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  Outstanding Graduates chosen to represent the eight academic colleges at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette will be honored during commencement exercises on Sunday, May 17. The UL Lafayette Alumni Association will name the Spring 2009 Outstanding Graduate during Graduate School ceremonies at 5:30 p.m. in the Cajundome.

Selected by the Alumni Association Awards Committee, the award is based on leadership, scholarship and service. The eight finalists are nominated by the deans of their respective colleges.

Spring 2009 Outstanding Graduates are: Caroline Randall, Arts; Katherine Dallas, Business Administration; Lauren Jankower, Education; Amy Henschke, Engineering; Elise Peltier, General Studies; Megan Broussard, Liberal Arts; Renee Judice, Nursing; and Lan Pham, Sciences.


CAROLINE RANDALL

Caroline Randall, daughter of Charles and Mary Randall of Pineville, has been selected as the Spring 2009 outstanding graduate from the College of the Arts. Having a 3.85 cumulative GPA, Randall has been on the Dean’s list every semester of her collegiate career. She is a member of the University Honors Program who will be graduating with honors and is completing an Honors Thesis. Randall’s degree will be in performing arts with a dance concentration.

Her activities include Dance Honors Society XTE (Chi Tau Epsilon) from 2006-2007 where she served as secretary, Our Lady Wisdom Catholic Student Center, Invisible Children on-campus social awareness group, Orthodox Christian Fellowship group, Parousians Catholic intellectual group and the Honors Society Phi Kappa Phi.

Randall was also the recipient of the Evelyn Elizabeth Lockmann Scholarship in Dance for Fall 2008. She was also awarded a grant by the P.A.L. (Performing Arts Learners) Initiative where a teacher in the arts in the Lafayette Public School System mentored her. She also taught dance classes at J. Wallace James Elementary in 2008.

Randall has performed in many university productions such as LA Danse, Evening of Dance and Festival International. She was a choreographer for the Children’s Community Theatre Productions where she helped with “Alice in Wonderland” and “T’ Hansel and Gretel.” An avid dancer, Randall has performed in several community theatre productions such as “Hound,” “Singing in the Rain” and “The Boyfriend.”

She participated in the Study Abroad Program during the 2007 semester where she stayed in London, England. She was also accepted to study at the American Dance Festival in North Carolina at Duke University this summer.

While having a full course load, Randall volunteered for several groups including a mission trip to Mexico, Laborers in the Vineyard service group and Youth Evangelizers in Action.

Upon graduation, she would like to continue pursing a career in the performing arts, whether as a professional dancer or a teacher. She hopes to combine interest in theater with those in dance and would like to stay involved in community theater as a performing artist.


KATHERINE DALLAS

With a perfect 4.0 grade point average, Katherine Dallas is the Spring 2009 Outstanding Graduate of the B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration. She is double major in management information systems and accounting. She is the daughter of Robert and Dolores Dallas of Lafayette and engaged to be married to Matthew Mayer in 2010.

She has participated in several university organizations including Student Government Association where she served as the College of Business president and senator (twice), vice president of administration for Delta Delta Delta, Student Advisory Council, UL Lafayette Presidential Inauguration committee, College of Business Dean’s Search committee, a member of the Accounting Society and treasurer for Alpha Lambda Delta.

Dallas has volunteered in many capacities including with the Susan G. Komen Walk for the Cure, Games of Acadiana, Miles Perret Center, St. Joseph’s Diner, American Heart Association and Cajun Cup. She is the co-founder and group leader for St. Thomas More senior girls’ group and has been on mission trips to General Cepeda, Mexico.

She has also been an intern for the Lafayette Economic Development Authority, where she worked for the Business Development department, since June 2005. Since her time at the LEDA, she has since been promoted to oversee the accounting internships. Dallas has also worked as EF College Break Manager where she has been the UL Lafayette camp manager since 2007. She placed second in a national competition based on her sales, marketing ideas, and generated leads. She’s also attended conventions in Boston, Costa Rica, Holland and Spain.

Upon graduation, Dallas will relocate to Shreveport where she has accepted a position as business development associate at Bowman Systems, a software development company for health and human services. She would like to remain in the software development field, eventually moving to project management. She has taken the GMAT and plans to enter MBA school within the next few years.



LAUREN JANKOWER

Lauren Ashley Jankower, a secondary English education major, has been selected for the Spring 2009 College of Education Outstanding Graduate Award. She is the daughter of Steve and Laura Jankower of Lafayette.

Jankower has been on the Dean’s List every semester and will graduate with a perfect 4.0 GPA. She has won numerous awards including the Sigma Alpha Iota Scholastic Award, the UL Lafayette Centennial Scholarship, the Centennial Valedictorian Scholarship, the TOPS Honors Award, and has been a member of Kappa Delta Phi and Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society.

She’s also been the recipient of the Sword of Honor and Collegiate Honor Award by Sigma Alpha Iota, ETS Recognition of Excellence by Praxis II Examinations, Pride of Acadiana Band Scholarship and Pride of Acadiana Housing Scholarship.

As a member of the Pride of Acadiana Marching Band, Jankower has been a flute selection leader and drum major. She has also served as the fundraising chairperson, vice president of membership and currently serves as president. She has been a member of the UL Lafayette Wind Ensemble and Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society since 2007.

Jankower has been active in the community, volunteering for the Special Olympics, Relay for Life, Lafayette Association for Retarded Citizens, Maison de Mere and Acadiana Girls’ Shelter. She has also been an instructor at Lafayette Music Drum Major Academy and a counselor at Lafayette Music Junior High Band Camp.

Jankower has also been published in the college-level textbook The Reader by Dr. James McDonald, where her article “How I Am as a Writer” appears.

Upon graduation, she plans on teaching at the high school level, attending UL Lafayette’s Graduate School to receive a master’s degree in gifted education and becoming a national board certified teacher.



AMY HENSCHKE

Amy Henschke has been chosen as the Spring 2009 Outstanding Graduate of the College of Engineering. She is the daughter of Jo and Richard Douglas of Lafayette. After receiving a modern languages degree in 2006 and graduating summa cum laude, she enrolled in the College of Engineering to continue her education. Henschke has achieved a 3.847 GPA in the civil engineering program.

Henschke has won the Louisiana Space Consortium Undergraduate Research Assistantship Award from 2007-2009. She has also been a member of many university organizations including American Society of Civil Engineers, serving as secretary from 2007 through present; Louisiana Engineering Society; and the UL Lafayette Spanish Club. She is currently working as a research assistant in the civil engineering department.

Henschke has presented research results in an oral presentation at a national conference of the American Geophysical Union in May 2008. She has participated in a study abroad program with the University of Cantabria, Spain in July 2004 and has also worked as an intern for the U.S. State Department at the American Consulate in Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal in 2005.

Henschke also takes time to serve her community. She has volunteered with Habitat for Humanity where she helped in two events with the College of Charleston in South Carolina. Henschke is also a league member of the U.S. Tennis Association.

After graduating with honors, Henschke plans to pursue a career in environmental engineering. She hopes to relocate to northern California.



ELISE PELTIER

Elise H. Peltier, daughter of Chuck and Sylvia Peltier of Rayne, has been chosen as the Spring 2009 Outstanding Graduate from the College of General Studies.

Peltier was on the Student Orientation Staff from 2001 to 2002 and was selected as the outstanding member in 2001. She’s been a member of Order of Omega, a tour guide with Cajun Connection and staff writer and editor of The Vermilion.

She’s also a member of Tri Sigma Sorority, participated in Our Lady of Wisdom’s Youth Program and volunteered with Up Till Dawn.

Peltier is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists and has been a senator and president of General Studies with the Student Government Association. She has been on the Dean’s List during her academic career.

In addition to her university organizations, Peltier served her community by participating in a number of fundraisers. Those include the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training, Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, Campus Cleanup 2008, recycling efforts at Festival International, RUN Bus Project (Resourcing University Network) and Critical Mass Bike Rally to raise public awareness of biking.

Peltier has attended the Louisiana Catholic College Students retreat, Society of Professional Journalists National Conference in Washington, D.C., South East Journalism Conference in Nashville, Powershift 2009 in Washington, D.C. and Southern Regional Orientation Workshop. She has also completed an internship program at the Times of Acadiana in 2008.

Peltier is currently working on launching a website that would allow her to travel post-graduation around the country and write about issues pertinent to the Lafayette culture. She would like to find UL Lafayette Alumni around the world and document their contributions. She plans to attain a master’s degree and become a university professor.



MEGAN BROUSSARD

Megan Elizabeth Broussard, the daughter of Brandon and Mary Broussard of Lafayette is the Spring 2009 Outstanding Graduate for the College of Liberal Arts. She is a public relations major with minors in business and Spanish.

Broussard has maintained a perfect 4.0 grade point average her entire time at UL Lafayette. She has been a member of numerous honor societies including Blue Key Honor Society, Sigma Gamma Mu Communication Honor Society, Phi Beta Delta International Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, where she’s served as the membership vice president.

Her many scholarships include The Calvin J. Lear Memorial Non-Endowed Scholarship, UL Lafayette Study Abroad Scholarship, Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship for Liberal Arts, SGA Scholarship (three years), Liberal Arts A.L. Borcelona Endowed Scholarship, UL Lafayette Academic Excellence Scholarship, UL Lafayette Centennial Valedictorian Scholarship and TOPS Award.

Broussard has been named to the Dean’s List every semester of college and has been an honoree at the Honors Convocation for the past three years. She’s won the Kappa Delta Sorority Academic Award in 2008 and the Greek Affairs Academic Excellence Award from 2006 till present.

For her outstanding work in public relations, she has won first place in the 2008 National Public Relations Student Society of America/ Betsy Plank Scholarship. She also won the Stephen D. Lipinski Memorial Scholarship, a national scholarship open to journalism and public relations students. Other awards include the Outstanding UL Lafayette PRSSA Member Award, SGA College President of the Year Award and the Public Relations Association of Louisiana’s Jack H. Sanders Memorial Award. Broussard is the first UL Lafayette student to win the Sanders award in the last 10 years.

Broussard has also been a maid on the 2008 Homecoming Court, Krewe of Roux for Mardi Gras, won SGA Senator of the Month (twice) and the winner of LEDA’s marketing competition where the team’s marketing campaign was used in a pitch to a company’s convention in Las Vegas.

Broussard also spends time helping in community events such as Habitat for Humanity, The Children’s Museum and the American Heart Association. She was a mentor at N.P. Moss Middle School and was a judge at the regional Science Fair.

While balancing her coursework, Broussard studied abroad in France and completed four internships with the American Heart Association, the Bobby Jindal Gubernatorial Campaign, the Lafayette Consolidated Government’s Le Centre International de Lafayette and Right Angle Advertising Agency. She is also nominated for Greek Woman of the Year.

After graduation, Broussard plans to work for an international public relations firm. She eventually would like to enter corporate public relations specializing in international communication. She also aspires to earn a master’s degree and become a UL Lafayette instructor.



RENEE JUDICE

Renee Judice, the daughter of Marc Judice of Lafayette and Anne Keaty of Baton Rouge and fiancée of Matthew Casbon, is the Spring 2009 Outstanding Graduate for the College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions.

She has a 3.49 GPA and has been on the Dean’s List for five semesters. She is a member of several honor societies including Sigma Alpha Lambda National Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, UL Lafayette Honors Program, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing and the National Dean’s List.

Judice has received several scholarships including the TOPS Honors Scholarship, UL Lafayette Transfer Scholarship, American Legion Scholarship, Forty and Eight Nursing Scholarship, Delores Bess Endowed Scholarship, Lafayette General Medical Center Auxiliary Nursing Scholarship, Sister Janet Falgout Memorial Endowed Scholarship and the UL Lafayette Alumni Scholarship for Nursing.

She has been an active member of Diamond Darlings from 2005 to present and served for two years as president. Judice initiated and completed the process of making the Diamond Darlings an official UL Lafayette campus organization. She is a member of the UL Lafayette Student Nurses Association, the Louisiana Students Nurses Association and the National Student Nurses Association. She has been a member of the Dean’s/BSN Advisory Council for three semesters and the College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions Program Evaluation committee and Alumni committee for the past year.

Her community service includes working with Big Brothers/Big Sisters, the American Cancer Society, the Kiwanis Club, Holy Cross Catholic Church, St. John Cathedral and the March of Dimes.

Judice has been a data abstractor for Pediatrics Medical Group since July 2007. Following graduation, she plans to work at Women and Children’s Hospital in the neonatal intensive care unit. She eventually wants to return to school for an advanced degree, possibly a neonatal nurse practitioner or a certified registered nurse anesthetist.


LAN PHAM

Lan Pham, daughter of Tan and Levy Mai Pham of Abbeville, is the Spring 2009 Outstanding Graduate for the Ray P. Authement College of Sciences. She is a biology major with a 4.0 GPA who has been on the Dean’s List every semester. She is a member of the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society.

Pham holds the State of Louisiana Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship, the Dr. Bernard and Marie Lahasky Scholarship, the UL Lafayette Centennial Scholarship, the UL Lafayette Valedictorian Scholarship, the UL Lafayette Literary Rally Scholarship, the UL Lafayette SGA International Friendship Non-Endowed Scholarship, the TOPS Performance Scholarship, the Lafayette Medical Scholarship among several others.

She is the recipient of the Air Force Science Award, the U.S. Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award, the Louisiana Regents Scholar Certificate of Recognition, the Oran Perry Burke Memorial Honors Program Award and the National Science Foundation Undergraduate Grant Award. She contributed to a published article in the Journal of Comparative Physiology.

In addition, Pham received the UL Lafayette Honors Program Molett Best Essay Award and the UL Lafayette Pre-Professional Society Award of Merit among many others.

Pham is the co-coordinator of Cajun Camp, a free fun day for individuals with physical or mental disabilities. She’s been actively involved in the planning of Cajun Camp since its inception. She’s been in charge of publicizing the camp, scheduling bands, registering participants and seeking sponors.

She also volunteered at Abbeville General Hospital where she assisted nurses in labor and delivery and fed newborns after delivery. She’s volunteered with the Acadian Society for Autistic Citizens, the Down Syndrome Association of Acadiana, the American Heart Association, St. Joseph’s Diner and Journey Hospice.

Following graduation, Pham will attend the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, where she will pursue a Doctor of Optometry Degree. She has been awarded a Southern College Optometry Dean’s Endowed Scholarship. She is one of only 12 students to receive such an award out of 600 applications.

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Is Katherine Dallas, Katie Dallas that used to play softball at STM?

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  LAFAYETTE — More than 1,300 students graduated from the University of Louisiana Sunday.

Graduates, listed by parish and college, are as follows:

ACADIA PARISH

Arts — Amanda S. Anzalone, Melinda A. Caubarreaux, Travis Olen Withers, Business Administration — Christopher John Craton, Frank Conrad Jabusch III, Gregory P. Ohlenforst, Amanda Sarver, Brook Danielle Sarver, Education — Kathryn Alleman, Elizabeth C. Bush, Jared J. Carrier, Arianna Elizabeth Hahn, Maghan A. Hebert, Karris M. Johnson, Sara L. Mouton, Rachel Kathleen Nelson, Angela Fontenot Olivier, Julieana Jamie Perry, Heather Nicole Poe, Amy Renee Simon, Lauren Brooke Stephens, Micah John Thibodeaux, Anna B. Trahan, Engineering — Luke Anthony Fontenot, Charles Joseph Wise, General Studies, Mark F. Beslin II, Inca J. Cormier, Simone Renee Dorr, Amy Lynette Dupont, Nilton L. Goodwin, Michael Shea Istre, Elise Helene Peltier, Kelly A. Rothermel, Abby D. Smith, Adam Bradford Ware, Mary E. Zaunbrecher, Graduate School, Peggy Herry Bearb, Brandon Keith Cahanin, Tiffany Denise Thibodeaux, Liberal Arts — Tiffany B. Boullion, Elise Adelaide Brunson, Adrienne Alane Huesers, Maggie G. Olivier, Lesley Anne Spaetgens, Natalie R. Thibodeaux, Brett James Trahan, Sheila L. Wolford, Nursing & Allied Health Professions — Kelli K. Broussard, Luke M. Leonards, Sciences — Megan Rene Boudreaux, Matthew J. Duhon, Ryan P. Hebert

ASCENSION PARISH

Arts — Bianca L. Johnson, Business Administration — Jahnele Nicole Crochet, Lynita F. Smith, Engineering — Sterling J. James III, Graduate School, Gregory Allen Niditch, Robert A. Price, Liberal Arts — Danielle Patrice Johnson, Sciences — Tara Marie Wade

AVOYELLES PARISH

Business Administration — Shelton James McGlory, Timothy Paul Smith, Education — Nikki Elizabeth Lemoine, Engineering — Lance J. Cormier, General Studies — Paul Bradley LaPoint Jr., Jacob M. Riche, Graduate School, Celeste Claire DeCuir, Liberal Arts — Colby L. Galland, Eric C. Tagliarino, Terrica Brittany Turner

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH

Arts — Eric Dodd Kimbrough, Kristina Miller, Laura E. Netterville, Trevor Lynn Waller, Business Administration — Megan Reneé Aucoin, Ashley M. Franklin, Sean Brehm Gilbert, Thomas N. Guillory, Jerard Olen Hussey, Ryan O. Neustrom, Darryl D. Robertson, Kali E. Sanches, Ian Westley Trapp, Education — Darius Derane Ike, Natalie C. Lipscomb, Engineering — Elias Samuel Ellsworth, Lucas Zerangue, General Studies, John Ryan Cashio, Corey Chapman, Desiree Nicole Hebert, Amanda J. Logan Meredith, Graduate School, Marcia Fries Anderson, Jodi Leigh Caskey, Emma Jean Guillory, Julia Marie Higdon, Liberal Arts — Brittany C. Bryant, Katherine Cole Marsh, Kayla Shirell O’Connor, Dakotah Renard Price, Alexandra Shea Rabalais, Stephen Rockenbaugh, Erin E. Spencer, Charmika Monet Stewart, Trayon Monique Tanner, Brittny Rochelle Torrence, Nursing & Allied Health Professions — Julie A. Boies, Alexis Fenton Gibson, Emily Todd Santa Ana, Sciences — Diana Elaine Dietrich

EVANGELINE PARISH

Business Administration — Lucas J. Deville, Katie Marie Savoie, Education — Amber N. Bertrand, Tiffany Renea Craton, Carla Deville, Kelly Prejean Fontenot, Nicole N. Johnson, Louisa K. Landreneau, Jessica Erin Norris, General Studies — Anna Lorraine Chapman, Erica Manuel Guillory, Ashley Denee Nezat, Graduate School — Sadie A. Duos, Elizabeth Claire Fontenot, Liberal Arts — Shanette Louise Dominick, Lindsey Shea Enicke, Joan Marie Godeaux, Nursing & Allied Health Professions — Katherine Ann Davidson, Sciences — Andre B. Daugereaux, Elizabeth Lindsey Lafleur

IBERIA PARISH

Arts — Jerrica Ann O’Loughlin, Celina Bess Poole, Business Administration — Nancy Clare Ardizone, Jacelyn R. Arton, Jacob A. Breaux, Thomas Schwing Broussard Jr., John Benjamin Cameron, Tyler John Cestia, Nicholas Ryan Chachere, Kellie N. Chambers, Vandy Dokketh, Allison Marie Faucheaux, Trish Andra-Lea Johnlouis, Chase Christopher Kenner, Michael John Landry, Travis J. Lejeune, Jamie C. LeBlanc, Aimee Elizabeth Anne LeMaire, Sean Carey Mahoney, Kendra Yvette Matthews, Alex Mikael Mouton, Simone M. Romero, Molly C. Stutes, Joshua M. Turner, Education — Lance M. David, Jamie N. Faulk, Mariah Elise Greene, Stacey E. Labit, Heather Maturin LeFort, Holly Dorris LeJeune, Laronda Lopez, Matt J. Lopez, Christina M. Marks, Sarah Elizabeth Metz, Sarah Elizabeth Mouton, Joanna Marie Pourciau, Heather L. Randazzo, Devin Reneé Sigue, Jenna T. Wellbrock, Steven J. White, Lori S. Williams, Engineering — Brandon R. Andrus, Steven M. Bedia, Torger Stokka Brown Jr., Gavin W. Brown, Brent J. Louviere, Kathryn Renee Viator, General Studies — Whitney Julia Armentor, Rodrick Jermaine Barnes, Jenna Leigh Estis, Funesha F. Gerard, Matthew Joseph Gros, Kristen Amanda Harvison, Tremaine D. Lewis, Sharon Miller, Michelle Marie Mitchell, Shawna M. Romero, Graduate School — Katie Michelle DuBois, Zachary John Indest, Niles Joseph Landry, Caryn Lynette Winters, Liberal Arts — Nicholas Paul Alfano, Courtney Elizabeth Barras, Kimberly A. Bodin, Lauren E. Buford, Elaine Jill Cavalier, Claire E. Collins, Alexander John Crochet, Rosezaling C. Davis, Nora Ann Day, Cortney M. Delhomme, Kirsten Ann Lannoo, Jacqueline Payton, Hayley Lynn Rabeaux, Chelsea Michelle Reed, Brandy Dean Carret Richard, Nursing & Allied Health Professions — Shantell Oliva Broussard, Jamie L. Covington, Ashley N. Morvant, Mai Thi Nguyen, Shelly Margaret Pesson, Laura Elizabeth Roberts, Lauren M. Shea, Dominique Williams, Sciences — Alan Christopher Arabie, Ashlee M. Aucoin, April R. Benoit, Brooke E. Boudreaux, Marissa Leigh Champagne, Mandy Marie Dupre, Olivia Anne Kohnke, Bric D. Rogers, Chantel Marie Thomas

IBERVILLE PARISH

Arts — Jeffrey Paul Cross, Education — Nicolette Lea Farthing

LAFAYETTE PARISH

Arts — Taryn J. Arnaud, Lindsey A. Arruebarrena, Nicholas Scott Bailey, Kristy J. Chiasson, Matthew Ray Curtis, Trevor James Ducote, Savri Angelle Guillory, Bonnie Nikole Hale, Addison Choate Himes, Katy Elizabeth Judice, Greg Steven Lewis Jr., Courtney M. LeBlanc, Sasha Louise Massey, Danielle Elizabeth Menard, Amanda K. Poehler, Desiree Doucet Riley, Dustin James Rousseau, Sarah Anne Rowling, Kristin R. Sapienza, Jeanne Dominique Savoie, Valerie Nicole Simon, Melina Ann Soeseno, Nick Tyler Stephan, Sarah Elizabeth Stokes, Patrick D. Trahan, Karen M. Troyanowski, Sandra Broussard Veazey, Leah Wolford, Business Administration — Beau Edmond deBoisblanc, Mara Alanna Alexandrian, Larry J. Angelle, Jacob S. Arsement, Brittney Nicole Baisey, Amy Elizabeth Barnes, Lindsey Renee Barry, Amanda M. Bayoumi, Matthew Glenn Begnaud, Masi Kae Bergeaux, Brooke Ashley Bonin, Keresa M. Bonin, Suzanne Elise Boudreaux, Virginia Grace Bowen, Brandy M. Breaux, Joshua Carlson, Andrea Danielle Champagne, Seth M. Champagne, Lacey Danielle Cooke, Danette Elizabeth Cormier, Samantha I. Costello, Todd A. Couvillion, Katherine Dallas, Clay H. Doise, Brady Jude Dugas, Brandon R. Dunphy, Peyton Charles Durand, Renee Mariam Eldarragi, Casey J. Faul, Dawn M. Fontenot, Jade Alyson Fontenot, Ryan J. Fontenot, Tyler Mitchell Fontenot, York Alexander Forsyth, Rachel L. Friedman, Stephanie Marie Gary, Hannah J. Gerard, John David Glass, Abby Cile Grimmett, Jamie Arceneaux Guillory, Felix Gunawan, Lindsey Nicole Hamman, Erin M. Helms, Kellie Ann Hernandez, Thacher James Holden, Joan M. Huesers, Holly M. Hunt, Margo Catherine Huval, Kathleen Flanigan Jennings, Britt Michael Juergens, Ashley Michelle Keller, Alexis Leigh Knezek, Andrew P. Kraus, Kevin Ross Lancon, Carl Gaston Landry, Nicholas J. Landry, Tiffany Lynn Landry, Jared P. Langlinais, Erin Frances Laughlin, Heather Marie LaPointe, Blair M. Lege, Heather Breaux LeBlanc, Danielle Marie Lyons, Steven D. MacDiarmid, Jose Adalid Matamoros, Jeffrey Ross McClelland, Molly Claire McCracken, Sarah E. Molbert, Benjamin A. Moody, Hailey Marie Moon, Kyle James Naomi, Vu A. Nguyen, Ashli Marie Nickola, Charles T. Olivier, Katherine E. Ortego, Monette Anne Ortego, Jordan Perret, Victoria Tran Pham, Robert Patrick Pigeon, Joshua David Pomier, Harold D. III Register, Patrick Bryant Reid, Michel Pio Reviere, Brandon Wayne Richard, Stephanie Marie Richard, James Erlander Richardson, Christopher N. Saxton, Jennifer Marie Scarborough, Brittany Rae Schambough, Danny Mark Schwertner, Melanie Suzanne Short, Somlith Michael Siharath, Arielle Nicole Sonnier, Charles Ryan Strong, Lauren Elizabeth Taylor, Coleman J. Tinnin, Matthew John Touchette, David Adam Trivanovich, Terran Leigh Trosclair, Tyler A. Walters, Melody Elizabeth Weiss, Kenneth Chris Wilks, Christine E. Wills, Lacey L. Wyatt, Education — Lacie Marie Alleman, Chloe Elizabeth Angelle, Jenna Lee Babin, Kimberly Vonetta Basley, Emily Monterey Beard Brown, Britni R. Chautin, Elizabeth Vasseur Daigle, Megan L. Davidson, Alice E. Desandro, Jennifer Danielle Draughon, Marshiela C. Duhon, Anna Laura Edmiston, Dominique S. Floyd, Leigh Ann Gilbert, Victoria Alexandria Gomez, Michelle Guilbeau, Jason A. Hadley, Corey James Hardy, Kelly Udell Haynes, Randi Marie Hebert, Shawn Eric Hodge, Ashley Rose Howard, Karli R. Hubbard, Lauren Ashley Jankower, Antoinique Reno Johnson, Sarah Elizabeth Lemaire, Bridget Anne Lowry, Jennifer Christine Melancon, Darrell Paul Michaud Jr., Amber Lavon Mouton, Erin M. Pierret, Lindsey Michelle Quinn, Selina A. Ray, Stephanie Dejean Reed, Jennifer Beth Revell, Jeanne Santone Romero, Caleb N. Rubin, Jamie Nell Sinegal, Jessica Soileau, Erin Rene Stelly, Pauline M. Langlinais Theall, Victoria Leigh Toce, Danielle Renee Venable, Brooke D. Womack, Trasintel Savitra Woods, Engineering — Daniel Amire-Brahimi, Zacharya A. Ayoub, Dion Lewis Broussard, Maxwell C. Burch, Tyrus Ellis Cobb IV, Nathan Lane Desormeaux, Brittany Jean DeLatte, Dennis Michael Flynn Jr., Amy E. Henschke, John W. Humphrey, Richard Joseph Jones Jr., Christopher Damian LeBlanc, Matthew James Sibille, Donald James Tamosaitis, Jason ONeal Thompson, Andy Paul Todd, Cory W. Trahan, Christopher Jake White, Calvin Ray Williamson, Eric J. Zehr, General Studies, Emmanuel Adeife, Cherie Trahan Altman, Jarvis Anthony Arceneaux, Tonya Twan Ardoin, Aiman M. Bayoumi, Rebecca Lynn Beasley, Anita K. Mouton Belaire, Victoria Leigh Benoit, Lauren Olivia Bexley, Angela K. Breaux, Emily Kaye Broussard, Lakisha M. Charles, Laura Clinton, Kelly B. Creel, Jeremy L. DuBose, Tyler Steven Ebling, Marissa Allison Evans, Jessica Gail Fazzio, Leon A. Ferguson, Andrew Sullivan Fontenot, Gabriele Ruth Fruge, Damion Lee Garrett, Denise D. Gobert, Scott Michael Greer, Neil Matthew Gresham, Julie A. Stelly Haddad, Jonathan T. Johnson, Robyn Lee Johnson, Sara Louise Judice, Matthew C. Kennedy, Derik Brian Keyes, Mary Elizabeth Knatt, Lindsay Margaret Lopresto, Allison Elizabeth Lyon, Gregory Scott Martin, Ashley Elizabeth Meche, Jason Rodney Mire, Jared Wayne Mooring, Michael R. Morrison, Andre Francisco Neto, Aveia Rae King Pitre, Darren J. Reavis, Travis Walter Ruhl, Jordan L. Smith, Rebecca Lynne Surratt, Nick L. Voitier, Mary Elizabeth Wright, Graduate School, Sarah Elizabeth Andrus, Daniel Francis Barry, Christine Lauren Bayma, Roxanne Beaugh Benoit, Melynda Ann Roy Boothe, Barry James Broussard Jr., Casey V. Broussard, Cynthia Young Carlton, Lacie L. Chappuis, Mindy Tobin Daigle, Stephen Robert Dischler Jr., Brad R. Duhon, Danyelle P. Duplechain, Farah Elhelou, Nadia Mere Elsayed, Todd Joseph Fontenot, Melissa R. Gates, Angela Barbry Grant, Corey James Gros, Richard Paul Guillory, Vonda Kay Gustin, April Monique Hermanson, Brandi Chanel Isaac, Chong Denise Juteau-Challenger, Meagan Elizabeth Kahn, Anna M. Kedinger, Shiloh Marcus Kidder, Lorraine Ann Kizziar, Gannon Daniel Lamson, Lauren Robison Landry, Jared Bradford LeBlanc, Paul Lucas Logan, Ruben Loganantharaj, Bryan M. Marks, Elizabeth Lynette Martin, Aimee Kathryn Meaux, Lisa Pena Miller, Mitzi Nicole Miller, Jay Michael Monte, Tor Anthony Murray, James Emory Palmer III, Brian Omar Pereira, Roy Joseph Petitfils, Jared Mark Petitjean, Hannah Lee Pierrottie, Sher Richard-Schuele, Bradley Thomas Richards, Deondra Leigh Smith, Michelle McNeal Sonnier, Denise Lorentz Stagg, Frances Duhon Stueben, Laurence Marie Vincent, Cory Lyn Zaunbrecher, Liberal Arts — Sarah Lynn Allen, Jeremy John Andrepont, Ali M. Arceneaux, Rachel R. Arnaud, Neal M. Barbato, Jennifer Michelle Battle, Emily Marie Berard, Lucas James Bergeron, Brad M. Berwick, Blaire Michelle Boutte, Chet Daniel Breaux, Nicole Lynn Bricker, Heather Rena Broussard, Justin Leo Broussard, Megan Elizabeth Broussard, Paige Louise Broussard, Ryan Mark Broussard, Shemeka Shentella Brown, Rachel Ashley Cannon, Daynesses Elizabeth Cluse, Brandon James Comeaux, Ashley D. Crowe, David Randall Domingue, Theresa Jean Femmer-McLaughlin, Chantal JonNaye Frank, Camille Elise Gauthier, Ashley L. Goudeau, Joan Elizabeth Hargrave, Brittney Jacqueline Hebert, Stephanie Brooke Howell, Shane Joseph Istre, Barrett Glenn Joiner, Celina Jolivette, Kelly R. Kizziar, Lauren Elizabeth Landry, Mandera M. Landry, Kyle Matthew Lavergne, Elizabeth Catherine Leday, Aaron Ryan Madden, Rosa Elvira Marks, Mary A. McDougall, Tara G. Meier, Kristy N. Melancon, Ashley Ann Montgomery, Ashley Elizabeth Morgan, Alexandra Veazie Navarre, Courtney Lynn Osborn, Garrett Edward Pavy, Ashley Claire Pratt, Thomas Abbott Quinn, Nicolas James Rebouche, Christina De’aun Reed, Joshua Lorrie Regan, Stephanie Lynn Riley, Leslie Marcelle Saloom, Elianis Soto, Emily Hazel Thibodeaux, Nicole L. Thibodeaux, James L. Tucker, Natalie Nicole Vallot, Matthew S. Vidrine, Ashley Nicole Vienne, Clare L. Wyatt, Megan Blaire Wyatt, Nursing & Allied Health Professions — Emily Nicole Antie, Patrick Henry Babin, Amy Lynn Bordeaux, Heidi Davenport Bozzelle, Jacqueline Michelle Breaux, Laurie Anne Chauvin, Leslie T. Coleman, Hannah S. Cross, Scoti Estes Daigle, Megan Lee Ebling, Natalie R. Flotte, Rachel Leann Harmon, Cheryl Rebekah Hasten, Renee St. Marie Judice, Erin Nicole Kellogg, Michael Regis Kennedy, Mary Alise Kimble, Claire Hope Bingham Knight, Nicole Marie Lavergne, De Sha Williams Lee, Falon Blyss Lee, Elizabeth Ann Lowrey, Elizabeth Anne McCord, Derrick Anthony Mehal, Kimberly M. Naquin, Sarah Hanhminh Nguyen, Renee Catherine Padgett, Faten Salman Salam, Jamie Lynn Smith, Ashley Christine Strentz, Lindsey S. Thibeaux, Amber Nicole Thigpen, Ashley E. Trahan, Jaimie R. Vincent, Sciences — Jennifer Michelle Battle, Katherine Anne Blankenship, Kelly Marie Buras, Byron Nicholas Cart, James Patrick Darcey, Mark Richard Etienne, Brock J. Geary, Brittany Marie Goodly, Jared T. Guilbeau, Christopher Allen Heins, Jacqueline Marie Hoover, Michael T. Hoss, Latonya R. Journet, Trevor Paul Judice, Blake Anthony Landry, Anthony M. Livaccari, Jack Elliot Manuel, A. Yvette Marie, Katherine L. Meredith, Kayla Marie Ortego, Amy C. Peltier, Jessica R. Pillette, Brenden Patrick Polvadore, Barry A. Posluszny, Ronald Troy Primeaux, Daniel J. Robin, Sarah Christine Rolke, Dustin Romero, Lauren E. Smelker, Monica D. Sweeney, Matthew William Trahan, Oanh Hoang Tran, Demario D. Vallier, David Anthony Vannoy, Annie Kathleen Viator

LIVINGSTON PARISH

General Studies — Robert Benjamin Davis

POINTE COUPEE PARISH

Arts — Jonathan S. Strate, Business Administration — William Blair Bueche, Education — Megan Langlois Girlinghouse, Engineering — Jared Matthew Smith, Graduate School, Lindsay Regan Brashier, Brian James Gueho, Sciences — Lucas Morgan Strate

ST. JAMES PARISH

Arts — Ashley Lynn Mistretta

ST. LANDRY PARISH

Arts — Xanthippia M. Mirvil, Kelly A. Womack, Business Administration — William Barron, Angie M. Carter, Morgan Lee Cerone, Hannah Rose L. Cormier, Eric M. Guidroz, Jill M. Joubert, Heather E. Juneau, Travis Anthony Kennison, Lynee Theresa Lalonde, Andrew Jude Lavergne, Brandon James Nelson, Kimberly Dawn Ortego, Ciera Mae St Romain, Jared P. Vidrine, Education — Sara E. Arnaud, Kourtney Renee Auzenne, Heather Nicole Bertrand, Merline G. Bollich, John Berchman Breaux, André Anthony Deshotel, Allie Renee Dupuis, Whitney Rachelle Gobert, Sylvie Goudeau, Amber Cohorn Hardy, Molly Rachelle Keating, Shelby Mark Lafitte, Mia Yvette Valin Martin, Shelly Jayne Parks McGuire, Gladys A. Melancon, Leah L. Miller, Lauren Nicole Naquin, Jeremy S. Ortego, Marcia A. Ortego, Melissa Ann Ortego, Breanna L. Martin Prudhomme, Katie Smith, Danny L. Stelly, David William Veillon, Hailie D. Wimberley, Lacie Dawn Zerangue, Engineering — Stefan D. Bourgeois, Frank Basil Chachere, Elspeth Virginia Chance, Mark James Hardy Jr., Jason C. Sonnier, Cheyenne Matthew Stelly, General Studies, Clint James Andrus, Krystal Nicole Degueyter, Tiffany A. Fontenot, Sara Lee Geissler, Erika Danielle Godfrey, Deanna A. Latiolais, Lakisha Lazard, Tristan C. Leger, Lisa Michelle Miller, Jerrod Byron Olivier, Codi Jo Runyan, Thomas Logan Wiltz, Graduate School, Tommie Jude Hebert, Tabitha R. Muse, Elizabeth R. Smith, Thomas Carver Voinche Jr., Liberal Arts — Araevia Alexis Alexander, James Larry Blount Jr., Lindsey N. Briley, Brandon James Castania, Sarah Lynne Costanza, Andrea Michelle Durousseau, Brittani L. Goutro, Kristen Aline Kahanek, Kristen Aline Kahanek, Brittany Beth Lavergne, Danielle Rae Marcantel, Angelica Brittany Sonnier, Jessica C. Terro, Benjamin Ryan Trant, Alfred Royal Tuminello Jr., Catherine A. Wooddell, Nursing & Allied Health Professions — Claire E. Duos, Brittany Elizabeth Laneaux, Jenna Leigh Morrow, Bridget Lynn Ortego, Sciences — Jonathan Wirick Angelle, Cooper Hawkins Battle, April Dawn Brown, Geoff T. Checkan, Christopher J. Fontenot, Christopher Michael Fontenot, Danielle E. Kahanek, Charles Andre Ledoux, Matthew Anthony Miller, Jonathan P. Mills, Conan K. Moody, Racheal Jay Major Newman, Latoya Chrone Payne, Felecia D. Sonnier

ST. MARTIN PARISH

Arts — Monica C. Angelette, Blake Edward Berard, Erin E. Eastin, Jennifer Nicole Guidry, Michelle M. Hebert, Ashley Nicole LeBlanc, Business Administration — Jamal James Calais, Sarah Angela Cook, Mark Anthony Delahoussaye, Michael David Dunn, Jake M. Guidry, Cherelle Nicole Jordan, Tabitha Anne Leger, Stacey Leigh Perrodin, Matthew Joseph Valls, Education — Emily S. Conn, Ashley Savoy Huval, John A. Huval, Tonia C. Latiolais, Jade Patt, Brandie L. White, Engineering — Jake Ryan Huval, Ian Matthew LeBlanc, William Peter Ransonet, General Studies, Jennifer Renee Blanchard, Dusty James Collette, Emily C. Couvillion, Angelle Reneé Hebert, Mary Elizabeth Landry, Christopher T. Lightell, Lauren E. Naquin, Dustin C. Padgett, Kristy J. Champagne Poche, Amanda Lee Poole, Christopher E. Vallot, Lorenso T. Williams, Graduate School, Lori Guidry Bienvenu, Mary E. Rowell Broussard, Patrice M. Greig, Kathryn J. Thibodeaux, Liberal Arts — Sheraya C. Bernard, Kyle D. Bernis, Deidra A. Chevalier, Jane Collette, Edwina Teresa Cormier, Ashley A. Glaefke, Philippe Andre Landry, Tinesha Batiste Mitchell, Sy E. Savoy, Nursing & Allied Health Professions — Tristan M. Bienvenu, Melanie Hebert Fitzmorris, Ryan C. Francis, Jade Nicole French, Jeanne N. Guidry, Melissa E. Huval, Jillian Elizabeth Landry, Erica Elaine Roy, Fallon Marie Savoy, Sciences — Shauna Raye Bienvenu, Alana Brooke Sonnier

ST. MARY PARISH

Arts — Jessica Lynn Smith, Business Administration — William F. Holmes, Ann Horton, Vincent F. John, April Alexandra Lasseigne, Howard J. Sinitiere, Jenna K. Tishmack, Joshua L. Vilcan, Education — Adam Michael Crepelle, Grant James Domangue, Engineering — Christopher Clements, General Studies, Chanesha Marlesse Charles, Andrea LaShon Ferguson, Victoria Marie Landry, James Bancroft Supple, Graduate School, Jamie Ann McGinnis Huffman, Erin Andrews Logan, Liberal Arts — Jamey Ray Arnette, Kristen M. Broussard, Vanessa R. Cross, Alyssa M. Levet, Rosa M. Macklin, Nursing & Allied Health Professions — Cole J. Romero, Lauren E. Roy, Senette H. Soileau

ST. TAMMANY PARISH

Arts — Joanna Catherine Greiner, Michael L. Hurst, Brian C. Jocks, Business Administration — Mason Gordon Betsch, Lindsey M. Corales, Christopher Michael Cousins, Ryan David Ducote, Thomas John Hingle Jr., Mathew P. Lachin, Halley A. Owens, Annie Lane Ryals, Ray Anthony Travis Jr., Justin Davis Walker, Education — Ryan M. Breen, Joshua Martin Falgout, Brittany L. Johnson, Brandy N. Morgan, Megan Crystal Reaux, Evan Lee Solice, Engineering — Jason Gregory Bible, Alan Michael Faucheux, General Studies, Steven Edward Collignon, Adam A. Krasnoff, Graduate School, Jacquelyn Jane Champagne, Louis Malcolm Hutson, Liberal Arts — Malaysia Doucet, Mollie Jeanne Miller, Kianna Simmons, Matthew N. Teadt, Brandy Michelle Williams

TANGIPAHOA PARISH

Engineering — Carl L. Koenig, Liberal Arts — Kyla L. Fedrick, Joshua J. Giffin, Sciences — Ashley Nicole Henderson, John Howard Southworth, Ashlyn Katusha Zeller

TERREBONNE PARISH

Arts — Joseph Allen Benoit, Katie L. Positerry, Business Administration — Brenda A. Bourg, Erin T. Bourgeois, Myron J. Calloway, Christopher M. Colee, Michael David Huber, Clarence Moses III, Garrett John Templeton, Jonathan D. Theriot, General Studies, James A. Hernandez, Graduate School, Lydia A. Bisland, Liberal Arts — Sam C. Cherry, Andrew Steven Duplantis, Hope M. Grabert, Christopher Jon Prejean, April M. Soileau, Nursing & Allied Health Professions — Jade Elizabeth Boudreaux, Kathleen E. Brown, Katie Lynn LeBlanc, Sciences — Meghan E. Jenkins, Nicholas E. Rome

VERMILION PARISH

Arts — Kyle Alex Comeaux, Donald P. Gremillion, Malori D. Meaux, Business Administration — Lauren M. Broussard, Chad James Cormier, Valerie Hebert Duhon, Lori B. Hebert, Ashlie Nicole Langlinais, Jeremy L. Lemoine, Rebecca Istre Marceaux, Ellen R. Moreno, Johnny Hoang Nguyen, Kathryn Ann Sagrera, Het Vo, Education — Cale B. Broussard, Jill R. Broussard, Brett J. Ferguson, Charles F. Piazza, Laura E. Richard, Brent David Simmons, Brittany Lynn Viator, Engineering — Chad Jude Bourgeois, Michelle F. Davis, Chase E. Frederick, Mott Ewing Girouard, Nathan J. Green, Lee W. Landry, Matt Joseph LeBlanc, Khanh Van Luong, Raywood Joseph Luquette, Tyler Joseph Oliva, Jacob Joseph Primeaux, Samuel N. Sagrera, Tradd Michael Trahan, General Studies, Angelle Marie Bertrand, Amber C. Breaux, Brooke Nicole Dartez, Rachael Christine Hebert, Jacelyn B. Lemaire, Kent Davis Nunez, Cy Paul Primeaux, Kimberly Renee Wooten, Graduate School, Dustin B. Baudin, Justin Paul Broussard, Travis Everette Broussard, Andrea Lyn LeBlanc, Glenn James Mouton, Jeanette Rene Toups, Jared Anthony Veazey, Liberal Arts — Rashunda Q. Baudoin, Prescilla L. Currier, Megan Katherine Delino, Joel Christopher Faulk, Adam Thomas Foreman, Charisse D. Lege, Erika Lynne LeBlanc, Jared Ryan Marceaux, Allen James Pete Jr., Chance A. Romero, Sharla R. Simon, John Paul Summers, Nursing & Allied Health Professions — Wendy Sue Menard, Jody L. Merrill, Laci Marie Saunders, Sciences — Roy Bertrand III, Kellie M. Dore, Lankhanh N. Pham, Lauren M. Theriot

WASHINGTON PARISH

General Studies, Keondra L. Coleman

WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH

Arts — Jeri Ann Collins, Business Administration — Shekira Monique Holiday, Engineering — Lance M. Blanchard

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  TROY, Ala. – The Ragin’ Cajuns baseball program picked up the Sun Belt Conference’s top academic honor, the Team Academic Award, for having the league’s highest team GPA. Scott Hawkins also came away with a spot on the All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team, and finished fourth in the Family Night Home Run Derby.

The awards were distributed as part of the Sun Belt’s second annual Family Night, which also features a home run derby and a fireworks display.

The Cajuns have been making strides academically ever since the spring of 2003, when head coach Tony Robichaux brought Chris Domingue, director of baseball operations, on board to supervise student-athletes academically. Since his arrival, the team GPA has risen from 2.4 to 3.01 for the 2007-08 school year, which was the award-winning mark.

Hawkins earned second team recognition, his second appearance on an All-Sun Belt team after first-team honors in 2007. He participated in the Home Run Derby, hitting six home runs in the 10-out first round and three in the five-out second round to take fourth in the competition. The winner of the competition was Chad Cregar from Western Kentucky, who hit 21 home runs to take the title.

Michael Cook, Matt Goulas and Dayton Marze picked up their certificates for the Sun Belt Commissioner’s List to recognize their 2007-08 GPAs of 3.5 or better, and Corey Chapman and Justin Robichaux got their Sun Belt Honor Roll certificates for marks of 3.0 or better.

The Cajuns will take on FIU in the first round of the tournament Wednesday morning at 9 a.m., at Riddle-Pace Field in Troy, Ala., on the campus of host institution Troy University. The second round games of the double elimination tournament all take place Thursday, May 21, followed by third round games on Friday, May 22, and the competition finishes with the championship game(s) on Saturday, May 23.

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  UL - Seventeen undergraduate students from UL were recognized this spring for their perfect 4.0 grade-point averages.

Cooper Hawkins Battle, son of Julie Battle of Sunset and husband of Jennifer Battle of Sunset. Battle received a Bachelor of Science degree from the Ray P. Authement College of Sciences. He majored in chemistry with a minor in mathematics.

Merline G. Bollich, wife of John G. Bollich of Eunice. Bollich received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of Education. She majored in elementary education with a concentration in first through sixth grades.

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[LSUConnMan]

pretty impressive...if they went to LSU they could've probably achieved a 2.3 or maybe even a 2.4...

[VObserver]

_ pretty impressive...if they went to LSU they could've probably achieved a 2.3 or maybe even a 2.4... _

Once again, your ignorance and lack of class is showing. Congratulations upon further affirming that you are a total moron.

[BonCajun]

pretty impressive...if they went to LSU they could've probably achieved a 2.3 or maybe even a 2.4...

I doubt it otherwise how did the LSU football layer get a 4.4

[bballholic]

Nice, that is quite an accomplishment! I was always pumped when I could achieve that for one semester.


igeaux.mobi

[cajunnexile]

_ I doubt it otherwise how did the LSU football layer get a 4.4 _

Which LSU football player got a 4.4? or is that one of the legends of this board?

[cajunnexile]

_ pretty impressive...if they went to LSU they could've probably achieved a 2.3 or maybe even a 2.4... _

This post is tactless!

[BrudaCajun]

_ Which LSU football player got a 4.4? or is that one of the legends of this board? _

Are you just completely ignorant or you just pretend to be?

[CockyCajun]

_ pretty impressive...if they went to LSU they could've probably achieved a 2.3 or maybe even a 2.4... _

Don't forget the famous UL student who in transferring to LSU raised the average IQ of both schools.

[LSUConnMan]

_ This post is tactless! _

It was meant as a joke...step away from the ledge...