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May 17, 2007
College of Arts and Sciences recognizes outstanding students at awards convocation
The University of Louisiana at Monroe College of Arts and Sciences held its annual Awards Convocation recognizing outstanding students Thursday, April 19 at 5 p.m. in the Biedenharn Recital Hall.
Mark Arant, interim dean, issued the welcome and the introduction of the guest speaker, Carlos Fandal, a ÍøÆØÃÅ professor of foreign languages and the College’s first dean.
Fandal is a native of Slidell and earned his Ph.D. at LSU in romance languages, specializing in French Renaissance literature. He completed additional studies at the University of North Carolina, the Université Paul Valéry, the Centre International de Recherches d’Echanges et de Coopération de la Caraïbe et l’Amérique Latine-Martinique, and the American Academy in Rome. Fandal began his ÍøÆØÃÅ career in 1966, teaching French, Latin and Spanish, and became the first head of the department of foreign languages. In 1993, he became dean of the College of Liberal Arts, and in 2002 became dean of ÍøÆØÃÅ’s College of Arts and Sciences.
Departmental Outstanding Seniors certificates were presented to:
- Leslie Maxwell, Monroe, agriculture
- Christopher Dubose of Monroe, biology
- Jacob Myers of Crowley, chemistry
- Jennifer Bagbey of Lake Providence, communication studies
- Mitchell Thiels of Alexandria, criminal justice
- Keith Hill of Monroe, English
- Lisa Peterson of Monroe, French
- Karla Lowery of Monroe, Spanish
- Lisa Nelms of West Monroe, general studies
- Stephanie Mullins of Mandeville, geosciences (atmospheric sciences)
- Christa McKee of West Monroe, sociology
- Rob Carroll of New Castle, Pa., political science
- J. Hewitt Hall of Monroe, history
- Lydia Head of Tioga, social work
- Michelle Smith Kuhn of West Monroe, art
- Matthew Witherow of Pollock, music
Outstanding Students certificates were awarded in agriculture to: Amanda Chavers of Swartz, Josh Copes of Tallulah, Jill Givens of Winnsboro, Kyle Holloway of Delhi, and Leslie Maxwell of Monroe.
Outstanding Students in Biology are:
- David Aymond of Monroe
- Troy Babb of Deville
- Brandon Banks of West Monroe
- Lacey Bryan of Pineville
- Kish Carlton of West Monroe
- Logan Cloessner of Jonesville
- Christopher Dubose of Monroe
- Elizabeth Evans of Vicksburg
- Justin Ford of Monroe
- Alison Guerrero of Monroe
- Seth Hale of Grand Prairie, Texas
- Terrell Hamilton of Monroe
- Jeremy Harmson of Pineville
- Melissa Heard of West Monroe
- Haley Jackson of Springhill
- Jeff Kendrick of Jena
- John Laird of Monroe
- Billy Lockhart III of Monroe
- Benjamin Morehead of West Monroe
- John Nguyen of Erath
- Madeleine Nguyen of Baton Rouge
- Andrew Norwood of Little Rock, Ark.
- Matt Overturf of Monroe
- Juliane Paille of Rayville
- Nhu Pham of Baton Rouge
- Mary Ann Possoit of West Monroe
- Mitchell Ray of Holden
- Alexis Rollins of Monroe
- Nicole Schaferkotter of Albany
- Kanna Shepherd of Lake Providence
- Fiyin Sokoya of Sagamu
- Ogun State, Nigeria
- Todd Spears of West Monroe
- Lindsey Strebeck of Monterey
- Tabitha Taylor of Hammond
- Eugene Thibodeaux of Church Point
- Joseph Tran of Monroe
- Adam Trevillion of Waterproof
The Outstanding Students in Chemistry are: Hannah Baer of Monroe, Christopher Bauman of Covington, Brittany Lee of Lakewood, Colo., Jacob Myers of Crowley, and Victor Schutz of Monroe.
Jennifer Bagbey of Lake Providence received the Outstanding Student certificate in communication.
Outstanding Students in criminal justice are:
- Persephone Alexander of Monroe
- Stanley Alford of Coushatta
- Max Antony of Anacoco
- Brandon Baker of Bastro
- Christopher Dickens of Rayville
- Aisha Hamilton of Monroe
- Rhonda Hickey of Pineville
- Devin Jones of West Monroe
- Marcus Madison of Monroe
- Retieka Manning of Monroe
- RaDeana Mays of Bastrop
- Amber Rawls of Bastrop
- Cedric Rogers of Monroe
- Mitchell Thiels of Alexandria
- Sharetta Vaught of Bossier City
- Scott Wiggers of Winnsboro
- Domeka Williams of Tallulah
The Outstanding Students in English are:
- Christy Bailey of Grayson
- Caroline Barr of Monroe
- Taeigier Douglas of Bastrop
- Allison Flowers of Calhoun
- Keith Hill of Monroe
- Hannah Hogan of Jonesboro
- Cheyenne Mathews of Mer Rouge
- Meghan Maxwell of Calhoun
- Ashley McElwee of West Monroe
- Amber Medlin of Downsville
- Dana Modisette of Jonesboro
- Jesse Paul of Pollock
- Kassie Thompson of Monroe
- Kristen Tilbury of West Monroe
- Serena Waller of West Monroe
Melissa Johnson of Monroe and Whitney Walker of Monroe received the Outstanding Student certificates for family and consumer sciences.
Outstanding Students in foreign languages are: Heather Black of Monroe, Kristi Lang of Houston, Karla Lowery of Monroe, Lisa Peterson of Monroe, Victoria Teague of Oak Grove, and April Williamson of Monroe.
The Outstanding Students in general studies are: Lisa Nelms of West Monroe, David Newton of Haughton, Cassandra Olin of Monroe, and Marylou Soltesz of Monroe.
Sunny Brown of Baton Rouge, Jacob Darby of Pride, Amber Heffner of Ferriday, Ashley Jones of Franklinton, Donald Jones of Slidell, Stephanie Mullins of Mandeville, and Matt Williams of Atlanta, Ga. received the Outstanding Student certificates for geosciences.
In gerontology/sociology and political science, Outstanding Student certificates were received by: Christopher Byrd of Monroe, Pamela Byrd of Monroe, Rob Carroll of New Castle, Pa., Carly Clifton of Van Wert, Ohio, Megan Harris of Scott, Jessica Lenard of West Monroe, Christa McKee of West Monroe, Cindy Phu of Monroe, and Dale Willson of Port Orchard, Wash.
Outstanding Students in history are: J. Hewitt Hall of Monroe, Anthony Hutchins of Cedar Hill, Texas, Stephanie Markland of West Monroe, and John Salter of Farmerville.
The Outstanding Students in social work are: Desiree Bridges of Lafayette, Lydia Head of Tioga, Lacey Herring of Lake Providence, Mary Catherine Murphy of Grayson, and Olivia Wilburn of Monroe.
In visual and performing arts, Outstanding Students in art are:
- Emily Brown of Monroe
- Misty DeLeon of Minden
- Richard Gentry of Monroe
- Erica Hijazi
- Stephanie Malone Jordan of Monroe
- Heidi Korrodi of West Monroe
- Michelle Smith Kuhn of West Monroe
- Ryan Moris of West Monroe
- Brad New of Sterlington
- Stefan Nodarse of Transylvania
- Travis Reuther of Haughton
- Megan Rushing of Archibald
- Stephanie Michele Smith of West Monroe
- Heath Work of Monroe
- Kate Yancey of Monroe
The music students receiving Outstanding Student certificates are: Shelby McCarty of West Monroe, Adavion Wayne of Shreveport and Matthew Witherow of Pollock.
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