December 18, 2014 Brooke Rinaudo, 318.797.5108 (brooke

December 18, 2014
Brooke Rinaudo, 318.797.5108 ([email protected])
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LSU SHREVEPORT TO HOLD FALL 2014 COMMENCEMENT
The LSU Shreveport Fall Commencement ceremony is set for Sunday, December 21, 2014 at 2
p.m. at CenturyLink Center in Bossier City, LA. Among the participants, 298 degrees will be
awarded to graduates that have completed programs in the College of Arts & Sciences, and the
College of Business, Education and Human Development in either the Summer 2014 or Fall
2014 sessions.
“Our graduates are beginning a new and bright future that each and every one of them has
worked so hard to build,” said Chancellor of LSU Shreveport, Larry Clark. “Our wish for them is
that they remember everything they have learned at LSU Shreveport and go forward with the
confidence that they are primed and ready for all that lies ahead.”
The commencement address will be given by Dr. Gary D. Joiner. He is a Professor of History at Louisiana
State University Shreveport and serves as the Chair of the Department of History and Social Sciences,
where he holds the Mary Anne and Leonard Selber Professorship in History and serves as the Director of
the Red River Regional Studies Center. He is an inspiration to students and continues to inspire
academics of all ages.
Gary D. Joiner received a B.A. in history and geography from Louisiana Tech University, a M.A. in history
from Louisiana Tech University and a Ph.D. in history from St. Martin’s College, Lancaster University in
the United Kingdom.
He is the author or editor of 21 books including: History Matters, Shiloh and the Western Campaign of
1862, One Damn Blunder From Beginning to End, Through the Howling Wilderness, The Red River
Campaign: The Union’s Last Attempt to Invade Texas, No Pardons to Ask Nor Apologies to Make, Little to
Eat and Thin Mud to Drink, Mr. Lincoln's Brown Water Navy, Red River Steamboats, Historic ShreveportBossier, Lost Shreveport: Vanishing Scenes From the Red River Valley, Historic Haunts of Shreveport and
Wicked Shreveport . Dr. Joiner is also the author of numerous articles and technical reports and served
as a consultant for ABC, the Associated Press, A&E Network, C-SPAN, the Discovery Network, HGTV, the
History Channel, MSNBC, MTV, and SyFy among others.
Listed here are the graduates by college, degree and hometown. This list represents graduates
from both the Summer 2014 and Fall 2014 sessions.
College of Arts & Sciences
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Master of Arts
Bossier City, LA- Danielle Johnson Kimbrough
Shreveport, LA- Lindsay Hickman Attaway, Patrice E. Hall, Isabelle V. Pace, Ashley J.S. Pope
Master of Science
Bossier City, LA- Kelli J. Strong
Keithville, LA- Steven Michael Nicksic
Shreveport, LA- Rodney Lee Clements, Victoria Shirdrell Morris, Rachel Segobia, Frank
Waruszcak IV
Bachelor of Arts
Barksdale A.F.B. - Yong Min Chung
Bethany, LA- Caitlin Aurnae' Sattler
Bossier City, LA- Haleigh Tee Collins, Terri Marie Drayden, Abby Randall Patton Genka, Charles
Kenneth Parr, Christiann Elizabeth Robinson
Coushatta, LA- Martin Davis Adkins
Haughton, LA- Tiffany Nicole Shatto
Houston, TX- Sadique Peter Dabale
Plain Dealing, LA- Stacy Michelle Boggs
Shreveport, LA- Monica Logan Barbee, Deon LoDariel Collier, Lauren Elizabeth Daniel, Nina
Eileen Diaz, James Christian Eddington, Keke Ellis, Hannah C. Fitts, Brock Christopher Hahnel,
Katie Veronica Judith Hay, Alma V. Hernandez, Alexandra Nicole Meachum, Ingrid Simone
Moore, Zachary Denzel Roberson, Erin Alexis Scott, Hannah Clothilde Sprawls, Robert Adriel
Terry, Matthew Blake Thompson, Shakaria Demetirus Ware, Arianne Z. Woodfork, Jackie
Henderson Young
Springhill, LA - Linda Faye Clayton
Stonewall, LA- Ethan Patrick Arbuckle
Bachelor of Criminal Justice
Bossier City, LA- Jennifer Lindsey McGrath
Keithville, LA- Laura Elizabeth McFarland
Shreveport, LA- Benito Garcia, Erica Danyel Jones, David J. Karam, Shawndreka Darnae Reynolds
Vivian, LA- Kaleb Austin Barr
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Haughton, LA- Danielle Shae Fauber
Revere, MA- Jessica Milena Sanchez
Shreveport, LA- Sasha Rachelle Anderson, Sarah Renee Broussard
Bachelor of General Studies
Alexandria, LA- Victoria Nicole Smith
Baton Rouge, LA- Andre Christopher Gatlin
Benton, LA- Joshua Hayden Jordan
Bossier City, LA- Ashley Marie Alderman, Emily Michelle Mucker, Carolyn Gleason Winner
Carencro, LA- Brook Paul Boudreaux
Coushatta, LA- Tandy Camille Finton, Kendrick Terrell Golatt
Greenwood, LA- Kimberly Danielle Mazier
Keithville, LA- Ashley Carol Fair
Logansport, LA- Emily Elizabeth Parker
Mansfield, LA- Delisa Danielle Martin
Minden, LA- Sharonda LaShay Dillard
Monroe, LA- William Cade Bowen
Ruston, LA- Caleb Austin Brown
Shreveport, LA- Ashley Nicole Adkison, Mark Daniel Birch, William Hughes Bowers, Seth Michael
Yamauchi Butler, Jordan Nicole Coffey, Allijah Patrice Dawson, Walden W. Derleth, Nicholas
Gagnon, Tamara Michelle Glover, Sara Kathryn Gonsoulin, Matthew Nicholas Kay, Amanda
Karen Nichols, Logan Taylor Parkerson, Sarah W. Raven, Judith Armistead Reeves, LaSaundra D.
Scott, Kevin Douglas Smith, Mandi Michelle Trosclair
Washington Township, OH- Dionna Darcel Fountain
School of Mathematics and Sciences
Master of Science
Bossier City, LA- Erik Jason Bauman
McAllen, TX- Monica Hernandez Valencia
Sarepta, LA- Madison Britt Wynne
Shreveport, LA- Brionne Marai Blanche, Allen Corcoran Degges, Om Prakash Devkota, Sammy
Ghassan Hamdan, Danielle Bedgood Handrop, Miriam Estes Hankins
Stonewall, LA- Quinton Brady Langford
Bachelor of Science
Bossier City, LA- Emily Chao, Faith Christiana Deaile, Brittany Jean-Ann Hibbs, Meleya Christine
Lohman
Decatur, AL- Viviana A.M. Estes
Frierson, LA- Hugo Bryan Murcia
Keatchie, LA- Colton Norman Steadman
Keithville, LA- Jeffrey Dillon Soderstrom, Phylicia Denise Ingram
Shreveport, LA- Tunde Abubakar Abubakar, Tracy Lea Ash, Chynna Coleman, Daniel Edward
Core, Raven Shantel Cox, Curry L. Griffin, Jr., Meaghan Lesa Hall, Sean Michael Harrison, David
Raymon Hartzo, Brian Lee Hopper, James Lee Jackson, Jesh Koshy Jesty, Jessica Anne Mast,
Dustin Ross McFadden, Eric Arthur McKenzie, Felicia Gayle Milo, Edoe Nyajro Nyajro, Dakota
Connell Richardson, Kristina Gayle Russell, Israa Shihab, Terrill Christopher Turner, Jr., Stephen
Ray Ward, Drew Michael Lienzy Wells
Stonewall, LA- Cynthia Eloisa Jimenez
College of Business, Education and Human Development
School of Business
Master of Business Administration
Benton, LA- Rebecca Nicole Parnell
Bossier City, LA- Cliff Philip Haydel
Houston, TX- Shenika R. Taylor
Keithville, LA- Michelle Whitis McDonnell
Natchitoches, LA- Tal Harper Creech
Saint Amant, LA- Brittany Shayne Cote
Shreveport, LA- Melinda Marie Blackwell, Ryan Lawrence Goodwin, Jordan Perry McCart,
Nguyen Thao Phung, Stephanie Anne Rico Arce, Haitam Sami Salama, Samuel David Weinberg,
Katherine Haley Willcox
Stonewall, LA- Amber Nichole Tinker
Tyler, TX- Corrie Sherice Phipps
Vivian, LA- Dylan Scott Edwards
Master of Health Administration:
APO, AP- Stephanie Marie Burkhart
Bossier City, LA- Asper Santrice Childers, Scott P. Cormier, Belinda Marie Gurganus
Breaux Bride, LA- Colby James Belaire
Cabot, AR- Morgen D'anna Farnsworth
Fortville, IN- Rachel Ann Dismore
Houston, TX- Jamaal Martell Fortner
Shreveport, LA- Jeffrey Frank Foss
West Monroe- Dana Lashay Baldridge
Bachelor of Science
Barksdale A.F.B. - Vanessa Monique Hairston
Benton, LA- Lindsey Leigh Quillin, Elizabeth Marie White
Bossier City, LA- Tabitha Renea Adams, Aida Anello, Shelby Marcile Clark, Linnon Andrew Dawn,
Christopher David German, Brittany Latoria Hardman, Sarah DeLynn Layfield, Michael Quinn
Mason Jr, Justin Douglas McLawchlin, Gabriel Simo Ngangang, Zachary E. Ortner, Robert R.
Perry, Jr., Charlotte Frances Williams
Boyce, LA- Jeremy Rashad Fontenot
Clarksville, TN- Rachael Lynn Broussard-Allyn
Dallas, TX- Melanie R. Finch
Draper, UT- Caleb Daniel Olson
Greenwood, LA- Marissa Anne Purkey
Haughton, LA- David Michael Dupree, Richard Michael Newberry, Cassandra Lee Sibley
Heflin, LA- Kimberly Ann Myers
Keithville, LA- Jacqueline Elizabeth Graham
Minden, LA- Vonray C. Anderson, Emily Elizabeth Sherman
New Orleans, LA- Joseph Daniel Lawson
Selma, TX- Marie LaShawn Thomas
Shreveport, LA- Colton C. Avery, Lawrence Ryan Bailey, Clinton Wayne Bickham, Holli Darlene
Bowman, Sasha Bradley, Justin Michael Bush, Caryn L. Chalmers, Nikkel Anderson Collymore,
Dalston Alan Vayron Dyess, Ricki Nicole Ferguson, Connor Ann Fuhrmann, Piper Sage Griffis,
Elaine Harvey-Parker, Christena Rae Hay, Diana Miako Aguon Hock, Lauren Nicole Justice,
Steven Wayne Kerry, Destiny Danelle Laing, Danielle Beth Landry, Eric William Maylon, April
Latoya Myles, Matthew Xavier Nieves, James Leger Orellana, Jenifer Maye Owen, Dale Rosario
Perez, Amber Renee Pesson, Michael Martin Powers, Giovanni Prosino, Jackson M. Ryland,
Aaron Lee Tice
Stonewall, LA- Cliff Wayne McIntyre
Waskom, TX- Anne L. Griffin
School of Education
Master of Education
Shreveport, LA-Jenna Ann Bolin, Gloria Quesada Bozeman, Sarah Alexis Bruce, Theda Jane
Fielding, Samantha J. Green, Monica R. Lockard, Katherine Suckle
Bachelor of Science
Bossier City, LA- Rachel Danielle McGee, Laura Mooney
Haughton, LA- Shannon Mará Coonfield
Keithville, LA- Brittani Ann Hill
Mansfield, LA- Kayla Noel Hubbard
Shongaloo, LA- Jessica LeAnn Powell
Shreveport, LA- Shannon Joan Barbera, Deborah E. Beckwith, Chrystal Dawn Bordelon, Jessica
Rose Currie, Brittany Michelle Docter, Rebecca Susan Felegy, Dalton Reed Ferrell, Alyse Dionne
Groves, Monica Figueroa Harris, Robert Myles Herndon, Krystal Lenee' McCall, Olivia McDaniel
Robinson, Lori Ellen Stevenson, LeDarren Bernard Williams
School of Human Sciences
Master of Public Health
Clinton, MS- Robert Charles Ross
Shreveport, LA- Mary Kathryn Li, Ukeme Daniel Umoh
Webberville, TX- Josephine Theophilia Diaz
West Monroe, LA- Lish'a Kathryn Bond
Master of Science
Alexandria, LA- Lindsey Elizabeth Pringle
Barksdale A.F.B.- Sally E. Farrell
Bossier City, LA- Marjorie Alden Lyons Murphy, Lauren Kathryn Teel Roberts
Converse, LA- Devin Jeanene Faircloth
Cotton Valley, LA- Victoria Renee Porter
Greenwood, LA- Christopher Paul Monceaux
Marhsall, TX- David Blair Galvan
Shreveport, LA- Samantha Kristine Aarstad, Chelsey Dawn Ducote, Kenith Dean Guthrie, II,
Jacqueline Mariel Mason, Brian Michael McKay
Bachelor of Science
Barksdale A.F.B. - Cortney Lynn Hunter
Benton, LA- Heather Che'rie Buford
Bossier City, LA- Jared Michael Parks, Elka Ross Anderson, Nicolette Gayle Blood, Felecia R. Fox,
Brian Eugene Kirk, Jacqueline Bancroft Langford, Melainah Kathlene Richardson
Grand Cane, LA- Juanita Amelia Paul, Robert Matthew Scaife
Greenwood, LA- Arrick Carl Mills, Jr.
Lafayette, LA- Carlos Ruben Mendoza
Marshall, TX- Ashley Mei-Hui Roberts
Melissa, LA- Melissa Lynne Kinnebrew
Pineville, LA- Kaitlyn Jeanné Guillot
Shreveport, LA- Derek Alan Alton, Michael George Asbate, Sophie Katherine Bridel, Daniel
Joseph Bryan, Ashley Evon Cannon, Amanda Renee Cloyes, Chrandra Donett Craig, Regina Mae
Dale, Nina Eileen Diaz, Sandy Paige Griffin, Taylor Morris Harkins, Gary Lamar Jones, Rashida
Zakea Lawson, Jose Li, Pablo Li, Sarah Elizabeth Mabini, Bridget Mary MacDonald, Kara Paige
Martin, Lauren Katherine Moody, Laura Elizabeth Moran, Matthew Robert Steele, Christian
Lenae Steincamp, Brianna Daniece Turner, Nadia Monet Williams, Shilon C. Wilson
Stonewall, LA- Sherri Lea Ayres
Vivian, LA- Jessica Lynn Frizzell
Louisiana State University Shreveport is a public university proudly serving the Shreveport-Bossier educational
community with more than 20 undergraduate degree programs, a dozen master's degree programs (including the
new online MBA), and a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Leadership Studies, as well as over 70 student organizations.
LSUS is a member of the LSU System, and provides a number of centers and institutes that serve as valuable
economic development and educational resources to the community, as well as to our students. To find out more
about LSUS, call 318-797-5000, or visit www.lsus.edu. ##