<p>The University of Houston-Victoria has awarded 444 degrees to undergraduate and graduate students who completed their coursework during the fall semester.</p> <p>Undergraduate candidates with honors wore gold braids over their robes during a Dec. 15 graduation ceremony at Faith Family Church in Victoria.<br></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.<br></p> <p>Graduates by school are listed below with their hometown and any honors received.<br></p> <p><strong>SCHOOL OF ARTS &amp; SCIENCES</strong></p> <p><strong>Master of Arts</strong><br> Joselen J. Rodriguez, Austin<br> Laura Rhiannon Bertsch, Bay City<br> Valerie L. Perez, College Station<br> Krystal Gayle Martinez, El Campo<br> Cristina Gonzalez Garza, Houston<br> Leonardo Gil, Houston<br> Shelby Lyn Rodgers, Port Lavaca<br> Sonia Cantu, Victoria<br> Brittany Nicole Proctor, Victoria<br> Melainah Kathlene Richardson, Victoria</p> <p><strong>Master of Interdisciplinary Studies</strong><br> Felicia M. Reyes, Fort Hood<br> Jaime Ortiz, Wharton<br> Kimberly Claire Willis, Yorktown</p> <p><strong>Master of Fine Arts</strong><br> Tom-Kody Wayne Krpec, El Campo<br> Virginia Suerene Gilstrap, Victoria</p> <p><strong>Master of Science</strong><br> Jessica Tayler Fabrizius, Casper, Wyo.<br> Safi Muktadar Abdul, Houston<br> Purvika Ravi Patel, Houston<br> Sai Swathi Indla, Katy<br> Navin Lobo, Katy<br> Salman Abdul Muqtadar, Katy<br> Hanquan Zhang, Katy<br> Sawyer Lynn Ricard, Lawn<br> Priti Pramod Patil, Richmond<br> David Joseph Woods, Richmond<br> Courtney Dashae Bosier, Victoria<br> Denise G. Rudolph, Yancey</p> <p><strong>Bachelor of Arts</strong><br> Amy Cheryl Pitman, Bangs, Cum Laude<br> Melanie Rene&eacute; Giuffr&eacute;, Bellville, Magna Cum Laude<br> Veronica Marie Teran, Corpus Christi, Magna Cum Laude<br> Luc&iacute;a Espinoza, El Campo, Cum Laude<br> Kelsey Diane Stevens, Elgin<br> Samuel Perico, Garland<br> Kelly Aldmon Francois, Houston, Summa Cum Laude<br> Henry Huynh, Houston<br> Horum Noor Nasar, Houston<br> Meika Chernelle Dennis, Katy, Cum Laude<br> Laura Michelle Romero, Katy, Magna Cum Laude<br> Amber Nichole Brock, Manor<br> Conner Tylan Steele, Missouri City<br> Hayat Daghay, Richmond<br> Taylor Elizabeth Kratz, Richmond<br> Rosalva Hazel Martinez, San Antonio<br> Lawerence Solomon Brown, Sugar Land<br> David Louis Burton, Sugar Land<br> Kathryn Ann Wright, Tyler<br> Cassandra Monique Cumbie-Freeney, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br> Anita N. Garza, Victoria<br> Cecilia Gonzales, Victoria<br> Ethan Lee Gross, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br> Joseberto Hernandez, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br> Eduardo Alexis Jimenez, Victoria<br> Isabella Rose Najus, Victoria<br> Carmen Joanne North, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br> Troy Anthony Vanicek, Victoria</p> <p><strong>Bachelor of Applied Arts and Science</strong><br> Megan Leigh Briones, Beeville, Magna Cum Laude<br> Justin Jay Villa, Cuero<br> Teresa Michelle Garza, Cypress<br> Elizabeth Aileen Mesa, Edna<br> Bailey K. Kovarek, El Campo, Summa Cum Laude<br> Cynthia Ann Pozas-Olguin, El Campo<br> Audriel Shanqwa Brooks, Houston<br> Jason Duplechin, Houston<br> Evelyn Abeah Nki, Houston<br> Craig Allen Blase, Katy, Summa Cum Laude<br> Kimberly Ann Vasquez, Katy<br> Aaron Anthony August, Missouri City<br> Kylie Morgan Gaines, Port Lavaca, Magna Cum Laude<br> Victoria Molnoskey, Portland, Summa Cum Laude<br> Melicia Karen Lora, Rosenberg<br> Andrew John Alvey, Rosharon, Summa Cum Laude<br> Madeline Claire Foxell, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br> Elizabeth Garza, Victoria<br> Chad Griffith Hawkins, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br> Kyle Charles Hirschhauser, Victoria, Cum Laude<br> Amanda G. Reyes, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br> JoAnn Lynn Salazar, Victoria<br> Robert Dale Wagner, Victoria, Cum Laude</p> <p><strong>Bachelor of Science</strong><br> Valerie Nicole Alvarado, Austin<br> Makayla Necole Hargrove, Austin<br> Jasmine Morales, Austin<br> Elyssa D. King, Bay City<br> Sandra A. Migura, Beeville, Summa Cum Laude<br> Arturo Rodriguez III, Beeville<br> Susan Kay Senft, Buda<br> Angela Zamudio Rios, Corpus Christi<br> Jasmine Miranda Torres, Corpus Christi<br> Danielle Christa Lonis, Cuero, Summa Cum Laude<br> Courtney Rae Barker, El Campo<br> Monica C. Levy, Fulshear, Magna Cum Laude<br> Stuart Whitsett Mayhugh, Fulshear, Cum Laude<br> Kalyn Ashley Schulte, Goliad<br> Wade Scott Brown, Hallettsville, Cum Laude<br> Marissa Elisabeth Bass, Houston<br> Jeremy Bevil, Houston<br> Mustafa Steven Elkalaawi, Houston<br> Samuel Edward Hall, Houston<br> Virginia Dena Hall, Houston<br> Heidi G. Hancock, Houston<br> Shahrouz Kaedi, Houston, Magna Cum Laude<br> Megan Leyja, Houston<br> Ed Joshua Neal Magboo, Houston<br> Angela Melissa Molina, Houston<br> Isiah Alberto Ramos, Houston<br> Semiko Tyest Ross, Houston<br> Mustafa Tan, Houston<br> Dennis Bernard Frazier, Irving<br> Alyssa Morgan Bays, Katy<br> Clarice Ashley Tesch, Katy<br> Mecca Tameeka Williams, Katy<br> Hollie Ann Wilson, Katy, Cum Laude<br> Brittany Lynn Gordon, Kendleton<br> Aneisha M. Waugh, Kingwood<br> Hieu Vu Nguyen, Missouri City<br> Kaunaine Fatima Rizvi, Missouri City<br> Garrett Matthew Geissen, Moulton<br> Misty J. Balli, Needville, Summa Cum Laude<br> Madison Ashley Meagher, Needville<br> Morgan Marie Franke, Pawnee<br> Brett Taylor Davis, Pflugerville, Summa Cum Laude<br> Isna Sharan Choudhary, Richmond, Cum Laude<br> T. Lisa Elijah, Richmond<br> Julie Ann Ridings, Richmond<br> Anna S. Virani, Richmond<br> Brandy Leigh Burns, Rosenberg<br> Sarah Sabrina Crawford, Rosenberg<br> Neva Esther Gonzalez, Rosenberg<br> Kari M. Barrios, San Antonio<br> Julia Selma Trevino, San Antonio<br> Lauryn Elizabeth Dixon-Lackey, Spring<br> Nashere Lakeva Simon, Spring, Summa Cum Laude<br>Dominique Nicole Bryant, Sugar Land<br> Ryan P. Locascio, Sugar Land<br> Sakinah Mohammed, Sugar Land<br> Abuzar Nadirali Noorali, Sugar Land, Summa Cum Laude<br> Tyler Hefley Tevis, Sugar Land<br> Amber Jo Alegria, Victoria<br> Daniel Scott Byrd, Victoria<br> Christina Michelle Eubanks-Jones, Victoria<br> Kristen D&rsquo;Ann Jarisch, Victoria<br> Jennie Rae Johnson, Victoria<br> Emily Rose Martin, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br> Megan Nicole McDaniel, Victoria<br> Elias Moya, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br> Jack Alban John Pluckwell, Victoria<br> Juan Rico, Victoria<br> Sunday Lee Sewalt, Victoria<br> Pamela Denise Silva, Victoria<br> Katherine Rocha Sudheimer, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br> Kaleena Renee Trevino, Victoria<br> Jamie Nicole Wilson, Victoria<br> Beverly Ann Liendo, Yorktown</p> <p><strong>SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION</strong></p> <p><strong>Master of Business Administration</strong><br> Brittany Renee King, Abilene<br> Jennifer L. Allen, Argyle<br> Latiffany Williams, Arlington<br> Prathima Yakkanti, Austin<br> Christopher Jay Berger, Chagrin Falls, Ohio<br> Jennifer Robin Sharpe, Chesterfield, Va.<br> Esmeralda Starr Flores, Corpus Christi<br> Olayinka Oluyemisi Adetimehin, Cypress<br> Maricarmen Bickham, Cypress<br> Vanesa S. Rivera, Cypress<br> David Lee Villarreal, Dallas<br> Taban Hussain, Fulshear<br> Daniel Alejandro Padron, Fulshear<br> Janet Torres Aceves, Houston<br> Christopher Thomas Christian, Houston<br> Michael Mohammadreza Elliyoun, Houston<br> Stephen Owen Guinn, Houston<br> Lisa Thuy Trang Lau, Houston<br> Hunter T. Linn, Houston<br> Andres Saul Pachas Luna, Houston<br> Miguel Angel Nava, Houston<br> Beverly Mae Paredes Pamplona, Houston<br> Trace Trystan Pollock, Houston<br> Mina Rod, Houston<br> Tiffany Patrice Simpson, Houston<br> Soumya Vandanam, Houston<br> Alfonso Zamora, Houston<br> Macneal Wadhwa, Humble<br> Tamiko Parks Cleveland, Katy<br> Eduardo E. Canale De Gracia, Katy<br> Patricia Maria Lima, Katy<br> Jeffery Miglicco, Katy<br> Son T. Nguyen, Katy<br> Asibeli Michelle Okonkwo, Katy<br> Rafiu Alabi Olutunde, Katy<br> Tam Nguyen Pham, Katy<br> Tracee H. Phan, Katy<br> Kelsie Penewitt Schoener, Katy<br> Moira Eileen Cahill, League City<br> Syed S. Zafar, Leander<br> Bryn Micah Sessums, Leesburg, Ga.<br> Daniel Andrew Moretto, Maple, Canada<br> Pratikshya Sapkota, Midland<br> Pushpa Abraham, Missouri City<br> Philip Zachary Campbell, Missouri City<br> Milagros Grau, Missouri City<br> Ahmad Ghazi Jamous, Missouri City<br> Priya Ishiah Simpson, Missouri City<br> Sharna L. Beltran, Richmond<br> Rachid Benjebbour, Richmond<br> Nicolette LanNhi Do, Richmond<br> Courtney Mechelle Gatlin, Richmond<br> Tonisha Johnson, Richmond<br> Abbas Naqvi, Richmond<br> Fizza A. Naqvi, Richmond<br> Nida Naqvi-Hassaan, Richmond<br> Donny V. Nguyen, Richmond<br> Olubunmi Roberts, Richmond<br> Ankur Sheth, Richmond<br> Neha Thakkar, Richmond<br> Muhammad Armaghan Uljamil, Richmond<br> Ali Virani, Richmond<br> Florence Wangithi Wanjohi, Richmond<br> Vivek V. Thakurdesai, San Antonio<br> Yvette Marie Gentry, Spring<br> Pedro A. Rodriguez, Spring<br> Ally Ayyildiz, Stafford<br> Abuzar Ali, Sugar Land<br> Justice Iwunze Bethel, Sugar Land<br> Annie Ha Broussard, Sugar Land<br> Judy Y. Butler, Sugar Land<br> Naeem Charolia, Sugar Land<br> Sidra D. Farooqi, Sugar Land<br> Tomoki Fukazawa, Sugar Land<br> Someshwar Janjirala, Sugar Land<br> Anum S. Malik, Sugar Land<br> Tiffany Eng Morgan, Sugar Land<br> Samsoedin Nasoetion, Sugar Land<br> Vrushali Pradhan, Sugar Land<br> Fazal Abdul Saleem, Sugar Land<br> Disengomoka Emile Tezzo, Sugar Land<br> Tyler Jason Belcik, Victoria<br> Katelyn Marie Hoyt, Victoria<br> Amber Dawn Machacek, Victoria<br> Hinal Shah, Victoria<br> Timothy W. Smith Jr., Victoria</p> <p><strong>Master of Science</strong><br> Clayton Jerome Moose, Culbertson, Mont. <br> William Glenn Thompson, Georgetown</p> <p><strong>Bachelor of Business Administration</strong><br> Kristen Marie Wendel, Bay City<br> Theresa West Spillers, Boling, Cum Laude<br> Amanda Joyce Paulette, Bryan, Magna Cum Laude<br> Daniela Carvalho Melo, Canyon Lake<br> Terria Felicia Leeandra Perrien, College Station<br> Jeffrey Todd Mosley, Cypress, Summa Cum Laude<br> Michael Taylor Zolot, Cypress<br> Fidel Garza, Eagle Pass<br> Cinthia Dalyn Hoegemeyer, East Bernard, Summa Cum Laude<br> Deion Thomas Barnes, Edna<br> Danielle Paige Valenta Smith, El Campo<br> Megan Egenti, Fresno<br> Spencer Elizabeth Long, Fulshear<br> Britany Billings, Ganado<br> Regina Michelle Chovanec, Ganado, Summa Cum Laude<br> Cade Joseph Cihal, Ganado<br> Brianna Aileen Dohmann, Goliad, Cum Laude<br> Brenda Karen Velazquez, Gonzales<br> Karen Elizabeth Coats, Grand Prairie, Summa Cum Laude<br> Derrick Wayne Perez, Hallettsville<br> Ryan Christopher Abrego, Houston<br> Diana Au, Houston, Cum Laude<br> John Christopher Boyd, Houston<br> Heather Anne Butler, Houston, Cum Laude<br> Steffany Campos, Houston, Cum Laude<br> Anthony Carrillo, Houston<br> Nelson Steve Castro, Houston<br> Summer Rae Copeland, Houston, Cum Laude<br> Karla Stephanie Davila, Houston<br> Angel Alejandro Gonzalez, Houston<br> Shahryar Hussain, Houston<br> Brianna Noel Jones, Houston<br> Lizbeth Montenegro, Houston<br> Salomon Ngalamulume, Houston<br> Brenda Melissa Penado, Houston<br> Sarenah Jerrell Prejean, Houston<br> Leslie Rubio, Houston<br> Susan Setarehaseman, Houston<br> Jessica Celina Triana, Houston<br> Kinh My Tu, Houston<br> Diane N. Uwera, Houston<br> Juan Vega, Houston<br> Valerie M. Ventura, Houston<br> Monisha Kay Walker, Houston, Summa Cum Laude<br> Zachary Harper Wright, Houston<br> Caroline Marie Arellano, Humble<br> Bronzalynn Patrice Robin, Humble<br> Hector Zubieta, Inez<br> Leiber M. Chaverra Baron, Katy, Cum Laude<br> Caitlin Marie Biggerstaff, Katy<br> Jean C. Castillo, Katy<br> Lizbeth Cecilia Chum, Katy<br> Rachel A. Condon, Katy<br> Yesenia Davila, Katy<br> Ashley Garrett, Katy, Cum Laude<br> Mackenzie Lynn Haltom, Katy<br> Stephanie Renee Kelley, Katy, Summa Cum Laude<br> Carmen Renee Mott, Katy, Summa Cum Laude<br> Krissia Elizabeth Navarrete, Katy<br> Eckema Sylvata Rachal, Katy<br> Elias Alan Rhodes, Katy, Cum Laude<br> Jillian Michele Spowart, Katy<br> Catherine A. Whitehead, Katy, Magna Cum Laude<br> Ke&#39;Andre Annise Green, Killeen<br> Victoria Ruth McLaughlin, La Porte<br> Courtney Michelle Korenek, Louise<br> Tamara J. Dasgupta, Manvel, Cum Laude<br> Cesar Eduardo Rosales, Mission<br> Alexandra Pena, Missouri City<br> Ashley Nicole Renfro, Missouri City<br> Lauren Henry Zinn, Missouri City, Cum Laude<br> Shelbi Rae Vincent, Nederland, Cum Laude<br> Natalie Nicole Lazo, Needville, Cum Laude<br> Elizabeth Zamora, Palacios<br> Kristen K. Elliott, Pearland, Cum Laude<br> Allen Grant Westmoreland, Pearland<br> Dalila S. Hernandez-Perez, Placedo<br> Phuong Martinez, Richlands, N.C.<br> Trisha Ann Barger, Richmond, Summa Cum Laude<br> Karen Perez Enriquez, Richmond<br> Stephanie Marie Cano Escobar, Richmond<br> Jullian Emmanuel Gates, Richmond<br> Alexandro Jesus Guebara, Richmond<br> Alexandra Hudnall, Richmond, Cum Laude<br> Carolkim Thi Le, Richmond<br> Hadiseh Mashi, Richmond<br> Alisha D. Murray, Richmond<br> Loan Thi Nguyen, Richmond, Magna Cum Laude<br> Mayra Hernandez Salas, Richmond<br> Diego Torres, Richmond<br> Alexandra Suzanne Taylor, Rosenberg<br> Jacqueline Villegas, Rosenberg<br> Madison Phoebe Collins, San Antonio<br> Jennifer Ramirez, San Antonio<br> Aubri Elise Hockenbury, Santa Fe<br> Chad Allen Janak, Shiner, Summa Cum Laude<br> Kausar S. Ahmed, Spring, Cum Laude<br> Yousef Hisham Abu-Adas, Sugar Land<br> Salima Damani, Sugar Land<br> Sarah Marie Rena Hall, Sugar Land<br> Daisy Lizbeth Montes, Sugar Land<br> Angelica H. Nguyen, Sugar Land<br> Zeeshan Noorani, Sugar Land<br> Hiral Chandresh Patel, Sugar Land<br> Chanel Salazar, Sugar Land<br> Neilesh Navin Vora, Sugar Land<br> Jena Cecil Mears, Sweeny<br> Francisca Lopez, Tomball<br> Benjamin Whitehead Baylor, Victoria<br> Denise Hernandez, Victoria<br> Brittany Taylor Hoffman, Victoria<br> Savanna Lynn Kremling, Victoria<br> Krislyn Danelle Martinez, Victoria<br> Kelcy Alyce Newell, Victoria<br> Lauren Elizabeth Perez, Victoria<br> Jarrod Raul Rodriguez, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br> Katherine Rocha Sudheimer, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br> Aaron James Tschoepe, Victoria<br> Whitney Lynn Barrett, Weimar, Magna Cum Laude<br> Victoria Vanessa Pena, Yorktown, Summa Cum Laude</p> <p><strong>SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, HEALTH PROFESSIONS &amp; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT</strong></p> <p><strong>Master of Education</strong><br> Stephanie Renee McLennan, Brookshire<br> Youssef Zaki Ibrahim, Burlington, Mass.<br> Aundrea Mojica Ware, Edna<br> Chavon Cecily Williams, Fresno<br> Tracie S. Hillyard, Fulshear<br> Theodore Toland Baines, Houston<br> Heather Baker, Houston<br> William Randolph Bates, Houston<br> Van&rsquo;Marie Posey, Houston<br> Mica L. Willey, Houston<br> Cheri Lynn Hayes, Katy<br> Jennifer Lynn Magallan, Katy<br> Jessica Rodriguez, Katy<br> Melody Marie Schluer, Katy<br> Marla Wendy Wolsky, Katy<br> Lester George Reid, Lauderhill, Fla.<br> Michelle Tiffany John, Missouri City<br> Jessica Marie Burger, Richmond<br> Chevonne Ane&rsquo; Parris, Richmond<br> Ranier Perez, Richmond<br> Monique Lois Raack, Richmond<br> Maurine Reynolds Adamek, Shiner<br> Judith Yu Dai, Sugar Land<br> Gabriela L. Pequeno, Sugar Land<br> Lee Adam Bowman, Victoria<br> Bonnie Tatum Kelly, Victoria<br> Lori Nicole Mayfield, Victoria<br> Kenneth Peterson, Victoria<br> Kristine Elaine Simmons, Victoria<br> Courtney Michelle Zinke, Yoakum</p> <p><strong>Bachelor of Science</strong><br> Monica Lopez, Houston<br> Lucas Ray Escamilla, Pawnee</p> <p><strong>Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies</strong><br> Becky Anne Perez, Beeville, Cum Laude<br> Maria Carmen Lara, Columbus, Magna Cum Laude<br> Meagan Nichole Alex, Edna, Cum Laude<br> Kaley Marie Rother, Hallettsville<br> Samantha Elizabeth Lacewell, Houston, Magna Cum Laude<br> Rayne M. Molina, Houston, Summa Cum Laude<br> Felicia Donnette Oliphant, Houston<br> Karen Patricia Rodriguez, Houston<br> Elizabeth Villegas, Houston<br> Shaundia Williams, Houston<br> Laura Michelle Castro, Katy, Magna Cum Laude<br> Rayan Mohammed Elsoueissi, Katy<br> Michelle Victoria Gutierrez, Katy<br> Dana Jo Hoover, Katy, Summa Cum Laude<br> Connie Rayo, Katy, Cum Laude<br> Alma Rosa Rodriguez, Katy, Summa Cum Laude<br> Bailey Rae Elizondo, Kenedy<br> Laura Alisi Howard, Needville<br> Haley Nicole Beam, Pearland<br> Angelic Erazo Aguirre, Richmond<br> Julie Anna Quintero, Richmond<br> Katherine Rocha Sudheimer, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br> Eunice S. Aurelio, San Antonio<br> Bonnie Ann Glover, Seadrift<br> Velinda Gloria, Sealy<br> Mary Elizabeth Marcak, Shiner<br> Mariamu Regina Nduku, Sugar Land, Summa Cum Laude<br> Lauren N. Spacek, Sugar Land, Cum Laude<br> Bridget Nicole Weyand, Sugar Land<br> Dana Marie Duran, Victoria<br> Jenna B. Lynch, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br> Jaimee Butler Pantel, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br> Kelsey Lynn Parks, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br> Darian Nicole Vasquez, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br> Sherrylynn Evelyn Wagner, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br> Gisel Wyble, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br> Jennifer Lee Salinas, Weimar</p> <p><strong>Bachelor of Science in Nursing</strong><br> Holly Wagner, Hallettsville, Summa Cum Laude<br> Jason Wayne Kucera, San Antonio<br> China Darnel Clay, Spring<br> Morgan L. Barta, Victoria<br> Keyra Enedelia Guerrero, Victoria<br> Blane Hartley, Victoria, Cum Laude<br> Chelsea Diane Hartman, Victoria<br> Iris L. Olguin, Victoria<br> Darlyn Renette Williams, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude</p>