BATON ROUGE — A total of 70 LSU student-athletes took part in graduation exercises on the campus of LSU on Friday. A general ceremony was held during the morning at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center with individual colleges awarding diplomas at ceremonies throughout the day.
Included in that group are six athletes who are graduating from graduate school: swimmer Kathryn Burke, track star Passmore Furusa, soccer’s Sarah Gilbert, former football QB Melvin Hill, swimming’s Erik Petursson and baseball’s Kevin Ward.
Among the others graduating are world-class decathlete Claston Bernard, football defensive stars Jarvis Green and Trev Faulk, gymnastics star Beth Boudreaux, women’s basketball point guard Kisha James and Dee Douglas and Jen Schuelke, members of the 2001 softball World Series team.
Football player Bob Wynne will receive his degree summa cum laude, while volleyball’s Lauren Cuyler graduates magna cum laude, while swimmer Holly Winters gets her degree summa cum laude as does track’s Brent Martin.
Margaret Reaves of track, receives her degree cum laude.
The complete list of the 70 LSU student-athletes who received their degrees on Friday:
Agriculture
Ashley Marxen, Swimming, Animal Science
Arts & Sciences
Melissa Ballew, Golf, Psychology
Bryon Bennett, Baseball, General Studies
Tamara Botts, Tennis, Sociology and Political Science
Billy Brian, Baseball, General Studies
Jamin Garidel, Baseball, General Studies
Justin Hill, Baseball, General Studies
Addie Prewitt, Volleyball, Political Science
Johnnie Thibodeaux, Baseball, General Studies
Anthony Vastola, Football, Sociology
Robert Wynne, Football, History
Basic Sciences
Michael Fultz, Swimming, Zoology
Kris Kessler, Football, Zoology
Chris Magliolo, Swimming, Biological Sciences
Tommy Morel, Baseball, Zoology
Stephen Naremore, Swimming, Zoology
Shannon O’Neal, Swimming, Zoology
Amanda Reed, Track, Microbiology
Ed Rubin, Tennis, Biological Sciences
Elizabeth Woodworth, Track, Biological Sciences
Business
Claston Bernard, Track, Management
William Bohlke, Track, International Trade and Finance
Jason Carroll, Track, Marketing
Lauren Cuyler, Volleyball, Management
Wynand Dempers, Track, Information Systems Design
Trev Faulk, Football, Marketing
Chasin Frew, Swimming, Management Info. Systems
Barb Gorst, Swimming, Management
Weylin Guidry, Baseball, Marketing
Chip Lee, Golf, Finance
Tim Nugent, Baseball, Marketing
Bianca Rockett, Track, Marketing
Blake Theriot, Track, Information Systems Design
Fernanda Tsucamoto, Tennis, International Trade and Finance
Corey Wilson, Track, Marketing
Holly Winters, Swimming, Information Systems Design
Wendell York, Football, Accounting
Education
Beth Boudreaux, Gymnastics, Kinesiology
Meghan Bedford, Volleyball, Kinesiology
Russ Buller, Track, Kinesiology
Adrienne Couret, Gymnastics, Kinesiology
Demetria Douglas, Softball, Kinesiology
Nakisha James, Basketball, Kinesiology
Heather Meesey, Soccer, Elementary Education
Jennifer Schuelke, Softball, Secondary Education – English
John Young, Football, Kinesiology
Trisha Ward, Softball, Kinesiology
Engineering
Kevin Ayer, Swimming, Mechanical Engineering
Jarvis Green, Football, Construction Management
Joseph Greer, Swimming, Industrial Engineering
Courtney Hernandez, Baseball, Construction Management
Brent Martin, Track, Industrial Engineering
Margaret Reaves, Track, Chemical Engineering
Cordelle Seals, Track, Mechanical Engineering
William Tanner, Swimming, Civil Engineering
Mass Communications
Lyndsey Benson, Volleyball, Journalism
Kelly Craycraft, Tennis, Public Relations
Jemia Ellis, Track, Journalism
Corey Fox, Swimming, Journalism
Walter Moreham, Football, Advertising
Laura Prichard, Soccer, Journalism
Graduate School
Kathryn Burke, Swimming, Mass Communication
Passmore Furusa, Track, Social Work
Sarah Gilbert, Soccer, Education
Melvin Hill, Football, Kinesiology
Erik Petursson, Swimming, Business
Kevin Ward, Baseball, Business