LSUS graduates 299 at summer/fall commencement
12/21/04

LSUS graduated a total of 299 students with graduate and undergraduate degrees at its summer/fall 2004 commencement ceremonies Dec. 15 at the CenturyTel Center in Bossier City.

About one-fifth – 59 students – received graduate degrees including the Specialist in School Psychology, a “terminal” degree (the highest degree awarded in the field), Master of Business Administration, Master of Education, Master of Arts and Master of Science degrees. Among the 240 students earning bachelor’s degrees were four who had perfect 4.0 cumulative grade-point averages for their undergraduate careers. They are Virginia Kay Blake, William W. Murray Jr., Katherine C. Robbins and Stacy Lynn Summerlin, all of Shreveport. Six other students graduated summa cum laude (GPAs of 3.9 to 4.0), eight students graduated magna cum laude (3.7 to 3.98) and 12 graduated cum laude (3.5 to 3.69).

Michael Thomas Bovenzi, a cancer victim, was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree posthumously by the College of Business Administration. His father accepted the degree from LSUS Chancellor Vincent J. Marsala.

Of the 299 total, 99 were graduated from the College of Business Administration, 95 from the College of Liberal Arts, 77 from the College of Education and Human Development and 28 from the College of Sciences.

The graduates are listed by their colleges, degrees and hometowns. An asterisk indicates a summer graduate.

College of Business Administration

Master of Business Administration

Bossier City: Matthew Ryan Marsiglia and Charles Jess Rice.

British Columbia: Mark Daniel Nonis*.

Ivan: Tammy Lee Jernigan.

Keithville: William J. Buffington*.

Natchitoches: Haadiya Z. Jamil.

Shreveport: Amina Munir Bader, Megann Lynn Hayes*, Sharon S. Irish, Jill Lajoy Lockwood*, Terry L. McGlothen, Walter Craig Nicholsonm, Gregory Kent O’Quinn*, Babatope I. Olulode, Lara N. Patterson, Thomas P. Shellenberger, Kimberly Stone* and Ronald Bryson Worthen.

Bachelor of Science

Benton: Heather Lynn Marzec(Summa Cum Laude).

Blanchard: Lesa Michele Ashby.

Bossier City: Wesley Jacques Bates*, Matthew Edward Bigham, Betsy Jean Comeau*, Derek West Donnally, Elisabeth Ann Dubois*, Charlotte Jeanett Free, Emily Suzanne Hardy, Stephanie Ann Lowe, Jason William Mackey*, Leslie Camilla Peck, Therese J. Pettigrew* (Cum Laude), Christina Louise Smith* and Jeannine Paula Watts.

Cranbrook, British Columbia: Tyson J. Arishenkoff*.

Doyline: Elliott Hudson Brown.

Elm Grove: Ronald Baron Carson*.

Frierson: Alicia Lashea Atkins.

Haughton: Christopher A. Ponder*.

Irving: Tamenika L. Brown*.

Keithville: Micheal Duane Collins*.

Kickapoo: Kawana Latrese Boyd*.

Paxton, Texas: Allison Diane Moton.

Ruston: Mitchell Cole Person.

Shreveport: Laura Elizabeth Alford, Chase Alan Beasley*, Gregory R. Beauclair*, Michael Thomas Bovenzi (awarded degree posthumously), Kevin B. Brown, Eleanor Bryn Burgess, Felicia L. Collins, Toniya Irene Collins*, Susan R. Croft (Cum Laude), Akiba Ashley Daniels*, Bobbie Jo Deville, Dixon Kirt Doege*, Chevalier C. Dukes, James Lake Edmonson Jr., Jean Louise English, Jo Tiffany Scott Faulk, Jason Edward Feldt, Jonathan Eli Ford, Linda Michelle Fuqua*, Chris Matthew Galambos, Kristi Michell Gallion, Melissa Kay Golding, Lee Alvin Green Jr., Constance L. Green*, Jacob Bryant Hankins, Marinela Florina Hill (Cum Laude), Andrea Jean Hughes, Kara Nicole Hunnicutt, Marvin Will Johnson, Sandy C. Jones, Jacqueline S. Kennedy, Lashaumbe R. Lacy, Justin Scott Lee*, Sandra Jean D. Linnear*, Lindsey Michell McVay, Toby John Miller*, William W. Murray Jr.* (Summa Cum Laude – 4.0), Steven Nightengale, Zachary Kane Palmer, Jarred M. Pellegrin, Kimberley K. Pellegrin*, Katherine C. Robbins (Summa Cum Laude – 4.0), Joshua Adam Roy*, Jackson M. Ryland*, Carla R. Simpson, Michelle Bradley Stephens (Cum Laude), Desmond Lance Stewart, John Micah Strother*, Wendy Ward Sumrall*, Cash Terrell (Magna Cum Laude), Jeffrey Tulley Toys and Jeffrey Glenn Whitton (Magna Cum Laude).

Sligo: Derek James Groves and Charlsa Ann Henderson.

Springridge: Jamie Leigh Sanson.

Toledo Bend: Doris Renee Korb.

College of Education and Human Development

Specialist in School Psychology

Shreveport: Jessica Ducote Gusko.

Master of Education

Haughton: Shelia L. Gladney and Tammy Lin Harris.

Park Row, Texas: Jennifer C. Pierson*.

Shreveport: Willie Louis Anderson*, Clinton Bruce Barr, Tequila N. Cornelious, Kathleen J. Duddy*, Maria Shuntae Edwards, Mary Ann Calhoun Elgin, Shantel Markham Flash*, Kristi Lynn Fontenot, Cindy Vucinovich Green, Ashley A. Grisham, Lydia Beth Gunn, Donald Charles Levy, Jenny Gwynn Merolla, Shelia C. Moore*, Tiffany Shae Murphy and Belinda Lashanda Stewart.

Sligo: Maria Lee Degueurce.

Union Springs: Preston Cade Brumley.

Master of Science

Bossier City: Alicia Renee Bates* and Rukiya Lakiska Brown.

Shreveport: Susan Stewart Bray*, Amber Cherie Curry, Charles Burke Guin, Jacinta D Ingram*, Mary K. Ragsdale, Terresa Sue Robinson and Karen Lynette Scott*.

Temple, Texas: Joseph G. Vanderlick*.

Bachelor of Arts

Bossier City: Jessica Lee Phipps (Magna Cum Laude).

Coushatta: Meredith L Dupree

Haughton: Pamela Rae Anderson-Sparks, Vicki Lynn Bell and Suzanne Turnage Fay.

Keithville: Andrea Heaberlin Tharpe.

Mooringsport: Melissa Renee France.

Princeton: Leslie R. Hadwin.

Shreveport: Stacy Coke Araune, Tiffany Nicole Auld (Cum Laude), Virginia Kay Blake (Summa Cum Laude – 4.0), Cordelia Ann Clay*, Krystal Lee King (Summa Cum Laude), Christy M. Nunnery, Serenity J. Rainwater, Rolanda LeeAnne. Reliford (Cum Laude), Amy Rebecca Ricketts, rittney Nelson Sanders, April J. Scott, Amanda B. Simmons and Tara Louise Tatum.

Sligo: Scarlet D. Peterson.

Bachelor of Science

Barksdale AFB: Ashley Michelle Terry*.

Bossier City: Wanda Gail Belcher, Jacqulyn Amber Martin, Erin Alana McCole and Gregory T. Rickert*.

Haughton: Diane M. Youngblood.

Keithville: Nicole Anne Iredale (Cum Laude).

Shreveport: Erik G. Addington, Holly Denise Bienert*, Randall Duane Brazell, Amanda Beth Copeland, Chrystal Lanett Crosby*, James Michael Fields*, Elizabeth B. Gamble, Veronica Lee Greer, Tikisha D. Hawthorne*, Samira Jamei, Kati Anne Jeter, Jericka M. Patterson*, Grant Steven Sisson, Brian Clayton Stentz*, Eric J. Taylor* and Jennifer M. Westphal.

College of Liberal Arts

Master of Arts

Bossier City: Pamela Marie Davis Simek.

Master of Science

Bossier City: Julie R. Sinkule*.

Shreveport: Kristen Anne Johnson, Iris Kay Johnson-Hill*, Charles Rosche McBee, Valentin Miafo-Donfack, Sylvestre O. Obwaka, Stuart Logan Parkerson and Latrisha Nicole Shelby.

Bachelor of Arts

Barksdale AFB: Aleesha C. Daly.

Benton: Jonathan Clay Meyer.

Bossier City: Frank H. Barham, Tricia Webb Grayson, Latoya Lynn Larry, Jamie M. McLaughlin*, Chasity Hope Spears, Priscilla S. Turner and Kristi Wilson Whaley* (Summa Cum Laude).

Haughton: Victoria A. Harper*.

Ivan: Philip Brandon Cox.

Keithville: Donna F. Byrd (Cum Laude) and Ronald James Byrd (Magna Cum Laude).

Shreveport: Melissa Gayle Bates (Magna Cum Laude), Rachel Mariana Constein (Magna Cum Laude), Michelle M. Cunningham, Laurie V. DiIulio, Tiffany LaTia Johnson*, Stiles C. Kennedy, Nicole Marie Leavitt, Candice Nicole Leone, Jill Katherine Lyons, Ava Rose Marchand (Magna Cum Laude), Matthew A. Miller, Tiffany Danielle Milne*, Anthony Gilbert Reans, Naomi Beth Reeves, Jamie Christin Roberts, Sara Elene Sullivan* (Summa Cum Laude), Stacy Lynn Summerlin (Summa Cum Laude – 4.0) and Latisha S. Wadley.

Springridge: Christy Chandler. Grayson (Cum Laude).

Stonewall: Jamie Lynn Gilmore.

Taylortown: Rachel Diane Davis*.

Bachelor of Criminal Justice

Bossier City: Charles Jacob Burling and Walter Rush Scott*.

Greenwood: Wesley Duane Walker (Cum Laude).

Shreveport: Angelica Shanta Allen*, David Joseph Bonillas, Rachel Renee Bozeman, Art Lee Edwards Jr., Katarai Monique Getter and Duane Hosea Keaton.

Bachelor of General Studies

Bossier City: Jack Pinkney Anderson, Lisa Michell Barcelona, Jennifer K. Delcomyn*, Kennith Ray Dupree, Alicia Ellen Mitchell, Amy Lynn Stewart, Anthony Paul Watson (Cum Laude), Mary Lashonda Webber, Lisa Michelle Weber and Heather Lynn Winslett.

Coushatta: Melba Jean Giddings.

Doyline: Kaelice J. Smith.

Gloster: Joshua Robert Lansdale*.

Haughton: Stephanie C. Daley, Chiara Vittoria Dartez* (Magna Cum Laude) and Becky Ann Johnson.

Kingston: Belinda H. Moses.

Nesbitt, Texas: Kimberly M. Spruiell*.

Pace: Candace C. Stanley.

Princeton: LaShinda M. Hampton.

Ringgold: Karolyn Denise Moore*.

Shreveport: Elizabeth H Baker, Rachel E. Bradley, Heather D. Breen, Jocelyn Maddox Brown, Catherine F Cooke Bowen, Jacqueline Daughtery, Dana S. Dunson*, Jennifer N. Hargett (Summa Cum Laude), Erin Burford Havard, Kimberly L. Henderson*, Inga Carol Madison, Lindsey J. McDonald, Audrey Miserendino-Wascome, Ashley Marynel Offutt, Sarah L. Palmer, Vanessa Christine Palmer, Addie Larosee Pilat, Brinon Bradley Rogers*, Robert Ryan Sibley and John T. Townsend*.

Sibley: Shirley L. Shed.

Springridge: Stephenie N. Vailes*.

College of Sciences

Bachelor of Science

Bossier City: Jason F. Adair, Takako Miyaguni Ball, Michael Fred Brown* and Derek Wayne Winston.

Campti: Joshua Ray Cason (Summa Cum Laude).

Coushatta: James Hampton Bamburg*.

Doyline: Wendy Jeannette Sanson.

Shreveport: Steven Micheal D’Anna*, Bridgett Kalifia Elie, Matthew Raymond Emge, Cora Jorstad Gay*, William B. Guinn, Jennifer R. Haywood, Mary Denise Henley, Tony Louis Henley (Cum Laude), Julian Damon Howard*, Eric B. Humphrey, Joseph Wayne Jureski*, Rachel Lynn Lesniewski-Bates*, Philip Kevin Loyer*, C. Nathan McCullin*, Tara Nicole Moore*, Janisha Lenae Musco, Angela Marie Shelton, Lisa Ann Shoemake, Chantelle M. Stephens and Tiffanie S. Young.

Waskom, Texas: Galen P. Copes.