Forty students receive degrees from the College of Agricultural, Human and Environmental Sciences

December 13, 2024

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Students in M.P.A. and Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics Program earn degrees

Baton Rouge, La. - Forty students in the College of Agricultural, Human and Environmental Sciences (CAHES) received their degrees during the Southern University and A&M College’s commencement ceremonies for the graduating class of fall 2024. Graduate students obtained their degrees on December 12, 2024 and undergraduate students obtained theirs on December 13, 2024. Both ceremonies were held in the F.G. Clark Activity Center along with more than 400 graduates from the university.

Rodney Ellis, Harris County Commissioner, served as the keynote speaker for the graduate commencement. Marcus Brown, Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Entergy Corporation, was the keynote for the undergraduate commencement.

The graduation ceremony also marked a historic moment for the College of Agricultural, Human and Environmental Sciences Dietetic Internship program. Cohort 23-24 was the first Dietetic Internship cohort at Southern University to complete the program while earning a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree through the M.P.A. and Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics program.

The program is a collaboration between the CAHES and the Nelson Mandela College of Government & Social Sciences (NMC). It allows Family and Consumer Science graduate students to receive concurrent credit for coursework completed in both colleges. The course of study involves the student earning both a degree and certificate in 18 months by completing 39 hours; 18 hours of graduate-level coursework through the CAHES and 21 hours of public administration graduate-level coursework through the Public Administration program in the NMC.

Evan Egana, Michael Henderson, and Brittany Howard are the first three students of the new joint college venture to receive both their Master of Public Administration degree and complete their Dietetic Internship Program, which grants a certificate that upon completion allows students to be eligible to take the National Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Exam.

Southern University A&M College is one of only five Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the nation that offer a Dietetic Internship Program. Notably, African Americans make up just 3% of all registered dietitians in the United States.

Below is a list of the students who received degrees from the College of Agricultural, Human and Environmental Sciences:

Mackenzie Chatman from Baker, LA earned a B.S. in Agricultural Sciences
Kristina Clark from Baton Rouge, LA earned a B.S. in Agricultural Sciences
Jordan Johnson from LaVergne, TN earned a B.S. in Agricultural Sciences
Tanner Marceaux from New Iberia, LA earned a B.S. in Agricultural Sciences
Makalia Scott from Jacksonville, FL earned a B.S. in Agricultural Sciences
Kalea Brown from Mission Hills, CA earned a B.S. in Agricultural Sciences
Jada Chevalier from Houston, TX earned a B.S. in Agricultural Sciences
Jordan Williams from Madison, MS earned a B.S. in Agricultural Sciences
Brian Thomas from Opelousas, LA earned a B.S. in Agricultural Sciences
Cameron Hays from Zachary, LA earned a B.S. in Agricultural Sciences
Massey Jones from Helena, LA earned a B.S. in Agricultural Sciences
Breonna Browm from Houston, TX earned a B.S. in Agricultural Sciences
Christian Jacobs from Baton Rouge, LA earned a B.S. in Agricultural Sciences
Yazmine Pleasant from Winnsboro, LA earned a B.S. in Agricultural Sciences
Madeline Boyd from Houston, TX earned a S. in Agricultural Sciences
Nickolas Lawrence from Hammond, LA earned a B.S. in Agricultural Sciences
Caleb Washington from New Iberia, LA earned a B.S. in Agricultural Sciences
Aliyah D. Payne from Memphis, TN earned a B.S. in Human Sciences
Darlynn Marks from Baton Rouge, LA earned a B.S. in Human Sciences
Erynn Robinson from Cincinnati, OH earned a B.S. in Human Sciences
Destinee Sims from Baton Rouge, LA earned a B.S. in Human Sciences
Trinity Broussard from Lafayette, LA earned a B.S. in Human Sciences
Kelsie Rodgers from Mobil, AL earned a B.S. in Human Sciences
James E. Hines, III from Baton Rouge, LA earned a D. in Human Sciences
Tashonda B. Vaughn from Baton Rouge, LA earned a Ph.D. in Human Sciences
Evan Egana from New Orleans, LA earned an M.S. in Dietetic Internship
Brittany Howard from Dallas, TX earned an M.S. in Dietetic Internship
Michael Henderson from Albany, NY earned an M.S. in Dietetic Internship
Shareen Mathew from Baldwin, LA earned an M.S. in Dietetic Internship
Isaiah White from Winnsboro, LA earned a S. in Urban Forestry and Environmental Sciences
Michael Boudreaux from New Roads, LA earned a B.S. in Urban Forestry and Environmental Sciences
Odell Kimble from Gonzales, LA earned a B.S. in Urban Forestry and Environmental Sciences
Aaliyah Royston from Opelousas, LA earned an M.S. in Urban Forestry and Environmental Sciences
Chikaosoro P. Ugwu from Enugu, Nigeria earned an M.S. in Urban Forestry and Environmental Sciences
Christine M. Karugu from Nairobi, Kenya earned an M.S. in Urban Forestry and Environmental Sciences
Nicholaus Pryor from Ferriday, LA earned an M.S. in Urban Forestry and Environmental Sciences
Sarah Neal from Winnsboro, LA earned an M.S. in Urban Forestry and Environmental Sciences
Gabriel Ahoma from Baton Rouge, LA earned a Ph.D. in Urban Forestry and Environmental Sciences
Jacob B. Annan from Baton Rouge, LA earned a Ph.D. in Urban Forestry and Environmental Sciences
Lauren Stakley earned a B.S. in Human Sciences