What a great early Mother’s Day gift to see loved ones walk the stage at graduation!
That’s exactly what a total of 42 Entomology and Forensic and Investigative Sciences students did when they graced the stage at Reed Arena to celebrate their graduation along with thousands of other students in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences on Saturday, May 10.
In addition to Entomology and Forensic and Investigative Sciences, eight students also had the honor of completing the 15 credit hours required to earn the Public Health certification designation on their transcript.
Before the ceremony, students and families began graduation weekend by attending the convocation Thursday night where they listened to encouraging words from The Honorable Todd Staples, Texas Commissioner of Agriculture.
On Friday afternoon, the Departmental graduates and their guests were honored at a reception on the fourth floor atrium in the Minnie Belle Heep Building.
Department Head Dr. David Ragsdale welcomed parents and wished all students good luck on their future endeavors.
“We have some incredible and talented students going out in the world,” he said. “We are so proud of everyone and their accomplishments.”
Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Faculty Development Dr. David Reed also was in attendance and presented Ms. Alison Bockoven with the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture’s Graduate Teaching Award of Merit.
Students expected to graduate this spring include the following:
| Kerstin Alexander | Environmental Studies and Entomology |
| Devin Beach | Entomology |
| Corryn Cadena | Entomology |
| Miguel Carpio | Forensic and Investigative Sciences –Science emphasis, Psychology minor |
| Nina Marie Caserio | Forensic and Investigative Sciences – Science Emphasis |
| Natasha Chambers | Entomology |
| Allison Ditert | Biomedical Science and Entomology |
| Caitlin Evers | Forensic and Investigative Sciences and Entomology-Science emphasis |
| Christy Ginn | Wildlife and Fisheries Science and Entomology |
| Max Goulas | Biomedical Science and Entomology |
| Kevin Henson | Entomology |
| David Higgs | Forensic and Investigative Sciences – Science emphasis |
| Dylan Huff | Biomedical Science and Entomology |
| Maryam Khan | Biomedical Science and Entomology |
| Andrew Ly | Forensic and Investigative Science and Entomology |
| Sarah Macomber | Biomedical Science and Entomology |
| Audrey Mann | Entomology |
| Jeffrey Ng | Forensic and Investigative Science and Biomedical Science |
| Sarah Norman | Forensic and Investigative Sciences-Science Emphasis |
| Sierra Padilla | Entomology |
| Angela Perez | Forensic and Investigative Sciences – Law Emphasis, Sociology Minor |
| Lauren Quirch | Forensic and Investigative Sciences – Law Emphasis, Psychology Minor |
| Danielle Restuccia | Entomology and Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences |
| Barrett Riddle | Forensic and Investigative Sciences – Science Emphasis |
| Cindy Rodriguez | Forensic and Investigative Sciences – Science Emphasis, Chemistry Minor |
| Sunday Saenz | Forensic and Investigative Sciences – Science Emphasis, Chemistry Minor |
| Tyler Smith | Forensic and Investigative Sciences – Science Emphasis |
| Zeb Thomas | Entomology |
| Cynthia Valle | Biomedical Science and Entomology |
| Courtney Weldon | Forensic and Investigative Sciences – Science Emphasis |
| Jacqueline Wenzlaff | Forensic and Investigative Sciences – Science Emphasis |
| Dana Zuber | Forensic and Investigative Sciences – Science Emphasis |
| Erica Love | Biomedical Science and Entomology |
Public Health Certification
| Frida Cano | Entomology |
| Kelsey Carpenter | Biomedical Science |
| Maryam Idrees Khan | Biomedical Science and Entomology |
| Sarah Macomber | Biomedical Science and Entomology |
| Erika Olsen | Biomedical Science |
| Sierra Padilla | Entomology |
| Zeb Thomas | Entomology |
Master of Science
| Tae Kim | Entomology |
| Brandon Lyons | Entomology |
| Lauren Ward | Entomology |
PhD
| Melissa Layton | Entomology |
| Marion Le Gall | Entomology |
| Paul Lenhart | Entomology |