135 Earn Degrees at LSU Health New Orleans in December

One hundred thirty-five students in five LSU Health New Orleans schools received their diplomas in December 2017.

LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing graduates were honored at an Awards Program on December 14, 2017, at the Mahalia Jackson Theatre for the Performing Arts. Elizabeth Marie Edwards was among the nursing graduates. Governor John Bel Edwards, who attended the ceremony, is her uncle.

Taking top honors were Caitlin Marie Zaffuto, Valedictorian, and Carrie Lear Milner, Salutatorian and Dean’s Award recipient.

Graduating with honors were: Magna Cum laude - Carrie Lear Milner, Caitlin Marie Zaffuto; Cum laude - Kaela Michelle Brand, Kylie Dayn Dinoso, Alyssa Nicole Rose.

A complete list of degrees awarded follows:

Bachelor of Science in Nursing:

Alyssa Catherine Babin, Regan David Banks, Patrick Shane Beshears, Jessica Marie Blacketter, Caitlin Elizabeth Blaise, Greyson Claire Bordelon, Betty Jo Boudreau, Kaela Michelle Brand, Lindsey Alysse Breaux, Dominic Julien Brown, Taylor Marie Burdick, Dennis James Burke II, Melanie Elizabeth Burkhardt, Margaret Theresa Cahill, Madisan Caugh Cloud, Shamecca Talithea Colson, Lance Edward Cory, Alexandra Jade Desemar, Kylie Dayn Dinoso, Rachel Dawn Dugas, Heather Ann Duke, Brittani Danielle Dyess, Elizabeth Marie Edwards, Le’tondra Moses Edwards, Kristin Eisenberg, Danielle Faye Engolia, Jasmyne Demeca Farrell, Pauline Beaufort Fink, Megan Chauvin Fitzsimmons, Margaret Eileen Gambel, Rachel Marie Gardette, Mallory Marie Geraci, Andrew Kyle Giardina, Deborah Landry Giarrusso, Ashley Elizabeth Gregoire, Shelby Rae Guinot, Emily Adelaide Gundlach, Mary Elizabeth Guzzino, Jill Marie Hankel, Alexandra Frances Harvey, Margot Nathalie Herbst, Lauren Sheree Hudak, Taylor Nicole Jones, Beesan Abdelsalam Joudeh, Angie Vitrano Kennedy, Nicholas Michael Koester, Mary Ruth Laiche, Paige Mackensie Latimer, Taylor Margaret LeCompte, Robin Crystal Lem, Felicia Marie Lemoine, Jenni Michelle Levine, LaTya Raeshawn Lewis, Priscilla Diaz Lobo, Abbie Michelle Lutenbacher, Jamie Dareen Lynch, Kelly LeAnn Magill, Jason Leonardo Maradiaga, Sean William McDiarmid, Krystalynn Dollma Merrells, Olivia Lauren Metz, Carrie Lear Milner, Kira Cathleen Moreau, Brandy Patrice Morgan, Cara Ann Morgani,

Marc Anthony Musso, Grace Nabasabala, Linda Nguyen, Nikki Ai Nhi Nguyen, David Daniel Nolimal Jr, Jordan Ann Ohlsen, Chinyere Chibuzor Okogbue, Andrea Davis Olexa, Sarah Renee Patterson, Brooke Catherine Pemberton, Brandon Lloyd Petkovich, Crystina Huyen Pham, Michel Alexis Piediscalzo, Bridget King Ponzo, Caroline Kristine Prather, Jessica Danaé Prest, Juliette Mary Raymond, Mary Ellen Richard, Christina Allison Ricks, Brittany Nicole Riley, Megan Michelle Riviere, Marissa Rose Rizzotto, Kourtney LeJune Rogers, Rhett James Rogers, Alyssa Nicole Rose, Joshua Paul Samford, Shae Landry Sanders, Brandy Michelle Scharwath, Natalie Aline Schleismann, Priscilla Leigh Schlesinger, Taylor Raye Schwab, Jessica Grace Seeling, Jeanna Lee Signorelli, Courtney Alexandra Smith, Lindsay Raye Smith, Maile Beth Smith, Sharron Kay Smith, Whitney Lynn Sprague, Shae Maria Stire, Victoria Monique Stokes, Joey Thomas Swinson, Alisa Bianca Terrell, Sara Renee Trahan, Lily Tran, Jody Charles-Earl Trapani, Chantee Monique Turner, Alicia Maria Velasquez, Julie’ Michelle Viguerie, Bethlehem Fessehaye Weldeab, Brooke Lisabeth White, Brooke Allyn Whitmer, Kailah Christin Wicker, Emily Elizabeth Winters, Kristen Carle Woltering, Christopher James Womack, Jennifer Nicole Yeager, Caitlin Marie Zaffuto, Yue Zhang.

Master of Science in Nursing – Nurse Educator

Hollie LeBlanc Daigle.

Eleven students in four other LSU Health New Orleans schools also earned their degrees in December 2017. They are:

SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS

Master of Health Science in Clinical Rehabilitation & Counseling

Katherine Elizabeth Gilmore, Princess Likima Marie Lanclos.

Master of Communication Disorders

Veronica Vadell Weggeman.

Master of Occupational Therapy

Samantha Christine Pierce.

SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES

Doctor of Philosophy

Kayla Tye Beale Fuselier.

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Doctor of Medicine

Abdelrahim Yamin Abdel, Jared Everett Coe, Phi Vu Hoang Nguyen

SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Master of Science in Biostatistics

Samantha Lee Spiers.

Master of Public Health

Thenmozhi Deepalingam, Diana Victoria Schiereck, Taranjot Singh Tiwana.

LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing is the only nursing school within an academic health sciences center in Louisiana.