<p>The University of Houston-Victoria has awarded 407 degrees to undergraduate and graduate students who completed their coursework in the fall semester.</p> <p>Undergraduate candidates with honors wore gold braids over their robes during a Dec. 10 graduation ceremony at the Leonard E. Merrell Center in Katy.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Graduates by school are listed below with their hometown and any honors received.</p> <p><strong>SCHOOL OF ARTS &amp; SCIENCES</strong></p> <p><strong>Master of Arts</strong><br /> Ruby Reinelle Landers, Houston<br /> Brittany Moreno, Richmond</p> <p><strong>Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies</strong><br /> Olive Sandra Jackson, Port Mansfield<br /> Trista Sue Marbach-Korczynski, Rosenberg<br /> Lindsey Thurmond Guevara, Sugar Land<br /> Stacie Marie Garcia, Victoria</p> <p><strong>Master of Fine Arts</strong><br /> Robert W. Lynch Jr., Houston</p> <p><strong>Master of Science</strong><br /> Michael Daniel McDougal, Austin<br /> Siddhi K. Patel, Cypress<br /> Akanksha Garg, Houston<br /> Francis Mawelle, Houston<br /> Kun Zhu, Houston<br /> Matthew A. Bounds, Humble<br /> Stacey Gonzalez, Missouri City<br /> Lucas Bradley McElroy, Richmond<br /> Suzana Barde, Stafford<br /> Shobha Bhange, Sugar Land</p> <p><strong>Bachelor of Arts</strong><br /> Jeremy Kevin Clark, Cypress<br /> Brooke Amber-Synnovia Jackson, DeSoto, Magna Cum Laude<br /> Justine Lea Jarratt, Edna, Cum Laude<br /> Robin Lynn Palacios, Edna<br /> Karleigh Jo Krpec, El Campo<br /> Linda Marie Tompkins, El Campo, Cum Laude<br /> Vania Lamanna, Garden Grove, Calif.<br /> Milina Koch, Leander<br /> Theresa Braden Hennessey, Port Lavaca<br /> Miguel V. Pedesclaux, Richmond<br /> Karen Ariel Borrego, San Antonio, Magna Cum Laude<br /> Irma Alejandra Barajas Bueno, Sealy<br /> Vilma Collins, Sugar Land<br /> Candace Leigh Macha, Sugar Land<br /> Fatima Qadri, University Place, Wash.<br /> Lacy Lynn Woods, Van Vleck<br /> Claire Elizabeth Vivian Klinkerman, Victoria<br /> Graciela Lizette Ordonez, Victoria<br /> Daniel Leonel Vela, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude</p> <p><strong>Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences</strong><br /> Daniel G. Olvera, Blessing<br /> Stephen Ryan Reynolds, Conroe, Cum Laude<br /> Cynthia I. Babineaux-Hall, Houston, Magna Cum Laude<br /> Oswaldo Gallegos, Houston<br /> David Jordan Goldstein Hill, Humble<br /> Joseph Otto Moehler, Inez, Summa Cum Laude<br /> Ghodratollah Azimian, Katy<br /> Antonio G. Gonzalez, Missouri City<br /> Joseph W. Lewis, Missouri City<br /> Christopher Alan Perry, Richmond<br /> Yolaine Isabelle Wohlrab, Richmond, Cum Laude<br /> Michael Thomas Prunty, Sugar Land, Cum Laude<br /> Marcela Barrera Gonzales, Victoria<br /> Rachel Marie Goslin, Victoria<br /> Brian Hernandez, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br /> Paul Thomas Miller, Victoria, Cum Laude<br /> Joseph Allan Sampson, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br /> Angela C. Alanis, Wharton<br /> Jennifer Kallus, Yorktown, Magna Cum Laude</p> <p><strong>Bachelor of Science</strong><br /> Alexandra Nicole Holland, Arp<br /> Destiny C. Mayfield, Bastrop<br /> Sean W. Simmons, Bay City, Summa Cum Laude<br /> Patricia Sanchez, Beeville<br /> Benjamin J. Massingill, Brazoria<br /> Zuhura Mbengwa, Broussard, La.<br /> Patricia M. Negrete, Cedar Park<br /> Blakely Gorham Keppner, Cypress<br /> Latameron Shavonna Johnson, Dallas<br /> Megan Alyse Socha, El Campo<br /> George Thomas Gibson V, Floresville<br /> Vivian Rose Perez, Goliad<br /> Shahab Adineh, Houston, Cum Laude<br /> William Wortham Belt, Houston, Magna Cum Laude<br /> Rupesh Bista, Houston, Magna Cum Laude<br /> Sunday Edose, Houston, Magna Cum Laude<br /> Howard Franklynn Adonis Gidden II, Houston, Summa Cum Laude<br /> Giovanni Nunez, Houston, Cum Laude<br /> Obioma Friday Ogu, Houston<br /> Ankita C. Patel, Houston<br /> Nikita Mahesh Ramji, Houston, Cum Laude<br /> Bria Dabrion Reece-Winston, Houston<br /> Jessica Josephine Rodriguez, Houston<br /> Miesha Vanesha-Andrea Salas-Moton, Houston<br /> Clifford Thomas Franklin, Inez<br /> Mary Kathleen Carrol-Moreno, Irving, Cum Laude<br /> Audrey Deneen August, Katy, Cum Laude<br /> Kristin Renee Cortez, Katy<br /> Lauren Michelle Figueroa, Katy<br /> Sravani Kona, Katy, Cum Laude<br /> Judith C. Miller, Katy, Summa Cum Laude<br /> Jessica Peralta, Katy<br /> Shalanda Rose Hyde, Killeen<br /> Rachael Marie Blasig, La Grange<br /> Clarissa Marie McMullen, Lajitas<br /> Amanda Carroll, Las Vegas, Nev.<br /> Christy Noel Copeland, Longview<br /> Judit Platero, Manvel<br /> Zeeshan A. Qavi, Meadows Place, Summa Cum Laude<br /> Adriel Tambiye Afiesimama, Missouri City, Magna Cum Laude<br /> Jeremy Paul Bentulan, Missouri City<br /> Gabriel C. Emegha, Missouri City, Magna Cum Laude<br /> Arhant Ghosh, Missouri City<br /> Richard Aaron Rosenzweig, Missouri City<br /> Mary Katherine Kubicek, Moulton<br /> Brandon Wade Robeson, Needville<br /> Heather Anne Perez, New Braunfels, Magna Cum Laude<br /> Melanie Breanna Abraham, Port Lavaca<br /> Taylor Christian Novak, Port Lavaca, Summa Cum Laude<br /> Natalia Fierro, Richmond<br /> Kassim M. Ghazi, Richmond, Summa Cum Laude<br /> Danielle Teri Hughes, Richmond<br /> Diana Khvang, Richmond<br /> Mitali Patel, Richmond<br /> Rudra Alkesh Patel, Richmond<br /> John Terhune, Richmond, Cum Laude<br /> Lloyd J. Bernander, Rosenberg<br /> Laura Bond Dickinson, Rosenberg<br /> Sarah Elaine Johanson, Rosenberg<br /> Timothy Paul Johnson, Rosenberg<br /> Maria Magdalena Sanchez, Rosenberg<br /> Gordon Alvin Solis, Rosenberg<br /> Saira Ali Vasquez, Rosharon<br /> Darleen Smith, San Antonio<br /> Amber Nicole Ramirez, Shiner<br /> Shahzad Ali Sayed, Stafford<br /> Diana F. Abil Mona, Sugar Land, Cum Laude<br /> Daniel Colton Cowart, Sugar Land<br /> Delma Mathew, Sugar Land, Cum Laude<br /> Mehrab Mursalin Rahman, Sugar Land, Summa Cum Laude<br /> Jennifer P. Sanchez Lozano, Universal City<br /> Johnna Marie Burgman, Victoria<br /> Jane Chigozirim Chibiko, Victoria<br /> Andre X. Del Bosque, Victoria<br /> John James Edwards, Victoria, Cum Laude<br /> Gary Wayne Frederick, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br /> Ashley Hernandez, Victoria<br /> Kathryn Lara Munoz, Victoria<br /> Raelynn Chantell Pena, Victoria<br /> Christopher Anthony Perez, Victoria<br /> Cheyenne Taylor Repper, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br /> Katherine Jean Rodriguez, Victoria, Cum Laude<br /> Melanie Janelle Rodriguez, Victoria<br /> Tony Guadalupe Villegas, Victoria, Cum Laude<br /> Marquita Rogers Perkins, Wharton</p> <p><strong>SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION</strong></p> <p><strong>Master of Business Administration</strong><br /> Charles Christian King, Charlotte, N.C.<br /> Ashraf Soliman, Cypress<br /> Lance Harrison Smiga, Edna<br /> Karla Rossana Pineda, Fullerton, Calif.<br /> Lisa Dixon Appleby, Fulshear<br /> Nihad Alibegovic, Houston<br /> Mohamad Jimmy Jamil Badaoui, Houston<br /> Kalidou Bocoum, Houston<br /> Duncan Cooper, Houston<br /> Pamela K. Erwin, Houston<br /> Benjamin Lee Feauto, Houston<br /> Gus J. Forward, Houston<br /> Kingsley Okeoma Isiguzo, Houston<br /> Kirandeep Kaur, Houston<br /> Elfreda King, Houston<br /> John Franc Kutesakwe, Houston<br /> Maureen MooYen Leung, Houston<br /> Jonathan C. Lucas, Houston<br /> Sebastian Millan, Houston<br /> Magali Nadine Ekome Ndong, Houston<br /> Chinenye Oranusi, Houston<br /> Benjamin Sanchez, Houston<br /> Vijayan Selvaraj, Houston<br /> Magdalena May Shengena, Houston<br /> Chad Hollister Stuttz, Houston<br /> Adam J. Tabor, Houston<br /> Anand Vinod Trivedi, Houston<br /> Chukwudi Bryan Ughanze, Houston<br /> Natalia Vornic, Houston<br /> Nadine Cantara Cote, Katy<br /> Mahnaz May Eskandar, Katy<br /> Jill Ellen Kinsey, Katy<br /> Suhan Li, Katy<br /> Jason Michael Mazoch, Katy<br /> Sharareh H. Ramji, Katy<br /> Alejandro X. Sequeira, Katy<br /> Dhaval S. Shah, Katy<br /> Jayaraman Veeraraghavalu, Katy<br /> Yudha Yudhiana, Katy<br /> Wendy Jobana Zambrano, Katy<br /> Amanda Saenz Carrola, Leander<br /> Jose Ismael Medina, McKinney<br /> Amy T. Kao, Meadows Place<br /> Toral F. Sindha, Missouri City<br /> Miranda Hutchins, Pearland<br /> Ushma Saraf, Port Arthur<br /> Nileshpuri Jivanpuri Goswami, Richmond<br /> Tanner Lee Howell, Richmond<br /> Jade Dominique Garcia Darlington, Rosenberg<br /> Lee Grant Lytle, Rosenberg<br /> Robyn Pace, Rosenberg<br /> Neha Mandiratta, Sandy Springs, Ga.<br /> Afamefuna Sullivan Ezeokoli, Santa Maria, Calif.<br /> Megan Ann Kelley, Sealy<br /> Horace L. Calasara, Sugar Land<br /> Shahanaz Salim Dossani, Sugar Land<br /> Aimee Nhu Han-Cheng, Sugar Land<br /> Kerri Maria Kavourgias, Sugar Land<br /> Tiffany La, Sugar Land<br /> Ehtisham Mansur, Sugar Land<br /> William Andrew Owen, Sugar Land<br /> Vivian Sampaio, Sugar Land<br /> Chad Michael Slaydon, Sugar Land<br /> Shobana Srinivasan, Sugar Land<br /> Vonne Nguyen Tarverdi, Sugar Land<br /> Moiz Kamruddin Velani, Sugar Land<br /> Ezhilarasan Venkatesan, Sugar Land<br /> Marley Brea Moehrig, Victoria<br /> Adonai Baruc Hernandez-Celedon, Weslaco</p> <p><strong>Master of Science</strong><br /> Reashelle Renee Williams, Conroe<br /> Marilyn Kellie Marshall Wishert, Petal, Miss.</p> <p><strong>Bachelor of Business Administration</strong><br /> Emily Lilljedahl McKnight, Arlington, Cum Laude<br /> Wesley McKnight, Arlington<br /> Vanessa Mariza Green, Bay City<br /> Rebecca Reyna Silvas, Beeville,<br /> Jessica Ellen Wilson, Brenham, Cum Laude<br /> Courtney Jorday Thomas, Brookshire<br /> Denton Kade Lesak, Edna<br /> Isabel Aguilera, Houston<br /> Myra Elizabeth Alderete, Houston<br /> Afreen Chowdhury, Houston<br /> Monica Tyrell Gary, Houston<br /> Beatriz E. Gaviria, Houston, Cum Laude<br /> Michelle Elizabeth Hernandez, Houston, Cum Laude<br /> Kamilla Anna Lee, Houston<br /> Hoa Thanh Mai, Houston<br /> Thanh Van Mai, Houston, Summa Cum Laude<br /> Duong Van Pham, Houston<br /> Jamie Nickole Praiswater, Houston<br /> Josh Aaron Ratcliff, Houston<br /> Saar Alexander Shwartz, Houston, Summa Cum Laude<br /> Jaclyn Renee Thrower, Houston<br /> Kasi Lea Jobes, Inez<br /> Matthew Anthony Cianciosi, Katy, Summa Cum Laude<br /> Eduardo E. Canale De Gracia, Katy<br /> Ariadna Diaz, Katy, Summa Cum Laude<br /> Taylor Alexandra Flores, Katy<br /> Justin William Jones, Katy, Cum Laude<br /> Meghan Lee Mueller, Katy<br /> Haydee R. Velez, Katy<br /> Michael Anthony Vernon, Katy, Summa Cum Laude<br /> Tia Shuntel Tate, Killeen<br /> Richard Patrick Harrigan, La Feria<br /> Nicole Lee Genova, Leander, Cum Laude<br /> Sarah Pearl Heraldez, Little Elm, Cum Laude<br /> Dana Lenore Perriman, Lubbock, Magna Cum Laude<br /> Christopher Paul Quarve, McKinney<br /> William Keel Sager, Meyersville<br /> Jermon A. Hamilton, Missouri City<br /> Phillip Kneupper, Missouri City, Cum Laude<br /> Kimberly Oyoung, Missouri City<br /> Brooke Danielle Brasseaux, Orange<br /> Ranjana Sharma, Pearland<br /> Courtney Mechelle Gatlin, Richmond, Cum Laude<br /> Jina Khan Jan, Richmond<br /> Quentin M. Kiper, Richmond<br /> Aury Amelia Medina, Richmond, Cum Laude<br /> Benjamin Thomas Mooney, Richmond, Cum Laude<br /> Claudia Chirinos Pickmann, Richmond, Summa Cum Laude<br /> Gricelda Ramia, Richmond<br /> Theresa Mary Sharkey, Richmond, Cum Laude<br /> Taylor Bevil Smith, Richmond<br /> Brandon Corey Guardiola, Rosenberg<br /> Sabra Higgs, Rosenberg<br /> Olga Martinez, Rosenberg<br /> Arturo Ramirez-Pena, Rosenberg<br /> Andrea Natalie Serrano, Rosenberg<br /> Miguel Angel Davila, San Antonio, Magna Cum Laude<br /> Parikshit G. Ballal, Sugar Land, Cum Laude<br /> Stephanie Lorraine Beltran, Sugar Land<br /> Matthew Benjamin Easterling, Sugar Land, Magna Cum Laude<br /> Annerys Falcon Herrera, Sugar Land, Magna Cum Laude<br /> Safia Fatima Hyder, Sugar Land, Magna Cum Laude<br /> Lauren Daley Jones, Sugar Land<br /> Spogmay Farhad Khaliq, Sugar Land<br /> Derek Taylor Krewson, Sugar Land<br /> Sicily Lynn McCambridge, Sugar Land<br /> Amir Mohammed, Sugar Land<br /> Stacey Lynn O&rsquo;Connor-Post, Sugar Land, Summa Cum Laude<br /> Kevin Joseph Paramore, Sugar Land<br /> Sarah Elise Perello, Sugar Land<br /> Michelle E. Severson, Sugar Land<br /> Jennifer L. Bankhead, Victoria<br /> Trevor Belcik, Victoria<br /> Kirstie Lynn Bis, Victoria<br /> Mathew Robert Center, Victoria<br /> Hillary Elizabeth Cisneros, Victoria, Cum Laude<br /> Veronica Lynn Davidson, Victoria<br /> Katherine Michelle Ferguson, Victoria<br /> Robert A. Gleinser, Victoria<br /> Lindsey Anne Hernandez, Victoria<br /> Kadie N. Johnson, Victoria<br /> Samantha Louise Penland, Victoria, Cum Laude<br /> Elena Marie Sanderson, Victoria<br /> Rebekah Grace Edith Smith, Victoria, Cum Laude<br /> Spenser D. Strnadel, Victoria<br /> Kassandra Marie Cervantes, Wharton, Summa Cum Laude<br /> Kellie Marie McClain, Wharton</p> <p><strong>SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, HEALTH PROFESSIONS &amp; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT</strong></p> <p><strong>Master of Education</strong><br /> Tabitha Nkechi Ejinkonye, Coppell<br /> Brittany Braden, Cuero<br /> Amber Lynn Raabe, Eagle Lake<br /> Alejandra Campos, Houston<br /> Angelica M. Gutierrez, Houston<br /> Emily Xinxin He, Houston<br /> Ambarly Nashara French Lott, Houston<br /> Veasna Sek, Houston<br /> Deidre Huff-Davis, Humble<br /> Daniela Colburn, Katy<br /> Rebecca Mackey, Katy<br /> Rachael Angelita Ruiz-Carranza, Katy<br /> Angela Simmons, Katy<br /> Omar R. Torres, Katy<br /> Lynda C. Peterson, League City<br /> Amanda Brooke Audas, Mansfield<br /> Judy Jeanine James, McKinney<br /> Roshunda Monique Hartison, Missouri City<br /> Tamesha Deshaun Rivers, Missouri City<br /> Kelsey Varie Brown, Pawnee<br /> Tywana Monique Pitre, Pearland<br /> Amanda Kaye Massey, Point Comfort<br /> Kelly Nichole Hataway, Port Lavaca<br /> Sherron Kay McGrew, Port Lavaca<br /> Theresa G. Rose, Port Lavaca<br /> Alfa Irene Schultz, Port Lavaca<br /> Randall M. Carlson, Richmond<br /> Brittany Williams Osby, Richmond<br /> Candice Jill Conger, Rosenberg<br /> Eva Yvonne White, Rosenberg<br /> Ryan Russell Fontanella, San Antonio<br /> Leslie Dawn Shirhall, Seadrift<br /> Courtney Ann Kunath, Sugar Land<br /> Debra Petrisky Lewis, Sugar Land<br /> Christina Marie Simpson, Sugar Land<br /> Charlene Davis Murphree, Thomaston<br /> Joslyn Wanza Jenkins, Tomball<br /> Julia Caroline Moore, Victoria<br /> Jamie Lynn Salas, Victoria<br /> Rachel Theresa Striedel, Victoria<br /> Kristen Renee Sharp, Wharton</p> <p><strong>Bachelor of Science</strong><br /> Lauren Marie Von Boeckmann, Deer Park, Cum Laude<br /> Jessica Gonzalez, Houston</p> <p><strong>Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies</strong><br /> Yvonne Benavides, Brownsville<br /> Megan Corrin Proctor, Cuero, Summa Cum Laude<br /> Veronica Marie Rios, Cuero<br /> Cassidy Blythe Marek, Edna<br /> Rachel Kristina Fohn, Goliad, Cum Laude<br /> Lisa Claire DeLeon, Hallettsville, Summa Cum Laude<br /> Patricia Barreda, Houston<br /> Shayda Elizabeth Hajiebrahimi, Houston<br /> Robin Alice Hotard-Tahiri, Houston, Summa Cum Laude<br /> Wynevester Kasha Jenkins, Houston, Magna Cum Laude<br /> Jalinda Kristen Oestreich, Houston, Summa Cum Laude<br /> Sarah Schaper, Houston, Magna Cum Laude<br /> Jennifer Trujillo, Houston<br /> Anitra Ussery, Houston<br /> Andrea Carolina Abreu, Katy, Cum Laude<br /> Jeffrey Donald Barber, Katy, Summa Cum Laude<br /> Aubry Ana Barone, Katy, Summa Cum Laude<br /> Leslie Renee Buckmaster, Katy, Summa Cum Laude<br /> Emma Leigh Elwell, Katy<br /> Constance Victoria Howard, Katy, Cum Laude<br /> Lauren Kelly, Katy<br /> Michelle L. Riddle, Katy<br /> Carmen Celeste Sembroski, Katy, Summa Cum Laude<br /> Karis Wilson, Katy, Summa Cum Laude<br /> Makenna Raye Krenek, Midfield, Summa Cum Laude<br /> Danielle Aparicio, Palacios, Cum Laude<br /> Lupita Reyes, Palacios, Cum Laude<br /> Victoria M. Behrens, Port Lavaca, Magna Cum Laude<br /> Mariah Nicole Sanders, Port Lavaca<br /> Juanita Arce, Richmond<br /> Kelly Catherine Evans, Richmond<br /> Angela Ruth LePine, Richmond, Summa Cum Laude<br /> Kacie Elizabeth Mechler, Richmond<br /> Alexis Sharpe, Richmond<br /> Ebony Ann Kimble, Rosenberg<br /> Tyler Jordan Masterson, Rosenberg, Magna Cum Laude<br /> Gul Raza-Shah Musavi, Rosenberg, Summa Cum Laude<br /> Kyle Jordan Bludau, Schulenburg<br /> Gabriela Ortega, Sealy, Cum Laude<br /> Kayla Elizabeth Hanson, Shiner, Magna Cum Laude<br /> Rebekah Joy Lusk, Sugar Land, Cum Laude<br /> Sheeba Sultan Usmani, Sugar Land, Summa Cum Laude<br /> Erin Marie Baca, Victoria<br /> Marie E. Elizondo-Jimenez, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br /> Dianne Lynn Garza, Victoria<br /> Gerald Marcus Garza, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br /> Blake Allen Jacobusse, Victoria, Cum Laude<br /> Jennifer Lee Martinez, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br /> Carrie Dawn Parkinson, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br /> Brandi Ann Smith, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br /> Emilee Marie Vega, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br /> Dana Lee Wright, Victoria<br /> Mercedes Noel Dreitner, Weimar, Summa Cum Laude<br /> Lauren Rose Krenek, Wharton<br /> Samantha Jean Yackel, Wharton, Cum Laude<br /> Morgan Kalynn Flessner, Yoakum, Magna Cum Laude<br /> Michael S. Malik, Yoakum<br /> Miranda Fay Saunders, Yorktown, Summa Cum Laude</p>