The University of Houston-Victoria has awarded 476 degrees to undergraduate and graduate students who completed their coursework in the spring semester.
Undergraduate candidates with honors wore gold braids over their robes during a May 16 graduation ceremony at Faith Family Church in Victoria.
Students graduating cum laude, with honor, had grade-point averages of 3.5 to 3.67 on a 4.0 scale. Students graduating magna cum laude, with high honor, had GPAs of 3.68 to 3.84, and those graduating summa cum laude, with highest honor, had a GPA of 3.85 or higher.
Graduates by school are listed below with their hometown and any honors received.
SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES
- Master of Arts
- Nathalia Johnelle Osby, Alexandria, La.
- Ivan Sair Garza, Brownsville
- Stacy Marie Romo, El Campo
- Brittney Bianca Dotson, Friendswood
- Anthony C. Winn, Hobson
- Angelique Hillendahl, Houston
- Tamara Costello Machado, Houston
- Lindsey Marie Smith, Houston
- Meghan Ruth Hanks, Lake Charles, La.
- Elizabeth Lopez, Miami, Fla.
- Andrea K. Scott, Pflugerville
- Crystal Humble, Richmond
- Melanie Salazar, Rosenberg
- Elizabeth Renice Dozier, Schertz
- Megan Bianca Figueroa, Victoria
- Staci Marie Ulrich, Weimar
- Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies
- Stacey Tisdale, Adkins
- Brenda Lizeth Escobedo, East Bernard
- Erin Leigh Gabrysch, Edna
- Cody Lawrence Lopasky, Katy
- Alexandra Corbin, Lake Jackson
- Amanda Brooke Audas, Mansfield
- Lesley Wilson, Meadows Place
- Raymond Luther Hinds, Palacios
- Master of Science
- Bradley Welsh Donalson, Bedford
- Akuchii Peggy Iwunze, Fresno
- Jessica Couch, Herriman, Utah
- Melissa Z. Cluff, Houston
- Preeti Yadav, Houston
- Veronica Diana Gonzalez, Huntsville
- Manasa Bathini, Katy
- Shinika Kashmia Elder, Katy
- Divya Harichandran Kamath, Katy
- Michael Rush Kinzel, Katy
- Dimitrios Sellountos, Katy
- Georgette Denise Walker, Little Rock, Ark.
- Michael Ansara Richmond, Pearland
- Khoa Dang Dao, Richmond
- Lisa Ann Albanese, San Antonio
- Jude Chukwuma Ejiobi, Stafford
- Amandeep Singh Randhawa, Sugar Land
- Shanti Thangavel, Sugar Land
- Brittnae Nicole Brasfield, Victoria
- Bachelor of Arts
- Catherine A. Totty, Austin, Cum Laude
- Isaiah James Tadlock, Bellville, Cum Laude
- Jazmin Shayenne Eason, Brookshire
- Crystal Marie Rocha, Edna
- Timothy Layne Galbreath, Karnes City
- Monica U. Chatman, Katy
- Ira Jonathan Wood, Katy, Cum Laude
- JaChel DeElla Redmond, Little Elm
- Kristin Haynes, Missouri City, Cum Laude
- Kayla Marie Boyd-Robertson, Port Lavaca
- Shelby Lyn Rodgers, Port Lavaca
- Jesse Eugene Cano III, The Woodlands
- Ashley Marie Sisson, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude
- Caitlin Darlene Swisher, Victoria
- Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences
- Christi Nelson, Anna, Cum Laude
- Jane A. Reding, Austin
- Ebony Michelle Campbell, Bellflower, Calif., Cum Laude
- Robert Michael Myers, Edna
- Blake Alan Johnson, Ganado
- Christopher David Hathaway, Helotes
- Ann Walker Cobb, Houston, Summa Cum Laude
- Janis K. Mayer, Houston
- Jason Brent Olsovsky, Lolita, Magna Cum Laude
- Sheila Ann Long, Louise
- Theresa H. Oneal, Markham
- Melanie C. Longoria, Palacios, Cum Laude
- Cindy Ewelike, Pearland
- Guadalupe Garcia III, Port Lavaca
- Sandra Hunter Lesley, Richmond, Summa Cum Laude
- Huyen Thanh Tran, Richmond
- Belinda M. Garza, Spring
- Sylvia Herrera, Victoria
- Linda Edith Vuillemin, Victoria
- Bachelor of Science
- Loraine Tovar, Bay City, Cum Laude
- Shannon Melissa McCoy, Bellville, Cum Laude
- Casandra Dana-Rene Zamora, Boling
- Tamara Blackburn, Brookshire
- Jose Daniel Aguero, Brownsville
- Hector Alonzo Gonzalez, Brownsville
- Dustin Ray Vest, Corpus Christi
- Lavell Deshun Maize, Crowley
- Robert Alan Proctor, Jr., Cuero
- Samuel Brice Eyre, Cypress, Summa Cum Laude
- Jessica Sair Loya, Cypress
- Shekoufeh Amanda Roghanian, Cypress, Magna Cum Laude
- Brandon James Wilson, Cypress, Summa Cum Laude
- Tabitha Nicole Beard, Edna
- Rachel Marie Chovanec, Ganado, Magna Cum Laude
- Tisch Erin McDaniel, Goliad
- Rojan Bagheri, Houston
- Rasheedat Omodolapo Bello, Houston
- Savannah Marie Cortez, Houston
- Unumm Jabeen Khalid, Houston
- Lori T. King, Houston, Magna Cum Laude
- Timothy Matthews, Houston
- Frankey S. Shears, Houston
- Jasleen Talwar, Houston
- Nakeira Tione Taylor-Dalal, Houston
- Hannah Francesca Hayward, Inez
- Alexander Geoffrey Acheson, Katy, Summa Cum Laude
- Kimberly Green-Braden, Katy, Summa Cum Laude
- Lyndsey J. Jeang, Katy
- Anietra Miller, Katy, Summa Cum Laude
- Steven Jacob Jones, Kerrville
- Eric Ryan Nelson, Lake Jackson
- Israel Nava, Mission
- Allyen A. Cyril, Missouri City
- Harold Del Aguila, Missouri City
- Kristin Thomas Kemp, Missouri City
- Taffy Stone, Needville
- Ernest G. Adame Jr., Placedo
- James Garcia Delgado Jr., Port Lavaca
- Ashleigh Nicole Gottschalt, Port Lavaca
- Colby E. Stokes, Port Lavaca, Cum Laude
- Kristin Nicole Gunnerson, Richmond
- Rosabel C. Hall, Richmond
- Johnny Choung Nguy, Richmond
- Herschel Assan Soumahoro, Richmond
- Tasneem Mahedi Sunesara, Richmond, Cum Laude
- Carolina Cornel, Rosenberg, Magna Cum Laude
- Juan Andres Llanes, Rosenberg
- Laionee Lizette Hinojosa, San Antonio, Cum Laude
- Victor Manuel Zertuche Jr., San Antonio, Cum Laude
- Joshua R. Ledesma, Spring
- Desiree Danielle Marin, Spring, Cum Laude
- Serina Mia Bedrossian, Stafford, Cum Laude
- Christina Belen Garza, Stafford
- Jacklynn Caskey, Sugar Land, Cum Laude
- Tracy Lynn Cryer, Sugar Land, Summa Cum Laude
- Anum Hasan, Sugar Land, Summa Cum Laude
- Shaina Osezomon Ituah, Sugar Land, Cum Laude
- Tarek Zeyad Kadourah, Sugar Land
- Christopher Wayne Largent, Sugar Land, Cum Laude
- Alexis Erin Lockhart, Sugar Land, Cum Laude
- Jose Luis Quevedo, Sugar Land
- Christopher D. Taylor, Sugar Land
- Sara-Ashley N. Kelly, Universal City
- Nathan Burr Bowers, Victoria
- Bethany Brandt, Victoria
- Donece Lanay Hill, Victoria, Cum Laude
- Angela Christina Howard, Victoria
- Roderick Darryl Jones, Victoria
- Stephanie Nicole Ledwig, Victoria
- Jared Collin Lewis, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude
- Aramis Marie Lopez, Victoria
- Amanda Nicole Martinez, Victoria
- Nikita Drew Martinez, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude
- Janna Marie McLaurin, Victoria
- Brittany Nicole Proctor, Victoria
- Lesean Shantone Thomas, Victoria
- Madison Lynn Thormahlen, Victoria
- Samantha M. Vidaurri, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude
- KaLeigh Denise Janise, Wadsworth
- James Ryan Naylor, Wharton
- Christine Gomez, Yoakum
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
- Master of Business Administration
- Scott Gilbert Stanley, Argyle
- Dela Cagle Castillo, Beeville
- Jon Michael Hutchens, Jr., Cypress
- Imran Muhammad, Cypress
- Gary Brandt Herrington, Dallas
- Teresita de Jesus Ibarra Uriarte, Farmington, N.Y.
- Rekiatu Osiebo, Flower Mound
- Nadara Bishop Reed, Fresno
- Chadley Royal Archibald, Houston
- Larry Olanrewaju Babson, Houston
- Sol M. Bobst, Houston
- Darrell Jerome Brightmon, Houston
- Yana Oleksandrivna Gur, Houston
- Christopher Louis Lopez, Houston
- Yuvaraj Mani, Houston
- Mehar Javed Minhas, Houston
- Sana Zehra Naqvi, Houston
- Zahra Niksima, Houston
- Papyss Halyday Ntoukap, Houston
- Brooke Danielle Pankey, Houston
- Amy Lynne Rebenack, Houston
- Catalina Lorena Silva, Houston
- Ximena D. Velastegui, Houston
- Adam Michael Wagner, Houston
- Javier Zavala, Houston
- Rebecca L. Windle, Jacksonville, Fla.
- Nirali P. Gandhi, Katy
- John Ray Johnson, Katy
- Karen G. Kellough, Katy
- Michael Gene Kellough, Katy
- Zhepeng Liu, Katy
- Mayra Leticia Longoria, Katy
- Jaime Lynn Lopasky, Katy
- Omoegbele O. Oiboh, Katy
- Elias Peña, Katy
- Larisa Pilipenko, Katy
- Anushila Rakshit, Katy
- Seth Thomas, Katy
- Ngoc-Phung T. Tran, Katy
- Tam Ngoc Tran, Katy
- Hong Wei, Katy
- Justin Reade Adler-Swanberg, Las Vegas, Nev.
- Karen Nicole Fos, La Vernia
- Adam Randolph Attig, Missouri City
- Teena Jason, Missouri City
- Zinnur Ayyilmaz, Norfolk, Va.
- Kelly McDaniel, Orchard
- Berenice Barajas, Pearland
- Anh Q. Phung, Pearland
- Jeremy Joseph Pierce, Pflugerville
- Kasturi Muthukumaran, Phoenix, Ariz.
- Kennedy Ehimare Ijie Sr., Richmond
- Angela Marie Loper, Richmond
- Blake A. Lorenz, Richmond
- Johnny Nasry Sawires, Richmond
- Rodrigo Escalante, Richwood
- Pedro Cantu, Rosenberg
- Fahad Kamal, Rosharon
- Rachel K. Turpin, San Diego, Calif.
- Andre Jerome Small, Spring
- Ebru Akyildiz, Stafford
- Sneha Sadruddin Sunesara, Stafford
- Mohammad Waqar Akif, Sugar Land
- Isidore James Akpakpan, Sugar Land
- Michael Gene Crum, Sugar Land
- Eugene John Eschmann III, Sugar Land
- Sukaina Gillani, Sugar Land
- Mehdi Abbas Jafry, Sugar Land
- Gaurav Jolly, Sugar Land
- Carol Ann Manley, Sugar Land
- Chandramohan Muniraman, Sugar Land
- Denise Charise Thomas, Sugar Land
- Hariharan Subramanya Yegneswara, Sugar Land
- Allen Weitao Yuan, Sugar Land
- Jayne Emiefa Ogunye, The Woodlands
- Okay Ilkiz, Venice, Calif.
- Robert August Dechert, Victoria
- Mindi EunMee Gill-Walker, Victoria
- Daniella Ann Shelby, Victoria
- Ajay V. Vattikuti, West New York, N.J.
- Master of Science
- Sol M. Bobst, Houston
- Jaclyn Black, Pflugerville
- Preston Paul Robertson, Saratoga Springs, Utah
- Bachelor of Business Administration
- Sue Lynn Bloodsworth, Austin
- Lisa S. Curwick Murphree, Austin
- Cynthia Ann Ottis, Bay City, Cum Laude
- Gina LaNoe Smith, Bay City
- Eva Moreno Cisneros, Beeville
- Amapola Escobar Garza, Brookshire, Cum Laude
- Liza Marie Lybolt, Conroe, Summa Cum Laude
- Jennifer Lynn Gamez, Cuero
- Marie Cabije Depenbrock, Cypress
- Christopher Kelley Gregersen, Cypress
- Godwin Vbigwoderi Olojakpoke, Cypress
- Josephine Saldana, Cypress
- Joseph Charles Canales, El Campo
- Jamie Lynn Tucker, Fulshear
- Melissa Embry White, Goliad
- Stephanie Michelle Hermes, Hallettsville
- Kulsoom Ali, Houston
- Lisa Anne Cunningham, Houston
- Nita Paita Flores, Houston
- Nathanael David Gobin, Houston, Summa Cum Laude
- Cory Dylan Hulsey, Houston
- Fareah Mazhar, Houston, Cum Laude
- Jean Moscinski, Houston
- Lynn Thi Nguyen, Houston
- Eliseo Olvera Jr., Houston, Cum Laude
- Aaron M. Portis, Inez, Summa Cum Laude
- Jeremiah L. Prichard, Inez, Magna Cum Laude
- Nathan Ray Stary, Inez, Magna Cum Laude
- Ahmed Tafsiru Bah, Katy
- Laura Karina Coria, Katy
- Adam Christopher Durnell, Katy, Cum Laude
- Kofoworola Faloyin, Katy
- Jarrett D. Grant, Katy
- Kelsey L. Locus, Katy, Summa Cum Laude
- Kelsie Penewitt Schoener, Katy
- Daniel Grant Zamora, Katy
- Tibrucia (Tabitha) René Galvan, Missouri City
- Forrest Lee Harris, Missouri City
- Rosemina Agatha Jones, Missouri City, Summa Cum Laude
- Jasmine Simon, Missouri City, Cum Laude
- Broc Christopher Haymon, Montgomery
- Mary Kay Cauley, Pearland, Magna Cum Laude
- Rachel Noelle Heurtevant, Port Lavaca, Summa Cum Laude
- Krista Leigh Frazier, Richmond
- Marjorie Pamela Garcia, Richmond
- Priscila Lisette Garcia, Richmond
- Luke Edward Johanson, Richmond
- Trina J. Kyle, Richmond
- Alexander R. McGlocklin, Richmond
- Cameron Michael Oneal, Richmond
- Aditya Sondhi, Richmond
- Florence Wangithi Wanjohi, Richmond, Magna Cum Laude
- Stephanie Acosta, Rosenberg
- Erica Elizabeth Baxter, Rosenberg
- Justin Michael Davidson, Rosenberg
- Justin Alon DeLeon, Rosenberg
- Stephen Matthew Simpson, Rosenberg
- Corrie Deanne Bass, San Antonio, Cum Laude
- Lauren Ashley Rivera, Seadrift, Magna Cum Laude
- Yasemin Zirekoglu, Stafford
- Fauzan Ahmad, Sugar Land, Summa Cum Laude
- Gregory Sean Alford, Sugar Land
- Kimberly Ann Chan, Sugar Land
- Annie Hoa Ha, Sugar Land, Magna Cum Laude
- Faryal Kakakhel, Sugar Land
- Craig Linn Kersting, Sugar Land
- Adnan Khan, Sugar Land, Magna Cum Laude
- Kelsey Jean Lego, Sugar Land
- Danish Rauf, Sugar Land
- Linda Margaret Rivero, Sugar Land, Magna Cum Laude
- Rebekah Laura Ann Rodriguez, Sugar Land
- Darisse A. Ruben, Sugar Land
- Phillip Adrian Torfin, Sugar Land
- Janet Medina Ramirez, Tomball
- Blanca Azucena Martinez, Van Vleck
- Omar Enrique Amaral, Victoria
- Devon Vera Dueser, Victoria
- Jerome P. Faskas, Victoria
- Priscilla Madrigal, Victoria, Cum Laude
- Matthew Scott Prichard, Victoria
- Carolina Susana Rodriguez, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude
- Daniella Ann Shelby, Victoria, Cum Laude
- Melissa Ann Stange, Victoria
- Robert Allen Stryk, Victoria, Cum Laude
- John David Sweet, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude
- Michelle Marie Thompson, Victoria
- Oscar Allen Torres Jr., Victoria
- Matthew Joseph Williams, Victoria
- Sarah Elizabeth Zepeda, Victoria
- Abigail Elizabeth Miller, Wharton
- Heather Kate Mokwa, Yorktown
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
- Master of Education
- Rachel Kelly Jenkins Davis, Austin
- Jordan Michelle Nass Owens, Bakersfield, Calif.
- Louise Escalante-Torres, Bloomington
- Ashley Nicole Sulak, Brenham
- Jessica Anne Pierce, College Station
- Ella Taiwanda Breakbill, Cypress
- Courtney Lauren Kulcak, El Campo
- NaShay Bram Little, El Campo
- Jennifer Bram Savino, El Campo
- Derek W. Treybig, El Campo
- Leticia Esparza, Fort Worth
- Ebony Nicole Brunn, Fresno
- Tierika Nicole Gibson, Fresno
- Meghan Elise Swindle, Fulshear
- Tiffany Alexandra Davila, Gonzales
- Brooke Lauren Dieringer, Hallettsville
- Angela Tullos, Hallettsville
- Sabiha Afreen, Houston
- D’Juana Chantel Pittman, Houston
- Tory Djuan Randle, Houston
- Ipek Torun, Houston
- Edeline Faye Oclarit Gacula, Irvine, Calif.
- Allison Marie Burger, Katy
- Jennifer Renee Cruz, Katy
- Natalie Marie Robbins, Katy
- Ashley Renee Sheffield, Katy
- Alan Ray Wendel Jr., Meyersville
- Kanika Asha Shani Bass, Missouri City
- Katherine Kish, Missouri City
- Edward Odeh, Missouri City
- Cara Frederick, New Braunfels
- Melinda Perez, Placedo
- Michael Anthony Dutka, Richmond
- Andrea Dee Richard, Richmond
- Sara Lynn Sharp, Richmond
- Cheryl Lynn Maddox, Rosenberg
- Celia A. Orozco, Rosenberg
- Shalayla J. Simmons, Rosenberg
- Jamie Michelle Taylor-McBath, Rosenberg
- Andrea Leigh Villarreal, Rosenberg
- Michael Clark Blasdell, Sugar Land
- Garrett Douglas Davis, Sugar Land
- Wendolyn Jeanine Wilkins, Sugar Land
- Ashley Meredith Keller Bergeron, Victoria
- Brenda K. Delarosa, Victoria
- Monica Gayle Haug, Victoria
- Alejandrina Leeann Hernandez, Victoria
- Jennifer L. Hill-Carrasco, Victoria
- Victoria Lucille Sestak, Yoakum
- Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies
- Melissa Alexina LeJeune, Bellville, Cum Laude
- Kandace Nicole Gage, Brookshire, Magna Cum Laude
- Katherine Ruth Condron, Edna, Magna Cum Laude
- Dixie Leigh Hoblit, Goliad, Cum Laude
- Wendy Michelle Anzaldua, Gonzales
- Adriana Marie Alvarez, Houston, Magna Cum Laude
- Patricia Cecilia Castro, Houston, Cum Laude
- Susana I. Poncio, Houston, Cum Laude
- Kayla Marie Winters, Houston
- Allison Renee Armstrong, Katy
- Kelly Ann Cantrell, Katy, Summa Cum Laude
- Holly Ellis, Katy
- Amanda Lyn Everett, Katy, Summa Cum Laude
- Kathryn Elizabeth Herring, Katy, Summa Cum Laude
- Eva-Marie Elizabeth Ledbetter, Katy, Summa Cum Laude
- Camilla E. Lestrer-Reddix, Katy, Cum Laude
- Arielle E. McGillis, Katy, Magna Cum Laude
- Hillary Marie Mraz, Katy
- Ana Berta Rodriguez, Katy, Summa Cum Laude
- Jessica Rodriguez, Katy, Summa Cum Laude
- Jessica Elisabet Telles, Katy
- Adriana Aguilar-Lopez, Louise, Summa Cum Laude
- Michael Jamieson Norris, Midland, Summa Cum Laude
- Antionette Earline Humphries, Missouri City
- Laura Ann Caldwell, New Braunfels, Cum Laude
- Rachel Theresa Striedel, Port Lavaca, Magna Cum Laude
- Monique Sharon Anderson, Richmond, Magna Cum Laude
- Melanie Jesus Galdamez, Richmond
- Britni Cherice McIntyre, Richmond, Magna Cum Laude
- Ruben Rodriguez, Richmond
- Elizabeth Margaret DeRouen, Rosenberg, Magna Cum Laude
- Kimberly Michelle Cantu, San Antonio
- Rachel Ann Besetzny, Schulenburg
- Tanner J. Adams, Sugar Land
- Vanessa Humphries-Akinyele, Sugar Land, Cum Laude
- Uzma Siddiqi, Sugar Land, Cum Laude
- Amber Nicole Christopher, Victoria, Cum Laude
- Danielle Raye Clowers, Victoria
- Mary Jane E. Flores, Victoria
- Charlotte Marie Gifford, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude
- Donna Michelle Holcombe, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude
- Ashley Nicole Prosen, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude
- Casey Jae Sherman, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude
- Katie Marie Ullmann, Yoakum
SCHOOL OF NURSING
- Master of Science in Nursing
- Gay Lynne Carson, Bastrop
- Kelly Maureen Randermann, Columbus
- Shontanna Senegal, Houston
- Diane Elizabeth Weaver-Prat, Houston
- Natalia Yevonne Rideaux, Humble
- Debra Lee Bayliss, Katy
- Jessie Chittilapilly, Missouri City
- Robert T. Drew, Missouri City
- Mary Katherine Hill, Pearland
- Traci Michelle Shefcik, Port Lavaca
- Abaiola Evelyn Davidson, Richmond
- Leslie Nwankwo, Richmond
- Shalonda M. Ervin, Rosharon
- Maura Geralynn Bennett, Schulenburg
- Courtne Dworaczyk Thurlkill, Seadrift
- Lena Desiree Rogers, Spring
- Merina Renji Cherian, Sugar Land
- Soji Tom, Sugar Land
- Jeremy Ernest Bludau, Victoria
- Connie Mae Grimes, Victoria
- Jennifer Lynn Karanasos, Victoria
- Kevin Dwayne Temple, Victoria
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Crystal Elizabeth Voss, Conroe
- Michelle Tyrrel-Christie, Corpus Christi
- Donescia Monique Hypolite, Ganado
- Ana Luisa Guardiola, Gonzales
- Cathey Leigh Stanford-Biehle, Hallettsville
- Shaheen Azizali Narsingani, Houston
- Harrieth Roman, Houston
- Saurabh Panditrao Pawar, Humble
- Myrna L. Broach, Missouri City
- Hepsiba Jeyakumar George, Richmond, Cum Laude
- Briana Heather Roehe, Richmond
- Monica Irene Salinas, Rosenberg, Magna Cum Laude
- Jennifer Lynn Kidneigh, Shiner, Summa Cum Laude
- Catherine Anne Nixon, Spring, Summa Cum Laude
- Linsi Anne Blakley, The Woodlands, Cum Laude
- Aylene A. Martinez, Victoria