<p>The University of Houston-Victoria has awarded 424 degrees to undergraduate and graduate students who completed their coursework during the spring semester.</p> <p>Undergraduate candidates with honors wore gold braids over their robes during a May 12 graduation ceremony at Faith Family Church in Victoria.</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> Jenny Rebekah Haven, Edna</p> <p><strong>Master of Interdisciplinary Studies</strong><br> Bryan Hart Blakely, Fort Worth<br> Cannan Wade Garcia, Humble<br> Nedal E. Srour, Sugar Land<br> Candace Danae Boyd, Victoria</p> <p><strong>Master of Fine Arts</strong><br> Kristen Marie Wilson, Austin</p> <p><strong>Master of Science</strong><br> Clinton Lee Knowlton, Austin<br> William A. Sexton, Castle Hills<br> Mohsin Mohamad Ali Charania, Houston<br> Mohammed Abdul Jawad Malik, Houston<br> Charles Oluwatosin Omiyale, Houston<br> Manjula Katkuri, Katy<br> Susan Diann Ruske, Katy<br> Simon Isimhakhomen Okosun, Manvel<br> Dipal N. Parekh, Rosenberg<br> Arti Kandalam, Sugar Land<br> Paula Lynn Cobler, Victoria<br> Sree Sandhya Kona, Victoria<br> Eusebia Miller, Victoria</p> <p><strong>Specialist in School Psychology</strong><br> Sandra Marie Hogg, Bay City<br> Isela Denise Acosta, Houston<br> Abbey L. Benesch, Midlothian<br> Latoya Chauntye Thomas, Red Oak<br> Sania A. Ali, Sugar Land<br> Kelsey Jaide Schuenemann, Victoria</p> <p><strong>Bachelor of Arts</strong><br> Montenea Sade Turner, Austin<br> Bridget Blair Striedel, Cuero<br> Karl Michael Rosenbusch, El Campo<br> Jessica Nataly Ramirez, Houston, Magna Cum Laude<br> Gayln Donnitte Franke, Port Lavaca, Summa Cum Laude<br> Douglas Blake Foster, Richmond<br> Sandra Taylor O&rsquo;Byrne, Richmond<br> Darlene Angelia Washington, Richmond<br> Vanessa N. McClain, Rosenberg<br> RoGena Monique Williams, Rosenberg<br> Rikki-Le Worthington, Rosenberg<br> Christina Chavarria, San Antonio<br> Claudia Nicole De Luna, San Antonio<br> Jeremy Paul Saldivar, San Antonio<br> Trevor Steven Bassett, Sugar Land, Cum Laude<br> Justine Farelas, Victoria<br> Brittany Mechelle Gleinser, Victoria<br> Rosa Lizbeth Sereno, Victoria, Cum Laude<br> Erika Marie Troncoso, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br> Christian Tan Vu, Victoria<br> Journey Elizabeth Gentil, Washington, Magna Cum Laude<br> Samantha Renee Ybarra, West, Cum Laude</p> <p><strong>Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences</strong><br> JoAnn Renae Horadam, Edna, Cum Laude<br> Carolina Ana Villarreal, Edna<br> Katherine Aubrey Furgason, Houston, Magna Cum Laude<br> Dianne Hines, Houston<br> Tam Hieu Nguyen, Houston<br> Jarveron Bruce Thomas, Houston, Cum Laude<br> Brittni Michelle Sharp, Inez, Magna Cum Laude<br> Sebastien Amos Bossous, Katy<br> Ronnica Jo Matousek, League City, Cum Laude<br> Prenceller Ann Bradley, Pearland<br> Justina Brantley Covey, Pearland<br> DeAnn Mandy Lopez, Richmond, Cum Laude<br> Uwe Meyer, Richmond, Magna Cum Laude<br> Victoria Elizabeth Pfeffer, Richmond, Magna Cum Laude<br> Nish Pankaj Parekh, Rosenberg<br> Judy Louise Hoffman, Stafford, Cum Laude<br> Sarah Elsaleh, Sugar Land, Cum Laude<br> Patrick Joseph Charlton, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br> Holli Ve Gregory, Victoria<br> Rohanna Helen Pacheco Ramnarine, Victoria, Cum Laude<br> Yesenia Karina Gomez, Yoakum<br> Ethan Krause, Yorktown, Magna Cum Laude</p> <p><strong>Bachelor of Science</strong><br> Diana Laura Maldonado, Austin<br> Madeline Miranda Herrera, Baytown, Magna Cum Laude<br> Adrianna Garza, Beeville<br> Emily K. Brod, Brenham, Cum Laude<br> Lizbeth Cardoza, Brownsville<br> Christian E. Vazquez, Brownsville<br> Mia N. Gallegos, Corpus Christi<br> Gabrielle M. Williams, Corpus Christi<br> Alfonso Gilberto Urbano, Cuero<br> Treysi Diaz Deleon, Dallas<br> Eric Jermaine Jackson Sr, Dallas<br> Cynthia Maureen Young, Decatur, Neb. <br> Jackie Louise Rosales, Deer Park<br> Lauren Ashley Condra, Fort Worth<br> Stephanie Kay Lewis, Fulshear, Magna Cum Laude<br> Sonia Nicole Rosalez, Ganado<br> Dallana Zamudio, Ganado<br> Stephanie Vaught Loewe, Hallettsville<br> Brad Michael Beleiff, Houston<br> Janie Charles, Houston<br> Alexandrea Cisneros, Houston, Cum Laude<br> Kathy Michele Crumpler, Houston, Summa Cum Laude<br> Auralila Denee Glover, Houston, Cum Laude<br> Nola Marie Hynes, Houston<br> Alexandra L. Mouton, Houston<br> Oluwadamilola Omowunmi Ojo, Houston<br> Scarlet Perez, Houston<br> Kimberly Willett-Johnson, Houston<br> Shelly Marie Hencerling, Inez<br> Brian-Andrew Lacerda, Inez<br> Barbara Francine Guffey, Joliet, Ill. <br> James Maxwell Cole, Katy, Cum Laude<br> Rachel Nicolle Fox, Katy<br> Barbara Winfield-Ford, Katy<br> Ashley Lauren Nanton, La Vernia, Magna Cum Laude<br> Kiana Marie Blanquez, Laredo<br> Yahajaira Lara, Laredo<br> Natalia Salinas, Laredo<br> Gizell Villarreal, Laredo<br> Valerie Marie Garcia, Linn<br> Valeria Alejandra Pernia, Little Elm<br> Michelle Nicole Blair, Livingston, Cum Laude<br> Kayla Daniell Crum, Magnolia, Cum Laude<br> Sarah Brown, Midfield<br> Lauren Christine Kalkomey, Missouri City<br> Christopher James Stevens Jr, Missouri City<br> Genesis Alexia Corona, Natalia<br> Kayle Renee Sanchez Cones, Needville<br> Sophia Espinoza, Pflugerville<br> Tanner Hermes, Port Lavaca, Magna Cum Laude<br> Suhai Aglhaen Solis, Port Lavaca<br> Joseph Rene Gonzales, Refugio<br> Hillery Lynn Carraway, Richmond, Cum Laude<br> Antonio Ponce De Leon, Richmond, Cum Laude<br> Sarah Madatali, Richmond<br> Christina Ogechukwu Onyebuchi, Richmond, Summa Cum Laude<br> Andreea Maria Sturza, Richmond<br> Simone R. Smith, Rosharon<br> Chase Phillip Almendarez, Round Rock, Magna Cum Laude<br> Alayah Jade Cantu, San Antonio<br> Jacklyn Marie Medina, San Antonio<br> Angel Marie Rader, Shiner<br> Bobby Joe Brogdon, Sugar Land<br> Emilie Chau, Sugar Land<br> Jennifer Nicole Ngo, Sugar Land<br> Chidinma N. Oji, Sugar Land<br> Brendan J.&nbsp; McWilliams, Tomball<br> Amanda Catherine Zalkovsky, Tyler<br> Kayla Janeen Anderson, Universal City<br> Victoria E. Arriaga, Victoria<br> Miranda Celeste Beaver, Victoria<br> Cody James Boehm, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br> Valeria A. Cruz, Victoria<br> Alyssa Nichole Dial, Victoria, Cum Laude<br> Victoria Morgan Ferrell, Victoria<br> Jade Lauryn-Ashlee Hayes, Victoria<br> Lori Ann Hernandez, Victoria<br> Samantha R. Hetherington, Victoria<br> Megan Ann Hilmes, Victoria<br> Brian Dewayne Hogan, Victoria, Cum Laude<br> Alexander Joseph Innes, Victoria<br> Robert Carlos Loredo, Victoria<br> Paola Patricia Martinez, Victoria<br> Daniel Leslie Michaelis, Victoria<br> Andrew Paul Polasek, Victoria<br> Juhree Araceli Rodriguez, Victoria<br> Jill Rushay Runnels, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br> Cody Dwayne Shugart, Victoria<br> Alec Matthew Thompson, Victoria, Cum Laude<br> Devin Brooke Wood, Victoria<br> Selena Schmidt, Wharton<br> Noel Vega, Woodsboro</p> <p><strong>SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION </strong></p> <p><strong>Master of Business Administration</strong><br> Annie Dieu, Aurora, Colo. <br> Kimberly Lynese Nickson, Beaumont<br> Brandon Conard Caraway Sr., Cypress<br> Nakisha Michelle Samples, Cypress<br> Alisea Nicole Williams, Ellington, Conn. <br> Kyle Lee East, Fulshear<br> Douglas Ryan Korfe, Grand Prairie<br> Ammar Hani Al-Kilane, Houston<br> Brandon Joseph Chizer, Houston<br> Amy Elizabeth Ellsworth, Houston<br> Lashanta Danielle Green, Houston<br> Taye Adebola Johnson, Houston<br> Syed Umar Kazmi, Houston<br> Hoa Thanh Mai, Houston<br> Rigo Ojeda, Houston<br> Joy Peterson, Houston<br> Simran R. Pohuja, Houston<br> Ancernetta O. Williams, Houston<br> Jasmine P. Williams, Houston<br> Calvin Wai Yuen, Houston<br> Meghan Lillian Klimitchek, Inez<br> Daniel S. Crespo Aldana, Katy<br> Darrell L. Bostic, Katy<br> Matthew Anthony Cianciosi, Katy<br> James Robert Greene, Katy<br> Gaurav Gupta, Katy<br> Janos E. Janossy, Katy<br> Adam Rogers Joiner, Katy<br> Raj Kumar Kaliaperumal, Katy<br> Saad Zafar Khan, Katy<br> Sohail Zafar Khan, Katy<br> Jeanelle Monique Lopez, Katy<br> Akash Mishra, Katy<br> Daniel Scott Moore, Katy<br> Carlos Louis Lopez, Lincoln, Maine <br> Robert Allen Felder, Missouri City<br> Cassandra Anne Morrissey, Missouri City<br> Bobby Philip, Missouri City<br> Christopher Allen Salley, Missouri City<br> Waqas Ahmed, Porter<br> Angelica E. Hargrove, Richmond<br> Ian N. Looper, Richmond<br> Shaireen Alzaib Momin, Richmond<br> Temara Denise Moore, Richmond<br> Md Abidur Rahman, Richmond<br> Drew Lamar Blackmon, Spring<br> Kimberly Ann Chan, Sugar Land<br> Sahil Charolia, Sugar Land<br> Anney Haider, Sugar Land<br> Annerys Falcon Herrera, Sugar Land<br> Monica J. Orellana, Sugar Land<br> Vijay Pratap, Sugar Land<br> Gibran Sawani, Sugar Land<br> Ali Tamanna, Sugar Land<br> Perla M. Beltran, Victoria<br> Devon Vera Dueser, Victoria<br> BriAnn LA Shay Hauboldt, Victoria<br> Matthew R. Hill, Victoria<br> Michael Patrick Morales, Victoria<br> Natalie Marie Odell Smith, Victoria<br> Michael P. Sudheimer, Victoria<br> Amber Vargas, Victoria</p> <p><strong>Master of Science</strong><br> Hillary McKoin Rotton, Fayetteville, Ark.</p> <p><strong>Bachelor of Business Administration</strong><br> Christopher Lee Rogers, Aransas Pass, Cum Laude<br> Karlin Gray Etter, Austin, Magna Cum Laude<br> Juan Manuel Hernandez, Austin<br> Angelica Maria Sanchez, Bakersfield, Calif. <br> Zoyla Flores Rasso, Bay City<br> Valeria Aguirre, Bloomington<br> Sarah Naomi Alex, Bloomington, Cum Laude<br> Gema Lizeth Coronado, Bloomington, Magna Cum Laude<br> Maria M. Garcia, Bloomington<br> Stephanie Jean Hajovsky, Columbus, Magna Cum Laude<br> Alyssa D. Hudson, Cuero<br> Zachary William Koenig, Cuero<br> Rebecca Sotelo Pham, Cypress<br> Emilia Ruiz Safford, Cypress<br> Steeve Ulrich Kamgang Penka, Dallas<br> Madison Lynn Carroll-Kucera, Edna<br> Jake Austin Curran, El Campo<br> Gregory Holguin, El Paso<br> Miranda Gilley-Armstrong, Fate<br> Kayla L. Jones, Fulshear, Cum Laude<br> Robert Michael Rosario, Fulshear<br> Anne Marie Shoemake, Greenville, S.C.<br> Abigail Elizabeth Renner, Hallettsville, Summa Cum Laude<br> Sarah Elizabeth Hudson, Hockley<br> Fatima Ezzahra Boulares, Houston, Magna Cum Laude<br> Patrice Noelle Capone, Houston, Summa Cum Laude<br> Cristian N. Esparza, Houston<br> Chelsie Fair, Houston<br> Bani M. Iturriago Farfan, Houston, Cum Laude<br> Nathaniel Thomas Frosch, Houston<br> Luis Mario Garcia, Houston<br> Mohammad Aminul Haque, Houston<br> Arnela Mujezin, Houston, Cum Laude<br> Jennifer T. Nguyen, Houston<br> Milly Ngan Nguyen, Houston<br> Seth Charles Prat, Houston<br> Manahel Rabbani, Houston<br> Kendra Annette Scott, Houston<br> Manuel Valentin Simental, Houston<br> Leigh Anne Nicole Skadal, Houston<br> Maria Rose Velasquez, Houston<br> Jonathan Hon-Leung Wen, Houston<br> Bridget Rae Bustos, Inez<br> Cassie Lynne Abbott, Katy, Summa Cum Laude<br> Cierra Jade Ashley, Katy<br> Alicia Won Guerrero, Katy<br> Espen Nodeland Hansen, Katy<br> Megan Louise Hill, Katy<br> Sophia K. Jorski, Katy, Summa Cum Laude<br> Adrijano Kajtezovic, Katy<br> Fer Kia, Katy, Summa Cum Laude<br> Cynthia Ruth Salinas, Katy, Cum Laude<br> Felice Michelle Solis, Katy<br> Renato Tan, Katy<br> Kathy Ann Torres, Katy, Magna Cum Laude<br> Bonnie Nadeane Trimble, Katy<br> Robert T. Ashlin, Keller, Cum Laude<br> Yoshana C. Mceachin, Kingwood<br> Leslie Ann Wickham, Louise<br> Sandra Marie Garcia, Missouri City<br> Aaron C. Hudson, Missouri City<br> Christopher P. Nowzaradan, Missouri City<br> Martina L. Southerland, Missouri City, Cum Laude<br> Amy Lynn Klimitchek, Moulton<br> Valyn Marie Antrich, Needville, Summa Cum Laude<br> Courtney Marie Driskell, Needville, Cum Laude<br> Bevon Mark Rogers, Oklahoma City, Okla. <br> Ryan Austin Pearsall,&nbsp; Onalaska<br> Berthile Ntakirutimana Havyarimana, Orange Park, Fla. <br> Lesha Anne Hammack, Pinehurst<br> Melissa Ann Staggs, Port Lavaca<br> Brandy A. Scott Vasquez, Port Lavaca<br> Shumaila Altaf, Richmond<br> Tracy Ann Britt, Richmond, Magna Cum Laude<br> Konrad Jun Chandler, Richmond<br> Donna Eleanor McMullen, Richmond, Summa Cum Laude<br> Assem Ehsan Mourad, Richmond<br> Shana Renee Sellew, Richmond, Cum Laude<br> Avery Robert Spano, Richmond<br> Richard Bautista Vallejo, Richmond, Cum Laude<br> Ashley Marie Santos, Richwood, Cum Laude<br> Daniela Nicole Haynes, Rosenberg, Magna Cum Laude<br> Yank Ely Hernandez, Rosenberg<br> Christopher Jordan Lopez, Rosenberg<br> G&#39;Mill Pierre Morton, San Antonio<br> Staci Nicole Rothman, San Antonio<br> Ross Bludau, Schulenburg<br> Trevor Stluka, Shiner<br> Michael Scott Ulm, Snyder, Cum Laude<br> Melissa Ann Cirlos, Spring<br> Jenny VH Saran Gaya, Spring<br> Tyler Michael Steiner, Spring<br> Brian Andrew Decastro, Sugar Land<br> Maaria Ahmed Farooqi, Sugar Land, Cum Laude<br> James Henry Graham, Sugar Land<br> Phoenix Huynh, Sugar Land<br> Barret Bradford King, Sugar Land<br> Gulfishan Amirali Merchant, Sugar Land<br> Juraxi Del Valle Pastrano Ortega, Sugar Land<br> Jeysie R. Quinteros, Sugar Land<br> Erin Rebecca Jirkovsky, Sweet Home<br> Chantel Lynn McGinty, Temple, Cum Laude<br> Danielle Brooke Alvarez, Victoria<br> Emily Ann Buhler, Victoria<br> Edricka M. Burns, Victoria<br> Elena Louise Canchola, Victoria<br> Brian Philip Henry Foulger, Victoria, Cum Laude<br> James Damian Griggs, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br> Juanita De Luna Gutierrez, Victoria<br> Taylor Rae Guzman, Victoria<br> Reece Francis Hannigan, Victoria, Cum Laude<br> Skyelar Elizabeth Laqua, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br> Emily Jane Lupton, Victoria<br> Paige Kathryn Scotten, Victoria<br> Ana Isabel Vega, Victoria<br> Maureen Elizabeth Walston, Victoria, Cum Laude<br> Karla Noemi Lara, Wallis, Magna Cum Laude<br> Bobbi Jo Talafuse, Wharton<br> August M. Bordovsky, Wrightsboro<br> Danielle Marie Penn, Yorktown, Summa Cum Laude</p> <p><strong>SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, HEALTH PROFESSIONS &amp; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT </strong></p> <p><strong>Master of Education</strong><br> Tashea Nashia Walker, Baytown<br> Mario Flores, Corpus Christi<br> Kameron Michelle Kitchen, Corpus Christi<br> Eulises M. Barahona, Crosby<br> Megan Ann Slovacek, Cuero<br> Douglas Gonzalez, Cypress<br> Catherine Castillo Hernandez, El Campo<br> Aletha Jacobs, Fresno<br> Jason B. Stanley, Ganado<br> Christopher Michael Henk, Hallettsville<br> Shauna Marie Andrews, Houston<br> Ashley Elaine Cook, Houston<br> Latasha T. Curtis, Houston<br> Katina N. Rudley, Houston<br> Jennifer W. Gatlin, Katy<br> Amanda Ashley Ochoa, Katy<br> Stephanie Jeanette Rodenberg-Lewis, Katy<br> Subaika Husaini Sayed, Katy<br> Sarah Marie Rutherford, Lumberton, Miss. <br> Thomas Jay Avinger, Richmond<br> Elva Melissa Waits, Rosenberg<br> Noemi Adriana Kassmya, Spring<br> Eve Suzanne Whiteside, Spring<br> Valerie M. Hang, Sugar Land<br> Denise Ann Salazar, Sugar Land<br> Teralee Nichole Barnett, Victoria<br> Regina Ren&eacute;e Basinger, Victoria<br> Kimberly Champion, Victoria<br> Juan Jaime Cruz, Victoria<br> Kelsie Nicole Gerner, Victoria<br> Jordan Elizabeth Harrison, Victoria<br> Shauna Holder, Victoria<br> Joanne R. Innocenti, Victoria<br> Ashley Morgan Penhorwood, Victoria<br> Elliott Sung, Victoria<br> Ashley Elizabeth Surber, Victoria<br> Nicholas Vera, Victoria<br> Sara Elizabeth Weinstein, Victoria<br> Krista Brianne Wilkerson, Victoria</p> <p><strong>Bachelor of Science</strong><br> Christine Dawn Sewell, Needville, Magna Cum Laude<br> Catherine Ann Gonzales, San Antonio<br> Autumn Destiny Sayles, San Antonio<br> Petur Stephen Vega, San Antonio<br> Michaela Ann Dentler, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br> Rachel Margaret Hamon, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude</p> <p><strong>Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies</strong><br> Jessica Bueno-Rodriguez, Austin, Magna Cum Laude<br> Destinie Concepcion Lucio, Blessing, Cum Laude<br> Kimberly Marie Varela, Cuero, Summa Cum Laude<br> Elia Montes, Edna<br> Enyi M. Rosa Gomez, Houston, Summa Cum Laude<br> Diana Nazareth Ramirez, Houston, Magna Cum Laude<br> Brandon Andrew Wang, Houston, Cum Laude<br> Kristine Pena Zepeda, Houston<br> Amanda Nichole Blalock, Katy<br> Brittany Lynn Hartwig, Katy, Cum Laude<br> Danielle E. Hunsucker, Katy, Magna Cum Laude<br> Mujibur Hayat Khan, Katy<br> Melissa Eileen McFarlin, Katy<br> Ida Tehrani, Katy<br> Princess Odom, Missouri City<br> Ashley Gonzalez, Nixon, Magna Cum Laude<br> Mynda Danielle Morton, Palacios, Magna Cum Laude<br> Marissa Mae-Ann Sanchez, Port Lavaca, Summa Cum Laude<br> Malaise Lynn Williams, Refugio, Summa Cum Laude<br> Esther Bazaldua, Richmond<br> Christa Colleen McElroy, Richmond<br> Lillian Ortiz Ramirez, Richmond, Summa Cum Laude<br> Brie Faye Burgess, Rosenberg<br> Shalimar Elizabeth Washington, Rosenberg<br> Darian Kay Bubenik, Seadrift, Magna Cum Laude<br> Amber Nichole Shupak, Sealy<br> Goldie Marie Newton Sonnier, Sugar Land, Cum Laude<br> Nancy Janette Shelton, Van Vleck, Cum Laude<br> Brook Ashley Dyanne Boykin, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br> Alissa Michelle Cano, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br> Shelby Kae Norwood, Victoria, Cum Laude<br> Kelsey Nicole Walters, Victoria<br> Vicki Samantha Niemeier, Yorktown, Summa Cum Laude</p>