LSU Alumni Magazine - Fall 2023

Dear LSU Alumni,

Agriculture is both Big Business and Big Science. In light of its importance to Louisiana, LSU decided to up our “ag game” by learning from those who do it best. So, we asked to take a closer look at the some of the best land-grant universities in the nation. Over the last 18 months, we have visited some of the country’s most prestigious and productive ag-based programs: the University of Georgia, the University of Kentucky, North Carolina State University, and the University of Wisconsin. This was so important that we brought our leadership team, together with board members, researchers, extension agents, elected officials, and donors so we could start to build a vision. We were treated to discussions, tours of state-of-the-art laboratories, demonstrations of precision agriculture, engagement with various state officials, growers, and commodity representatives, and presentations on innovative research collaborations that drive progress, profit, and impact for their states.

We learned a lot, which led us to much introspection. While no decisions have been cemented just yet, we have supreme confidence in our ability to become a Top 10 agricultural research enterprise. But to be successful in this venture, we will need to engage more academic departments that traditionally have not done much agricultural work. As an example, the new feral hog poison you may have read about was a joint effort of the LSU AgCenter and LSU chemistry department. The most growth potential lies in the biomedical sector. At Kentucky, we heard over and over that “food is medicine, and no state needs to embrace that mentality more than Louisiana. At Wisconsin, deep partnerships between computer science and agriculture were prevalent and led to efficiencies and gains for farmers and growers. And Louisiana’s strength in agriculture and energy sectors make carbon capture a sweet spot as the University moves to be a leader in the energy transition.

I’m glad to say that our vision is contagious. People are investing in the College of Agriculture and LSU AgCenter. The legislature and governor provided funding for repairs and new equipment at ag research centers around the state, renovations in three buildings on campus, and planning funds for a new agriculture innovation building. Through excellent work by the faculty, USDA awarded a $10 million grant in climate-resistant rice, and the AgCenter’s research awards are at an all-time high. Donors have been very generous, and we hope that this push for progress will further invigorate their confidence and investments.

What happens next? We keep our momentum going and determine the path that can fuel maximum success. We will need to engage more people and more tools in the effort. This is part of a mantra I hope you will see more of – through superior service to Louisiana, LSU will achieve national prominence.

Thank you for remaining engaged and supportive. I look forward to sharing more great news with you soon.

Sincerely,

William F. Tate IV LSU President

Contents

Feature

20 Twice as Nice –Twenty-Twenty-Three National Champions

LSU once again ascended to the top of the college baseball world, claiming its seventh men’s College World Series title. And, the LSU women’s basketball team, under Coach Kim Mulkey, brought home the team’s National Championship title for the first time in history.

Coach Jay Johnson and Coach Kim Mulkey celebrate 2023 national championships

Photos: LSU Athletics

Publisher

LSU Alumni Association

Joe Carvalhido

President & CEO

Editor

Jackie Bartkiewicz

Marketing Coordinator

Sarah Armstead

Art Director/Graphic Designer STUN Design & Interactive

Kimberly Mackey

Principal/Creative Director STUN Design & Interactive

Chuck Sanchez

Contributors

Barry Cowan, Elsa Hahn, Marc Stevens, Brian Hudgins

Photography

Sarah Armstead, Eye Wander Photo, Brandli Greer, John Grubb, Todd Graves, Elsa Hahn, Robert Mann, LSU Athletics, LSU College of Engineering, LSU Law, Amy Parrino, Rocco's Pizza & Cantina, Sally Stiel, Mary Clare Trevison

Printing

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Kathryn “Kathy” Fives, Chair Baton Rouge, La.

Dr. Mario J. Garner, Chair-Elect Spring, Texas

David Braddock, Immediate Past Chair Dallas, Texas

Dr. Jack A. Andonie, Director Emeritus Metairie, La.

J. Ofori Agboka, Carnation, Wash.

Mark Kent Anderson, Jr., Monroe, La.

Michael B. Bethea, Madisonville, La.

Karen Brack, San Diego, Calif.

Paul Buffone, Baton Rouge, La.

Dr. Corey Foster, Lake Charles, La.

G. Archer Frierson, III, Shreveport, La.

James G. “Jimmy” Gosslee, Shreveport, La.

Leo C. Hamilton, Baton Rouge, La.

Lauren Olinde Hughes, Houston, Texas R. Scott Jenkins, New Orleans, La. Brandon Landry, Baton Rouge, La. Dr. Louis R. Minsky, Baton Rouge, La. Jeffrey M. Mohr, Baton Rouge, La. Jady H. Regard, Lafayette, La. Bart B. Schmolke, Alexandria, La. Rori P. Smith, Baton Rouge, La.

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President and CEO MESSAGE

Spring 2023: Cheers, Congrats, and Crawdads

Hearty cheers and congratulations to our 2023 national champions – Kim Mulkey’s women’s basketball team and Jay Johnson’s baseball Tigers. What an exciting spring season for LSU fans everywhere! Flip to page 20 to read about Johnson’s win and enjoy a highlight recap of Mulkey’s record-setting run, which appeared in the Summer 2023 magazine.

As crawdad lovers know, crawfish boils mean lots of work as well as lots of fun! Our chapter crawfish boils are indeed a rite of spring, bringing together alumni and friends not only to enjoy crustacean camaraderie but also to support the Association’s scholarship programs.

Over the years, millions of dollars have been raised through ticket sales and auctions at these events to fund endowed scholarships for our students and faculty awards for chapter-named professors. See page 6 for our 2023 crawfish season wrap-up.

On behalf of proud LSU alumni around the world, congratulations to our May graduates. You are now official LSU ambassadors, and we hope you’ll connect with fellow alumni in chapters across the country to keep that special LSU spirit alive and show the world just how awesome LSU graduates are.

And now . . . it’s football season, another of our favorite times of year. We look forward to visiting with you at home and away games, as well at as other events this fall.

And, as always, we thank you for your steadfast support. We look forward to working with you in the coming months and years to enhance the Association’s programs and its support of LSU.

Geaux Tigers!

Joe Carvalhido President/CEO

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The Crawdad Connection

Where Tigers Go, Crawfish Follow

Thousands of Tigers across the country “pass a good time” every spring at chapter-sponsored crawfish boils. And, while enjoying the camaraderie, great food, and libations, they are generously supporting the LSU Alumni Association’s scholarship and professorship programs. Ticket sales and auctions held at the events help fund hundreds of endowed scholarships for students and faculty awards for chapternamed professors.

Dennis Caire and Tracy Jones.

Left to right, front row, Ashley Bryant, Peggy Arnold, Audrey Trevino, and Billy Brockington; back, back Chad Hebert, Jacob Colle, Gus Ramirez, Greg Heck, and John Spurny.

Golden Tiger Hector De LaPuente, Class of ’54.

From left, standing, Kristina Gentleman, Cathy Mueller, Lynda Wilson, Suzanne Erdelyi, Murlyn Burkes, Ham Homan, Ramy Mousa, Korbin Law, and Alexandra Stafford; kneeling, Amy Parrino and Charles Favors.

Grier MacLarand, left, and future Tigers Sophia Schrader and Gabrielle Schrader.

DJ Gus Ramirez provided music for the event.

Panhandle Bayou Bengals – Pensacola Tigers passed a good time at Shooter's Sports Bar in Cordova Lanes for crawfish prepared by Cajun Boil-n-Geaux and music provided by DJ Gus Ramirez.

SoCal – Los Angeles-area Tiger fans and friends gathered at Newport Beach for the chapter’s 35th Annual Crawfish Boil catered by Chef Guy Duplantier of DaCajun Seafood Shack.

Central Florida – The LSU Alumni of Central Florida Chapter hosted its annual Scholarship Crawfish Boil at Bill Frederick Park in Orlando. The event drew more than 200 participants who enjoyed a Louisiana band – Jeff Howell, 1,000 pounds of Bayou Pigeon crawfish, jambalaya, hamburgers/brats, Abita beer, and Crooked Can Brewing Company selections. And, an auction and raffle helped the chapter raise more than $10,000.

LSU Carolinas – The chapter hosted its 10th Annual Charity Crawfish Boil at Catawba Brewing Company in Charlotte. Local news station WCCB featured a segment on the chapter and how to peel and eat crawfish, which helped attract some 300 people. Todd Gaspard drove up 1,000 pounds of crawfish from Louisiana, boiled and seasoned them to perfection, and provided his special dipping sauce. Katrina Owen, event co-chair, cooked sausage jambalaya and hot dogs while Johnathan Reynolds, vice president, supplied boudin samples. Specialty-named Bayou Berry beers were on tap, with a portion of each sale going to the chapter’s scholarship fund, and crawfish-shaped cookies were also on hand. The Carolina Gator Gumbo band provided Cajun & zydeco music, and Cornhole was available for the kids. A raffle and silent was hosted by NBC college football analyst Todd Blackledge and his wife, Brittany Blackledge, event co-chair. Al Friedrichs, a Class of '49 graduate, was a special guest. The event raised more than $4,500 to complete the endowment of the LSU Carolinas Scholarship Fund.

The Crawfish Cooking Krewe – David Sagona, Frank Rancatore, and Chris Claude.

Paul West, Julie Sagona, Patrick West, and Debi West.

Ciara Owen, Luke Verret, Tyler Gaspard, Katrina Owen, and Todd Gaspard.

Al Friedrichs, LSU Class of '49 and Todd Blackledge, NBC college football analyst.

Board members, from left, Christine Craig, Brittany Blackledge, Shannon O'Keefe, and Katrina Owen.

Paul West, Mary Clare Trevison, Nicole Cowart, and Susie Bragg.

Summer and Don Stripling.

LSU Atlanta – More than 300 guests gathered at Park Tavern in Piedmont Park and put away 1,000 pounds of crawfish cooked up by Alligator Jack and The Caterer of Charleston, as well as red beans and rice, jambalaya pasta, and Mardi Gras bread pudding provided by Copelands. Southern Fundraising conducted a silent auction of LSU autographed LSU memorabilia and a live painting of the event was auctioned with proceeds benefiting LSU Atlanta scholarships efforts. Wasted Potential Brass Band provided New Orleans-style music, and guests took part in a second line parade around the park.

Dallas – Texas Tigers – 235 of them – gathered in May to enjoy 1,500 pounds of crawfish cooked up by Heads or Tails, raising just under $5,000 for the chapter. Former Tiger and Cowboys football player Danny McCray was on hand for the festivities.

Brittany Ernest, Stephanie Schmidt, Josie Taylor, Chase Curtis, Brian Renshaw, and Joe Carvalhido.

The Arms family – Lydia, David, Monica, and Stephen – with Angela and Holmes Cooper.

Danny McCray and daughter Zoe Ann, smile for the camera with Nancy Cannon Reed, left, and Wendy Jackson Crooks.

Future Tiger Payton Jones.

Sarah Clayton and Don Broussard.

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Houston – More than 350 Tigers and guests enjoyed 1,460 pounds of crawfish prepared by the Boil House, as well as jambalaya provided by The Jambalaya Girl and pizza served up by Rotolo’s. Silent and live auctions were enjoyed by all in attendance.

Brian Hughes, Greg Hoffman, Carolyn Hoffman, Kevin Hughes, Lauren Hughes, and Joe Carvalhido.

Cheryl Fasullo, Cathy Brown, and Laurie Scott.

Mallory Maryland, Angel Ardoin, and Brooke Graham.

Caddo-Bossier – More than 250 Shreveport-area Tigers gathered for the Caddo-Bossier Alumni Chapter annual boil and put away 1,200 pounds mudbugs cooked up by Eric Benard of The Market Restaurant. The LSU vs. Bama baseball game provided entertainment, and special guests were Kevin Faulk, Derek Denton of the Tiger Athletic Foundation, and Tim Fletcher, of Tim Fletcher Show (1130 The Tiger), who conducted the live auction.

Little Rock – Chris Carmon, Al Aquino, and Brad Feller cooked 300 pounds of crawfish with all the fixins’ and jambalaya at the Little Rock Alumni Chapter boil held at Pinnacle Mountain Pavilion. About seventy-five Tigers attended to enjoy the food and to visit with Association staffers Tammy Brown and Trudi Schriber, who set up a pop-up shop filled with LSU merchandise.

Krystal Eason, Andree Breaux, and Carla Maynor.

George and Cristine Tharpe, Patrick Walsh, and Laura and Alan Seabaugh.

Charlie Olivier, Kelly Stetson Wise, Karen Peace, Patrick Walsh, Jennifer Moore, and Terri and Ryan Hatten.

Patrick and Allison Walsh, Rob Pearce, and Patrick Gallagher.

Serving ’em up and digging in.

Central Virginia – Tigers gathered at the James River American Legion Post 354 in Bon Air for the annual Markie Russell Crawfish Boil and put away 510 pounds of crawfish prepared by head cooks Bill Balis and Buddy Cox. Also on the menu was a giant pot of jambalaya cooked by Bill and Nathalyn Bagley. The 100 kids and adults attending enjoyed Susan Lockhart’s auction, a Cornhole game, watching the historic James River roll by, and music by Bill Bagley.

Chicageaux – Some 50 Chicagoarea Tigers met at D.S. Tequila to enjoy crawfish and jambalaya prepared by the restaurant. Special guests were Sally Stiel, LSU Alumni Association, and Ryan Cooney, Tiger Athletic Foundation.

Bluegrass Bengals – Twenty-nine Tigers put away 120 pounds of crawfish.

“Three amazing batches masterfully boiled by Scott Sieg,” writes Felix Carillo. “Some brought local brews, some enjoyed some Abitas, and naturally, it’s Louisville, so there was a little bourbon involved! Special guest Latear Eason, former LSU women’s basketball player and Kentucky State University women’s basketball associate head coach, and her wonderful family joined the group.”

Mike and Kathy Larue, left, with Steve and Linda Larue.

Dee Bullock, Bill Balis, and Susan Lockhart. Scott Sieg, chapter president, stirs the pot.

From left, Dusty Carpenter, Sally Stiel, Joy Monahan, Kenneth Lirette, Gabrielle Triplette, and Ryan Cooney.

Terry Jarreau, Susan Lockhart, Bill and Nathalyn Field.

Future Tiger, Claire Maltempi at her first crawfish boil. She peeled them like a pro!

Amanda Brown, Latear Eason and her daughter, Bryce Brown, Chris Brown, Renee Hale-Kent, Bill Kent, Felix Carrillo, Sharon Siegel, and Maggie Sieg.

Denver – Tigers gathered at Stoney's Bar and Grill for the chapter’s annual boil. More than 700 pounds of crawfish, a huge pot of jambalaya prepared by a seasoned krewe of volunteers, and Cajun music provided by the Blues Krewe were enjoyed by the more than 350 Tiger faithful.

San Diego – More than 4,000 fans attended the 34th Annual LSU San Diego Crawfish Boil presented by Raising Canes. The crowd put away 22,000 pounds of crawfish prepared by Acadiana Crawfish Express and enjoyed entertainment by Rebirth Brass Band.

From left, Karen Goga, Mary Lee Pontillas Juneau, Terry Juneau, Paul Sehrt, John Haywood, Andree Sehrt, Leslie Pontillas Haywood, Barbara Doucet, and Jodie Doucet.

From left, Matt Paille, Hannah Paille, Brian Deruschi, and Nicole Funches.

Rebecca and Jason Brandt.

Chris Thibodeaux, Jon Stake, and Kevin Hellman.

Bob Hoy, center with friends and family ready to feast on crawdads.

Carolyn and Jon Streva pose with Paloma Sanders, decked out as a crawfish, and Tiger Tammy Jope.

Matt Bosse, Olivia Bosse, and Andrea Olexa.

Memphis – With the threat of rain, it looked like a washout, but the heavens opened up and there was sunny weather until the end when the sprinkles started. While checking the skies, the LSU faithful showed no mercy against the spicy boiled crawfish cooked up expertly by Brett Fontentot and his crew.

The Ralph Lachney family.

The Parrino family.

John and Jennifer Lawhon hosted the annual boil at their home.

Kevin and Karen Koelemay, chapter president.

Greater Philadelphia – Sixty-seven Tigers in the Greater Philadelphia area took part in the chapter’s second annual boil, enjoying 230 pounds of crawfish prepared by Peter Christensen, Jason Matlosz, and Brandon Murray. Jambalaya and Raising Cane’s fried chicken were also on the menu, and both kids and adults enjoyed bucket ball and giant jenga.

Birmingham – Some 90 alumni and friends shared good food and good times at the annual boil. Chad Hebert of Cajun Boil-n-Geaux catered the event, and DJ Brian Brazil, chapter board member, provided entertainment.

Greater Philadelphia Tigers gather for photo.

Sydney Andre, Charlotte Deville, Greg Cain, Brian Brazil, Lauren Britt, David Leong, Eileen Milligan, Kenny Haynes, Kelli Robinson, Fred Drew, Lauren Roberts, and Brandli Greer.

Future Tiger Kennedy Deville and Kenny Haynes.

Eileen Milligan, Lauren Britt, Charlotte Deville, and Kelli Robinson welcome guests.

Greg Capps, Megan Scelfo-Handy, Peter Christensen, Susan Nanes, Ron Ventola, Brandon Murray, Melissa Davis, Lauren Giffin, and Jason Matlosz.

Ready to “dig in.”

Tyler, Texas – Our 2023 boil was a huge success,” writes Amy Holland. “We raised over $7K.” The crawfish boil took place at True Vine Brewery where some 270 attendees put away 800 pounds of crawfish prepared by Chasing Tails Crawfish and Catering. Pat Mason and the Bayou Book Band provided entertainment, and former Tiger football player JD Moore (John David, #18) was a special guest.”

NC Triangle – Some Tigers dug into 750 pounds of crawfish at the annual boil sponsored by Abita. The Cajammers, a local zydezo band and chapter member Elvis Latiolais on the guitar provided entertainment.

WNC – The Western North Carolina Alumni Chapter held its annual crawfish boil at Troyer’s Amish Market in Fairview, N.C. Some 100 Tiger fans, and friends gathered to celebrate LSU, good times, and life in the magnificent Blue Ridge Mountains while enjoying 400 hundred pounds of Cajun crawfish with all the fixings. Bill Oglesby walked away with tickets to the 2023 LSUAlabama game at the annual football ticket raffle.

Melissa Edgar Hicks, Amanda Beau Specht and Amy Brocato Holland welcome guests.

Meg Matus presents the chapter with a $1,000 donation.

Amy Holland, Meg Matus, and Robby Mayne accept a check from Rotolo’s.

From left, first row, Kali Pavlik, Bill Oglesby, Dillon Koop, and Leo; second row, Elliot Rouse, Maureen Lee, Chris Casteel, Mike Rouse, Stephen Lalla, Tracy Jones, and Francis Crochet; third row, Shirley Truesdale, Peter Harvin, and Charles Moniotte.

Anna & Paul Heroy welcome guests.

Donnie Fleming cooking crawfish.

Cooks Kevin Charrier, Joe Grappé, Donnie Fleming, and Hunter Guillory.

LSU Alumni Association News LSUAA Advancement Corner

The LSU Alumni Association team is growing! Please welcome the newest team members and meet our tenured group, who will launch initiatives to continue the expansion of LSU’s Alumni Network.

Meet Lauren Giffin, director of development.

Lauren joined the team in March, bringing with her an extensive background in healthcare marketing and association management and a deep love for LSU. Lauren is implementing an Annual Sponsorship Program that encapsulates partnering with the LSU Alumni Association on an annual basis along with opportunities to sponsor individual events. She oversees day-to-day activities of the development/advancement team to ensure one-on-one connections are made across the country and incredible membership opportunities are communicated to create lifelong partnerships for the Association.

“In order to continue and execute new alumni programming, we must fund the resources to do so. Partnering with local, national, and international businesses and passionate individuals is a pivotal aspect of furthering the mission of connectivity for the LSU alumni community,” Giffin says. “With those partnerships, it is imperative to create a network of alumni in the workforce to connect current students with their future careers and allow Tiger Nation to grow not only in Louisiana, but nationwide.”

Meet Madison Douglas, major gifts officer. Madison, who joined the team in April, has a background in fundraising, event planning, and donor engagement. Her primary goal is connecting with and expanding the Association’s network of loyal, generous donors. She looks forward to stewarding and building relationships with donors to engage and connect them with current LSUAA events, programming, and opportunities, thus continuing a legacy of generosity for years to come. Led by Madison, the Association will reconnect with past friends, regenerate partnerships, and facilitate new and lasting relationships that will allow all lsu alumni to have a place to call home.

Meet Lauren Stambaugh, director of advancement.

Lauren joined the team in July with a background in nonprofit advancement and annual giving cultivation and is eager to implement processes to streamline ways to connect with alumni across the country. Her key initiative is to grow membership by sharing the LSU Alumni Association’s transformative work through creative mass media campaigns and innovative ideas. She plans to help alumni and friends understand the professional, social, and advocacy opportunities this organization provides for Tigers across the nation to re-energize participation and support from the LSU Alumni Network.

Meet Amy Parrino, senior vice president of advancement. Amy has been with the LSU Alumni Association for more than thirtyeight years, bleeding purple and gold every step of the way. She was instrumental in the fundraising, planning, design, and construction of the Lod Cook Alumni Center, the Andonie Sports Museum and The Cook Hotel. A longstanding cultivator for the Association, with years of history with our donors, members, and friends, she boasts an incredible impact on building scholarship and planned giving programs throughout the years. In addition to her donor relationships, she also oversees the operations and serves as the buyer for the LSU Alumni Association Gift Shop! We’re thankful for Amy’s years of guidance and look forward to her continuing to grow the LSU Alumni Network.

The advancement and development team will share initiatives and updates in each issue of the magazine, answering such questions as: “Why should I give to the LSU Alumni Association?” “What is my donation used for?” “How can I utilize the LSU Alumni Association to help further my career?” “How can I get involved beyond donating?” – and more!

To learn more about the team and its goals, reach out to Lauren Giffin at lauren@lsualumni.org. We are excited to get to know the friends of the Association and cultivate new members in our community and across the country.

Big things are on the horizon here at LSU Alumni Association, and we hope you join us. FOREVER LSU!

Change of Command – Major

Matthew Perry, Recruiting Station Baton Rouge Commanding Officer, and Captain Luke Egloff, Officer Selection Officer, take time out for a photo during the Change of Command Ceremony at the Lod

Center.

LSUAA Faculty Awards

Recipients of Faculty Excellence Awards sponsored by the LSU Alumni Association were recognized for their superb teaching, research, and service at Faculty Awards Day in April.

Photos: Eddy Perez/LSU Communications & University Relations

Recipients of the LSU Distinguished Faculty Award, from left, Jas Sullivan, Political Science; Phillip Sprunger, Physics & Astronomy; Mark Mitchell, Veterinary Clinical Sciences; and Senlin Chen, Kinesiology, with LSU President William F. Tate IV, and LSU Provost Roy Haggerty.

Recipients of the Faculty Excellence Award, from left, LSU Provost Roy Haggerty, Wen Jin Meng, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering; Gerald Schneider, Chemistry; Stephen Midway, Coast & Environment; LSU President William F. Tate IV, Jennifer Baumgartner, Education; and LSU Alumni Association President Joe Carvalhido.

Matthew Perry and Luke Egloff.

Recipients of the Rising Faculty Award, front, from left, Rebeca de Jesús Crespo, Traci Birch, LSU Provost Roy Haggerty, SeYeon Chung, LSU President William F. Tate IV, Asha Winfield, Jyotsna Sharma, LSU Alumni Association President Joe Carvalhido; second row, Craig Plaisance, Jennifer Scott, Michael Dance; third row, Kevin Smiley, Mariano Carossino.

Cook Alumni

Ring Donation – Robert E. Eakin (1961 BACH ENGR), joined by his wife, Carolyn Hill Eakin (1964 BACH HS&E), donated his class ring to the LSU Ring Collection. The couple met at University Baptist Church in 1960, and they have been married for fifty-nine years. They reside in Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Teaching Assistant Awards – Doctoral candidates Negâr Basiri, comparative literature, and James Dylan Douthitt, mathematics, were recognized for their exemplary work with students in University College.

Welcome! – Joining The Cook Hotel team of employees this summer were, from left, Baker Smith, Cassidy OBrien, and Elisabeth Toso, front desk agents, and Brandon Webber-Kitchens, maintenance engineer.

Robert and Carolyn Eakin. Photo: Dee Bullock

LSU Alumni Association President Joe Carvalhido, LSU Provost Roy Haggerty, Negâr Basiri, and LSU President William F. Tate IV.

LSU Alumni Association President Joe Carvalhido, LSU Provost Roy Haggerty, James Dylan Douthitt, and LSU President William F. Tate IV.

Photo: Sarah Armstead

POWERHOUSE

THE OF COLLEGE BASEBALL

BY MARC STEVENS

PHOTOS BY LSU ATHLETICS

Left: Sophomore third baseman Tommy White celebrates his walkoff homerun against Wake Forest to send LSU to the CWS Championship Series against Florida. –Right: The Tigers dogpile in celebration after defeating the Gators to win the 7th national championship in program history.

HE TIGERS TOOK GAME ONE OF THE BESTof-three series in dramatic fashion after LSU designated hitter Cade Beloso smashed a solo homer to take a 4-3 lead in the 11th inning. Florida bounced back to level the series with a 24-4 win which forced a decisive game 3.

Coach Jay Johnson’s squad started the finale on the wrong foot after starting Tiger pitcher Thatcher Hurd gave up a leadoff single and a two-run homer to the first two Gator batters he faced. Hurd shook off the rough start then settled into the game and was electric the rest of the way.

The sophomore pitcher didn’t allow another hit in six innings and his teammates did the rest from the plate. The Tigers quickly rallied using a six-run second inning and didn’t look back. Ultimately, they scored 18 runs on 24 hits in a complete rout of the Gators.

Johnson had high praise for his team after he became the first coach to win a championship prior to their third year.

“I really believe this will go down as one of the best teams in college baseball history,” the second-year coach said. “Eleven wins in the (NCAA) postseason, six of them against SEC teams. … I love these guys. I’m so proud of them. And they are very worthy champions.”

The Tigers’ year was a remarkable one. Johnson perfectly combined a core group of returning athletes with a star-studded transfer class which culminated in a

product that was one of the best teams the program has ever assembled. And that’s saying something.

LSU’s seven titles puts them second alltime, but they have been a force in college baseball since 1991 when legendary coach Skip Bertman won the program’s first championship. No other team has more than three titles in the same time frame.

The team’s 2023 motto – the powerhouse of college baseball – echoed that history, and the team looked poised to make some of their own after entering the season ranked as the consensus No. 1 team across all major preseason polls.

The Tigers started their campaign 24-3 including nine 10-run rule wins and three SEC series victories. The Tigers continued to roll through the regular season and didn’t show signs of weakness until May.

After poor pitching performances, LSU lost the No. 1 ranking for the first time as they dropped to No. 2 before a series loss to Mississippi State saw them tumble to

The LSU baseball team poses for a picture after defeating Florida to win its seventh national championship. Throughout the season, the team took a similar photo after each win.

No. 5. The Tigers bounced back to take two of three games in the final series of the regular season against Georgia before entering postseason play.

The up and down play continued in the SEC Tournament. After winning its first matchup against South Carolina, LSU fell in two straight contests to crash out of the tournament.

“There’s a lot to be gained from being here, and we’ll use that to get ready for the NCAA Tournament,” said Johnson after being eliminated from the tournament.

Ready they were.

The Tigers answered every challenge and methodically took care

of business through both the NCAA Regional and NCAA Super Regional outscoring their competition 48-17 to advance to college baseball's biggest stage – the College World Series – in Omaha, Nebraska for the first time since 2017.

LSU’s impressive form continued with a complete performance against Tennessee to open their CWS campaign with a 6-3 victory and advanced to face No. 1 overall seed Wake Forest.

Despite five scoreless innings by LSU starting pitcher Ty Floyd and a 2-0 lead, the Demon Deacons showed why they were one of the best teams in the country. A two-run sixth tied the contest before a rbi-single put Wake Forest on top for good and sent the Tigers into the elimination bracket.

For the first time in the NCAA Tournament, Johnson’s team had their

backs against the wall and were facing elimination. With their season on the line they fought back.

A 5-0 shutout win in a rematch with Tennessee eliminated the Volunteers and put Wake Forest back in the Tigers’ crosshairs. LSU has the unenvious task of winning two straight elimination games against the top-ranked team in Omaha.

After falling behind 2-1 early in the contest, a four-run third inning gave the Tigers a 5-2 lead. Neither side would alter the scoreline the rest of the way, which set up a final bout for a spot in the CWS Championship Series.

The game didn’t disappoint.

The matchup was an instant classic that saw 21 combined strikeouts in an 11-inning pitchers duel headlined by an impressive performance by LSU ace Paul Skenes who held the Demon Deacons scoreless for eight innings in a two-hit performance that included nine strikeouts.

The deadlock was finally broken when Tiger third baseman Tommy White blasted a slider over the leftfield wall for a walkoff win and sent his team into the championship series against Florida. From there, the rest was history.

“I'm always confident in the box,” White said in an interview with The Advocate. “I thought a heater was coming, but I was very amped up and I saw a slider that was up and I could get my bat to hit it.”

White’s home run is a reflection of what LSU has done throughout the entire season. They showed fight, tenacity, grit, responded to adversity, and performed when it mattered the most.

The 2023 Tigers are leaving behind an impressive legacy as one of the greatest LSU teams in program history. Only time will tell if Johnson is right about his team being one of the best ever, but one thing is perfectly clear.

The powerhouse of college baseball has never been stronger.

"I love these guys. I’m so proud of them."

PAUL SKENES, DYLAN CREWS

THE 2023 LSU BASEBALL TEAM HAD AN INCREDIBLE YEAR

culminating with another title. They did so with a roster filled deep with talent, but throughout the special season, two players stood out from the rest – junior pitcher Paul Skenes and junior outfielder Dylan Crews.

After leading their team to a championship, both Tigers left Baton Rouge and made the jump to professional baseball, but they did it as two of the most decorated baseball players to ever don a LSU uniform. The dynamic duo collected numerous national accolades for their performance throughout the season and were both selected as consensus First-Team All-Americans.

Skenes served as LSU’s ace pitcher posting a 12-2 record with an ERA of 1.69, the second best in the nation. He struck out 209 batters throughout the year breaking the SEC strikeout record set by former LSU legend Ben McDonald 34 years ago.

The Lake Forest, California native, was named the Baseball National Player of the Year by D1 and Collegiate Baseball, Dick Howser Trophy recipient – given annually to the most outstanding player in NCAA Division I baseball, American Baseball Coaches Association National Pitcher of the Year, SEC Pitcher of the Year, First-Team All-SEC, and the College World Series Most Outstanding Player.

Crews stood out as the Tigers’ ball hawk in center field. He finished the year with a perfect fielding percentage committing no errors and was a vital part of the LSU batting order. The junior outfielder hit an SEC-leading .426 from the plate with 18 home runs, 110 hits, 100 runs, 71 walks and 70 RBIs and

SKENES

2023 DICK HOWSER TROPHY WINNER

2023 NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR (D1 BASEBALL, COLLEGIATE BASEBALL)

2023 NATIONAL PITCHER OF THE YEAR (ABCA)

2023 CONSENSUS FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICAN

2023 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER

2023 SEC PITCHER OF THE YEAR

2023 FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC

finished his LSU career on-base streak of 75 games including each of the 71 games in 2023.

He earned the Golden Spikes award which honors the top amateur baseball player based on their athletic ability, sportsmanship, character, and overall contribution to the sport and the Golden Glove for his play in the outfield. In addition to the awards, Crews was named First-Team All-SEC, SEC All-Defensive Team, SEC Player of the Year as well as SEC Male Athlete of the Year. He was the first Tiger to earn that recognition since former star quarterback Joe Burrow in 2020.

“Dylan Crews has been one of the nation’s best college baseball players since he arrived at LSU in 2021,” said USA Baseball Executive Director/CEO Paul Seiler. “His extraordinary 2023 season, in addition to his generous charitable work off the baseball field, make him an extremely worthy winner of [the Golden Spikes Award].”

2023 GOLDEN SPIKES AWARD WINNER

2023 CONSENSUS FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICAN

2023 SEC MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

2023 SEC PLAYER OF THE YEAR

2023 FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC

2023 SEC ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM

2023 ABCA GOLD GLOVE TEAM

LSU MAKES

THIS YEAR’S LSU BASEBALL TEAM WAS STACKED WITH STAR pitchers and sluggers that could change the game with a single swing. Major League Baseball took notice during the league’s draft held in Seattle.

HISTORY

During the three-day event, 13 Tigers were selected for the major leagues, which broke the previous school-record of 10 drafted LSU players in 2013.

DURING 2023 MLB DRAFT

PITCHER PAUL SKENES

1st Round, No. 1 overall – Pittsburgh Pirates

OUTFIELDER DYLAN CREWS

1st Round, No. 2 overall – Washington Nationals

PITCHER TY FLOYD

Comp. Balance Round A, No. 38 overall – Cincinnati Reds

PITCHER GRANT TAYLOR

2nd Round, No. 51 overall – Chicago White Sox

FIRST BASEMAN/OUTFIELDER TRE’ MORGAN

3rd Round, No. 88 overall – Tampa Bay Rays

SECOND BASEMAN GAVIN DUGAS

6th Round, No. 165 overall – Washington Nationals

PITCHER GARRETT EDWARDS

11th Round, No. 333 overall – Tampa Bay Rays

PITCHER BLAKE MONEY

12th Round, No. 361 overall – Baltimore Orioles

OUTFIELDER BRAYDEN JOBERT

12th Round, No. 365 overall – St. Louis Cardinals

PITCHER RILEY COOPER

13th Round, No. 391 overall, Baltimore Orioles

SHORTSTOP JORDAN THOMPSON

15th Round, No. 460 overall – Los Angeles Dodgers

PITCHER JAVEN COLEMAN

16th Round, No. 490 overall – Los Angeles Dodgers

PITCHER CHRISTIAN LITTLE

19th Round, No. 576 overall – New York Mets

Day one was historic as the first two names off the board were a pair of Tiger juniors, pitcher Paul Skenes, who went No. 1 overall to the Pittsburgh Pirates, and outfielder Dylan Crews, who was selected No. 2 by the Washington Nationals. This marked the first time in MLB history that two teammates were taken with the top two picks.

“I like to say pressure is a privilege,” Crews said in an interview with NOLA.com. “The transition seemed pretty easy as I got to LSU, and I feel like the transition is going to be pretty easy as I go and play for the Nationals.”

LSU last had a player drafted in the top-two when the Houston Astros added former standout shortstop Alex Bregman with the No. 2 pick of the 2015 draft. Skenes' selection was the first time an LSU player was taken No. 1 overall since 1989 when Tiger great Ben McDonald went to the Baltimore Orioles with the top pick that year.

Throughout the first and second day, the Tigers continued to hear their names called with a pair of pitchers, Ty Floyd (No. 38 overall) and Grant Taylor (No. 51 overall). Floyd struckout 17 batters in a 4-3 game 1 of the CWS Championship Series. Taylor did not play in the 2023 after undergoing Tommy John surgery prior to the start of the year, but was selected highly in the second round thanks to his performance in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball league last summer.

The next two LSU draftees were two infielders, first baseman Tre’ Morgan (No. 88 overall) and second baseman Gavin Dugas (No. 165 overall). Morgan and Dugas were critical to the team’s championship playing versatile roles throughout the season.

Before the final day ended, seven more Tigers were selected headlined by pitcher Riley Cooper (No. 391 overall) who earned a win and three saves during his squad’s College World Series run. The other LSU players drafted were pitcher Garrett Edwards (No. 333), pitcher Blake Money (No. 361), outfielder Brayden Jobert (No. 365), shortstop Jordan Thompson (No. 460), pitcher Javen Coleman (No. 490), and pitcher Christian Little (No. 576).

The selections showcase the talent that is being developed at LSU and Skenes doesn’t think that will change in the near future under Coach Jay Johnson.

“Coach Johnson is doing a good job in bringing the right people into the building, and I don’t think it’s done anytime soon,” said Skenes in an interview with NOLA.com. “I think it’s going to be a pattern of success for LSU baseball, and I’m really excited to see where the program goes.”

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM

National Title with White House Visit

First Lady Jill Biden speaks to a crowded room during LSU women's basketball's visit to the White House in honor of the team’s first-ever national championship. The Tigers were joined by President Joe Biden and members of the Louisiana congressional delegation.

OACH KIM MULKEY and LSU’s women’s basketball team commemorated its recordsetting season in Washington, D.C., with visits to the United States Capitol Building and the White House.

The Tigers posted a 34-2 mark, including a LSUrecord 23 straight wins, en route to the first title in program history with a 102 point win over the Iowa Hawkeyes in the national championship game.

Mulkey’s squad was presented with the American flag that flew over the U.S. Capitol on the day it won the national championship by the Louisiana congressional delegation before arriving at the White House for a ceremony with President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden.

“We’re all here to celebrate a remarkable group of student-athletes,” said President Biden. “We are celebrating champions that captivated the nation with their talent, and their heart and their grit.”

During the ceremony, Mulkey and her players presented the president and first lady with custom LSU jerseys with the names “Potus” and “Flotus” inscribed on the back.

“Your game was everything that I love about sports. A team at the top of its game refusing to let anything stand in your way. As I watched, I felt the history of that moment,” said Jill Biden. “You didn’t just play basketball. You didn’t just make history. You showed us, girls and boys and women and men, what it means to be a champion.”

Women’s basketball became the fourth LSU sports program to celebrate a title at the White House after football, baseball, and track and field.

The visit to the White House was the fifth time that Mulkey has been to the executive mansion after meeting with Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump after her titles with Baylor (2005, 2012, 2019). She also met with President Ronald Reagan after winning a gold medal with Team USA in the 1984 Olympics.

“We are a proud state. I came back to the state of Louisiana to be a positive. Little did I know that I would get to coach this group of people,” said coach Mulkey of her team. “They came to our state and you are looking at the finest our state has to offer.”

Around CAMPUS Noteworthy

Keena Arbuthnot was named the inaugural vice president and chief data officer, overseeing the newly created office of Data & Strategic Analytics, charged with building data-driven analytics and measurement systems to guide decision making and assess progress toward strategic goals.

LSU researchers Ibrahim “Abe” Baggili, professor of computer science and cybersecurity, and Andrew Webb, assistant professor of computer science and engineering, received $600K from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to study safety aspects of virtual and augmented reality applications for U.S. military missions and training.

Danny Barrow was named vice president for enrollment management and student services. He holds a bachelor’s degree from George Washington University, a master’s in higher education administration from LSU, and completed the College Board’s Enrollment Leadership Academy.

Mark Batzer, Boyd Professor and the Dr. Mary Lou Applewhite Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences, recently earned his sixteenth cover story since 2002. The Batzer Laboratory of Comparative Genomics conducts research on the fluidity of species and the spread of genetic elements.

Kimberly Bissell assumed deanship of the Manship School of Mass Communication in July. Formerly an administrator and faculty member at the University of Alabama’s College of Communication and Information

Sciences, she served as associate dean for research; executive director of the Institute for Communication & Information Research; director of the Health Communication Research Lab; and the Southern Progress Corporation Endowed Professor in Magazine Journalism.

Nicollette Davis, assistant librarian at the LSU Libraries, was named a 2023 Emerging Leader by the American Library Association.

David Dismukes, professor emeritus and former executive director of the Center for Energy Studies, was named a Distinguished Fellow and Senior Economist by the Institute for Energy Research, and the Louisiana Legislature commended the center for its 40 years of service to the state.

Alex Garn was appointed interim director of School of Kinesiology. Garn, the Karen Wax Schmitt and Family Endowed Professor, received his doctorate from Indiana University and joined the School of Kinesiology faculty in 2007. He is currently a professor and division leader of the pedagogy and psychological sciences program.

With a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture sector, Manas Gartia, associate professor of mechanical engineering, is collaborating with a team of twenty-four researchers spanning five states under the leadership of Prasanta Subudhi, professor of plant, environmental, and soil sciences, to develop a variety of rice that will be able to withstand drought conditions.

Glen Gentry, director of LSU AgCenter Central Research, and John Pojman, the William and Patricia Senn, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, formed a patent-pending bait to help fight the “Pigdemic.” Invasive pigs cause more than $90 million in damage to Louisiana farms each year and pose a growing threat to the environment, people, and other animals. The new recipe is based on fish, potatoes, and – ironically – the key ingredient for bacon.

James P. Gregory, Jr. was named director of the William A. Brookshire LSU Military Museum. An award-winning, published military history author, he holds two bachelor’s degrees in humanities and museum studies and a master’s degree in museum studies from the University of Central Oklahoma and is a doctoral candidate at the University of Oklahoma.

Maria Teresa GutierrezWing, assistant professor of research at the LSU AgCenter, and Jin-Woo Choi, adjunct professor of electrical and computer engineering, were awarded a U.S. patent for a miniature, self-powered light that boosts the production of algae used for health supplements, food, dyes, and biofuels.

John Maxwell Hamilton, the Hopkins P. Breazeale Professor in the Manship School of Mass Communication, received the Donald L. Shaw Senior Scholar Award from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s History Division, recognizing a demonstrated record of excellence in media history that has spanned at least 15 years, including division membership. Hamilton, a global fellow at

the Wilson Center and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, is the founding dean of the Manship School.

Philip Jung, assistant professor of biological engineering, is principal investigator on a team of researchers from LSU, Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, and Inha University in the Republic of Korea investigating a new means of wound-healing technology to promote minimal scarring.

Engineering Louay Mohammad, the IrmaLouise Rush Stewart Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, is the first recipient from LSU of the Louisiana Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists Honorary Membership Award. Recipients are recognized for their eminence in the practice of asphalt science and paving technology.

Lisa O’Neil, commandant of LSU Corps of Cadets, is the first woman to achieve the rank of colonel at LSU.

TIGER TRIVIA

1. How many national team championships has LSU won? 30 51 63 68

2. Which sport has the most championships?

Men’s indoor track Women’s softball Beach volleyball Women’s outdoor track

3. In which sport that is no longer sanctioned by the NCAA did LSU win a championship? Boxing Wrestling

Men's Gymnastics Swimming

4. What was Acadian Hall before it became a dormitory? It has always been A dining hall a dormitory

Spencer Rogers was named director of the Office of Innovation & Technology Commercialization. A technology licensing and commercialization veteran, he was previously associate director of technology transfer at Brigham Young University.

Robert T. Smith was named chancellor of LSU Shreveport in July. He was previously interim provost and vice president for academic affairs and professor of mathematics at Valdosta State University.

Christopher Trapani joined the faculties of the School of Music and the Center for Computation and Technology as assistant professor of experimental music and digital media. Trapani holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard College, a master’s from the Royal College of Music, and a doctorate from Columbia University.

Alcibiades Tsolakis, dean of the College of Art & Design, was granted honorary membership in the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). Recipients are among the most noteworthy landscape architecture practitioners nationwide, and the honor is the highest recognition ASLA bestows each year.

A cultural exchange center

None of the above for American students and students from Central and South America

5. What was Acadian Hall called before it received its present name? Casa de las Americas Pan-American House House of the Rising Sun Both A and B

6. What was Tureaud Hall called when it first opened?

The laboratory building The classroom building The office building

The all-purpose building

7. For what purpose was the Natatorium built?

To host aquatic events for the To replace the pool at the International Special Olympics Huey P. Long Field House in 1983

A practice facility for the A pool for Mike the Tiger swim teams

8. In the 1920s and 1930s, what kinds of specialized training did ROTC offer?

Artillery training Machine gun training

Both A and B

None of the above

9. What was disciplinary drill for ROTC cadets?

A way for cadets to work Compulsory drill for cadets off excessive demerits with failing grades Compulsory drill for cadets Compulsory drill for conduct found out of uniform unbecoming a cadet

10. When was LSU-Alexandria established?

1860

1967

1960

1980

11. What new department was established in the College of Engineering in 1933?

Department of Electrical Department of Chemical Engineering Engineering

Department of Construction

Department of Aeronautics Engineering

12. What department awarded the first PhD at LSU in 1935?

Department of Electrical Department of Chemical Engineering Engineering

Department of Construction Department of Aeronautics Engineering

Tiger Trivia is compiled by Barry Cowan, assistant archivist, Hill Memorial Library.

Mark A. Tullos, Jr. (1984 BACH A&D) was appointed executive director of the LSU Museum of Art. Most recently president and CEO of the Mississippi Arts & Entertainment Experience (THE MAX), Tullos has held directorial roles at the Louisiana Office of State Museum, the Louisiana State Museum system, and the Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

• With an industry-university cooperative research center (IUCRC) planning grant from the National Science Foundation, LSU started the LSU Delta Institute, to bring together scientists, engineers, and industry to work on developing solutions for the Louisiana coast.

• The Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) voted for the Manship School of Mass Communication’s undergraduate and graduate programs to receive full reaccreditation, concurring with the recommendations for reaccreditation made by the Accrediting Committee and the site team in November 2022.

• LSU and ExxonMobil are strengthening their decades-long relationship to pursue key priorities set forth in the Scholarship First Agenda, including advancing energy security and sustainability initiatives and investing in community workforce programs and athletics. Exxon Mobil Corporation and ExxonMobil Foundation’s latest investment in LSU is $2 million and positions LSU to continue to win in academics, research, student success, and athletics.

• The E. J. Ourso College of Business established the Center for Economics, Business, and Policy Research (CEBPR), a research group that provides

relevant, timely research and insights that inform decision-making, shape policy, and advance the fields of business, economics, and public affairs in Louisiana.

• For the second year in a row, the Louisiana Legislature’s investment in the LSU System – $232 million – exceeded expectations. The state invested in talent by funding undergraduate and graduate students, providing support for faculty and staff, and providing tools needed to teach, attract, and retain talent across the state. The funding includes half a billion dollars in construction and renovation projects underway on the Baton Rouge campus alone in the next five years, including a new $153 million library.

• An LSU-led statewide team of universities, community and technical colleges, agencies and industry has been named a finalist for one of five $160 million National Science Foundation grants. The team’s goal is to support energy transition and decarbonization through technology and talent development across Louisiana’s industrial corridor.

• A $1.5 million award from the National Security Agency (NSA) will establish the LSU Cybersecurity Clinic to help small businesses in Louisiana prevent, detect, and respond to cyberattacks. LSU was selected by NSA as the first university in the nation to create and pilot a cyber clinic.

• The School of Library & Information Science changed its name to the School of Information Studies reflecting its expansion into additional areas of education, including the Archival Studies and Records & Information Management Graduate Certificates.

Around Campus In Focus

Venture Challenge

Rollin’ Yöggler’s Turkey Durkeys, founded by Sam and Joe Shapiro, students in the E.J. Ourso College of Business, won first place – and $20,000 – in the 2023 J Terrell Brown Venture Challenge.

The $10,000 second-place award went to Mitchell Mason, College of Humanities & Social Sciences Mason, who created MediRail. Kamryn Huggins, Manship School of Mass Communication, placed third and won $5,000 for PuzzLove.

The J Terrell Brown Venture Challenge, held by the LSU Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute, is an annual business plan pitch competition open to all oncampus students in the LSU System.

Sidewalk Art – Two groups of political communication students from the Manship School of Mass Communication spent the fall and spring semesters working to persuade LSU to address students’ pedestrian safety concerns by painting a creative crosswalk on Tower Drive near the Union. The students took on the endeavor as part of their capstone project in Robert Mann’s Advanced Seminar in Political Communication course. Working with a local artist, LSU administrators, and LSU Student Government, the students supervised the project’s development and execution and dedicated the crosswalk in mid-May. The students are hopeful it will spur similar creative crosswalks across the LSU campus.

Ribbon Cutting – The long-awaited renovation for the new Barnes Ogden Art & Design Complex, home to the College of Art & Design, is complete. Formerly the Studio Arts Building, the project, designed by Holly & Smith Architects and contracted by Ratcliff Constructors, transformed the historic building into a state-of-the art modern facility that incorporates functional art-making studio spaces while retaining historic charm.

Karson Roberts, Jonathan Burke, Fredlicia Phillips, Emy Youngblood, Isabella Matthews, Amelia Gabor, and Charlies Stephens.

Photo: Robert Mann

J Terrell Brown Venture Challenge finalists and their prize checks, from left to right: MediRail, second place; Rollin’ Yöggler’s Turkey Durkeys, first place; and PuzzLove, third place.

Memorial Day Observance – On May 30, traditional Memorial Day, LSU honored its students, faculty, staff, and veterans who gave their lives in service to their country. The Ceremony in Silence, held at the LSU War Memorial on the Parade Ground, included a wreath-laying ceremony and “Taps.” Ron Drez, author of The Long Purple Line: The Legacy of LSU’s Military History, was keynote speaker at the luncheon following the ceremony.

LSU Day at the Capitol –Alumni, friends, fans, faculty, staff, and students from all campuses gathered at the Capitol on April 19 to celebrate LSU’s accomplishments and thank the Louisiana Legislature for its continued investment. “Any time you invest in LSU, you’re winning,” said LSU President William F. Tate IV. “It’s a $6 billion return on investment. We’re in the business of winning.”

Photos: Eddy Perez/LSU Communications & University Relations

Ron Richard, Hunt Downer, Richard Lipsey, Scotty Moran, LSU President William F. Tate IV, Espe Moran, and Ron Drez.

Photo: JGPhoto

A salute to those who gave their lives in service to their country.

Photo: Eddy Perez/LSU Communications & University Relations

LSU employees with more than 25 years of service were recognized at the Faculty and Staff Recognition Jazz Brunch. More than 182 champion employees were honored at the event, which included a breakfast, brief program, and music by the President’s Jazz Ensemble.

Vicki Hannan, office manager, College of Engineering Student Services, was recognized for 50 years of service, and Charles Fryling, associate professor, Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture, celebrated 55 years of service. Recognized for 50 years of service were Raymond P. Lamonica, the J.B. Nachman and Dale E. Bennet Professor of Law, and Rebecca W. Crump, professor, Department of English.

Call for Artifacts

The William A. Brookshire LSU Military Museum is seeking artifacts from alumni, faculty, or staff who served in the U.S. armed forces.

In partnership with Cadets of the Ole War Skule, LSU renovated Memorial Tower to house the LSU Military Museum, the repository for items reflecting the University’s military history and heritage. The museum is looking for any items, including but not limited to, uniforms and other clothing, trunks, luggage, maps, books, battle plans, photos, correspondence, plaques, medals, citations, flags, cameras, etc.

The William A. Brookshire LSU Military Museum will be a resource to students, researchers, and educators for generations to come. Its artifacts and documents are enormously important in helping to bring history to life. To contribute to preserving LSU military history, contact museum director James Gregory at 225-334-2003 or jgregory@lsu.edu.

Photos: Eddy Perez/LSU Communications & University Relations

LSU Board of Supervisors Chairman Valencia Sarpy Jones and President William F. Tate IV congratulate longtime LSU employees Charles Fryling, center left, and Vicki Hannan, center right.

LSU Law Confers 185 Degrees

LSU Law conferred law degrees to 185 students who graduated as part of the Class of 2023. LSU Law Professor and President Emeritus Thomas C. Galligan, Jr. delivered the commencement address.

Among the graduates, 137 earned a Juris Doctor and optional Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law (JDCL), thirty-six earned a Juris Doctor (JD), and twelve earned a Master of Laws (LLM). Seventeen graduates earned an optional Graduate Certificate in Energy Law and Policy (GCELP) and twenty earned an optional Graduate Certificate in Estate Planning and Taxation (GCEPT).

Seventeen graduates were selected for induction into The Order of the Coif and 12 graduates were inducted into the Order of the Barristers. The graduates represent twenty-three U.S. states, six foreign countries, and twenty-nine Louisiana parishes.

Six Faculty Receive NSFT

Career Award – Six LSU researchers were awarded the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious grant for early-career faculty. The highly competitive grant, with funds for five consecutive years of a junior faculty’s research program, positions individual investigators for a lifetime of research and academic leadership, or, in LSU lingo, for Scholarship First. They are: Matthew Chambers, assistant professor of chemistry; Adam Forte, assistant professor of geology and geophysics; Christine Lattin, assistant professor of biological sciences; Shyam Menon, assistant professor of mechanical engineering; Paul Miller, assistant professor of oceanography and coastal sciences; and Justin Wilson, assistant professor of physics and astronomy.

Photo gallery: law.lsu.edu/galleries/nggallery/lsu-law/class-of-2023-commencement

Matthew Chambers.

Christine Lattin.

Paul Miller.

Adam Forte. Shyam Menon.

Justin Wilson.

The LSU Law Class of 2023 Commencement Platform Party included, from left, James Williams, member, LSU Board of Supervisors; Jake Henry, assistant dean of student affairs; Lee Ann Wheelis Lockridge, interim dean; Neyah Isis Johnson, SBA executive president; Ryan York, 3L class president; Thomas C. Galligan, Jr., law professor; Darlene Goring, Law Professor of the Year; and Roy Haggerty, LSU executive vice president and provost.

Ryan York, class president, leads the Class of 2023 in the recessional at the conclusion of commencement exercises.

LSUAA to the Rescue

Spring 2023 College of Science graduate William Byrne Musser stirs memories with this heartwarming story.

“In 2019, when I was a freshman, I was invited to the LSU Alumni Association Scholars Banquet, at which I was recognized for receiving the Greater New Orleans Alumni Chapter’s Mildred “Millie” Guichard Endowed Flagship Scholarship. At this banquet, I received a medal to wear at my graduation.

“My family recently moved, and we can’t find the medal. I am reaching out to see about getting a new one to wear at graduation. I would love to wear it with pride when I graduate and have something to remind me of the people who made it possible for me to receive such a quality education from LSU.”

Spring 2023 Commencement

LSU awarded 4,514 degrees at the 310th commencement exercises. The graduating class represented 58 Louisiana parishes, 49 states, and 63 countries.

Women made up 59.11 percent of the class and men 40.89 percent. The youngest graduates were 19, the oldest 72. Thirty-four LSU employees were among the graduates, and Hispanic or Latino and Asian students were awarded the most degrees ever during a spring graduation.

This spring, 217 students graduated with honors, including 73 who received the University Medal for graduating with the highest undergraduate grade-point averages in the class.

The LSU Roger Hadfield Ogden Honors College graduated 99 students who earned College Honors or Upper Division Honors distinctions. Twenty-six seniors earned Engaged Citizen distinction through the Center for Community Engagement, Learning and Leadership, in conjunction with LSU Campus Life, and 84 graduates across eight colleges were awarded the LSU Distinguished Communicator Award.

Spring 2023 list of graduates, page 46.

ROTC Cadets Commissioned

Fifteen ROTC cadets were recognized at the spring commissioning ceremony. Keynote speaker for the event was Lt. Gen. Milford H. Beagle, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.

LSU Army ROTC - William David Basset, Gabrielle Fitzgerald Arkle, Julius Paul Duic, Nicholas Rupert Green, Jamigh Demorcellas, Wyatt Gregory Hubby, Kyle Edward Pichon, and Anthony Alan Foulks, Jr.

LSU Air Force ROTC - Jervey Clint Cheveallier, Austin Philip Firmin, Cort Zachery Fuller, Vaughn La, Christopher Daniel Lambert, Kyle Dillan Michalk, and Madison Destiny Sommers.

Lt. Gen. Milford H. Beagle leads new officers in the Oath of Office.

Photo: Eddy Perez/LSU Communications & University Relations

Byrne Musser proudly displays his new Scholars Medal at commencement.

Photo: Eddy Perez/LSU Communications & University Relations

2023 FACULTY EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Thanks to your generous support, the LSU Alumni Association annually provides funds to sponsor awards recognizing outstanding teaching and research. Your investment in our programs of scholastic excellence truly transforms the lives and work of LSU’s distinguished faculty and outstanding students.

LSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION RISING FACULTY RESEARCH AWARD $5,000 cash award

Jyotsna Sharma, College of Engineering; Rebeca de Jesús Crespo, College of the Coast & Environment; Michael Dance, College of the Coast & Environment; Traci Birch, College of Art & Design; Asha Winfield, Manship School of Mass Communication; Craig Plaisance, College of Engineering; Kevin Smiley, College of Arts & Sciences; SeYeon Chung, College of Science; Mariano Carossino, School of Veterinary Medicine; Jennifer Scott, School of Social Work

LSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION TEACHING ASSISTANT AWARD $2,000 cash award

Negâr Basiri, College of Humanities & Social Sciences; James Dylan Douthitt, College of Science

LSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION FACULTY EXCELLENCE AWARD $2,000

Wen Jin Meng, College of Engineering; Stephen Midway, College of the Coast & Environment; Gerald Schneider, College of Science; Jennifer Baumgartner, College of Human Sciences & Education

LSU DISTINGUISHED FACULTY AWARD LSU SEIKO WATCHES Senlin Chen, College of Human Sciences & Education; Mark Mitchell, School of Veterinary Medicine; Phillip Sprunger, College of Science; Jas Sullivan, College of Humanities & Social Sciences; Kehui (Kevin) Xu, College of the Coast & Environment

DISTINGUISHED DISSERTATION AWARD IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, & TECHNOLOGY

$2,000

Eunhan Cho, College of Human Sciences & Education

PHI KAPPA PHI NON-TENURED FACULTY AWARD

$500

Xun Tang, College of Engineering

PHI KAPPA PHI OUTSTANDING INSTRUCTOR $500

Fedra M. Leonik, College of Science

Jennifer Scott, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

JOSEPHINE A. ROBERTS DISTINGUISHED DISSERTATION AWARD IN ARTS, HUMANITIES, & SOCIAL SCIENCES $2,000

Kimberly Rogers Davis, College of Human Sciences & Education

To support professorships, faculty awards, and scholarships, contact www.lsualumni.org | 1-888-ring-lsu

Around Campus Making Homes Resilient, Sustainable, Affordable

By Elsa Hahne

For fifteen years, LSU AgCenter’s LaHouse has showcased stormresilient and sustainable home construction methods and materials that are customizable and cost-effective for Louisiana residents who live with significant risk of flooding and wind damage as well as rising insurance premiums and energy bills. LaHouse (Louisiana House) and its more than 250 educational exhibits have primarily benefited those who are able to visit in person. Now, with $500,000 in support from the Louisiana Legislature – part of historic funding for higher education in 2022 – LaHouse is elevating its ability to change how homes are built and rebuilt across the state to protect residents.

Outreach to storm-ravaged areas, including Houma, LaPlace, and Lake Charles, as well as new and more accessible online resources, are providing Louisiana homeowners, builders, and policymakers with the science-based tools they need to make the best choices for themselves

and for their families, businesses, and communities.

“LaHouse has been a tremendous source of info and research for us and is just a huge part of our business model,” said Isaac Scott, co-owner of Clare Homes, a high-performance homebuilder and startup in Lafayette. “We try to incorporate as much LSU building science as possible for our customers who want safe and healthy homes that will be resilient and save them a lot of money in the long run. This is why we want to work with LSU to drive innovation in home construction and help set standards for Louisiana moving forward.”

Carol Friedland, director of LaHouse and associate professor of biological and agricultural engineering at the LSU AgCenter, has a motto for her work with Clare Homes and other partners – Breaking the disaster cycle. “It’s all about providing people with the information and resources they need to get away from disaster-repair-repeat,” she said. “People naturally want to live on the coast and near water and there’s a way to do that sustainably, but not if we repeatedly build to fail.”

In collaboration with Louisiana Sea Grant and colleagues at LSU and the

LSU AgCenter’s LaHouse.

“A highperformance home showcase of solutions.”

Carol Friedland.

University of New Orleans, Friedland developed Flood Safe Home, an online platform that allows residents to evaluate their own flood risk and compare the cost of elevating a home against expected savings. She is also working to integrate similar tools to LSU AgCenter’s Louisiana FloodMaps online portal, which receives about 750,000 visits each year.

In Lake Charles, Friedland and LaHouse organized citizen focus groups to learn what kind of information residents needed the most. Blue tarps continue to dot the skyline in Lake Charles after the devastating hurricanes Laura and Delta in 2020. “People think it’s hopeless, like we’re going to get wiped off the face of the earth here, when that’s not true,” said Lake Charles resident and business owner Brenda Roberts. “Listening to Carol Friedland talk as a civil engineer about things we can do to prevent the damage from being as severe, that’s empowerment.”

A long-term partnership between LSU AgCenter’s LaHouse and now-Professor Emeritus Claudette Reichel, the Office of Community Development (OCD), and the Louisiana Housing Corporation (LHC) – state agencies working to ensure safe, sustainable, and affordable housing for everyone – led to a statewide policy change on resilient construction for lowincome housing.

“We’re double-incentivizing builders to realize our vision for the future of affordable housing in Louisiana,” LHC Executive Director Joshua G. Hollins said. “That vision started with LSU’s technical expertise and our strong partnership with LaHouse and OCD when we asked, ‘What is a resilient project?’ Our new standards and guidelines in the 2024 Qualified Allocation Plan are a direct result of what we’ve learned in recent years, and our top priority remains building homes that will withstand the test of time and Mother Nature for decades to come.”

Statewide building codes are also becoming stronger based on

LSU research. This year, all new and substantially damaged and improved buildings in Louisiana will be required to include at least one foot of freeboard. “This has the potential to be our greatest contribution,” said Friedland, who began sharing her research with the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council Freeboard Task Force last year. “Without the support from the legislature, we wouldn’t have been able to generate and share enough data and results with the task force and code council to get to this point this quickly.”

Green Coast Enterprises CEO Jacquelyn Dadakis served with Friedland on the task force. As its technical committee chair, she said LaHouse’s work was instrumental to this year’s code changes.

“The current insurance crisis has given us a spotlight on the need for stronger building codes and more resilient construction, but in Louisiana and thanks to LaHouse, we’re already ahead,” she said. “Because of our work with LSU, we already had in place what we needed to change our building codes. LaHouse predicted this insurance conundrum years ago and helped push the conversation. LSU has been the leading voice and is helping us get to the other side of this crisis.”

Friedland’s team is now developing a virtual 3D model and virtual 3D tour of LaHouse where online visitors to the soon-to-be-revamped LaHouse website will be able to click links on every exhibit to get the same information as if they’d come in person.

“People from anywhere will soon be able to visit LaHouse without coming here, and to me, that’s a gamechanger,” Friedland said. “There are solutions; we just need to put the information out on a much larger scale.”

Visit: www.lsuagcenter.com/topics/ family_home/home/lahouse

Elsa Hahne is director of strategic research communications in the Office of Research & Economic Development

Jacquelyn Dadakis.

O’Keefe Award – Austin P. Firmin, a general business graduate, received the 2023 Sean O'Keefe Leadership Award, which honors an outstanding undergraduate student leader who demonstrated exceptional leadership in the past and possesses the character, capability, vision and motivation to be a leader in the future. The award recognizes the leadership in former Chancellor Sean O'Keefe during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

2023 Tiger Twelve

Tiger Twelve recognition honors undergraduate seniors who contributed positively to the life of the campus, surrounding community, and society and demonstrated commitment to intellectual achievement, inclusive excellence, leadership in campus life, and service. All must carry at least a 2.5 cumulative grade-point average. This year’s class GPA average is 3.97.

The 2023 Tiger Twelve are: Joshua Crawford, College of Art & Design; Tiffany Phuong Dang,College of Science and Roger Hadfield Ogden Honors College; Harper Frederick Thompson Doerr, College of Humanities & Social

Sciences and Roger Hadfield Ogden Honors College; Avery Claire Hebert, College of Agriculture; Catherine Ladner, College of Engineering; Andrew Larpenter, College of Engineering and Roger Hadfield Ogden Honors College; Sara Martin, College of Humanities & Social Sciences and Roger Hadfield Ogden Honors College; Jackson Martingayle, College of Agriculture and Roger Hadfield Ogden Honors College; Zachary Andrew Mayfield, College of Agriculture; Daniel Michael O’Leary, College of Science and Roger Hadfield Ogden Honors College; Aine O’Nuanain, College of the Coast & Environment and Roger Hadfield Ogden Honors College; and Tammy San, Microbiology, College of Science and Roger Hadfield Ogden Honors College.

From left, Harper Frederick Thompson Doerr, Jackson Martingayle, Andrew Larpenter, Joshua Crawford, Aine O’Nuanain, Sara Martin, Avery Claire Hebert, Catherine Ladner, Tammy San, Daniel Michael O'Leary, Zachary Andrew Mayfield. Not pictured: Tiffany Phuong Dang

Photo: LSU Campus Life

Austin Firman.

Rotary Global Grant – Aine O’Nuanain, a College of the Coast & Environment and Roger Hadfield Ogden Honors College senior, received a Rotary Global Grant, which provides funding for students traveling overseas to pursue studies focusing on conflict prevention, disease prevention and treatment, water, sanitation and hygiene, maternal and child health, basic education and literacy, community economic development, and the environment.

NSF GRFP –Dale Locicero, an Ogden Honors College senior, was named a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) award recipient. The five-year fellowship provides three years of financial support for students who have demonstrated potential for significant achievements in the STEM disciplines.

Engaged Citizen Distinction – Twenty-six graduates earned Engaged Citizen Distinction, collectively earning 402 service-learning credit hours and volunteering approximately 3,340 hours across local and global communities.

Fulbright Awards – Evan Leonhard, an 2023 Ogden Honors College graduate, received a Fulbright Teaching Assistant (ETA) Award, and freshman Sophia Stewart, received a Fulbright United Kingdom Summer Institute Award. ETAs teach English while serving as cultural ambassadors, and the Summer Institute Award allows students to the explore UK culture, heritage, and history.

Gilman Award – Brynali Marshall, an Ogden Honors College junior, was 2023 Gilman Scholar. The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program enables students to study or intern abroad, providing them with skills critical to our national security and economic prosperity.

Truman Scholar –Ogden Honors College junior Antavion “Tay” Moore, LSU’s first John Robert Lewis Scholar, was named a 2023 Truman Scholar. He is on of sixty-two students selected for the award out of 705 candidates nationwide. Moore is also a Louisiana Service and Leadership (LASAL) Scholar.

Aine O’Nuanain.

Evan Leonhard. Sophia Stewart.

From left, front row, Logan Robert, Meghan Fontana, Chloe Heitmeier, Gracie Hufft, Caroline Hargrave, Alexandria Jarquin, and Iyan Carter; second row, Alyssa Stevison, Bridget Cotten, Amber Patin, Mary Koenenn, Zoe Elam, Jeffery Farrar, Kayla Hall, and Caitlin Smith; third row, Conlie Banker, Tatum Carver-Dews, Alexandra Clay, Kristen O'Connor, Angel Puder, Andre Mira, Jason Huang, and Robert Laperle. Not pictured, Obidimma Chibuzo, Molly Tassin, and Chloe Winstead.

Knight-Hennessy Scholar –

Sanaa Alam, an Ogden Honors College alumna and former Stamps Scholar and Louisiana Service and Leadership (LASAL) Scholar, was named a Knight-Hennessy Scholar. She is pursuing a master’s degree in epidemiology and clinical research at Stanford School of Medicine.

Capstone Project Helps Teen with Cerebral Palsy

For their senior capstone project, mechanical engineering seniors Mason Cambre, Rudy Stark, Bernard Robichaux, and Easton McGinn spent their last two semesters working with St. Lillian Academy in Baton Rouge to make improvements to Emerson Allen’s wheelchair.

Allen has cerebral palsy, a congenital disorder caused by abnormal development of the part of the brain that controls movement, muscle tone, or posture. To make life a little more comfortable for Allen, the team remodeled her wheelchair to help improve her posture and muscles.

As Allen was placed into her improved wheelchair, she surveyed the changes. When asked if she liked it, she replied, “I love it! Geaux Tigers!”

LAGRANT

Scholars

–Manship School of Mass Communication students Jessica Jefferson, Mea Morrell, and Kyle Stanley recieved scholarships from The LAGRANT Foundation’s (TLF) Scholarship Program, which recognizes ethnically diverse students from colleges and universities across the nation for their academic achievement, mass communication career goals, and community involvement.

Emerson Allen poses with, from left, David Giurintano, mechanical engineering advisor; Mason Cambre, Rudy Stark, andd Easton McGinn; Hunter Gilbert, assistant professor; and Bernard Robichaux.

Photo: College of Engineering

Sanaa Alam.

Jessica Jefferson.

Mea Morrell.

Kyle Stanley.

Vision Comes to Life

LSU mechanical engineering seniors Madeline Lemoine, Thomas Brinson, Andreas Kafkallides, and and Nils

Jernsletten worked with Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired (LSVI) faculty and students to bring their vision of a running apparatus to life.

The seniors’ vision was to have two poles set 180 feet apart with a zipline cable between them. An adjustable cord with a vest that the students could hook into would attach to the cable. The LSVI students would then be able to run from one pole to another without someone assisting

them. “We installed a zipline brake with a spring that compresses, and the other brake is a wooden box with a bell so when they hit it, the bell rings and they know it’s going to slow down,” Brinson said.

Local businesses provided services and time to help with the project.

On testing day, 10-year-old fifthgrader Brylee Williams ran toward the LSU seniors and the new running equipment, excited to race her friends. Williams can’t see shapes or color, but it doesn’t slow her down. “I love running,” she said. “When I would run by myself, I ran into things and busted my whole face running into a pole.”

Goldwater Scholars – Ogden Honors College juniors Kenedi Lynch and Rachael Coates were named 2023 Goldwater Scholars, an award that seeks to identify, encourage, and financially support students of exceptional promise in becoming the nation’s next generation of research leaders in STEM. Both students are studying biological sciences in the College of Science. Lynch and Coates also received Astronaut Scholarships, awarded to the best and brightest scholars in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Love Purple Live Gold –

Outstanding leaders, advisors, and student organizations were recognized at the Love Purple Live Gold awards ceremony sponsored by Campus Life.

Kenedi Lynch. Rachael Coates.

Mia Tate, Agent of Change Award.

Andrew Jewell, Emerging Leader Award.

Ella Otken, Legacy Award.

Nicholas Tillotson, Undergraduate Student Leader of the Year.

Armando Fuentes accepts the New Student organization award on behalf of the of the Latinx Graduate Student Association.

Reza Najdi, Unsung Hero Award.

Nils Jernsletten, Madeline Lemoine, Andreas Kafkallides, and Thomas Brinson.

Photo: College of Engineering

LSU Women’s Basketball Reloads Roster with Star Transfers Ahead of Title Defense

When LSU Women’s Basketball begins the 2023-24 season, things will feel a bit different. For the first time in program history, they will start as reigning national champions.

In the second year of the Kim Mulkey era, the Tigers were unstoppable for the majority of the campaign. Then-sophomore Angel Reese led her team to a 34-2 record and their first title.

After an impressive year, a drop off would be expected as players moved on from the program, but despite losing stars like guard Alexis Morris and forward LaDazhia Williams, this year’s group has the potential to be even better.

ESPN’s Way-Too-Early Top 25 poll has LSU ranked No. 1 thanks to key transfers and the country’s best recruiting class. The Tigers added the top two players from the transfer portal – Hailey Van Lith and Aneesah Morrow.

Van Lith was the top-rated player in the portal and during three seasons at Louisville, she was one of the nation’s best players leading the Cardinals in scoring two of her three years and was a two-time All-ACC player.

“I am very familiar with the skillset and work ethic Hailey brings to Baton Rouge,” Mulkey said. “She will bring a wealth of experience and talent to our backcourt. Hailey has a fiery personality and passion for the game that Tiger fans will love!”

In addition to Van Lith, Morrow was another huge addition for the Tigers. She will add another scoring and rebounding threat to the LSU frontcourt. The Chicago native led the Big East in rebounding and was second in scoring and was the only player other than Reese to be ranked in the top-10 in rebounding and scoring last season.

“LSU’s rich history, support and passion for all sports teams caught my attention,” Morrow said. “The atmosphere on my official visit was electric, and the fan base is incredibly passionate about their team. I was drawn to this kind of environment because I’ve always dreamed about playing for a university that had that.”

In addition to the standout transfers, the Tigers are bringing in the best nation’s top-ranked recruiting class, headlined by the No. 1 overall prospect and reigning Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year, Mikaylah Wiliams, and the No 7 player, Aalyah Del Rosario

With all of the incoming players combined with those returning from last year’s championship squad, Mulkey has all of the pieces at her disposal to contend for a second-straight title and make the upcoming year something special.

If she can find the right combination by the time LSU tips off against Colorado to open the season, there’s only one thing to do.

Get your popcorn ready.

Coach Kim Mulkey talks with sophomore forward Angel Reese during the Women's College Basketball National Championship against Iowa. The Tigers defeated the Hawkeyes 102-85.

Photos: LSU Athletics

LSU Baseball Fans Shatter Jell-O Shot Challenge Record in Omaha

While LSU baseball won another National Championship in Omaha, its fans won a victory off the field in Rocco’s Pizza & Cantina Jell-O shot challenge.

Rocco’s annual challenge pits fans of the eight teams that make the college world series against each other. When purchasing a shot fans indicate which team they support and it goes to that squad’s tally.

In the end, Tiger fans purchased 68,888 shots, shattering the previous record of 18,777 set by Ole Miss in 2022. LSU’s final tally was nearly 73 percent of all shots sold and beat the other seven teams’ combined total of just 26,142.

The Tigers’ total was helped by two notable LSU Alumni, Todd Graves, CEO of Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, and Gordon McKernan, Owner of Gordon McKernan Law Firm.

On June 19, Graves purchased 6,000 shots to help surmount Ole Miss’ record to set the record for most shots bought in the competition. The record didn’t stand for long. Before LSU baseball’s winner-take-all game three in the championship series, McKernan bought 8,888 “rally shots” to set a new mark.

“LSU baseball fans made history… multiple times,” the company said on Facebook. “Congratulations on the championship on the field and in the bar.”

Even with the competition complete, the effects would still be felt on campus. The cost of each shot raised money to support local food banks in Omaha and the cities

Geaux Tigers! – Among the hundreds of fans cheering the Tigers to victory during the College World Series were Bob and Nancy Bennett and Stan Williams, Jack Wiliams and Mike Wascom.

of the participating schools. In Baton Rouge, the donation went to the LSU food pantry whose mission is “to provide supplemental food to students who may experience hunger or food insecurity.”

The food pantry received a donation exceeding $60,000 which will go to support the organization’s efforts, which would be one of the largest the food pantry has received.

“This past year, the LSU Food Pantry processed over 21,000 requests and distributed 261,550 pounds of food,” Alison Paz, associate director, marketing and communications at LSU Campus Life, told the Advocate. “A donation of this size is tremendous in helping us to continue our operations and meet the needs of our students through continued access to food, supplies, and technology to keep the pantry running.”

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“A donation of this size is tremendous ... to keep the pantry running.”

The final standings of Rocco's 2023 Jell-O Shot Challenge shown on a whiteboard located at the bar in Omaha. LSU fans 68,888 shots smashed the previous record by more than 48,000.

LSU fans pack Rocco's Pizza & Cantina during the baseball team's run to another national title.

Photo: Rocco's Pizza & Cantina

LSU SPRING 2023 GRADUATES

CONGRATULATIONS, GRADUATES!

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No matter where you live, the LSU spirit is there, and you’ll find fellow alumni to support you in your new endeavors and show the world just how awesome LSU graduates are.

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Sarah Lynn Allen

Olivia Nicole Alvarado

Ansley Loren Anderson

Luna G. Arena

Madalyn Elizabeth Autin

Caroline Grace Babin

Kain Michael Babineaux

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Ashlyn Raye Beaty

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Chase Michael Bertucci

Clayton Poplin Blake

Caroline Elise Bonin

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Nicole Delores Bottomlee

Kaitlyn Paige Boutwell

Anna Bowden

Jillian Faith Bowman

Julia M. Brown

Paige Catherine Brown

Garen LeAnne Burch

Trevor Jordan Burnett

Melanie Kay Caillouet

Stacey Catherine Cambre

Joseph W. Campagna

Gwendolyn Campbell

Kaylee Deann Cannon

Caroline Jordan Carter

Aidan Lucille Caruso

Hannah Marie Cauley-March

Connor L. Cavalier

Joseph Fenton Cazedessus Jr.

Kinsey Lee Chabreck

Janie Marie Chapin

B Wells Chauvin

Emily Catherine Clark

Westin Lee Cobb

Patrick D. Colclough

Brailie Ann Cormier

Clare Catherine Cormier

Catherine Marie Couvillion

Chloie Nicole Coxe

Stephanie Nicole Crawford

Katharine Evelyn Crochet

Jeremy Ryan Crowell

Claire E. Dantin

Gabrielle Rene' Davis

Stephen J. Davis

Cameron Leigh Dean

Jack Thomas DeKeyzer

Ana Elisenda Parsons Delgado

Chloe Katherine Denman

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Erwin

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Nicholas A. Fuhrmann

Peyton Estelle Gautreaux

Haleigh Marie Gibson

Sally Rae Goebel

Christine Goodermuth

Olivia Lauren Grable

Jillian E. Greer

COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN

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Ruby Alshakarchi

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Rachel Lin Barnett

Shane Macalaster Boone

Kaitlyn Jessica Borel

Hilary Michelle Bourque

Zyzenti T. Brito

Madison Ann Cappy

Hannah Loyce Griffin

Andrew James Guidry

Stanton Sloan Hargrave

Katherine Claire Haver

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Michael Bruce Henderson Jr.

Devin Taylor Herbert

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Victoria Higdon

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Angelina Sherié Hull

Kellen Michael Janda

Nida Zafar Jaral

Alyssa Sade Johnson

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Brigette Frances Jonau

Danielle Brianne Jones

Camryn Myra Jordan

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Lara Karslioglu

Eloise Maye Rondina Kiamco

Sascha E. Kirk

Kalin Elizabeth Laborde

Christopher D. Lambert

Caroline Mary Landry

Karen B. Lapeyrouse

Isabella Latuso

Gracee Delia LeBlanc

Taylor Lynne Lee

Jason Paul Lemoine Jr.

Seamus P. Lewim

Mary Ann Ligenza

Luna Mackenzie Lindenberger

Abigail Reece Maerke

Natalie Camille Marks

Carsyn Elise Martel

Jacob P. Martin

Ariana Victoria Martinez

Jackson Edward Martingayle

Brianna Shea Mathews

Zachary Andrew Mayfield

Jackson Clark McCain

Emme McElveen

Mylah Colette Merrick

Grace Lynn Miller

Katie Elise Miranda

Breanna Marie Mire

Olivia Marie Mire

Genesis Mize

Brandon Monnin

Mark Anthony Montesano

Abigail Morgan

Isabelle Rose Morgan

Juliana Marie Mossop

Jerry Shea Mullen

Nicholas Joseph Musso

Sydney Lynn Neyland

Jenny Ngo

Victoria Quynh Nguyen

Sara M. Novak

Susan N. O'Donnell

William Eric Oertling

Jalecia Marie Owens

Meredith R. Owens

Kennedi Brooke Pankey

John Garrett Patrick

Trinity Nichole Patton

Matthew Ray Phillips

Emma Claire Pichoff

Kenneth Juan Popleon III

Katherine Olivia Prentice

Cassie Lynn Curtis

Josie Lea Purvis

Hailey Elizabeth Reynolds

Colleen Brooke Riley

Sarah Grace Rizzo

Sydney Nicole Robinson

Francisco Xavier Rodríguez

Chaimara Dimitri Royal

Brennan Louis Ruppert

Lillian Faith Sanders-Jackson

Aydin Andrew Sarki

Edana Shea Scalf

Tia Ja’Rae Scott

Catherine Alicia Seicshnaydre

Eve Serpas

Hailey Elizabeth Shaw

Emily Nicole Shell

Brooke Rose Siegle

Raven S. Simmons

Madison Hope Simpson

Samantha Slaton

Evan Matthew Smith

Jireh J. Smith

Anna Eileen Somerville

Emily Stafford

Nicholas Paul Stall

Emily Dyan Steagall

Anna K. Steckler

Cameron Paige Stoute

Taydan Jaci Stravinsky

Joseph Daniel Strohmeyer

Riley Erin Tabor

Payton Dianne Tackett

Sarah I. Tarver

Alexis Ruth Taylor

Breana M. Taylor

Elisha Caleb Taylor

Emily C. Texada

Lucinda Lynne Thorburn

Lauren Julia Tomalty

Agnes Ruth Towns

Sierra LeeAnn Uselton

Anjanique K. Vance

Mikayla J. Van Voorhis

Madison E. Vicknair

Alexandria Wachenschwanz

Gabrielle Elena Walker

Cameron Wall

Robin Walther

Baylee Weems

Jarreth Karl Wheeler II

Heather Wilhite

Daja Briel Williams

Shanae Miya Williams

Meredith Grace Wingerter

Zoe Christine Woody

Evyn Grace Yasinski

Ivan Zarudnyi

Anna K. Zaunbrecher

Paige Elizabeth Zeringue

Victoria Tuyet-Ye Cheung

Alixandria M. Cinquigranno

Michael Anthony DeSoto

Marie Claire Couvillion French

Aidan Patrick Gale

Lily Catherine Yi Guidry

Rachel Marie Hewitt

Natalie Lynn Jenkins

Clara Evelyn Jimenez

Kayla Lorin Briana Kelly

Patrick Alan Kindred

Jahren Joshua King

Alexis Lynn Lafleur

Madeline P. Laperouse

Eldar Latif

Maria Le

Bailey Marie LeBlanc

Jou Chuch Lee

Grayson Cotterman Loudon

Brooke Hannah Loupe

Joshua David Lukinovich

Jaycie Elizabeth Macdonald

Matthew D. McClure

Kensy Menocal Almendarez

Mandisa Otumile Ndhlukula

Sarah Han Nguyen

Thu Anh Hoai Nguyen

Marco Antonio Perez III

Lyndsey Nicole Post

Harris Qutub Quadir

Claudia Elise Rozas

Jacob Simon Salm

Kyle A. Schmitt

Jared Siemssen

Fairuz Lu-ann Sowma

James Struck

Caleb Michael Thibodaux

Isabelle G. Veneracion

Roberto A. Vindel-Calix

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Preslie Lynn Addeo

Bethany Anne Black

Neely Kathryn Bourgoyne

Crystal Chen

Riley Bannon Daul

Hannah G. Davis

Ashley Sade' Elliott

Jackson Thomas Ferber

Melissa Margaret George

Caroline M. Johnson

Bailey Adele Karr

Alyssa Lynn Kim

Emily M. Kukura

Ysabelle Angelique Lastrapes

Journey M. LeBlanc

Adeline Camille LeBouef

Gisele Maria Ledo

Madison Lucille Manale

Donna G. Moore

Natasha Ann Nelson

Brianna Allyce Olivier

Anthony James-Laurent Pennison

Sophia Perkins

Christian David Ríos Prado

Adrian V. Randle Jr.

Leilani Leah Reyes

Jesus G. Sanchez-Vera

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Amelie Smith

Zobia Tariq

Michael A. Tillman

Emily T. Tran

Katy E. Tye

Desiree Evon Verrett

Erika Williams

Nikolas Erik Wismar

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Anna Katherine Anderson

Nyako C. Arana

Samira Nasry Awad Soria

Nico Alexander Babin

Cecilia Grace Blanchard

Julia Claire Blandino

Savannah Maycie Brown

Nicholas Joseph Budde

Bailey Butts

Katie Marie Chemin

Vicky Chen

Olivia Catherine Christopher

Clara M. Clark

Caleb Coleman

Caitlin Davis

Joshua Alexander Durnin

Amanda Robin Farris

Krystal Aileen Figueroa

Lily Isabela Garcia

Kayla Breone Hall

Mia N. Hearns

Reagan Annalisa Henderson

Jaelyn Alyssa Hill

Brianna Shay Howerter

Madison E. Lewis

Emma Catherine Little

Carla Irene Lobos

Alyssa Marie Loseke

Emma Claire Marcel

Gianna Militana

Darby Blanche Miller

Shellie C. Milliron

Sophia St. Clare Morstead

Victor E. Ortega Cruz

Annabelle Rose Camille Pavy

Helen Marie Player

Sofia Ramos Montoya

Aysia Railynn Thomas

Ian Scott Wallace

Isabel Cecile Webre

Morgan Reese Wendel

Anna Marie Wright

Ilai Adah Wright

Bachelor of Interior Design

Mignon M. Antoine

Jack P. Battaglia

E. J. OURSO COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

Bachelor of Science

Kennedy Adeyinka

Kaylyn N. Ainsworth

David Hawthorne Akridge III

Alanna Alejandro

Amelia Wren Alexander

Chloe Alper

Arturo Isaac Altamirano

Kelly Alvarez

Matthew Robert Andries

Virginia Grace Babin

Oluwadamilola Temidayo

Daebi Babs-Ajayi

Amari Ashlyn Bacon

Dylan Hugh Bagby

Erin Lynn Bailey

Paul Daniel Balhoff

Sierra Loren Ballard

Claire Barbera

Joshua Beary Barker

Anne Lewis Barton

William D. Bassett

Ethan Michael Bates

Katherine Elise Bearden

Seth Michael Bearry

Emma Theresa Beaullieu

Adley Kate Belaire

Joseph P. Bell

Ana Cecilia Bendeck Posadas

Grant N. Bergeron

Rosemary S. Bertin

Peter Marcel Bertucci

Lexie Nicole Bice

Kayla Bilal

Gabriel Bittar

Biança Simpson

Carter L. Blanchard

Nathan J. Blancher

William Mark Blanchet Jr.

Mitchell James Blount

William Andrew Boellner

Timothy Christopher Boeneke

Sam C. Bolles

Mary Katherine Bolton

Maxwell Joseph Bond

Lavana June Bonin

Tanner Booth

Kylan Alexander Borskey

Jason David Bosco

Gordon Augustus Boudouin Jr.

Tre'Jean K. Boudreaux

Brennan Michael Bourg Jr.

Byron Joseph Bourg Jr.

John Reid Bourg

Anna Louise Bourgeois

Morgan Ashley Bourque

Jenna Marie Bowdary

Kaitlyn Faith Bowlin

Conner Bruce Bown

Adelaide Claire Bradford

Grace K. Bradley

Nicholas A. Bradley

Kaitlyn Michelle Braud

Anna Katherine Breaux

Kristyn Rene Brewer

Austin Michael Brock

Winter E. Brock

Jacquelyn Broussard

Juliette Adele Broussard

Noah Broussard

Abby Arden Brown

Briana Adeline Brown

Christopher J. Brown

Jordan Elijah Brown

Rylie Caroline Brown

Cole Stanton Browning

John M. Bullock

Cody Bunch

Lily Burdick-Perez

Evan Mikal Burgess

Trey Allen Bush

Thomas Matthew Bushart Jr.

Kaden Charles Buttner

Danila Bytin

Kaitlyn Marie Calero Vasquez

George Williams Calhoun

Patrick Joseph Camp

Celia Claire Candies

Elizabeth Cheryl Cannon

Veronica Lily Cannon

William Starbuck Cansler

Cameron McCall Canup

Griffin Montrose Caraccioli

Robert G. Carmouche

Brandon M. Carona

Jordan Lee Carral

Isabella Carsello

Iyan Carter

Cade Carver

Bethany Hannah Castille

Jaelyn Castillo

William Walker Castle

Gianna Marie Catalanotto

Yusra Anwar Chabayta

Barrett Champagne

Annalise Elizabeth Belanger

Madeline C. Breaux

Feng Chen

Helen Chen

Marguerite Harris Eppling

Felicia Christine Ferrante

Isabella Rose Godchaux

Nathan David Hotchkiss

Na’ilah Iman Kennedy

Lindsay Klein Mangin

Donna Le

Isadora Rose LeBlanc

Hannah Joy Lockhart

Camryn Claire McKinney

Nathalie McNeil

Katharin Grace Mistretta

Schae Mitchell

Vanessa Paige San Nicolas Mogensen

Klair E. Morgan

Adelaide Ann Pitre

Victoria Lauren Porretto

Grace Nicole Roberto

Alexis Blair Rogers

Katie Lauren Sciortino

Caroline Amelia Smith

Jennifer Clare Stauss

Lauren Rebecca Thompson

Kayla L. Weidel

Anna Carol Wheeler

Bachelor of Landscape Architecture

Travis Daniel Braud

Sicily Zeta Builodeau

Emily Nicole Carpenter

William Josef Conrad

Joshua M. Crawford

Jackson Thomas Hartley

Avery Mykel Haynes

Clare Heidel Mischler

Taylor Marie Lasorsa

Stephen M. Lemoine

Rebecca Anne Lucia

Peyton Elizabeth Mahoney

Kyle J. Metz

Adam L. Miller

Justin Anthony Moore

Brian Dylan Moresi

Catherine Michelle Riddick

Collin James Roan

Claire Ann Samaha

Colin Hung Tran

Cody Shade Winfrey

To-Ngoc Allen Worthington

Barrett Champagne

Hannah Elizabeth

Champagne

Colin Henderson Chapman

Lordan Mase Charest

Danial Ahmad Cheema

Emilie Catherine Chenault

Eli Bernard Cheramie

Joseph Louis Chiarella

Mia Taylor Chiota

Katelyn Chopin

Landon M. Chrysler

Blair Madeline Clary

James Barrow Clement

Allyson Michele Cobb

Samantha Mary Colombi

Kanon Rasheed Comeaux

Christopher John Cooper II

Garrett Christopher Cooper

Davis Deen Copeland

Sarah Cordano

Rebecca Cota

Alejandro Jose Coto

Parker Courville

Robert William Cowan Jr.

Halen James Cox

Carter Laughlin Crutti

Margaret B. Cubitt

Kiara McKenzie Curtis

Evan Daigrepont

Eleanor Annabelle Daily

Marie Claire Dalmau

Shannon Rosemary Daly

Christopher Nguyen Dao

Ethan Thomas Davanport

Zachary Adams DeBlieux

Parker Henry Delatte

Thomas E. DeLoach

Preston James DeMouy

Noah DeWerff

Noah G. Diez

Alfred N. Din

William Edward Dolson

Camryn Grace Donahue

Mackenzie Daly Donegan

Dawson Reece Ducote

Devin C. Durand

Anna Rose Dwyer

Dane Allen Eastman

Benjamin Patrick Ellis

Brooke Ellzey

Joshua Chamberlain Emmert

Sadie Ann Englade

Matthew Jacob Eserman

Robert Bracy Estes

Grant Kelly Evans

Leila A. Shortridge-Ezzir

Phillip Faucheux

Phillip Faucheux

Michael Sport Faust

Isabella Fenzi

Collin Stanton Fernandez

Michael Ray Fernandez III

Samantha Lucia Fernandez

Grace Marie Fetzer

Andrew Finn

Keegan Finney

Austin Philip Firmin

Mary-Holland Floyd

Ryan Peter Fogerty

Margo Tassin

Kaleb James Taylor

Seth J. Taylor

Thomas F. Teepell

Devon Dale Teer

Tabitha Catcat Thai

Griffin T. Thibeaux

Charity Thomas

Sarah A.L.E. Thomas

Stephen Grant Thomas

Andrew David Thompson

Ross Graham Thompson

Blake Anthony Tillman

Annie To

Sophia Isabella Torres

Emelie A. Tovar Mourra

Anthony Tran

Jenny Tran

John Heinke Trapp

Isiah Joseph Travis

Tanner Treadwell

Khoi Quoc Minh Truong

Katharine Jane Trussell

Lindsay Kay Tujague

Malcolm DeAnte' Turner

Anneleis B. van Brero

Nathaniel Vasquez

Dena Alexis Vial

Austin Ryan Vidal

Isak Vikström

Nicholas Halen Pike Vitale

Jack Christian Vollenweider

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Bachelor of Science

Mark Ryan Abrahams Cuello

Zeke Abshire

Geoffrey J. Aji

Gerald Wayne Anthony Jr.

Ziyad Amer Anwar

Gareth F. Bloemeke

Brandt David Boudreaux

Natalie Renee Bourgeois

Christopher J. Bowen

George Adler Buras

Brennen D. Calato

Jesse C. Chang

Lucas Elijah Colegrove

Kendall Judd Comeaux

Dean M. Compton

Cameron Jude Courtois

Cameron G. Crochet

Stephan de Beer

Souleymane Kevin Diallo

Jacob Kelly Dickson

Andrew R. Drummond

Joshua T. Dufrechou

Julius Paul Duic III

Anthony Cong Duong

Adam Joseph Dupuy Jr.

Jayme Simone Eaton

Emmanuel Uchenna Ejim

Andrew Perry Ellender

Robert John Fahey

Zachary D. Faulkner

Lukas W. Frick

Cort Zachery Fuller

Patrick Wiley Gandy III

Myles Gary

Justin Gatlin

Hayden Gemeinhardt

Christopher D. Green

Jameson Connor Harrington

Jaden Hebert

George Hugh Hendrick

Luke Paul Higginbotham

Henry Hawkins Huber

John Braxton Hudnall

Trevor James Huval

Christian-Thomas Douglas De Guzman Johnson

Taylor Bao-Nhi Vu

Liam Edward Wagner

Samuel George Wagner

Grace Waguespack

Qiangrui Wang

Zili Wang

Hayden Warren

Garrett Beau Watkins

Phillip Michael Watkins

Nicholas E. Watson

Peyton Watson

Hannah Elizabeth Weber

Emma Viktoria Wehlen

Emily Di Carlo Wesley

Anna C. Westbrook

Sheridan Jane Whalen

Lyndon Paul Jude Wilbert

Darrion Rochell Wiley

Christian Raymond Wilkerson

Akemi Jahné Williams

Brandon W. Williams

Celeste Roseleigh Williams

Lauren Marie Williams

Maxwell Malone Williams

Wagner Elizabeth Williams

Kaitlyn Allison Williamson

Andrew David Winstein

Dalton I. Winston

Anna Elizabeth Wittmann

John Hudson Wolda

Matthew Scott Wolleson

Grace Hayley Wood

Christopher James Woollam

Wayne Michael Wright

Wenshan Xie

Alexandra Yanes

Greyson M. Yorek

Marguerite Cecilia York

Patrick Joseph Young

Patrick Joseph Young

Edwin Alexander Zelaya

Ning Zhang

Yinghong Zhao

Bingjie Zhu

Olivia Rose Zillier

Samuel Patrick Jones

John Huey Kirk III

Evan Gabriel Kiser

Matthew Spencer Kleimeyer

Ruchit Ritesh Koradia

Logan Lafauci

Blake Andrew Lalonde

Nicholas J. LeBlanc

Ikaika Lee

Nicholas P. Leonik

Yayan Lin

Andrew C. Little

Abdel Rahman Mansour

Stephanie Elizabeth Mayberry

Kyle Christian McCraine

Horacio Medina Jr.

John Patrick Meyers

Colby D. Moore

Kohl P. Morris

Max Morris

Chamyria L. Muse

Robert R. Newsome Jr.

Thinh D. Nguyen

Drake Allan O'Brien

Blake M. Opial

Gunnar Paul Ortega

Katherine Beatriz Perez

Cullen Phillips

Matthew S. Prutz

Logan W. Reid

Harrison Jacob Reiner

Max Reulet

Ethan John Riley

Hayley Roberts

Darrion D. Rudd

Jonathan A. Ruiz

Michael Edward Schwartz

Aliza Urooj Siddiqui

Trevor T. Spinosa

Noah Stiltner

Haron Temam

Kristian Thomas

Tiana Elise Trainor

Bryan Huy Tran

Thi Thao Linh Tran

Brice Truong

Nathan P. Vedros

Gabriel J. Votaw

Tyler Vu

Anthony Vuong

Karley M. Waguespack

Aidan S. Walker

Ruiqi Wang

Nicholas C. Wetta

Hunter Cole Williams

Jarius Malik-Kevon Williams

Daniel E. Wise

David Joseph Young II

Bachelor of Science in Biological Engineering

Julie Ann Armand

Carley Shea Bajon

Alexandra Rose Basse

Davis Bove

Allie Kate Brooks

Kirby Anna Byland

Mia Grace Casabat

Sydney Willow Corbin

Guadalupe Covarrubias

Miller Anne Dickerson

Zoe Alexandra Elam

Amsey Eroh

Kemleh Bassam Faical

Ashtyn Anastasia French

Alyson Kate Goree

Briton T. Griffiths

Parker Mark Hannan

Andrew M. Hardee

Chloe Jeanne Heitmeier

Robert Lee Hudgins III

Gracie Jane Hufft

Lauren Abby Hynson

Zachary Scott Kaupp

Remy Felix Lavie

Aryana Malak Manoo

Mallory Ann Matthews

Andre Joshua Mira

Ava Kathryn Momenzadeh

Tasnia Taanaj Monir

Anna Claire Morgan

Evan Thanh-Long Nguyen

Kenny Nguyen

Corren P. Norman

Mariam Maher Oweineh

Brittany Michelle Ratliff

Elizabeth Love Reich

Luke James Rhodes

Noah Roussel

Jake Allen Schexnaydre

Niya Rae Sheppard

Chase B. Sims

Janusz Wojcik

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering

Opeoluwa B. Akintayo

Terence Anthony Alexander

India Atkinson

Cameron Wissam Bachar

Jacob Alan Campbell

Jacob Connor Colvin

Sarah N. Congiundi

AnnaClaire E. Courville

Kyle Elee

Olivia R. Gambino

Jacques Paul Gaspard

Dedunu Nadishani Herath

Bruce Lam Huynh

Aubry Angellee Hymel

Jane Marie Jeha

Arthur Nguyen Le

Mason Mitchell Mayes

Hunter Justin Meatte

Blake Joseph Nassar

Keran V. Nguyen

Justin D. Nijoka

Alexander Paul Paradis

Hannah Leigh Porta

Rahul Venkata Ramaraju

Ruby Margaret Roberg

Hannah Christine Roppolo

Amanda Marie Ross

Margaret Rose Saia

Ella C. Sheets

Trace Alexander Smith

Philip Michael Stratton

Luke Dustin Taylor

Robert Kenneth Ward

Christina White

Elizabeth Winston Wicker

Jack Thomas Wilfert

Hongyu Yi

Garret J. Zirkle

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

Cole Edward Aydell

Cyrus D. Bahman

Eli Paul Barbin

Rayce Joseph Boasso

Bailey Juliette Bourgeois

Travis Burton

Quin Allan Cadella

Michaella Camille G. Chavez

Ryan Thomas Clancy

John Garner Colvin

Daniel W. Crain

Madison R. Cruz

My Thao Dao

Dennis Anthony Delmast Jr.

Keagan Devitt

Chandler Layne Dodd Jr.

Blake Matthew Guidry

Adam Patrick Hardwick

Ryan Harmon

Cody Daniel Harris

Chandler Scott Honomichl

Jack H. Hubble

Evan Robert Johnson

Greer E. Kenney

Catherine Ladner

Ryan Minh Lam

Larissa Gail Lambert Ryan

Carter LeBlanc

Andrew E. Martin

Henry G. McCall

Conner Joseph McCormick

Austin J. Metcalf

Derek Drew Miller

Youssef Ragab Mousa

Dalton Alec Peneguy

Carolann A. Prevot

Cameron B. Reed

Sophia Greer Costa da Silva

Robichaux

Carter Roussel

Luke Rullman

Madeline Eads Lemoine

Tyler Loop

Benjamin Keith Martin

Laura Cecilia Martinez

Connor John McCarthy

Randi S. McCarty

Meagan Price McConnell

Easton Alexandre McGinn

Joseph James McGoey V

Rhett Carey Meche

Giancarlo Mejia

Michael J. Monistere Jr.

William Michael Montalbano

Dalton Lee Morris

Hoa P. Nguyen

Mychau Nguyen

Brock Nolan

Joshua L. Ordeneaux

Mayce M. Oweineh

Alex Charles Perrodin

Mason Michael Greer Pesson

Dustin R. Philippe

Hannah M. Pichoff

Charles L. Pocorello

Eric Ponder

Chris Pugh Jr.

Colin Elijah Roberts

Bernard Paul Robichaux Jr.

Allison Joyce Rodrigue

Eedon Rosenzweig

Sayer Donald Sauviac

Gavin T. Sheng

Elizabeth Joy Showers

Matthew Taylor Slayton

Bailey Louise Smoorenburg

Tyler C. Songy

Brenden Orion Staffier

Noah Jakob Stafford

Rudolph Joseph Stark

John A. Stemke III

Justin Michael Stevens

Alyssa Claire Strupp

Matthew M. Tallo

Joshua C. Taylor

Joseph E. Thompson

Caroline Troendle

Eric Truong

Analisa Yvonne Villarreal

Peyton E. Wax

Christian Allen Weicks

Peyton Joseph Wilson

Aaron Joseph Zambiasi

Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering

Eisa Sahrab Aljasmi

COLLEGE OF HUMAN SCIENCES & EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science

Alexandria Elizabeth Acosta

Mary Malone Adcock

Ethan Akins

Tariah J. Alex

Caroline Ammons

Maya Livie Anclade

Jackson Nolan Anderson

Mary Helen Anderson

Anita Amarachi Anwusi

Cadon K. Ardoin

Michael Paul Armbruster

Megan Jenny Arnold

Karen J. Assenga

Lauren Grace Augusta

Malaya Elizabeth Austin

Ann Louise Babineaux

Charles Dunbar Baker

Megan Ashli Ball

Cory Gerald Ballas

Conlie Eve Banker

Annie Margaret Barham

Bailey Anne McKoin Barham

Kaley Alexis Baronne

Claire Elizabeth Bass

Joseph-Isaac Isaiah Bates

Callie Elizabeth Battle

Carlie Renee Beard

Presley Isabelle Theresa Beaugh

Isabella Ana Beltran

Rilie Paige Beltz

Amira T. Benghozi

Megan Elizabeth Benoit

Slade Bercegeay

Anya Simone Berry

Payton Berry

Kristina S. Bickham

Ainsley Grace Billson

Christina Elizabeth Bird

Kirby E. Black

Beau Michael Blanchard

Morgan Brooke Blough

Cedric S. Bloxson Jr.

Alyson Marie Boe

Lara Grace Boos

Emily Ann Bourque

Sebastian MIchael Boutte

Mia Jade Bowman

Merwin M. Brandon IV

Hannah Renee Brayden

Kathleen Elizabeth Brechtel

Taylor Charles Brenner

Ciara Michelle Briggs

Talia Rose Brotzman

Kaylynn Michelle Broussard

Austyn Lee Brown

Ms’staja Marie Brown

Riley Victoria Browne

Beau G. Brune

Natalie Ann Bujard

Kylie Jet Cain

Eugene T. Calongne IV

Allison Timm Carmichael

Trent Carpenter

Safiya Dorothy Carrington

Charles M. Carter

Grace Kathleen Carter

Andrew Taylor Casteel

Koby Roshon Caster

Catherine Elizabeth Castille

Abigail Marie Cate

Mason Michael Cavalier

Madison Claire Chaix

Mary Catherine Champagne

Calvin Eugene Chapman III

Laurel Rubye Chiasson

Mia Gabrielle Chiasson

Madison Elizabeth Cimaroli

Alexandra Marie Clay

Madeline Michele Clouatre

McKena Reese Cochran

Navy C. Coggins

Olivia Lane Cohen

Aidan Davis Collins

Julianne K. Collins

Deneashia LeeAnn Comeaux

Madison Noelle Comeaux

Zakariya Saed Hamdoon

Al-Malki

Hamad Alshamsi

Corey F. Berner

Stephen Cox

Philip Miles Emden

Matthew Esz

Kevin J. Finkley

Heath Gorrondona

Abdullatif Jason Hantash

Nicholas Miles Hart

Nathan Hollingsworth

Peter Hussey

Mason Alexander James

Mark A. Jeremiah

Jacob W. Ladyga

Julianna Camille Lang

Maeve Levreault-Lopez

Ahmed Mubarak Ahmed

Hind Yousid Bakhit Mohamed

Chase A. Nevers

Alexis Corrine Nibert

Ryan James Schweizer

Shakir A’Mere Shafeek

Austin C. Shaw

Andrew Tran

Dillon Tyler Wilson

Jason Walton Winn

Milen Zhures

Undergraduate

Certificate in Construction Management

Octavio Augusto Delasuaree

Markham Guy McKnight

Kyle Raymond Conigliaro

Savannah Carol Conti

Caroline Claire Cortez

Eryn C. Pray

Chandler Ray Courreges

Elise T. Cresson

Caleb Charles Cretini

Nolan Blaine Daniel

Griffin Andrew Davidson

Jaylah K. Davis

Karielle A. Davis

Kinsey M. Davis

Rufus Lee Davis III

Tyler Evan Dawson

Michael Bryan Day

Madeleine M. Dazet

Jack Henry Decuir

Rebekah Blaire Dekerlegand

Allie Mikayla Demarest

Tim Derby

Sarah Katherine Allou d'Hemecourt

Alyssa Sofía Dheming

Summer Leigh Didier

Wesley Park Dietz

Erika Cheyenne Dillon

Cole Patrick DiMaggio

Celeste Dobbs

Gabrielle Olivia Liotta

William Grant Douget

Ellen Alice Dreiss

Elisa Dunlap

Caleb James Dunn

Julianna Grace Dunne

Adele E. Dupont

Lucy Bales Edwards

Kathryn Anne Ensminger

Nicholas Dean Erwin

Taylor N. Eues

Karoline Ryder Ewing

Lily Kathryn Fabrega

Samantha Josephine Falgoust

Tyler A. Falk

Matthew Ryan Fennimore

Corinne Siena Ferry

Sarah Rachel Fibich

Mickayla Valentina Fischer

Ethan Michael Fleck

Ausitn Fletcher

Meghan Ann Fontana

Katherine Grace Fontenot

Mallory Fontenot

Armonie Ford

J’Mani Major Foster

Kyle Christopher Foster

Sierra Fox

William Paul Franques Jr.

Natalie Elizabeth Frey

Aaron C. Fruge

Katherine Grace Furlow

Sarah J. Gaddy

Alandria Essien Garrett

Elizabeth F. Gaspard

Anna Marie Gentry

Vincent Paul Giovingo

Taiyo Kemone Glover

Marcel B. Gonzales

Daiken John Goodman

Jack Lowell Gordon

Anna Theresa Gourgues

Bridget L. Gregory

Marie C. Grisaffe

Alexis Symone Gros

Logan Lee Guilbeau

Benjamin Ray Guillory

Dominick John Gulizo

Paige Alise Hackett

Jaydon Joseph Hall

Anna Grace Hampshire

Matthew W. Hancock

Addie E. Hanks

Camryn Nicole Hanley

Caroline Claire Hargrave

Kenneth Kaleb Harris

Sarah Kathryn Hartline

James Matthew Harvey

Destiny A. Hawkins

Laicha Rita Hayes

Makenzie D. Helms

Abigail Hemba

Zachary Logan Henderson

Lauren Hendry

Haley Kathryn Hessburg

Corinne Aubrey Heyl

Sarah Whitney Hicks

Jacob Lucien Hidalgo

Grace Ann Mabry Hill

Julianna Landry Hill

Vincent Yates Hoffman

Logan D. Hollingsworth

Emily Marie Holmes

Shawn Carter Howell

Benjamin Hufford

Maddie E. Ieyoub

Hayden Francis Jack

Cleveland De-Roger Jackson III

Milliceyn M. Jackson

Max Michael Jacob

Alexandria Leigh Jarquin

Rachel Jensen

Branden Joshua Jeudy

Stephen Mark Johns

Davis Shipp Johnson

Ebony Shanice Johnson

Kennedy Alexis Johnson

Rachel Theresa Johnson

Ella Claire Jourdan

Erin Elizabeth Kaline

Akhilesh Chakradhar Kasula

Melina AnnaMaria Keele

Cecilia Ann Kelley

Jyekeelon Kelly

Blythe Kelly-Atol

Jacob Anthony Kieff

Mackenzie Lane Kilpatrick-Sembritzky

Catherine Elise King

Grace M. Knapps

Peyton Tyler Knightshead

Mary Elise Koenenn

Madalyn Nicole Koths

Madeleine Rose Krauss

Natalie Rose Kucsan

Vaughn La

Marshall Cliffe Laborde

Peyton Charles LaBorde

Colby Jordon LaFleur

Elizabeth DeAnne Lamb

Grant Alexander Lang

Ashley Rose Larriviere

Elizabeth Jean Latiolais

Macy Eve Laurent

Aubree Elizabeth Lavergne

David LeCount

Anna M. Legendre

Jacqueline Diana Le Grange

Ethan Matthew Leingang

Julia Camille Lemann

Luke C. Lemonier

Brandon William Leonard

Benjamin Foster Levine

Makayla Iriyonna Lewis

Evan Glen Ajoy Light

Ingrid Lindblad

Sarah J. Lombas

Brandi Lopez

Campbell Kelly Lucas

Benjamin Scott Luedke

Shanya Athena Luna

Ethan E. Luper

Laila M. Machen

Emma Keri MacMahon

Donavan Scott Maher

Gavin Mitchell Mahl

Madison P. Malvin

Hayden J. Manuel

Trey Michael Martin

Caitlin B. Mathes

Jordan Kai Mathews

Hailey Mae McCoun

Courtney McCurry

Hailey McGhee

Scott Thomas McKeough

Braden Riley McNees

Rachael Michelle Melancon

Haley Renee Miller

Bailee Alyssa Mitchell

Meredith Joy Mitchell

Samuel Owen Mitchell

Simone J. Mixon

Presley A. Molitor

Morgan Parker Money

Gabriel Marie Moore

William James Moran III

Jacob H. Morgan

Keturah D. Mosley

Jonathan Smith Moye

Mary-Claire Elizabeth Mula

Sofia Tamara Müller

Evan Worth Murders

Rachel Marie Murphy

McKenzie J. Nassar

Ethan Thanh Dat Nguyen

KimVy Nguyen

Mary Catherine Nicholson

Marileah Yi Niddrie

Ebony DeShae Norwood

Ainsley Paige Nunneley

Kristen Marie O'Connor

Madison Elizabeth Ogra

Christopher Idebaneria Okoduwa

Alona Kalei Olivier

Sarah Claire Olsen

Peyton Claire O’Quinn

Mallory Rose Ott

Meredith Elaine Owen

Rachel Anne Padgett

Amanda Claire Palermo

Cyler J'Rai Parker

Aarti Kishorbhai Patel

Amber Michel Patin

Kathryn Alexandra Patten

Spencer Grayson Payne

Cody Alan Pearson

Garrett Alan Peavy

Garrett Riley Peavy

Connor J. Pedersen

Téa M. Pegues

Elizabeth M. Pennington

Ellison Joye Pennington

Morgan Rae Perk

Chloe Lee Perkins

Paris Grace Jolie Perrodin

Brock W. Perry

Alyssa Portillo Petetant

Isabella Rose Pflug

Linda Hoang Pham

Jessica Elizabeth Phillips

Hannah Ashton Pixley

Kara Poché

Trashaun Marquis Polius

Danlee Aaron Poole

Mojib Pourashouri Khajkini

Lainey Marie Quinn

Sarah Avery Rader

Mary Frances E. Ratcliff

Brittany Michelle Ratliff

Grace Alexis Raymond

Brandt Rebert

Leland J. Record

Jeffrey L. Reed

Kenneth Martyn Remedies

Britney Alexis Rice

John B. Richard

Jenna Noel Richardson

Meghan E. Ricketts

Grace Marie Rizk

Logan Elizabeth Robert

Hayley Therese Roberts

Jessica Elisabette Romero

Karli Alyssa Rose

Alexis Morgan Ross

Ronnie Anthony Rounds II

Adam Michael Roussel

Katelyne O. Rubin

Kayla Ann Rush

Kamryn Lauve Ryan

Taylor Brooke Salassi

Brindley R. Salvaggio

Lilly Elise Sampey

Gavin Sanders

Ploy Sanguanruang

Bryce J. Saurage

Peyton Claire Scheuermann

Nathan Dale Schexnaydre

Jack Harrison Schluter

Audrey Ann Schmitz

Payton Layne Schmitz

Stephanie Marie Schurr

Andrew Maillho Schwartz

Adonis Charles Scott

William J. Segrest

Cristian Martin Selva

Samantha Claire Sentell

Hailey Faith Sherrill

Kevyn Elizabeth Simmons

Nicholas C. Singelakis

Lauren Alexandra Sliman

Caitlin Elizabeth Smith

Jared Smith Marcel

Jenna Cazayoux Smith

COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES

Bachelor of Arts

Matthew Zachary Edward Aaron

Jack Joseph Adamo

Isabella Claire Adams

Preslie Lynn Addeo

Brendan Michael Aguillard

Razan Al-Salameh

Jennifer J. Andalib

Bailey Noelle Anderson

Emma Elizabeth Anderson

Troy Andrews II

Breionica L. Anthony

Rilley Rose Arreola

Fiona E. Atchison

Shane Aucoin

Ashley Nichole Austin

Mustafa Ali Awad

Miles Gregory Aycock

Daniel J. Babin

Brianna Nicole Baird

Cecilia Walshe Balart

Grace Isabel Ballard

Madeline Grace Ballentine

Jarod Yates Barncord

Anna G. Barrouquere

Silas Thomas Smith

Megan Elizabeth Solari

Emily P. Sotomayor

Jordan J. Sparkman

Brenna Spell

Julienne Eve St. Louis

Juan Stafford

Ashley Elizabeth Stall

Christopher M. Stassi Jr.

Kamryn Alexis Stewart

Latanna Mary Stone

Gabrielle Francesca Strander

Elizabeth Grace Street

James Murphy Strickland II

Claire Marie Surek

Joy L. Sutton

Andrew Bailey Tabor

Amelia M. Taranto

Molly E. Tassin

Abigail Anne Tassone

Alayna Grace Tate

Trystan Liana Tate

Avery Noel Teal

William Monroe Teepell

Davien James Thibeaux

Anna Marie Thibodeaux

KayLynn S. Thomas

Shelly Thomas

Wilson McConnell Thomas

Amanda Leigh Thompson

Francis Clay Thompson

Kennedi Lauren Thompson

Angelle M. Torres

Susan Caroline Toso

Camille Elizabeth Toups

Jennifer Lien Tran

Hayden Robert Travinski

Laine Marie Trest

Madonna Thuytien Trinh

Victoria Truxillo

Avery Jaye Valdez

Emma Claire Vitrano

Ashton Elizabeth Waguespack

Adaézé Nilaja Walton

Annalee C. Ward

Tia Ayanna Watts

Rachel Grace Wehbe

Lauren Virginia Wehlen

Jada Brielle Wesley

Caleb Shane Westfall

Daja Yvette White

John Hansford White IV

Lauren Elizabeth White

Darryl Michelle Whitehead

Marcel Eugene Wilder

Michaela J. Wilkins

Analeise Williams

Julian Nigel Williams

Noah G. Williams

Paige Jordan Wilson

Chloe Mae Winstead

Hope Elizabeth Wittenberger

Joseph A. Wojciechowski

Kyndall J. Woods

Rowaida Fahmeeda Yahya

Donovan Michael Zornes

Bachelor of Social Work

Joel André Alvarez

Hannah Aymond

Cortney Ryann Bennett

Reese Biggs

Baylee Angelle Bonin

Haley M. Bono

Savannah C. Brewster

Lauris A. Broussard

Elenora Mae Bullock

Hannah E. Carroll

Delia Marie Chiasson

Bailey E. Desselles

Myanna J. Edmond

Samantha Paige Fatherree

Lauryn Taylor Fry

Jessica Marie Kanton Fuchs

Patsy Therese Graham

Latice R. Jackson

Kennedy Dionne Jarvis

Natalie Grace Lazaroe

Denija Arianne Linton

Chelsea N. Morris

Kate Hayden Pendry

Avery V. Pennington

Melondy T. Sapp

Kameron Renee Thomas

Summer Jones

Toni Kristine Vaughn

Amelia J. Vidrine

Riley Michal Whitehead

Alysa Grace Bass

Emma Louise Bates

Jaxon David Beeson

Alexandra Ann Belanger

Jackson Thomas Bell

Sabra Renee Belott

Sabra Renee Belott

Emma E. Benton

Kaleigh Bergeron

Jake Ryan Berry

Sofia Joan Bertuola

Miles Edward Besson

Jack Thomas Bidleman

Katherine Blanche Blackburn

Katherine Blanche Blackburn

Alayna Lynn Blanda

Lyle E. Bordelon-Walker

Taylor Lynn Borrel

Adrianne Mechelle Boudreaux

Brody Lee Boudreaux

Gabriel Michael Boudreaux

Breana Rae Bovie

Rachel Erin Bowman

Sophia Taylor Bradley

Grace Leigh Brandhurst

Blakely Brasher

Laila Arielle Breakbill

Nicholas Joseph Brito

Robert Austin Broussard

Robert Austin Broussard

Reillee Chanel Brown

Anna Grace Brownfield

Sarah Alexis Buras

Jess A. Burroughs

Patience C'era Milan Butler - Gasper

Isabella Buttaci

Janiah Mishael Luarca

Cabigting

Wintana Tsegue Solomon

Madison D. Sommers

Brian Sopan

Lauren Victoria Spann

Lindsey Ann Spence

Kaylee Staker

Olivia Erin Stearns

Delaney L. Stettler

Robert Townsend Stevens III

Kimsey J. Stewart

Emma Stiening

Kameron Olds Strickland

Lauren Savanna Stroupe

Lauren Savanna Stroupe

Sicily Meno Stull

Baylee Elizabeth Sullivan

Alyson Rose Tarifa

Quinn Patrick Tata

Ravin Mariah Terry

Kyla Alexis Thomas

Amy Thorpe Holle

Abbigail Elizabeth Tindell

Alex Michael Tirado

Naomi Tram Tomiyama

Hayden Jack Toney

Libby Jeanne Trahan

Danny Tran

Danny Tran

Alexandra Marie Trapp

John Heinke Trapp

Elizabeth Jane Treadaway

Dakota Renee Trim

Olivia R. Troxclair

Vy Ngoc Yen Truong

Diya Aahliyah Vannor

Aracely Nohemi Vazquez

Caleb Vedros

Juliana Vega

Maria A. Villalva Beltran

Madison Paige Vital

Ashley Marie Vogt

William Jacob Voitier

Naomi Lynn Voivedich

Kaci M. Vojtaskovic

Evelyn Henrietta Waguespack

Aaleeyah Catherine Walker

Riley O'Quinn Walker

RaeLeah Warren

Gabriel K. Watkins

Natalie Delories Wells

Drew R. Welsch

Lacy Clare Wendell

Erin Katherine West

Anne Marie Wherritt

Ariana White

Caitlyn E. White

Caitlyn E. White

Emma Catherine White

Henry Whitehead

Richard Anthony Whitehead

David Whitehurst

Lane K. Whitsell

Alyssa Claire Winfree

Hunter Thomas Wingerter

Kassidy Elise Wortmann

Natalie Jordan Dannielle

Wright

Viktoria Lee Yeager

Ayah Yaser Zaben

Miaona Zhou

Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies

Micah Travis Baskerville

Joshua P. Beauchamp

Brian Francis Bellefontaine

Charlene Templet Bourgeois

Landen H. Bourgeois

Austen Thomas Breaux

Ashley Marie Bremer

Annabelle Erin Brinkmann

Brianna M. Brown

Emilie Alicia Bryant

Brandon T. Butler

Griffin Ellis Callender

Erika Samantha Carrizales

Caroline Elise Cochran

Coy-Samuel N. Colburn

Tyler Joseph Comeaux Sr.

Brooks Vaughn Curry

Ryan Casey Evans

Shayna N. Goerdt

Kaitlyn Elizabeth Hall

Emily Ann Heistand

Eva Liselotte Hemb

Amy Ortiz Hickman

Justice Hill

Trevon A. Huntsberry

John Johnson

Wyatt Ambrose Kennedy

Caitlyn Bach Killeen

Claire Consuelo Kittell

Kayleigh Anjalyn Kuhn

Chloe Isabel Loup

Hannah Marie Loy

Kyla Magee

Dominick Manzullo

Gideon McRaney

Preston Myer

Lawson Craig Nelson

Alexia N. Nibbs

Hannah Renee Papizan

Michelle Lee Perrine

Domenic Joseph Purdy

Kaiya Janell Robinson

Stephen Jeffrey Sandel

Yelena Shchennikova

Morgan E. Shiver

Rakem Antonio James Spencer

Elizabeth A. Surman

Xavier Trahan

Nicholas Georges Tuleu

Charles Edward Turner III

Arielle Janae Williams

Bachelor of Science

Marquise Marquel Alexander

Connor Anderson

Nathaniel Armour II

Anna Quinn Billeaud

Kennedi Alexis Boatner

Maxwell Jospeh Bond

Karsyn McCall Bowen

Allison Grace Brannon

Abigail Lynn Brien

Olivia Lynn Cain

Hannah Thuy Trinh Cao

Madison Nicole Chase

Lillie Catherine Christaw

Nadiya Kathryn Colbert

Ariel Conner

Megan Dakroub

Cade Dalferes

Ashtyn L. Darbonne

Bailey Joan Davis

Georgia Clare Davis

Sarah Ellen Dean

Callie DeRanger

Laciana E. Desjardins

Hollie A. Devoltz

Cathy Do

Amna Elsanousy

Ellen Fargason

Jeffery Allen Farrar

Katherine E. Frens

Madelyn Blarye Friedlander

Madelyn Ashli Fuselier

Mary-Margaret K. Fussell

Vironica Kaíla Glover

Sydney Katherine Goldberg

Hannah Vianney Gopin

Aaron Tate Gotte

Elise Marie Gruner

Alyssa T. Ha

Elizabeth Reagan Haik

Sofia H. Hale-Benson

MANSHIP SCHOOL OF MASS COMMUNICATION

Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication

Emily G. Abbott

Sophia Louise Alexander

Brianna Nicole Allen

Ashlyn D. Anderson

Aileen Arasteh

Joshua Archote

Julia Hope Ardoin

Katherine Grace Ashy

Alecia Aubry

Hailey E. Austin

Amanda Leigh Auzenne

Madison Banks

Dante P. Bastien

Madison Renee Batsel

Alex Russell Belanger

Brooklynn Alexis Hankla

Morgan Elizabeth Harlton

Elizabeth Alane Haydel

Dustin Jamal Hebert

Elizabeth Anne Hebert

AbbyLayne Heitmeier

Victoria Faith Herron

Jonathon Kern Hidalgo

Gage Joseph Higginbotham

Grace Annabelle Hooper

Amber Nicole Clement

Dylan Howie

Marissa Marie Huber

Carlie Rae Jackson

William James Jacobs Jr.

Eli Rafael Jacobs-Perez

Hisam Yasser Jawhari

Jasmine Janise Johnson

Cierra Michelle Jones

Zachary E. Kelly

Katherine Nicole Kennedy

Malasia Kennedy

Frank Marion Kerr

Peyton Ceres Kitchens

Jonathan David Koch

Witney Capri Kramer

Myia Ce’ mon Landers

Katherine Elaine Landrem

Avery Catherine Landry

Kelsi Anelia Landry

Elizabeth Laurent

Conner Nicholas LeBlanc

Jake William LeBoeuf

Kelly Deenell LeDuff

Erin Gabrielle Lee

Kailen Amari Lee

Jennifer Kristine LeGeaux

Hallie Marie Legendre

Sarah Lehman

Madilyn Lemoine

Erica Lynn Leonard

Kennedy C. Lurry

Lauren Michele Lyons

Talia Rose Magenheim

Alexis Rae Maggio

Zhana M. Marks

Russell Marshall

Nicholas S. Marx

Isabella Christine Massenburg

Madalyn Grace McGinnis

Skylar Renee McLaughlin

Chris Meyer

Bailey Mipro

McKenna Rene Monier

Raquel C. Montalvo

Janie Quin Morgan

Arline Yanira Nicolle Narez Velasquez

Andra Maria Negulescu

Colby Caezar Neill

Kaylee Raquel Odom

Bridget Kathryn O'Neil

Angel Kerubo Osoro

Campbell Kennedy Owen

Anna Catherine Padgett

Madeleine Peters

Jamie Estelle Planchard

Valerie Noel Pogue

Emma L. Quebedeaux

Sophia Rahman

Kiran Chad Ramrattan

Dayne M. Reese

Heather Leigh Rhodes

Chance Ashley Richardson

Lila Rose Rigamer

Jayden D. Robinson

McAuley Elizabeth Bass

William Richards Schott

Blake Matthew Schubert

Kandace Joanai Scioneaux

Nicole Seawell

Kimberly Marlene Shannon

Grace Ellen Simon

Katherine Lynn Skelton

Emma Grace Spencer

Hannah Stavola

Asia Joy’n-que Stepter

Nicholas Joseph St.Mary

Annie Wiseman Strander

Katherine Nicole Tabony

Tabitha Suzanne Tefarikis

Ravin Mariah Terry

Alexandra Marie Thibodaux

Olivia Rose Thomas

Evan Michael Threeton

Katherine Elizabeth Trent

Isabella Rodriguez

Anabella Urroz

Maya Lillian Verma

Emilie A. Vidrine

Sydney Anne Waguespack

Katherine Anne Walker

Haven Leota Watson

Brittany Elisabeth White

Isabelle Elise Whitfield

Jordan Tayler Williams

John Collin Witherington

Adrienne Corinne Wyble

Chloe Izabel Yava

Elizabeth Marie Zanolli

Sarah Nicole Benoit

Hannah Elizabeth Blackwell

Caroline Lane Bond

Kaia Imani Bonnette Williams

Ava Elizabeth Borskey

Sarah Boudreaux

Sasha Brianna Bourne

Jonathan Daniel Brass

Callie H. Braud

Faith Bui

Joseph Travis Bullard

Mason A. Burgess

Jonathan Augustus Burke

Adam Douglas Burruss

Haley Nicole Butler

Sally Grace Cagle

Sebastian Alejandro Canales

Carson E. Chapman

Grace Elizabeth Chesnut

Anna M. Churco

Joanna Alden Clark

Koren Ma’Kel Clark

Juliann Nicol Cloud

Jillian Milan Coco

Tatum N. Comeaux

Keegan Coon

Pattie R. Corley

Bridget Rose Cotten

Brooke Alexandra Couvillon

Austin Blake Craver

Elizabeth Anne Crochet

Reed Joseph Darcey

Bella Rose Dardano

Hailey Darnielle

Margaret Olivia DeLaney

Regan A. Descant

Sanaá C. Dotson

Cassidy Abigayle Duffield

Shelby Anne Evans

Anna Morgan Faucheux

Alexandra Leigh Fields

Ann Marie Frisby

Marissa Galatas

Emily Claire Garon

Chloe Elizabeth Cary Gehman

Khalil Rashad Gillon

Lee John Gilyot

Heather M. Goss

Brennah Rose Goutierrez

Emma M. Granier

Trinity DuShane Green

Olivia Lee Grice

Shawn M. Griffin

Joshua David Guillory

Mykael Elizabeth Hall

Lauren K. Hanemann

Taylor Grace Harris

Peyton Harvey

Margaret Head

Rebecca Caroline Herin

Madison Adele Heydari

Elise E. Hidalgo

Eternity Tali Honore

Sarah Elizabeth Howard

Kamryn C. Huggins

Ruby Grace Jarvis

Bayleigh Elizabeth Jefferson

Emily Claire Jenkins

Jamille R. Johnson

Kyle Patrick Johnson

Allie B. Johnston

Steele Parker Jones

Riley Claire Joyner

Haylee L. Kennedy

Xavier A. Kent

Andrew D. Kilpatrick

Kirby Pierce Koch

Ashley Marie Krummel

Alexandra Desirée Labbé

Alayna Agnes Landry

Chloe Elisabeth Landry

Anna Lantier

Jada Aniya Lee

Kenneth Braxston Lee

Hannah Cecile Leger

Audrey Elizabeth Leonards

Eddie Roy Lewis III

Caden R. Lim

Sara E. Loach

Jacob A. Lofton

Courtlin Olivia Long

Emma C. Luke

Meritt A. Mahoney

Katherine Mallory Manuel

Gabrielle Martinez

Aydin Jabari Martinez Holmes

Katherine Claire Marvin

Isabella Grace Matthews

Meghan Elizabeth McColpin

Amara Nicole McKay

Lauren Marie McKinney

Benson Z. McManus

Hannah Rose Michel

Morgan Parker Money

Jace Magee Moore

Megan Jennifer Morganti

Amber Ellen Mouton

Erin E. Muehsler

Lauren Rachael Murphy

Molly Elizabeth Murray

Tamara Alex Nassar

Carley Layne Oakley

Daniel S. Paisant, Jr.

Katherine True Parke

Adeline Frances Pate

COLLEGE OF MUSIC & DRAMATIC ARTS

Bachelor of Arts

Michael Lamar Byrd II

Juan Cecchini Neketan

Isaiah Nathaniel Cleveland

Drake L. Coffey

Brooke Alexandra Couvillon

Alfred Walden Donaldson III

D'Angel Dormelus

Lydia Clare Falcon

Arden Elise Forrand

Deja M. Gordon

Kenneth K. Gornor

Jarrett Gustafson

Veronika Ellen Haynes

Makayla Marie Helmick

Katherine Elise Landry

Luke Stanford Lindsay

Kya Noel Miller

Spencer Patrick Mullen

Katherine Elaine Oliver

Camille G. Robertson

Luke R. Sands

Marielle Théophile Solange

Lambert-Scott

Carsyn Christina Shirk

Emily Margaret Street

Payton Elizabeth Swan

Robin Lilja Talbot

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE

Bachelor of Science

Lily Abadie

Brennan M. Abbott

Zeke Abshire

Mahin Hiren Acharya

Tanishapriya Agrawal

Lauren Aguillard

Julia Kelly Akin

Nikhilesh Alahari

Dina Renee Alawamleh

Laney Rose Toohey

Kenneth J. White Jr.

Dana F. Whittaker Jr.

Aicheng Yao

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Sydney Lenae Anderson

Ryan William Harazim

Jacqueline Johnston Judith

Chynna Christene McClinton

Sean Anthony Keoki Nelson

Bachelor of Music

Elijah Boudreaux

Ashlyn Rose Patterson

Nia Imani Paul

Amelia Dial Percy

Alexis Phillips

Fredlicia R. Phillips

Gabby Phillips

Amber Pierce

Jackson T. Pollard

Kayla Lynn Poltorak

Aria Carina Pons

Aidan Christopher Primeaux

Logan Mark Puissegur

Domenic Joseph Purdy

Parker Nevaeh Ramirez

Emilie G. Ravain

Jacob A. Reeder

Hannah Alexis Rehm

Sophie Rose Rink

Karson Grace Roberts

Dylan Harris Rush

Molly K. Ryan

Elise Claire Saloom

Grace Farnsworth

Schaumburg

Kayla Rose Scheffler

Alexa Noelle Schexnayder

Michael Jude Schiazza

Benjamin D. Schluter

Anna Katherine Segar

Lauren Elizabeth Shaw

Caitlin Mae Smith

Kamani Youngblood Smith

Anna C. Snellgrove

Alexander Hof Sobel

Rakel Emiliana Solis

Lauren E. Songy

Nathan P. Songy

Cameron E. Soulier

Tamia Southall

Nicole Iris Spriggs-Moye

Savannah Maria St. Romain

Erin P. Stephens

Kimsey J. Stewart

Ashanti Donnay Stokes

Sarah Elizabeth Stowe

Cade L. Throckmorton

Oscar Yancey Tickle

Alex Michael Tirado

Chloe Noelle Tourelle

Jasmine Simone Turner

Sierra E. Vanderhorst

Morgan Grace Vandervoort

Annalise Kate Vidrine

Aydin Elise Virga

Kiersten S. Volion

Madison Rose Voorhies

Taylor B. Vu

Delaney Nicole Waid

Nancy Hope Walter

Varonika Sherise Ware

Benjamin Joseph Warren

Ja’Quinton Nykel Washington

Miriam A. Waters

Lindsey Kate Webb

Sophia Marie Weiland

Kevin Matthew White

Lucille Aline Whittington

Sarah Elizabeth Galli

Elizabeth Atwood Wilson

Tori Conner

Madeline Ruth Dykhouse

Jake Alexander Ellzey

Leah Elsa Espinoza

Gabe A. Flores

Brenda Vorlaek Men

Anne Elizabeth Millspaugh

Caleb Andrew Russell

Lily Maureen Scalisi

Peter Christian Schubart

Sierra Shoemaker

Lauren Maria Smith

Bachelor of Music

Education

Gage Clark Bennett

Seth Warren Boudoin

Calvin Joseph Bridges II

Rowan Eiler

Colby Lawrence Eisenberg

Gabe A. Flores

Chris Fowler

Timothy Michael Marquess

Victoria Lynn Seeger

Brienna Marie Thompson

Madison Elaine Williams

Mark Albano

Anne Elizabeth Alexander

Nicholas Hayden Alexander

Luke Christian Anseman

Collin Joseph Gerard Aupied

Jasmyne Samone Auzenne

Jonathan Michael Band

Ryan Christopher Bankston

Stella Barksdale

Kelly Catherine Barre

Gabriella Maria Barreneche

Sergio J. Barrios

Peter Michael Barys

Sara Lima Beaulieu

Mary Grace Anabella Beck

Kyle Anthony Becnel

Holly Anne Belleau

Lauren Benson

Hannah Elizabeth Bergeron

Michael Jude Bergeron

Paige Madison Birmingham

Olivia Cecile Black

Nicholas Blanchard

Anna Grace Borne

Kyrsten Renae Bosley

Joshua Paul Boudreaux

Kayla Nicole Bougere

Samuel Boullt

Destina Santanee Boupapanh

Neely Kathryn Bourgoyne

Angelo Dennis Bowens

Chadwick Jay Boyd

Grace Brandhurst

Brianna Lee Bratkowski

Emma Elizabeth Breaux

Jenna Rose Brian

Emily Elizabeth Brodtman

Breione A’rielle Brown

Christian Michael Brown

Brandon Matthew Brumfield

Raenessa Marina Laquavia Walker

Allen Wang

Zili Wang

Jenna Marie Wehner

Matthew James Weimer

Katherine Elizabeth Weise

Duncan Wilkie

Duncan Wilkie

Hailey Nicole Williams

Zhiria Ke’Rae Wilson

Girard Jerry Wimberley

Michelle Wai Yee Wong

Stephanie Wai Man Wong

Cecelia Frances Zimmermann

COLLEGE OF THE COAST & ENVIRONMENT

Bachelor of Science in Coastal Environmental Science

Mikayla A. Bell

Caleb Bayer Cavness

Eva Percy Coman

Reagan Nichole Comeaux

Alise Cameron Ellison

Madeline Paige Fryer

Elizabeth Yvonne Gleneck

Kameelah Hollis

Olivia Hurley

Clifford Allen Johnson Jr.

Zachary Gouge Laird

Sophia S. Lingo

Bachelor of Science in Geology

Sarah Fortin Bancroft

John Hurst

Grant Lopez

Nathan Lopez

Leora Jane Wilson

Bailey Evelyn Wycoff

Emily Kay Major

Aine O'Nuanain

Hannah Mary Orff

Matthew Parker

PINKIE GORDON LANE GRADUATE SCHOOL

POST-BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATES

Construction Management

Farra Daneil Andrews

Morgan J. Barnett

Cade Allen Beloso

Garrick Clegg

Gavin Joseph Dugas

Jennifer Nicole Edwards

Foster

Facilities Management

Edward Iglesias Rivera III

Sid W. Fredrickson

LaTrice C. Gentry-Brooks

Joshua Clay Greene

Matthew Oestreich

David Adam Pinter

Ahmed Anwar Refai Salem

GRADUATE CERTIFICATES

Analytics

Titilayo Anuoluwapo Adeeko

Taha Tariq Ahmed

Danya Osama Amous

Victor Manuel Castellon Jr.

Ethan Patrick Charlson

John Patrick Denneen

Morgan E. Doyle

Helen Dyer

Matthew Jude Fritscher

Armando Francisco Fuentes

Matthew Stephen Gallagher

Eushenia C. Garrett

Joshua M. Gubert

Taylor Renea Hight

Bryan Varghese John

Poojan John P. John

David M. Jowers

John Paul Langlois

Megan Neef

Seife Negussie

Jack Clifton Owens

Joshua B. Pisani

Cambrie Reed

Kevin Scott Reed

Quinn Rhyne

Meghan B. Rotolo

Abbey E. Saxby

Sina Sedaghat Baghbani

Margaret Rose Sturdivant

Ryan Douglas Supple

Madeleine Anne Thibeaux

Ryland D. Vial

Benjamin Joseph Vinson

Jerry James Warren

Hannah C. Womer

Applied Depositional Geosystems

Mallory Ray Pilié

Archival Studies

Madeline Claire Babin

Duck Babin

Angela Lynn Baudoin

Avery Gisele Major Bell

Breanna Benson-Pearce

Frank Peter Boimare III

Kirsten L. Campbell

Kendall Marie Caple

Tammy Ann Cheramie

Mallory D. Collins

Matthew S. Collins

Jenny Gautreau Crews

Jessica Cummins

Elizabeth Amber Daspit

Sarah DeVito Thompson

Bryan James Dickerson

Amanda-Diana Raye Fennell

Kevin Andrew Werner

James Linus White

Amanda Mai Au

Moses Clark Colquitt

Deidre Olivia Dent

James Christopher Edward

Charles Mitchell Etheridge

Alexandra Schnurr Johnson

Angelika Kyrkos

Mark Allen Letson

Jared Albert Long

Bradley T. Mitchel

Isabella R. Purpura

Kayla D. Tysinger

Corbin Scott Niemtschk

Kevin Ramirez Pacheco

Joseph Alan Slagle

Gage Matthew Westbrook

Nicholas Alan Wilkinson

Tara Lynell Garbutt

Alvah J. Green III

Katherynn Hildegard Hamilton

Michaela Gray Hamm

Kayla M. López

Lindsey Lomas Lutgring

Emily Anne McDaniel

Thomas D. McGee

Julia Morrow

Janisha Lenae Musco

Daniel Scott Piacun

Elizabeth Rininger

Courtney P. Taylor

Abbey Grace Weselak

Jessica Hope Wonderly

Crime Mapping and Geospatial Intelligence Analytics

Alicia Marie Cerquone

Dwayne N. Hinton Jr.

Joy Ngelor Watchese

Educational Technology

Katherine Diane Cordes

Ingrid Lorenz Yancey

Education Specialist

Virginia Anne Berthelot

James Charles Coleman III

Richelle Marie DeCuir

Natalie Krusemeier

Elizabeth Kelly Wrzesinski

Emerging Technologies for Business

Austin Russell Abessinio

Bryce Christian Berard

Quincy M. Damon

Bryan Joseph Gomes

Jessie Cole Kiannejad

Nazim Tahir Lakhani

Kayson James Lewis

Garret Lee Long

Daniel Edoardo Machado

Ashley Marchand

Seth Lee Martin

Samer R. Mosrie

Allison Denise Shellman

Environmental and Energy Policy

Shelly Frances Cole

Ashley A. Dauntain

Jacob Salem Charles Salem

Environmental Health Sciences

Jacob H. Williams

Environmental Modeling and Analysis

Taylor Michelle Alexander

Musibau Abiodun Sunmola

Geographic Information Science

Barbara Araneda

Dwayne N. Hinton Jr.

Brandy Kerr

Tewabetch Asebe Negatu

Christopher E. Nicosia

Healthcare Systems Engineering

Christopher Trent Smith

Records and Information Management

Breanna Benson-Pearce

Naomi Zoa Cano

Olivia Sophia Collins

Latanyia Ann Bennett

Hannah Leigh Courtney

Cameron Nicole Hall

Lilian Spriggs

School Librarianship

Wendy A. Phillips

Strategic Communication

Claire Ann Ashworth

Caroline Leigh Cantrelle

Keely Marie Diebold

Jasmine Maya Edmonson

Camille Elizabeth Gianfala

Rebecca Louise Peterson

Olivia Grace Romaguera

MASTER ’ S DEGREES

Master of Accountancy

Thomas Parker Collins

Evan Salvador Cook

Lauren Marie Delhaye

Emily Marie Faucheux

Jacob Fisher

Mikaela Antoinette Gonzalez

DelValle

Courtney Nicole Hebert

Paige Johnson

Parker N. Johnson

Carizma M. Kinchen

Jacob P. Marchand

Dylan Patrick McKeough

Peter Daniel Michiels

Brittany Navarro

Nicholas Jared Orlando

Rebecca E. Parsons

Claudia Ann Pickell

Benjamin Allen Sivils

Abigayle Patricia Spada

Alexandra Paige Stevens

Raegan Meredith Tafaro

Jordan Lee Willis

Master of Applied Statistics

Viet Q. Dao

Chaochen Jia

Isaac Benjamin Michael

Mohamed Mohamed Ohaiba

Takashi Taguchi

Yinan Yang

Master of Architecture

Elena Cheibas

Galen Mason Guillot

Leila Kaeeni

Taylor Jean Kasprowicz

Courtney Grace Klee

Djesonne Samantha Mba

Magne

Maede Mohammadi

Kharkeshi

Tarlan Poursoti

Alexandra C. Prugh

Briana Rei Rushton

Samuel Branche Simoneaux

Nusrat Sultana

Master of Arts

Windsor K. Adcox

Melissa Ray Altsman

Emily E. Anderson

Destiny Jo Hope Beal

Katherine G. Beyer

Katharine Louise Bolen-Lourie

Avery Michelle Breaux

Cori Anne Breaux

Angela Diane Briley

Charles Neville Cacciatore

Tamera T. Castle

Kristine Ann Clement

Daria Denise Coleman

Gabriel W. Connor

Jerry Tito Cooper

Molly Claire Cunningham

Nickolas Tanner Day

Amanda Marie Dick

Lindsay A. Duede

Chantal Farag Hanna

Kinsey Grayson Farmer

Jessica Shea Ferguson

Samantha K. Fleniken

Benjamin D. Garza

Mackenzie Gattman

Jessica Lauren Gerner

Courtney Marie Goetz

Kassandra Gonzalez-Ramos

Ole Edvard Granrud

Ashley Nicole Guillotte

Emily Rose Gyba

Taylor Grace Hale

Lama Cheri Hantash

Jacob Andrew Harvey

Mackenzie Lynn Heath

Grace Katherine Helms

Makenzie Howell Kozar

Makayla Brianne Jenkins

Christopher Forrest Johnson

Kendra Michelle Johnson

Jennifer Joseph

Brandy Kerr

Kaelyn Marie Kimball

Giancarlo Labruna

Ashlyn Elizabeth Lee

Parker Alexandra Levins

Collin Reese Lightell

Lendon Lloyd Little

Emma Fay Loetzerich

Caleb Andrew Longacre

Stephanie Lynn Lopez

Danielle Nicole Loup

Geraldo Jude Marcelin

Lauren Michele Moffett

Paige E. Morris

Adanna Lois Ogbonna-Oluikpe

Gerjuan Angelique O'Neal

Bao Anh Pham

Marcus Phillips

Sarah Katherine Reviel

Audrey Reynolds

Christopher Alton Rinderle

Veterinary Medical and Biomedical Sciences

Chelsea Rose Cecile Arcamone

Haynes S. Barr

Gabrielle Marie Bourgeois

Rebecca Lucie Hanly

Riley Lauren Regira

Tabitha L. Taylor

Taylor Jeautel Tischendorf

Workforce Development

Corai Ellisa Jackson

Larkin Salter

Joshua Severud

Paul Salvatore Spano

Julianne Speck

Jordie Lynn St Pierre

Stacy Lee Stingle

Taylor B. Thompson

Brian David Vidrine

Shannon Marie Violetti

James M. Waldeck Jr.

Stanley West

Ingrid Lorenz Yancey

Urszula T. Zak

Master of Arts in Liberal Arts

Ashli Nicole Coggins

Rhett Dean LeBlanc

Macy Malcolm

Sharon Lee Pol

Master of Arts in Teaching

Camryn Nicole Green

Olivia Patricia Scallan

Lillie Joane Smith

Virginia Ann Soprano

Master of Business Administration

Austin Russell Abessinio

Bridget Marie Adam

Ryan John Adams

Titilayo Anuoluwapo Adeeko

Taha Tariq Ahmed

Helen Trask Alford

Danya Osama Amous

Joseph M. Ballard

Claire Balutansky

Parker K. Belaire

Bryce Christian Berard

Daniel G. Bischoff

William Chandler Black

Benjamin G. Brodnax

Michael Mangan Brown

Victor Manuel Castellon Jr.

Ethan Patrick Charlson

Courtner Robert Clark

Georgia Catherine Clark

Ashley Brooke Clayton

Charles Mitchell Corona

Danielle C. Cowdrey

Brandon Scott Crossett

Noah Patrick Cumby

Thomas Daniel Daigle Jr.

Mackenzie-Janae Dake

Quincy M. Damon

Andrew Glenn Darden

Edward Campbell Davis Jr.

Julia Davis

Paige Caroline Dawson

John Wesley Day

Amber Desselle

Evangeline Wanita Dubose

Helen Dyer

Wesley David Parker Edwards

Manal Elghari

Edwin Bryant Finison III

Andrew B. Fitzgerald

Zachary T. Gachassin

Eushenia C. Garrett

Tate Chandler Gebhart

Rochelle Xena Gluck

Denise Ingram Godin

Emerson Faith Goldman

Morgan Thomas Gosserand

Tamesia Latoya Quamise

Griffin

Madison Elizabeth Grob

Byron Dale Halliburton Jr.

William C. Harrell

McKinley Elizabeth Heinen

Marquisha Denise Henderson

Taylor Renea Hight

Michael Paige Hodge

Keaton Van Holley

Alyse Katherine Hollis

Rebecca Bashta Holwerda

Lindsay Horridge

Jonathan A. Hvozdovic

Hilary O. Ikpe

Casner Jablonski

Jack Austin Jannasch

Bryan Varghese John

Poojan P. John

Meah Charnae Johnson

Stefanos Miguel Kafkallides

Chandler P. Kelleher

Jessie Cole Kiannejad

Cody Michael Knight

Sarazen Olivia Knight

Taylor B. Lachney

Nazim Tahir Lakhani

Austin Kyle Lamb

Matthew James LeBlanc

Benjamin J. LeClere

Carly E. LeDay

Anastaja Rene Ledet

Regan McKenzie LeDoux

Arthur A. Lemann V

Kayson James Lewis

Benjamin Franklin Lincks

Garret Lee Long

Justin James Lorio

Daniel Edoardo Machado

Madalyn N. Mahfouz

Ashley Marchand

Seth Lee Martin

Alexandra Anne McDaid

Gabriella Maria Meaux

Morgan Elizabeth Meche

Paula-Marie Mensah

Charles Eldred Methvien

Benjamin Scott Michalski

Patrick Thomas Miller

Michael Moretti

Michael G. Morgan

Samer R. Mosrie

Megan Neef

Luci M. Nopoulos

Christopher Dwayne Owens

Oyebukola Rashidat Oyewunmi

Heather N. Pennington

Lillian Lawrence Powers

Kayla Michelle Prestenbach

Kallen Grace Prosak

Hillary Nichole Register

Emilie Elise Romero

Meghan B. Rotolo

Philip Anthony Ruffin Jr.

Travis James Schellberg

Thomas Clifford Schmidt

Marit Erickson Schroeder

Allison Denise Shellman

Mary-Stewart Mason Shores

Blair Sibley

Jacob Michael Sicard

Wade Martin Simmons

Emily Anne Simons

Janeia P. Steadham

Elizabeth Grace Stewart

Savannah Faith Stewart

Margaret Rose Sturdivant

Madeleine Anne Thibeaux

Catherine Quinn Thielst

Matthew Tynes

Ryland D. Vial

Hayden James Willis

Sam Moore Winston III

Hannah C. Womer

Meredyth McCallum Yorek

Julie Yuguchi Dos Anjos

Sonia Saleh Zeidan

Master of Education

Louis Edward Bernard III

Helena McNeill Bird

Da'Jour K'Juan Braxton

Bailey Elise Broussard

Aureyon Necole Conner

Dasha Dauzat

Payton E. Doherty

Sarah Fisher

Gregory Kyle Hamilton

Kamesha C. Hayes

Master of Science in Civil Engineering

Hisham Mohamed Abdu Kunnah

Hussein Alqrinawi

George E. Carson III

Grace Kathleen Cole

Hannah Nicole DiLeo

Andrea Juliana Martinez Ballen

Jordan E. Poole

Master of Science in Construction Management

Jason Daniel Ackermann

Eleni Zewdu Befekadu

Hamid Belfassi

Arne Desmond Cvek

Darrell Ross Daigle Jr.

Edward Darmanjyan

Kelvin Jerome Davis

Katherine Shelby Dennis

Nicole Di Toro

Philip G. Gacoka

Mantel D. Hutchinson

David M. Montoya

Marissa L. Mouton

Seddigheh Norouziasl

David Oweh

Carroll Richard Schexnayder III

Rebecca Jane Schneider

James Robert Shipman

Alexander Benjamin Shuler

Chelsea Marie Snyder

Kalie Marie Suellentrop

Bryan Patrick Sully

Mir Idrees Sultan

Tremayne R. Whyte

Master of Science in Digital Media Arts and Engineering

Leopold Arnold Frilot III

Zeyu Liu

Sadie Lecomte Lecomte

Victoria Alycia Regueira

Katie Yvonne Wilson

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering

Cheick Oumar Bamba

Master of Science in Industrial Engineering

Aaron Ryleigh Cherry

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

David Akorede Akinpelu

Nicholas John Anderson

Parsa Molaei

Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering

Betty Lucy Cepeda-Salgado

Master of Social Work

Sarah E. Alexander

Sarah Elaine Allee

Regan Elise Amburgey

Megan M. Amoroso

Jordan Alexandra Anders

Madison Hale Anderton

Bennett Paul Armand

Sequoya Ashley

Brynne C. Babin

Rebecca S. Babin

Caitlan Garnet Bathurst

Maisie Renee Baudier

Emily Rae Becht

Amanda Bennett Beebe

Kasey Bell

Lori Kathryn Berteau

Julie Ann Blancaflor

Mylie Claire Blanchard

Tess Elizabeth Blanchard

Krysta Danee‘ Boatner

Christopher Joseph Bordelon

Rachel Josephine Bridges

Sydney Nichelle Brigance

Dionna Mechel Brown

Rebecca Ann Brown

Dana M. Brumfield

La’Sherrica Tar’Shai Burks

Sydnie Faith Smith-Burt

Dixon Byner

Christine Blair Calais

Amanda Campos

Paxton Cantrell

Meghan Carey

Brianna Sue Champagne

Kristen Cecilia Charbonnet

Nadia Nicole Charles

Lilian Hope Connally

Lauren Nicole Conrad

Joel M. Cook

Brenley Jane Cooper

Vanessa Cortez

Crystal Covelle

Tiffany Anderson Cruz

Katelyn Marie Davis

Gwendeline Hope Day

Piper Jane Dixon

Carlie Elizabeth Dowell

Callie Jo Ducote

Jacqueline Joyce Edwards

Katelyn D’Shea Ennis

Michelle Angela Fausett

Heidi Fendlason

Ashley Taylor Fenton

Nicole M. Fletcher

Hailey Alise Folse

Suanne Grace Ford

Casey Lee Franklin

Briana Michelle Garcia

Jalissa Monique Garrett

Emilee Anne Gautreaux

Kiara Meshon Goins

Isabella Rose Goldman

Ashley Elizabeth Green

Hailey Claire Gunter

Lauren Ashley Harrelson

Wesley Aaron Harris

Erik Haski

Renee' Pollard Hass

Brittanie Lauren Hassler

Sidney Brooke Haydel

Emmaline Jolie Hebert

Ashtyn Elise Henderson

Laura Katja Carol Shank

Hannah Marie Hicks

Jailyn Amber Delores Hill

Danielle Laine Hochstedler

Corinn McKenzie Hovis

Andrea Louise Huber

Jordan Lea Hughes

Amanda Ashley Hullinger

Lexie Murdock Iverson

Enisha Alexander

Laurie Ann James

Jessica Claire Jarred

Peyton Elisabeth Jeffcoat

Tyra Chantel Jenkins

Victoria Lynn Jones

Leah Wheeler Kirkland

Taylor Marie LaCouture

Megan Michelle Langlinais

Briyana Nicole Lauderdale

Bethany Alison Linville

Sholom Lowenthal

Zariah Alexus Magee

Vickki Porter-Maloid

Avery Frances Mann

Tina M. Manry

Stephanie N. Marshall

Claire Annmarie Maturin

Taryn D. Mcdonald

Victoria McFadden

Jennifer Halula Mejia

Claire Loula Marie Miller

Lyla Francis Mills

Abby Nicole Mitchell

Brady Christopher Moran

MashaRiki Moses Smith

Lynasheia Orlandria Neff

April Negrete

Iriel Monique Nunnery

Amy Melissa Nussman

Marcus Maxwell Ocmond

Mary Katelyn Oge

Miranda Jade O'Neal

Madelyn Lidres Operario

Jhennifer Susana Pacheco

Echavarria

Memoree' P. Turner

Paula E. Potter

Lauren Elizabeth Primeaux

Andrea Quill

Patricia Rose Charpentier

Kennise Jones

Joanna Garcia

Melissa Jo Rider

Rebekah S. Rogers

Erin Hebert Ryan

Katelyn Monay Sam

Anacaren Sanchez

Lindsey Rae Schexnayder

Riley Claire Schexnayder

Patrick Sciambra

Ashley Margaret Seeser

Shannon Nichole Seth

Mallory A. Sharpe

Janice Latosha Shedrick

Erica Sledge Davies

Chelsea Chantréz Smith

Kari Renee Stephens

Kameron Joneischia

Stevenson

Jalynn Malon Stubbs

Joshua Sykes

Hayley Tarver Felter

Miya C. Tate

Taylor Ashley Thomas

Abigail Renee Trepovicht

Megan Ferguson Uhrich

Maria Jose Velasquez

Jarnisa De’Shae Wade

JoTherese` Aimee Waller

Sha’Dreka Ja’Nice Walton

Reginique Webb

Jillian Marie Weddle

Kalyn Danielle Welch

Rachel Werth

Madison Elizabeth Willett

Tiffany G. Wilson

Katie Marie Wood

Mary Frances Worsham

Jordan Claire Yancey

DOCTORAL DEGREES

Shahrior Ahmed

Mechanical Engineering, PhD

Professor Hunter B. Gilbert

"A Long Screw-Driven Continuum Robot with Soft Exterior"

Divakar Reddy Aireddy Chemical Engineering, PhD

Professor Kunlun Ding

"Understanding and Manipulating the Spillover Effects in Heterogeneous Catalysis"

Ahmed Al Harraq

Chemical Engineering, PhD

Professor Bhuvnesh Bharti

"Non-equilibrium Colloidal Phenomena in Magnetic Fields and Photoillumination From Controlling Living Microbots to Understanding Microplastics"

Sudarsan Balakrishnan

Physics, PhD

Professors Catherine Deibel and Jeffery C. Blackmon

"Measurement of Near-threshold Proton Branching Ratios in 31S Important for Novae"

Dipendra Banjara

Engineering Science, PhD

Professor Bijaya B. Karki

"First-Principles Molecular Dynamics Study of Liquid Iron-Rich Alloys Under Conditions of the Earth's Core"

Ankita Basu

Biological Sciences, PhD

Professor Alyssa Johnson

"SVIP Dependent Tubular Lysosomal Restoration - A New Direction in VCP Diseases"

Courtney Linanne Baumberger

Chemistry, PhD

Professor Matthew Chambers

"Ligand Modification of Mo(VI) Dioxo Complexes Toward Investigation of Photocatalytic C-H Activation"

Khalid Bdarneh

Mathematics, PhD

Professor Gestur Olafsson

"Analytic Continuation of Toeplitz Operators and Commuting Families of C*-Algebras"

Kalie Frances Beckers

Biomedical and Veterinary Medical Sciences, PhD

Professor Jenny Sones

"Contribution of the Microbiome on Reproductive Outcomes During Pregnancy"

Kathleen Mary Benedetto Geography and Anthropology, PhD

Professor Jill Trepanier

"Rapid Intensification as a Crucial Hurricane Hazard: Educating and Empowering Young Stakeholders Affected by Hurricanes on the Gulf Coast"

Anshuman Bhardwaj Physics, PhD

Professor Daniel Sheehy

"Analogue Cosmology and Superfluidity in Atomic Gases and Electronic Materials"

Diwas Bhattarai

Computer Science, PhD

Bijaya B. Karki

"Visual Analytics and Modeling of Materials Property Data"

Indra Narayana Sandilya Bhogaraju

Electrical Engineering, PhD

Professors Mehdi Farasat and Michael Malisoff

"Stabilizing Control Schemes for GridConnected Hybrid PV-Energy Storage Systems"

Joanna Blawat

Physics, PhD

Professor Rongyin Jin

"Crystal Symmetry and Physical Properties of Selected Intermetallic Compounds"

Sarah R. Bodenstein

Renewable Natural Resources, PhD

Professors Terrence R. Tiersch and Jerome F. La Peyre

"Integrating Germplasm Repository Development into Oyster Aquaculture Systems at the Pathway, Center, and Network Levels"

Terrance L. Boyd

Business Administration, PhD

Professor Michael A. Johnson

"'Feeling Who I Am': Developing a Theory of Intersectional Emotional Expression in the Workplace"

Luis Alejandro Briceno-Mena

Chemical Engineering, PhD

Professor Jose A. Romagnoli

"Hybrid Modeling for Electrochemical Processes"

Thao Thi Hien Bui

Economics, PhD

Professor Naci Mocan

"Essays on the Economics of Health and Education"

Ryan Joseph Bujol

Chemistry, PhD

Professor Noemie Elgrishi

"Anionic Supramolecular Coordination Cages Based on Catecholate Ligands: Synthesis, Electrochemical Properties, and Encapsulation of Redox-Active Probes"

Lauryn Michelle Burleigh

Psychology, PhD

Professor Christopher Cox

"Beyond Machine Learning: An fMRI

Domain Adaption Model for MultiStudy Integration"

Tori Bush

English, PhD

Professor Pallavi Rastogi

"Eco-Orientalism: Settler-colonial Fields of Knowledge in the Contemporary Climate Imagination"

Tyler J. Butsch

Biological Sciences, PhD

Professor K. Adam Bohnert

"Switch-like Behavior of Lysosomes and VCP Supports Spermatocyte Health and Development in Drosophila"

Adithya Challapalli

Engineering Science, PhD

Professor Guoqiang Li

"Light-Weight Structural Optimization Through Biomimicry, Machine Learning and Inverse Design"

Caitlin Ashley Charles

Sociology, PhD

Professor Michael Barton

"Benevolent Sexism, Misogynoir and Violence: What Part Do Social and Structural Systems Play in Violence Against Women?"

Huai-Tzu Cheng

Business Administration, PhD

Professor Rudy Hirschheim

"Consumer Behavior and Customer Service on Social Media Platforms"

Alexandra Perry Chiasson

English, PhD

Professors Benjamin Kahan and Michael Bibler

"Sexuality and the Digital Platform Economy"

Hayoung Cho

Music, DMA

Professor Espen Lilleslatten

"A Study of Max Reger's Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op. 42 No.1: Analyzing Musical Structure and Exploring Performance Approaches"

Ishita Choudhary

Biomedical and Veterinary Medical Sciences, PhD (CBS)

Professors Yogesh Saini and Sonika

Patial

"Cell-Specific Role of IL4R? Signaling in Allergic Asthma"

Kai-Cheng Chuang

Physics, PhD

Professors Owen Carmichael and Kenneth Matthews

"Effective Connectivity of Functional MRI via Deep Learning Methods"

Carolyn Marie Clark

Biomedical and Veterinary Medical Sciences, PhD (PBS)

Professor Konstantin G. Kousoulas

"Functional Domains of the HSV-1

UL37 Protein in Virus Infectivity and Retrograde Transport in Neurons"

Caroline E. Copeland

Biological Engineering, PhD

Professor Yongchan Kwon

"The Design of a microRNA Sensor Using an Improved Cell-Free Protein Synthesis System for Low-Limit Biomarker Detection"

Jose David Cortes

Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology, PhD

Professor Jeffrey Hoy

"Development of Functional Markers for Resistance to Smut and Identification of Genes Differentially Expressed in Response to Brown Rust in Sugarcane"

Cameron M. Crenshaw Mathematics, PhD

Professor James Oxley

"Matroid Generalizations of Some Graph Results"

Achala Priyadarshani

Deenamulla Kankanamalage Chemistry, PhD

Professor Kermit K. Murray

"Nanosecond Infrared Laser Ablation Dynamics"

Steve Wade Dillingham Jr. Music, DMA

Professor Griffin Campbell "Doctoral Portfolio"

Jeremy W. Drake-Cornelius

English, PhD

Professors Chris Barrett and Emily King

"Contagious Animality: Species, Disease, and Metaphor in Early Modern Literature and Culture"

Fahimeh Ebrahimi Meymand Computer Science, PhD

Professor Anas Mahmoud

"Domain Specific Analysis of Privacy Practices and Concerns in the Mobile Application Market"

Gerald Kelechi Ekechukwu Petroleum Engineering, PhD

Professor Jyotsna Sharma

"Application of Distributed Fiber-Optic Sensing for Pressure Predictions and Multiphase Flow Characterization"

Charles Edward Ethridge Curriculum and Instruction, PhD

Professor Jennifer Baumgartner

"Did the Rapid Transition to Online Learning in Response to COVID-19 Protocols Result in Forced Disclosure by Faculty Member with Invisible Disabilities?"

Nur Al Faisal

Business Administration, PhD

Professor Rajesh P. Narayanan "Essays on Deposit Market Competition"

Christopher J. Fellows Entomology, PhD

Professor Daniel R. Swale

"Characterization of Antiviral Immunity, Host Virus Interactions, and Toxicity of Agrochemical Residues in the Western Honey Bee, Apis mellifera"

Chelsey Rene Fontenot Biochemistry, PhD

Professor Huangen Ding

"The Global Transcription Factor Fur Is Activated by Binding a 2Fe-2S Cluster to Maintain Iron Homeostasis in Escherichia coli"

Austin Alexander Franklin

Music, PhD

Professor Jesse Allison

"PnP Maxtools: Autonomous Parameter Control inMaxMSP Utilizing MIR Algorithms"

Alice Irene Garcia

Curriculum and Instruction, PhD

Professor Kim Skinner

"Explanation Needed: Understanding the Low Graduation Rates of Spanish-Speaking English Learners in Southeastern Louisiana"

Elizabeth Ashley Gardner

English, PhD

Professors Katie Henninger and Michael Bibler

"Sisterhood Is What You Make It: Modes of Community in Southern Women's Fiction Since the 1970s"

Bhaswati Ghosh

Biological Sciences, PhD

Professor Adam Bohnert

"Influence of Metabolic Interventions on Animal Aging and Lifespan"

Gabriela Sofia Gomez Estevez

Music, DMA

Professor Scott Terrell

"Dicotomia: Context, Aesthetic, and Performance of the Symphonic Works of Margarita Luna Garcia"

Natalia M. Guerrero

Educational Leadership and Research, PhD

Professor Estanislado Barrera

"The Reality of Teaching English

Virtually: ESL Teachers' Perspectives and Experiences During the COVID-19 National Pandemic"

Monica Nicole Guient

Human Resource Education, PhD

Professors Petra A. Robinson and Shinhee Jeong

"An Exploration of Black Women Faculty Members' Faculty Development and Career Advancement Experiences Within a PWI"

Shaopan Guo

Electrical Engineering, PhD

Professor Xiangyu Meng

"Control and Optimization of MultiAgent Systems with Applications in Connected and Autonomous Electric Vehicles"

Jessica Yvonne Hacker

Psychology, PhD

Professor Emily Elliott

"Effects of Task-switching on Proactive Control and Metamemory Regulation"

Fatimah Hakeem

Textiles, Apparel, and Merchandising, PhD

Professors Sibei Xia and Casey

Stannard

"Expand and Compare the Use of Different Digital Fashion Technologies in Simulation Three- Dimensional Structured Designs"

Moriah James Wynn Harman

Political Science, PhD

Professor James Garand

"Economic Perceptions in the American Public: Three Studies"

H M Rakib ul Hasan

Textiles, Apparel, and Merchandising, PhD

Professors Chunmin Lang and Sibei

Xia

"Utilizing a Text-mining Approach to Investigate Consumers' Perception of Secondhand Fashion Consumption: Mass-market vs. Luxury Market"

Nathan T. Hayes

Business Administration, PhD

Professor G. Tyge Payne

"The Role of Buzz in the IPO Process"

Ben M. Herrick

Music, PhD

Professor Daniel Isbell

"An Examination of Relationships Between Ear-Playing Skills and Intonation Skills of High School and College-Aged Wind Instrumentalists"

Jeffery Hardin Hobson

History, PhD

Professor Gaines M. Foster

"Billy Reb and Johnny Yank in the Land of the Pharaoh: Confederate and U.S. Veterans as Agents of American, Confederate, and Egyptian Empires"

Charlend Kenneth Howard Kinesiology, PhD

Professor Arend Van Gemmert

"Attentional Focus Effects on Motor Variability"

Rachel Nadine Howatt Augustine

English, PhD

Professor Sharon Weltman

"Elemental Women of NineteenthCentury Literature: Revealing Victorian Anxieties Through Ecology and Gender"

Hilary Frances Hughes

Accounting, PhD

Professor Jared Soileau

"Auditor Responses to Audit Clients' Indirect-Effect Illegal Acts"

Hannah Catherine Hymel

Chemical Engineering, PhD

Professor Adam Melvin

"Development of a Peptide-Based PROTAC Incorporating a ?-Hairpin Sequence"

Nasrin Iravani

Cultural Preservation, DDes

Professor Hye Yeon Nam

"Coded Ceramics: Computational Design of Persian Ceramics"

Juyoung Jeong

Civil Engineering, PhD

Professor George Z. Voyiadjis

"Physics-based Crystal Plasticity Model for Predicting Microstructure Evolution and Dislocation Densities"

SeongHee Jeong

Mathematics, PhD

Professor Susanne C. Brenner

"Finite Element Methods for Elliptic Optimal Control Problems with General Tracking"

Wanying Jiang

Accounting, PhD

Professor Kenneth J. Reichelt

"Auditor's Consideration of Client Cybersecurity Risk - A Machine Learning-Based Analysis"

Teisha Pamela King Biological Sciences, PhD

Professors Karen Maruska and Jeremy Brown

"The Impacts of Immune Challenges on Fish Behavior and Physiology"

Shelton Farai Kuchena

Engineering Science, PhD

Professor Ying Wang

"Development of Novel Electrodes and Electrolytes for Safer Aqueous Ammonium Ion Batteries with Enhanced Performance"

Margarite Lynn LaBorde

Physics, PhD

Professors Mark Wilde and Ivan Agullo

"A Menagerie of Symmetry Testing"

Deirdre H.S. Larsen

Communication Disorders, PhD

Professor Melda Kunduk

"Thresholds of Quantitative Swallowing Measures Following Intensive Prophylactic Therapy in Head and Neck Cancer"

Scott T. Lee

Entomology, PhD

Professor Jeffrey A. Davis

"Evaluating the Pesticide-Induced Outbreak of Soybean Looper, Chrysodeixis includens (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), in Louisiana Soybean"

Hollie A. Lincoln

Anthropology, PhD

Professor Heather McKillop

"Analysis of Imported and Local Chert from the Paynes Creek Salt Works, Belize,Using 3D Technology and Traditional Methods"

Daniel Eduardo Locci Lopez Geology, PhD

Professor Juan Lorenzo

"Seasonal Seepage Fluid Flow and Pressure Detection Beneath Flood Protection Levees in the Lower Mississippi River Valley Using Non-Invasive Geophysical Methods"

Tao Lu

Electrical Engineering, PhD

Professor Lu Peng

"Blockchain Accelerators and an Application on COVID-19 Contact Tracing"

Luis Dias Bumba Manuel

Chemical Engineering, PhD

Professor Kevin McPeak

"Design and Synthesis of Plasmonic Nanoparticles for NIR Bioimaging: Investigating the Role of Absorption and Scattering"

Irene Marti Gil

Geography and Anthropology, PhD

Professor Rebecca Saunders

"Fighting the Illicit Antiquities 'Artworld': A Critical Approach to the Heritage Laws of Guatemala"

Thomas Malone Martin Biochemistry, PhD

Professor Jason Collier

"The Regulation of Autoimmunity Genes in Pancreatic B-Cells by NF- kB"

Hao Ming

Animal Dairy Sciences, PhD (ANSC)

Professor Zongliang Jiang

"Molecular Mechanisms of Early Ebryonic and Placental Trophoblast Development"

Andre Eugene Moncrieff

Biological Sciences, PhD

Professor Robb Brumfield

"Effects of Riverine Barriers on Avian Evolution in the Amazon Basin"

Kelli L. Moran

Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, PhD

Professor Kehui Xu

"Sediment Transport and Geomorphological Evolution in the Northern Gulf of Mexico"

Juan Moreira

Nutrition and Food Sciences, PhD

Professor Achyut Adhikari

"Effect of Type of Mulch and Biological Soil Amendments of Animal Origin (BSAAO) on Microbial Food Safety Risk on Cucumbers and Carrots Irrigated with Contaminated or Chlorinated Water"

Kathryn Marie Morris

Theatre, PhD

Professor John Fletcher

"The Abolitionist Spectator: Resistant Readings of Punishment, Rehabilitation, and Reform at the Louisiana State Penitentiary"

Bradley A. Munson

Physics, PhD

Professor Emmanouil Chatzopoulos

"Stellar Binaries and Post-Merger

Evolution: A Framework for Stellar Evolution and Nucleosynthesis in R Coronae Borealis Stars"

Reza Namakian

Mechanical Engineering, PhD

Professor Dorel Moldovan

"Atomistic Simulation Studies of Thin Film Growth and Plastic Deformation in Metals and Metal/Ceramic Nanostructures"

George Chukwuemeka

Nwokocha

Biochemistry, PhD

Professor Anne Grove

"Characterizing MarR Homologs That Mediate Bacterial Fitness and Survival"

Mohamed Mohamed Ohaiba

Industrial Engineering, PhD

Professor Isabelina Nahmens

"The Impact of Case Management Intervention for Louisiana State"

Laura D. Oliver

Communication Studies, PhD

Professor Tracy S. Shaffer

"The Black Performer's Toolbox: A Critical Autoethnography"

John Shelton Penton Jr.

Environmental Sciences, PhD

Professors Vince Wilson and Robert Twilley

"Accurately Valuing Blue Carbon Sequestration and Storage to Foster Coastal Conservation Via EvidenceBased Policymaking and Model Environmental Services Statute Methodologies"

Katherine Voorhies Pettrey

Curriculum and Instruction, PhD

Professors Paul Mooney and Eugene Kennedy

"Improving Teacher Intervention Decisions Using the Fraction Error Flowchart"

Vamsi Krishna Varma Pusapati

Industrial Engineering, PhD

Professor Fereydoun Aghazadeh

"Mathematical Modeling of Rest Intervals Using Task Characteristics During Repetitive Lifting"

Md Saeedur Rahman

Chemical Engineering, PhD

Professor Ye Xu

"Computational Study of C-C Coupling Reactions on Heterogeneous Catalysts"

Sreekrishna Ramakrishnapillai Electrical Engineering, PhD

Professor Jian Xu

"Learning Sparse Networks and Brain Health Biomarkers from fMRI Using Dictionary Learning Methods"

Marco Antonio Rego

Biological Sciences, PhD

Professor Robb T. Brumfield

"Amazonian Bird Distribution: A Subspecies Level Assessment of Speciation Processes and Conservation Status"

Ramin Riahipour

Mechanical Engineering, PhD

Professor Sunggook Park

"Mononucleotide Discrimination Using a Dual Nanopore TOF Sensor Embedded in Polymer Substrates"

Carmen Liseth Rodriguez Rodriguez Music, DMA

Professor Yung-chiao Wei

"Performance Anxiety in Young Musicians: A Case Study of Music Educator's Experiences"

Erica Russell

Political Science, PhD

Professors Joseph Clare and James Garand

"American Thoughts: Terror Within America's Public"

Carla Lucia Salas Ruiz Music, PhD

Professors Pamela Pike and Ann Marie Stanley

"A Multiple Case Study of Adolescent Piano Students: Examining Motivation Through the Lens of Interest Development"

Misty D. Saribal

Communication Studies, PhD

Professor Tracy Shaffer

"In Knowledge We Trust(ed): A Case Study in Abolition Theatre"

Siavash Sarrafan

Mechanical Engineering, PhD

Professor Guoqiang Li

"Shape Memory Polymer-based Multifunctional Syntactic Foams"

Douglas James Scully

English, PhD

Professor Sharon Weltman

"Apocalypse Then and Now: Narrative Influence and Thematic Subversion of Victorian Literature in Modern American War Narratives"

Payton Hayes Stone

Physics, PhD

Professors David Solis and Joyoni Dey

"Dose Calculation and Prediction

Methods for Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery"

Sujata Subedi

Engineering Science, PhD

Professor Marwa Hassan

"A Comprehensive Framework for the Use of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash as Cement and Sand Replacement in Concrete Materials"

Dan Tian

Geography, PhD

Professor Lei Wang

"Mapping, Modeling, and Predicting

Extreme Flood Events with Cloud Computing"

Sirazum Munira Tisha

Computer Science, PhD

Professors Gerald Baumgartner and Juana Moreno

"Machine-Learning Approaches for Developing an Autograder for High School-Level CS-For-All Initiatives"

Kathryn Elyse Troy

Music, DMA

Professor Dennis Parker

"Portfolio: Exploring Audience Engagement Techniques"

Ivan Alexis Vargas-Lopez Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, PhD

Professor Victor H. Rivera-Monroy

"A Spatiotemporal Evaluation of Estuarine-Costal Carbon and Nutrient Interactions and Lateral Fluxes in Deltaic Regions Undergoing Growth and Deterioration Phases in Coastal Louisiana, USA"

Qinqin Wang

Mass Communication and Public Affairs, PhD

Professors William Mari and Joshua Grimm

"Is There a Balance Between the U.S. Governement Secrecy Regime and Free Speech Rights of Government Employees? — The Legal Landscape of the U.S. Government Control of Information"

Zheng Wang Kinesiology, PhD

Professor Marc Dalecki

"The Effect of High Fraction of Inspired Oxygen on Human Motor Learning Processes"

George Alden Washburn

Environmental Sciences, PhD

Professor Linda Hooper-Bui

"Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) and Their Growth and Development Under Abiotic Stressors Related to Restoration Efforts"

Hiruni Nuwanthika

Weerasooriya

Biological Sciences, PhD

Professor James Moroney

"The Characterization of Selected x and B Carbonic Anhydrases of Arabidopsis thaliana"

Samuel N. Wilson

Mathematics, PhD

Professor Siu-Hung Ng

"SL(2,Z) Representations and 2-Semiregular Modular Categories"

Yusik Won

Environmental Sciences, PhD

Professor Yong-Ha Kim

"Removal of Radionuclides Using Capacitive Deionization"

Bo Wu

Music, DMA

Professor Lin He

"Chinese Folk Song Meets Western Compositional Techniques -- A Case Study of Zhou Long's The Partita for the Violin and the Piano."

Chutian Wu

Electrical Engineering, PhD

Professor Amin Kargarian

"Data-Driven Nonparametric Joint Chance-Constrained Programming for Power Systems Scheduling"

Jessica E. Wyers

Mass Communication and Public Affairs, PhD

Professor Lance Porter

"Media Literacy in Public Education: A Mixed-Method Exploration"

Miao Zhang

Mathematics, PhD

Professor Hongchao Zhang

"First-Order Algorithms for Nonlinear Structured Optimization"

Kaichao Zhao

Music, DMA

Professor Kimberly Sparr

"Effectively Using the Hoffmeister Concerto to Give Violists

Comprehensive Training in Classical Viola Technique"

1 950s

Robert J. Powell (1954 BACH M&DA), organist and choirmaster emeritus at Christ Church Episcopal, Greenville, S.C., was honored by the church and the Greenville Chapter of the American Guild of Organists at a festival concert in June. With more than 1,200 pieces of organ, choral, and service music, including significant contributions to The Hymnal 1982, Powell’s setting of service music in the current Episcopal hymnal is one of the most widely used arrangements.

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Lyttleton T. “Lyt” Harris (1963 MAST BUS), managing partner of the Harris Investment Partnership and a University of Mississippi School of Business Administration alumnus was named the 2023 Academy of Marketing Science Distinguished Marketing Practitioner. The award recognizes marketers who distinguish themselves in business or public policy through actions characterized by success, integrity, and high ethical standards.

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DEGREES

BACH Bachelor’s Degree

MAST Master’s Degree

PHD Doctorate

SPEC Specialist

DVM Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

MLIS Master of Library & Information Science

JD Juris Doctorate (LSU Law School)

LLM Master of Laws

MD Medical Doctor (LSU School of Medicine)

DDS Doctor of Dental Science (LSU School of Dentistry)

COLLEGES/SCHOOLS

AGR Agriculture

A&D Art & Design

C&E Coast & Environment

H&SS Humanities & Social Sciences

SCI Science

BUS Business

HS&E Human Sciences & Education

ENGR Engineering

M&DA Music & Dramatic Arts

MCOM Mass Communication

SCE School of the Coast & Environment

SVM School of Veterinary Medicine

SW Social Work

Rodolfo J. “Rudy” Aguilar, Jr. (1979 BACH BUS, 1982 JD), an attorney with McGlinchey Stafford, was listed in Chambers USA 2023 in the area of Corporate/M&A.

Samuel A. Bacot (1972 JD), an attorney with McGlinchey Stafford, is listed in Chambers USA 2023 in the area of Real Estate.

Rob Carpenter (1977 MFA) received the Michael Crespo Visual Artist Fellowship at the annual meeting of Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge. The award, which commemorates the life, work, and dedication of the late Crespo, an internationally recognized painter and LSU professor, recognizes the quality and breadth of work by visual artists who have established in themselves in their personal and professional lives as long- time contributing members of the Baton Rouge community.

Murphy J. Foster, III (1979 JD), an attorney with Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, is listed in Chambers USA 2023 in the areas of Construction and Labor & Employment.

Gregory D. Frost (1977 BACH H&SS, 1981 JD), an attorney with Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, is listed in Chambers USA 2023 in the area of Healthcare.

Christine Lipsey (1974 BACH H&SS, 1982 JD), an attorney with McGlinchey Stafford, is listed in Chambers USA 2023 in the area of Litigation: General Commercial.

Eve B. Masinter (1979 BACH H&SS, 1982 JD), an attorney with Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, is listed in Chambers USA 2023 in the area of Labor & Employment.

Van R. Mayhall, Jr. (1972 JD), an attorney with Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, is listed in Chambers USA 2023 in the area of Corporate/M&A.

E. Fredrick Preis, Jr. (1971 BACH BUS), an attorney with Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, is listed in Chambers USA 2023 in the area of Labor & Employment.

Claude F. Reynaud, Jr. (1971 BACH BUS, 1974 JD), an attorney with Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, is listed in Chambers USA 2023 in the area of Litigation: General Commercial.

Michael H. Rubin (1975 JD), an attorney with McGlinchey Stafford, is listed in Chambers USA 2023 in the area of Litigation: Appellate.

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Richard Arsenault (1980) moderated two Critical Tools for Navigating Mass Torts panels; spoke on the Exit Strategies panel at the Mass Torts Puerto Rico conference; chaired and moderated three panels at the HarrisMartin's MDL Conference: Updates and Challenges Facing Current High Stakes Mass Tort Litigation; and spoke at the Mass Torts Made Perfect webinar regarding Ethical Conundrums Associated with Litigation Funding and Non-Lawyer Firm Ownership.

David R. Cassidy (1982 BACH H&SS, 1972 JD), an attorney with Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, is listed in Chambers USA 2023 in the area of Tax.

V. Thomas Clark, Jr. (1986 BACH H&SS, 1990 JD), an attorney with Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, is listed in Chambers USA 2023 in the area of Insurance.

Katherine Conklin (1980 MCOM), an attorney with McGlinchey Stafford, is listed in Chambers USA 2023 in the area of Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation.

David R. Kelly (1982 JD), an attorney with Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, is listed in Chambers USA 2023 in the area of Tax.

John B. King (1981 BACH BUS, 1985 JD), an attorney with Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, is listed in Chambers USA 2023 in the area of Environmental.

Jeffrey W. Talley (1981 BACH AGR), Lt. Gen. U.S. Army (Ret.), was awarded the Army Engineer Association’s Gold de Fleury Medal recognizing his significant contributions to Army engineering. The medal is named for French Engineer François-Louis Teissèdre de Fleury, who in 1777 volunteered to serve with the American Army in its fight for independence. There are four award levels, gold being the highest.

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Bradley Dennison (1995 BACH BUS), senior vice president of The Dennison Group in Houston, and a wealth management financial advisor at Merrill Lynch, was named to the 2023 Forbes “Best-in-State Wealth Advisors” list. He has volunteered with Big Brothers Big Sisters since 2007, joined The Beacon Homeless board of directors in 2020, and recently formed a giving group to sponsor and build a Houston Habitat for Humanity home in the new master-planned community, Robins Landing. He holds a master’s degree in taxation from Northeastern University.

Emily Black Grey (1998 BACH H&SS, 2000 JD), an attorney with Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, is listed in Chambers USA 2023 in the area of Healthcare.

Ronnie Johnson (1990 JD), an attorney with McGlinchey Stafford, is listed in Chambers USA 2023 in the area of Insurance.

Karen LeBlanc (1992 BACH HS&E) joined the Louisiana Public Broadcasting (LPB) news team covering stories across the state for weekly news magazine Louisiana: The State We’re In. Her extensive broadcast career includes reporting at KNOE-TV, Monroe, La., and WAFB-TV, Baton Rouge.

Catherine Maraist (1998 JD), an attorney with Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, is listed in Chambers USA 2023 in the area of White-collar Crime & Investigations.

Sarah Mitchell (1993 MAST MCOM), surgical service line vice president with North Oaks Health System, received an Annie Award from the Tangipahoa Chamber of Commerce. Annie Awards honor women who excel in their respective realms of expertise and set the pace for the future in Tangipahoa Parish.

Jean-Paul Perrault (1991 BACH BUS), an attorney with McGlinchey Stafford, is listed in Chambers USA 2023 in the area of Corporate/M&A.

Terri Broussard Williams (1999 BACH MCOM), chair of the LSU Reilly Center Advisory Board, has been appointed head of state and local government relations at Edward Jones, overseeing the lobbying strategy nationwide. She is the first person to hold the position. She was previously head of Social Justice Policy and Partnerships at Amazon.

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Jason G. Hessick (2004 BACH H&SS, 2008 JD) joined Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, Baton Rouge office as an of counsel attorney practicing in administrative law. A former prosecutor and public defender, he managed the conflict office for the 15th Judicial District Court, and as administrative law judge for Louisiana presided over regulatory and civil fine hearings involving DOTD, LDWF, DEQ, and DCFS, He was previously an attorney supervisor for the Louisiana State Police.

Tiger Nation

Gregg Quinlan, a 2005 graduate of the LSU Graduate School of Banking, joined JD Bank of Northshore Loan and Deposit Production Office as vice president commercial lender in Mandeville, La

Kristi W. Richard (2004 BACH BUS, 2009 JD), an attorney with McGlinchey Stafford, is listed in Chambers USA 2023 in the area of Corporate M&A.

Jenny Ruggiero (2008 BACH BUS, 2009 MAST BUS) was promoted to executive vice president of finance at Bernhard in Baton Rouge, overseeing accounting and treasury functions. She was previously vice president and corporate controller. Prior to joining Bernhard in 2018, she was an assistant controller at Investar Bank, a senior financial analyst at Amedisys Home Health & Hospice, and assurance services staff at Ernst & Young.

Jacob Simpson (2000 BACH SCI, 2006 JD), an attorney with Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, is listed in Chambers USA 2023 in the area of Healthcare.

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C. Andrew Dandison (2011 BACH HS&E, 2017 JD) joined Cranfill Sumner LLP in the firm’s Wilmington, N.C., office focusing practice on construction, premises

liability, transportation, and admiralty and maritime law. He holds a master’s degree from the University of Louisville.

Natalie Noël (2010 MBA), CEO/Product Visionaire of the Noël Family Distillery, and her father, Chip, master distiller, hosted the distillery’s first official tour and tasting in May. The facility, in Donaldsonville, La., includes a tasting room, retail store, and a private event space for special occasions and classes.

Brock Sullivan (2015 BACH AGR) joined JD Bank as the AVP Commercial Lender in Southwest Louisiana. He began his banking career in 2020 at First South Farm Credit as a loan officer and branch manager. Sullivan is active in his community, volunteering as a coach for South Lake Charles Little League and Upward Sports, and he is a member of Trinity Baptist Church.

Marc Spears (2019 MAST HS&E) received the Curt Gowdy Media Award from the Basketball Hall of Fame in August. The award highlights the past successes of outstanding writers and broadcasters and their contributions to the game of basketball.

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Petrouchka Moïse (2020 PHD A&D), assistant professor and cultural and community-based digital curator at Grinnell College Libraries, and a colleague received a $350,000 grant from the Humanities Collections and Reference Resources program of the National Endowment for the Humanities to support their project "Haitian Art Digital Crossroads." The project aims to digitize more than a thousand Haitian artworks and incorporate them into a multilingual database. Moïse is LSU’s first recipient of the Doctor of Design in Cultural Preservation Program.

WEDDING BELLS

Katelyn Lamy (2016 BACH AGR) and David Bailey (2012 BACH AGR, 2015 MPA) exchanged vows on April 14 at St. George Catholic Church in Baton Rouge.

The wedding reception at the Lod Cook Alumni Center was a celebration enjoyed by many LSU alumni, including David's father, James D. Bailey, Jr. (1977 BACH AGR, 1986 MAST AGR), and multiple members of the bridal party including Kristina Saia (2023 MAST HS&E), Andrea Saia (2013 BACH H&SS), Abby Truxillo (2019 BACH BUS), Sarah Beth Kitch (2014 PhD H&SS), Lindsey Miller (2016 BACH MCOM), Adam Thibodeaux (2016 BACH AGR), and Tyler Conlee (2011 BACH AGR).

Katelyn is a research dietitian at Pennington Biomedical Research Center and David is the product manager for electronic research administration at LSU. The couple enjoyed their honeymoon in Cancún, Mexico.

BABY BENGALS

Sarah Laborde (2011 BACH AGR, 2011 BACH MCOM) and her husband, Jake Cotter, of Dallas, welcomed their first child, Beckett Thomas Cotter, on Feb. 13. Weighing in at 6 lbs. 7 oz. and 18.5 inches, Beckett was welcomed home by Copper, the family pet.

Annaleigh Drost Richardson (2017 BACH H&SS) and her husband, Cullen, welcomed their son, Lawton, on May 20. Lawton’s maternal grandparents, Ann Cacioppo Drost and Will Drost, met at LSU and graduated in 1993. His paternal grandfather, Craig Richardson, graduated from LSU Law School in 1994. His uncle, Charles Drost, played LSU football for two years and is currently a senior. Lawton is named after his great-grandfather, Bill Lawton, an avid LSU fan and donor for whom the Lawton Room at Tiger Stadium is named.

Chrisjanea and Walter T. Tillman, Jr. (2014 PHD HS&E) welcomed their first child, Walter T. “Duke” Tillman, III, on July 6, 2023, at the Chesapeake Regional Medical Center. The new Tiger weighed in at 6 lbs. 12 ounces.

Many members of the bridal party were Tiger alums.

What a win!

In Memoriam

Samuel James “Sam” Friedman (1958 BACH AGR, 1961 JD) passed away on July 2, 2023. After earning his law degree, he served in the U.S. Army, was discharged at the rank of Captain and entered into private law practice.

He founded Dimension Development to develop extendedstay suite hotels, focusing on Homewood Suites, and participated in establishing the design and operating standards for the brand. He served as a founding member and chair of the Homewood Suites by Hilton Franchise Advisory Council for 17 years until he retired as Chair Emeritus.

He was principal shareholder and president of Traber Agency, organized Lone Star Hereford Ranch, one of the premier Hereford cattle operations in the U.S. and was elected to the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry Board of Directors.

He valued his ties to LSU and was a zealous Tiger fan. He continued to support his alma mater after graduation by being actively involved in the Alumni Association and heading the fund drive for many years in Natchitoches Parish. He was a member of the LSU Foundation, and in 1984 he was appointed to a six-year term on the LSU University Board of Supervisors, serving as chairman for the 1986-1987 academic year. In 2000, he worked extensively with the LSU Alumni Association to develop Lod Cook Hotel & Conference Center.

1940s

Mary Suzanne Moulle Johnson, 1947 BACH AGR, May 10, 2023, Ferriday, La.

Clyde Hobson Lindsey, 1946 BACH HS&E, 1952 MAST HS&E, 1970 PHD HS&E, May 23, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

1950s

William “Bill” Baston Boney, Jr., 1950 BACH ENGR, June 22, 2023, Georgetown, Texas

Catherine O. Braun, 1957 BACH SW, 1961 MSW, March 22, 2023, Washington, D.C.

James Ferrell Carraway, Sr., 1959 BACH ENGR, June 13, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

James Forrest “Jim” Choate, Jr., 1956 BACH M&DA, 1957 MAST M&DA, 1976 PHD HS&E, May 25, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

James Malcolm Coleman, 1958 BACH SCI, 1966 PHD SCI, Boyd Professor Emeritus of Marine Sciences, May 20, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

Juliet Dougherty, 1951 BACH H&SE, April 6, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

John Paul Duke, 1956 BACH AGR, 1965 MAST AGR, 1974 PHD AGR, June 10, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

Virginia Seale Hopper, 1951 BACH H&SS, 1992 MASAT HS&E, April 3, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

Michael Henry “Mike” Kabel, 1959 BACH MCOM, 1964 MAST MCOM, April 9, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

Gerald Anthony Simmons, 1957 BACH AGR, June 11, 2023, Zachary, La.

Daniel B. Snyder, 1953 BACH ENGR, May 13, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

Margaret Ann Boykin “Mag” Wall, 1959 BACH HS&E, April 20, 2023, Beaumont, Texas

Lee Yoder, 1956 BACH AGR, May 17, 2023, Penney Farms, Fl

1960s

Lewis Reid Brown, 1962 BACH A&D, April 18, 2021, Baton Rouge, La.

Rhett Paul Bunch, 1966 BACH AGR, April 11, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

Thomas Roy Champagne, 1966 BACH BUS, May 16, 2023, Montgomery, Texas

George Lee Griffin (1962 BACH BUS), of Baton Rouge, passed away on June 8, 2023. He began his career in banking at Louisiana National Bank, which became Premier Bancorp, serving as chairman, president, and CEO. He was then chairman, president, and CEO of Bank One, Louisiana (Chase Bank).

He was a member of the VISA USA and VISA International Board of Directors and the American Bankers Association Board, president of the Louisiana Bankers Association, and served on the board of Entergy Louisiana. Griffin joined the LSU Foundation Board of Directors in 1981 and was the longest serving active member of the board until 2011, when he exited retirement to serve as president and CEO. He was named to the LSU Hall of Distinction and the E.J. Ourso College of Business Hall Distinction. His recognitions reflecting community service through numerous organizations include Baton Rouge Speech & Hearing Foundation’s Volunteer Activist of the Year Award, National Conference of Christians and Jews Brotherhood Award, Greater Baton Rouge Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser of the Year, Greater Baton Rouge Business Report and Junior Achievement Hall of Fame’s 1996 Businessperson of the Year, Istrouma Area Council Boy Scouts of America Distinguished Citizen Award, and the Baton Rouge Speech & Hearing Foundation’s Volunteer Activist of the Year Award.

Gerald Glynn D’Armond, 1962 BACH BUS, April 13, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

Charles Lennie “Charlie” Donham, 1966 BACH ENGR, April 24, 2023, New Roads, La.

Ray Dry, 1965 BACH MCOM, 1973 JD, May 12, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

Mertis Arledge Edwards, 1966 BACH HS&E, 1970 MAST HS&E, June 18, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

John William Hoppe, Jr., 1963 BACH H&SS 1967 MD, July 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

Hugo Alberto Marrero, Sr., 1960 BACH ENGR, June 3, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

Glenda Bea Pecorino McCarty, 1960 BACH HS&E, June 26, 2023, Lake Charles, La.

Albert Bythel “Sonny” O’Quin, Jr., 1964 BACH BUS, June 4, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

Jerry Charles “Charlie” Pettiss, 1969 BACH ENGR, May 7, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

Hugh Wilson Raetzsch, Sr., 1969 BACH H&SS, 1973 DDS LSU School of Dentistry, June 24, 2023, Lake Charles, La.

Trichur Ramachandran, 1966 PHD SCI, June 24, 2023 Baton Rouge, La.

George Thomas Reed, Jr., 1969 BACH H&SS, July 11, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

Raoul William Robert, 1964 BACH BUS, June 13, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

Kenneth Joseph Rodrigue, 1962 BACH AGR), Thibodaux, La.

Lady Pat Sherman, 1960 BACH HS&E, June 15, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

Merrilyn Bingham Smith, 1967 BACH HS&E, 1970 MAST HS&E, 1980 CERT HS&E, Baton Rouge, La.

Sally Hubbard Towns, 1962 BACH HS&E, 1974 MAST HS&E, 1995 MSW, May 24, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

Annie Delores Kennedy Tyler, 1966 BACH HS&E, May 28, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

Anelle Poshataske Waguespack, 1966 BACH HS&E, May 17, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

John Bearden Williams, 1962 JD, May 20, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

1970s

Cynthia Parker Beall, 1973 BACH HS&E, April 19, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

Charles Vaughan “Chip” Bell, 1978 BACH BUS, May 16, 2023, Westlake Village, Calif.

Charles Tony Cefalu, Jr., 1971 BACH H&SS April 22, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

Ruben John Dauzat, 1971 BACH AGR, 1972 MAST AGR, April 13, 2023, Marksville, La.

Dewey Frederic “Fred” Dressel, 1971 BACH H&SS, May 28, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

Michael A. Hillman (1971 BACH HS&E), July 12, 2023, Lafayette, La.

Emmett Lee Irwin, 1974 MSW, April 20, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

Michael Toney Johnson, 1973 BACH BUS, July 8, 2023, Homer, La.

Katherine Marie Loos, 1979 BACH BUS, 1982 JD, May 6, 2023, Lafayette, La.

Mary Joan “Mary Jo” Nix, BACH H&SS 1970, MAST H&SS 1973, 1980 PHD H&SS, May 16, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

Daniel James “Danny” Richardson, 1973 BACH H&SS, DDS LSU Med 1980, May 28, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

Jeanette Marie “J” Risinger, 1970 BACH HS&E, 1975 MAST HS&E, July 8, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

Richard Romain, 1977 BACH BUS, June 26, 2023, Gretna, La.

Gwenlyria “Gwen” Wilcox, 1975 BACH H&SS, April 18, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

John Robert Baker

Retired Professor of Philosophy

May 16, 2023

Baton Rouge, La.

1980s

Richard Charles “Charlie” Ellis, 1988 BACH H&SS, 1991 JD, April 22, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

René Phillips Greer, 1988 BACH MCOM, April 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

Michael Joseph Juneau, 1984 BACH BUS, May 12, 2023, Lafayette, La.

Helen Mouton Landry, 1985 BACH H&SS May 27, 2023, Richmond, Va.

Douglas Brian “Doug” White, 1981 BACH BUS, June 10, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

1990s

Margaret Kay Franklin, 1991 MAST A&D, June 9, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

2000s

Mark Florsheim, Jr. 2006 BACH MCOM, April 17, 2023, Jr., Shreveport, La.

Robert Joseph Geier, Jr., 2004 BACH ENGR, April 26, 2023, Lake Charles, La.

Randall Paul Robert, 2006 BACH ENGR, May 12, 2023, Denham Springs, La.

April Webb Watts, 2005 BACH AGR, June 28,2023, Gonzales, La.

Jacqueline "Jackie" Marie Littell Bourgeois

Retired, LSU Veterinary Clinical Sciences

June 29, 2023

Baton Rouge, La.

Richard Norem, Sr. Professor Emeritus of Music

June 3, 2023

Alexandria, La.

Walker Drake Winans

Retired, Coastal Studies Institute

July 13, 2023

Baton Rouge, La.

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Tigers in Print

Daniel Adams (Bachelor of Music 1978)

“Four Drums, One Player: The Artistic and Pedagogical Merits of the Unaccompanied Concert Tom-Tom Solo”

NACWPI Journal

Daniel Adams, professor of Music at Texas Southern University-Houston, is the composer of numerous published compositions and author of articles and reviews on topics related to 20th century percussion music.

Vincent P. Fornias (1974 BACH H&SS, 1977 JD)

Advocacy in Mediation: Don’t Look Down, Look Around Full Court Press

In a logical progression to his wellreceived book for prospective mediators Now You Sue Them, Now You Don’t: The Magic of Mediating, Vincent Fornias, who handled thousands of successful mediations, has penned Advocacy in Mediations: Don’t Look Down, Look Around. This concise, practical handbook – directed to practitioners who are looking to maximize their effectiveness as advocates in mediations – is essential to seasoned practitioners seeking additional insights in mediation advocacy and has been selected as required reading in legal negotiation courses.

H. Dale Hall (1979 MAST AGR)

My Appalachian Trail

Jan-Carol Publishing, Inc.

My Appalachian Trail is a moving and captivating journey of a young boy from Harlan County in eastern Kentucky as he leaves the hill culture that formed him and makes his way through the challenges, successes, and failures that culminated in his being appointed director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, then chief executive officer of Ducks Unlimited, Inc. My Appalachian Trail is an epic autobiography of love and family,

as well as a portrayal of Dale Hall's dedication to Earth’s land, water, and wildlife. The author's book is one of respect, honesty, and perseverancetraits which serve him well throughout his storied career, and which showcase a life-long devotion to his Appalachian roots in Harlan County, Kentucky. –Renée Thompson, author of The Plume Hunter

My Appalachian Trail is a moving and captivating journey of a young boy from Harlan County in eastern Kentucky as he leaves the hill culture that formed him and makes his way through the challenges, successes, and failures that culminated in his being appointed as Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and then as Chief Executive Officer of Ducks Unlimited, Inc. It is a must read for anyone struggling to survive the challenges of life.

Janis Pardue Hill (1999 PHD HS&E)

Telling His Story: POW #1000

LifeRich Publishing

The Japanese captain said: “You will all die here.” The finality of his words was ominous, but they were the words of an enemy the American and Filipino captives had come to know as they were force-marched northward on the Bataan Peninsula. They took hope in the fact they had survived thus far. They had already witnessed the brutality of the Japanese guards on the infamous Bataan Death March as they bayonetted, shot, beheaded, or buried alive any who fell. But then came the camps where the POWs lived and walked with Death.

Such was J. C. Pardue’s nightmare. In Telling His Story: POW #1000, Janis Pardue Hill, as primarily a compiler and editor, provides the details of his story. This memoir covers both his entry into the US Army Air Corps and his experiences in, and after, World War II: the battle to hold Bataan;

the surrender of Bataan; the brutal, inhumane treatment on the Death March and in the POW camps; as a slave in Japan, and as a survivor determined to live a Christian life.

Most prominent among her father’s memories was the miracle of his Bible. Surviving a direct hit from a fragmentation bomb, confiscation in a POW camp, and disposal on a Hell Ship, his Bible always returned. His most treasured possession, that Bible came home with POW #1000, who attributed his survival to the faith acquired and absorbed from the weapon he considered the most valuable of all – his Bible.

Ramona Kelly (Alumna by Choice)

What Comes Next

Self-Published

What Comes Next traces the formative experiences that shaped Ramona Kelly’s adult personality and ultimately gave her the strength to survive a life-threatening brain condition. Kelly explores the selfconsciousness that comes from growing up poor and fatherless in the outskirts of Shreveport; the determination to escape her circumstances and create a better life for herself; her oft-misguided quest for the love and attention that she never received from a father; and a frightening medical crisis that not only tested her endurance but also gave her an opportunity to examine her life’s choices, misdirection, achievements, and perhaps most importantly, her family history.

At the center of that history are four generations of women – the author, her mother, her grandmother, and her own two daughters – all of whom lost their fathers through desertion, divorce, or untimely death. With acute psychological analysis, Kelly explores the implications of this shared family trauma and its legacy.

How the author structures this memoir is an essential part of what makes it eminently readable. It unfolds almost like a mystery novel: what is this painful “brain thing” with which the story opens? The worsening medical condition is revealed only gradually. Interlaced with the accounts of Kelly’s five hospital visits in thirty days, misdiagnoses, increasing pain, and life-saving neurosurgery are the memory chapters in which she reflects on her personal history and the people and events that brought her to this moment in her life. What Comes Next is unflinching in its honesty and deeply moving with its stories of female resilience in the face of tragedy.

William L. “Bill” Lafield (1967 BACH MCOM)

Ode to a ’52 Ford, A Memoir by William Lafield

Self-Published

Ode to a ’52 Ford is a sliceof life story that describes Bill Lafield’s adolescent adventures, personal challenges, unexpected successes, and disappointing failures. Bill relates his experiences in witnessing historic events and meeting famous people. He tells tales about growing up in the ’50s, college life in the ’60s, military service, industrial emergencies, media crises, economic recessions, energy shortages, technological advances, and political unrest. Bill documents his experience in the Vietnam War, Hurricane Katrina, and September 11th and offers tidbits of information on multiple topics, including Huey Long’s assassination, classic movies Easy Rider and Urban Cowboy, Agent Orange and “people sniffer” missions in Vietnam, and powerful corporate lobbyists. His progress up the corporate ladder gives insight into the workings of government and how a political novice can influence public policy.

Terry A. Lein (1987 BACH SCI)

Moose the Oldie Goldie Oldie Goldie Publishing

Moose the Oldie Goldie is a children's story that all dog owners face as our beloved pets get older. Moose is a Golden Retriever who has happily journeyed through life with his boy. As he has aged through the years, there is one thing that has remained timeless . . . his unconditional love and devotion. Enjoy the journey with Moose as there is no better bond than one shared with a loving dog.

Robert

Kingfish U LSU Press

No political leader is more closely identified with Louisiana State University than the flamboyant governor and U.S. senator Huey P. Long, who devoted his last years to turning a small, undistinguished state school into an academic and football powerhouse. From 1931, when Long declared himself the “official thief” for LSU, to his death in 1935, the school’s budget mushroomed, its physical plant burgeoned, its faculty flourished, and its enrollment tripled.

Along with improving LSU’s academic reputation, Long believed the school’s football program and band were crucial to its success.

Taking an intense interest in the team, Long delivered pregame and halftime pep talks, devised plays, stalked the sidelines during games, and fired two coaches. He poured money into a larger, flashier band, supervised the hiring of two directors, and, with the second one, wrote a new fight song, “Touchdown for LSU.”

While he rarely meddled in academic affairs, Long insisted that no faculty member criticize him publicly. When students or faculty from “his

school” opposed him, retribution was swift. Long’s support for LSU did not come without consequences. His unrelenting involvement almost cost the university its accreditation. And after his death, several of his allies –including his handpicked university president – went to prison in a scandal that almost destroyed LSU. Rollicking and revealing, Robert Mann’s Kingfish U is the definitive story of Long’s embrace of LSU.

Mike Rubin (1975 JD)

A White Hot Plan UL Press

A group of alt-right terrorists decides that now is the time – and New Orleans is the place – to make an explosive statement that will force the world to acknowledge the superiority of the white supremacist movement.

Disgraced former New Orleans homicide detective Starner Gautreaux is now a poorly paid rural sheriff’s deputy relegated to writing his weekly quota of speeding tickets in a sleepy South Louisiana parish. His mundane life is tedious and all too predictable until several unusual events occur that cause him to suspect something is seriously amiss. While the local coroner classifies the resulting deaths as accidental, Starner’s prior experience leads him to believe that not only are they homicides, but also that they signal something far more sinister.

Taut action bubbles up from the swamps of Louisiana to the hidden haunts of underworld bosses, from small-town life to urban grit, and from a high-speed highway shootout to a terrifying confrontation in the heart of the French Quarter. White supremacists seek to impose their will on a city swamped with carefree tourists, but Starner Gautreaux is determined not to let that happen.

Mann (Manship Professor of Journalism)

By Elsa Hahn

Ensuring Student Success in STEM

LSU alumna Morgan Decuir (2015 BACH HS&E, 2018 MAST HS&E), of Erwinville, La., is a first-generation college graduate. She leads STEM education for kindergarten through fourth grade at Caneview K-8 in Port Allen, where she attended elementary and middle school. In 2022, she won the Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge, bringing more STEM learning opportunities to her community and to Louisiana students.

“The Shell Science Lab award has allowed me to purchase supplies to teach the Next Generation Science Standards and provide more hands-on learning opportunities for the five different grade levels that I teach,” Decuir said. “My district has invested in many different technology tools, such as Bloxels, BeeBots and Indi, which help students develop the critically important computational thinking skills they can build on in middle school, high school and college.”

Decuir uses Bloxels to teach students how to create backgrounds and characters using pixels and make them behave in different ways as part of a simple video game (think Space Invaders or Pac-Man). “We also just received a kit to learn how to create a mobile app, and this is just the first step,” Decuir said.

In her sunlit classroom, groups of first graders are rotating through stations. “This is an Osmo,” Decuir said, helping one of her students adjust the programming block for a character.

On the floor and on tables, other students are learning how to program large plastic bees on wheels to make them move in specific directions. “Those are Bee-Bots, and the students use them to create a sequence of code to program the bees to move from point A to point B,” Decuir said. “I use them to teach my students there are different ways to solve a problem. When a sequence of code doesn’t work, I’ll say, ‘Let’s think of a different way.’”

“Something else that’s really important to me is giving them the opportunity to show me they’re learning in different ways,” Decuir added.

One thing is non-negotiable in Decuir’s classroom, however. The students must work together in teams. “That’s something I learned as a student at LSU that helped me immensely throughout college,” Decuir said. “Working in teams helped me develop communication skills and gain lifelong friends.”

Being an educator wasn’t Decuir’s original plan. “Growing up, I always wanted to be an oncologist,” Decuir said. “That was my goal, but during my senior year of high school, I had to visit at least two programs as part of the kickoff event they held at LSU. I chose biological sciences and education. When I walked into Peabody Hall and saw the classrooms set up like at an elementary school and projects decorating the hallway, my dad asked, ‘You want to be a teacher?’ I responded, ‘Well, yes!’ Ever since that moment, I knew this is where I needed to be. I needed to be an educator.”

Before the start of the 2011 fall semester, Decuir joined the LSU Summer Scholars program, a bridge program for minority students. “Summer Scholars truly impacted my life,” Decuir said. “It helped me learn how to be a successful college student and allowed me to be part of a community. It set me up for success.”

After Summer Scholars, she became an LSU Ambassador. “Being an LSU Ambassador taught me how to help others,” Decuir said. “It really helped me learn how to do things for my school and for my community; how to present and represent.”

Elsa Hahne is director of strategic research communications in the Office of Research & Economic Development

“I knew this is where I needed to be. I needed to be an educator.”

Morgan Decuir.

Photo: Elsa Hahne

Lions, Tigers, and Bears

When Don Harris (1980 DVM) encountered a 922-pound tiger named Hercules, the awe factor was reduced by one fact: Harris knew Mike IV. “I was the caretaker for Mike,” said Harris, a Thibodaux, La., native who also cared for raccoons and snakes when he was growing up. Those early experiences, his time with Mike, and marine mammal work at LSU provided Harris a foundation that has served him well in South Florida.

“I came to Miami 40 years ago to develop an exotic practice,” Harris said. “The area was ripe for that. A few other people were also pioneering this field. I learned by winging it – I read a lot of physiology and anatomy. I applied traditional knowledge to exotics and I got lucky.”

The South Florida population and climate contributed a couple of resources that helped Harris. Subtropical birds, tigers, and an immense reptile population gave him plenty of work outside the more traditional dog and cat patient groups. “By 1990, I couldn’t see dogs and cats anymore,” Harris said.

Exotics gradually made their way into mainstream TV and movies. Before Harris met Hercules in a 58acre habitat in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, the main character from the 2004 film “Napoleon Dynamite” gave audiences a glimpse of his Tiger drawing. “Things exploded in the field about 10 to 15 years ago,” Harris said. “I was asked to lecture in North America, South America, and Japan. I was even surprised. A guy called from Jackson Hole, Wyo.” The Wyoming lecture required airfare, hotel, per diem and … a fly-fishing trip.

As Harris expanded his exotic animal practice, he also received additional responsibilities in veterinary organizations. The North American Veterinary Community named Harris president in 2008-2009, the first exotics veterinarian to be president of the NAVC.

More than a decade later, Harris has found field consulting opportunities for parks and zoos have exploded since the COVID pandemic. That has allowed Harris to do more field work and consulting abroad. What helped prepare Harris for the hectic work environment? “What I learned at LSU was how to learn,” Harris said. “Even with Mike, I learned how to explore situations I knew nothing about. I learned to just dig in and search for explanations.”

Because LSU did not spoon feed Harris information on exotics, he learned to find it on his own. That has worked well because Harris describes veterinary medicine as a field where you can never stop learning. “I still see things I have never seen before on a weekly basis,” Harris said. “There is always something new. I am 66 and thought I would be winding down. I have never been this busy.”

That workload included a day in October 2014 when Harris realized a 35-pound male African spurred tortoise named Lola had swallowed a turtle pendant. That case and many others remind Harris of the value he received from growing up in Thibodaux and heading to Baton Rouge. “South Louisiana educated me in a habitat of incredibly diverse wildlife,” Harris said. “More intriguing to me than the illnesses are the animals themselves.”

Brian Hudgins is a Houston native who enjoys SEC sports and covering a variety of subjects as a freelance writer.

By Brian Hudgins

Smiling for the camera.

“What I learned at LSU was how to learn.”

Senior Swimmer

Herman O. Kelly, Jr., a member of the Crawfish Aquatics Swim Team, participated in his third National Senior Games, representing Louisiana in the swimming competition. He finished 25th, 21st, 19th, and 18th in four events with a personal best time in the backstroke competition.

He finished 22 and 18 in the nation in 2019, and in 2022 finished 14 and 15 in two events.

A former high school swimmer and a former member of the Legendary Morehouse Tigersharks, Kelly is pastor of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church. He organized the church’s James Haines Swimming Ministry, which provides private lessons to more than seventy underserved youth in the community. He is a certified American Red Cross lifeguard and CPR/ADA recipient.

Kelly is an adjunct instructor of African and African American Studies in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Tigers Around the World

Passing It On – Johnny Gordon (1970 BACH HS&E, 1972 MAST HS&E, 1975 EdS), a music education major, was a drummer with the Tiger Marching Band, Symphonic Band, and Basketball Pep Band during his student years and recently introduced his four-year-old great grandson, Liam McCormick, to the joys of drumming. Gordon, today a professional photographer, over the years performed with the U.S. Marine Corps Band and The Other Side rock band and still plays gigs with longtime friends Doug Pacas (1986 BACH SCI) and Larry Hubbard (1955 BACH BUS, 1970 MLA) – the Classics Trio.

Hand-Written Letters?

Dana Dugas Rivera (1986 BACH HS&E) and longtime friend Amy Weinland Daughters appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show in May to discuss Daughters’ new book, Dear Dana: That Time

I Went Crazy and Wrote All 580 of My Facebook Friends a Handwritten Letter.

Through social media, Daughters learned that her friend’s son was battling cancer. She woke up in the middle of the night and felt called to write a handwritten letter to Rivera who, through time and distance, had become nothing more than several hundred other faces on her Facebook account. The two became pen pals, sharing things through the mail that they had never shared before.

The richness of the experience left Daughters wondering something: What would happen if I wrote all my Facebook friends a letter? A staggering 580 handwritten letters later, Daughters life would never be the same.

Tiger Band drummer Johnny Gordon in Tiger Stadium

Dana Rivera, Kelly Clarkson, and Amy Daughters.

Future Tiger Band drummer Liam McCormick practices on Gee-Paw Johnny Gordon’s drums

Herman O. Kelly, Jr.

Boo Thomas, Josh Howard Named Leadership Alumni of the Year

The Leadership Baton Rouge Alumni Association (LBRA) recognized Elizabeth “Boo” Thomas (1966 BACH H&SS, 1989 MLA) and Josh Howard (2009 BACH MCOM) with 2023 LBRA Community Leadership Alumni of the Year awards in June.

Thomas, a member of the 1990 Leadership Baton Rouge Class, is former president and CEO of the Center for Planning Excellence (CPEX) and former head of Plan Baton Rouge and the Mid-City Redevelopment Alliance. She has been honored by numerous Baton Rouge organizations and in 2009, Thomas and CPEX were awarded the Olmsted Medal by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) for “incredible leadership and set the standard for bringing community members and leaders together to work toward a

shared vision for future growth and development.” In 2010, she became the second woman in Louisiana named to the ASLA National Council of Fellows.

Howard, a member of the 2014 Leadership Baton Rouge Class, is chief of staff at Baton Rouge Youth Coalition (BRYC) and an LSU adjunct professor of mass communication. He was named one of Color Magazine’s POWER 40 Under 40 recipients and received numerous civic acknowledgments, including being named the most eligible bachelor in Baton Rouge, honored as a Forty Under 40 recipient, and listed among the 100 Most Influential Black Men in the city. The American Advertising Federation recently recognized Howard as a Mosaic Champion for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in advertising.

Holi Festival – Colors of the World, Inc., founded by Rubin (2000 MD-NO) and Manisha Patel (1994 BACH ENGR), held its third annual Holi Festival in downtown Baton Rouge. Holi is an Indian festival of bright colors, harmony, friendship, and love that signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, and for many, a festive day to unite forgetting all resentments and all types of bad feelings toward each other. The festival attracts people from many different cultures and backgrounds in the South Louisiana community.

Josh Howard and Boo Thomas.

From left, Joseph Walker, Erika Adams, Lillian Piazza, Jason Nay, and Sally Stiel with and her dog, Bacchus.

Event sponsor Raising Cane’s Founder/CEO Todd Graves, left, with Dr. Rubin and Manisha Patel at Holi Festival of Baton Rouge.

Photo: Todd Graves

Holi Festival goers celebrate with bright-colored powders. Photo: Holi Festival of Baton Rouge / Eye Wander Photo

Tiger Nation

Island Tigers

By Katherine “Kat” Boccaccio

In the late 1970s, a group of LSU students – all members of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity (nicknamed “FIJI”) – hatched a plan: one day, they would transport their annual campus event called Fiji Island to the real island of Fiji. Two years ago, the planning to reconstruct the multiday tropical-themed party began in earnest. Bob Boccaccio (1981 BACH MCOM) and Bruce Bacon (1984 BACH ENGR), along with their wives Katherine Jensen Boccaccio (1981 BACH MCOM) and Cindy Cary Bacon (1983 BACH H&SS), formed a reunion committee to hold “Fiji Island On the Island” at the Marriott Momi Bay in Nadi, Fiji, in May.

Eleven LSU Phi Gamma Delta members – ranging in age from 63 to 71 – and their wives flew from six U.S. states to Fiji for a reunion week filled with daytime excursions, evening Happy Hours and, of course, plenty of reminiscing. The group swapped stories about how they would transform 21 Fraternity Lane each April into a tropical island, bringing in truckloads of sand to create beaches

and lagoons, and erecting thatched huts that towered over the three-day festivities. The annual event, along with many other Greek parties on campus, was disbanded in the 1990s, but for this group the memories hadn’t faded one bit.

Three Fiji “kings,” each crowned during Fiji Island when they were students, attended the reunion –John Mundinger (1976 BACH A&D) David Stevens (1981 BACH SCI), and Bruce Bacon.

Couples who dated as LSU students and attended Fiji Island together used the Pacific Ocean backdrop to re-create party pics taken some 40 years prior.

The group wore matching “Fiji Island on the Island” shirts throughout the reunion stay, a Phi Gamma Delta flag flew from an overwater villa, and several LSU flags made the trip as well. The group received a shout out from the LSU baseball radio announcers during the LSU-Georgia series for listening to the game from Fiji. And, the travelers were regularly heralded at the Marriott and during excursions as “Louisiana State University.”

LSU was well represented all week long!

Bruce Bacon, left, and Bob Boccaccio, pictured in traditional Fijian sulus, led the charge in planning the reunion.

From left, Bruce Bacon, John Mundinger, and David Stevens –“Fiji Kings” crowned as students at LSU.

Proudly showing their LSU colors are, from left, seated, Nancy Mayeux Baldridge, Cindy Cary Bacon, Katherine “Kat” Jensen Boccaccio, Delores Bonin and Shannon Latchem; standing, Lisa Phenice Stevens, David Stevens, Bob Boccaccio, David Hanna, Evelyn Hanna, Dr. David Sicard, Karen Clement Sicard, Bruce Bacon, Robert Baldridge, Sharon Robinson, Ken Robinson, Linda Thrasher Mundinger, Joseph “Joey” Bonin, Jr., John Mundinger, Dr. Don Mizelle, Cindy Mizelle, and Ray Latchem.

The group posed with Fijian performers during an excursion to a private island.

“LSU alumni journeyed to Fiji as part of college fraternity reunion.”