LSU CxC Names 40 Distinguished Communicators for 2012

BATON ROUGE – In addition to the class of 2012, LSU’s 277th commencement exercises honored 40 graduating students with the LSU Distinguished Communicator Award. These students earned this honor by demonstrating superior communication skills and meeting high standards in academics, leadership and community service through the LSU Communicaiton across the Curriculum, or CxC, program.

As the first program of its kind in the nation, CxC works with LSU faculty to train, mentor and recognize students who demonstrate exceptional skills in written, spoken, visual and technological communication. CxC is focused on enhancing learning experiences for students and preparing them for today’s highly competitive, communication-centered marketplace. The program was named the 2009-2010 Program of Excellence by the Conference on College Composition and Communication, and its annual Digital Media Fest helped the university to be named one of the top 10 Social Media Colleges by Studentadvisor.com this spring.

CxC honored the Distinguished Communicators in a ceremony on Thursday, May 17. The distinguished communicators of 2012 are as follows, listed with their major, hometown and faculty advisor:

• Allison Pogue Canal, interior design
  Hometown: West Monroe, La.
  Faculty Advisor: Phillip Tebbutt                    
• Ashley Daniele Stewart, studio art
  Hometown: Baton Rouge
  Faculty Advisor: Courtney Barr
• Christine Elizabeth Leech, architecture
  Hometown: Slidell, La.
  Faculty Advisor: Marsha Cuddeback
• LaQuinton Antwain Nimox, architecture
  Hometown: Hammond, La.
  Faculty Advisor: Jori Erdman
• Megan Claire Harris, architecture
  Hometown: Mandeville, La.
  Faculty Advisor: Marsha Cuddeback
• Ryan Michael Bertucci, architecture
  Hometown: Mandeville, La.
  Faculty Advisor: Jori Erdman
• Farah F. Gheith, marketing
  Hometown: Alexandria
  Faculty Adivor: Alvin Burns  
• Amanda Gayle Murphy, education
  Hometown: Zachary, La.
  Faculty Advisor: Cynthia DiCarlo      
• Amelie M. Passaro, education
  Hometown: Baton Rouge
  Faculty Advisor: Karen Donnelly       
• Anna Kathleen McPherson, education
  Hometown: Slidell, La.
  Faculty Advisor: Teresa Buchanan
• Callie Marie Latiolais, education
  Hometown: Lafayette
  Faculty Advisor: Jennifer Baumgartner          
• Cayla Maureen Shannon, education
  Hometown: Denham Springs, La.
  Faculty Advisor: Jennifer Baumgartner          
• Kacey Lynn Carrigan, education
  Hometown: Kenner, La.         
  Faculty Advisor: Teresa Buchanan     
• Katherine Graham Brou, education    
  Hometown: New Orleans
  Faculty Advisor: Jennifer Baumgartner          
• Kathryn Denise Holmes, education
  Hometown: Athens, La.
  Faculty Advisor: Jennifer Baumgartner          
• Lisa Rogillio, education
  Hometown: Denham Springs, La.
  Faculty Advisor: Jennifer Baumgartner          
• Melissa C. Tucker, education
  Hometown: Kenner, La.
  Faculty Advisor: Teresa Buchanan     
• Tabitha Ann Eusea, education
  Hometown: Slidell, La.           
  Faculty Advisor: Jennifer Baumgartner          
• Andrew Warren Calogero, biological engineering
  Hometown: Lafayette, La.     
  Faculty Advisor: Dan Hayes  
• Kevin Scott Holly, biological engineering
  Hometown: Mandeville, La.
  Faculty Advisor: Steven Hall
• Mary-Anne Kim Anh Nguyen, biological engineering
  Hometown: Baton Rouge
  Faculty Advisor: Marybeth Lima       
• Melinda Melissa Hunter, biological engineering
  Hometown: Baton Rouge
  Faculty Advisor: Richard Bengtson   
• Larry “Trey” Louis Ledet III, construction management
  Hometown: Thibodaux, La.    
  Faculty Advisor: Charles Pecquet      
• Casey Marie Robelot, industrial engineering
  Hometown: Metairie, La.        
  Faculty Advisor: Gerald Knapp         
• Joseph Trung Duon Tran, mechanical engineering
  Hometown: Amelia, La.
  Faculty Advisors: Wanjun Wang/Shengmin Guo       
• Rebecca Jane Marx, mechanical engineering
  Hometown: Lafayette
  Faculty Advisor: Jack Helms  
• Yvette Marie Triay, mechanical eningeering
  Hometown: Metairie, La.
  Faculty Advisor: Ingmar Schogel       
• Reazalia Zaneta Allen, English
  Hometown: Shreveport
  Faculty Advisor: Cora Bauza
• John Robert Butler, mass communication
  Hometown: Baton Rouge
  Faculty Advisor: Bob Mann   
• Lance Stephen Bordelon, mass communication
  Hometown: Lafayette
  Faculty Advisor: Danny Shipka         
• Miracle Ronnea Johnson, mass communication/sports administration
  Hometown: Zachary, La.
  Faculty Advisor: Herman Kelly
• Abigayle Lynn Beyer, mass communication/political science
  Hometown: Houston, Texas
  Faculty Advisor: Bill Stickle  
• Amanda Elizabeth Price, biochemistry
  Hometown: Houma, La.
  Faculty Advisor: Grover Waldrop      
• Anne Marie Manor, biological sciences
  Hometown: Plattsburgh, N.Y.
  Faculty Advisor: Karen Sullivan        
• Ashley Marie Hennessey, biological sciences
  Hometown: New Orleans
  Faculty Advisor: Naohiro Kato
• Danielle Marie Fuselier, biological sciences
  Hometown: Baton Rouge
  Faculty Advisor: Bryan Carstens        
• Kelsey N Hundley, biological sciences
  Hometown: Mamou, La.
  Faculty Advisor: Robyn Carlin
• Nathalie Simone Malcolm, biochemistry
  Hometown: Baton Rouge
  Faculty Advisor: Sue Bartlett
• Stewart Wynn Humble, biological sciences
  Hometown: Egan, La.
  Faculty Advisor: Drew Lamonica Arms
• Trevor Fanning, geology, graduating Summer 2012
  Hometown: Metairie, La.
  Faculty Advisor: Judith Schiebout