<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Twenty-three McNeese State University students received the summa cum laude designation — for grade-point averages of 3.90-4.00 — during recent spring commencement ceremonies.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Eight students were recognized for earning a 4.0 GPA throughout their college careers — Colin Broussard, Lake Charles, foreign languages; Sarah France, Westlake, psychology; Ashleigh Franques, DeQuincy, early childhood education; Cathryn Frey, Sulphur, biological science; Anna Salvador, Houston, nutrition and food sciences; Emily Smith, Sulphur, English; Kyle Townsley, Merryville, marketing; and Jacob Troutman, Katy, Texas, accounting.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">The other honor students recognized:</span>

<span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-family: ‘Myriad Pro’;" class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Summa cum laude:</span> <span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Joel</span> <span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Byrne, Elton; Jessie Cortez, Westlake; Chance Cronce, DeRidder; John David, Ville Platte; Bailey Dean, Nederland, Texas; Rebecca Dupont, Grand Lake; Lauren Freese, Lake Charles; Kylie Goodeaux, Westlake; Lodden Hixson, Lake Charles; Emily Keeley, Sulphur; Darian Lanthier, Hathaway; Kaitlyn Miller, Lake Charles; Ngan Nguyen, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam; Laura Pousson, Lake Charles; Taylor Whitley, Westlake.</span>

<span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-family: ‘Myriad Pro’;" class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Magna cum laude (3.70-3.89 GPA):</span> <span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Jamie Allred, Hallsville, Texas; Alise Ardoin, Lafayette; Tiffany Augustine, Leonville; Kay Baca, Lake Charles; Andrew Bearb, Lake Charles; Kayla Bertrand, Ragley; Matthew Breaux, Grand Lake; Hunter Burleson, Sulphur; Dax Campbell, Sulphur; Kyler Campbell, Dry Creek; Alvin Capello, Houston; Mchaji Celestaine, Lake Charles; Fantasia Charles, Ville Platte; Emily Chauvin, Franklin; Christin Crader, Jennings; Jo Daigle, Hackberry; Tiffany Daley, Lake Charles; Michelle Dougay, Lake Charles; Alice Edmaiston, Iowa, La.; Hang Ok Fontane, Lake Charles; Briar Fontenot, Ville Platte; Kelli Fontenot, Lake Charles; Dawn Frederick, Kinder; Emily Gingras, Kinder; Alexandra Graf, Holland, Ohio; Katlyn Harper, Dry Creek; Austin Harris, Sulphur; Kona Harris, Tioga; Caroline Hebert, Iota; Mickenzie Hill, Sulphur; Madelyn Husted, Killeen, Texas; Miranda Kalina, Kountze, Texas; Alison Kirk, DeRidder; Nicole Lamont, Leesville; Lisa LeJeune, Lake Charles; Haley Leleux, New Iberia; Timothy Ludtman, Marietta, Ohio; Tiffany Mayers, DeRidder; Caryn Meschwitz, Lake Charles; Jordan Moore, Houma; Jamie Moran, Gonzales; Matthew Morel, Grant; Andrew Mudd, Cameron; Nicoleta Muresan, Turda, Romania; Georgia Osburn, Lake Charles; Xin Pan, Zheng Zhou, China; Brent Richard, Gueydan; Jorge Roman Romero, Guayaquil, Ecuador; Jessica Schexnayder, Crowley; Christopher Thorn, DeRidder; An Tran, HoiAn, Vietnam, Anastasija Trubica, Riga, Latvia; Rebecca Tudor, Perrysburg, Ohio; Courtney Vallery, Church Point; Shannon Villanueva, DeRidder; Tyler White, DeRidder; McKenzie Williamson, Westlake; and Mackenzie Wright, Sulphur.</span>

<span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-family: ‘Myriad Pro’;" class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Cum laude (3.50-3.69 GPA):</span> <span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Seth Abshire, Lake Charles; Emily Alexander, DeRidder; Jared Amiot, Lake Charles; Rebecca Ardoin, Sulphur; Thomas Aucoin, Shreveport; Olivia Babineaux, Lake Charles; Aaron Barclay, Lake Charles; Morgan Blackwell, Orange, Texas; Enock Bor, Lake Charles; Shelby Borders, Lake Charles; Tryfon Boukouvidis, Thessaloniki, Greece; Brittany Boullion, Kinder; Samantha Bourque, Lake Charles; Sarah Bricker, Arlington, Texas; Colby Broussard, Lake Arthur; Amanda Brown, DeRidder; Charles Brown, Katy, Texas; Alyssa Buzzard, DeRidder; Kyle Cook, Katy, Texas; McKenzie Cooper, DeQuincy; Sheridan Cooper, Springhill; Rebecca Coward, Vinton; Kristen Credeur, Lake Charles; Steven Dabelow, Lake Charles; Drusallar Davis, Lake Charles; Caitlyn Fontenot, Lake Charles; David Fontenot, Dry Creek; Matthew Gallier, Lake Charles; Sudip Ghimire, Butwal, Nepal; Karlee Goodman, Ragley; Kendal Gott, Dry Creek; K</span><span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">elly Graham, Longmont, Colo.; Percy Guillory, Lake Charles; Aimee Guillotte, Jennings; William Guillotte, Lake Charles; Kaitlyn Hantz, Ragley; Harry Hawthorne, Freehold, N.J., Shaylee Heard, Sulphur; Kristen Hebert, Lake Charles; Andrew Hedrick, Katy, Texas; Kylie Hernandez, Sulphur; Emily Hinton, Lake Charles; Emily Hunt, Ragley; Renee Juneau, Jennings; Roger Kamrowski, Iowa, La.; Brian Kingham, Lake Charles; Rebecca Knott, Plaucheville; Blake LaFargue, Kinder; Cameron Landry, Lake Charles; Randi Landry, Lake Charles; Trevor LeBlanc, Jennings; Mattie Leone, Sulphur; Mallory Livingston, Groves, Texas; Ryan Logan, Sulphur; Courtney Lomas, Abbeville; Kalli Maggio, Kinder; Tyler Marks, Lake Charles; Hannah Maust, Riobamba, Ecuador; Katherine Newmiller, Beaumont, Texas; Karen Nugent, Iowa; Christopher Ortiz-Torres, Westlake; Tori Overley, Gueydan; Miranda Partin, Lake Charles; Sarah Pelletier, Stafford Springs, Conn.; Chanler Perkins, Lake Charles; Ali Piatt, Lake Charles; Emma Ransome, Leesville; Brian Rich, Lake Charles; Ted Romero, Lake Charles; Desiraye Rosamore, Lake Charles; Taylor Schmidt, Yorba Linda, Calif.; Jordan Schwartzenburg, Sulphur; Lindsay Seamons, Lake Charles; Lauren Sestak, Spring, T</span><span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">exas; Brently Sorgee, Sulphur; Jessica Suire, Lafayette; Katelyn Sullivan, Lake Charles; Christopher Tapie, Marrero; Lucas Trahan, Welsh; Sarah Traske, Lake Charles; Michelle Traylor, Lake Charles; Lauren Veillon, Houston; Rachel Viator, Lake Charles; Hailee Vincent, Lake Charles; Lakeyn Ward, Lake Charles; and Leocadine Zebaze, Lake Charles.</span><p>Pictured top left to right Emily Smith</p>