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UHV announces fall semester graduates
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<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 & 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 Reneé Giuffré, Bellville, Magna Cum Laude<br> Veronica Marie Teran, Corpus Christi, Magna Cum Laude<br> Lucía 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’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'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 & 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’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’ 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>
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.