A total of 689 graduates – nearly 40 percent of whom earned university honors – were awarded their degrees during the two ceremonies celebrating Xavier University of Louisiana’s (XULA) 95th annual commencement held on May 7, 2022. Graduates of the class of 2020, who were recognized during a virtual commencement ceremony, were also invited to attend the in-person commencement events.  

Both ceremonies were livestreamed, and a recording can be viewed here. The first ceremony, held at 10 a.m., celebrated graduates of Xavier’s College of Pharmacy and the ugural graduating class of Xavier’s Physician Assistants program. The second ceremony, which honored those graduating from Xavier’s College of Arts and Sciences and other graduate programs, was held at 2 p.m.  

During the College of Pharmacy and Physician Assistant program’s ceremony, the University honored Malcolm J. Broussard (‘78) RPh, executive director of the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy; and United States Senator Dr. Bill Cassidy, co-founder of the Greater Baton Rouge Community Clinic with honorary degrees. Senator Cassidy delivered the commencement address after Mr. Broussard offered remarks. 

During the College of Arts and Sciences ceremony, honorary degrees were presented to the Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson (‘99), president and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) and CDF Action Council and CDF Action Council;  and Jerome “Big Duck” Smith, the director of the New Orleans’ Tremé Center and a stalwart of the Civil Rights movement in New Orleans and nationally.  After being presented his honorary degree, Mr. Smith offered encouragement to the graduates. Dr. Wilson addressed attendees as the keynote speaker during the College of Arts and Sciences ceremony.  

HONOR GRADUATES 

Summa Cum Laude 

Bachelor of Arts: Olivia Asemota, Nikea Banks, Azhae'la Hanson, Jessica Henderson, Irvin Washington Jr., Anthony Wilhite. 

Bachelor of Science: Olivia Asemota, Kiono Barnes, Zaire Bellamy, Licia Bravo, Degrick Cheatham Jr., Amara Chike, Zyel Crier, Devere Darkins, Melinda Doan, Jallure Harrell, Royce Hooks, Phong Huynh, Aaron Jackson, Sahmyja Jones, Skylar Joseph, Erin King, Ryanne Lewis, Valerie McAllister, Tianna Milligan, Zari Montegut, Henry Nguyen, Sharon Ogbonna, Kyra Robinson, Lourdes Rodriguez, Amaya Sanders, London Smith, Micah Starghill, Van Vu, Bria Ward, Jaisha Wilson, Kevin Zheng. 

Doctor of Pharmacy:  Brianna Allen, Tia Bailey, Noelle Bui, Robin Celentano, Emily Corvers, Caroline Crowell, Cole Edwards, Kristen Favalora, Jannatul Ferdausi, Kirstie Freibert, Ariel Graham, Marcela Hincapie, Alyssa Hooter, Tramaine Keith, Kailyn Kitto, Destiny Knatt, Ashley Lagarde, Emily Neyland, Brandon Nguyen, Katarina Nguyen, Baylee Schexnaydre, Truc Tran, Vy-Evelyn Tran. 

Magna Cum Laude 

Bachelor of Arts: Sydney Beasley, Devin Booker, Brooke Kelly, Alexandria Ladd, Aylin Murillo Valle, Destini Warner. 

Bachelor of Music: Rahman Martin. 

Bachelor of Science: Farah Abdellatif, Tyler Alexander, Taylor Anderson, Alina Baltimore, Sydney Beasley, Brice Berger, Leah Bishop, Micaela Brown, Brianna Burton, Chance Carter, Aalliyah Celestine, Micah Daggs, Jasmine Davidson, Chasity Davis, Angelica De Vincenzis, Ashleigh Floyd, Angelica Franklin, Mya Garrett, Nikayla Hill, Holly Honore, Cathy Huynh, Uchechukwu Ijei, Olivia Jones, Kenadhi Killebrew, Xavier Langston, Christie Maidoh, Mariah McDaniel, Tiya Miller, Frederick Million Jr., Zoe Mitchell, Landan Moore, Meghan Mouton, Leah Nguyen, Elisa Perriott, Asha Richards, Vicenta Rodriguez Davis, Jazmyn Scott, Kaitlyn Taylor, Milana Thompson, Benson Tran, Quynh Tran, Sandy Vo, Destini Warner, Nia-Nicole Wedlowe, Destiny Williams, Stephanie Willock. 

Doctor of Pharmacy: Manar Alkahby, Brittany Bush, Meleah Collins, Davida Effinger, Thanh Huynh, Dominique Jones, Skylar McDowell, Vivian Nguyen, Yenesia Palmisano, Anre' Robichaux, Daniel Valiente, Kayla Williams.  

Cum Laude 

Bachelor of Arts: Neha Ahmed, Kennedi Andrus, Micaiah Carter, Russia Carter, Steven Chen, Kaliyah Chisolm, Kai Davis, Tehya Dickerson, Sidonie Medjo Me Zengue, Tylan Nash, Brandon Orticke, Bikhari Reyes, Hannah Shareef. 

Bachelor of Music: Kalea Cook. 

Bachelor of Science: Kiara Bornes, Trinity Alexander, Samantha Ampadu, Tania Armour, Olivia Bailey, Christian Bayonne, Chloe Blair, Lauren Bowman, Jaylan Brown, Kirsten Brown, Maria Brown, Thandiwe Bush, Donovan Carraby, Angela Charles Alfred, Taylor Cherry, Charlie Clerk, Chakayla Coulter, Jasmine Cross, Mya Dowdell, Elechi Egwuekwe, Kailyn Fuller, Tayla Gaines, Geovann Garriga, Layja Grant, Doriana Green, Jeanna Hall, Sariah Harris, Barakah Hassell, Sonjay Henry, Kynnedy Hudson, Mitchell Jackson, Tyler Jackson, Arianna Johnson, Brynn Jones, Summer Lander, Kristen Larche, Arielle Lebean, Tailynn Lewis, Christelle Louis Jeune, Jorden Marzette, Larry Mason, Enasia Mc-Elvaine, Uriah Miller, Tahj Morris, Maiya Muhammad, Darshanetta Munson, Madison-Thi Nguyen, Chinyere Obioha, Nneka Ogbor, Divya Patel, Santiago Perez, Dejanae Potter, Raven Riley, Trinity Robinson, Totyana Ross, Jordyn Rudder, Mohammed Saleh, Gladys Sama, Jasmine Sistrunk, Aleesia Smith, Brittney Smith, Miyanni Stewart, Jordan Temple, Britney Thorpe, Destiny Tolliver, Tran Kathy Tran, Blaine Turner Jr., Emmanuel Ukot, Rashid Walker, Bryce Watson, Katelyn White, Colby Williams, Kelsie Williams, Lauryn Williams, Noah Williams. 

Doctor of Pharmacy: Deosha Allen, G'Nell Bertrand, Jessica Broussard, Demadria Davis, Ian Decareaux, Kathy Dobnick, Khadijah Fisher, Chelsea Giroir, Mishan Griffin, Erica Hall, Rashad Haynes, Aunjanee Irvin, Jenna Jackson, Morgan Jackson, Michael Lytell, Khalil McCoy, Taylor McCutchen, Ashley Moss, Jenny Nguyen, Joey Nguyen, Linda Nguyen, Melynda Nguyen, Rosa Nguyen, Savanah Norman, Dione Padua-Esguerra, Vanessa Pham, Adam Stevens, Gabriella Velazquez, Parker Williams, Daniel Woodall, Rana Zeidan. 

Graduate Degrees with Honors 

Master of Arts: Ashgan Aly Abdrabo, Danielle Ashby, Delores Cousin, Olivia Joseph. 

Master of Arts in Teaching: Nkechi Chibueze, Christina Hays, Keely Hill, Dominique Morris, Sara Randant, Imani Reid, Radayna Thabata, Morgan Witherspoon. 

Master of Public Health: Almetra Granger. 

Master of Science: Hannah Prendergast. 

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ALL GRADUATES 

Bachelor of Arts 

Shaikh Abdullah, Kyra Akinnibi, Larae Baker, Alyssa Barajas, Kevin Borne, Jared Braud, Alexis Bridges, Nia Brown, Drew Buggs, Katie Byrd, Triniti Calcote, Thanh-Loan Cao, Keila Clark, Ernest Colbert IV, Treven Connor, Kyrin Cosse, Jaxson Davis, Maya Davis, Andriana Drummond, Chadvett Ebanks Jr., Troi Ensley, Katera Green, Tykiera Haley, Daneallia Hayles, Kambria Jeffery, Bradford Jenkins, Khyria Kelly, Taylore' Kerrick, Erick Lassair Jr., Jasmine Malone, Taylor Martin, Mya McKennie, Halle' McKey, Matthew Means, Rhana Menefee, Lamaya Miller, Jerin Minor, Amaya Mitchell, Sabrina Moore, Zipporah Myles, Sydney Odom, Daylan Paige, Shamari Pitts, Mekhi Prince, Jayla Robinson, Michaela Roussell, Kloe Shellmire, Hillary Smith, Samara Smith, Alysia Terry, Piper Thurman, Olivia Tinsley, Toni Trail, Taylor Turner, Olivia Walls, Tiarra White. 

Bachelor of Science 

Omar Abdul-Rahman III, Layla Adams, Ololade Adeola, Estabraq Al Lami, Natalie Albert, Nigel Allen, Hannah Amato, Edward Angel, Ke'Vona Baines, Malia Batiste, Trevor Bellows, Gwendolyn Bennett, Teri Blake, Telia Blake Workman, J'Bria Bowens, Morgan Britton, Taylor Brizill, Kimula Broadwater, Jala Brooks, Areauna Brown, Darius Caesar, Darryl Carroll, Xandrea Carswell, Amaya Carthan, Ariana Chretien, Siara Coles, Kennedy Collins, Nijiah Copeland, Normandie Cormier, Jordan Daniels Wiley, Katembo David, Cameron Davis, Kenadi Davis, Randal Davis, Rhitney Davis, Teraka Davis, Azaria Delozia, Morgan Dixon, Jordan Douglas, Kyla Duncan, Phillip Dunigan, Ajiah Dunlap, Danielle Dyson, Kevin Emilus, Nia Eugene, Tyler Everett, Majesty Fairley, Travionna Fields, Zoe Fleming, Autumn Foster, Isaiah Frection, Alexis Freeman, Izhayia Fuller, Abena Garrett, LaShefa Geason, Nina German, Donovan Gibson, Joell Graham, Amaya Gray, Jada Gray, Kierstyn Green, Essence Gresham, Isabel Hallock, Briana Hammond, Kimberly Hampton, Jimyia Harris, Wesley Hart, Lauren Hawkins, Amanda Hayden, Cameron Hebron, Justin Henderson, Ismail Heyer, Lindsey Hines, Bria Honore, Deja Howard, Aiyana Hudson, TaLonda Hudson, Zaviyah Hudso,n Jordan Hunter, Joyou's Ingram, Eric Irikannu, Arianna Irvin, Alexis Jackson, Mya Jackson, Devin James, RaShuna Jefferson, Jaelyn Johnson, Lauren Johnson, Nicole Johnson, Elijah Johnson-Henderson, Mekka Johnson-Muslim, Zari Jones, Sydney Juarez, Christina Angele Kalonji, Sahabia Kamal, Tayla Kiame,, Nia King Innocent Kukulu Jr., Tyler Labattes, Chardunay Lee, Zajae Lee, Jordan Lewis, Miya Lewis, Jessica Liddell, Shaquiera Little, Hanniah Lockhart, Gregory Lucien, Megan Mack, Adriana Maldonado, Charles Marlin III, Blake Marshall, De'Mahj Mason, Jazmynne Massey, Ciara Mathieu, Brandon Matthews, Alexia McCampbell, Amari McCaskill, Taylor McClam, Jonathan McCullah, Chelluh McGill, Marc Merriman Jr., Lauren Middleton, Sage Miles, Cydney Miller, Chelsea Mingo, Kaitlyn Minnard, Joaquim Mitchell, Makayla Mitchell, Samira Mohammed, Zechariah Myles, Lauren Neely, Ma-Jeanne Nganga, Vincent Nguyen, Hassan Niang, Deeuatrail Nichols, Maya Nix, Amneh Othman, Justice Page, Dewayne Parquette, Brooke Peters, Jaime Phillips, Shamari Pitts, LaMonica Plater, Alayna Prince, Imani Puckett, Shu'Erin Puryear, Karissa Pyles, Erin Ratliff, Aimee Reed, Kevin Ridgley Jr., Jordan Roberts, Kiera Robinson, Jazmine Rodgers, Diamond Rogers, Ja'Mya Rucker, Glenisha Runyon, Trevor Samuels, Kailynn Sanders, Kyla Sanders, Sydney Scott, Breyona Simmons, Courtland Simoneaux, Glenda Sims, Kiara Sims, Christian Smith, Nina Smith, Taylor Smith, Micah Smoot, Samariah Speed, Lazarus Sutton, Jermiah Tate, Lauryn Taylor, Nazari Taylor, Kamry Thomas, Shelby Thomas, Anissa Thompson, Ayanah Tinubu, Jennifer Torres-Perez, Jody Trevigne, Jenai Truesdale, Bria Tyehimba, Micah VanPelt, Alexus Vaughn, Dajanae Vaughn, Kia Veales, Da'jha Virgil, Mary Vu, Alexis Walker, Kasia Walker, Ariell Wallace, Shadae Wash, Clark Washington, Lauren Wesley, Peyton Westbrook, Ashlee White, Jahde'Ja White, Venice Whitfield, Nicholas Williams Jr., Mya Willis, Gaia Willson, Hannon Wilson, Karyn Wilson Lewis Wilson II, Tyler Wilson, Evan Wimberly, Aniya Wooden, Kennedi Zilton. 

Doctor of Education 

Adierah Berger, Nicole Boykins, Meka Francis, Michael George, William Murphy, Enjoli Sims-Theodore. 

Doctor of Pharmacy 

Hisham Abdelaziz, Iftu Abdurahman, Karrar Almudhafar, Okai Arome, Ayoub Awadalla, Brittani Barksdale, Leslie Beasley, Lakendra Bell, Melissa Bennett, Jasmin Bethune, Grayson Boudreaux, Vincent Bui, Mercedes Butler, Miriam Carter, Jordan Chiasson, Jasmine Collins, Nedra Copelin, Brooke Creighton, Donald Dang, Elizabeth Dang, Thomas Dang, Tiffany Doan, Avery Edwards, Victoria Farrow, Maria Fonseca, Nicholas George, Ali Gohir, Alexandria Green, Angelle Guillard, Quanisha Hampton, Nayah Hill, Erica Hingle, Ibtisam Ismail, La'Daija Jackson, Niya Jeter, Tyler Johnson, Alyssa Jones, Camia Jones, Ericka Lassair, Thien Le, Zhanelle Maxmillion, Dan'Trel McCoy, Alexis McDaniel, Tajah Melancon, Kennetta Miller, Bria Moore, Azhar Mousa, Allen Nguyen, Cindy Nguyen, Dat Nguyen, Eric Nguyen, Huy Nguyen, Kelly Nguyen, Thai Binh Nguyen, Thanh Nguyen, Kayra Paul, Deja Payne, Drew Pearson, Mariette Pena, Demi Peralta, Thomas Pham, Danielle Raymond, Abbas Raza, Jorian Reeves, Lerin Revader, Prince Robinson Jr., Destiny Scott, Joseph Slavich, Jamalcolm Smith, Madison Spadoni, Brandon Stamps, Jada Taylor, Kayla Thomas, Ebony Thompson, Elizabeth Tran, Michael Tran, Thuong Truong, Clarence Venson, Gabrielle Washington, Xtarjiv Xavier. 

Master of Arts 

Aalliyah Blue, Kyelajuan Bolding, Chelsea Brown, Tyla Kennedy, Bria Mitchell, Tailar Moses, Kellie Richardson, Jasmine Roussell, Kimberly Savoy, Jhai Smith, De'Ja Watson. 

Master of Arts in Teaching 

Grace Caldwell, Candace Holden, Kyle Key, Louis Messina III, LaWan Nathan, Mark Paternostro, Joshua Poole, Enas Ramzi, LaTresha White. 

Master of Health Sciences 

Madison Alexander, Olivia Angelette, Taylor Beauregard, Nicholas Bologna, Katherine Broussard, Jaqueline Bui, Martin Castillo, Cecil Chazhikat, Angela Cheatham, Connie Chen, Kelsey Confreda, Aleah Craighton, Olyvia Ford, Gabrielle Gilbert, Katie Jones, Aisha Khan, Trista Kramer, Megan LeBlanc, Ali LeBourgeois, Mia Lowe, Charlie Luu, Roshani Naran, Alyssa Nguyen, Monica Nguyen, Nhubinh Nguyen, Ashlee Page, Melissa Parent, Evenel Pierre, Carlita Rollins, Nabiha Samad, Sage Stuart, Reilly Talbot, Colleen Tran, Nancy Truong, Lisa Varghese, Autumn Weber, Hannah Zaunbrecher. 

Master of Public Health 

Mustafa Al Lami, Farah Baklouti, Destiny Buraimoh, Kwame Jackson, Taylor Lawrence, Shemiah Sanchez, Pier Wells. 

Master in Science 

Keyona Banks, Mia Baroni, Madelyn Borges, Alisha Chavis, Renee Dussouy, Katelyn Etienne, Kaelyn Evans, Taniya Gaines, Kayla Green, Markeya Hall, Kayla Harris, Katelyn Honore, Krystal James, Marissa Jones, Alexis Joseph, Jessica Regan, Terrence Thurman.