UL Lafayette names nine outstanding graduates
LOUISIANA La. - Nine Outstanding Graduates chosen to represent the nine academic colleges at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette will be honored during Graduate School commencement ceremonies on Saturday at the Cajundome. During this ceremony, the UL Lafayette Alumni Association will name the Spring 2004 Outstanding Graduate.
Selected by the Alumni Association Awards Committee, the Outstanding Graduate award is based on leadership, scholarship and service. The nine finalists are nominated by the deans of their respective colleges. These finalists include Erin Dugas of New Iberia, College of Applied Life Sciences; Kevin Stewart of Lafayette, College of the Arts; Eric Bartel of Lafayette, B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration; Dock Davis of New Iberia, College of Education; Ryan Lemaire of Lafayette, College of Engineering; Lindsey Shea of Broussard, College of General Studies; Danielle Alsandor of Lafayette, College of Liberal Arts; Bridgette Robertson-Mouton of Lafayette, College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions; and Robyn Deranger of Opelousas, College of Sciences.
Erin Dugas
Erin Dugas, daughter of Martin and Adele Dugas of New Iberia, is a child and family studies major. She has been on the Dean's List throughout her college career and is also the recipient of the UL Lafayette Centennial scholarship.
Dugas is an active member of the Council on Family Relations/American Association of Family Consumer Sciences (CFR/AAFCS) since 2001 and is serving as the vice president of CFR until the end of this academic year.
Following graduation, Dugas will attend graduate school part-time at UL Lafayette in Community Counseling. After graduate school, she plans to work with a social service organization then open a private counseling service in the New Iberia or Lafayette area.
Kevin Stewart
Kevin Stewart, son of Brian and Geralyn Stewart of Texas, is an architecture major. He has been on the Dean's List throughout his college career and is a member of Tau Sigma Delta, honor society in architecture and allied arts, and Alpha Lambda Delta, national academic honor society for freshman.
Since 2000, Stewart has been a member of Vineyard Christian Fellowship and is a youth volunteer throughout Lafayette Parish. He was an event coordinator for a regional youth camp and has served as the children's ministry coordinator for creative arts.
After graduation, Stewart plans to begin graduate work in the summer. He will be exploring architecture history and theory in Mexico through study abroad programs and will return to complete a thesis. He plans to become a registered architect.
Eric Bartel
Eric Bartel, son of Gary and Pat Bartel of Lafayette, is a finance and insurance and risk management double major. He has been on the National Dean's List and the University of Louisiana's Dean's List and is an active member of Gamma Beta Phi and Financial Management Association. He is also a member of Beta Gamma Sigma and Phi Kappa Phi, an elite academic organization.
Bartel, a member of Louisiana's Ragin' Cajun football team, received the University of Louisiana Student Athlete of the Year award and the USAA Academic All-American (Football) award. He was also named the University of Louisiana Male Student Athlete of the Year.
After graduation, he plans to obtain his master's degree in either business administration or sports management.
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