Centenary Awards Diplomas May 8 During Annual Commencement

SHREVEPORT, La.— Centenary College of Louisiana will award 205 diplomas Saturday, May 8 during the college's annual commencement ceremonies at 10:30 a.m. in the Gold Dome.

Candidates for degree include 182 students earning bachelor's degrees and 20 receiving master's degrees in education or business. Nine students will graduate summa cum laude, having earned grade point averages of 3.9 or higher. Thirty-one students have earned the magna cum laude designation, with 3.7 to 3.89 GPAs, and 23 achieved cum laude status, having 3.5 to 3.69 GPAs.

An Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters will be awarded to Jessica Jackley, co-founder of Kiva.org, the world's first peer-to-peer online micro lending website, who will deliver the commencement address.

Students Being Graduated With Academic Honors:

Summa Cum Laude

Libby Kathleen Bloxom
Spencer Burns Bostwick
Jessica Lauren Brown
Lorna Street Dopson
Sunny Celeste LaGrone
Hannah Kate Moore
Andrew Eugene Osborn
Ashley Elizabeth Rawson
Taylor Lynn Torrence

Magna Cum Laude

Kathryn-Alizabeth C. Baker
Haley Meredith Bassett
Andrew Karr Bowers
Matthew Paul Bumgardner
Dane M. Chambers
Stuart Jackson Crichton
Jacob Daniel Dawson
Bryan Jordan Day
Michael C. Haydel
Sarah Mary Kuruvilla
Quinn Alan Larwood
Rachel Helen McConnell-Switzer
Rebecca Lynn McMahen
Cara Elizabeth Miccoli
Colin Scott Miller
Christopher Ferrell Alexander Morgan
Rebekah Elise Murphy
Kendra Carolyn Norman
Jennifer Michelle Pate
Christene Elizabeth Paxton
Marco Antonio Rajo Andrade
John Michael Ramsey
Sarah T. Savage
Rachel Marlena Stevens
Douglas Rex Sullivan
Leah Weslyn Tennyson
Allison L. Tharp
Carol Y. Verbeek
Garrett Lane Vick
Mark P. C. Weeber
Kenneth Roland Womack II

Cum Laude

Allison Renee Austin
Lauren Ashley Cheaney
Jennifer Dee Flenniken
Phillip Emory Goodman
Tracy Denise Grissom
Ashley Nicole Helms
Minh Tam Thien Ho
Todd R. Johnson
Rachael Lee Magill
Colin Alexander McRae
Mark Stephen Moehle
Lindsey Campbell Monds
David Kelton Moss
Jennifer Rebecca Netherton
Michael Patrick Rafferty
Katherine Joelle Ross
Leslie Anne Schepp
Tyler Garrett Smith
Marissa Sue Teauseau
Christopher Vincent Turregano
Alysha Nichelle Wallace
Matthew Layne Wallace
Anne Marie Zapczynski

Bachelor of Arts

Nicholas Matthew Akins, Sociology
Kenneshea Brenaye' Allums, Psychology and Sociology
Allie Lynn Anderson, Art: Visual Culture
Brandi Racquel Andrews, Political Science
Allison Renee Austin, Art: Visual Culture and French
Kathryn-Alizabeth C. Baker, Art: Visual Culture
Kathryn-Alizabeth C. Baker, French
Flannery Barlow, Psychology
Tamara Barlow, Psychology
Libby Kathleen Bloxom, English
Jerrald Stephen Bonham, Communication: New Media
John Shaw Bonner, Communication: Film, TV, Video
Spencer Burns Bostwick, History and Modern Languages*
Stacey Lauren Bowers, Communication: New Media
Morgana Helen Broussard, Philosophy
Rebecca Anne Bundrick, Dance
Jane Elizabeth Busher, Psychology
Cole Garrett Campbell, Communication: New Media
John Angelo Cassaro, Communication: Professional Writing
Michelle C. Christmas, Psychology
Matthew C. Chumley, Geology
Beth E. Craft, English and French
Stuart Jackson Crichton, Communication: Professional Writing
Austin T. Dail, English
Tyler William Davis, Communication: New Media
Bryan Jordan Day, Spanish
Maureen E. DeVincenzo, English
Blake Anthony Dickson, Psychology
Lorna Street Dopson, Theatre*
Charles Christopher Eddy III, French
Andrea Catherine Edgley, Communication: Film, TV, Video
Jennifer Dee Flenniken, French
Janeane Marie Gorcyca, History
Samantha J. Green, English and Communication: Professional Writing
Tracy Denise Grissom, Dance
William James Harvey, Communication: Professional Writing
Aimee Michelle Herzog, Psychology
Minh Tam Thien Ho, Psychology
James Allen Hoyt, Sociology
Michael Phillip Jarboe, Communication: Professional Writing
Colin Ryan Johnson, Communication: Professional Writing
Todd R. Johnson, Communication: Professional Writing
Jacob Reynold Jones, Psychology
Thomas Holt Kirkindoll, Music
Elizabeth Ashley Krysiak, Psychology
Sunny Celeste LaGrone, Spanish
Christopher Thomas LaLonde, Communication: Film, TV, Video
Jennifer L. Landry, French
Quinn Alan Larwood, Economics and Finance*
Chelsea Nichole Liles, Mathematics
Rachael Lee Magill, Theatre
Adam Leonard Mastrodomenico, Geology
Gissell Azucena Mayorga-Acevedo, Psychology
Patricia K. McAllister, Art: Studio Arts
Casey Aaron McBeath, Communication: New Media
Rachel Helen McConnell-Switzer, Religious Studies
Colin Alexander McRae, Music
Colin Scott Miller, English*
Zachary Ryan Moffett, History
Lindsey Campbell Monds, French and Latin
Hannah Kate Moore, Communication: Professional Writing*
Rebekah Elise Murphy, English
Jennifer Rebecca Netherton, English
Christian Alexander Nichols, Political Science
Christene Elizabeth Paxton, Religious Studies
Lesley Kay Ragsdale, History
John Michael Ramsey, Communication: New Media
James Norton Reed, Physics
Sally Ann Roach, Religious Studies
Katherine Joelle Ross, Sociology
William T. Ross, History
Amy M. San Pedro, Theatre
Sarah T. Savage, History
Benjamin Paul Scalisi, Religious Studies and Philosophy
Leslie Anne Schepp, Art: Visual Culture (Museum Management)
Rachel Kathryn Schofield, English, Communication Emphasis
Christine Allise Shipp, Psychology
Matthew J. Shoptaugh, History
Jude Michael Simon, Art: Visual Culture
Thomas C. P. Skrmetti, Philosophy
Kendall Elise Smith, Communication: Professional Writing
Rachel Marlena Stevens, Religious Studies
Shannon Marie Stoddard, Theatre
April Lynn Stutts, Art: Studio Arts and Theatre
Douglas Rex Sullivan, Psychology
Marissa Sue Teauseau, Religious Studies
Leah Weslyn Tennyson, Performing Arts
Allison L. Tharp, English*
Sophia LeAnne Tolliver, Art: Studio Arts
Margaret L. Vaughan, Psychology
Raven Nichole Veillon, Art: Visual Culture
Carol Y. Verbeek, Political Science
John Hiram Wadsworth, Communication: Professional Writing
Alysha Nichelle Wallace, Elementary Education
John R. Webb, Psychology
Michael A. Wheeler, Elementary Education
Christopher Charles Williams, Communication: Film, Television, Video and English
David M. Williams, History and French
Clifton Jared Winkle, Psychology
Leslie R. Wyatt, Psychology
Anne Marie Zapczynski, Psychology

Bachelor of Music

Ashley Nicole Helms, Vocal Music Education
Mary Katherine Jones, Vocal Music Education
Christopher Ferrell Alexander Morgan, Orchestral Performance
Michael Patrick Rafferty, Vocal Music Education
Christopher Vincent Turregano, Vocal Performance
Amanda Elizabeth Cassidy Wampler, Orchestral Performance
Kaitlyn Adele Westerhaus, Vocal Music Education

Bachelor of Science

Dina Elham Abo-Zahrah, Mathematics
Ahmad Isam Azzawe, Biology
Haley Meredith Bassett, Health & Exercise Science
Stephanie Kate Beauvais, Accounting
David William Berude, Geology
Brittany Ann Blackwell, Neuroscience
Andrew Karr Bowers, Biology
Carl Z. Boyet, Mathematics
Jessica Lauren Brown, Finance and Business Administration and Modern Languages
Christopher Owens Bryan, Biology
Matthew Paul Bumgardner, Biology
Darrell K. Calhoun, Business Administration
Dane M. Chambers, Health & Exercise Science
Lauren Ashley Cheaney, Neuroscience
Stuart Jackson Crichton, Business Administration
Jacob Daniel Dawson, Finance and Business Administration
Bryan Jordan Day, Biology
Timothy Ryan Deering, Business Administration
Catherine Marie Donnelly, Mathematics
Emerald S. Doria, Health & Exercise Science
Katherine Anne Dougherty, Health & Exercise Science
Jared L. Dysart, Geology
Nicholas D. Faitz, Business Administration
Todd Michael Faulkinberry, Geology
Jennifer Dee Flenniken, Biology
Leslie Ann Forest, Health & Exercise Science
Rebekah Alise Gagnard, Biology
Phillip Emory Goodman, Accounting
Phillip Emory Goodman, Finance
Rustin Dale Green, Biology
Joseph Dane Hagen, Business Administration
Courtney Joy Hawkins, Health & Exercise Science
Michael C. Haydel, Biology
Lance Leron Hill, Business Administration
John Hughes Hogan, Business Administration
Richard J. Imperiali, Individualized Major: "Sports Administration"
Jeffery Allen James, Mathematics
Bethany Janae Joseph, Biology
Suneera Kompelli, Biology
Elizabeth Ashley Krysiak, Health & Exercise Science
Sarah Mary Kuruvilla, Biology
Sarah Catherine Latham, Biology
Jeffery Clay Malinovsky, Finance and Business Administration
Daniel Robert Martin, Health & Exercise Science
Melanie Joy McCoy, Health & Exercise Science
Rebecca Lynn McMahen, Biochemistry
Colin Alexander McRae, Biochemistry
Cara Elizabeth Miccoli, Biochemistry
Jessica Lauren Miller, Biology
Mark Stephen Moehle, Neuroscience
David Kelton Moss, Geology
Clayton H. Newell, Biochemistry
Kendra Carolyn Norman, Health & Exercise Science
Alexander D. Opland, Business Administration
Andrew Eugene Osborn, Neuroscience*
Jennifer Michelle Pate, Health & Exercise Science*
Marco Antonio Rajo Andrade, Neuroscience
Ashley Elizabeth Rawson, Biochemistry*
Dakota James Robinson, Business Administration and Finance
Spencer Tyler Saulsbury, Biology
Tyler Garrett Smith, Neuroscience
Lauren Elyce Stanley, Health & Exercise Science
Raberto J. Tabor, Business Administration
Amanda Kemper Thoma, Business Administration
Taylor Lynn Torrence, Biology*
Tuan Ahn Tran, Biology
Raven Nichole Veillon, Biology
Garrett Lane Vick, Biology
Matthew Layne Wallace, Business Administration and Psychology
Adam D. Walton, Physics
Madeline C. Weatherspoon, Mathematics
Kristine Elizabeth Weaver, Biology
Mark P. C. Weeber, Health & Exercise Science
Benjamin Tyler Williams, Business Administration
Matthew C. Williams, Biology
Kenneth Roland Womack II, Physics
Karolina Zaloga, Accounting and Finance

* Alpha Chi Honor Society

Departmental Honors

The following students have distinguished themselves by achieving Departmental Honors in the designated disciplines, signifying the completion of an intensive research project with presentation of the results to student peers and faculty.

Stephanie Kate Beauvais, Accounting
Spencer Burns Bostwick, History
Jessica Lauren Brown, Finance
Michelle C. Christmas, Psychology
Stuart Jackson Crichton, Communication
Bryan Jordan Day, Biology
Quinn Alan Larwood, Economics
Rachel Helen McConnell-Switzer, Religion
Rebecca Lynn McMahen, Chemistry
Cara Elizabeth Miccoli, Chemistry
Mark Stephen Moehle, Neuroscience
David Kelton Moss, Geology
Christene Elizabeth Paxton, Religion
Michael Patrick Rafferty, Music
Marco Antonio Rajo Andrade, Neuroscience
Ashley Elizabeth Rawson, Chemistry
Tyler Garrett Smith, Neuroscience
Rachel Marlena Stevens, Religion
Marissa Sue Teauseau, Religion
Christopher Vincent Turregano, Music
Carol Y. Verbeek, Political Science
Mark P. C. Weeber, Exercise Science
Anne Marie Zapczynski, Psychology

Master of Arts in Teaching

Angela S. Bellotte, Secondary Education
Lori Quigley Bertrand, Elementary Education
Robbie Kathleen Frey, Secondary Education
DeShana Shirelle Hall, Elementary Education
Carrie Guillory Macias, Elementary Education
Stephanie Ann Meyer, Secondary Education
Charity Marcella Moran, Secondary Education
Heather Pixley Pearson, Elementary Education
Jessica Russo, Elementary Education
Claire L. Taliaferro, Elementary Education
Melissa LaFitte Waters, Elementary Education
Don Joel Watson Jr., Secondary Education

Master of Business Adminstration

Taylor Cole Anderson, Business Administration
Zachary Tyler Chambers, Business Administration
Krystal S. Glasper, Business Administration
Eric Zeigler Gnann, Business Administration
Peter B. Johnson, Business Administration
Christopher P. Juneau, Business Administration
Julie Corkern Juneau, Business Administration
Patrick Hugh McGough, Business Administration

About Centenary College of Louisiana

Centenary College is a private, four-year arts and sciences college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Founded in 1825, it is the oldest chartered liberal arts college west of the Mississippi River and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Centenary is one of 16 colleges and universities constituting the Associated Colleges of the South and has been recognized as "One of the Best 371 Colleges" by the Princeton Review and one of "America's Best Colleges" and one of "America's Best Private Colleges" by Forbes.com. In 2008 Centenary College celebrated 100 years in Shreveport and Bossier City.