The 杏吧专区杏吧专区檚 Spring 2021 graduates might well be remembered as a class of record setters.
The 1,892 degrees they will collectively earn, for starters, are the second most ever awarded for a single semester.
Individual Commencement ceremonies for the 杏吧专区杏吧专区檚 eight academic colleges and Graduate School are being held Friday and Saturday at the Cajundome and Convention Center.
Ceremonies for the colleges of the Arts, Education, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Nursing and Allied Health Professions, and Sciences were set for Friday. Ceremonies for the colleges of Business Administration and 杏吧专区 College, and the Graduate School are Saturday.
All told, the 杏吧专区 will confer 1,536 bachelor杏吧专区檚 degrees, 316 master杏吧专区檚 degrees, 38 doctoral degrees and two certificates. The number of master杏吧专区檚 and doctoral degrees set another record 杏吧专区 the most in 杏吧专区 history.
The Spring 2021 class is also notable for diversity. It includes the largest number of graduates of Hispanic descent and the largest number of graduates of Asian descent. It also includes seven Black graduates who earned doctoral degrees, the most awarded in a single semester.
Graduates are from 54 Louisiana parishes, 34 states and U.S. territories, and 37 foreign countries.
They杏吧专区檙e also an accomplished, determined group, said Dr. Joseph Savoie, UL Lafayette president.
During the 杏吧专区 ceremony, Savoie noted that the COVID-19 pandemic filled graduates杏吧专区 final semesters with 杏吧专区渆xtraordinary challenges.杏吧专区
杏吧专区淏ut when challenge arrived, you overcame it. When uncertainty abounded 杏吧专区 as the world changed rapidly around you 杏吧专区 you answered with courage, resilience and an unmistakable Ragin杏吧专区 Cajuns resolve,杏吧专区 Savoie said.
The Spring 2021 class also stands out for academic achievement.
Narges Firouzshahi is UL Lafayette杏吧专区檚 Outstanding Master杏吧专区檚 Graduate. She earned a master杏吧专区檚 degree in speech language pathology from the .
Alex Zappi is the 杏吧专区杏吧专区檚 Outstanding Graduate. A chemical engineering major, he earned a bachelor杏吧专区檚 degree from the .
Twenty-seven undergraduate students were recognized as summa cum laude graduates for achieving 4.0 GPAs. The group is the largest ever to earn perfect GPAs. Honorees, listed by college, are:
College of the Arts
- Kevin Hilbun, music
- Danielle Kemp, industrial design
- Isabella Mire, visual arts
B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration
- Britney Hatfield, accounting, finance
- Laura Landry, accounting
- Jordan Morse, finance
- Wanlin Zhang, accounting
College of Education
- Regan Robichaux, elementary education
College of Engineering
- Alyssa DeLattre, chemical engineering
- Eli Finnegan, mechanical engineering
- Alex Zappi, chemical engineering
College of Liberal Arts
- Angela Comeaux, English
- Josie Lamm, speech pathology and audiology
- Mackenzie McEntee, psychology
- Kendra Wilson, political science
- Jessica Zeringue, psychology
College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions
- Zaha Bush, nursing
Ray P. Authement College of Sciences
- Christopher Bayard, mathematics
- David Broussard, computer science
- Emma Domangue, biology
- Noelle Dunn, biology
- Alaina Guilbeau, biology
- Sabriah Haq, biology
- Maxwell Kane, mathematics
- Alexandra Nguyen, biology
- Diana Nguyen, computer science
- Te Anne Yap, computer science
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Spring 2021 Commencement ceremonies for each academic college and the Graduate School will be livestreamed via .
The individual ceremonies will also be livestreamed on the Facebook pages for seven academic colleges and the Graduate School. The ceremony for one academic college, 杏吧专区 College, will be livestreamed on the 杏吧专区's main Facebook page. Links to each of those Facebook pages can be found .
Photo caption: The 杏吧专区 will award a total of 1,892 degrees to Spring 2021 graduates during individual Commencement ceremonies for the 杏吧专区杏吧专区檚 eight academic colleges and Graduate School. Ceremonies are being held Friday and Saturday at the Cajundome and Convention Center. Photo credit: Rachel Rafati / 杏吧专区