<p>The University of Houston-Victoria awarded 397 degrees to undergraduate and graduate students who completed their coursework during the fall semester.</p> <p>Undergraduate candidates with honors wore gold braids over their robes during a Dec. 15 graduation ceremony at the Leonard E. Merrell Center in Katy.</p> <p>Students graduating cum laude, with honor, had grade-point averages of 3.5 to 3.67 on a 4.0 scale. Students graduating magna cum laude, with high honor, had GPAs of 3.68 to 3.84, and those graduating summa cum laude, with highest honor, had a GPA of 3.85 or higher.</p> <p>Graduates by school are listed below with their hometown and any honors received.</p> <h2>SCHOOL OF ARTS &amp; SCIENCES</h2> <h3>Master of Arts</h3> <p>Rosie Alexandrea Zachery, Davis, Calif.<br />Jean Dorotik Merck, El Campo<br />JohnRobert Warren Jones, Louisville, Ky.<br />Mark Ryan Kelly, Victoria</p> <h3>Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies</h3> <p>Vertina L. Jones, Columbus<br />Margaret Tonya Fields, Fresno<br />Colby E. Stokes, Port Lavaca<br />Richard Duane Hoxworth Sr., Waco</p> <h3>Master of Fine Arts</h3> <p>Ashley Elizabeth Kilday, Richmond<br />Christopher Siegel Knodel, San Antonio<br />Jennifer Anne DiSilvestro, Victoria<br />Bobby Dean Horecka, Victoria</p> <h3>Master of Science</h3> <p>Lalit Chhabra, Cypress<br />Yvon Kabasele Mbala, Grand Junction, Colo.<br />Nicholas Deshun Nowlin, Houston<br />Katie Anne Sanford, Houston<br />Naghmeh Shahbeiki, Houston<br />Sowmya Parvathi Boddeti, Katy<br />Richard Colon, Katy<br />Bhakti Swapnil Saraf, Katy<br />Nanayakkarawasam Pallege Rashantha Nanayakkara,<br />Las Vegas, Nev.<br />Ashley Elizabeth Kilday, Richmond<br />Christopher Siegel Knodel, San Antonio<br />Madhu Priya Ramu, Sugar Land<br />Christian Ebube Okwuchukwu, Victoria<br />Sean W. Simmons, Victoria</p> <h3>Bachelor of Arts</h3> <p>Rachel Ann Malone, Beeville, Summa Cum Laude<br />Amber Nicole Segovia, Beeville<br />Kayley Renay Williams, Bloomington<br />Ashlie N. Pritchett, Cuero<br />Cody Alan Boehm, Falls City<br />Jesus Emmanuel Martinez, Fort Worth<br />Kyla Rena Davion, Houston<br />Marisa Beaver, Karnes City<br />Mariam Hossain Talukder, Katy, Magna Cum Laude<br />Jesse S. Tijerina, Katy<br />Kimberly Ellis, Magnolia<br />Rebecca Mae Hendrix, Magnolia, Summa Cum Laude<br />Cheryl Farris Clayton, Missouri City<br />Marci Lynn Alldred, Richmond, Magna Cum Laude<br />Carolina Deleon, Richmond<br />Ariel R. Beza, San Antonio<br />Adrienne Yavonne Smith, Sugar Land<br />Crisna Baez, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br />Shannon Lee Brown, Victoria, Cum Laude<br />Amy Denise Herzog, Victoria<br />Cassidy L. Mangum, Victoria<br />Amber Brianna Parker, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br />Crystal Rodriguez, Victoria<br />Virginia Elva Tijerina, Victoria</p> <h3>Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences</h3> <p>Lesli Elena Yvonne Huerta, Bay City<br />Mariela Pilar Lara, Cypress<br />Kristoffer G. Villarreal, Cypress, Cum Laude<br />Pedro Adame Sertuche, Edna<br />Shayna Elise Barker, El Campo, Magna Cum Laude<br />Stephanie Marie West, Fort Worth<br />Edward Irigoyen Jr., Fulshear<br />Byanka Susan Williams, Gonzales<br />Rachael Marie Alspaugh, Houston<br />Mike Ninda Mukasa, Houston<br />Jasmine J. Smith, Houston<br />Shirley Raley Fuller, Humble<br />Jennifer M. Sedillo, Katy<br />David M. Weeks, Katy<br />Kenia Elizabeth Suarez, Missouri City, Summa Cum Laude<br />Francisco Javier Guerrero, Needville, Summa Cum Laude<br />Christi Lynn Parham, Needville, Summa Cum Laude<br />Anakajsa LaDue, Richmond<br />Monica Dawn Wilson, Stafford<br />Mindy Eileen Barron, Sugar Land, Magna Cum Laude<br />Ginna Lee Melhorn, Sugar Land, Summa Cum Laude<br />Susana Akin, Victoria<br />Tyler Scott Bazar, Victoria, Cum Laude<br />Deborah K. Bluhm, Victoria, Cum Laude<br />Charles Tanner Hawes, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br />Brent Justin Hernandez, Victoria<br />Marilyn Mendoza, Victoria, Cum Laude<br />Margaret Jean Pallanez, Victoria<br />Monica Ann Rubio, Victoria<br />Quentin K. Schul, Victoria<br />James Timothy Thomas, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude</p> <h3>Bachelor of Science</h3> <p>Maria Isabel Delgado, Austin<br />Elizabeth De La Garza, Beeville, Summa Cum Laude<br />Susanna Marina Yzaguirre, Beeville<br />Beatrice M. Hernandez, Corpus Christi<br />Joanna Lynn Perez, Corpus Christi<br />Cynthia Brandstetter, Cuero, Summa Cum Laude<br />Ashley M. Fulmer, Cypress, Cum Laude<br />Diamond Lee Hensley, Cypress<br />Luis Angel Ramirez, Eagle Pass<br />Abram David Kubena, East Bernard<br />Tyler B. Ramsey, Edna, Cum Laude<br />Jeremy Jermaine Thompson, Edna<br />Kissuth Evans Reamo, Fresno, Cum Laude<br />Ryan Spencer Huebner, Fulshear<br />Albert H. Escudier, Houston<br />Kathleen Louise Jones, Houston<br />Robert Lasu, Houston<br />Yuriko Luviano, Houston<br />Jeff W. Maddox, Houston<br />Tierra Nicole Morris, Houston<br />Stenisha Andrea Parker, Houston<br />Christopher Sabo, Houston, Summa Cum Laude<br />Toni Marquis Smith-Jones, Houston<br />Tatiana Denise Vazquez Suarez, Houston, Cum Laude<br />Roberta Jo Taherivand, Houston<br />Jerry Alexander Alonso, Katy<br />Sophia Helen Biasiolli, Katy, Magna Cum Laude<br />Diane Madeli Abaya Borbon, Katy<br />John C. Campbell, Katy<br />Danielle Sasha Johnson, Katy<br />Zamantha Lanza-Sanchez, Katy<br />Marisol Rodriguez, Katy<br />Melinda Samudio, Katy<br />Leslie Jacob Welch, Katy, Cum Laude<br />Sydney Alexandria Ray, Kempner<br />Keegan Ray Haist, Kennesaw, Ga., Magna Cum Laude<br />Guadalupe F. Rodriguez, Missouri City<br />Rosa Maria Hernandez, Palacios<br />Jonathan Toan Vu, Palacios<br />Olumuyiwa Olugbenga Aina, Richmond<br />Osose Brenda Igene, Richmond<br />Amy Morin, Richmond, Cum Laude<br />Thomas John Sellew, Richmond<br />Mabel Judith Galdamez, Rosenberg<br />Kassandra Cabrera, San Antonio<br />Camilo Garc&iacute;a, Jr., San Antonio<br />Susanna Leigh Hoff, Sealy<br />Bradley Franklin Pearson, Seguin, Cum Laude<br />Zachary N. Edwards, Stafford, Summa Cum Laude<br />Wikas Ahmed Siddiqui, Sugar Land<br />Kristopher Dale Keeton, Tomball<br />Dolores Danielle Baker, Victoria<br />Reba Jane Baker, Victoria<br />Allison Sarah Bales, Victoria<br />Nathan Burr Bowers, Victoria<br />Nissa Olivia Caldwell, Victoria<br />Brittani Nicole Cervantez, Victoria<br />Isaac Elenbaas, Victoria, Cum Laude<br />Reid Matthew Goodwine, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br />Stephanie Mariah Heil, Victoria<br />Marcus Anthony Hernandez, Victoria<br />Heather Nicole Krischke, Victoria<br />Kevin Darby McCollough, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br />Joshua Teddy Munoz, Victoria, Cum Laude<br />James Murphy, Victoria, Cum Laude<br />Sherrill Nicole Pruett, Victoria<br />Chandler Renee Puckett, Victoria<br />Brandy Natasha Robertson, Victoria<br />Angelique Marie Rodriguez, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br />Stephanie Marie Sheffield, Victoria<br />Jesse Sylva, Victoria<br />Christine Ha Vu, Victoria</p> <h2>SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION</h2> <h3>Master of Business Administration</h3> <p>Mark Andrew Macina, Austin<br />Danica Maria Da Costa, Cypress<br />Selwyn Luis Da Costa, Cypress<br />Jennifer Anne Seeberger, Cypress<br />Olusegun Olawumi Jegede, Frederick, Md.<br />Eric Clinton Flemming, Fresno<br />Diana M. Alicea, Houston<br />Felecia Brown, Houston<br />Neil Ashok Gandhi, Houston<br />Rachel A&rsquo;lisse Green, Houston<br />Daniel R. Guaglione, Houston<br />Michelle Elizabeth Hernandez, Houston<br />Prasanth Kumar Kodali, Houston<br />Xinrong Kong, Houston<br />Danerick Lopez, Houston<br />Aleksandr O. Mammadov, Houston<br />Brett A. Mauck, Houston<br />Sigrid B. Miranda, Houston<br />Nicholas Edward Mundy, Houston<br />Joe Zeng, Houston<br />Kelli Rachelle Thomas, Jersey Village<br />Grace Adeyemi, Katy<br />Carlos Augusto Rojas Araujo, Katy<br />Rajesh Athirathnam, Katy<br />Indra Bhanu Gautam, Katy<br />Juana Elizabeth Gonzalez, Katy<br />Andrea Lobo Jaishankar, Katy<br />Nezir Lupic, Katy<br />Bhargav C. Sharma, Katy<br />Sonia Sharma, Katy<br />Amarnath Venkateswarlu, Katy<br />Narmeen Walji, Los Angeles, Calif.<br />Honorato Ernest Falcon Jr., Maple Valley, Wash.<br />Dezell R. Turner, McKinney<br />Denise Ann Palma, Missouri City<br />Tamorha Michelle Watson-Moss, Missouri City<br />Courtney Lea Charbula, New Braunfels<br />Ashley E. Allison, Pacific Grove, Calif.<br />Caylee M. Smith, Pasadena<br />Olatunde Ayokunle Ajayi, Pearland<br />Ranjana Sharma, Pearland<br />Aliyu Abubakar, Richmond<br />Mujtaba Sajeedali Choudhary, Richmond<br />Theophilus Irivbo Edovia, Richmond<br />Cyntera Jackson, Richmond<br />Faisal Rahman, Richmond<br />Jesus Zamorano, Richmond<br />Ashley Brooke Burns, Rosenberg<br />Roberto Juarez, Salt Lake City, Utah<br />Josue David Cisneros, San Antonio<br />Raja Abdul Hafeez, San Antonio<br />Hamdi Mohamad Yassin El-Nahhas, Spring<br />Angelica Trujillo, Stafford<br />Manchu Abraham, Sugar Land<br />Sean Michael Cawthon, Sugar Land<br />Jonathan Kalkan, Sugar Land<br />Kamran F. Khaliq, Sugar Land<br />Michael Offner, IV, Sugar Land<br />Laura Caitlin Sinclair, Sugar Land<br />Santhosh Sivarajan, Sugar Land<br />Chong Wang, Sugar Land<br />David Michael Young, Sugar Land<br />Joseph Martinez, Victoria<br />Marina Hinojosa Rivera, Victoria<br />Aphton Michelle Taylor, Victoria<br />Michelle Marie Thompson, Victoria<br />James Gregory Sandman, Virginia Beach, Va.</p> <h3>Master of Science</h3> <p>Morgan Angelle Williams, Houston<br />Aaron Perkins, Jacksonville, Ala.</p> <h3>Bachelor of Business Administration</h3> <p>Kimberly Ann Peyronel-Howson, Allen, Magna Cum Laude<br />Jonathan Alvaro Banuelos, Arlington<br />Christian Stephanie Cruz-Martinez, Austin<br />Jaiden Denee Lauterbach, Austin, Summa Cum Laude<br />Cathryn Anne Van Wormer, Bellville, Cum Laude<br />Danurah Mashal Jones, Brookshire<br />Meaghan Breann Fannin, Bryan<br />Dilveer Kaur Mand, Cypress<br />Collin Norman Schaaf, Damon, Magna Cum Laude<br />Brenda Browder, East Bernard<br />Kealeigh R. Alex, Edna<br />Shayla Janese&rsquo; Materre, Fresno<br />Deborah M. Roberts, Galveston<br />Jorge Duran, Ganado<br />Jami Alyssa Flores, Goliad, Magna Cum Laude<br />Lana Jade Hickson, Hallettsville<br />Martha Laura Alonso, Houston, Magna Cum Laude<br />Muhammed Mustufa Ashfaq, Houston<br />Teresa Cepeda Casares, Houston<br />Britany Christian-Austin, Houston<br />Velbeth Giron, Houston<br />Jowanna Husam Kawaja, Houston<br />Jessica Stephanie Larios, Houston, Summa Cum Laude<br />Godwin Mariadson, Houston, Cum Laude<br />Mahin Farooq Noormohammed, Houston<br />Niki Taylor North, Houston, Cum Laude<br />Lorena Eugenia Orellana, Houston, Cum Laude<br />Sheneika Chantol Ricketts, Houston<br />Herman Rodriguez, Houston<br />Fernando Saraiva Sampaio, Houston<br />Tawana R. Scott, Houston, Magna Cum Laude<br />Naomi Hernandez Simmons, Houston, Cum Laude<br />Emily Tea, Houston<br />Omar Kamoya Wilson, Houston, Magna Cum Laude<br />Gustavo Adolfo Zuniga, Houston<br />Karly Annette Dyson, Inez<br />Alejandro Javier Garcia, Inez<br />Martha Gloria Diaz de Balandran, Katy<br />Lauren M. Callaway, Katy, Summa Cum Laude<br />Erik P. Christensen, Katy<br />Hunter D. Devane, Katy<br />Carla A. Erwin, Katy, Magna Cum Laude<br />Jacklyn E. Foster, Katy, Magna Cum Laude<br />Michelle Lee Gardner, Katy<br />Grant Edward Lerette, Katy<br />Mohammad Omar Malik, Katy<br />Lisa McLaren, Katy<br />Jacquelynn Iwalani Medeiros, Katy<br />Ana E. Ponce, Katy<br />Ekneet Kaur Saini, Katy, Magna Cum Laude<br />Amanda Nicole Sinclair, Katy<br />Trang Thanh Taylor, Katy<br />Tram Diana Tran, Katy<br />Dana Lynn Wimer, Katy, Cum Laude<br />Jacob Edward Mihalski, League City<br />Quentin Reed Brown, McKinney, Cum Laude<br />Jonathan Charles Smith, Missouri City<br />Andrew Ross Barker, Palacios<br />Lacie Jo Richards, Palacios<br />Amy Nicole Vacek, Palacios<br />Aly Ramses Rojas, Pasadena<br />Heather Nikole Derosia, Port Lavaca<br />Claudia Daggett Haas, Port Lavaca<br />Kayla Nicole Sturm, Port Lavaca, Magna Cum Laude<br />Bobbie Jean Ramirez, Refugio<br />Porche Deshay Blanks, Richmond<br />Megan E. Burlingame, Richmond<br />Diana Michelle Costa, Richmond, Cum Laude<br />Phuong Thuy Thi Lam, Richmond, Magna Cum Laude<br />Paul Boyce Littleton, Richmond<br />Shevonda L. Nero, Richmond, Magna Cum Laude<br />Robyn Nicole Rademacher, Richmond, Magna Cum Laude<br />Shelby Thomas Souther, Richmond<br />Amanda Nicole Chacon, Rosenberg<br />Tyson Shay Lopez, Rosenberg, Summa Cum Laude<br />Sadye Nicole McGinnis-Patschke, Rosenberg<br />Andrea Beatriz Rodriguez, Seabrook, Summa Cum Laude<br />Juhaina Rasha Ahmed, Stafford<br />Jenny Trang Nguyen, Stafford, Cum Laude<br />Lana Nguyen, Stafford, Cum Laude<br />Syeda Y. R. Qadri, Stafford, Magna Cum Laude<br />Nida Naveed Durrani, Sugar Land<br />Venkata R. Kolluru, Sugar Land<br />Kevin Paul Mulcahey, Sugar Land<br />Ziad Omar, Sugar Land<br />Elias Rodriguez, Sugar Land<br />Farida Tufail, Sugar Land, Magna Cum Laude<br />Mubeen M. Walimomin, Sugar Land<br />Dulce Danielle Alvarado, Tivoli<br />Kierra Nicole McGee, Vernon<br />Dawn Michelle Arnold, Victoria<br />Christina Marie Barraza, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br />Luke Matthew Blundell, Victoria<br />Matthew David Edge, Victoria<br />Maia Elise Goynes, Victoria, Cum Laude<br />Sarah Marie Hammack, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br />Ethan Reed Hoover, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br />Alexandria Michelle Johnson, Victoria<br />Rebecca Mae Kent, Victoria<br />Desiree Dawn Rodriguez, Victoria<br />Kristina Monee Silguero, Victoria<br />Hannah Nicole Staten, Victoria<br />Jonathan Joseph Vahalik, Victoria<br />Jada Walton, Victoria</p> <h2>SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, HEALTH PROFESSIONS &amp; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT</h2> <h3>Master of Education</h3> <p>Zoeniete Vega, Coconut Creek, Fl.<br />Leo Thomas Sharron, Cuero<br />Douglas Jay Harbrueger, Cypress<br />Ebony Nicole Brunn, Fresno<br />Fatima Zohra Berrada, Fulshear<br />Cearmease Wainwrigtht Herod, Fulshear<br />Caitlyn Carnes, Goliad<br />Valerie Vanessa Villegas Cadena, Houston<br />Jean Ann Dieudonne, Houston<br />Annjineca Melita Griffin, Houston<br />Jason Lavar Harrison, Houston<br />Lisa Latorie Phillips, Houston<br />Philip Romero Rayos, Houston<br />Linda Michelle Taylor, Houston<br />Tamseela Sana Ulhaque, Houston<br />Marcelina Michell Washington, Houston<br />Molly Maureen Cueto, Humble<br />Carishia Covington Parker, Humble<br />Stacey Marie Bain, Inez<br />Mary Kathleen Moreno, Irving<br />Sara Ann Bauler, Katy<br />Jennifer Lee Brewer, Katy<br />Douglas Scott Dudash, Katy<br />Melissa Joyce Field, Katy<br />Katrina P. Lozano, Katy<br />Mario Alexander Macdonald, Katy<br />Monti Jason Marquez, Katy<br />Lori Ann Maurer, Katy<br />Elizabeth M. Woodward, Katy<br />Frances Marie Macomber, Lake Jackson<br />Kourtni Elania Jones, Missouri City<br />Tiffiney Rachele Pervis, Missouri City<br />Sharron Varghese, Missouri City<br />Ismael Solomon Rangel, Needville<br />Sherryl L. Anthony, Richmond<br />Janette Noelle Clark, Richmond<br />Dominique Nicole Harrison, Richmond<br />Chelsea Jean Kroll, Richmond<br />Katie Marie Marchena-Roldan, Richmond<br />Mary Katherine Mull, Richmond<br />Blanca Elvira Pena, Richmond<br />Stacie M. Quarles, Richmond<br />Christopher Alvin Rhodes, Richmond<br />Mary Saville, Richmond<br />Victoria Stuckman, Richmond<br />Claudia Leah Torres, Richmond<br />Jesse Watkins III, Richmond<br />Lori Mitchell Buhner, Rosenberg<br />Malissa Hernandez, Rosenberg<br />Juan Jose Torres, Rosenberg<br />Jasmine Eyim-Ejim Nnate, Rosharon<br />Adrianna Renee Vallejo, San Antonio<br />Malorie Ellyse Vallejo, San Antonio<br />Staci Lynn Hartfiel, Sugar Land<br />Farzana Islam, Sugar Land<br />Cory Payne Bena, Victoria<br />Raejean Renetta Estrada, Victoria<br />Jesse McLain, Victoria<br />Olivia L. Saenz, Weslaco<br />Andrea Leal Krueger, Willis</p> <h3>Bachelor of Science</h3> <p>Dalton Wade Williams-Rodriguez, Bay City<br />Marcelo F. Garcia Jr., Beeville, Magna Cum Laude<br />Kayla Marie Gutierrez, El Campo<br />Kylie Jae Hicks, Ganado, Summa Cum Laude<br />Tristan Leigh Sanchez, Gulfport, MS, Cum Laude<br />William Sanchez, Louise, Cum Laude<br />Wesley Joe Kutac, Schulenburg<br />Caitlin Carter, Victoria, Cum Laude<br />Delta Camille Delagarza, Victoria<br />Jamison Torey Dumont, Victoria, Cum Laude<br />Daren Kay Gallup, Victoria, Cum Laude<br />Allison Elizabeth Hamon, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br />Kimberly Nicole Krueger, Victoria<br />Christoph C. Merem, Victoria<br />Clayton Howard Mitte, Victoria<br />Macey L. Turner, Victoria, Summa Cum Laude<br />Alex John Delgado, Weimar<br />Carly Albert, Wharton, Cum Laude<br />Anthony Dwayne Slade, Yorktown</p> <h3>Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies</h3> <p>Kelsey Leach, Bay City, Summa Cum Laude<br />Christy Denise Kelso, Columbus, Magna Cum Laude<br />Sarah Elizabeth McGrath, Columbus<br />Christopher Edmund Palmer, Cypress<br />Kennedy Brianne Arriaga, Ganado, Summa Cum Laude<br />Melissa Shanae Morgan, Hockley, Magna Cum Laude<br />Mayra E. Fonseca, Houston, Summa Cum Laude<br />Elizabeth Katherine Manfre, Houston<br />Lydia H. Nahm, Houston, Summa Cum Laude<br />Michelle Ortiz, Houston, Magna Cum Laude<br />Staci Nicole Shires, Houston<br />Adylene Sotelo-Salgado, Houston<br />Claudia Delgado, Katy, Magna Cum Laude<br />Jenny Garza, Katy<br />Aaron Ihlenfeldt, Katy, Magna Cum Laude<br />Deborah Annette Jennings, Katy, Summa Cum Laude<br />Margaret Ann Morris, Katy, Cum Laude<br />Melissa Ann Snyder, Katy<br />Valentina Hoyos Villa, Katy, Summa Cum Laude<br />Katelyn M. Roades, Louise, Magna Cum Laude<br />Mayra Carmela Mancera, Palacios, Magna Cum Laude<br />Lori Marie Guidry, Richmond, Magna Cum Laude<br />Yasmin Hernandez, Rosenberg<br />Emmelynn F. Junek, Rosenberg, Summa Cum Laude<br />Amethyst E. Ayala, San Antonio<br />Aaron Jay Steinberg, Sugar Land, Summa Cum Laude<br />Danya Gabriela Alcaraz, Victoria, Cum Laude<br />Jodie Lynn Garcia, Victoria, Cum Laude<br />Gabrielle Lauren Garza, Victoria, Magna Cum Laude<br />Evangelina Valadez Lockstedt, Victoria<br />Windy Anne Quinn, Victoria<br />Jennifer My Huyen Tran, Victoria<br />Kristina Aleta Stautmeister, Waller, Cum Laude<br />Brittany Renee Garcia, Wharton, Magna Cum Laude<br />Kristen Marie Rodriguez, Yoakum</p> <h3>Bachelor of Science in Nursing</h3> <p>Xiaohong Irle, Gonzales, Summa Cum Laude<br />Jacqueline M. Braun, Haslet<br />Katherine McCullar Hill, Spring, Magna Cum Laude</p>