Published September 1, 2016
MONROE, La. — The University of Louisiana Monroe Office of Recruitment and Admissions
hosted an ice cream social for select freshmen students on Thursday in honor of their
outstanding high school test scores. These scholars are known as “Top Hawks.”
Incoming freshmen—with an American College Testing (ACT) score of 30 or higher and
a high school grade point average (GPA) of 3.75 or higher—were honored with a special
ceremony which included ice cream and ULM-themed gift packages, each containing a
special gift—an Apple iPad mini and ULM iPad case.
Students who received a 32 or better ACT score were awarded a $4,500 stipend for a
study abroad experience.
The iPads were purchased by the ULM Foundation through private donations. Seventy-eight
students were earned the honor.
“This event is always a great way to highlight the high caliber students we are recruiting
to ULM,” said Lisa Miller, ULM Chief Communications Officer. “Having foundation members
present this year was an extra bonus because they are the ones proving the funds for
the iPads and study abroad opportunities. We would not be able to do this without
their help.”
The 2016 Top Hawks included:
Karalyn Adams of Lockport, Ill.; Anusha Adhikari of Kathmandu, Nepal; Yogesh Agrawal
of Kathmandu, Nepal; Dakari Anderson of Hampton, Ga.; James Anderson of Monroe; Allie
Ballance of West Monroe; Christopher Barton of Elmer; Sierra Bernard of Prairieville;
Brittany Boren of Vidalia; Julia Boullt of Lake Charles; Sarah Brack of Evans; John
Campbell of Laplace; Brittney Champagne of Laplace; Brandon Cohen of Brandon, Miss.;
Sarah Corley of Pineville; Kyle Dacdac of Pineville; Hari Dahal of Kathmandu, Nepal;
Ethan Dennis of Shreveport; Sachi Dhakal of Kathmandu, Nepal; Gavyn Diviney of Longview,
Texas; Taylor Dupree of Farmerville; Emily Eastham of Corpus Christi, Texas; Caroline
Edge of Bossier City; Patrick Ellerman of Monroe; Baxter Flor of San Diego, Calif.;
Taylor Foret of Raceland; Kellyn Foster of West Monroe; Aaron Freeman of Dubach; Annaclaire
Fryday of Shreveport; Alex Gervais of Thibodaux; Colby Glatter of Morgan City; Madelyn
Greer of Pineville; Cameron Gregory of Thibodaux; Hope Hebert of Lake Charles; Sadaf
Helforoosh of Austin, Texas; Hunter Henson of West Monroe; Briana Hogan of Colwich,
Kan.; Linsey Hrabovsky of Daphne, Ala.; Jeffrey Hursey of Slidell; Ellen Ingram of
Natchitoches; and Audrey Jennings of Sarepta;
Shelby Joyner of Calhoun; Joshua Kebodeaux of Morse; Lawrence Khadka of Kathmandu,
Nepal; Sandra Knowles of Republic, Wash.; Taylor Matranga of Pearl River; Taylor Moneaux
of Delcambre; Hannah Monk of West Monroe; Andrew Moore of Monroe; Daisy Morris of
Shawnee, Kan.; Jacob Nadler of West Monroe; Austin Nettles of Pineville; Allison Newton
of Monroe; Ganesh Pandey of Arghakhanchi, Nepal; Micheal Parker of Downsville; Kolby
Patrick of West Monroe;
Elizabeth Peters of Woodstock, Ga.; Gaurav Phuyal of Kathmandu, Nepal; Sabnum Pudasainy
of Kathmandu, Nepal; Charles Riddick of Pineville; Justin Sandrock of Slidell; Sanjeeb
Sangraula of Kathmandu, Nepal; Miranda Spurgeon of Farmerville; Odom Stagg of Zachary;
Savanah Steines of Columbia; Uniqua Stevenson of Homer; Sachin Thapa of Kathmandu,
Nepal; Alanna Thompson of Pioneer; Shelby Tibbit of Winnsboro; William Tingle of Gautier,
Miss.; Sarah Treadway of Jonesboro; Brandon Treno of West Monroe; Matthew Troha of
Baskin; Alex Turner of Vicksburg, Miss.; Monica Whitman of Pineville; Charles Wilkerson
of West Monroe; Kevin Yabut of Bastrop; Logan Yelverton of Houma, and Peyton Zalewski
of Prairieville.
About the ULM Foundation:
Established in 1961, the ULM Foundation is a private non-profit organization dedicated
to the growth, development, and enhancement of ULM.
The Foundation manages various programs, including: scholarships, professorship and
chair funds, alumni, fund-raising and development operations, college and body departmental
support, and other university-related programs.
