Congratulations Fall 2015 Honors Graduates!

On November 17, 2015, Honors students who have spent 4 or more years gathering the matriculation necessary to receive a degree were treated to an evening of food and reverie at the Honors Graduation Reception, lovingly known also as the "Honors Cording Ceremony." Festivities took place in the Student Union Atchafalaya Ballroom, and deans from multiple colleges attended, as well as family and friends of the students. One of the requirements of the Honors Program is to complete a research poster for display; the posters at the Fall 2015 Honors Graduation Reception stretched across the room and represented weeks or months of research the students performed in their educational career at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Students received their cords by the Provost, Dr. James Henderson. Dr. Julia Frederick announced the seniors as they received their cords, and following after a banquet was attended by the seniors. 3 Honors Baccalaureates attended the ceremony (Honors students writing undergraduate theses), and additional student names who attended the ceremony and pictures of the ceremony are provided below.

GRADUATES:

Aithal, Ritvik Arehole
Andrepont, McKenna Elizabeth
Bertrand, Amanda Gail
Bradford, Corey Jay
Ekong, Uwem Samuel
Farmer, Samuel Thomas
Gauthier, Emily Marie
Hebert, Alaina Gabrielle
Hext, Lauren
Laborde, Nicholas Francis
Landry, Joshua Paul
Rink, Caleb Dean
Seaux, Gage Emerson
Smith, Camille M.
Spriggins, Elysha Lafaye
Vanya, Allison
Wilson, Kalyn Elaine
Zerangue, Marissa A.

Fall 2015 THESES:

Emily Gauthier
Thesis Title: Unequal Access: Perceptions of LGBTQ Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

Elysha Spriggins
Thesis Title: The Worth of the Digital Age: An Analysis of Advantages and Disadvantages of the Modern Digital Age on American Business

Kalyn Wilson
Thesis Title: Red Algal Blades in the Gulf of Mexico with Focus on the Family Halymeniaceae (Halymeniales, Rhodophyta)

CONGRATULATIONS SENIORS!!!!