Ogden Honors College Graduates 71 Students
Image credit: Collin Richie
The LSU Roger Hadfield Ogden Honors College graduated 71 students at its graduation ceremony on Thursday, May 14, 2015. Thirty-three students were awarded College Honors, one of LSU’s highest graduation distinctions. Distinguished guest Mr. Roger Ogden and Executive Vice President and Provost Stuart Bell delivered remarks.
Ogden Honors College students were recognized with a variety of distinctions and awards. Six Ogden Honors students received the University Medal, given to LSU students graduating with the highest grade point averages. 26 students graduated summa cum laude; 10 students graduated magna cum laude, and 13 students graduated cum laude. Forty-eight students completed an Honors Thesis.
Six Ogden students were recognized with the Ogden Honors College Outstanding Thesis Award:
Samantha Lynn Bares, “Our Cosmogenies: Creation Myth in Everyday Moments”
Assistant Professor Jennifer Davis
Hardy Hang, “Studies to Elucidate the Location and function of STAT5A/pyruvate dehydrogenase complex in adipocytes”
Professor Jacqueline Stephens
Sergio David Hurtado Jr., “The Argentine Double Movement: A Decade of Social Resistance Against Neoliberalism”
Associate Professor Wonik Kim
Matthew James Landry, “A Comparison of Nutrient Intake, Nutrient Adequacy, Diet quality, and Obesity Prevalence in Low-Income Children (2-18 yr) Based on Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: NHANES 2003-2010”
Professor Carol O’Neil
Brandon Oubre, “Development of Inexpensive Educational Robotics Tools”
Assistant Professor Supratik Mukhopadhyay
Erin M. Percevault, “The Successional Grid”
Assistant Professor Forbes Lipschitz
Two students received the Leo & Insa Abraham Outstanding Honors Senior Award:
Grace Reinke graduated summa cum laude and with College Honors, earning a BA in Political Science. She is a Louisiana Service and Leadership Scholar and a founding member of LSU’s Feminists in Action. She has served as a Government Relations Intern with the Feminist Majority Foundation in Washington, DC. Reinke wrote and defended an Honors Thesis titled “Surviving the Velvet Hammer: Analyzing the Criminalization of Working Class Mothers in a Neoliberal Context.”
AshLee Smith graduated with Upper Division Honors Distinction, earning a BA in Anthropology. Smith wrote and defended an Honors Thesis on the effectiveness of social safety net programs in reducing material hardship among low-income Americans, and recently presented her research at the 2015 Midwest Political Science Association Conference in Chicago. In her junior year, Smith received a Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship, which allowed to her to take coursework at the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkley in the summer of 2014. During her time at LSU she founded two student organizations: the LSU Geography and Anthropology Society, and the LSU Society of African and African-American Studies. This fall Smith will begin a PhD program in Political Science, with a concentration in American Studies, at Cornell University.
A large number of Ogden Honors graduating seniors plan to pursue advanced degrees in prestigious programs at Cambridge University, Stanford University, MIT, Columbia University, Cornell University, University of Bristol, Johns Hopkins University, Texas A&M, University of Texas-Austin, Rice University, University of Notre Dame, UNC-Chapel Hill, San Jose State University, Northwestern University Medical School, Baylor College of Medicine, Tulane Medical School, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, George Washington University Law School and several of our graduates will continue at LSU, at our Health Sciences Centers, and at the Hebert Law Center.
A complete list of graduates is organized by academic distinction and hometown below.
Graduating with College Honors (includes Upper Division Honors Distinction and defended thesis):
Baton Rouge, LA
Jonathan Craig Aker, BA Political Science
Samantha Lynn Bares, BA English
Sergio David Hurtado, Jr., BA Political Science and International Studies
Carley Angela Tatman, BS International Trade and Finance
Sreeja Sanampudi, BS Biochemistry
Megan Therese O'Connor, BA Anthropology, LASAL Scholar
Anthony Alonso Tan, BA Political Science
Paxton M. Turner, BS Mathematics
Belle Chase, LA
Mitchell Keith Mason, BS Computer Science
Destrehan, LA
Jeremy Robert Tillay, BS Mathematics
Folsom, LA
Elliott R. Thompson, BS Biological Sciences
Gray, LA
Endya Lynn Hash, BA Art History and Religious Studies
Holden, LA
Zachary Louis Fitzpatrick, BS Biochemistry
Iowa, LA
Hardy Hang, BS Microbiology
Jarreau, LA
Chelsea Renee Andre, BA Sociology, BA Political Science
Kenner, LA
Anna Elizabeth Leger, BA Political Science and International Studies
Lake Charles, LA
Haley Elizabeth Barlow, BA Psychology
Jason Donald Mueller, BS Physics and Mathematics
Mandeville, LA
Emily Christine Bennett, BS Biological Sciences, LASAL Scholar
Monroe, LA
Morgan Lacey Hargrove, BS Computer Science
New Orleans, LA
Leslie Michelle LaCoste, BA Political Science
Norco, LA
Brandon Richard Oubre, BS Computer Science, BS Mathematics
Pierre Part, LA
Matthew James Landry, BS Nutrition and Food Sciences
Sulphur, LA
Bruno Gabriel Beltran, BS Mathematics
Ville Platte, LA
Christopher Brian Sylvester, BSBE Biological Engineering
West Monroe, LA
Rachael Tara Keller, BS Mathematics
Woodworth, LA
Amanda Kay Breaux, BS Biological Sciences
Greenwood Village, CO
Katie Marie Benson, BS Biological Sciences
Marietta, GA
Grace Elizabeth Reinke, BA Political Science, LASAL Scholar
Plainfield, IL
Desmarie L. Stewart, BS Biological Sciences, LASAL Scholar
Columbia, MO
Melissa Rebecca Wheeler, BA International Studies, BA English
Verona, NJ
Erin M. Percevault, BLA Landscape Architecture
Kingwood, TX
Catherine Harwood Lowe, BA French Studies, LASAL Scholar
Graduating with Upper Division Honors Distinction (includes defended Honors Thesis):
Baton Rouge, LA
AshLee M. Smith, BA Anthropology
Lake Charles, LA
Carmen Marie Hawkins, BS Marketing
Metairie, LA
Katherine Adele Ball, BS Communication Disorders
Slaughter, LA
Brittany Lynn Martin, BA Psychology
Graduating with Honors Thesis defended:
Baton Rouge, LA
Shannon Diane McDuff, BS Biological Sciences
Denham Springs, LA
Katelyn Elizabeth Jackson, BS Biological Sciences/BA English
New Orleans, LA
Amanda Rose Morice, BA Psychology and Religious Studies
Shreveport, LA
Dequantarius J. Speed, BS Biochemistry
St. Francisville, LA
Cedric Wayne Williams, BS Physics and Mathematics
Las Vegas, NV
Keith Ferrari Lasko, BS Biological Sciences
Austin, TX
Andrea Taylor Moss, BS Kinesiology
Dallas, TX
Katherine Knapheide Sartain, BAMC Mass Communication
Rowlett, TX
Clayton Christopher McCuiston, BS Biological Sciences
Graduating as members in good standing of the Ogden Honors College:
Baker, LA
Orrin Todd Byland, BS Management
Baton Rouge, LA
Sarah Jasmine Abuhajah, BA Psychology
Zachary David Belou, BS Mathematics
Monica Leigh Bergeron, BA International Studies, BA Political Science
Jane E. Craig, BS Biological Sciences
Jared Glenn DeSoto, BSEE Electrical Engineering
Carson Monroe Garand, BS Child and Family Studies
Avery James St. Dizier, BS Mathematics
Covington, LA
Rebecca Ann Schwabe, BA English
Denham Springs, LA
Katlyn Elizabeth Cotton, BA Art History
Greenwelll Springs, LA
Callea Anna McGehee, BArch Architecture
Kenner, LA
Justin Parker Katz, BSChE Chemical Engineering
Patrick Michael McWilliams, BA Sociology
Lake Charles, LA
Colby James Duhon, BS Finance
Leesville, LA
Naseem Hussein Alammar, BS Biological Sciences
Marksville, LA
Erika Sable Johnston, BA International Studies
Metairie, LA
Colette Laree Childress, BS Nutrition and Food Sciences and Biological Sciences
John Claiborne Humphreys, BA History
Jill Elaine Prados, BS Biological Sciences
Patrick Michael Rayle, BS Biological Sciences
New Orleans, LA
Caroline Elizabeth Donze, BA Political Science and Sociology
Slidell, LA
Lloyd Robert Moffett, III, BA Psychology
Natchez, MS
Kathryn Marylee Williams, BAMC Mass Communication
Sugar Land, TX
Matthew Horton, BS Chemistry