Commencement 2025
Centenary College of Louisiana 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