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UHV announces list of spring graduates

<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>

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.