LSU Employees Recognized at 2011 Summer Commencement

BATON ROUGE – On Friday, Aug. 5, LSU held its 275th commencement exercises and recognized 772 graduates, including 16 faculty and staff members.

Of the 16 employees who graduated, 10 earned master's degrees and six earned doctoral degrees. Those employees who were awarded degrees include the following:

Master's Degrees:

Justine L. Alvis, Business Administration - Administration
Catherine Claire Arceneaux, College of Engineering
Michael A. Bassford, College of Music & Dramatic Arts – Administration
Dirk Charles Benedict, Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station – Administration
Bethany Leann Fisher, Department of Animal Science
Ryan Patrick Graham, National Center for Biomedical Research & Training
Cortney Pitcher Greavis, Office of the Dean Of Students
Shannon McKenzie Lewis, Office of Continuing Education – Independent & Distance Learning
Saybl Beauton Sprinkle, Veterinary Teaching Hospital & Clinics
Irina Mihaela Sterpu, National Center for Biomedical Research & Training

Doctoral Degrees:

Daniel Keith Altazin, College of Education – University Lab School
Teri Brown, Guidance and Testing
Kenneth Craig Gautreaux, Communications
Richard Dean Johnson II, Southwest Region Parish Offices
Johnny W. Morgan, Communications
Paul Ronald Watts, Geography & Anthropology

The names of all of the students who received degrees can be accessed at LSU’s commencement website, www.lsu.edu/commencement. The list is for summer 2011 graduates who have authorized the release of their names.