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93 students graduate as 海角社区 Distinguished Communicators in Spring 2025

During May 2025 Commencement, 93 graduates across 10 colleges and 43 majors will receive the 海角社区 Distinguished Communicator Medal. These 93 graduates represent the largest class of Distinguished Communicators in CxC鈥檚 20-year tenure, and is also the first cohort that includes a medalist in every undergraduate college. As of the May 2025 ceremony 海角社区 has now graduated more than 1,000 海角社区 Distinguished Communicators. 

To celebrate the accomplishments of these exceptional students, CxC will host a medal ceremony honoring Distinguished Communicators, as well as celebrating them on social media and at cxc.lsu.edu. Visit this page again as we get closer to commencement to learn more about each of these 93 students.

Are you interested in supporting future 海角社区 Distinguished Communicators with a donation? Want to make a gift in honor of a Distinguished Communicator? Visit and search for the CxC Development Fund.

College of Agriculture

Aalyha Beteta, Nutrition & Food Sciences
Faculty Advisor: Naomi Bennett

Ashton Dalton, Animal-Dairy-Poultry Science and Religious Studies
Faculty Advisor: Brad Storin

Madeleine Gess, Natural Resource Ecology & Management*
Faculty Advisor: Mike Kaller

Carly Greig, Nutrition & Food Sciences*
Faculty Advisor: Erin McKinley

Allison Huddleston, Environmental Management Systems*
Faculty Advisor: Maud Walsh

Riley Lawson, Textiles, Apparel & Merchandising and Mass Communication (Digital Advertising)
Faculty Advisor: Jun Heo

Marcela Ruiz, Nutrition & Food Sciences
Faculty Advisor: Judy Myhand

College of Art & Design

Amber Ashton, Studio Art and Industrial Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Isa Nahmens

Amanda Carambat, Architecture*
Faculty Advisor: Fabio Capra-Ribeiro

Caitlin Church, Art History and Theatre鈥嬧��
Faculty Advisor: Nick Erickson

Ella Csaki, Architecture
Faculty Advisor: William Hunter

Destiny Graves, Architecture
Faculty Advisor: Kristen Mauch

Aya Hijazi, Architecture
Faculty Advisor: Sergio Padilla

Veronica Hillman-Vincent, Interior Design
Faculty Advisor: Marsha Cuddeback

Bryce Leonhard, Architecture
Faculty Advisor: Kris Palagi

Olivia Messina, Interior Design
Faculty Advisor: Gary Gilbert

Sydney Milligan, Landscape Architecture*
Faculty Advisor: Yao Wang

Angelina (Angel) Nguyen, Architecture*
Faculty Advisor: Fabio Capra-Ribeiro

Madelyn Pinero, Architecture
Faculty Advisor: Sergio Padilla

Amanda Richter, Architecture*
Faculty Advisor: Kristen Mauch

Emma Royal, Interior Design
Faculty Advisor: Julie Elliott

Jerund (Jai) Sanders, Architecture*
Faculty Advisor: Sergio Padilla

Marvin Scott, Interior Design
Faculty Advisor: Julie Elliott

Abby Selser, Landscape Architecture and Anthropology
Faculty Advisor: Haley Blakeman

Houston Tullis, Landscape Architecture
Faculty Advisor: Haley Blakeman

Jennifer White, Architecture
Faculty Advisor: William Hunter

E.J. Ourso College of Business

Emily Demps, Management*
Faculty Advisor: Granger Babcock

College of Coast & Environment

Emma Miranda, Coastal Environmental Science*
Faculty Advisor: Matthew Hiatt

Dakota Sievers, Coastal Environmental Science*
Faculty Advisor: Linda Hooper-Bui

College of Engineering

Ana Alvarado, Industrial Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Roberto Champney

Shelby Antill, Computer Science
Faculty Advisor: Andrew Webb

Dalton Arcement, Biological Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Kevin Hoffseth

Amber Ashton, Industrial Engineering and Studio Art
Faculty Advisor: Isa Nahmens

Caroline Badeaux, Biological Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Nick Totaro

Cameron Bonds, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Genevieve Palardy

Claire Bougere, Biological Engineering*
Faculty Advisor: Todd Monroe

Maximilien (Max) Caffery, Biological Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Marybeth Lima

Donovan Carney, Industrial Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Isa Nahmens

Elia (Jane) Chatham, Mechanical Engineering*
Faculty Advisor: Katherine Pettrey

Reagan Courville, Mechanical Engineering and French*
Faculty Advisor: Shyam Menon

Nnamdi Dike, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Genevieve Palardy

Amerika Embers, Biological Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Nick Totaro

Isaiah Fernandez, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Roberto Champney

MacKenzie Froelich, Construction Management
Faculty Advisor: Stephanie Heumann

Robbi Goodyear, Petroleum Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Femi Olorode

Sydney Gotham, Construction Management
Faculty Advisor: Stephanie Heumann

Olivia Hupperich, Biological Engineering*
Faculty Advisor: Nick Totaro

Emily LeBlanc, Biological Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Nick Totaro

Madison Lee, Biological Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Todd Monroe

Shea Lee, Biological Engineering*
Faculty Advisor: Yongchan Kwon

Michael Martinez, Construction Management
Faculty Advisor: Gerrad Delatte

Myla McCuller, Computer Science
Faculty Advisor: Roberto Champney

Gabriella (Gabbie) Mikhail, Biological Engineering*
Faculty Advisor: Marybeth Lima

Britney Nguyen, Biological Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Todd Monroe

Sunella Ramnath, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics
Faculty Advisor: Theda Daniels-Race

Catherine Rodriquez, Computer Science*
Faculty Advisor: Nash Mahmoud

Victoria Sartin, Biological Engineering*
Faculty Advisor: Nick Totaro

Emma Skeath, Civil Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Suresh Moorthy

Kaelyn Smith, Mechanical Engineering*
Faculty Advisor: Corina Barbalata

Samantha (Sam) Staggs, Mechanical Engineering and Theatre*
Faculty Advisor: Rockford Sansom

Camryn (Cam) Tims, Biological Engineering*
Faculty Advisor: Nick Totaro

Robin Torres, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Corina Barbalata

Mary Margaret Werther, Biological Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Nick Totaro

Catherine Whitehead, Biological Engineering*
Faculty Advisor: Yongchan Kwon

Marise Wilson, Biological Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Nick Totaro

College of Human Sciences & Education

Victoria (Vic) Cronan, Human Development & Family Science (Child Life)*
Faculty Advisor: Hannah Plauche

College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Isabella Albertini, Political Science and Mass Communication*
鈥嬧�婩aculty Advisor: Sadie Wilks

Charlotte Balart, English and History*
鈥嬧�婩aculty Advisor: Chris Barrett

Abbie Bui, Interdisciplinary Studies and Biological Sciences*
鈥嬧�婩aculty Advisor: Caroline Schneider

Ryleigh Choplin, Geography*
Faculty Advisor: Jill Trepanier

Cathryn Clay, Political Science*
鈥嬧�婩aculty Advisor: Sadie Wilks

Reagan Courville, French and Mechanical Engineering*
Faculty Advisor: Shyam Menon

Ashton Dalton, Religious Studies and Animal-Dairy-Poultry Science
Faculty Advisor: Brad Storin

Hannah Hauck, Psychology*
鈥嬧�婩aculty Advisor: David Donze

Makenna Luba, Psychology鈥嬧��*
Faculty Advisor: Achim Herrmann

Sophia Merritt, Communication Disorders鈥嬧��
Faculty Advisor: Todd Gibson

Yoojin (Melody) Moon, Psychology*
Faculty Advisor: Janet McDonald

Ezra Moore, Psychology*
Faculty Advisor: Matthew Calamia

Abby Selser, Anthropology and Landscape Architecture
Faculty Advisor: Haley Blakeman

Darlina Tran, Psychology*
Faculty Advisor: Danielle Thomas

Isabel Willems, Communication Studies*鈥嬧��
Faculty Advisor: Kellie Brisini

Lailah Williams, Political Science and International Studies*
Faculty Advisor: Julie Baxter Payer

Manship School of Mass Communication

Isabella Albertini, Mass Communication (Journalism) and Political Science*
Faculty Advisor: Sadie Wilks

Grace Ann Hamblin, Mass Communication (Public Relations)*
鈥嬧�婩aculty Advisor: Sadie Wilks

Olivia Johnson, Mass Communication (Public Relations)*
Faculty Advisor: Sadie Wilks

Riley Lawson, Mass Communication (Digital Advertising) and Textiles, Apparel & Merchandising
Faculty Advisor: Jun Heo

Amanda MacFadyen, Mass Communication (Public Relations)鈥嬧��
Faculty Advisor: Sadie Wilks

Kaylee Rome, Mass Communication (Public Relations)
鈥嬧�婩aculty Advisor: Sadie Wilks

Carlin Sekhani-Matthews, Mass Communication (Public Relations)
鈥嬧�婩aculty Advisor: Hyojung Park

Sydney Smith, Mass Communication (Political Communication)
鈥嬧�婩aculty Advisor: Joni Butcher

College of Music & Dramatic Arts

Caitlin Church, Theatre and Art History
鈥嬧�婩aculty Advisor: Nick Erickson

Samantha (Sam) Staggs, Theatre and Mechanical Engineering*
鈥嬧�婩aculty Advisor: Rockford Sansom

College of Science

Emily Andrews, Biological Sciences鈥嬧��
Faculty Advisor: Roger Laine

Kaedyn Baker,  Biological Sciences
Faculty Advisor: Zane Whittington

Ryan Brown, Physics鈥嬧��
Faculty Advisor: Gabriela Gonz谩lez

Abbie Bui, Biological Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies鈥嬧��*
Faculty Advisor: Caroline Schneider

Erica Clement, Mathematics鈥嬧��
Faculty Advisor: Rebecca Nguyen

Sunella Ramnath, Mathematics and Electrical Engineering
Faculty Advisor: Theda Daniels-Race

Lauren Rogers, Biological Sciences鈥嬧��*
Faculty Advisor: Caroline Schneider

Ashlyn Schneida, Geology鈥嬧��
Faculty Advisor: Matthew Loocke

Alexa Tullier, Geology鈥嬧��*
Faculty Advisor: Suniti Karunatillake

Ayesha Weerakoon, Biochemistry*鈥嬧��
Faculty Advisor: Caroline Schneider

Dykia Williams, Biological Sciences*
鈥嬧�婩aculty Advisor: David Vinyard

*Honors students are designated with an asterisk. 

 

About the 海角社区 Distinguished Communicator Medal Program

Recipients of this honor are outstanding writers and speakers, with a strong command of visual literacy and technological communication. They have earned high GPAs in their communication-intensive courses throughout their baccalaureate years, sought 1-1 mentorships with faculty, and have built websites that display their communication competencies and professional talents, both in and beyond the classroom. 海角社区 Distinguished Communicators also graduate with the 海角社区 Communicator Certificate, launched in Fall 2018. 

This distinction is the first of its kind in the nation. It is sponsored by 海角社区 Communication across the Curriculum (CxC), a nationally recognized program for its excellence in enhancing learning experiences and improving students鈥� communication skills across all disciplines. 

 

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