GRADUATE SCHOOL CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A&M COLLEGE
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
FALL 2002
EDITORS NOTE: This list was obtained from the Southern University Office of Registrar and the Graduate School as of December 3, 2002. If you have any questions or discrepancies please contact your individual college or the Registrar’s Office at (225) 771-5050 or the Graduate School Office at (225) 771-5390. This is not the official or final listing for the Fall 2002 candidates for graduation. The list will be updated daily in the Registrar’s Office and the Graduate School Office.
THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
James L. Llorens, Interim Dean of Graduate Studies
CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES
MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANCY
Angela Marie Gennuso, Baton Rouge
Victoria Miles, Baton Rouge
MASTER OF ARTS
Mass Communications
Darrin Rene Bedell, Baton Rouge
LaTerra Travionne Gray, Baton Rouge
Tonika Victoria Goins, Lake Charles
Keisha Angele Lacour, Baker
Kadrieka Chellette Maiden, Keithville
Karly LaVette Pierre, St. Martinville
Mental Health Counseling
Shawn Monique Campbell, Thibodaux
Makesha Sharrelle Givs, Eunice
Donna Daisy Hammond, New Roads
Edna Faye Johnson, Slaughter
Staci Danyell Short, Dayton, Ohio
Dempsey Derell Spears, Baker
Social Sciences
Erica Reneé Burrell, Baker
Thesis: The African-American female athlete and academic achievement
Thesis Advisor: Christopher Hunte, Ph.D
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Tiffany Lizette Chambers, Reserve
Thesis: The 2002 New Orleans mayoral election: out of many came one
Thesis Advisor: Albert Samuels, Ph.D.
Tausha Reneé Goins, Baton Rouge
Thesis: The politics of reforming healthcare in America: an analysis of political factors which caused the demised of the 1994 Healthcare Security Act
Thesis Advisor: Albert Samuels, Ph.D.
Leonard Kinarjohn Harry, New Orleans
Thesis: The impact of crime and its effect on the police department
Thesis Advisor: Christopher Hunte, Ph.D.
Dujan Megale Johnson, Baton Rouge
Thesis: Bogalusa: The struggle for civil rights in Louisiana
Thesis Advisor: Raymond J. Lockett, Ed.D.
Edward Brian Smith, Baton Rouge
Thesis: Colonel Charles Young: an American hero
Thesis Advisor: Raymond J. Lockett, Ed.D.
Shedrick Demond Walker, Plaquemine
Thesis: Establishment of the first public school in White Castle, Louisiana
Thesis Advisor: Charles Vincent, Ph.D.
MASTER OF EDUCATION
Administration/Supervision
Alicia Lavergne Albert, Baton Rouge
Leah Priscilla Atkinson, New Orleans
Irma Descant Andress, Cottonport
Glen E. Blankenship, Baton Rouge
Florence Atkins Bonton, Baton Rouge
Herman Renaldo Brister, Glynn
Clara Melissa Carter, Baton Rouge
Yolanda Yvette Clethen, Baton Rouge
Ronald Jerome Cormier Sr., Lafayette
Debra Burleigh Faul, Opelousas
Lynnette Ardoin Fontenot, Ville Platte
Paula Marie Jones, White Castle
Patricia James Lyons, Gretna
Julie Lynn Mayeux, Brusly
Lecil E. Miller, Baker
Ellisha Newton, Houston
Felecia Anastasia Pitts, Baton Rouge
Thelma Jacobs Prater, Mansura
Eric L. Randall Jr., Baton Rouge
Lynda Leigh Rich, Baton Rouge
Angela Berry Sanders, Baton Rouge
Leola O’Bear Smith, Baton Rouge
Angela DeNeese Thomas, Baker
Joyce Ford Trusclair, Baton Rouge
Dawn Lakeydra Ventress, Baton Rouge
Felicia Sutton Washington, Youngsville
Tiesha Catrell Wilson, Marrero
Kenneth Jerome Winfrey, Opelousas
Joyce Bridges Young, Baton Rouge
Special Education
Natalie Ann Bayer, Marrero
Tonya Tennille Boudoin, Vacherie
Melissa Shavonne Crockett, Brusly
LaNore Lavern Harrison, Gonzales
Virginia Naomi Jenkins, Colfax
Chalsea Dwaynise Jones, Baton Rouge
Terrence Duane Lockett, Baton Rouge
Marilynn Maud Mouton, Rayne
Tasha Nicole Nunnery, Zachary
Shatonya Nikita Pickens, Tupelo, Miss.
Shecoda Wilson Pinkney, Zachary
Jody Lubritz Saltz, Baton Rouge
David Sean Timoll, Baton Rouge
Terri Nichols Tuggle, Zachary
MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Eleanor Williams Brumfield, Baton Rouge
Tikeleanna Crayton Dutton, Baton Rouge
April Monique Goodman, Baton Rouge
Winfield J. LeBlanc Jr., Baton Rouge
Healon Dolores Knight, Los Angeles
Jarrett Landor-Ngemi, Baton Rouge
Angelica Renee Pearson, Baton Rouge
Marcus Nathaniel Prier, Baton Rouge
Charisse Stevenson, Zachary
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Biology
Petrenia Almeca Davis, Baton Rouge
Laura A. Laynes, Baton Rouge
Thesis: The assessment of biological activity in the soil of plants treated with heavy metal contaminants
Thesis Advisor: Twintillia Tate, Ph.D.
Environmental Chemistry
Kema LeBlanc LaCaze, Prairieville
Thesis: “Clean technique” sampling vs. “normal technique” sampling: an investigation of the Pearl River by applying a water-effect ratio study on dissolved copper and dissolved zinc
Thesis Advisor: Robert H. Miller Jr., Ph.D.
Computer Science
Dale Wade Bain, Epping, NH
Pengxin Fan, Baton Rouge
Srujana Gavini, Baton Rouge
Vennela Gavini, Baton Rouge
Wenli Jing, Baton Rouge
Sonya Theresa Johnson, New Orleans
Wenqian Lu, Baton Rouge
Srinivas Mikkilineni, Baton Rouge
Srinivasa Rao Nakirikanti, Baton Rouge
Cleo Perry, Slaughter
Ratana Prinyawiwatkul, Baton Rouge
Darline Elmira Taylor, Baton Rouge
Ramiji Babu Vandara, Baton Rouge
Fei Wang, Baton Rouge
Urban Terrell Wiggins, Baton Rouge
Cheng Zhang, Baton Rouge
Mathematics
Derrek Chevez Lathon, Zachary
Thesis: Applications in mathematics of equivalence classes and equivalence relations
Thesis Advisor: Colonel Johnson, Ph.D.
Physics
Kishor Karki, Bhojpur, Nepal
Thesis: Nanostructured cathodes for LI-ION batteries
Thesis Advisor: Rambabu Bobba, Ph.D.
Rehabilitation Counseling
Angela Lynette Montgomery, Baton Rouge
Janelle Lynn Napoleon, Baton Rouge
Therapeutic Recreation
Felicia Roussel Forman, Baton Rouge
Anthony Ray Shaffer Jr., Baton Rouge
Urban Forestry
Mutar Adewale Ashiru, Baton Rouge
Thesis: The effect of flooding on survival, growth, and physiological responses of cherrybark oak Quercus falcate var. pagodaefolia) and water oak (Quercus nigra) species
Thesis Advisor: Kamran K. Abdollahi, Ph.D.
Sherry Annette Fountain, Tallulah
Jonathan Abe Tuma, Baton Rouge
Thesis: Integrated watershed management using GIS/RS: designing an operational management plan for the natural resources of the bayou bodcau reservoir
Thesis Advisor: Fulbert Namwamba, Ph.D.
Getrisc Kiyanna Smith, Baton Rouge
Thesis: Perception of the gulf coast communities on global climate change – a case study
Thesis Advisor: Zhu Hua Ning, Ph.D.
Syeda Mariya Qadri, Baton Rouge
Thesis: Co2 sequestration by urban tree species
Thesis Advisor: Kamran Abdollahi, Ph.D.
