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UHV announces fall graduates
Wednesday, February 20, 2019 | By
<p>The University of Houston-Victoria awarded 397 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 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>
<h2>SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES</h2>
<h3>Master of Arts</h3>
<p>Rosie Alexandrea Zachery, Davis, Calif.<br />Jean Dorotik Merck, El Campo<br />JohnRobert Warren Jones, Louisville, Ky.<br />Mark Ryan Kelly, Victoria</p>
<h3>Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies</h3>
<p>Vertina L. Jones, Columbus<br />Margaret Tonya Fields, Fresno<br />Colby E. Stokes, Port Lavaca<br />Richard Duane Hoxworth Sr., Waco</p>
<h3>Master of Fine Arts</h3>
<p>Ashley Elizabeth Kilday, Richmond<br />Christopher Siegel Knodel, San Antonio<br />Jennifer Anne DiSilvestro, Victoria<br />Bobby Dean Horecka, Victoria</p>
<h3>Master of Science</h3>
<p>Lalit Chhabra, Cypress<br />Yvon Kabasele Mbala, Grand Junction, Colo.<br />Nicholas Deshun Nowlin, Houston<br />Katie Anne Sanford, Houston<br />Naghmeh Shahbeiki, Houston<br />Sowmya Parvathi Boddeti, Katy<br />Richard Colon, Katy<br />Bhakti Swapnil Saraf, Katy<br />Nanayakkarawasam Pallege Rashantha Nanayakkara,<br />Las Vegas, Nev.<br />Ashley Elizabeth Kilday, Richmond<br />Christopher Siegel Knodel, San Antonio<br />Madhu Priya Ramu, Sugar Land<br />Christian Ebube Okwuchukwu, Victoria<br />Sean W. Simmons, Victoria</p>
<h3>Bachelor of Arts</h3>
<p>Rachel Ann Malone, Beeville, Summa Cum Laude<br />Amber Nicole Segovia, Beeville<br />Kayley Renay Williams, Bloomington<br />Ashlie N. Pritchett, Cuero<br />Cody Alan Boehm, Falls City<br />Jesus Emmanuel Martinez, Fort Worth<br />Kyla Rena Davion, Houston<br />Marisa Beaver, Karnes City<br />Mariam Hossain Talukder, Katy, Magna Cum Laude<br />Jesse S. Tijerina, Katy<br />Kimberly Ellis, Magnolia<br />Rebecca Mae Hendrix, Magnolia, Summa Cum Laude<br />Cheryl Farris Clayton, Missouri City<br />Marci Lynn Alldred, Richmond, Magna Cum Laude<br />Carolina Deleon, Richmond<br />Ariel R. Beza, San Antonio<br />Adrienne Yavonne Smith, Sugar Land<br />Crisna Baez, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br />Shannon Lee Brown, Victoria, Cum Laude<br />Amy Denise Herzog, Victoria<br />Cassidy L. Mangum, Victoria<br />Amber Brianna Parker, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br />Crystal Rodriguez, Victoria<br />Virginia Elva Tijerina, Victoria</p>
<h3>Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences</h3>
<p>Lesli Elena Yvonne Huerta, Bay City<br />Mariela Pilar Lara, Cypress<br />Kristoffer G. Villarreal, Cypress, Cum Laude<br />Pedro Adame Sertuche, Edna<br />Shayna Elise Barker, El Campo, Magna Cum Laude<br />Stephanie Marie West, Fort Worth<br />Edward Irigoyen Jr., Fulshear<br />Byanka Susan Williams, Gonzales<br />Rachael Marie Alspaugh, Houston<br />Mike Ninda Mukasa, Houston<br />Jasmine J. Smith, Houston<br />Shirley Raley Fuller, Humble<br />Jennifer M. Sedillo, Katy<br />David M. Weeks, Katy<br />Kenia Elizabeth Suarez, Missouri City, Summa Cum Laude<br />Francisco Javier Guerrero, Needville, Summa Cum Laude<br />Christi Lynn Parham, Needville, Summa Cum Laude<br />Anakajsa LaDue, Richmond<br />Monica Dawn Wilson, Stafford<br />Mindy Eileen Barron, Sugar Land, Magna Cum Laude<br />Ginna Lee Melhorn, Sugar Land, Summa Cum Laude<br />Susana Akin, Victoria<br />Tyler Scott Bazar, Victoria, Cum Laude<br />Deborah K. Bluhm, Victoria, Cum Laude<br />Charles Tanner Hawes, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br />Brent Justin Hernandez, Victoria<br />Marilyn Mendoza, Victoria, Cum Laude<br />Margaret Jean Pallanez, Victoria<br />Monica Ann Rubio, Victoria<br />Quentin K. Schul, Victoria<br />James Timothy Thomas, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude</p>
<h3>Bachelor of Science</h3>
<p>Maria Isabel Delgado, Austin<br />Elizabeth De La Garza, Beeville, Summa Cum Laude<br />Susanna Marina Yzaguirre, Beeville<br />Beatrice M. Hernandez, Corpus Christi<br />Joanna Lynn Perez, Corpus Christi<br />Cynthia Brandstetter, Cuero, Summa Cum Laude<br />Ashley M. Fulmer, Cypress, Cum Laude<br />Diamond Lee Hensley, Cypress<br />Luis Angel Ramirez, Eagle Pass<br />Abram David Kubena, East Bernard<br />Tyler B. Ramsey, Edna, Cum Laude<br />Jeremy Jermaine Thompson, Edna<br />Kissuth Evans Reamo, Fresno, Cum Laude<br />Ryan Spencer Huebner, Fulshear<br />Albert H. Escudier, Houston<br />Kathleen Louise Jones, Houston<br />Robert Lasu, Houston<br />Yuriko Luviano, Houston<br />Jeff W. Maddox, Houston<br />Tierra Nicole Morris, Houston<br />Stenisha Andrea Parker, Houston<br />Christopher Sabo, Houston, Summa Cum Laude<br />Toni Marquis Smith-Jones, Houston<br />Tatiana Denise Vazquez Suarez, Houston, Cum Laude<br />Roberta Jo Taherivand, Houston<br />Jerry Alexander Alonso, Katy<br />Sophia Helen Biasiolli, Katy, Magna Cum Laude<br />Diane Madeli Abaya Borbon, Katy<br />John C. Campbell, Katy<br />Danielle Sasha Johnson, Katy<br />Zamantha Lanza-Sanchez, Katy<br />Marisol Rodriguez, Katy<br />Melinda Samudio, Katy<br />Leslie Jacob Welch, Katy, Cum Laude<br />Sydney Alexandria Ray, Kempner<br />Keegan Ray Haist, Kennesaw, Ga., Magna Cum Laude<br />Guadalupe F. Rodriguez, Missouri City<br />Rosa Maria Hernandez, Palacios<br />Jonathan Toan Vu, Palacios<br />Olumuyiwa Olugbenga Aina, Richmond<br />Osose Brenda Igene, Richmond<br />Amy Morin, Richmond, Cum Laude<br />Thomas John Sellew, Richmond<br />Mabel Judith Galdamez, Rosenberg<br />Kassandra Cabrera, San Antonio<br />Camilo García, Jr., San Antonio<br />Susanna Leigh Hoff, Sealy<br />Bradley Franklin Pearson, Seguin, Cum Laude<br />Zachary N. Edwards, Stafford, Summa Cum Laude<br />Wikas Ahmed Siddiqui, Sugar Land<br />Kristopher Dale Keeton, Tomball<br />Dolores Danielle Baker, Victoria<br />Reba Jane Baker, Victoria<br />Allison Sarah Bales, Victoria<br />Nathan Burr Bowers, Victoria<br />Nissa Olivia Caldwell, Victoria<br />Brittani Nicole Cervantez, Victoria<br />Isaac Elenbaas, Victoria, Cum Laude<br />Reid Matthew Goodwine, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br />Stephanie Mariah Heil, Victoria<br />Marcus Anthony Hernandez, Victoria<br />Heather Nicole Krischke, Victoria<br />Kevin Darby McCollough, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br />Joshua Teddy Munoz, Victoria, Cum Laude<br />James Murphy, Victoria, Cum Laude<br />Sherrill Nicole Pruett, Victoria<br />Chandler Renee Puckett, Victoria<br />Brandy Natasha Robertson, Victoria<br />Angelique Marie Rodriguez, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br />Stephanie Marie Sheffield, Victoria<br />Jesse Sylva, Victoria<br />Christine Ha Vu, Victoria</p>
<h2>SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION</h2>
<h3>Master of Business Administration</h3>
<p>Mark Andrew Macina, Austin<br />Danica Maria Da Costa, Cypress<br />Selwyn Luis Da Costa, Cypress<br />Jennifer Anne Seeberger, Cypress<br />Olusegun Olawumi Jegede, Frederick, Md.<br />Eric Clinton Flemming, Fresno<br />Diana M. Alicea, Houston<br />Felecia Brown, Houston<br />Neil Ashok Gandhi, Houston<br />Rachel A’lisse Green, Houston<br />Daniel R. Guaglione, Houston<br />Michelle Elizabeth Hernandez, Houston<br />Prasanth Kumar Kodali, Houston<br />Xinrong Kong, Houston<br />Danerick Lopez, Houston<br />Aleksandr O. Mammadov, Houston<br />Brett A. Mauck, Houston<br />Sigrid B. Miranda, Houston<br />Nicholas Edward Mundy, Houston<br />Joe Zeng, Houston<br />Kelli Rachelle Thomas, Jersey Village<br />Grace Adeyemi, Katy<br />Carlos Augusto Rojas Araujo, Katy<br />Rajesh Athirathnam, Katy<br />Indra Bhanu Gautam, Katy<br />Juana Elizabeth Gonzalez, Katy<br />Andrea Lobo Jaishankar, Katy<br />Nezir Lupic, Katy<br />Bhargav C. Sharma, Katy<br />Sonia Sharma, Katy<br />Amarnath Venkateswarlu, Katy<br />Narmeen Walji, Los Angeles, Calif.<br />Honorato Ernest Falcon Jr., Maple Valley, Wash.<br />Dezell R. Turner, McKinney<br />Denise Ann Palma, Missouri City<br />Tamorha Michelle Watson-Moss, Missouri City<br />Courtney Lea Charbula, New Braunfels<br />Ashley E. Allison, Pacific Grove, Calif.<br />Caylee M. Smith, Pasadena<br />Olatunde Ayokunle Ajayi, Pearland<br />Ranjana Sharma, Pearland<br />Aliyu Abubakar, Richmond<br />Mujtaba Sajeedali Choudhary, Richmond<br />Theophilus Irivbo Edovia, Richmond<br />Cyntera Jackson, Richmond<br />Faisal Rahman, Richmond<br />Jesus Zamorano, Richmond<br />Ashley Brooke Burns, Rosenberg<br />Roberto Juarez, Salt Lake City, Utah<br />Josue David Cisneros, San Antonio<br />Raja Abdul Hafeez, San Antonio<br />Hamdi Mohamad Yassin El-Nahhas, Spring<br />Angelica Trujillo, Stafford<br />Manchu Abraham, Sugar Land<br />Sean Michael Cawthon, Sugar Land<br />Jonathan Kalkan, Sugar Land<br />Kamran F. Khaliq, Sugar Land<br />Michael Offner, IV, Sugar Land<br />Laura Caitlin Sinclair, Sugar Land<br />Santhosh Sivarajan, Sugar Land<br />Chong Wang, Sugar Land<br />David Michael Young, Sugar Land<br />Joseph Martinez, Victoria<br />Marina Hinojosa Rivera, Victoria<br />Aphton Michelle Taylor, Victoria<br />Michelle Marie Thompson, Victoria<br />James Gregory Sandman, Virginia Beach, Va.</p>
<h3>Master of Science</h3>
<p>Morgan Angelle Williams, Houston<br />Aaron Perkins, Jacksonville, Ala.</p>
<h3>Bachelor of Business Administration</h3>
<p>Kimberly Ann Peyronel-Howson, Allen, Magna Cum Laude<br />Jonathan Alvaro Banuelos, Arlington<br />Christian Stephanie Cruz-Martinez, Austin<br />Jaiden Denee Lauterbach, Austin, Summa Cum Laude<br />Cathryn Anne Van Wormer, Bellville, Cum Laude<br />Danurah Mashal Jones, Brookshire<br />Meaghan Breann Fannin, Bryan<br />Dilveer Kaur Mand, Cypress<br />Collin Norman Schaaf, Damon, Magna Cum Laude<br />Brenda Browder, East Bernard<br />Kealeigh R. Alex, Edna<br />Shayla Janese’ Materre, Fresno<br />Deborah M. Roberts, Galveston<br />Jorge Duran, Ganado<br />Jami Alyssa Flores, Goliad, Magna Cum Laude<br />Lana Jade Hickson, Hallettsville<br />Martha Laura Alonso, Houston, Magna Cum Laude<br />Muhammed Mustufa Ashfaq, Houston<br />Teresa Cepeda Casares, Houston<br />Britany Christian-Austin, Houston<br />Velbeth Giron, Houston<br />Jowanna Husam Kawaja, Houston<br />Jessica Stephanie Larios, Houston, Summa Cum Laude<br />Godwin Mariadson, Houston, Cum Laude<br />Mahin Farooq Noormohammed, Houston<br />Niki Taylor North, Houston, Cum Laude<br />Lorena Eugenia Orellana, Houston, Cum Laude<br />Sheneika Chantol Ricketts, Houston<br />Herman Rodriguez, Houston<br />Fernando Saraiva Sampaio, Houston<br />Tawana R. Scott, Houston, Magna Cum Laude<br />Naomi Hernandez Simmons, Houston, Cum Laude<br />Emily Tea, Houston<br />Omar Kamoya Wilson, Houston, Magna Cum Laude<br />Gustavo Adolfo Zuniga, Houston<br />Karly Annette Dyson, Inez<br />Alejandro Javier Garcia, Inez<br />Martha Gloria Diaz de Balandran, Katy<br />Lauren M. Callaway, Katy, Summa Cum Laude<br />Erik P. Christensen, Katy<br />Hunter D. Devane, Katy<br />Carla A. Erwin, Katy, Magna Cum Laude<br />Jacklyn E. Foster, Katy, Magna Cum Laude<br />Michelle Lee Gardner, Katy<br />Grant Edward Lerette, Katy<br />Mohammad Omar Malik, Katy<br />Lisa McLaren, Katy<br />Jacquelynn Iwalani Medeiros, Katy<br />Ana E. Ponce, Katy<br />Ekneet Kaur Saini, Katy, Magna Cum Laude<br />Amanda Nicole Sinclair, Katy<br />Trang Thanh Taylor, Katy<br />Tram Diana Tran, Katy<br />Dana Lynn Wimer, Katy, Cum Laude<br />Jacob Edward Mihalski, League City<br />Quentin Reed Brown, McKinney, Cum Laude<br />Jonathan Charles Smith, Missouri City<br />Andrew Ross Barker, Palacios<br />Lacie Jo Richards, Palacios<br />Amy Nicole Vacek, Palacios<br />Aly Ramses Rojas, Pasadena<br />Heather Nikole Derosia, Port Lavaca<br />Claudia Daggett Haas, Port Lavaca<br />Kayla Nicole Sturm, Port Lavaca, Magna Cum Laude<br />Bobbie Jean Ramirez, Refugio<br />Porche Deshay Blanks, Richmond<br />Megan E. Burlingame, Richmond<br />Diana Michelle Costa, Richmond, Cum Laude<br />Phuong Thuy Thi Lam, Richmond, Magna Cum Laude<br />Paul Boyce Littleton, Richmond<br />Shevonda L. Nero, Richmond, Magna Cum Laude<br />Robyn Nicole Rademacher, Richmond, Magna Cum Laude<br />Shelby Thomas Souther, Richmond<br />Amanda Nicole Chacon, Rosenberg<br />Tyson Shay Lopez, Rosenberg, Summa Cum Laude<br />Sadye Nicole McGinnis-Patschke, Rosenberg<br />Andrea Beatriz Rodriguez, Seabrook, Summa Cum Laude<br />Juhaina Rasha Ahmed, Stafford<br />Jenny Trang Nguyen, Stafford, Cum Laude<br />Lana Nguyen, Stafford, Cum Laude<br />Syeda Y. R. Qadri, Stafford, Magna Cum Laude<br />Nida Naveed Durrani, Sugar Land<br />Venkata R. Kolluru, Sugar Land<br />Kevin Paul Mulcahey, Sugar Land<br />Ziad Omar, Sugar Land<br />Elias Rodriguez, Sugar Land<br />Farida Tufail, Sugar Land, Magna Cum Laude<br />Mubeen M. Walimomin, Sugar Land<br />Dulce Danielle Alvarado, Tivoli<br />Kierra Nicole McGee, Vernon<br />Dawn Michelle Arnold, Victoria<br />Christina Marie Barraza, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br />Luke Matthew Blundell, Victoria<br />Matthew David Edge, Victoria<br />Maia Elise Goynes, Victoria, Cum Laude<br />Sarah Marie Hammack, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br />Ethan Reed Hoover, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br />Alexandria Michelle Johnson, Victoria<br />Rebecca Mae Kent, Victoria<br />Desiree Dawn Rodriguez, Victoria<br />Kristina Monee Silguero, Victoria<br />Hannah Nicole Staten, Victoria<br />Jonathan Joseph Vahalik, Victoria<br />Jada Walton, Victoria</p>
<h2>SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT</h2>
<h3>Master of Education</h3>
<p>Zoeniete Vega, Coconut Creek, Fl.<br />Leo Thomas Sharron, Cuero<br />Douglas Jay Harbrueger, Cypress<br />Ebony Nicole Brunn, Fresno<br />Fatima Zohra Berrada, Fulshear<br />Cearmease Wainwrigtht Herod, Fulshear<br />Caitlyn Carnes, Goliad<br />Valerie Vanessa Villegas Cadena, Houston<br />Jean Ann Dieudonne, Houston<br />Annjineca Melita Griffin, Houston<br />Jason Lavar Harrison, Houston<br />Lisa Latorie Phillips, Houston<br />Philip Romero Rayos, Houston<br />Linda Michelle Taylor, Houston<br />Tamseela Sana Ulhaque, Houston<br />Marcelina Michell Washington, Houston<br />Molly Maureen Cueto, Humble<br />Carishia Covington Parker, Humble<br />Stacey Marie Bain, Inez<br />Mary Kathleen Moreno, Irving<br />Sara Ann Bauler, Katy<br />Jennifer Lee Brewer, Katy<br />Douglas Scott Dudash, Katy<br />Melissa Joyce Field, Katy<br />Katrina P. Lozano, Katy<br />Mario Alexander Macdonald, Katy<br />Monti Jason Marquez, Katy<br />Lori Ann Maurer, Katy<br />Elizabeth M. Woodward, Katy<br />Frances Marie Macomber, Lake Jackson<br />Kourtni Elania Jones, Missouri City<br />Tiffiney Rachele Pervis, Missouri City<br />Sharron Varghese, Missouri City<br />Ismael Solomon Rangel, Needville<br />Sherryl L. Anthony, Richmond<br />Janette Noelle Clark, Richmond<br />Dominique Nicole Harrison, Richmond<br />Chelsea Jean Kroll, Richmond<br />Katie Marie Marchena-Roldan, Richmond<br />Mary Katherine Mull, Richmond<br />Blanca Elvira Pena, Richmond<br />Stacie M. Quarles, Richmond<br />Christopher Alvin Rhodes, Richmond<br />Mary Saville, Richmond<br />Victoria Stuckman, Richmond<br />Claudia Leah Torres, Richmond<br />Jesse Watkins III, Richmond<br />Lori Mitchell Buhner, Rosenberg<br />Malissa Hernandez, Rosenberg<br />Juan Jose Torres, Rosenberg<br />Jasmine Eyim-Ejim Nnate, Rosharon<br />Adrianna Renee Vallejo, San Antonio<br />Malorie Ellyse Vallejo, San Antonio<br />Staci Lynn Hartfiel, Sugar Land<br />Farzana Islam, Sugar Land<br />Cory Payne Bena, Victoria<br />Raejean Renetta Estrada, Victoria<br />Jesse McLain, Victoria<br />Olivia L. Saenz, Weslaco<br />Andrea Leal Krueger, Willis</p>
<h3>Bachelor of Science</h3>
<p>Dalton Wade Williams-Rodriguez, Bay City<br />Marcelo F. Garcia Jr., Beeville, Magna Cum Laude<br />Kayla Marie Gutierrez, El Campo<br />Kylie Jae Hicks, Ganado, Summa Cum Laude<br />Tristan Leigh Sanchez, Gulfport, MS, Cum Laude<br />William Sanchez, Louise, Cum Laude<br />Wesley Joe Kutac, Schulenburg<br />Caitlin Carter, Victoria, Cum Laude<br />Delta Camille Delagarza, Victoria<br />Jamison Torey Dumont, Victoria, Cum Laude<br />Daren Kay Gallup, Victoria, Cum Laude<br />Allison Elizabeth Hamon, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br />Kimberly Nicole Krueger, Victoria<br />Christoph C. Merem, Victoria<br />Clayton Howard Mitte, Victoria<br />Macey L. Turner, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br />Alex John Delgado, Weimar<br />Carly Albert, Wharton, Cum Laude<br />Anthony Dwayne Slade, Yorktown</p>
<h3>Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies</h3>
<p>Kelsey Leach, Bay City, Summa Cum Laude<br />Christy Denise Kelso, Columbus, Magna Cum Laude<br />Sarah Elizabeth McGrath, Columbus<br />Christopher Edmund Palmer, Cypress<br />Kennedy Brianne Arriaga, Ganado, Summa Cum Laude<br />Melissa Shanae Morgan, Hockley, Magna Cum Laude<br />Mayra E. Fonseca, Houston, Summa Cum Laude<br />Elizabeth Katherine Manfre, Houston<br />Lydia H. Nahm, Houston, Summa Cum Laude<br />Michelle Ortiz, Houston, Magna Cum Laude<br />Staci Nicole Shires, Houston<br />Adylene Sotelo-Salgado, Houston<br />Claudia Delgado, Katy, Magna Cum Laude<br />Jenny Garza, Katy<br />Aaron Ihlenfeldt, Katy, Magna Cum Laude<br />Deborah Annette Jennings, Katy, Summa Cum Laude<br />Margaret Ann Morris, Katy, Cum Laude<br />Melissa Ann Snyder, Katy<br />Valentina Hoyos Villa, Katy, Summa Cum Laude<br />Katelyn M. Roades, Louise, Magna Cum Laude<br />Mayra Carmela Mancera, Palacios, Magna Cum Laude<br />Lori Marie Guidry, Richmond, Magna Cum Laude<br />Yasmin Hernandez, Rosenberg<br />Emmelynn F. Junek, Rosenberg, Summa Cum Laude<br />Amethyst E. Ayala, San Antonio<br />Aaron Jay Steinberg, Sugar Land, Summa Cum Laude<br />Danya Gabriela Alcaraz, Victoria, Cum Laude<br />Jodie Lynn Garcia, Victoria, Cum Laude<br />Gabrielle Lauren Garza, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br />Evangelina Valadez Lockstedt, Victoria<br />Windy Anne Quinn, Victoria<br />Jennifer My Huyen Tran, Victoria<br />Kristina Aleta Stautmeister, Waller, Cum Laude<br />Brittany Renee Garcia, Wharton, Magna Cum Laude<br />Kristen Marie Rodriguez, Yoakum</p>
<h3>Bachelor of Science in Nursing</h3>
<p>Xiaohong Irle, Gonzales, Summa Cum Laude<br />Jacqueline M. Braun, Haslet<br />Katherine McCullar Hill, Spring, Magna 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.