Vermilion Parish natives among 1,753 to receive degrees during UL Lafayette’s 2022 Spring Commencement

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is celebrating its Spring 2022 graduates during Commencement ceremonies on Friday and Saturday.
The University conferred 1,387 bachelor’s degrees, 328 master’s degrees, 36 doctoral degrees and two certificates. Graduates are from 55 Louisiana parishes, 36 states and U.S. territories, and 33 foreign countries.
The Graduate School has broken several records this semester. Its 365 total graduate degrees and certificates are the most in University history. Among that number are the highest number of master’s degrees ever awarded and the second-most doctoral degrees in school history.
The Spring 2022 class is also notable for diversity. It is tied for the largest number of graduates of Hispanic descent (115) and the second-largest number of minority graduates (478).
The class also stands out for academic achievement. Its 28 summa cum laude graduates – those with perfect 4.0 GPAs – set another school record; the University’s 432 honors graduates with GPAs of 3.5 or higher are the second-most ever.
Spring 2022 graduates hold a special distinction, as well. They are members of the first graduating class since the University’s official designation as a Carnegie Research 1 University. Graduates from just 3% of colleges and universities in the United States hold degrees from a top-tier R1 institution.
During the ceremony for the College of Nursing & Health Sciences, Dr. Joseph Savoie, UL Lafayette president, told graduates that “the University believes in your professional achievements and success.”
“As an institution, we have high expectations for our alumni – and the excellence embodied by the graduates of the College of Nursing & Health Sciences certainly has raised that bar throughout the years,” he said.

Vermilion Parish

Baccalaureate Degree

Arts
Zachary Broussard
Grant Christopher Clark
Claire Lorraine Daigle
Brittney C Detraz
Jacob Anthony Gerard
Baron C Rosa
Jude Michael Schexnyder
Business Administration
Hunter M Bertrand
Lexie Elizabeth Broussard
Taylor Choate Broussard
Weston J Cormier
Jesse M Gaspard
John-Tyler E Lege
Taylor M Luquette
Matthew J Mire
Catherine C Simon
Taylor Stelly
Sarah Marie Vice

Education
Reilly D Boling
Natalie C Duhon
Madisen Fontenot
Shauna Marie Hebert
Courtney Duhon Morales
Holly D Necaise
Cailyn E Simon
Bethany L Sistrunk
Engineering
Hunter M Bourque
Devin S Broussard
Kaleb John Connor
Curtis R Crochet
Matthew P Derise
Jada F Hebert
Michael Paul Lacour
John N Langlinais
Cauy A Menard
Thomas James Poche
Ashley Renee Richard
Spence Mickal Suire
Payne M Touchet
Andrew Trahan

Liberal Arts
Morgan Nicole Alleman
Taylor E Baudoin
Shelby Marie Breaux
Noah Jamison Broussard
Lauren Callahan
Ajah Len Cox
Mallory Claire Desormeaux
Shea Duplechain
Sydnee Nicole Gaspard
Ezra Reed Gyles
Madeline M Hammer
Kelli L Maner
Alyssa Marie Pellegrin
Leah Renee Phillips
Taylor A Plaisance
Nursing & Health Sciences
Taylor E Abshire
Alana A Burroughs
Heather F. Cormier
Laigha Nicole DeRouen
Lena Marie Landry
Andrew Joel Middleton
Jaden A Romero

Sciences
Jaida R Abshire
Bailey J Bernard
Chene J Blanchette
Monique O Broussard
Bryce C Lavergne
Alex Michael LeBlanc
Tommy S Nguyen
Haley Q Nguyen
Kyle J Ramke
Claire A Schexnider
Colby R Taylor
Sara A Trahan
Paul John Tran
Kieu K Tran

University College
Elisabeth Grace Duplantis
Trevor Eaton
Devan Michael Georgia
Ben States Olivier
Masters Degree

Business Administration
Kadie Leigh Castro
Jenci Sellers Dronet
Mary Catherine Ortemond Franques
Wyatt Andrew Hardee
Courtney Ari Lyles
Chad Massie
Liberal Arts
Haley Marie Faulk
Reilly Mcewen Goldsmith
Nursing & Health Sciences
Mikki Andrea Royston