McNeese recognizes fall honor graduates

McNeese State University honor students were recognized at fall commencement ceremonies held Dec. 13 in the McNeese Legacy Center. Honor students recognized were:

SUMMA CUM LAUDE (3.90-4.00): Mia Deon Bonds, DeRidder; Madelynn Boyer, Singer; Emily Renee Brown, Lake Charles; Meg R. Davidson (4.00), Lake Charles; David Duane DuVall, Olive Branch, Mississippi; Krishna Gheewala, Lake Charles; Juliana Marquet Locklear, Sulphur; Sarah H. Lognion (4.00), Bell City; Halle Grace Martin, Sulpur; Abigail Lopez Meaux, Indian Bayou; Edward Oladimeji Olaniyan, Ilaro, Nigeria; Nicole Pardue, Geismar; Sydney Elizabeth Russell (4.00), Lafayette; Emily Morgan Stillwell, Lake Charles; and Alissa Lee Stout (4.00), Lake Charles.

MAGNA CUM LAUDE (3.70-3.89): Joshua Aviles, Kinder; Gracie Alanna Biven, Welsh; Kaleb Ryan Blalock, Sulphur; Lydia Bonin, Jennings; Abigail L. Broussard, Gueydan; Mary E. Caraway, Jennings; Jessica Amelia Delosey, Kinder; Mckenzie S. Dugas, Lake Charles; Creighton Debron Duncan, Lake Charles; Anna Maria Dupont, Creole; Jadyn M. Farmer, Oakdale; Sean Royce Fontenot, Ville Platte; Mason J. Granger, Lake Charles; Grant Jackson Gregory, Longville; Christian Pearl Guidry, Lake Arthur; Kaleigh R. Guillory, Lake Charles; Mia C. Labove, Sulphur; Alexia Raven Ortego Lacombe, Jennings; Claire E. Leonards, Bell City; Marisa Antonia Moreno, Elton; Nathanael Seth Nicholas, Lake Charles; Ashlyn C. Parrott, Lake Charles; Madison Renee Poirier, Broussard; Rory Simon Richard, Sulphur; Janis Hope Sargent, Iowa; Chelsy Sharpe, Lake Charles; Brylee L. Siebert, Eunice; Shaleigh N. Sliman, Leesville; Mallory Vaness Smith, Merryville; Jacob Michael Soileau, Ville Platte; and Taylor Elizabeth Talbert, Sulphur.

CUM LAUDE (3.50-3.69): Brock Barthelemy, Gonzales; Jamie Bernard, Breaux Bridge; Lillian Isabella Bourque, Pine Prairie; Ethan Charles Carter, Sulphur; Alexis Collins, Livonia; Megan Elisabeth Dawson, New Orleans; Alyssa A. Deville, Pineville; Ian G. Edwards, Sulphur; Kennedy Caroline Evans, Devers, Texas; Morgan C. Fontenot, Lake Arthur; Joshua L. Gastineau, Lake Charles; Emily E. Gotreaux, Eunice; Brooke Alyssa Habetz, Vinton; Staci Victoria Hamlett, Houston, Texas; Gage Allen Hartman, Lake Charles; Noah J. Hebert, Lake Charles; Yi Lin Huang, Lake Charles; Anna Clare Jordan, Benton; Kye E. Kendall, DeQuincy; Parker Scott Kennedy, Lake Charles; Alexandria A. Knight, Jennings; Jacob A. Lemaire, Lafayette; Lindsay A. Lopez, Jennings; Brynn Mayo, Sulphur; Bryson Z. McCoy, Basile; Patricia Meche, Jennings; Jessica R. Mestayer, Lake Charles; Anna G. Miller, Ragley; Mallory C. O’Brien, Eunice; Adesola P. Osilaja, Lagos, Nigeria; Christa D. Page, Westlake; Mary Elizabeth Partin, Westlake; Abbigail J. Perkins, Sulphur; Tyler J. Perron, Ville Platte; Alshan Regmi, Dharapani, Nepal; Jacob A. Rhodes, Lake Charles; Jett M. Rogers, Anacoco; John Seal, Lake Charles; Alexis Jayne Sonnier, Lake Charles; Kaylie Stelly, Sunset; Walton J. Thibodeaux, Rayne; Emma Grace Thomas, Grand Lake; Evan J. Veillon, Ville Platte; and Katelyn J. Zaunbrecher, Basile.

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