, Fla.

Jean-Baptiste Meunier, Mardore, Rhone-Alpes, France

Kyle S. Minor, Glasgow, Ky.

Pamela Boliew Mitcham, Bossier City

Melissa Hedges Monk, Haymarket, Va.

William Taggart Monroe Jr., Colorado Springs, Colo.

Mame Fatou Niang, Dakar, Senegal

Loice Marklyne Ojwang’, Kisumu, Nairobi, Kenya

Brad Michael Petitfils, Saint Rose

Bradley Allen Pickens, Navarre, Ohio

Nathan Donald Price, Genoa, Ohio

Prashanth Ramachandran, Madurai, India

Jon David Risinger, Poplar Bluff, Mo.

Udaya Indike Rodrigo, Kandy, Sri Lanka

Amber Carolyn Russell, Drew, Miss.

Jeanne Carol Samuel, New Orleans

Dora Elizabeth Schmit, Eau Claire, Wis.

Wanyun Shao, Dazhou, Sichuan China

Paritosh Kumar Sharma, New Delhi, India

Yuanyuan Shuai, Yi Chun, Jiang Xi, China

James Michael Siira, Royal Oak, Mich.

James Silva Garcia, Cali, Colombia

Miranda Louise Smith, Pearl River

Cathryn Kay Stevens-Sparks, St. Amant

Michael Alan Stout, Erath

Benedykt Adam Szozda, Wroclaw, Poland

Christina Tausch, Hannover, Germany

Matthew Lee Thornton, Noel, Mo.

Cornelius Toole, Mound Bayou, Miss.

Mary Blanchard Wallace, Brusly

Katherine Shepard Watkins, Pensacola, Fla.

Zhenyi Wei, Shengzhou, China

Lee Gregory Windsperger, St. Paul, Minn.

Julie Ann Worley, East Greenville, Pa.

Ephraim Fentahun Zegeye, Bahar Dar, Ethiopia

Shujun Zhang, Feng Qiu, Henan, P.R. China