McNeese Spring 2026 Honor Graduates

McNeese State University honor students were recognized at spring commencement ceremonies held May 22 in the McNeese Townsley Law Arena. 

Honor students recognized were: 

SUMMA CUM LAUDE (3.90-4.00): Semilore Ayodeji Bashorun, Lagos, Nigeria; Lucy Klair Bellon (4.00), Lake Charles; Jennabeth D. Bergeron, Ville Platte; Carson O. Black, Lake Charles; Jakob Douglas Blackwell, Oktaha, Oklahoma; Isabella Grace Bradley, Lake Charles; Kaitlyn Brown, DeRidder; Feng Ishaya Dung (4.00), Jos, Nigeria; Abbie G. Dupre, Eunice; Adisyn Marie Estes, Lake Charles; Rylee K. Eyster, Southaven, Mississippi; Kylie Denae Gaspard (4.00), Maurice; Emmitt Lucius Goins (4.00), DeRidder; Nelly Rene Gonzalez-Chan, Merida, Mexico; Keyon D. Jolivette, Lake Charles; Zeb Elliot Kennerson (4.00), Church Point; Hannah Faith LaFargue, Kinder; Rylee B. Lansing (4.00), Friendswood, Texas; Caleb James Lecompte, Lake Charles; Hannah Danette Marcantel (4.00), DeQuincy; Eric Carter Nachtsheim, Reno, Nevada; Kushal Poudel, Birauta, Nepal; Abby Grace Rider, Mamou; Erik Roy (4.00), Bell City; Julia J. Royer (4.00), DeQuincy; Maria T. Tran, Lake Charles; and Bailey P. Wing, Lake Charles.  

MAGNA CUM LAUDE (3.70-3.89): Precious Omoniyi Adeniyi, Lagos, Nigeria; Karley Bailey, DeRidder; Brooke Cassie Bays, Coushatta; Kaiya Marie Boquet, Orange, Texas; Danielle A. Bourgeois, Iowa; Coty Alen Catron, DeRidder; Brandy Michelle Cormier, Shreveport; Haley Ann Curol, Lake Charles; Scarlett J. Daigle, Sulphur; Abrianna Daugherty, Lake Charles; Lindsay Ann Davis, Troup, Texas; Andrew C. Duhon, DeQuincy; Stephanie Mmesoma Ezenwafor, Onitsha, Nigeria; Caleb B. Fontenot, Lake Charles; Miya Kaye Fontenot, Iota; Prashant Gupta, Rauwahi, Nepal; Johnny Hair, Moss Bluff; Hannah Grace Hanks, Ragley; Emily Claire Hebert, Ioto; Jake Held, Lake Charles; Kaydi E. Johnston, Iowa; William Kemink, Lake Charles; Toluwalope Favour Kuseju, Lagos, Nigeria; Jayla Emani Madeline Macon, Lake Charles; Mallory Nicole Marcantel, Kinder; Heather McCarty, Singer; Averie Blaire McFarland, Lumberton, Texas; Elise Mireles, Welsh; Parker Thomas Morgan, Lake Charles; Emily Elizabeth Naquin, Lake Charles; Parker D. O’Bannion, Buna, Texas; Stephen Oluseun Olagbaju, Lagos, Nigeria; Chiamaka Stephanie Onwude, Enugu, Nigeria; Damilola Fareedah Osoba, Lagos, Nigeria; Carson W. Plaisance, Lake Charles; Emelie Grace Price, DeRidder; Camryn Brooke Richard, Lake Charles;  Brian Osehalim Richard-Ikediashi, Lagos, Nigeria; Ryann E. Schexnayder, Walker; Evan J. Shortridge, Ragley; Abigail L. Smith, Lake Charles; Ashlyn Brielle Thibodeaux, Lake Charles; Camila Triana, Havana, Cuba; Celeste Guadalupe Vaughn, Lake Charles; Kinsey Jade Vidrine, Lake Charles; Karlee Brieanne Vige’, DeQuincy; Kaden A. Walker, Lake Charles; Caleb P. Wilson, Lake Charles; Jazmin D’Nae Winford, Iowa; Bryanna D. Wood, Lake Charles; and Shelby Lexies Wright, Sulphur.  

CUM LAUDE (3.50-3.69): Parasan Acharya, Kathmandu, Nepal; Manish Adhikari Kshetri, Itahari, Nepal; Rijendra Bikram Adhikari, Gorkha, Nepal; Adetola Esther Aladekoba, Ikeja, Nigeria; Ana Claire Alexander, Iowa; Jace Luke Baguex, Lacassine; Chloe Ragan Baldwin, Campti; Nathan Matthew Bauer, Lawrenceburg, Indiana; Alyssa Corrine Beech, Sulphur; Grace E. Benoit, Sulphur; Seth P. Benoit, Jennings; Darcey Lynn Bernard, Church Point; Niraj Bhandari, Bharatpur, Nepal; Emily Victoria Booth, Lake Charles; William Micheal Bressi, Forney, Texas; Eden Broussard, Johnson Bayou; Alannah C. Chapman, Sulphur; Francis Chukwuemeka, Anambra, Nigeria; Luciana Sharon Chuong, Houston, Texas; Harper M. Darbonne, Lake Charles; Vivian R. Earl, Kinder; Trinity G. Ellender, Sulphur; Emma Jade English, Lake Charles; Raeann E. Faul, Hathaway; Claire J. Fontenot, Lake Charles; Makaylee B. Fontenot, Mermentau; Nyjah Fontenot, Lake Charles; Alicia Kay Gill, Boston, Massachusetts; Tiana L. Gonzalez, Orange, Texas; Luke C. Granger, DeRidder; Ethan O’Neal Harrell, DeRidder; Lacie P. Hobson, Jennings; Lucretia Holloway-Tidwell, Lake Charles; Gracey Kay Janes, Lenexa, Kansas; Grace Ann Janik, Missouri City, Texas; Lauren M. Keeley, Orange, Texas; Roderick Connor Knight, Birmingham, Alabama; Jake Tyler Landry, Lake Charles; Kaleigh Brook Langley, Westlake; Carina Janet Lara, Sulphur; Emma Rose Lee, Sulphur; John Michael Leger, Sulphur; Abby R. Lejune, Iowa; Anouk Linders, Emmerich am Rhein, Germany; Kayla L. Long, Lafayette; Whitney Rose Lovell, Lake Charles; Lance Martinez, Lake Charles; Allie M. McCall, Lake Charles; Jenna McFarlain, Ville Platt; Kylie S. Melton, Hathaway; Addie Nicole Miller, Sulphur; Ella Grace Miller, Mamou; McKenzie Allyson Moore, Tomball, Texas; Cayli Noel, Breaux Bridge; Oluwatobiloba Onimole, Ikeja, Nigeria; Jeffrey Jacob Oswald, Ragley; Haydn Gunner Perry, DeRidder; Shaun-Lee Peynado, Lake Charles; Thomas A. Post, Lake Charles; Alok Poudel, Birauta, Nepal; Ashley L. Pugh, Ethel; Sujata Rai Shrestha, Kathmandu, Nepal; Laila Victoria Razo, Sulphur; Collin Zane Reed, Moss Bluff; Maite A. Richard, Lake Charles; Brylie Rozas, Iowa; Jael A. Ruiz, Lake Charles; Mario E. Sanchez, Lake Charles; Jolie Aunjelle Savoie, Lake Charles; Makala M. Snyder, Johnson Bayou; Katherine Zoe Sonnier, Lake Charles; Taggert Stelly, Sulphur; Maci L. Stringer, Sulphur; Macy Nicole Tate, Lake Charles; Sydney Elizabeth Thibodaux, Thibodaux; Abbie N. Thibodeaux, Lake Arthur; Trinh Thien To, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam; James Roman Tolbert, Haughton; Saydi M. Toups, Leesville; Vega Alexis Tower, Sulphur; Olivia Vincent, Longville; Rylan Hank Weldon, Grant; and Sydney E. Winfrey, Westlake.