McNeese recognizes its spring semester honor graduates

McNeese State University honor students were recognized at spring commencement ceremonies held May 10 in the McNeese Legacy Center.

Honor students recognized were:

SUMMA CUM LAUDE (3.90-4.00)

Adepoju A. Adetunji (4.0), Ile-Ife, Nigeria; Anna E. Alamond, Sulphur; Marie Olivia Azor (4.0), Lake Charles; Iseoluwa Ireoluwayimika Babarinde, Abuja, Nigeria; Bey’Ounce S. Banks, Port Arthur, Texas; Cade A. Boddie (4.0), DeRidder; Kaitlyn R. Booty, Jasper, Texas; Samuel H. Buhler (4.0), Hahnville; Adam Courville, Lake Charles; Kaleb L. Davis, Pitkin; Sheb G. Deaton (4.0), Westlake; Hanna Denton, Destrehan; Ashlynn J. Elliott, Lacassine; Alaina G. Fontenot, Denham Springs; Cristina Gil, Barcelona, Spain; Samuel T. Gil, Ville Platte; Rayne Joyce Gore (4.0), DeRidder; Crystal Q. Gray, Lake Charles; Hannah E. Hancock, Lake Charles; Miranda R. Haugen (4.0), DeRidder; Brooke Aryn Bailey Humphrey, Lake Charles; Pavel Kraus (4.0), Ostrava, Czech Republic; Darcy Lavergne, Roanoke; Lorraine Adele LeBleu, Lake Charles; Jenna C. Leblanc, Sulphur; Layla M. Morton, Lake Charles; Elizabeth A. Moss (4.0), Sulphur; Ethan M. Petix, Lumberton, Texas; Abigail M. Pettefer (4.0), Lake Charles; Elisabeth M. Pettefer (4.0), Lake Charles; Sara A. Pietrowski, Longville; Clara Rosini (4.0), Trieste, Italy; Julianna C. Riddle, Lake Charles; Samantha K. Sonnier, Sulphur; Julia C. Tassin, Lake Charles; Nicholas D. Veuleman, Lake Charles; Lilly J. Zaunbrecher, Eunice; Aubrey G. Zito, Ragley

MAGNA CUM LAUDE
(3.70-3.89)

Hannah Leigh Akes, Lake Charles; Madison R. Aucoin, Lake Charles; Izabella S. Baggette, Lake Charles; Claire B. Basone, Lake Charles; Clifton L. Breaux, Merryville; Connor M. Broussard, Lake Charles; Dylan P. Broussard, Lake Charles; Macy P. Busby, Lake Charles; Sydney M. Clark, Lake Charles; Aina Domingo Bernabeu, Castellar del Valles, Spain; Samantha Lane Doucet, Lake Charles; Carlee Duhon, Grand Lake; Madison Faith Fontenot, Elton; Maria Gabrielle Fontenot, Ragley; Emma K. Fournerat, Lake Charles; Drake Anthony Guidry, Vinton; Nejra Hanic, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Karissa Mae Illingworth, Fairhope, Alabama; Caleb S. Jacobsen, Longville; Tao Jin,  Sulphur; Gabrielle Grace LaBouve, Lake Charles; Julie LaFleur, Sulphur; Hailey E. Leblanc, Rayne; Owen P. Lejeune, Iota; Anna Elizabeth Lippert, Friendswood, Texas; Maggie Elizabeth Loftin, Lake Charles; Hunter J. Longino, Oakdale; Madisen M. Mahfouz, Merryville; Zarin Musarrat Manita, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Aaron Douglas Mansell, Sulphur; Krystal L. Minton, Wynne, Arkansas; Andrew P. Mire, Kaplan; Russell C. Mixon, Lake Charles; Molli Montie, Grand Lake; Natalia Mora Ballo, Sant Andreu de Liavanerea, Spain; Molly J. Neyland, Singer; John Wallace Noble, Lake Charles; Hailey Brooke Opal, Westlake; Audie Mae Owens, Sulphur; Kathryn V. Parmentier, Dallas, Texas; Madison A. Poindexter, Lake Charles; Elizabeth P. Primes, Mandeville; Lindsey B. Priola, Lacassine; Riley R. Rhodes, Westlake; Morley K. Richard, Rayne; Elaine N. Robertson, Westlake; Brian Shadrick, Belton, Texas; Shanee Smith, New Iberia; Maggi Terro, Sulphur; Caitlin M. Woodward, Morse

CUM LAUDE
(3.50-3.69)

Ethan Scott Alleman, Rayne; Rhylee A. Ardoin, Mamou; Kassidi M. Aucoin, Mamou; Paden A. Augustine, Welsh; Kenedei B. Beard, Jennings; Patsy N. Beard, Jennings; Bryce J. Bergeron, Rayne; Brynlee Morgan Boudreaux, Grand Lake; Alex J. Broussard, Kaplan; Ashton Grace Broussard, Crowley; Lexi A. Broussard, Kaplan; Bailey Brooke Bujard, Vinton; Faith LeeAnne Camp, Westlake; Olivia Cate Carney, Richmond, Texas; Sarah M. Coker, Lake Charles; Cade Bryant Covalt, Lafayette; Alexander J. Darbonne, Lake Charles; Judith C. Dariste, Lake Charles; Colton T. Dement, Pasadena, Texas; Beau Thomas Alexander Dobson, Lake Charles; Kelby D. Duplechain, Eunice; Christian Michael Duplechin, Ville Platte; Reese Michelle Edwards, Westlake; Mitchell J. Ezernack, Lake Charles; Aime Victoria Fontenot, Lafayette; Madelie A. Fontenot, Ville Platte; Sarah Nicole Fuller, Iowa; Ty Michael Fuselier, Kinder; Madison K. Gouldburn, Lake Charles; Elysse Lillian Hamilton, Lake Charles; Kayla A. Harrison, Shreveport; Rizlane Hattal, Sulphur; Kayleigh Hebert, Lake Charles; Samuel G. Hollier, Ville Platte; Aubree E. Jackson, Sulphur; Brady James Jacobsen, Longville; Isaiah E. Johnson, Opelousas; Josemaria Kamsiyochukwu, Nnewi, Nigeria; Destiny Morgan Karst, Covington; Chase Keeto, Waco, Texas; Robert Kennedy, Frankston, Texas; Ali Akbar Khan, Lake Charles; Jolie Kay LaFleur, Sulphur; Luke H. Ledet, Lake Charles; Sydney C. Leger, Palmetto; Kennedy A. Mallett, Welsh; Jeanalee K. Martin, Sulphur; Harrison L. McBride, Lake Charles; Zane W. McCaughey, Vinton; Morgan L. Menard, Lafayette; Claudia Rose Merritt, Bell City; Payton Elizabeth Meyer, Crowley; Sarah Nicole Miller, Sulphur; John Thomas Moeller, San Antonio, Texas; Maggie Gotreaux Montoya, Westlake; Eden G. Moreno, Lake Charles; Kacie Diann Morvant, Lake Charles; Skylar Jayeden Nielsen, Kimberling City, Missouri; Sydney K. O’Blanc, Sulphur; David Okpo, Isolo, Nigeria; Kylie Marie Oliver, Grand Lake; Broc Anthony Petry, Gueydan; Deacon B. Richard, Eunice; Ryan W. Roberts, Lafayette; Sydney Nicole Robinson, Benton; Reed Anthony Rougeau, Eunice; Nathan J. Sistrunk, Kaplan; Blake R. Smith, Roberts Cove; Courtney A. Smith, DeRidder; Morgan Alicia Smith, Oakdale; Sophia G. Tassin, Lake Charles; Lakyn Nicole Thomas, Oberlin; Logan J. Todd, Bell City; Mariana Torres, Pflugerville, Texas; Emma Catherine Trahan, Lake Charles; Addie G. Trosclair, Iowa; Heather N. Vezinat, Mamou; Dylan J. Vidrine, Ville Platte; Zachary J. Voss, Iberia, Missouri; Kayla Alexis Warner, Kingwood, Texas; Jordan L. Warren, Oberlin; NaKayla Michelle Kim White, Witchita Falls, Texas.

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