Loyola University New Orleans celebrated graduates May 15 at UNO Lakefront Arena, with a speech from the president congratulating students on their achievements through the difficult pandemic year.

“Class of 2021, you did it! Through global pandemics, hurricanes and even surviving organic chemistry, you did it,” said Loyola University New Orleans President Tania Tetlow in an empassioned speech. “And you didn’t do it alone,” she said, saluting friends and family that supported the students.

 “These are the people who invested their hopes and dreams and sometimes their life savings in you,” she said. “Their belief in you made you believe in yourself.”

Tetlow applauded the graduates for having pursued their dreams throughout the pandemic in the spirit of St. Ignatius, a champion of lifelong learning. She honored Jesuit values, such as humility, generosity and a commitment to excellence in all endeavors, to stay with graduates throughout their lifetimes.

The following candidates are eligible for degrees:

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Graduate Trent Darcy Smith wears a Black Panther mask during Loyola University's commencement at the UNO Lakefront Arena Saturday, May 15, 2021. The graduation was moved to UNO and spread over three days to allow for social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic. Grads were allowed to remove their masks, if they have been vaccinated, while they received their diplomas. The ceremony included taped comments by Oscar and Grammy winner Jon Batiste and actress Eva Longoria, in addition to taped student musical performances.

Undergraduate, Graduate and Professional Studies

Summa Cum Laude

Megan Chelsea Adamson, Sarah Penelope Alonzi, Samantha E. Ammons, Celeste Margaret Marie Anderson, Claire Marie Anderson, Parker Lee Anderson, Mikayla Marie Austin, Morgan M. Badurak, Sierra Kaye Bailey, Hallie Bliss Barnes, Michael Gabriel Bauer, James Benjamin Benigno III, Eryn Emily Brannagan, Paul Chu, Pamela Ann Connolly, Raine Faulk Cope, Patrick Francis Crifasi, Mairead DeRoy, Max Olivier Do Vale, Kyle Ferari-Muñoz, Andrea Garcés, Emilia Garcia Celedon, Brett Deakin Cole, Claire Gerling, Brittney Rose Giardina, Sikudhani Ife-Adeola Foster-McCray, Carla Caren Gossell-Roe, Coleman Dejarnette Green, Jr., Gabrielle Courtney Greene, Mali Hanks, Grace Aurora Hawkins, Thyme Haley Hawkins, Avery Forrest Hill, Stephanie Ngoc Han Hoang, Arthur Alexander Hollins, Anna Quinn Iliff, William Robert Ingram, Glory Tomi John, Yasmeen Khan, Vinlisa Khoeum, Kristina Marie Krizan, Francesca Amanda Lausen, Benjamin Lavigne, Anderson Leal, Molly Elizabeth Mader, Yasmeen Magharehabed, Nicole H. Margavio, Ashley Anne Messina, Rachel Claire Michel, Olivia Mipro, Karissa Dawn Mooney, Caitlyn Laurette Morrison, Liming Kelani Mueller, Sarah Naman, Regina Marie Nicosia, Sasha Inez Solano-McDaniel, Adelia Ogechi Njamkou Obioha, Zoey Elizabeth Perry, Samantha Ann Peterson, Marco Joseph Saah, Jennifer Lee Salerno, Courtney Blair Saulsman, Manuel Alejandro Santos Alvarez, Betty Ji Schwensen, Elizabeth Morgan Skinner, Beth Rochelle Taylor, Lance Taylor, Abby Elise Trahant, Joseph Anthony Troia III, Samuel Edward Vasquez, ReNee' Rose Vazquez, Catherine Marie Vaz, Daniel Ulysses Welch, Rose Mary Wagner, Miles B. Wood, Erica Elaine Williams, Gracie Lynn Wise, Clinton Henri Walker, Brian Cody Yell

Magna Cum Laude

Amanda Abadie, Alexander Augustus Acevedo, Patricia Luz Andia Jara, Craig Michael Arceneaux, Sierra Nicole Bailey, Eleanor Margaret Bashem-Kelly, Adele Riley Battenfield, Austin John Belleau, Ma'at Bingham, Claire Bordelon, Zachary Jones Boylan, Ariana Gabrielle Bozzo, Kristin Alison Bradley, Matthew Dean Brewer, John Donald Caffery II, César Manuel Chaparro, Yeyoung Cho, Zontré City, Shelbi Reese Copain, Ricardo Luis Cruz, Rachel Anne Davidson, Emily Marie Denvir, Chloe Anne DiMaggio, Trevor Ryan Docherty, Zachary Dowling, Lucinda Verannetta Ealey, Leland D. Ensminger, Dionicio Espino, Maggie Feldman, Katy Lou Fenasci, Elin Mary-Kareneli Fleming, Lucy Foreman, Lawrence Phillip Frishberg, Lynsey Claire Giardina, Alyssa Monique Glorioso, Sydney Page Gordon, Brittany Ann Graham, Erika Graham, Natalie Dawn Grandle, Porchia Charlena Green, Jacob Gronemeyer, Victoria Elizabeth Gudino, Ellen Elizabeth Harper, Janna Marie Hedlund, Victoria Heirsch, Caroline A. Hera, Sabrina Hibben, Sofia Alejandra Hill, Angelica Hofstetter, Mariah Holyoke Houston, Alan Henry Howard, Brian Anthony Hunter, Johanna Sophia Jeter, Crystal Leigh Johnson, Isaiah Aaron Jones, Michaela Alyse Jones, Zachary Alexander Kanyan, Nicole Theresa Kluchin, Diego Kopado, Allison Marie Krusche-Bruck, Joseph Curry Laborde, Olivia Francis Ledet, Aidin Manaffar, Jonathan David Marshall, Taijha Marshall, Kaleb Andrew Mendez, Maia Grace Moses, Miranda Marie Musacchia, Cole Nicholas Nalesnik, Kharissa Yalena Newbill Adames, Nhi Y Nguyen, Vy Vu-Dan Nguyen, Jillian Oddo, Sidney Anuhea Parish, Emily Lynn Pauly, Aakash Patel, Jacob Ross Peffer, Shelby Pojawa, Katarina Georgette Prasso, Paula I. Martínez Préstamo, Davis Sieu Quan, Grace Prince Quisenberry, Huong Nguyen Quynh Tran, Mackenzie Grace Ross, Cayce Marie Russo, Monica Ruiz, Baylee Angel Marie Robertson, Rachel Rushing, Devin Angelo Sambola, Gavin Angelo Sambola, Catherine Tristin Sanders, Spencer Shackel, Brenna Nicole Slatkin, Amanda Snyder, Spencer Reed Stingley, Katy Marie Smith, Sara Elizabeth Smith, Katharine Szum, Amanda Brittany Tang Nian, Marissa Tenorio, Praise Danialle Tillman, Tri-An Tran-Nguyen, Grace Trapani, Katheryn Grace Trotman, Kirsten Renée Turner, Charles Vandel, Sydney Michele Veney, Allison Rose Waguespack, Cecilia Wallis, Amelia Rayne Williams, Laurel Leigh Yarborough, Connor Joseph Zaeringer, Luke Bradley Zell

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Graduates celebrate during Loyola University's commencement at the UNO Lakefront Arena Saturday, May 15, 2021. The graduation was moved to UNO and spread over three days to allow for social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic. Grads were allowed to remove their masks, if they have been vaccinated, while they received their diplomas. The ceremony included taped comments by Oscar and Grammy winner Jon Batiste and actress Eva Longoria, in addition to taped student musical performances.

Cum Laude

Stephanie Michelle Adams, Allie Ayres, Nancy Brigit Anderson, Paul Blaise Antoniou, Manuela Alban Navarrete, Claudia Victoria Parr Aponte, Kyle Joseph Barden, Aspen Jade Barker, Thomas Bailey Barrera, Heaven Bless Barriere, Jemima Brady, A Taylor Burgin, Albert Bustillo, Abigail Lauren Braud, Audrey Christina Byron, Omari Caldwell, Jenna Nicole Cappuccia, Hannah Faye Castillo, Sophia Kattarina Christilles, Samantha Leigh Conway, Sydney Marie Cruse, Sabrina Kim Dang, Lillian Aleece Davis, Candace Dinger, Ricky Dinger, Brandon Duhon, Amy Louise Dupont, Sebastian Julio Duzian, Nabila S. Estrada Marín, Ziale Evans, Gabrielle Emily Falgoust, Carly Bly Farber, April Brooke Feliciano, Bridget Parkley Sanford Fox, Armoni Gaddy, Eliana Galindo, Jacob Scott Ganaway, Margaret Taylor Gaus, Alliyah Marie Gauthier, Chad Anthony Gauthreaux, Lexis Nicole Gillen, Analía Marisol Girala, Connor Grace Glorioso, Thomas Lloyd Goetz, Allison Marie Gruetzner, Carter Ames Guidry, Avalon Rose Harold, Huntington Zachary Harton, Caroline Bickerstaff Hausknecht, Grace Heath, Dennise Jackeline Hernandez-Plascencia, Alyson Regina Hetzel, Lauren Ashleigh Hicks, Faith Ann Hiles, Amanda Lynn Herzog Olivia Hill, Angelo Joseph Imbraguglio, Tina Marie Imbriano, Samuel Steven LeBarron, Adam Michael Leblanc, Chloe Starr Lorena Lisi, Alexis Tian Lotten, Cecilia B. Llull Yambó, Molly Elizabeth Mader, Heléne Nicole Masone, Molok Abdullah Mathkour, Victoria Esperanza Mayfield, Joseph Frazier Michel, Carolyn Tuyet-Huong Nguyen, Toan Nguyen, Erin Michelle O'Connor, Nanami Okawauchi, Anne Elizabeth Pateman, Victoria Perrie, Katie Hoang Pham, Troy Dion Pierre II, Kyana Claudia Pollas, Cassidi Poulin, Alexandra Eleanor Pucciarelli, Walter Ramsey, Alexis Graciela Reyes, Jose Luis Fossas Ricardo, Alexia Rojas, Samantha Sanchez Padron, Victoria Leigh Rodrigues, Emil A. Schubert-Talavera, Victoria Elizabeth Scruggs, Aileen Shirley, Gerard Keith Simone, Jr., Victoria Soledad Suazo, Olivia Strickland, Sophia Frances Swanson, Gabrielle Helen Terranova, Marcella Emilia Thaler, Ann Frances Thomas, Alejandra Bedoya Tobar, Frank Phillip Todaro, John Michael Callaway Tolentino, Meghan Hartman-Spadaro, Andrew Zev Troen-Krasnow, Gabriella Elizabeth Weiss, Alexandria Bailey Whitten, Marjeta Teresa Wolfe, Maryann Joy Yacoub, Mariam S. Zerfaoui

College of Business

Associate of Science

Gelon Maree Brandon

Bachelor of Accountancy

Michael Juan Ahearn, Kyle Joseph Barden, Amanda Marie Bridgemen, Robert Michael Calvey, Paul Chu, Quinn Cole, Sabrina Kim Dang, Jasmine Rae Harris Smith, Kaitlyn Elizabeth Holman, Erin Michelle O'Connor, Anne Elizabeth Pateman, Meghan Hartman-Spadaro,Brenden Taravella, Presley Jade Wascom, Laurel Leigh Yarborough, Andrew Zev Troen-Krasnow

Bachelor of Business Administration

Alexander Augustus Acevedo, Manuela Alban Navarrete, Valeria Isabel Ali, Claudia Victoria Parr Aponte, Kaila Lauren Anthony, Giovanni Evangelista Barkley, Thomas Bailey Barrera, James Benjamin Benigno III, Troy Daniel Blouin, Stuart MacNeil Kirkman Boggess, Thomas Sebastian Bosson, A Taylor Burgin, Andrew Bybee, Juan Diego Cabrales Aguayo, Claire Marie Carrere, Ngai Long Cheung, Zachary David Cook, Malenah Brook Cooper, Anna Victoria Cordero, Margaret Crosby, Shanola Monique Cross, Alayna Naylor D'Alton, Candace Dinger, Brandon Duhon, Amy Louise Dupont, Adriene Rhandal Easley, Andrés Carlos Echeverria, William Parker Elliott, Blake Henry Ernest, Dionicio Espino, Sikudhani Ife-Adeola Foster-McCray, Lawrence Phillip Frishberg, Zoë Lucia Gassen, Stephanie Ann Gerarve, Ashley Renee Goetzman, Lauren Good, Ivette Guzmán Callejón, Peter Edward Hansen, Kamyia Hardaway, Avalon Rose Harold, Caroline Bickerstaff Hausknecht, Richard Martin Herrera II, James Braxton Higdon, Kyle Higginbotham Feliciano, Alexis Tian Lotten, Paris Jean, Amie Jigba, Felipe Johanning Maroto, Crystal Leigh Johnson, Isabel Cristina Junqueira Ibañez, Cameron Scott Kelley, Seth Lawrence Landry, Austin John Lapeyrouse, Jack Parnell Laughlin, Corrine Maya Watanabe Lewis, Alexandro Francis Lopez, Nicole Berenice Maradiaga, Fernando Javier Marchán Fernández, Caitlin Matherne, Victoria Esperanza Mayfield, Cole Nicholas Nalesnik, Sarah Naman,Emma Nesbitt, Carolyn Tuyet-Huong Nguyen, Gustavo Brando Mena Pacheco, George Messina III, Kevin Antonio Molina, Alani Gricel Morales, Larson Thomas Moye, Josefa Waleska Muñoz Medina, Carter McEll Nicholson, Kourtney RaShon Parker, Ryan Hutson Parker, Aakash Patel, Victoria Perrie, Jean'Paul Oliver Louis Philips, Victoria Johanna Piazza, Sarah Alexis Marie Pleasant, Robert Prasso, Paula I. Martínez Préstamo, Davis Sieu Quan, Diego S. Rappaccioli Avila, Kelsy Richard, Jose Luis Fossas Ricardo, Andrew Justin Rodriguez, Taylor Allena Rogge, Alexia Rojas, Chandler Victoria Ross, Rachel Rushing, Natalia Salgado, Diego Armando Sanchez, Matthew Dale Schrader, Carlos Enrique Schwarzbauer Pereira, Spencer Shackel, Kelsey Rose Shipps, Joseph Alexander Short Duprey, Katy Marie Smith, Terry G. Smith, Jr., Kaitlin Stutts, Juan Noe Tijerino, Michael Anthony Toscano, Dominic Gabriel Urquiola, Andrea Carolina Van den Berg, Dylan Mitchell Varnado, Sydney Michele Veney, Daniel Ulysses Welch

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Members of the platform party raise their hands in prayer during Loyola University's commencement at the UNO Lakefront Arena Saturday, May 15, 2021. The graduation was moved to UNO and spread over three days to allow for social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic. Grads were allowed to remove their masks, if they have been vaccinated, while they received their diplomas. The ceremony included taped comments by Oscar and Grammy winner Jon Batiste and actress Eva Longoria, in addition to taped student musical performances.

Master of Business Administration

Silvio Ballagas, Bethany Barnoski, Rachel Penelope Barrueta, Erin Reine Bennett, Jase Anthony Biehl, William A. Bloom, Sr., Melissa Adams Brown, Kirbie Louis Buckle, Mi Kyoung Chaing, Mason William Chang, Cambre Chauvin, Red Chu, Christopher James Coniglio, Walker Davis, Sean Thomas Delaune, Elliot Downey, Francis Andrew Fava II, Gregory Rene Fortier, Eddie Jerome Fuller, George Bradley Gottsegen, Caitlin Ridley Gremillion, Tristan Gregory Gruspier, Peyton Alexander Hidalgo, Katherine Julia Kaya Holt, Elliot Hoy, Christina Marie Jackson, Malinda Hope Johnson, Todd Bennett Johnson, Jr., Ligita Davonne Landry, Philip Francis Lapeyre, Van Le, Gabrielle Marie Lenz, Jarrett Sheraud Lofton, Tyra Brown McGary, Shenita Moses, Karrie Fayard Nelson, Kirstie Noel O'Callaghan, Afamefuna Ikenna Pride Okeke, Kate Elizabeth Patterson, Sebastian Pereira-Pinzón, Julia Wills Powell, Amy Lynn Pruim, Deshon Danielle Robertson, Victoria Elizabeth Scruggs, Aileen Shirley, Erica Smith, Patrick Bertram Steen, Miles Gordon Stevens IV, Madison Hailey Taylor, Ernesto Telles, Bianca Keiara Thomas, Alejandra Bedoya Tobar, David William Torres, Mariam S. Zerfaoui

Master of Science in Marketing and Communications

Ava Lynn Carroll, Courtney Camille Castañeda, Raquel Shantrell Derganz Baker, Bobbie Christine Green, Jalynn Ronique Lee, Jewell Allyson Lee, Kaylen Alease Lee, Rebecca Supple Miller , Jamie Lynn Mobley, Chénier Reynolds Montz, Kathryn Anne Trigo, Roxie Elizabeth Wilson

College of Arts and Sciences

Bachelor of Arts

Jacob Thomas Abdella, Brionna Ka'Lisha Adams, Stephanie Michelle Adams, Tensley Manuel Aldridge III, Adriana Esther Alvarez, Aidaana Amanbekova, Samantha E. Ammons, Giovanni Marcellas Anderson Jr,, Parker Lee Anderson, Nancy Brigit Anderson, Paul Blaise Antoniou, Brandon Bailey, Taylor Asianeigh Bazile, Shane Michael Begg, Sierra Renee' Berniard, Dionne Alia Bower, Megan Denae Bradberry, Jemima Brady, Matthew Dean Brewer, Derek Zachary Bruton, Alphaeus La'Tracy Burton II, Audrey Christina Byron, Omari Caldwell, Isaac R. Carr, Faelynn Ember Carroll, Jose Andres Castro, Dimitri Marcus Celis, Samantha Leigh Conway, Emily Marie Denvir, Mairead DeRoy, Daphne L. Dixon, Liam Donovan, Zachary Dowling, Nicole Ann Dragonette, Addison Claire Ellis, Anika Ellis, Nabila S. Estrada Marín, Kyla Elise Evans, Madalyn N. Fairholm, Carly Bly Farber, Maggie Feldman, Muna Said Filli, Kyle Ferari-Muñoz, Semaj Le'Damion Flugence, Jacob Scott Ganaway, Alliyah Marie Gauthier, Elizabeth Rollins Gatlin, Brittney Rose Giardina, Lynsey Claire Giardina, Alyssa Monique Glorioso, Rachel Goldkamp, Erika Graham, Natalie Dawn Grandle, Coleman Dejarnette Green, Jr., Gabrielle Courtney Greene, Evanielis Uriah Grissom, Victoria Elizabeth Gudino, Carmelite Jean Hauge, Mali Hanks, Thyme Haley Hawkins, Michelle Alexandra von Gersdorff Hearn, Victoria Heirsch, Kelsey Marie Hebert, Byron Calvin Heffner IV, Dennise Jackeline Hernandez-Plascencia, Michael Joseph Hickey, Ayana Nekia Hill, Tayler Anne Hirstius, Piper Grace Howard, Brian Anthony Hunter, Anna Quinn Iliff, Tina Marie Imbriano, John Kent Jackson III, Lisa Ahima Jackson, Alice Dolan Keller, Dylan Anthony Kennedy, Trisha Lin Kyi, Samuel Steven LeBarron, Adam Michael Leblanc, Angelle Elaine Lemoine, Beaunca Raven Lewis, Chloe Starr Lorena Lisi, Molly Elizabeth Mader, Ryan Deano Mader, Holli Marie Mahoney, Ashley M. Maldonado, Jonathan David Marshall, Elizabeth Marvin, Courtney Anna Masters, Matthew A. Maturah, Kaleb Andrew Mendez, Delaney Mulqueeney Mercer, Estacia LaShaun Mills, Caitlyn Laurette Morrison, Maia Grace Moses, Miranda Marie Musacchia, Sofia Alexandra Murillo, Peter Joseph Nelson-Broderick, Regina Marie Nicosia, Taylor Nguyen, Nanami Okawauchi, Wendy Sietzen Oster, Challen Elise Palmer, Caterina Marie Picone, Kyana Claudia Pollas, Shelby Pojawa, Blake Michael Powers, Grace Prince Quisenberry, Walter Ramsey, Derrick Ransom II, Freedom Fox Richardson, Mercedes Romero Valiente, Michelene Saint Jean, Mónica Grissel Sakamoto-Talavera, Samantha Sanchez Padron, Sa'Tonee Silver, Richard W. Simmerman, Tamika Jade Simpson, Sara Elizabeth Smith, Sasha Inez Solano-McDaniel, Raina Camille Stitt, Olivia Strickland, Victoria Soledad Suazo, Feira D. Taylor, Aimee Bertrand Towne, Rachel Eleanor Travers, Brenda Elizabeth Valladares, Beth Rochelle Taylor,Melissa Louise Van Teylingen, Ann Frances Thomas, Frank Phillip Todaro, Charles Vandel, Luke P. VanLandschoot, Caitlin Nicole Vera, Gabriella Sofia Villacampa, Brandon Demond Vincent, Lucia Vives Gomez, Elyse Nicole Walker, Victoria Walter, Andrea Lucia Watterson, Keonté Wells, Aurelia Williams, Amelia Rayne Williams, Judith Ann Wolf, Miles B. Wood, Threse Tora Woods, Hunter Zeringue

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Grad Marjeta Wolfe adjusts her mortarboard during Loyola University's commencement at the UNO Lakefront Arena Saturday, May 15, 2021. The graduation was moved to UNO and spread over three days to allow for social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic. Grads were allowed to remove their masks, if they have been vaccinated, while they received their diplomas. The ceremony included taped comments by Oscar and Grammy winner Jon Batiste and actress Eva Longoria, in addition to taped student musical performances.

Bachelor of Criminal Justice

Chad Anthony Gauthreaux, Gerard Keith Simone, Jr.

Bachelor of Criminology and Justice

Amanda Abadie, Jill Housey Adams, Donald Ray Cagle, Corey Michael Cantu, Ricky Dinger, Paradise Marie Donaldson, Carla Caren Gossell-Roe, Brittany Ann Graham, Toan Nguyen, Samantha Maria Piovesan, Stormey Skye Prieskop, Dominique St. Cyr, Lindsey Skye Stiller, Douglas Fredrick Wattigny, Jessi Michelle Williamson

College of Arts and Sciences

Bachelor of Science

Megan Chelsea Adamson, Patricia Luz Andia Jara, Kamryn Grace Alexander, Nabeel Alkhatib, Jr., Sarah Penelope Alonzi, Celeste Margaret Marie Anderson, Wesley Anderson, Allie Ayres, Zyon Barbosa Monteiro, Hallie Bliss Barnes, Anael Louisa Barrau, Eleanor Margaret Bashem-Kelly, Madison Marie Bates, Claire Bordelon, Emily Bordelon, Noah Martin Bordelon, Gabriela Mila Brewer, Sloan Martin Brignac, Alexa Marie Bristoll, Quynh Truc Bui, Maya Celander, Justin Andrew Chang, Christine Victoria Chauvin, Yeyoung Cho, MaryGrace Clark, Patrick Francis Crifasi, James Evan Cooper, Ricardo Luis Cruz, Quynh Duc Dang, Amber Nicole Dean, Lee Allen Dennis III, Caitlyn Ashley Densmore, Trevor Deutsch, Chloe Anne DiMaggio, Trevor Ryan Docherty, Symone Dominique Dowling, Savanna Christine Doyle, Temugen Enkhbayer, Gerardo Alexander Fernandez, Ghinna Samasanjo Fondinka, Donyelle Ford, Lee Isaac Frazier-Pool, Bridget Parkley Sanford Fox, Joel Vincent Gabourel, Eliana Galindo, Raquel Elena Garcia Fujimoto, Kristina Nicole Gebel, Coleman Dejarnette Green, Jr., Rashad Hairston, Huntington Zachary Harton, Fátima Hasbun, Grace Heath, Elizabeth Stott Heiskell, Maryann Vileth Herrera Estrada, Katy Lou Fenasci, Sydney Page Gordon, Jacob Gronemeyer, Caroline A. Hera, Avery Forrest Hill, Olivia Hill,Stephanie Ngoc Han Hoang, Angelica Hofstetter, Abigael Higginbotham, Noel Alise Jacquet, Glory Tomi John, Edlisha Lenence Johnson, Michaela Alyse Jones, Yasmeen Khan, Lexi Marie Kiefer, Madison Kiger, Symone Renae Killebrew, Lauren Ashlyn King, Aleah Renee Kirklin, Kristina Marie Krizan, Francesca Amanda Lausen, Quinton Lin Tien Liang, Alexis Lux, Nour Maalouli, Yasmeen Magharehabed, Aidin Manaffar, Nicole H. Margavio, Andrea Malaret Martinez, Destiny Ma'Raya Martin, Heléne Nicole Masone, Molok Abdullah Mathkour, Catherine McCullough, Emma Grace Rose McDurmont, Zipporah Tianna McNeil, Daniel Thomas Melia, Ashley Anne Messina, Olivia Mipro, Karissa Dawn Mooney, Nyla Elizabeth Moore, Jorri Lynnese Mosby, Islam Nassar, Jordan Nave, Amanda Brittany Tang Nian, Nhi Y Nguyen, Quynhnhi Theresa Nguyen, Tri-An Tran-Nguyen, Vy Vu-Dan Nguyen, Adelia Ogechi Njamkou Obioha, Ashlynn Pellette, Katherine Perez, Zoey Elizabeth Perry, Oscar Enrrique Perez, Sophia Zenaida Perez, Ann-Marie Ngoc Han Pham, Shontrell Margaret Pittman, Sofía Alexandra Rabassa, Madeline Anne Raue, Athena Rivera, Victoria Leigh Rodrigues, Jalen Antonio Rojas, Katherine Nicole Rompf, Mackenzie Grace Ross, Alyssa Gabrielle Ruffini, Monica Ruiz, Yenisel Santiago, Devin Angelo Sambola, Gavin Angelo Sambola, Courtney Blair Saulsman, Emil A. Schubert-Talavera, Desiree Lynn Shumovich, Julia Signorelli, Rochelle Takiyah Singleton, Elizabeth Morgan Skinner, Amanda Snyder, Vanessa Kiara Sotres, Ashlee Elizabeth Stidmon, Spencer Reed Stingley, Annabelle Stone, Katharine Szum, Joshua Michael Taylor, Raisa Sofia Telleria, Marissa Tenorio, Gabrielle Helen Terranova, T'Nia Renee Theard, Grace Trapani, Huong Nguyen Quynh Tran, Alaina Marie Treser, Kirsten Renée Turner, Mikaela Vanek, Samuel Edward Vasquez, Erica Marileana Vidal Morales, Dei Janique Cherde Walker, Cecilia Wallis, Gabriella Elizabeth Weiss, Erica Elaine Williams, Elaine Williams, Sidney Allyne Williams, Marjeta Teresa Wolfe, Maryann Joy Yacoub, Connor Joseph Zaeringer, Tyler A. Zwart

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Graduates and families gather for Loyola University's commencement at the UNO Lakefront Arena Saturday, May 15, 2021. The graduation was moved to UNO and spread over three days to allow for social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic. Grads were allowed to remove their masks, if they have been vaccinated, while they received their diplomas. The ceremony included taped comments by Oscar and Grammy winner Jon Batiste and actress Eva Longoria, in addition to taped student musical performances.

Master of Arts in Teaching

Anna Catherine Derby, Richard W. Englander III, Shelby Alexis Evans, Nathaniel Fisher, Lauryl Grimes, Rachel Guillory, Pablo Alexander Guth, Morgan Blair Jones, Sean Kieran Kiely, Kelly Elizabeth LaCrosse, Koryn Ellean Lockett, Kelly Smith, Paris Anne Willoughby, Brandon Scott Washington

Master of Criminology and Justice

Chantaé Royell Barré, Samiya J.I. Boyd, Joshua Nathaniel Collins, Ethel Alicia Dinvaut, Eileen Jeannette Eichenauer, Luke Galvin-Quinn, Maud Laya Hage, Bryan Michael Harris, Felecia L. Jenkins , Ashley Marie Juneau, Shaundrea Roshell Lafleur, Joanna M. Lyons, Melissa Mitchell Pilotte, Ursula Renate Lorenz-Poarch, Victoria Lynn Rappa, Jaisa Jessamyn Susan Reichmann Young, Chalina Jean Seligson, Brooke Lynn Sumption, Shandra Mothland Sutton

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President Tana Tetlow of Loyola University speaks during the university's commencement at the UNO Lakefront Arena Saturday, May 15, 2021. The graduation was moved to UNO and spread over three days to allow for social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic. Grads were allowed to remove their masks, if they have been vaccinated, while they received their diplomas. The ceremony included taped comments by Oscar and Grammy winner Jon Batiste and actress Eva Longoria, in addition to taped student musical performances.

College of Nursing and Health

Bachelor of Arts

Monica Marie Alicinom, Joanne E. DeFir-Webb, Benjamin Lavigne

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Teairra Turner Alexander, Mollie Adelaide Bradshaw, Amy Lynn Bright, Carrie Lynn Eccles, April Brooke Feliciano, Patricia Michelle Galli, Courtney Temple Gordon, Ann Marie Graham, Amanda Lynn Herzog Nicole Christian Martin, Julie Hoang Tram Nguyen, Jennifer Lee Salerno

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Mary Megan Allen, Roseanna Leonora Bancroft, Lori Crystal Woullard-Breland, Savanna Lee Burns, Kelva Rene' Edmunds-Waller, Wanda Horne Felder, Sherry Lynn Fillafer, Katherine Nicole Garza, Christina E. Johnson, Misty Michelle Kirby-Nolan, Dallas Rose Lawry, Vanessa Asenci Martinez, Dianne McDonald-Graber, Rachel Marie Ralston, Barbara Marie Suplit, Danielle Christina Tennial, Tamika Delicia Thomas-Magee, Alison Leigh Thornhill, Jodi Marie Yocum

Master of Pastoral Studies

Denissa W. Anderson, Tomy Cherian Arackal, Veronica Elizabeth Carter, Pamela Cowart, Shelley Ann Eckler, Melinda Martello Laird, Meaghan Reilly McCarthy, Marie Adelle Milton Chenevert, David J. Mole, Albert P. Pompeo, Kimber Steitle Rodriguez, Dolores Romo, Myra Frances Eugenia Talbert

Master of Religious Education

Michael Patrick Fitzgerald, Margaret Jacky Hynes, Amanda Ann Milton, Trang Thi Thuy Nguyen, Sr., Joseph Anthony Stagni, Jr.

Master of Science in Counseling

Laura Quigley Alexander, Kalle Whitney Allison, Madison Lee Barbor, John Stephen Byrd, Abigail Elizabeth Calico, Amy Elizabeth Craft, Liora Diamond, Kelley Margaret Engman, Eleanor Frances Harrison, Sarah Hollows, Tyler Jones, Dylan Thomas Kolesa, Hannah Makant, Frances Wynn Maples, Diana N. Mirfiq, Arlette Gennie Murillo Lara, Nikki Piazza, Grant William Tobin, Alexander Bradley Waites, Darrylynn Monique Washington

Master of Science in Nursing

Shannon Albert, Lanitra Rebecca Alexander, Teicha Armont Alexis, Lizette Christina Alvarado, Suzanne Krotchko Araujo, Donna Lynn Barnett, Jennifer Leigh Bart, Alison Jean Belleau, Julie Claire Bennett, Michelle Lea Berger, Terrie A. Bodden, Lauren Mickelle Bos, Amie Nicole Bozeman, Blair Kennedy Bryan, Blythe Riese Burner, Gina Buttner, Michelle Lauren Cabeceiras, Mary Meagan Calvi, Hannah Louise Clarke, Allison Cobbs, Abigail Heap Cochran, Rachael Craig, Kelly Anne Curtis, Ericka Marie Distefano, Rachael Elizabeth Dufresne, Swapna Dutta, Sherry Franklin Eubank, Amy Bethany Favalora, Abigail Glapion, Healery Sheffer Godisan, Mary Catherine Gowen, Melissa Labourdette Gueringer, Shaun Michael Gueringer, Sheneara LeVatte Guide-Wade, Ryan Hale, Lyzonda Crowder Hall, Carol A. Hill, Cynthia Lea Hite, Kathryn Whitney Hockaday, Tracy Lyn Hooper, Brittany Geist James, Janna M. Johnson, Felicia J. S. Jones, Megan Summer Kellison, Alexandria Kathryn Kitchens, Victoria Monique Labatut, Michelle Laurenson, Molly Lowe, LaFadra A. Macklin, Tamara Tara Manns, Tara McClanahan Martinez, Dawn Rauch McCloskey, Amanda J. McConnell, Aimee Rae McNulty, Brittany Metzgar, Tyler Dean Mollet, Elizabeth Murphy, Sherie Barrios Naquin, Amanda Katherine Poorbaugh, Summer Putt, Maura Killeen Reynolds, Rickey Richard, Jr., Katherine Ranee Ritzema, Sher Roberts, Mary Ann Rott, Albaney Royal, Tamara Rush, Erin Ryan,Nicole Lama Sachitano, Michelle Sandlin, Jackie Schalk, Tamara Marie Sexton, Jasminka Shaikh, LaQuinya Ieacha Stipe, Sara Stone, Rhodium Streegan, Jocelyn Stromstad, Lori Adele Tarver, Leslie Marie Vasta, Jeannette Vela, Christian Wall, Maria Denise Wells, Kiley Zeitler

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School officials lead a processional during Loyola University's commencement at the UNO Lakefront Arena Saturday, May 15, 2021. The graduation was moved to UNO and spread over three days to allow for social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic. Grads were allowed to remove their masks, if they have been vaccinated, while they received their diplomas. The ceremony included taped comments by Oscar and Grammy winner Jon Batiste and actress Eva Longoria, in addition to taped student musical performances.

College of Music and Media

Bachelor of Arts

Faith Yvonne Adams, Claire Marie Anderson, Avery Christine Armand, Sierra Nicole Bailey, James Benjamin Benigno III, Makenzie Alexandra Bennett, Victoria Grace Borrello, Zachary Jones Boylan, Eryn Emily Brannagan, Kaylene Bueso, Sara Lily Bueso Oviedo, Peter Mariano Buffo, Maria Elena Cardona Ruiz, Hannah Faye Castillo, Baley Marie Champagne, Kristina Charles, Sophia Kattarina Christilles, Shelbi Reese Copain, Theodore Cordano, Jr., Olivia Simi Dadoun, Nedjine Doréus, Emma Dubuc, Claudia Elliott, Leland D. Ensminger, Ziale Evans, Lauren Virginia Faine, Gabrielle Emily Falgoust, Lindsay Maya Fernandez, Lucy Foreman, Grayson George Gavras, Ragine Emani Green, Allison Marie Gruetzner, Garvey Douglas Haines, Courtney Megan Hall, Ellen Harper, Janna Marie Hedlund, Sabrina Hibben, Frank Higginbotham Feliciano, Faith Ann Hiles, Hannah B. P. Iannazzo, Angelo Joseph Imbraguglio, William Robert Ingram, Malik Seth Khalid Jamileh, Jaime Jimenez, Jr., Isaiah Aaron Jones, Arto George Kazakov, Maxwell Stephen Kopenski, Erica Mercedes Lane, Anderson Leal, Brealauna Simone Leassear, Olivia Francis Ledet, Joshua Mark Lennix, Breland Alan-Michael Leon, Cecilia B. Llull Yambó, Bernadette Lucress Locke, Taijha Marshall, Valerie Lynn Meyer, Jade Zoe Myers, Jillian Oddo, Brailey Penny, Samantha Ann Peterson, Katie Hoang Pham, Sebastián Phillips, Max Piper, Vincent Angelo Alfi Kharissa Yalena Newbill Adames, eri Postle, Cassidi Poulin, Alexandra Eleanor Pucciarelli, Calvin Bayne Ramsay, Caitlyn Leigh Ritchie, Baylee Angel Marie Robertson, Caitlyn Ann Sanders, John Louis St. Pierre II, Colleen Marie Sweeney, Katrina Ingrid Taverna, Jorrie Mackensi Tays, Abby Elise Trahant, Valeria Vivas, Rose Mary Wagner, Alexandria Bailey Whitten, Robert Wayne Wilson III, Gracie Lynn Wise, Samantha Lynn Witkowski, Natalie Grace Wolfe

Bachelor of Arts in Music

Matthew David Braselman, Alexis L. Breaux, Seth Johnson, Liming Kelani Mueller, Annie Palmina Oddo

Bachelor of Design

Mark Andrew Bauch, Maya Beasley, Michael Anthony Berardino, Allison Bringley , John Donald Caffery II, Emilia Garcia Celedon, César Manuel Chaparro, Rebecca N. Frank, April Rebecca Gemus, Ellen Elizabeth Harper, Gabrielle Eve Hawkins, Sofia Alejandra Hill, Brooke Desdemona Larkins, Laura Manuela Giraldo Lopez, Olivia Marie Molloy, Cayce Marie Russo, Manuel Alejandro Santos Alvarez, Sophia Frances Swanson, Marcella Emilia Thaler, Catherine Marie Vaz

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Heaven Bless Barriere, Zontré City, Meagan Maureen Daves, Porchia Charlena Green, Christopher Alan Greening, Paige Nina Michelle Guedry, Elliot Hardin IV, Alyson Regina Hetzel, Lauren Ashleigh Hicks, Ashley N'Kole Moore, Sidney Kate Ovrom, Julia Elouise Parker, Troy Dion Pierre II, Coco Isabella Pellissier, Alexis Graciela Reyes, Paul Kalil Roach, Michael Joseph Scillitani, Lance Taylor

Bachelor of Music

Emily Margaret Acuña, Aspen Jade Barker, Michael Gabriel Bauer, Albert Bustillo, Isabella Josephine Bernal, Cameron Michael Clark, Rachel Anne Davidson, Elizabeth Maria DeVoto, Antonio Derek Domino, Jr., Max Olivier Do Vale, Lucinda Verannetta Ealey, Noah Riley English, Taylor Nicole Fontenot, Kevin Patterson Gullage, Piper Anna Rose Hillerich, Mariah Holyoke Houston, Alan Henry Howard, William Ian Kelly, Diego Kopado, Joseph Curry Laborde, Jon Marc Olivier, De'Vante Anthony Payne, Jacob Ross Peffer, Victoria Elizabeth Richard, Grant Edward Rothermel, Joseph Roberto Sabados, Vanessa Marie Tetzlaff, Allison Rose Waguespack, Clinton Henri Walker

Bachelor of Music Education

Mikayla Marie Austin, Sierra Kaye Bailey, Brett Deakin Cole, Andrea Garcés, Claire Gerling, Stephanie Michelle Guevara, Louis James Papia, Mauricio Viana, John Michael Callaway Tolentino, Joseph Anthony Troia III, ReNee' Rose Vazquez

Bachelor of Music Therapy

Taylor Alíce Brown, Kristin Alison Bradley, Raine Faulk Cope, Elin Mary-Kareneli Fleming, Analía Marisol Girala, Johanna Sophia Jeter, Katarina Georgette Prasso, Brian Cody Yell

Bachelor of Science

Craig Michael Arceneaux, Gustavo Jose Arsuaga Jurgensen, Morgan M. Badurak, Adele Riley Battenfield, Austin John Belleau, Benjamin Collin Berger, Ma'at Bingham, Christian Matthew Boxdorfer, Ariana Gabrielle Bozzo, Abigail Lauren Braud, David Lynn Byers, Jr., Jenna Nicole Cappuccia, Oliver Santiago Clayton-Fernandes, Nicholas Bellavance Coleman, Pamela Ann Connolly, Sydney Marie Cruse, Kahlon Paul Davis, Lillian Aleece Davis, Jackson Howard Druss, Sebastian Julio Duzian, Armoni Gaddy, Margaret Taylor Gaus, Isabel Marie Geelan, Lexis Nicole Gillen, Connor Grace Glorioso, Thomas Lloyd Goetz, Carter Ames Guidry, Grace Aurora Hawkins, Robert Henline, Arthur Alexander Hollins, Cole August Kenkel-Danly, Zachary Alexander Kanyan, Vinlisa Khoeum, Lauryn Elizabeth Kidd, Nicole Theresa Kluchin, Allison Marie Krusche-Bruck, Daniel Joseph Lavoie, Luther John Lizama, Berisford Fitzgerald Emanuel Lynch II, Taylor John Mapes, Joseph Frazier Michel, Michelle Eve Mongillo, Aneurin Francis Nye Moody, Rhianon Olivia Morrison, Surya-Isis Ndongo Ndedi, Fabiola Mercedes Ortiz Jaunarena, Sidney Anuhea Parish, Emily Lynn Pauly, Abbey Wheeler Peach, Nicholas Austin Pedroza, Jack Anthony Perry, Juan Sebastian Piedra, Cole Austin Purser, Robert Blake Reissig, Austin Seth Riddle, Madeline Rose Ritter, Dominic Jacob Rivera, Wendolynne Rodriguez-Montoya, Dashiel Zane Rowland, Marco Joseph Saah, Josalyn Marie Santangelo, Catherine Tristin Sanders, Julia Marie Santos, Katherine Graf Schultz, Betty Ji Schwensen, Brenna Nicole Slatkin, Bocar Talla, Praise Danialle Tillman, Katheryn Grace Trotman, Nikolas James Warden, Luke Bradley Zell

Master of Music

Andrew Burgmayer, Rebecca Isabella Cálix, Julianna Peggy Espinosa, Alysa D'Nae Foster, Dhani Juan, Michelle Catherine Guillot Lane, Hugo Rafael Pinto, Sr., Claire Monique Putnam, Sarah Elizabeth Reed, Samantha Lynn Resser, Quinn Hannah Rulison, Cody M. Sires, Isabella Kathryn Vanderhoof, Matthew Christopher Venora, Josiah James Vietti

Master of Music Therapy

Amanda Marie Green, Athaliah Bethzadia Walcott

College of Law

Juris Doctor

Summa Cum Laude

Gabrielle Catherine Broders, Claire Nicole David, Kimberly May Fanshier, Hannah Leigh Rico Quicksell, Megan Breanne Uptegrove

Magna Cum Laude

Gregory Joseph Angelico, Nicolas Martin Bell, Adam Carlisle, Melia Rae Cerrato, Catherine Creed, Zora Djenohan, Kevin Baudouin Fitzgerald, Paul W. Freese, Delia Casey Gavin, Michael Anthony Levatino, Jr., Jillian E. Morrison, Kevin Joseph Naccari, Jr., Katelyn North McGibney, Amanda Joy Olmsted, Eleanor Schutte, Andre Mayer Stolier, Laurel C. Taylor, Victoria Elizabeth Terranova, Christopher Ross Travis, Brennan A. Webb

Cum Laude

Alexandra Nicole Baird, Thom Bergman, Jeigh Lynn Britton, Ronald Gerard Cantin III, Dominic Ciaccio, Kyle Jasper Evans Koch, Hailey Nicole Kilpatrick, Amanda Marie Laliberte, Gabriella Cecilia Mouriz, Kelicia D. Raya, Anna Marie Singleton, William Stevenson Tebbe, Ellen Thomas, Cindi Mahler Triche, Camrie M. Ventry, Austin Tyler Welch, Victoria Lynn Womac, Jenna L. Wright

Christen Juliana Abels, Davis Peter Agustus Pope, Rahim Akil Alem, Sr., Nicholas Anthony, Theresa Marie Aubert, Hailee Margaret Barrett, Corbin Canfield Bates III, Christopher Conway Bellone, Jr., Cade Bennett, Erin Reine Bennett, Caley Elizabeth Blackard, Sierra Nichol' Blanchard, Matthew James Bordelon, Brendan B. Bowen, Ashley Christan Bowman, Coburn Bellelo Burroughs, Jana Terez Chebat, Isabelle Ilona Colf, Blake Edward Corley, Anne Louise Culotta, James Donald Culotta, Blake Alex Daigle, Lindsay Anne Dean, Eric Gray Dentler, Christopher Dommermuth, Torrie Leinay Dunn, Ashlii Mae Dyer, Lauren Elizabeth LeBlanc, Brennan Louis Falcon, Cameron John Falcon, Amber Marie Fletcher, Sarah Jo Flettrich, Chrystin Elise Flint, Hunter J. Forbes, Grant P. Gardiner, Peter-Raymond Graffeo, Tristan Gregory Gruspier, Daniel John Guidry, Wyatt Hegeler, Jodi Hill, Dylan Steven Hoke, Jakki James, Shay Fabacher Jaumé, Ricky Johnson, Jr., Omar Oceguera, Jr., Katherine Julia Kaya Holt, Lauren T. Kirichkow, Richard V. Kohnke, Jr., Gabriella LaBruzzo, Forrest Bennett Ladd, Jacob Roland Larriviere, Colin Leonard, Savannah Grace Lloyd, Jarrett Sheraud Lofton, Corina Nicole Lopez, Nicole Lynn DeRosier, Taylor Simoné Madison, Brooke Lauren Marcello, Mary Martin, Anna McKeown Hoiberg, Mary Kathryn Mitchell, Jourdan Mohamad, Sabrine Ahmad Mohamad, Lucia Molina, Nicholas E. Moore, Pierre Whelton Mouledoux, NyAnna Narcisse Miller, Thembakazi Debra Ngcobo, Daniel Olivier, Davida Packer, Justin Paul LaFleur, Brett Paul Percle, Dallas Ross Prater, Afamefuna Ikenna Pride Okeke, Kayleigh Morgan Profumo, Kristen Marie Ramos, Stephanie Raton, Rose L. Rees, Waite Garrett Reeves, DeArica Richard, Lillian Riley, Chloe Rippel, Ricardo S. Rivas, Derriyell J. Roberts, Shana Robertson, Bryan A. Rodriguez, Rachel E. Rowe, Sucheta Roy, Cassidy Ryan Sanderson, Bria M. Saunders, Katherine Elizabeth Sepcich, Brenda Solorzano, Lisa Cook Soyars, Brandon Dwayne Spann, Stephanie Michelle Stafford, Emily Caldwell Strong, Megan Elizabeth Tassin, Matthew Thompson, Shelia Renée Tolar, Janae Alexa Torrence, Carlos Martin Torres, Jr., Britney Elizabeth Toups, Monica Thy Tran, Taylor Loi-Danh Tran, William David Tweedy, Sarah Renee Wallace, Dominic Alexander Wilson, Taylor Joseph Winstead, Ava Maria Wolf, George Gian Zimmermann

Master of Laws

Summa Cum Laude

Cristine Farah, Elizabeth Kristine Fox, Daphne Marie Franco, Spring Amber Gaines, Perla Khattar, Jennifer Mendoza, Amy Laura Myers, Cinthia Padilla-Ortiz, Jimmy Douglas Whitehead III

Magna Cum Laude

Constantin Alfes, Alina Teresa Gonzalez

Cum Laude

Robert Davis Banks, Alberto Enrique Silva

Maria Alejandra Arguello Fletes, Marleny Flores, Natalia Foltea, Ly-Von Le, Jennifer Marie Stucker

Master of Health Law and Administration

Cum Laude

Victoria Nicole Duhon