Centenary awards diplomas to Spring Class of 2025
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ awarded diplomas to nearly 100 students of the Spring Class of 2025 during the commencement on May 3, 2025, at the Gold Dome.
Ten students with a grade point average (GPA) of 3.9 or higher graduated summa cum laude. Twelve graduated magna cum laude with GPAs between 3.7 to 3.89, and nine achieved cum laude with GPAs of 3.5 to 3.69.
Dr. Marjorie Hass, president of the Council of Independent Colleges, delivered the commencement address. Shreveport’s Second Line Brass Band led the procession out of the Gold Dome with a New Orleans-style parade. The full list of graduates, their degrees, and links to photo galleries are available below.
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
- Cadence Crumpton
- Summer Faust
- Emma Greer
- Channing Hall
- Tarif Islam
- Emma Lavelle
- Madison McKnight
- Alireza Moosavi Behbahani
- Mackenzie Olinger
- Riana Seidenberg
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
- Alyssa Akers
- Isabella Giglio
- Malick Hasan
- Charles Hinson
- Mary Large
- Ron Masti
- Gene Angelo Nucal
- Hailey Poe
- Viviana Rivero
- Sophie Schmitz
- Emma Shepherd
- Athena Vasquez
CUM LAUDE
- Briana Aguirre
- Brennan Amato
- Avery Cauley
- Madison Ersoff
- Ethan Manwaring
- Amelia Natal
- Leah Smith
- Christopher Tarr
- Jillian Tuggle
DEPARTMENTAL HONORS
- Brennan Amato, Kinesiology
- Avery Cauley, Political Science
- Summer Faust, Biology
- Isabella Giglio, Economics
- Emma Greer, English
- Tarif Islam, Biology and Neuroscience
- Brittany Lee, Biology
- Madison McKnight, Biology
- Alireza Moosavi Behbahani, Biology
- Mackenzie Olinger, Psychology
- Brooke Sandefur, English
- Jillian Tuggle, English
BACHELOR OF ARTS
- Alyssa M. Akers, Elementary Education
- Tamera Kyria Alexander, Biology
- Tamia Mariah Alexander, Art: Studio Art
- Aurora Elizabeth Allen, Music: Choral Music
- Dominick Vito Benedetto, Music: Composition
- Andrew Thompson Bennett, Communication: Creative and Strategic Content
- Elizabeth Grace Canady, Elementary Education
- Avery Elizabeth Cauley, Political Science
- Jaspen Sequan Charles, English: Literary Studies & French
- Glay H. Collier III, Economics
- Cadence Elizabeth Crumpton, Psychology
- Ethan K. Davis, Art: Studio Art
- Madison Corey Ersoff, English: Literary Studies & Philosophy
- Isabella Morgan Giglio, Economics
- Olivia Gningone Billy, French
- Kaeleigh B. Graham, Theatre
- Emma Blanche Greer, English: Creative Writing & Theatre
- Channing S. Hall, Political Science
- Channing S. Hall, Theatre
- Hanna Elizabeth Haworth, Psychology
- Kevin Hinson, Political Science
- Andrea Nell Kay, History
- Ian M. McDonald, English: Creative Writing
- Manisha Surabhi Menon, Biology
- Dylan Kirk Miller, Biology
- Amelia Jean Natal, Music: Choral Music
- Gene Angelo Lustina Nucal, Music: Composition
- Mackenzie Claire Olinger, Biology & Psychology
- Abigail Michelle Phelan, Theatre
- Hailey Nicole Poe, Theatre
- Maxwell Rivera, Psychology
- Viviana Rivero, Psychology & Sociology
- Aubrey DeAnn Salazar, Communication: New Media Design
- Brooke Ashley Sandefur, English: Literary Studies
- Riana Grace Seidenberg, Art: Studio Art
- Emma K. Shepherd, Elementary Education
- John Patrick Smith, Political Science
- Leah Katherine Smith, Psychology
- Jaylin Angelle St. Martin, Psychology
- Mallory Brenna Starrett, Psychology & Sociology
- Christopher Lloyd Tarr, Communication: Creative and Strategic Content
- Jillian “Jae” Audrey Tuggle, English: Creative Writing
- Athena Grace Vasquez, French
- Athena Grace Vasquez, English: Literary Studies
- Benjamin A. Vazquez, Art: Studio Art
- Mylia Lashon Vidtor, Psychology
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
- Briana Marie Aguirre, Biology
- Briana Marie Aguirre, Neuroscience
- Brennan Anthony Amato, Kinesiology
- Gabriel S. Aragon, Business Administration: Commerce
- Henry Ryan Bennett, Business Administration: Sport Management
- Braeden Alandre Board, Business Administration: Commerce
- William Hunter Booth, Business Administration: Commerce
- Kaleb Scott Coates, Business Administration: Sport Management
- Cody Allan Crider, Business Administration: Sport Management
- Madison Caitlin Deon Davis, Kinesiology
- Rene Edikson Escobar Diaz, Accounting
- Rene Edikson Escobar Diaz, Business Administration: Investments
- Summer M. Faust, Biology
- Claire Elizabeth Flores, Business Administration: International Business
- Isabella Morgan Giglio, Business Administration: Investments
- Jake D. Gonce, Business Administration: Commerce
- Jakobi N. Greenleaf, Sport Management
- William Carson Harris, Accounting
- Malick M. Hasan, Business Administration: Investments
- Enrique Hernandez, Jr., Sport Management
- Tarif Islam, Biology
- Tarif Islam, Neuroscience
- Alana Michelle Jones, Business Administration: Sport Management
- Tyler Jacob Jones, Business Administration: Sport Management
- Mathew David Lamoreaux, Accounting
- Mary Shannan Large, Biology
- Mary Shannan Large, Neuroscience
- Emma Louise Lavelle, Biology
- Emma Louise Lavelle, Mathematics
- Brittany Paige Lee, Biology
- Kiara Mykaela Liedy, Biology & Neuroscience
- Carl R. Lind, Business Administration: Leadership
- Zachary J. Malone, Business Administration: Sport Management
- Ethan P. Manwaring, Business Administration: Commerce
- Ron Masti, Business Administration: Investments
- Madison Nichol McKnight, Biology
- Madison Nichol McKnight, Neuroscience
- McKenly Cooper McLaughlin, Business Administration: Sport Management
- Manisha Surabhi Menon, Business Administration: Leadership
- Alireza Moosavi Behbahani, Biology & Neuroscience
- Odin Javier Munguia Estrada, Business Administration: Commerce
- Mackenzie Claire Olinger, Neuroscience
- Monica Percino Rivera, Chemistry (ACSA) & Geology: Traditional Track
- Sophie M. Schmitz, Business Administration: Investments
- Chase P. Stanley, Business Administration: Commerce
MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING (MAT)
- Madison Ashley Atkinson, Secondary Education
- Markayla Dyja Collins, Secondary Education
- Loran A. Dillon, Secondary Education
- Cassidy Hope Jones, Secondary Education
- Sabrina M. Mistriner, Elementary Education
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)
- Antonio Joseph Barbee, Business Administration
- Jobee Kaaden Boone, Business Administration
- Abdalrahman Ibrahim, Business Administration
- Ralph Duffy Johnson, Business Administration
- Robin Narie Lemelle, Business Administration
- Jackson C. Ossman, Business Administration
- Desiree N. Rodriguez, Business Administration
- Tre Jeremiah Washington, Business Administration
- Cory David Wikan, Business Administration
Links to photo galleries from the 2025 commencement ceremony are available and .