To The Leader

On Friday, December 15, Lamar State College – Orange held commencement ceremonies for Fall 2017 at the Lutcher Theatre in Orange, Texas.

LSC-O President, Dr. Michael Shahan, welcomed the graduates and their friends and families after nursing instructor Janet Lemons sang the national anthem.

Jerry Vandervoort, Regional Operations Manager for SpawGlass, gave the commencement address. Vandervoort is a native of Orange, Texas, graduating from West Orange-Stark High School in 1996 and Texas A&M University in 2000 with a degree in Construction Science. Vandervoort’s work in the construction industry as resulted in approximately $43 million worth of projects in Orange, including several projects on the Lamar State College – Orange campus. Vandervoort is currently the President of the Board for the AGC of Southeast Texas, serves on the Executive Committee for the LIT Foundation as Chair of Committee on Directors, is a board member of the West Orange-Stark Alumni Foundation, and serves on the Advisory Council for the Reese Construction Management Program at Lamar University.

In his address to the more than 100 graduates, Vandervoort stressed the importance of enjoying the moment, continuing education, and giving back to the community.

Honor Graduates

Cum Laude

Kiera Lasha Dellahoussaye, Melvin Dunn, Nicole Marie Hopes-Smith, Crystal D’Leigh Hodges, Dana Lanese Burton, Cassidy Rose Webster, Troy Hilton Holbrook, Karli Michelle Dallas, Ashlynn E Ellison, Ciara Mae Conway, Alex Randall Hurst, Caitlyn Michelle Glawson, Melanie Bazan Lee

Magna Cum Laude

Emily Renee Erb, Amy Elizabeth Stinson, Ping Yang Fan, Maryanne Mores, Justin William Toney, Ciara Rosealine Crooks, Forrest Walker Knowles, Shelby Lyn McClanahan, Timothy Dwain West, Christopher Neal Behnken

Summa Cum Laude

Jessica Ann Jones, Michelle Renee Deckert, Cody Lee Gantt, Adam Javier Garza, Kenneth Blake Harrison, Carley Breann Williams

Associate of Applied Science

Bridge City

Business Management: Andrew Paul McClure

Process Operating Technology: Ragan Allen Burns, Jessica Ann Byrom Jones

Upward Mobility Nursing: Lauren Argo Campbell, Ashlee Marie Nation Stevens

Buna

Upward Mobility Nursing: Dawn Michelle Henderson, Crystal D’Leigh Carrell Hodges, Sylenna Yvonne Langston

Lumberton

Process Operating Technology: Rebecca Lynn Slaughter/Smith Hampshire

Upward Mobility Nursing: Erica Brianne Bloodworth, Daisy Julie Maldonado

Orange

Business Management: Sara Hagan Frederick

Industrial Technology: Melvin Dunn

Instrumentation: Adam B. Scales

Medical Office Professional: Taylor Rae Jurek

Process Operating Technology: Hunter James Batchelor, Cody Lee Gantt, Adam Javier Garza, Justin Edward Granger, Kevin Hernandez, Troy Holbrook, Alex Randall Hurst, Ronald Chris Johnson, James Kevin Knolley, Eli Patrick Lyons, Bryson Davis McFarland, Kyana Rose Petersen, Corey Lynn Richardson, Jake Garyn Shepherd, Eugean Corley Smith, Hunter Thomas Taylor, Justin Allen Trevino, William Burke Veillon, Carley Breann Williams, Angela Michelle Wilson, Daniel Ray Wood

Upward Mobility Nursing: Amber Lee’ann Kelley Burgan, Nacona Darlene Bloom Darby, Amanda Brooke James, Jennifer Erin Kralj, Kristina Renee Ford Parr, Michele Ashley Rigsby, Johnny Ray Toney III, April Michelle Starnes Wiley

Sulphur, LA

Medical Office Professional: Lindsey Ann Roach

Upward Mobility Nursing: Coltin Ty Trahan

Vidor

Industrial Technology: Justin S. Huelsman

Process Operating Technology: Amber Jeanne Stockton Simmons

Upward Mobility Nursing: Dana Lanese Williams Burton, Nicole Marie Smith

Welsh, LA

Upward Mobility Nursing: Portia Paulette Lyons

 

Associate of Arts

Bridge City

Liberal Arts: Skiley Danyelle Miller Maricle

Buna

Teaching 1: Victoria Savannah Garcia

Orange

Communication: Shania Jane Myers

Liberal Arts: Kathy Claro, Ciara Rosealine Crooks, Brett Thomas Foster, Hoang Van Nguyen, A. “Mary Joyce” Slaughter Simpson

Sociology: Natorian Brenee Carter

Teaching 1: Tobie Leigh Dorn, Melanie Bazan Lee

Teaching 2: Tyler Preston Dixson

Sour Lake

Liberal Arts: Caitlin Paige Liddell

Vidor

Teaching 1: Caitlyn Michelle Glawson, Jada Juanell Fairchild Zapata

 

Associate of Science

Bridge City

Business: Brittney Michelle Ashworth, Jackelyn Rae Merkelz Houston, Shelby Lyn McClanahan

Computer Science: Tyler Thomas Richard

Liberal Arts: Ping Yang Fan

Lumberton

Liberal Arts: Cory Wayne Jones

Orange

Business: Jordan Danielle Cook, Ashlyn Erica Ellison, Jamel Renaldo Roberts, Kayla Simmone’ Thibodeaux, Taylor Ann Waters, Rebecca Genoveva Zuñiga

Criminal Justice: Peyton Alan Collins, Blythe Ashlynn Ferguson

Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Corrections: Tami Janeen Murphy Shafer, Lita Gundolf Wells

Vidor

Business: Jalyn Ashlee Norsworthy

Vinton, LA

Natural Science: Christopher Patrick McElhannon

Certificate of Completion

Bridge City

Instrumentation: Trenton Wade Barlow

Process Technology: Alicia Marie Sonnier Garza

Vocational Nursing: Bryce Leeman Hollier, Carley Nicole McDuffie, Kimberly Ann Scott, James K. Taborsky

Buna

Vocational Nursing: Felicia D. Dobie, Donna Lanette Batiste

Lumberton

Instrumentation: Bradley Dale Bennett

Safety Health & Environment: Amy R. Andrepont

Vocational Nursing: Abbie Leigh Beard, Madison O’Neal Peiffer

Orange

Dental Assisting: Nakevia DeShon Burrell Allensworth, Karli Michelle Dallas, Hailey Dawn Granger, Faith Rene Kaufman, Taylor Breann Moore, Lauren Ashton Ozan, Ashton Marie Sezer

General Studies: Gabrielle Elyse Nation, Marissa Ann Powell

Info Tech Support Assistant Networking Specialist: Kenneth Blake Harrison

Instrumentation: Joshua Dell Head

Pharmacy Technology: Emily Renee Erb

Safety Health & Environment: DaShonda S. Robert

Vocational Nursing: Sally Beth Babineaux, Ashley Nicole Midkiff Brew, Kristen Leigh Deal, Sabastian King Drake, Felicity Marie Layne French, Ashlyn Joy Granger Garrett, Athenee Lexsea Jefferson, Angel Longron Morein, Joey Glynn Richard Jr., Sarah Elizabeth Richardson, Amy Elizabeth Stinson, Justin William Toney, Karen Leigh Liles Turner, Cassidy Rose Webster, Jayci Sha Willis

Sulphur, LA

Vocational Nursing: Ciara Mae Conway, Kayla Rachelle McKay

Vidor

Dental Assisting: Leilah Laurette Peveto

Vocational Nursing: Adam David Almonte, Delina BriAnne Moss Cole

 

Institutional Award

Orange

Game Design: Zederick Lee Cezar