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UHV announces graduates from fall 2016
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<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 & 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’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 & 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>
The University of Houston-Victoria, located in the heart of the Coastal Bend region since 1973 in Victoria, Texas, offers
courses leading to more than 50 academic programs in the schools of Arts & Sciences; Business Administration; and Education,
Health Professions & Human Development. UHV provides face-to-face classes at its Victoria campus, as well as an instructional
site in Katy, Texas, and online classes that students can take from anywhere. UHV supports the American Association of State
Colleges and Universities Opportunities for All initiative to increase awareness about state colleges and universities and
the important role they have in providing a high-quality and accessible education to an increasingly diverse student population,
as well as contributing to regional and state economic development.