Announcing May 2019 LSU Distinguished Communicators

During May 2019 Commencement, 62 graduates across nine colleges will receive the LSU Distinguished Communicator Medal. Recipients of this honor are outstanding writers and speakers, with a strong command of visual literacy and technological communication. They have earned high GPAs in their communication-intensive courses throughout their baccalaureate years and have built websites that display their communication competencies and professional talents. A ceremony to honor these students will be held on Thursday, May 9, from 10–11 a.m. in the LSU Business Education Complex Auditorium.

This distinction is the first of its kind in the nation and is sponsored by LSU Communication across the Curriculum (CxC), a nationally-recognized program for its excellence in enhancing learning experiences and improving students’ communication skills across all disciplines. As of Spring 2019, LSU has awarded 615 graduates with the Distinguished Communicator distinction.

College of Agriculture

Madelyn Smith, Natural Resource Ecology & Management*

Advisor: Michael Kaller

 

College of Art + Design

Caroline Arbour, Architecture

Advisor: Kris Palagi

 

Cecilia Gomes, Architecture

Advisor: Robert Zwirn

 

Madeline Luke, Architecture

Advisor: Kristen Kelsch 

 

Isabel Rountree, Landscape Architecture

Advisor: Lake Douglas

 

Brooke Strevig, Architecture

Advisor: Ursula Emery McClure

 

Christopher Washington III, Architecture

Advisor: Angeliki Sioli

 

E.J. Ourso College of Business

Lauren Schneida, Accounting

Advisor: Melissa Thompson

 

College of the Coast & Environment 

Devin Comba, Coastal Environmental Science*

Advisor: Michael Polito

 

College of Engineering 

Hamed Al-ajmi, Industrial Engineering*

Advisor: Laura Ikuma

 

Dominique Angibeau, Biological Engineering*

Advisor: Marybeth Lima

 

Colleen Atkins, Chemical Engineering

Advisor: Adam Melvin

 

Amari Baker, Biological Engineering

Advisor: Nick Totaro

 

Joseph Balhoff, Chemical Engineering*

Advisor: Adam Melvin

 

Caroline Bergeron, Biological Engineering

Advisor: Marybeth Lima

 

Alison Carrier, Biological Engineering

Advisor: Nick Totaro

 

Darria Carter, Mechanical Engineering

Advisor: Ingmar Schoegl

 

Michelle Chatry, Industrial Engineering

Advisor: Paige Davis

 

Macie (Gracie) Coker, Mechanical Engineering

Advisor: Paige Davis

 

Seth Collins, Mechanical Engineering

Advisor: Dave Giurintano

 

Travis Daly, Industrial Engineering

Advisor: Isa Nahmens

 

Sophie Davis, Industrial Engineering

Advisor: Paige Davis

 

Gemma DiCristina, Mechanical Engineering

Advisor: Paige Davis

 

Ngoc-My (Kaitlin) Dinh, Biological Engineering

Advisor: Nick Totaro

 

Alex Donner, Civil Engineering

Advisor: Clint Willson

 

Emily Gardiner, Industrial Engineering*

Advisor: Hyun Woo Jeon

 

April Gaydos, Mechanical Engineering

Advisor: Paige Davis

 

Jordan Holland, Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering

Advisor: John Scalzo

 

Thaksin Kongchum, Biological Engineering*

Advisor: Todd Monroe

 

Van Le, Mechanical Engineering

Advisor: Ingmar Schoegl

 

Alexander Ledo, Mechanical Engineering

Advisor: Paige Davis

 

Erika Lewis, Biological Engineering*

Advisor: Marybeth Lima

 

Sheila Mallenahalli, Biological Engineering*

Advisor: David Constant

 

Mollie Messina, Industrial Engineering*

Advisor: Laura Ikuma

 

Jeffrey Millet, Chemical Engineering

Advisor: Adam Melvin

 

Allison Mixon, Biological Engineering*

Advisor: Nick Totaro

 

Timothy Mixson, Biological Engineering

Advisor: Chandra Theegala

 

Nicholas Moss, Biological Engineering

Advisor: Nick Totaro

 

Justin Nhan, Chemical Engineering*

Advisor: Elizabeth Melvin

 

Adele Perrier, Mechanical Engineering

Advisor: Paige Davis

 

Christiane Petitbon, Industrial Engineering*

Advisor: Hyun Woo Jeon

 

Timothy Poche’, Mechanical Engineering

Advisor: David Giurintano

 

Alexandra Rand, Mechanical Engineering

Advisor: Paige Davis

 

Linda Shea, Industrial Engineering

Advisor: Craig Harvey

 

Luke St.Pe, Mechanical Engineering

Advisor: Paige Davis

 

Miriam Tariq, Civil Engineering*

Advisor: Clint Willson

 

Duyen Thuy Lam, Environmental Engineering

Advisor: Samuel Snow

 

Brandon Tramontana, Biological Engineering*

Advisor: Marybeth Lima

 

Andrea Willis, Mechanical Engineering

Advisor: Warren Waggenspack

 

Emily Zeller, Mechanical Engineering

Advisors: Paige Davis

 

Wei Zhao, Mechanical Engineering*

Advisor: Shyam Menon

 

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Sarah Cohen, Sociology*

Advisor: Chantel Chauvin 

 

Connor Rouillier, Anthropology and Philosophy

Advisor: Mary Jill Brody

 

College of Human Sciences and Education

Kathryn Bryson, PK-3 Teacher Certification

Advisor: Hillary Eisworth

 

Alexandra Craft, PK-3 Teacher Certification

Advisor: Kerry Sheldon

 

Ellyn Culotta, K-3 Teacher Certification

Advisor: Angela Barnes

 

Emilee Delaune, PK-3 Teacher Certification

Advisor: Cynthia DiCarlo

 

Claudia Hurtado, PK-3 Teacher Certification

Advisor: Jennifer Baumgartner

 

Madison Liggio, PK-3 Teacher Certification

Advisor: Cynthia DiCarlo

 

Madelyn Michael, PK-3 Teacher Certification

Advisor: Cynthia DiCarlo

 

Laura Simmons, PK-3 Teacher Certification

Advisor: Cynthia DiCarlo

 

Manship School of Mass Communication

Grady Stewart, Mass Communication

Advisor: Lance Porter

 

College of Science

Sarah Cohen, Biochemistry*

Advisor: Chantel Chauvin

 

*Honors students are designated with an asterisk.