Thirty-five of the University of Louisiana at Çàɬֱ²¥â€™s 1,641 graduates have proven themselves perfect – and broken a semester record. The undergraduate students are among the highest number of summa cum laude graduates – those with 4.0 GPAs – in a single semester in University history.
Among the total number of degrees to be conferred during UL Çàɬֱ²¥â€™s Spring 2023 Commencement ceremonies Friday and Saturday will be 41 doctoral degrees, another record. The University will also award 1,273 bachelor’s degrees, 323 master’s degrees, three graduate certificates and one undergraduate certificate.
Members of the exemplary group, listed by college, are:
College of the Arts
- Hunter Darby, architectural studies
B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration
- Faith Robinson, finance
College of Engineering
- Claire Werther, mechanical engineering
College of Education
- Lane Bergeron, secondary education and teaching
- Olivia Campbell, elementary education, grades 1-5
- Victoria Martin, secondary education and teaching
- Taylor Meche, secondary education and teaching
- Emily Savell, secondary education and teaching
College of Liberal Arts
- Cassidy Bellard, English
- Anna Dardeau, history
- Kinsey Hatfield, psychology
- Jeanne Martin, psychology
- Valerie Merritt, psychology
- Francisco Pagan, political science
- Logan Richard, English
- Noah Thibodeaux, history
Ray P. Authement College of Sciences
- Chansey Champagne, physics
- Amy Dartez, biology
- Kelsie Fell, biology
- Carson Hebert, biology
- Sarah Martin, biology
- Elisabeth McMichael, informatics
- Rosalie Michot, biology
- Cassidy Nguyen, biology
- Kalyn Picard, biology
- Christopher Pinho, chemistry
- Jackson Ragusa, biology
- Jordan Richard, biology
- Logan Richard, mathematics
- Morgan Rigby, biology
- Nicholas Russell, computer science
- Alex Saunier, biology
- Angelique Schmidt, chemistry
- Alanna Smith, biology
- Kennedy Stansbury, biology
University College
- Celia Theaux, general studies
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Photo caption: Thirty-five University of Louisiana at Çàɬֱ²¥ undergraduate students are part of a record-breaking group. They are among the most summa cum laude graduates – those with 4.0 GPAs – in a single semester in University history. Photo credit: Doug Dugas / University of Louisiana at Çàɬֱ²¥