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Contact: Lynn Stewart, Centenary News Service
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SHREVEPORT, LA -- Centenary College of Louisiana awarded diplomas to some 200 graduates during its 1997 commencement ceremonies held May 3 in the Centenary Gold Dome.
Daniel S. Goldin, administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, delivered the commencement address. The ceremony included the awarding of an honorary doctorate to Goldin and to two others: the Rev. Grayson B. Watson, pastor of Noel United Methodist Church, and Goodloe R. Stuck, Shreveport historian, author and civic leader.
A total of 151 students earned bachelor's degrees and 48 received master's degrees. Fifteen students were graduated summa cum laude, having earned overall grade-point averages of 3.9 or higher. Twenty-one students were graduated magna cum laude, with grade-point averages between 3.7 and 3.89. There were 18 cum laude graduates, who earned cumulative averages of 3.5 to 3.69.
Students graduating with academic honors were:
SUMMA CUM LAUDE -- Michelle Mae Estrella of Nacogdoches, Texas; Emily Janelle Glass, Heather Lea McLelland, Jennifer Clark Pearson, Julie Erin Sarpy and Annette Floyd Stewart, all of Shreveport; Tiffany Lynn Hanson of Little Rock, Ark.; Brian Gregory Johnson of Tyler, Texas; Kristen Jennifer Mavico of Arlington, Texas; John Keegan McConnell of Dallas, Texas; Melanie Joy Mendenhall of Edmond, Okla.; Dawn Sharee Montague of Plano, Texas; Callie Anne Stanley of Stonewall; Edward Robert Wicker Jr. of Kenner; and Shawna Lea Williamson of Longview, Texas.
MAGNA CUM LAUDE -- Mark Joseph Arcemont of Morgan City; Jeremy Lee Bolom of Yoakum, Texas; Catherine Elizabeth Bethea Dayton, Jennifer Eleanor Dent, Candice Michelle Endicott, Sheila Faye Graham, Frances Reagan Hardy, Robert Steven LeGrow, Dannis M. Myatt III, Summer Darlene Neel, and Sona Govind Patel, all of Shreveport, La.; David Montgomery Evans of San Antonio, Texas; Amy Katherine Hall of Gilliam; Wendy Michelle Hill of Dallas; Meagan Monique Horn of Bossier City; Lauren Jeffords Madigan of Albuquerque, N.M.; James Ryan O'Leary of Katy, Texas; Kathryn Anne Pattullo of Tyler, Texas; Brandy Alexandra Rentz of Plano, Texas; Kristopher Thomas Reynolds of Tulsa, Okla.; and Trisha Alice Whiting of Crowley.
CUM LAUDE -- Penelope Alysse Brobst, Samantha Janet Cragar, John Andrew Love, Christy Anne Palmer, Emily Elizabeth Robinson, Emily Margaret Schaumburg and LaNice Lynne Stanley, all of Shreveport; Rhonda Kay Burgerson of Lone Star, Texas; Brooks Ann Camper of Lindale, Texas; Travis Wolfe Crudup of Arlington, Texas; Staci Nicole Davis of Keithville; Kimberly Claire Detillier of Houma; Wendy Lynn Hamon of Little Rock, Ark.; Cynthia Michelle Holton of West Monroe; Meredith Kathryn Lonowski of Pineville; Lynd Frost Matt of Lafayette; Vickie Hankins Peters of Mooringsport; and Margaret Marie Scoville of Chattanooga, Tenn.
The following students, listed by hometowns, were awarded diplomas:
ALABAMA
Birmingham -- Gregg A. Oliver, Master of Business Administration
Mobile -- Kristen L. Curtis, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
ARKANSAS
Benton -- Matt A. Prysock, Bachelor of Science, Health and Exercise Science
Brinkley -- Walter L. Camper, Bachelor of Science, Health and Physical Education
Little Rock -- Wendy L. Hamon, Bachelor of Science, Mathematics; Tiffany L. Hanson,
Bachelor of Arts, Sociology; Ryan E. Lawrence, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration; April
E. Ogden, Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education.
Pine Bluff -- Erika M. Atkinson, Bachelor of Arts, English and Sociology
CALIFORNIA
Citrus Heights -- Kevin J. Beaver, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
El Dorado Hills -- E.L. "Dindo" Rivera, Master of Business Administration
ILLINOIS
Springfield -- Thomas E. Meyers, Bachelor of Arts, Sociology
KENTUCKY
Nicholasville -- Stephanie S. Green-Koontz, Master of Education
LOUISIANA
Alexandria -- Stephen R. Simpson, Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry; and Jodi L. Wilson,
Bachelor of Arts, Interdisciplinary
Arcadia -- James P. Gimber, Master of Business Administration
Baton Rouge -- Leroy F. Philbrook, Bachelor of Arts, Theatre, and Scott W. Yerby, Bachelor
of Science, Health and Exercise Science
Belcher -- Lisa M. Marino, Bachelor of Arts, Biology
Benton -- Stacey A. Barnes, Master of Education, Master of Education; Brandon L. Helm,
Bachelor of Arts, Economics and Business Administration; Timothy K. Nelson, Bachelor of Science,
Applied Science; Harold E. Williams, Master of Business Administration
Blanchard -- Todd A. Simmons, Master of Business Administration
Bossier City -- Kedra H. Branche, Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education; Mary M.
Collier, Master of Education; Katrina B. Ernesto, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration;
Carrie L. Ferguson, Bachelor of Arts, Geology; Suzette K. Hadden, Master of Education, Master of
Education; Kathryn B. Harris, Master of Education; Meagan M. Horn, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology;
Monica M. Horton, Bachelor of Arts, Sociology; Penney L. Kersten, Bachelor of Science, Biology;
Stephen P. Roell, Bachelor of Arts, Communication - English; William Samuels, Master of Education;
Ronda K. Smith, Master of Education; Kathryn J. Spencer, Bachelor of Arts, English; Lana G.
Warrick, Bachelor of Arts, Geology and Master of Arts-Teaching; Joedonna B. Webb, Master of
Business Administration; and Amanda R. Whorton, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
Castor -- Deborah R. Wood, Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education
Coushatta -- Paxton G. Ross, Bachelor of Science, Applied Science
Crowley -- Trisha A. Whiting, Bachelor of Arts, History
Forest Hill -- Cynthia M. Melton, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science
Gilliam -- Amy K. Hall, Bachelor of Arts, Theatre and French
Haughton -- Jennifer K. Edwards, Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education, and Master of
Education
Haynesville -- Cara F. Phillips, Bachelor of Science, Applied Science
Houma -- Verne A. Champagne, Bachelor of Science, Biology, and Kimberly C. Detillier,
Bachelor of Science, Biology
Keithville -- Staci N. Davis, Bachelor of Science, Mathematics; and Ronald W. Graves,
Bachelor of Arts, Religion
Kenner -- Edward R. Wicker, Bachelor of Arts, English
Lafayette -- Lynd F. Matt, Bachelor of Arts in Christian Education and Bachelor of Music in
Sacred Music
Minden -- Lisa Walker, Master of Education
Mooringsport -- Stacy E. Hood, Bachelor of Music, Music Education, and Master of
Education; and Vickie C. Peters, Bachelor of Arts, History
Morgan City -- Mark J. Arcemont, Bachelor of Music, Music
New Orleans -- Alissa Shay Zeller, Bachelor of Arts, Music
Ruston -- Thomas V. Samuel, Bachelor of Arts, Communication: Professional Writing
Shreveport -- Carrie C. Ashmore-Bell, Master of Education, Master of Education; Angela
Baquero, Bachelor of Arts, Biology; Margaret M. Boutte, Bachelor of Arts, Sociology; Penelope A.
Brobst, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science; Edward A. Brown, Master of Business Administration;
Nancy C. Brown, Master of Education, Master of Education; Scott A. Burlison, Bachelor of Science,
Biology; Sherry Clifton, Master of Business Administration; Matthew D. Cox, Bachelor of Arts,
History; Samantha J. Cragar, Bachelor of Science, Accounting and Business Administration; Matthew
S. Dame, Communication: Film - Television - Video; Catherine E. Dayton, Bachelor of Science,
Biology; Jennifer E. Dent, Bachelor of Music, Music Education/Instrumental; Marie Eakin, Master of
Education; Candice M. Endicott, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology; Michael A. Farris, Bachelor of
Science, Chemistry; Suzanna J. Finnegan, Bachelor of Arts, Communication: Professsional Writing;
Kate P. Fischer, Master of Education; Linda Gage-White, Master of Business Administration; Emily J.
Glass, Bachelor of Arts, Communication: Professional Writing; Sheila F. Graham, Bachelor of Arts,
Economics, and Bachelor of Science, Accounting; O. A. "Duke" Griffey, Master of Business
Administration; Frances R. Hardy, Bachelor of Science, Biology; Beverly F. Hudson, Master of
Education; Christopher S. Humphreys, Bachelor of Arts, Sociology; Mandy E. Hunter, Bachelor of
Science, Mathematics; Barbara N. Jarrell, Bachelor of Arts, Religion; Kay Johnson, Bachelor of
Science, Chemistry, and Master of Education; Joel D. Jowers, Bachelor of Science, Biology; Gunnar
G. Kemnitz, Master of Business Administration; Rosemary L. Kimball, Bachelor of Science, Applied
Science; Julia A. Knighton, Bachelor of Science, Applied Science; Brian P. Krouskop, Bachelor of
Arts, Psychology; James P. LaBorde, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration and Bachelor of
Science, Accounting; John H. LeBlanc, Master of Education; Meredith K. Lonowski, Bachelor of
Arts, Psychology; Veronica A. Loper, Master of Education; Cecilia L. Lopez-Pizarro, Master of
Education; John A. Love, Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry; Joel M. Lutz, Bachelor of Arts,
Economics, and Bachelor of Science, Business Administration; Linda S. Magill, Master of Business
Administration; Malcolm D. Martin, Bachelor of Science, Biology; Regina D. McDay, Master of
Business Administration; Heather L. McLelland, Bachelor of Arts, French; Elizabeth A. Means,
Bachelor of Arts, History; David M. Miller, Master of Business Administration; Todd A. Muslow,
Bachelor of Science, Accounting; Dennis M. Myatt, Bachelor of Arts, Communication: Professional
Writing; Summer D. Neel, Bachelor of Arts, Communication: Professional Writing; Jenny M.
Nickerson, Master of Business Administration; James M. O'Donnell, Master of Education; Christy A.
Palmer, Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education; Sona G. Patel, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science
and English; Jennifer C. Pearson, Bachelor of Arts, Geology; Shannon C. Rehm, Master of
Education; Brandy A. Rentz, Bachelor of Science, Health and Exercise Science, and Psychology;
Anthony L. Rinaudo III, Master of Education; Lucy A. Rivero, Master of Business Administration;
Emily E. Robinson, Bachelor of Science, Biology; Kasie L. Robison, Bachelor of Science, Elementary
Education; Julie E. Sarpy, Bachelor of Arts, English; Emily M. Schaumburg, Bachelor of Arts,
History; Raymond W. Scriber, Master of Business Administration; Marilyn R. Smith, Master of
Business Administration; Daphne Spillers, Master of Science-Geology; LaNice' L. Stanley, Bachelor
of Arts, Sociology; Michael J. Stayner, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration; Paul A.
Stephens, Bachelor of Science, Health and Exercise Science; Annette F. Stewart, Bachelor of Arts,
Religion; Goodloe R. Stuck, Honoary Doctor of Laws; Bobby G. Ward, Bachelor of Science, Health
and Exercise Science; Scott B. Ware, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology; Grayson B. Watson, Honorary
Doctor of Divinity; Shreveport, La. Continued -- Jason S. Weinland, Master of Business
Administration; Jeffery B. Williams, Master of Business Administration; and Keith A. Wilson,
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
Slidell -- Cynthia E. Cottrill, Bachelor of Arts, English
St. Francisville -- Christopher R. Means, Bachelor of Science, Geology
St. Martinville -- Loula M. Burton, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
Stonewall -- Patricia C. Edington, Master of Education, and Callie A. Stanley, Bachelor of
Science, Biology
Sulphur -- John W. Shermer, Bachelor of Arts, Performing Arts
Vivian -- Russell A. Bruce, Master of Business Administration, and
Amy S. Festavan, Bachelor of Arts, English
West Monroe -- Cindy M. Holton, Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque -- Lauren J. Madigan, Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration and Economics
Socorro -- Joshua A. Wagoner, Bachelor of Arts, Sociology
OKLAHOMA
Edmond -- Melanie J. Mendenhall, Bachelor of Arts, English
Mooreland -- David M. King, Bachelor of Science, Biology
Oklahoma City -- John M. Love, Bachelor of Arts, Communication: Professional Writing, and
Brian C. Wilson, Bachelor of Arts, Interdisciplinary
Tulsa -- Kristopher T. Reynolds, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Bachelor
of Arts in Economics
Vinita -- Dianna C. Hoover, Master of Business Administration
TENNESSEE
Chattanooga -- Margaret M. Scoville, Bachelor of Arts, Theatre
TEXAS
Arlington -- Travis W. Crudup, Bachelor of Science, Biology, and Kristen J. Mavico,
Bachelor of Science, Applied Science
Beaumont -- Aljay J. Foreman, Bachelor of Arts, Physics
Chandler -- Holly A. Fletcher, Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education
College Station -- Carl N. McKinney, Bachelor of Arts, Economics, and Bachelor of Science,
Business Administration
Dallas -- Marcus J. Foos, Bachelor of Arts, Music, and Bachelor of Science, Biology; Alison
E. Hersey, Bachelor of Arts, Sociology; Wendy M. Hill, Bachelor of Science, Business
Administration; James L. Irish, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration; Craig W. Johnson,
Bachelor of Arts, Sociology; and John K. McConnell, Bachelor of Science, Applied Science
Henderson -- Heidi L. Tate, Bachelor of Arts, Dance
Houston -- Amy L. Coleman, Bachelor of Science, Health and Exercise Science; April R.
Coleman, Bachelor of Arts, Spanish; and Daniel S. Goldin, Honorary Doctor of Science
Jacksonville -- Amber Miles, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
Katy -- James R. O'Leary, Bachelor of Science, Mathematics
Lewisville -- Toby M. Maxson, Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education
Lindale -- Brooks A. Camper, Bachelor of Arts, Theatre
Linden -- Jeremie L. Conley, Bachelor of Science, Biology, and Robert S. LeGrow, Bachelor
of Science, Biology
Lone Star -- Rhonda K. Burgerson, Bachelor of Science, Health and Physical Education
Longview -- Shawna L. Williamson, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
Lubbock -- Ryan S. Montcalm, Bachelor of Arts, German
Missouri City -- Carrie L. Phillips, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
Nacogdoches -- Michelle M. Estrella, Bachelor of Science, Biology, and Rebecca V. Free,
Bachelor of Science, Applied Science.
Palmer -- Michelle L. Marusak, Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education
Plano -- Jeanette K. Bingeman, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration; Krista M.
Camplen, Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education; Edward P. Gardner, Bachelor of Science,
Business Administration; Gregory S. Jackson, Bachelor of Science, Health and Exercise Science;
Dawn S. Montague, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology; and Neal S. Williams, Bachelor of Arts, English
Richardson -- Christopher E. McCleary, Bachelor of Music, and David D. Orr, Bachelor of
Science, Health and Exercise Science
Rockwall -- Kathryn S. Ware, Bachelor of Science, Environmental Science
San Antonio -- David M. Evans, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
Tyler -- Joshua E. Bernstein, Master of Education; Brian G. Johnson, Bachelor of Arts,
Communication: Film - Television - Video; and Kathryn A. Pattullo, Bachelor of Science, Elementary
Education
Waskom -- Jason M. Head, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
Yoakum -- Jeremy L. Bolom, Bachelor of Music
OTHER COUNTRIES
Canada -- Sarah G. Schurman, Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education
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