<p>The University of Houston-Victoria awarded 406 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 18 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><br></p> <p><strong>Master of Arts</strong><br> Janitha J. Jendrzey, Cuero<br> Hannah Francesca Hayward, Victoria<br> April Trevino, Victoria<br></p> <p><strong>Master of Fine Arts</strong><br /> Irma Alejandra Barajas Bueno, Sealy<br></p> <p><strong>Master of Science</strong><br /> Katherine Elizabeth Ray, Dallas<br> Uchechi C. Ehiemua, Houston<br> Kenneth Anthony Oyakhire, Houston<br> Viet Nguyen, Katy<br> Michelle Ann Holik, Louise<br> Sumnima Gautam, Richmond<br> Vinh H. Nguyen, Richmond<br> Bethany Ann Pokluda, Shiner<br> Frances Gay Otegbola, Stafford<br> Patrick Severin Guissou, Victoria<br> Frank Lawrence Jalufka, Yoakum<br></p> <p><strong>Specialist in School Psychology</strong><br /> Robert Schiener, Marble Falls<br> Meghan E. Johnson, Pasadena<br> Monica Jeannine Johnson, Portland<br> Keilt Frances Robinson, Richmond<br> Tara Kay Gresham, Victoria<br> Sarah Fuchs Wanjura, Weimar</p> <p><strong>Bachelor of Arts</strong><br /> Elizabeth Gallardo, El Campo, Cum Laude<br> Janet Jaqueline Cruz, Houston<br> Rommel D. Morales, Houston<br> Rebeca Palatka, Houston<br> Perdita Anne Chavis, Katy<br> Francia R. Fernandez-Basilio, Katy<br> Adrianna Jean Jones, Killeen<br> True Marie Kilpatrick, Killeen<br> Victor David Nenque III, Laredo<br> Israel Samayoa, Port Lavaca<br> Odalys Garcia, San Antonio<br> Jimena Reyna, San Antonio<br> Chandra Brame, Sugar Land<br> Lauren Leslie, Victoria<br> Vanessa C. Wilson, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br> Amber R. Windham, Victoria<br> Kelly Kay Sweat, Wharton<br></p> <p><strong>Bachelor of Applied Arts &amp; Sciences</strong><br /> Ronda Espinosa, Bay City<br> Phillip Henry Alexander III, Cypress, Cum Laude<br> Hannah R. Gerdes, Edna<br> Crystal Lorta, El Campo<br> Colin M. Biano, Houston<br> Ana Cruz, Houston<br> Diego U. Hernandez, Houston<br> Yolanda Lynn Feagins, Katy<br> Gloria Jean Harrison, Katy<br> Shawn Elliot Smith, Katy<br> Dracous Xavier Walls, Killeen<br> Shayna Alexander Bell, La Marque, Magna Cum Laude<br> Khiem Duc Nguyen, Richmond<br> Christian A. Reyes, Richmond<br> Nathan Bedingfield, Tomball<br> Damian D. Rivera Laureano, Victoria<br> Jorge L. Luna, Victoria<br> Katrina Leiann-Marie Smith, Victoria<br> Gabrielle Nicole Vasquez, Victoria<br> Rose Mary Lawson, Wharton<br></p> <p><strong>Bachelor of Science</strong><br /> DeeAnna Sue Rutherford, Albuquerque, N.M.<br> Kevin Martinez, Austin<br> Haley Lynn Vasquez, Austin<br> Jacob Alexander Cherry, Bartlesville, Okla.<br> Debra Ann De La Rosa, Bay City<br> Crystal Leah Salinas, Beaumont<br> Angelica Marie Cirone, Beeville, Cum Laude<br> Christopher John Louis Rivas, Beeville, Magna Cum Laude<br> Linda C. De La O, Brownsville, Cum Laude<br> Adrian Saenz, Brownsville<br> Maria Cristal Ruiz, Carrollton<br> Clinique Money Stephens, Charlotte, N.C.<br> Crissy Renee Ramirez, Cheyenne, Wyo.<br> Tyler Nava, Corpus Christi<br> Kelly Renee Boan, Cypress, Magna Cum Laude<br> David Nathaneal Booker II, Cypress<br> Justin Dale Kmiec, Cypress, Cum Laude<br> Milton E. Ortiz, Cypress, Magna Cum Laude<br> Jessica E. Paz, Cypress, Magna Cum Laude<br> Chase K. Tamez, Cypress<br> Alexis Isabel Jones, Damon, Summa Cum Laude<br> Haley Michelle Pagel, Edna<br> Susan Denise Gibbs, Galveston<br> Megan Faith Taylor, Ganado<br> Felicia Dawn Cullen, Garland, Magna Cum Laude<br> Sam Akshar, Houston<br> Leah R. Allen, Houston, Magna Cum Laude<br> Carrie Isabel Cardenas, Houston<br> Joseph James Depaolo, Houston<br> Sean Angel Flores, Houston<br> Dalila Garcia, Houston<br> Melanie D. Gutierrez, Houston<br> Felicia Marie Lichte, Houston, Cum Laude<br> Ashley Louis-Jeune, Houston, Summa Cum Laude<br> Jacqueline Rose Mancillas, Houston<br> Luan Nguyen, Houston, Magna Cum Laude<br> Natalie Dawn Thorsland, Houston, Summa Cum Laude<br> Julie Ann Luksovsky, Inez<br> Anthony Canela Reyes, Jamaica, N.Y., Cum Laude<br> Charlotte Rachael-Lynn Badua, Katy<br> Connor Evan Brown, Katy<br> Remi Charles-Zekeri, Katy, Cum Laude<br> Marguerite June Frisco, Katy, Magna Cum Laude<br> Kristian Alexander Grifaldo, Katy<br> Angie Espinoza Hernandez, Katy<br> Kehinde Abiola Igbaroola, Katy<br> Morgan E. Larsen, Katy<br> Sandra Martinez, Katy, Magna Cum Laude<br> Angie Esperanza Melendez, Katy, Cum Laude<br> Hee Hak Mun, Katy, Magna Cum Laude<br> Patience Ndidi Olagunju, Katy, Cum Laude<br> Georgia H. Simmons, Katy<br> Karlee Nicole Solis, Katy<br> Arthur Uresti Jr., Katy<br> Scott E. Keese, Liberty Hill, Cum Laude<br> Laila Rosalie Espinoza, Magnolia, Summa Cum Laude<br> Lauren Nicole Vaught, Magnolia, Summa Cum Laude<br> Christopher Caleb Howell, Mayfield Heights, Ohio<br> Christopher Neal Richter, Needville, Summa Cum Laude<br> Paige Alese Wright, Needville<br> Jacy Alice Brazil, Nevada, Magna Cum Laude<br> Pavel Canela Reyes, New York, N.Y., Cum Laude<br> Rebekah Andrea Barron, Orchard<br> Jacob Ray Whitwell, Point Comfort<br> Jessica Gonzalez, Port Lavaca, Magna Cum Laude<br> Lauren Michelle Phillips, Port Lavaca, Magna Cum Laude<br> Nickolas Matthew Cooper, Richmond<br> Jerin Dewayne Davis, Richmond<br> Marilisa Crystal Canizalez, San Antonio<br> Marissa Esmeralda Cervantes, San Antonio<br> Gabriana Eunique Marie Clark, San Antonio<br> Ashley Lauren Luna, San Antonio<br> D&#39;Andre Ellis Wakefield, San Antonio<br> Katherine L. Vrana, Seguin<br> MiJaya Winfrey Williams, Stafford<br> Ala&#39;a Al-Natour, Sugar Land, Summa Cum Laude<br> Angela Ann Cantu-Vasquez, Sugar Land, Magna Cum Laude<br> Steve Schnell, Sugar Land, Magna Cum Laude<br> Saharish Wajahet Siddiqui, Sugar Land, Magna Cum Laude<br> April Elizabeth Bancroft, The Woodlands<br> Amanda Marie Cantu, Victoria<br> Alvaro De La Cruz, Victoria<br> David Patrick Fisher, Victoria<br> Mellisa Anne Flores, Victoria<br> Nicole Guajardo, Victoria<br> Ismael Gutierres Jr., Victoria<br> Jeremy Rey Huerta, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br> Marcie Lynn Kucera, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br> Aarushi Kumar, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br> Tiffany Cordell Lemons, Victoria, Cum Laude<br> Devin Sean Mendenhall, Victoria, Cum Laude<br> Kreasia Davon Neal, Victoria<br> Michelle Renee Revels, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br> Ashley N. Sanchez, Victoria, Cum Laude<br> Monica Ann Smith, Victoria<br> Sabre Newton Sparkman, Victoria<br></p> <p><strong>SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION</strong></p> <p><strong>Master of Business Administration</strong><br /> Michael Gutierrez, Abilene<br> Tyler Christian Dunn, Ashland, Mass.<br> Melissa Anne Lorber, Austin<br> Penny Spyker Oyler, Baytown<br> Alexandre K. Cardoso, Brownsville<br> Amanda Maize Gallardo, Cypress<br> Gina Monique Evans-Williams, Diberville, Miss.<br> Angela Gayle Janak, El Campo<br> Shayla Janese&rsquo; Materre, Fresno<br> Bindya Srinivas, Fulshear<br> Joseph Olumide Ajayi, Hempstead, N.Y.<br> Portia Denae Allen, Houston<br> Shamim Budha, Houston<br> Sandra C. Castellon, Houston<br> Kevin Mitchell Diaz, Houston<br> Joseph Alexander Giuffre, Houston<br> Randy Milian Iribar, Houston<br> Anita Johnson, Houston<br> Tony Tuan Nguyen, Houston<br> Pramila Ojha, Houston<br> Eliseo Olvera Jr., Houston<br> Sumanpreet Kaur Phul, Houston<br> Axumawit Woldegebriel Teklehaimanot, Houston<br> Tonya Renee Young, Houston<br> Eduardo Sereno, Irving<br> Maitri Nareshbhai Acharya, Katy<br> Jayanta Kumar Bandyopadhyay, Katy<br> Twinkle Bhatt, Katy<br> Felicia M. Brister, Katy<br> Danielle Monique Carson, Katy<br> Stephen Alexander Timothy Crimi, Katy<br> Venkateshapp Dunnara, Katy<br> Jeremy Ryan Fitzjarrell, Katyv Onesmo Fue Fue, Katy<br> Alejandro Gorosito, Katy<br> Justin William Jones, Katy<br> Qian Li, Katy<br> Hazel Delas Llagas Lotuaco, Katy<br> Matthew Anton Mlcak, Katy<br> Maria Betania Quevedo, Katy<br> Simon Wohnsiedler Rondon, Katy<br> Vashti WehdeSimmons, Katy<br> Yuankang Wang, Katy<br> Bryan Lee Willis, Katy<br> Zeeshan A. Qavi, Meadows Place<br> Brian Gerell Franklin, Memphis, Tenn.<br> Sarah Siham Samad, Missouri City<br> Grace Chinte Daka, Richmond<br> Zainab Oluwatimilehin El-Yakubu, Richmond<br> Melissa Gail Howard, Richmond<br> Rahil N. Khanji, Richmond<br> Ashley Rook Merwin, Richmond<br> Bianca Alidel Sabido, Richmond<br> Anthony Joseph Lucas, Sparks, Nev.<br> Fadwah Abdallah, Sugar Land<br> Farah Awan, Sugar Land<br> Jenna Rae Fleck, Sugar Land<br> Sabriya Adar Gee, Sugar Land<br> James Kunnacherry Jr., Sugar Land<br> Miraj S. Patel, Sugar Land<br> Zaure M. Russell, Sugar Land<br> Ahmed Mohammed Tuhami, Sugar Land<br> Crystal Marie Rocha, Victoria<br> Brandon Kyle Yendrey, Victoria<br></p> <p><strong>Master of Science</strong><br> Dana Carson, Baytown<br> Jaime Leon Hernandez, Baytown<br></p> <p><strong>Bachelor of Business Administration</strong><br /> Jeffery Dean Nash Jr., Austin<br> Theresa Marie Kocurek, Blessing, Summa Cum Laude<br> Jacob Aeron Atkinson, Brookshire<br> Marisol Sanchez, Conroe<br> Catherine Ann Baggett, Cypress<br> Ashal Chad Calder, Cypress, Magna Cum Laude<br> Kara R. Haines, Cypress<br> Angela F. Meredith, Cypress<br> Komal Priti Ram, Cypress<br> Isabel Alejandra Sifuentes, Cypress<br> Phuong-Linh T. Tran, Cypress<br> Carolina Garza, Eagle Pass<br> Audelia Muniz Vidal, Edna<br> Cristian Chavez, El Paso<br> Ceasar McCoy, Fresno<br> Reynaldo Jonas Abrego, Houston<br> Kaelin Aguayo, Houston<br> Nasra Khalid Almahrizi, Houston<br> Katia Mireya Cueva Alvarez, Houston, Summa Cum Laude<br> Eric Oluwatoyin Elewodalu, Houston<br> Farhad Fatih, Houston<br> Michelle Flores, Houston<br> Austin Garrett Justus, Houston<br> Brandon Wayne King, Houston<br> David Taban Lemi, Houston<br> Samuel Maximiliano Lopez, Houston<br> Elizabeth Olayo, Houston<br> Arpan N. Patel, Houston<br> Tram Bao Quach, Houston, Magna Cum Laude<br> Hamza Riazuddin, Houston, Cum Laude<br> Melinda M. Robles, Houston<br> Samantha Sbeiti, Houston, Magna Cum Laude<br> Rosalinda Solis, Houston<br> Gary L. Stratton, Houston<br> Thanh-Van &ldquo;April&rdquo; D. Tran, Houston, Cum Laude<br> Nicole Catherine Villarreal, Houston<br> Siara Leshea Washington, Houston<br> Chinelo Peggy Umeh, Humble<br> Eric Bernard Williams, Humble<br> Brittany Maye Berger, Inez, Summa Cum Laude<br> Omer Bashir, Katy<br> Mary Kate Biggers, Katy, Summa Cum Laude<br> Ryan Chad Cavanaugh, Katy<br> Amanda Chantal De La Vega, Katy<br> Ginger Marie Gray, Katy<br> Trazael Guidry, Katy<br> Rhizza Mae Maligad, Katy<br> Ashley Alexandra Munguia, Katy<br> Jim Navarrete, Katy<br> Helen Lisseth Navarro, Katy, Cum Laude<br> Nadia Nazary, Katy<br> Mary Ehijimende Omisore, Katy<br> Charity T. Pruitt, Katy<br> Antonio Roman, Katy<br> Miranda Brooke Southerland, Katy<br> Melissa Troncoso, Katy, Cum Laude<br> Elizabeth Nicole Walton, Katy, Magna Cum Laude<br> Joel Joseph Benavides, Leander<br> Kaylee Nicole Creagh, Mabank<br> Tatiana Andrea Lozano Bolivar, Magnolia<br> Victoria Nicole Riojas, Meadows Place<br> Rahil Umed Hamirani, Missouri City, Magna Cum Laude<br> Yi Hong Wen, Missouri City, Magna Cum Laude<br> Charles Clarke, Morristown, N.J., Magna Cum Laude<br> Kaitlyn Linsey Michalec, Needville<br> Flor Pineda, Needville<br> Sydney Thanh Phuong Nguyen, Port Lavaca, Magna Cum Laude<br> Josephine Estrada Bautista, Richmond, Cum Laude<br> Rocio Matilde Benites, Richmond, Magna Cum Laude<br> Jerrick Rodriguez Cabrales, Richmond<br> Samantha N. Dumas, Richmond, Summa Cum Laude<br> Avery Farrell, Richmond, Summa Cum Laude<br> Lily Thanh Thuy Ho, Richmond<br> Bogdan Karpenko, Richmond, Summa Cum Laude<br> Bianca C. Tom, Richmond, Cum Laude<br> Azeem Virani, Richmond<br> Peyton Nicole Winchester, Richmond<br> Flor Daniela Perez Barrera, Rosenberg<br> Carmen Alexis Glover, Rosenberg<br> Darcie Therese Herrera, Rosenberg, Magna Cum Laude<br> Sabra Higgs, Rosenberg<br> Tierra Nicole Tydlacka, Rosenberg, Summa Cum Laude<br> Alexandra Julia Valadez, Rosenberg<br> Avery Alexis White, Rosenberg, Summa Cum Laude<br> Maria de los Angeles Chapa-Garcia, San Antonio<br> Marcus Andrew Ricondo, San Antonio<br> Paul Hernandez, San Benito, Cum Laude<br> Mario Vallejo Jr., Seadrift<br> Erick Lee Pharis, Sugar Land, Summa Cum Laude<br> Ngan Ha Thi Tran, Sugar Land, Cum Laude<br> Janie Raquel Vasques-Guzman, Sugar Land, Magna Cum Laude<br> Connor J. Bancroft, The Woodlands<br> Marissa Dawn Johnson, Tivoli<br> Uriel Fernandez, Uvalde<br> K&rsquo;Lyn Cymone Lewin, Van Nuys, Calif.<br> D&rsquo;Laci Nicole Albrecht, Victoria<br> Paula M. Balderas, Victoria<br> Danielle Ann DeLeon, Victoria<br> Melinda Denise Flores, Victoria<br> Deane Marie Gallup, Victoria<br> Stephanie LaShay Gibson, Victoria<br> Jacquie Haney, Victoria<br> Jordan Leann Hoefling, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br> Jennifer Farris Lowder, Victoria<br> Sandy Ordonez, Victoria<br> Chelsie Anne Reeder, Victoria<br> Jordan Michael Smiley, Victoria<br> Elvira Damaris Villarreal, Victoria<br> Gian Marco Zancanaro, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br></p> <p><strong>SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, HEALTH PROFESSIONS &amp; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT</strong></p> <p><strong>Master of Education</strong><br /> Daniel Deleon Rea, Beeville<br /> Paige Marie Baros, Cuero<br> Maria De Jesus Urban, Danbury<br> Heather Schroedter Socha, Edna<br> Christie R. Burton, Fresno<br> Charlise La&rsquo;Chelle Chaney, Houston<br> Kwincy Elliot Chavis-Jones, Houston<br> Carol Ann Coffey, Houston<br> Germaine Goodgaim, Houston<br> Karlon Boyd Williams, Houston<br> Ryan Patrick Clark, Katy<br> Carolyn Geraci, Katy<br> Anita Rodriguez, Katy<br> Camisha Terese Broussard, Missouri City<br> Ivory Tawayna Hampton, Missouri City<br> James Carroll Kaufmann, Pinehurst<br> Armand R. Gonzalez, Port Lavaca<br> Amanda Maria Morin, Richmond<br> Emilly Denice Rocha, Richmond<br> Juanita Frances Runge, Richmond<br> Justin Gerard Schiro, Richmond<br> Rebecca Stephenson, Spring<br> Christina Lynn Basquez, Victoria<br> Brandice Rose Fillmore, Victoria<br> Gregory Travis Knowlton, Victoria<br> Rachel Theresa Striedel-Muniz, Victoria<br> Oscar Allen Torres Jr., Victoria<br></p> <p><strong>Bachelor of Science</strong><br>Kayln Dawn Runge, Point Comfort, Summa Cum Laude<br> Gabrielle Marie Davila, Victoria<br> Michael Jason Martinez, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br> Emilee Kaylynn Robinson, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br> Jayson Alejandro Rodriguez, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br> Deanna Elizabeth Straarup, Victoria<br> Christa Anne Swanlund, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br></p> <p><strong>Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies</strong><br /> Taylor Lynne Cortez, Bay City, Summa Cum Laude<br> Ginger Gale Fink, Bay City, Summa Cum Laude<br> Rae-Ann E. Mitchell, Bay City, Summa Cum Laude<br> Paige Lynn Beltran, Beeville, Cum Laude<br> Caitlin Elizabeth Lindsey, Brenham, Summa Cum Laude<br> Crystal Marie Vazquez-Sanchez, Brookshire, Summa Cum Laude<br> Tori Josselyn Rosemond, Cibolo<br> Emily Brooke Cantu, Corpus Christi, Cum Laude<br> Breanna Nicole Garcia Perez, Cypress<br> Elyssa Arden Wright, Edna, Cum Laude<br> Sundes A. Almussa, Houston<br> Kimberly Tereza Carballo, Houston, Cum Laude<br> Jennifer Rene&rsquo; Crain, Houston, Cum Laude<br> Lauren Ashely Knight, Houston, Cum Laude<br> Mary Le, Houston<br> Iolani Patricia Medina, Houston, Summa Cum Laude<br> Mary Naser, Houston, Summa Cum Laude<br> Sharmin Saiyad, Houston, Magna Cum Laude<br> Elizabeth Christina Simon, Houston<br> Selina Raquel Rodriguez, Inez<br> Brian Steven Bannerman, Katy, Cum Laude<br> Alexandra Cortes, Katy, Summa Cum Laude<br> Abbie Nicole Gardner, Katy<br> Cody Jaymes Kendall, Katy, Cum Laude<br> Valerie Anne Lopez, Katy, Summa Cum Laude<br> Micah Adam Palm, Katy<br> Fabiola Spinks, Katy, Summa Cum Laude<br> Morgan Milne, Meadows Place, Cum Laude<br> Jessica Dawn Fink, Needville<br> Andrea Romanita Lopez, Richmond, Cum Laude<br> Erica Lynn Rosales, Richmond<br> Emily Rose Pokluda, Shiner, Summa Cum Laude<br> Cheryl S. Boyd, Victoria, Cum Laude<br> Kayla Deann Deary, Victoria<br> Fallon Gail Fojtik, Victoria<br> Liza M. Huerta, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br> Kelsey Nicole Solis, Victoria<br> Katelyn Nicole Tesch, Victoria, Cum Laude<br> Monica Marie Trevino, Victoria<br> Ronald Eugene Wade, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br> Sarah Elizabeth French, Waller<br> Kaitlyn Blair Caka, Yoakum, Cum Laude<br></p>