Local people among 4,000 who receive LSU degrees in virtual ceremony

On Friday, LSU honored more than 4,000 spring graduates with a virtual graduation celebration, and during the ceremony, 4,347 degrees were conferred. The virtual graduation watch party took place on the LSU Facebook page, and following the ceremony, all the graduates names were displayed on the scoreboards in Tiger Stadium.
LSU’s virtual graduation featured a “Year in Review” video; Grammy winner and Louisiana-native Lauren Daigle singing the National Anthem; messages from Interim President Tom Galligan, Executive Vice President and Provost Stacia Haynie; and Board of Supervisors Chair Mary Werner, who also conferred degrees; messages from the deans of the senior colleges and LSU alumni; LSU Spirit Squad dancing to “Hey Fightin’ Tigers”; and world-renowned opera star and LSU alumna Lisette Oropesa singing the LSU Alma Mater.
Galligan congratulated the graduates on achieving the goal they all set for themselves when they first joined the LSU community a few years ago.
“Your calmness, your optimism, your resiliency in a time of crisis is commendable, and it is a testament to your true strength of character,” Galligan said. “While this certainly was not the way any of us had expected your final semester to unfold, this experience, and more importantly, the way you handled it, will serve you well as you now venture out into the world to make your mark.”
Just before noon, Galligan also was live on the LSU Instagram page to once again congratulate the graduates and to bring a little bit of campus to them by joining in listening to the Memorial Tower chime at noon and play the LSU Alma Mater.
LSU’s May 2020 graduating class represents 60 Louisiana parishes, 49 U.S. states and 88 foreign countries. Women made up 57.33% of the class, and men made up 42.67%.
The oldest graduates are 59, and the youngest is 19.
“You are a unique class, and you forever will be that unique class that graduated in this extraordinary time,” Werner said. “We will always remember the contributions you’ve made to our university, and we want you to come back and visit us many, many times.”
The 4,347 total graduates are made up of 3,353 students who received bachelor’s degrees; 708 who received master’s degrees; 57 who received education specialist or graduate certificates; 107 who received a Ph.D.; 12 who received a Doctor of Musical Arts degree; and 88 who received Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; and 22 who received a post-bachelorette certificate. Also, 27 LSU employees were among those who received degrees this spring.
“Class of 2020 will forever designate you as a graduate who is fierce and resilient, and who persists despite floods or pandemics,” Haynie said.
Here are the graduates from The Daily Review circulation area:
Honors Graduates
St. Mary Parish
Franklin
Carl Taylor Stirling, II, Summa Cum Laude
Morgan City
Emma Daice Thomas, Cum Laude
Assumption Parish
Donaldsonville
Alaina Rae Caballero, Magna Cum Laude
Pierre Part
Ryan Paul Simoneaux, Magna Cum Laude
Assumption Parish
Austin Charles Settoon, Pierre Part
College of Agriculture
Dina Claire Crochet, Napoleonville
Hayes D. Rousseau, Plattenville
Eden Marie Schexnayder, Donaldsonville
Miette Anne Weaver, Napoleonville
E. J. Ourso College of Business
Alaina Rae Caballero, Donaldsonville
Austin Charles Settoon, Pierre Part
Emily Ann Thibodeaux, Napoleonville
College of Engineering
Cole Michael Bourg, Labadieville
Brennen Kyle Cooley, Labadieville
Tucker Knotts Landry, Napoleonville
AnFernee Charles Rodrigue, Belle Rose
College of Humanities
& Social Sciences
Leslie Marie Pennison, Napoleonville
Ryan Paul Simoneaux, Pierre Part
St. Martin Parish
College of Art & Design
Logan Chandler Osborn, Breaux Bridge
E. J. Ourso College of Business
Coleton Ryan Dartez, Breaux Bridge
Anna Marie Huval, Breaux Bridge
College of Engineering
Ian Gerardo Andrepont, Cecilia
Kenzie Rae Dupont, St. Martinville
College of Humanities
& Social Sciences
Travin DeQwaune Dural, Breaux Bridge
Pierre Joseph Fournet, St. Martinville
Shanna Rene Fuselier, St. Martinville
Allyson Felicianne Huval, Cecilia
Manship School
of Mass Communication
Allyson Felicianne Huval, Cecilia
College of Science
Joshua Peter Broussard, Cade
Graduate School
(Master’s)
Hannah Rose Dugas, Cecilia
St. Mary Parish
College of Agriculture
Alex Breaux, Breaux Bridge
Gabrielle Elizabeth Hebert, Berwick
McKaila Darden Stafford, Charenton
College of Art & Design
Allison Mary Bodin, Ashton
E. J. Ourso College of Business
Tanner G. Caldwell, Berwick
John Rhorer Higdon, Franklin
Madeleine M. Hover, Berwick
Grace Ibert, Franklin
Briala Sade’ Earlamena Kirt, Berwick
Bailey Theresa Nelson, Patterson
Taylor Bryan Richard, Morgan City
Carl Taylor Stirling, II, Franklin
College of Engineering
Logan Michael Scully, Morgan City
College of Human Sciences
& Education
Abigail Kathleen Askew, Berwick
Ashton Nicole Morales, Berwick
Emma Daice Thomas, Morgan City
Brennan Michael Young, Franklin
College of Humanities
& Social Sciences
Brandon Joseph Verret, Patterson
Graduate School
(Master’s)
Chelsea Danielle Andras, Morgan City
Charles Carey Barron, III, Berwick
Madeline Grace Gray, Berwick
Nicolas Patrick Guarisco, Morgan City
Conner James LeBlanc, Morgan City
Hannah Marie Pitre, Berwick
Andreana Arelle Tarleton, Patterson
(Doctorate)
Danielle Renae Eugene, Patterson
School of Veterinary Medicine
(Doctorate)
Kayla Michelle South, Patterson