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UHV announces spring graduates

<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>

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.