LSU Honors College Graduates 87 Students

BATON ROUGE – The LSU Honors College graduated 87 students at the university’s 277th commencement exercises on Friday, May 18.

The Honors College gave special recognition to the students who participated in a specific honors program and successfully completed and defended an undergraduate thesis.

The following students, listed by hometown, graduated with College Honors, completing a minimum of 32 hours of honors coursework including the upper-division honors program:

Louisiana:

• Baton Rouge: Haley Yvette Bove, French studies; Joanna Lee Collier, general studies; Alexander Fiedrich Leder, physics and mathematics; Emily Aubin Lutz, accounting; Ryan Phillip Martin, mass communication; Lauren Elizabeth Nyman, international studies; Lauren Amelia Oliver, biological sciences; Lily Ly Truong, psychology
• Broussard: James Michael Oldenburg, biological sciences
• Centerville: Victor Lashley Jr., marketing
• Chalmette: Ryan Paul Gregoire, mass communication
• Church Point: Virginia Leigh Richard, international studies
• Covington: Cailidh Marguerite Pedersen, kinesiology
• Duson: Christopher M. Dupuis, physics
• Egan: Stewart Wynn Humble, biological sciences
• Gonzales: Andrew Carl Ficklin, Latin and biochemistry
• Houma: Mytrang Hoang Do, biochemistry
• Lafayette: Andrew Warren Calogero, general studies; Matthew Monroe Schexnayder, geography
• Madisonville: Jerika Trisha Marchan, English
• Mandeville: Ryan Michael Bertucci, architecture; Megan Claire Harris, architecture; Bryanna Marie Zawodniak, psychology
• Metairie: Annette Elizabeth Denton, philosphy; William Kirby Wright IV, management
• Natchitoches: Chloe Jane Euston, mass communication; Shari Alicia Mahoney, animal science
• Port Allen: John Robert Beieler, political science
• Prairieville: Taylor Joseph Aucoin, anthropology and history
• Shreveport: Jessica Ann Lowe, English
• Slidell: Christine Elizabeth Leech, architecture
• Stonewall: Scott Clinton McFerron Jr., biological sciences
• Thibodaux: Omega Genevieve Leslie, English
• West Monroe: Jordan Maxwell Keller, mathematics

Alabama:

• Birmingham: Heather Margaret Watts, mass communication
• Huntsville: Joanna Elizabeth Zimmerman, English and mass communication

Tennessee:

• Knoxville: Rebekah Marie Myers, political science

Texas:

• Austin: Emma R. Renault-Varian, Latin and history
• Carrollton: Michelle Christine Thomas, studio art
• Dallas: Laurel Ann Keys, management; Hannah Marie Munoz, mass communication
• Houston: Jennifer E. Maul, psychology
• Katy: Amanda Lynn Briggs, mass communication
• Lake Jackson: Kimberly Catherine Johnson, English and French
• Missouri City: Hope A. Williams, political science
• San Antonio: Tyler Wyatt Henry, international studies

Virginia:

• Fairfax: Glynis Brown Mattheisen, biochemistry

The following students graduated with the Upper Division Honors Distinction for completing the upper-division honors program:

Louisiana:

• Baton Rouge: Harold Cole Wiley, studio art
• St. Francisville: Keith R. Motes, physics

South Carolina:

• Union: Pamela Arden Doerner, biochemistry
  

Texas:

• Coppell: Erin Rose Baker, music education
• Houston: Hannah Joy Smitherman, communication disorders