Published May 08, 2015
The College of Business and Social Sciences at the University of Louisiana at Monroe
held its 47th Annual Honors Banquet Friday, April 24, in the ULM Library Conference
Center to honor outstanding students in the College of Business and Social Sciences.
The highest award given to a graduate from the College of Business and Social Sciences
was the 2014-2015 Dean’s Award of Excellence presented to Chad Miller of Sulphur.
He received $1,000. He also received the Outstanding Graduate in Finance Award.
The 2014-2015 Superior Scholar Award, which included $750, was presented to Heidi
M. Higginbotham of Church Point. She also won the Outstanding Graduate in Aviation
Award.
The 2014-2015 Distinguished Scholar Award, which included $500, went to Robert Mason
Seaborn III of Fairhope, Ala.
The 2014-2015 Outstanding Scholar Award, which included $250, was presented to Vonnie
Eldridge of Deville.
The 2014-2015 Award of Commendation, which included $125, went to Morgan May of Shreveport.
She also received the Outstanding Graduate in Risk Management and Insurance Award.
Outstanding awards by program included:
Tim Hardham of Melbourne, Australia was selected by the graduate faculty as the Outstanding
Master of Business Administration Graduate for the 2014 calendar year. He also was
selected as the 2014-2015 Beta Gamma Sigma Outstanding MBA Graduate.
Laurie Fitzgerald of Calhoun received the Outstanding Graduate in Accounting Award.
Teona Glave of Mandeville Jamaica received the Outstanding Graduate in Ag Business
Award.
Allen Shrestha of Lalitpur, Nepal received the Outstanding Graduate in Computer Information
Systems Award. He also received the 2014-2015 Beta Gamma Sigma Outstanding Senior
Award.
Taylor Stutts of Oak Grove received the Outstanding Graduate in Computer Science Award.
Nicholas Spillers of Downsville received the Outstanding Graduate in Construction
Management Award.
Mackenzie Hobbs of West Monroe received the Outstanding Graduate in Criminal Justice
Award.
Lyndsay Turner of West Monroe received the Outstanding Graduate in General Business
Award.
LaDonna Cherie Parker of West Monroe received the Outstanding Graduate in Management
Award.
Kelsey Adams of Calhoun received the Outstanding Graduate in Marketing Award.
Kalee Hall of Minden received the Outstanding Graduate in Political Science Award.
Christopher Chad Lambert of Sterlington received the Outstanding Graduate in Psychology
Award.
Mary K. Irwin of New Orleans received the Outstanding Graduate in Social Work Award.
Courtnie Pollard of Jennings received the Outstanding Graduate in Sociology Award.
Graduating senior awards were presented to students who have stayed the course to
graduation and have distinguished themselves in their major.
Selected were Jon Beasley of West Monroe, construction management; Christin Binford
of Marion, computer information systems; Jake Bridges of Dublin Ireland, aviation;
Ines Fendt of St. Poelten Austria, management; Christopher Flowers of West Monroe,
computer science; Kyle McVay of Colfax, computer science; Ellen Nicholson of St. Francisville,
risk management and insurance; Jacob Riley of Oak Grove, ag business; Darren Rindt
of Crossett Ark., criminal justice; Sean Scott of Winnsboro, criminal justice; Christian
Tepley of Palm City Fla., marketing; Donald L. Thornton, Jr. of Newellton, accounting;
James Waldron of Freeport Fla., construction management; Westley Ryan Wallace of Sterlington,
sociology; and Tara W. Williamson of Collinston, social work.
