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BATON ROUGE – Louisiana State University recognized 1,986 graduates at the university’s 300th commencement exercises on Friday, Dec. 20.

The 1,986 degrees awarded is a new record for LSU’s fall graduation. In addition, the university awarded the most degrees to female, African American, Asian and Hispanic students ever during a fall semester. This fall, LSU also saw the most degrees ever awarded to veteran students, students on Pell grants and students awarded the Pelican Promise.

The fall graduating class represented 55 Louisiana parishes, 42 states and 39 foreign countries. Men made up 48.55 percent of the class and women made up 51.45 percent. The youngest graduate was 19, while the oldest was 61 years old.

There were 126 honor graduates recognized during the ceremonies for having high GPAs and received magna cum laude, summa cum laude and cum laude honors. Also included among the honor graduates were 34 University Medal recipients who graduated with the highest-grade point averages.

St. John the Baptist Parish graduates included the following:

College of Agriculture — Vicken G. Marzouwanian, LaPlace

E.J. Ourso College of Business — Albert John Hane, LaPlace

College of Engineering — Michael Louis Bosarge, LaPlace; Zachary David Maurin, LaPlace; Brandon Tyler Ralser, Reserve; Nicholas Joseph Roussel, LaPlace.

College of Human Sciences & Education — Jaime Lyn Triche, LaPlace

College of Humanities and Social Sciences — Lakin L. Hymel, Garyville; Alex Charles Madere, Reserve; Raykael Javonne Morris, Reserve; Zachary Dee Sparcella, LaPlace; Herman Charles Thomas, IV, LaPlace

Manship School of Mass Communication — Cobi Smith, LaPlace

Graduate School (Master’s Degree) — Chelsea Elizabeth Dupuy, LaPlace; Meredith Anne Keating, LaPlace                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

In other LSU news, the following local students received academic honors for the Fall 2019 semester:

Dean’s List — Erin Leslie Matherne, LaPlace; Ross Alan Browning, LaPlace; Cameron G. Torres, La Place; Kiara Yaris Camacho, LaPlace; Callie Elizabeth Henry, Reserve; Kiera Burke, LaPlace; Katie N. Carrier, LaPlace; Robbie Tomeny Duhe, LaPlace; Maya Michelle Sanders, Edgard; Kiara Ferrygood, Reserve; Angelie Irene Matar, LaPlace; Ryan M. Roussel, LaPlace; Hailie Nicole Fertitta, LaPlace; Jacob C. Swanson, LaPlace; Cameron Cage, LaPlace; Sadie A. Englade, Reserve; Robert Newsome, LaPlace

President’s List — Alvin I. McQuirter, LaPlace; Colton P. Duhon, Reserve; Crysta Paige Remondet, Reserve; Bryce Duhon, LaPlace; Sophia Greer Costa de Si Robichaux, LaPlace; Robin Torres, Reserve.