Announcing December 2020 LSU Distinguished Communicators
During December 2020 Commencement, 17 graduates across seven colleges will receive the LSU Distinguished Communicator Medal. Recipients of this honor are outstanding writers and speakers, with a strong command of visual literacy and technological communication. They have earned high GPAs in their communication-intensive courses throughout their baccalaureate years, sought 1-1 mentorships with faculty and have built websites that display their communication competencies and professional talents, both in and beyond the classroom. LSU Distinguished Communicators also graduate with the LSU Communicator Certificate, launched in Fall 2018.
To celebrate the accomplishments of these exceptional students, CxC will be virtually honoring Distinguished Communicators through a series of video messages and digital posts on social media and cxc.lsu.edu.
This distinction is the first of its kind in the nation and is sponsored by LSU Communication across the Curriculum (CxC), a nationally-recognized program for its excellence in enhancing learning experiences and improving students’ communication skills across all disciplines. As of December 2020 Commencement, LSU has awarded 681 graduates with the Distinguished Communicator Medal.
College of Agriculture
Josef Schuster, Natural Resource Ecology & Management*
Advisor: Mike Kaller
Madison Doody, Textiles, Apparel & Merchandising and Mass Communication
Advisor: Sadie Wilks
E.J. Ourso College of Business
Samuel Allen, Marketing
Advisor: Aaron Gleiberman
College of Coast & Environment
Kendall Brome, Coastal Environmental Science
Advisor: Matthew Hiatt
College of Engineering
Jacqueline Begue, Biological Engineering
Advisor: Marybeth Lima
Phillip d'Aquin, Industrial Engineering
Advisor: Hyun Woo Jeon
Morgan Donaldson, Chemical Engineering
Advisor: Mike Benton
Ahmad Hamed, Industrial Engineering
Advisor: Laura Ikuma
Eban Hanna, Chemical Engineering
Advisor: Mike Benton
Vivian Ji, Industrial Engineering
Advisor: Roberto Champney
Mae Anne Claire Mangaoil, Chemical Engineering
Advisor: Bhuvnesh Bharti
John Robinson, Biological Engineering
Advisor: Nick Totaro
College of Human Sciences & Education
Joneya Thompson, Kinesiology and Interdisciplinary Studies
Advisor: Annemarie Galeucia
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Joneya Thompson, Interdisciplinary Studies and Kinesiology
Advisor: Annemarie Galeucia
Manship School of Mass Communication
Madison Doody, Mass Communication & Textiles, Apparel and Merchandising
Advisor: Sadie Wilks
College of Science
Corey Cooper, Biological Sciences*
Advisors: Ginger Brininstool and Alyssa Johnson
Jadyn Lewis, Biological Sciences
Advisor: Khoa Nguyen
Salim Lutfallah, Chemistry*
Advisor: Becky Carmichael
Mary Margaret Sanford, Mathematics
Advisor: James Madden
*Honors students are designated with an asterisk.