The University of Louisiana at Monroe College of Arts & Sciences held its annual Awards Convocation on April 29 to recognize outstanding students within the College of Arts & Sciences.

Students named Outstanding Seniors in their department were:

• Lacey Bryan, Pineville, and Benjamin Morehead, West Monroe, Biology Department
• Amanda Bartlett, Canada, Chemistry Department
• Pamela Bryant, Spearsville, mass communication, and Brittany Stringer, West Monroe, communication studies, Communication Department
• Persephone Alexander, Shreveport, Criminal Justice Department;
• William Dunn, Monroe, English Department
• Carrie Perry, Monroe, Family and Consumer Sciences Department;
• Bray Harris, Lake Charles, Spanish, and Kristina Lang, Houston, Texas, French, Foreign Languages Department
• Deborah Betts, West Monroe, General Studies Department
• Crystal Woodard, Italy, atmospheric sciences, Geosciences Department
• Terri Love, Monroe, sociology, and Dale Willson, Port Orchard, Wash., political science, Gerontology/Sociology/Political Science Department
• Allison Holland, Monroe, History Department
• Jamie L. Cooper, Jena, Social Work Department
• Brad New, Sterlington, art, and Scott Flanagan, Monroe, music and drama, Visual and Performing Arts Department
  
  

Students receiving certificates for outstanding student were:

Agriculture: Jared Chapman, Delhi; William Gwin, Baskin; Thomas Hankins, Bastrop; Joshua Moore, Oak Ridge; John Morris, Rayville; James Payne, Perkinston, Miss.; and Meagan Thornhill, Pioneer.

Biology: Hannah Baer, Monroe; Calli Baker, Huntsville, Texas; Brandon Banks, West Monroe; Lacey Bryan, Pineville; Elodie Burlet, France; James R. Elliott, Oak Grove; Alison Guerrero, Monroe; Seth Hale, Grand Prairie, Texas; Sammye Harbour, Opelousas; Jeremy Harmson, Pineville; Zaccheus Lavell Jones, Rayville; Jeffrey Kendrick, Jena; Zhi (Jenny) Kuan, Monroe; Ashley Maxwell, West Monroe, Benjamin Morehead, West Monroe; Andrew Norwood, Little Rock, Ark., Matthew Overturf, Monroe; Bernadette Patin, Metairie; Mary Ann Possoit, West Monroe; Nicole Schaferkotter, Albany; Mofiyinfolu Sokoya, Nigeria; Todd Spears, West Monroe; and Erin Wisenor, West Monroe.

Chemistry: Amanda Bartlett, Canada; Justin Cody Lewis, West Monroe; and Barry Marcel, Houma.

Communication: Pamela Bryant, Spearsville; Eric Hosak, West Monroe; Robert Redding, Fayetteville, Ga., and Brittany Stringer, West Monroe.

Criminal Justice: Persephone Alexander, Shreveport; Stanley Alford, Coushatta; Max Antony, Anacoco; Minnie Bonner, Winnsboro; Leandreia Coates, Baton Rouge; Brian Copeland, Monroe; Christopher Florey, Monroe; Melissa George, Shreveport; Brent Gibert, Mandeville; Stephanie Grant, Monroe; Jessica Hadwin,Ball; Aisha Hamilton, Monroe; Nellisha Johnson, Saline; Cynthia Machen, Tallulah; Courtney McDaniel, Monroe; Latasha Myles, Monroe; Kimberly Peters, Rayville; Amber Celeste Rawls, Bastrop; Benjamin Raley, Crowville; Lauren Smith, Pineville; Montrell Tarvin, Monroe; James Truxillo, Jefferson; Scott Wiggers, Winnsboro; Angelia Williams, Monroe; and Michael Wilson, Winnsboro.

English: Casey Auttonberry, West Monroe; Justin Breed, Oak Grove; Latoya Clark, Utica, Miss.; William Dunn, Monroe; Allison Flowers, Calhoun; Meghan Maxwell, Calhoun; Meaghan Miller, Grayson; Michael O’Neal, West Monroe; Jesse Paul, Pollock; Laura Pritchard, Jonesville; Jay Reeves, West Monroe; Julia Scalfano, Monroe; and Lauren Watson, West Monroe.

Family and Consumer Sciences: Gwendolyn Holmes, Monroe; and Carrie Perry, Monroe.

Foreign Languages: Heather Black, Monroe; Mallory George, Littleton, Colo.; Bray Harris, Lake Charles; Dnesha Johnnson, Boyce; and Kristina Lang, Houston, Texas.

General Studies: Deborah Betts, West Monroe; and Carolyn Branch, Rayville.

Geosciences: Sunny Brown, Baton Rouge; Jacob Darby, Pride; Amber Heffner, Ferriday; Stephanie Mullins, Mandeville; Nelson Perez, Lake Charles; Matt Williams, Atlanta, Ga.; and Crystal Woodard, Italy.

Gerontology/Sociology/Political Science: Terri Love, Monroe; Deunka Rone, Tallulah; Jessica Savage, Monroe; Kara Stephenson, West Monroe; and Dale Wilson, Port Orchard, Wash.

History: Allison Holland, Monroe; and Stephanie Ann Markland, West Monroe.

Social Work: Desiree Ariel Bridges, Monroe; Jamie L. Cooper, Jena; Shaquana Dismuke, Spearsville; and Stephanie K. Mock, Monroe.

Visual and Performing Arts: Valerie Barley, West Monroe; Joni Dollar, Monroe; Scott Flanagan, Monroe; Robbie Jones, Monroe; Ryan Moris, Monroe; Brad New, Sterlington; and Kelli Sims, West Monroe.

Students recognized from the College of Arts and Sciences that were inducted into Who’s Who were:

• Persephone D. Alexander
• Hanna Rebekah Baer
• Calli Alyssa Baker
• DeSiree Ariel Bridges
• Sunny R. Brown
• Jamie Lea Cooper
• James Robert Elliott
• Alison Maria Guerrero
• Seth Marshall Hale
• Zacchaeus Lavell Jones
• Zhi (Jenny) Kuan
• Stephanie Ann Markland
• Ashley Maxwell
• Amber Celeste Rawls
• Nicole Madeline Schaferkotter
• Crystal J. Woodard