LU graduates 119 with honors
Lamar University graduated 119 students with honors during fall commencement ceremonies Dec. 11-12 in the Montagne Center.
Forty students graduated summa cum laude (with highest honors), with grade-point averages ranging from 3.8 to 4.0:
BAYTOWN: Eusevio Saldivar, Travis Svendsen.
BEAUMONT: Morgan Casas, Courtney Laughlin, Bethany Lyons, Casey Myers, Lauren Schuldt, Bernard Yett.
BRIDGE CITY: David Ferris, Alexis Prestwood.
CORPUS CHRISTI: Amy White.
EVADALE: Sarah Henderson.
GROVES: Tayler Saumell.
HALTOM CITY: Steve Irvin.
HOUSTON: Lisa Arterberry-Gaines.
KIRBYVILLE: Vikki Russell.
LAKE CHARLES: Selisa Valyan.
LUMBERTON: Julie Cascarelli, Amie Coble.
NEDERLAND: Monica Mannino, Brandon Stacey.
ORANGE: Haley Beall, Madison Laurence, Julian Morgan, Jessica Shoemaker, Forrest Zoch.
PASADENA: John Finck.
PORT ARTHUR: Ciara Guilhas, Zina Hale, Rashmi Marediya.
PORT NECHES: Maisie Beniot.
RICHMOND: Lilly Flenoy.
ROBY: Amelia McBeth.
SILSBEE: Xenia Dowling, Chelsea Neeley.
TAYLOR: Bryan Haun.
VIDOR: Carroll Blackmon, Amy Myers, Olivia Winn.
WILLIS: Cathy Wayman.
Thirty-one students graduated magna cum laude (with high honors), with GPAs of 3.65 to 3.79:
BEAUMONT: Diana Cardenas, Carlos Iberra, Emily LeBlanc.
BRAZORIA: Amanda Keen.
GROVES: Shandi Chapa, Jonathan Gay.
HOUSTON: Nichel Jennings.
HUMBLE: Michael Evers.
KOUNTZE: Danielle Ellis, Kord Peterson.
LONGVIEW: Adam Holland.
LUMBERTON: Florencia Corne, Megan Harding.
NEDERLAND: Krista Bergeron, Tiffany Heider, Mallory Raborn.
ORANGE: Heather Howlett.
PORT ARTHUR: Kim-Thuy Nguyen, Lucy Nguyen, Hayley Rodriguez, Juan Rodriguez.
PORT NECHES: Allison Landry, Janna McClelland, Kyle Ryan, Colt Schmidtke, Cheree Simon, Paige Tweekrem, Brittinay Zepeda.
SAN ANTONIO: Sherrie King.
SILSBEE: Kate Worsham.
VIDOR: Jennifer Mann.
Forty-eight students graduated cum laude (with honors), with GPAs of 3.5 to 3.64:
AHMEDABAD, INDIA: Jasmin Dhuka.
ALVIN: Maria Reseburg.
BEACH CITY: Brooke Gipson.
BEAUMONT: Densil Chapman, Anna Cruz, Stacy Ebner, Kayla Faraci, Ashley Garza, Gabriel Grady, Erin Lanier, Janah Milich, Seth Mitchell, Jenny Nguyen, Shelby Renfrow, Francis Shannon, Prasun Mandal.
BUNA: Jared Fielder.
CHINA: Brandi Griffin.
CONROE: Kelcey Miller.
DEWEYVILLE: Jacob Gorton.
GROVES: Laura Castille, Katherine Waterbury.
HAMSHIRE: Michael Trahan.
HOUSTON: Haoran Zhu.
KINGWOOD: Joseph Smith.
KUOPIO, FINLAND: Juuso Laitinen.
LAKE WORTH, FLA.: Olivera Sagarese.
LAKESIDE, CALIF.: Alexis Cable.
LUMBERTON: Kristina Miller.
MALAKOFF: Christy Hunley.
MONT BELVIEU: Joseph Lovinggood.
NEDERLAND: Abby Belaire, Shamon Burton, Rhett Fontenot, Hannah Franklin, Kiersten Lamb, Tyler Scates, Jamie Shields.
ORANGE: Mallory Burnaman, Cole Durkin, Taylor Williams.
PORT ARTHUR: Ednesha Cook, Leeanna Martinez, Jessica Romine.
VIDOR: Nicola Adkins, Christine Stanley.
VILLAGE MILLS: Heather Armstrong.
WINNIE: Sean Stevens.
Forty students graduated summa cum laude (with highest honors), with grade-point averages ranging from 3.8 to 4.0:
BAYTOWN: Eusevio Saldivar, Travis Svendsen.
BEAUMONT: Morgan Casas, Courtney Laughlin, Bethany Lyons, Casey Myers, Lauren Schuldt, Bernard Yett.
BRIDGE CITY: David Ferris, Alexis Prestwood.
CORPUS CHRISTI: Amy White.
EVADALE: Sarah Henderson.
GROVES: Tayler Saumell.
HALTOM CITY: Steve Irvin.
HOUSTON: Lisa Arterberry-Gaines.
KIRBYVILLE: Vikki Russell.
LAKE CHARLES: Selisa Valyan.
LUMBERTON: Julie Cascarelli, Amie Coble.
NEDERLAND: Monica Mannino, Brandon Stacey.
ORANGE: Haley Beall, Madison Laurence, Julian Morgan, Jessica Shoemaker, Forrest Zoch.
PASADENA: John Finck.
PORT ARTHUR: Ciara Guilhas, Zina Hale, Rashmi Marediya.
PORT NECHES: Maisie Beniot.
RICHMOND: Lilly Flenoy.
ROBY: Amelia McBeth.
SILSBEE: Xenia Dowling, Chelsea Neeley.
TAYLOR: Bryan Haun.
VIDOR: Carroll Blackmon, Amy Myers, Olivia Winn.
WILLIS: Cathy Wayman.
Thirty-one students graduated magna cum laude (with high honors), with GPAs of 3.65 to 3.79:
BEAUMONT: Diana Cardenas, Carlos Iberra, Emily LeBlanc.
BRAZORIA: Amanda Keen.
GROVES: Shandi Chapa, Jonathan Gay.
HOUSTON: Nichel Jennings.
HUMBLE: Michael Evers.
KOUNTZE: Danielle Ellis, Kord Peterson.
LONGVIEW: Adam Holland.
LUMBERTON: Florencia Corne, Megan Harding.
NEDERLAND: Krista Bergeron, Tiffany Heider, Mallory Raborn.
ORANGE: Heather Howlett.
PORT ARTHUR: Kim-Thuy Nguyen, Lucy Nguyen, Hayley Rodriguez, Juan Rodriguez.
PORT NECHES: Allison Landry, Janna McClelland, Kyle Ryan, Colt Schmidtke, Cheree Simon, Paige Tweekrem, Brittinay Zepeda.
SAN ANTONIO: Sherrie King.
SILSBEE: Kate Worsham.
VIDOR: Jennifer Mann.
Forty-eight students graduated cum laude (with honors), with GPAs of 3.5 to 3.64:
AHMEDABAD, INDIA: Jasmin Dhuka.
ALVIN: Maria Reseburg.
BEACH CITY: Brooke Gipson.
BEAUMONT: Densil Chapman, Anna Cruz, Stacy Ebner, Kayla Faraci, Ashley Garza, Gabriel Grady, Erin Lanier, Janah Milich, Seth Mitchell, Jenny Nguyen, Shelby Renfrow, Francis Shannon, Prasun Mandal.
BUNA: Jared Fielder.
CHINA: Brandi Griffin.
CONROE: Kelcey Miller.
DEWEYVILLE: Jacob Gorton.
GROVES: Laura Castille, Katherine Waterbury.
HAMSHIRE: Michael Trahan.
HOUSTON: Haoran Zhu.
KINGWOOD: Joseph Smith.
KUOPIO, FINLAND: Juuso Laitinen.
LAKE WORTH, FLA.: Olivera Sagarese.
LAKESIDE, CALIF.: Alexis Cable.
LUMBERTON: Kristina Miller.
MALAKOFF: Christy Hunley.
MONT BELVIEU: Joseph Lovinggood.
NEDERLAND: Abby Belaire, Shamon Burton, Rhett Fontenot, Hannah Franklin, Kiersten Lamb, Tyler Scates, Jamie Shields.
ORANGE: Mallory Burnaman, Cole Durkin, Taylor Williams.
PORT ARTHUR: Ednesha Cook, Leeanna Martinez, Jessica Romine.
VIDOR: Nicola Adkins, Christine Stanley.
VILLAGE MILLS: Heather Armstrong.
WINNIE: Sean Stevens.
Posted on Thu, December 17, 2015 by Brian Sattler
