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Spring 2006 commencement sees 272 graduates

LSUS graduated 272 students at its spring commencement exercises Wednesday, May 17, at CenturyTel Center in Bossier City. Graduate degrees were earned by 64 students and 208 students were awarded undergraduate degrees.

Of the university’s four academic units, the College of Liberal Arts had the most graduates with 87, followed by the College of Education and Human Development with 86, the College of Business Administration with 65 and the College of Sciences with 34.

Reed Dickens, a 2000 graduate of LSUS and a former assistant White House press secretary under President George W. Bush, delivered the commencement address and received the LSUS Alumni Association’s 2006 Distinguished Alumnus Award. Dickens is president and founder of Outside Eyes, a Newport Beach, Calif., based public relations strategy and crisis management consulting firm.

In his address, Dickens told the graduates that the “communications curricula at LSUS served as the foundation for every job I’ve had thus far, from the White House to running a company that serves CEOs, entertainment celebrities and athletes.”

(Click here for the full text
of Dickens’ Commencement Address.)

Nikki Jo Mora, Grace L. Nickels and Daniel T. Shockley were honored for completing requirements for their undergraduate degrees with 4.0 cumulative grade-point averages. Three other summa cum laude graduates are Kimberly Serrentah Gandy, Michael Alan Marino and Sanela Tomic. Summa cum graduates earned cumulative GPAs of 3.90 to 4.0.

These 14 students graduated magna cum laude (3.70 to 3.89 GPA): Benjamin Carver, Laura Elaine Deaton, Cynthia Barras Deck, Kelsey Victoria Everest, Kristen Michelle Hergenrader, Misty Suzanne Hutchins, Mark A. Hux, Marilyn Champagne LeBlanc, Monica Rose Pels, Smink Sangsura, Brittany Skillern, William A. Stampley IV, Melissa Lynn Thomas and Angela Kay Turley.

Another 22 students were granted their degrees cum laude (3.50 to 3.69 GPA). They are: Demetrio Botello Jr., Nicole Cherie Burgess, Julianne Joan Christy, Joshua Kane Dixon, Dannette Furgerson, Kelsi Marie Gurvitz, Karin Heilman, Jonathan M. Horn, Marina V. Kroupenina, James Chadwick Lee, Rachael Ann Matthews, Kyle Sellers McGuire, Chelsey Mixon, Rebecca Dawn Nichols, Constance Renee Osborn, Krista Daves Queen, Jennifer DeVon Roe, Anna Marie Sadler, Gayle C. Schreiner, Natalie Ann Sirven, Frances Elisabeth Socha and Sarah Elizabeth Swint.

The graduates, listed by college, degree and hometown, are:

College of Business Administration

Master of Business Administration

Benton – Heather Lynn Marzec.

Bossier City – Mittye Jonelle Conway, David Earl McAllister Jr., Jason Scott Roberts and Brett Alan Swanner.

Coushatta – Kelli Kristine Jones.

DeBerry, Texas – Chasidy Mangham Guthrie.

El Dorado, Ark. – Macy Michelle Braswell.

Haughton – Lori L. Thomas, Gloria Lea Weldon and Jason Robert Whittlesy.

Natchitoches – Christopher Patrick Sharplin, Shawna Elisabeth Straub and Anita Merle Flenniken.

Shreveport – Seth Travis Brown, Lana Jane Cheatwood, Jack Brian Fleming, Megan Renee McWaters, Christena Ann Reece and Jennifer Lindon Thomas.

Bachelor of Science

Benton – Kristi Tate Corley.

Bossier City – Michelle Lynn Darby, Allison Ann Leslie, Steven Paul McGarry and Shanan Elizabeth Weitzel.

Coushatta – Kinshasa T. Bradford.

Doyline – Patsy Jean McFarland.

Greenwood – Keiah Patrice Ellis.

Haughton – Justin A. Donaghey.

Homer – Eric Wayne Lewis.

Keithville – Chelsey Anne Mixon (cum laude).

Mansfield – Amy Michelle Edwards.

Shreveport – Mary Kathryn Allen, Roderick Lynn Brown, Sean Casey Deere, Denitra Niclyde Dennis, Colandra Danita Dias, Joshua Kane Dixon (cum laude), Dannette Furgerson (cum laude), Elizabeth Webb Gates, Clara Marie Linao Gonzales, Patrick F. Gosdin, Brandi C. Green, Jade Nicole Haines, Shelly L. Hand, Kristen M. Hergenrader (magna cum laude), Letrell M. Johnson, Emil Vesselino Kamenov, Jim Lamar Kent, Tenika Boykins Luke, Elana Marline Morrow, Grace Leverna Nickels (summa cum laude, 4.0), Brandon T. Porter, Danielle Driver Salter, Natalie Ann Sirven (cum laude), Christopher C. Snell, William A. Stampley IV (magna cum laude), Jonathan Lee Underwood, Christy J. Ward, Catrina R. Williams and Jonathan W. Winkler.

Sinajana, Guam – Mary Ann Villagomez.

Stonewall – Daniel Titus Shockley (summa cum laude, 4.0).

Waskom, Texas – Christina Juisa Reyes.

Westlake – Anna Scalia Floyd.

College of Education and Human Development

Specialist
in School Psychology

Bossier City – Lauren Cunningham Thompson.

Houston – Amber Gemey Creel.

Shreveport – Heather Dawn Johnson and Kelley S. Lenderman.

Master of Education

Barksdale AFB – Susana Brull.

Baton Rouge – Kristi Lyn McNeal.

Bossier City – Jana D. Hinderberger.

Coushatta – Cinthia Ann Morgan.

Doyline – Karen Lea Evans.

Marshall, Texas – Tiffany H. Calloway.

Minden – Mona Lisa Botzong.

Shreveport – Thomas Ike Awagu, Wanda Marie Bryant, Dana Michelle Fergins, Holly E. Hopkins, Amy S. Masse, Tundra Renease Morris, Mitzi Trosclair Musgraves and Melanie R. Rambo.

Vivian – Debra C Spearman.

Master of Science

Bossier City – Marsha Laffitte Hayes and Elizabeth K. Smoak.

Downington, Penn. – Corinne Rian Whitlock.

Marshall, Texas – Samantha I. Loe.

Minden – Nancy Booker Tracy.

Pace – Heather Kleckinger.

Shreveport – MeChelle Basco Allen, Susan Denise Brewer, Paula Christine Elbert, Julie Marie Greene, Eddie Paul Millhollon and Rebecca Nan Trickett.

Bachelor of Arts

Benton – Leslie Ann Brouillette.

Bossier City – Sharon Louise Carey, Taika Kimble-Washington and Marilyn Champagne LeBlanc (magna cum laude).

Elm Grove – Gladys Ann Griffith.

Haughton – Summer Michelle Gerbine.

Richmond, Texas – Taschica Lewis Roberts.

Shreveport – Lauren Gordon Brown, Valerie A. Crownover, Heather Irene Davis, Dreama Kay Dupont, Julie Ann Elmore, Russell A. Robertson, Susie Kay Vercher and Michael Patrick Welch.

Springhill – Malinda Kaye Powell.

Bachelor of Science

Belcher – Anthony Leo Prejean.

Bossier City – Esther Weiland Chandler, Jeffrey O’Dell Cranford, Jacquelyn Wvonne Fultz, Josephine D. Sisemore and Melissa Lynn Thomas (magna cum laude).

Cottonport – Tiffany Nicole Hayes.

Coushatta – Nija Meshay Moore.

Elysian Fields, Texas – Sabrina M. James.

Greenwood – Connie Renee Osborn (cum laude).

Jamestown – Elizabeth O’Quin Wiggins.

Jonesboro – De’Marquane Shantelle Thomas.

Keithville – Sara Dews Shoalmire.

Mansfield – Larry Shane Sanders.

Mooringsport – Claudia Jean Guth.

Natchitoches – Renee Carter Hill.

Pasadena, Texas – Christen M. Paxton.

Sarepta – Tiffany Nicole Oliver.

Shreveport – Melissa Kaye Basco, Darlene J. Boyd, Lindsey Cay Burk, Laura Elaine Deaton (magna cum laude), Angela Rene Dunagin, Greg William Hensley, Hilary K. Hilliard, Lacy Nicole Johnston, Michael Louis Judlin, James Ryan Parker, Trandi Lynette Phillips, Janet Reppond, Donald Eugene Roberts Jr., Rachel Beck Schichner, Hollis Ann Hennigan, Megan L. Shaver, Angela Kay Turley (magna cum laude) and Virginia L. Wadsworth.

Springridge – Amanda Lynn Mauldin.

Waskom, Texas – Misty Suzanne Hutchins (magna cum laude).

College of Liberal Arts

Master of Arts in Liberal Arts

Shreveport – Marvin Ray Young II.

Master of Science in Human Services Administration

Coushatta – Shannon Carol Cox.

Davenport, Iowa – Amy Elizabeth Beert.

Greenwood – Valerie C. Joffrion.

b– Robin Y. Richardson.

Shreveport – Donna Evone Henderson, Lindsay Paige Irvin, John Joseph Lewis and Jerry Dwayne Sumrall.

Bachelor of Arts

Bossier City – Carla Lasha Duncan, William Terry Hanley, Karin E. Heilman (cum laude), Jonathan M. Horn (cum laude), Porscha Lecheon Morgan, Eric Scott Pulsifer and Jessica Ashley Rouss.

Eunice – Sarah Elizabeth Swint (cum laude).

Frierson – Rachael Scialabba.

Haughton – Shalyn Anton Musgrove.

Heflin – Kristin Diane Pietsch.

Keithville – Nikki Jo Mora (summa cum laude, 4.0).

Mansfield – Mary Corretta Walton.

Minden – Kyle Sellers McGuire (cum laude).

Mooringsport – Keri Kristoph Williams.

Plain Dealing – Gregory L. Williams.

Shreveport – Kasey Lynn Barnett, Ashley Lashea Brittain, Carla Dean Burgos, Mark Randall Cantrell, Cindy B. Deck (magna cum laude), Deann Jaclyn Driver, Kelsey V. Everest (magna cum laude), Kirk Allen Green, Dominique S. Horton, Mark Allen Hux (magna cum laude), Michael Alan Marino (summa cum laude), Emily Elizabeth Matlock, Derrick A. Mitcham, Rebecca Dawn Nichols (cum laude), Monica Rose Pels (magna cum laude), Anna Marie Sadler (cum laude), Brittany June Skillern (magna cum laude), Dwazendra Jne Smith, Frances E. Socha (cum laude), Sarah Louise Taylor, Sanela Tomic (summa cum laude) and Winfred Kikobye Willis.

Springhill – Lori Lee Burrell.

Bachelor of Criminal Justice

Bossier City – Chad Michael Pierce.

Shongaloo – Ryan Scott Rhodes.

Shreveport – Christian James Gaydos, Kimberly S. Gandy (summa cum laude), Mary Heather Miles and Beatrice O. Washington.

Bachelor of General Studies

Bossier City – Alfred Leonard Barrow, Arden Alyse Caldwell, Jonathan P. Machen and Neal James Traweek.

Cotton Valley – Amber S. Beckman.

Hallsville, Texas – Janna Lin Beam.

Haughton – Leslie Christin Boyett.

Keithville – Natalie Shows Smith.

Longview – Marcia Rose Spyhalski.

Minden – Brian C. Meeker.

Natchitoches – Derrick Dewayne Sowell.

Pineville – Brigette Suzanne Neely and Charlie Alene Ryland.

Ringgold – Kimberly Vail Guice.

Shreveport – Cristal Lynn Adams, Jeanette Janel Baylor-Nard, Nicole Marie Brice, Julianne Joan Christy (cum laude), Riley Hoyt Cook, Derek W. Cunningham, Margaret J. Gray, Ruth Smith Guilliams, Kim L. Hoosier, Mary Beth Lavery, Hanan Moufarrej, Ali Nazermalek, Susan Kelley Paine, Alden O. Reeves Jr., Crystal M. Seyller, Joseph Blake Smith, Laura Katharine Welch and Jonathan Dermot Wilson.

Stonewall – Lindsay Grace Leslie.

College of Sciences

Master of Science in Systems Technology

Elysian Fields, Texas – Kristi Howard Lang.

Grambling – Ashico Ignacio Wilson.

Shreveport – Kevin Wade Messenger.

Bachelor of Science

Bastrop – John Philip Nelson.

Benton – Jason Tyler Williams.

Bossier City – Joseph Adam Day, Krista Daves Queen (cum laude), Jennifer DeVon Roe (cum laude), William Riley Roggero and Audra Lane Williams.

Doyline – Christopher Lee Bell.

Elm Grove – Armando Berlan Allison.

Greenwood – Nicole Cherie Burgess (cum laude).

Haughton – Benjamin Wayne Carver (magna cum laude).

Logansport – Robin Nicole Barbee.

Mooringsport – James Chadwick Lee (cum laude).

Shreveport – Marina V. Kroupenina (cum laude), Kendra Lashal Bonnett, Shanell Lanise Dotson, Kelsi M. Gurvitz (cum laude), Tony Lawrence Hicks, Megan Lynn Johnson, Stephen David LeBlanc, Rachael Ann Matthews (cum laude), Emily Dianne Nix, John Brock Restovich, Smink Sangsura (magna cum laude), Gayle C. Schreiner (cum laude), Nathan James Shively, Jennifer K. Siskron, Lacey D. Spencer and John David Stewart.

Stonewall – Tina S. Teer.

Waskom, Texas – Demetrio Botello (cum laude).