Southeastern Nursing & Health Sciences students honored
Contact: Rene Abadie
Date: May 20, 2013
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HAMMOND – Three area students received Southeastern Louisiana University College of Nursing
and Health Sciences' highest honor, the Dean's Award, at the college's annual honors
convocation held May 9 in the Student Union Theatre.
The Dean's Award was presented to Amanda Hines of Mandeville by the Department
of Health and Human Sciences; Brittany Pfantz of DeRidder by the Department of Kinesiology
and Health Studies, and Amanda Bourgeois of Denham Springs by the School of Nursing.
Hines, who is majoring in nutrition, was also recognized with the Pyburn Award for
Outstanding Senior in Family and Consumer Sciences.
The Significant Partnership Award was presented by each department in recognition
of contributions to the educational programs in the college. Crystal Bennett, rehabilitation
director with Belle Maison Nursing Home and Premier Rehab of Hammond, was recognized
by the Department of Health and Human Sciences for providing internship opportunities
for students in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Program. Albany Upper Elementary
School, represented by principal Debbie Tate, was recognized by the Kinesiology and
Health Studies Department. The School of Nursing honored Woman's Hospital for its
clinical work with the university's student nurses.
Also at the convocation, the Southeastern Alumni Association honored Rosalind
Bello, director of health policy at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
as the college's Alumnus of the Year. A 2001 graduate with a master's degree in health
studies, Bello has been a prominent figure in public health administration and policy
for the past 12 years. Prior to joining M.D. Anderson, she worked at Jackson State
University on the African American Intervention Network on projects related to the
HIV/AIDS program and with the Louisiana Public Health Institute, where she concentrated
on the tobacco-free living program. In her current position, she works in M.D. Anderson's
Comprehensive Cancer Control Program.
Students honored at the ceremony are listed below by geographic area.
PARISH:
Ascension: James Ragland, Prairieville, School of Nursing Leadership and Service Award.
Beauregard: Brittany Pfantz, DeRidder, Dean's Award in Kinesiology and Health Studies.
East Baton Rouge:
Baton Rouge: Camille Robinson, Opal Carl Award in Nursing; Jasmine Wilson, Title IV Child Welfare
Internship.
Central: Hannah Blanchard, Emma LaDew Memorial Award in Communication Sciences and Disorders;
Cody Rogillio, Outstanding Graduate in Health and Physical Education.
Zachary: Tabitha McReynolds, Outstanding Graduate in Athletic Training.
Jefferson:
Kenner: Michael Dupre, Outstanding Graduate in Sport Management.
Metairie: Donald Ponzo, Outstanding Graduate in Sport Management; Kristin Hammant, Evelyn Davis
Award in Nursing.
Livingston:
Denham Springs: Amanda Bourgeois, Dean's Award in Nursing; Katie Bailey, Title IV Child Welfare Internship;
Tiffany Genoa, Graduate Scholar Award in Kinesiology.
Orleans: Nadia Allen, New Orleans, Outstanding Graduate in Health Education and Promotion.
St. Tammany:
Covington: Jennifer Hadley, Title IV Child Welfare Internship.
Mandeville: Amanda Hines, Title IV Child Welfare Internship; Tara Hallenborg Bremond, Outstanding
Student in Social Work.
Slidell: Edgar Barrilleaux, Title IV Child Welfare Internship.
Tangipahoa:
Amite: Heather Koepp, Graduate Scholar Award in Health Studies.
Hammond: Autumn Hasty, Maddox Award for Outstanding Senior in Family and Consumer
Sciences.
Ponchatoula: Alyssa Glover, Outstanding Graduate in Fitness and Human Performance; Tara Kempton-Jerez,
Graduate Scholar Award in Nursing.
West Feliciana:
St. Francisville: Anna Pate, Graduate Scholar Award in Communication Sciences and Disorders; Claire
Smith, Title IV Child Welfare Internship.
OUT OF STATE
Pompano Beach, Fla.: Charlotte Richards, Title IV Child Welfare Internship.
Petal, Miss.: Ashlie Swindol West, Graduate Scholar Award in Counselor Education.
Shorewood, Ill.: Megan McMillan, Charles W. Campbell Memorial Award in Communication Sciences and
Disorders.
CUTLINES
1) SOUTHEASTERN HONORS HEALTH STUDIES GRADUATE AS ALUMNA OF THE YEAR – Rosalind Bello, second from left, was recognized as a Distinguished Alumna of the
Southeastern Louisiana University College of Nursing and Health Sciences. The director
of health policy at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center is a 2001
graduate with a master's degree in health studies. Pictured are, from left, President
John L. Crain, Alumni Association Assistant Director Julie Perise, Bello, and Alumni
Association Board Member Josie Mercante.
2) SOUTHEASTERN RECOGNIZES HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES PARTNER – Crystal Bennet, rehabilitation director of Premier Rehab at Belle Maison Nursing
Home in Hammond, was awarded the Significant Partnership Award from the Southeastern
Louisiana University Department of Health and Human Sciences at the College of Nursing
and Health Sciences honors convocation May 9. She was cited for her efforts to provide
training opportunities for students in the Communication Sciences and Disorders program.
3) SOUTHEASTERN RECOGNIZES NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES GRADUATES (Ascension Parish) – James Ragland of Prairieville was recognized at the Southeastern
Louisiana University College of Nursing and Health Sciences' honors convocation May
9. Ragland received the School of Nursing Leadership and Service Award.
4) SOUTHEASTERN RECOGNIZES NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES GRADUATES (East Baton Rouge) – The Southeastern Louisiana University College of Nursing and Health Sciences recognized
its top students at its honors convocation May 9. Among those honored were, from left,
Tabitha McReynolds, Zachary, Outstanding Graduate in Athletic Training; Cody Rogillio,
Central, Outstanding Graduate in Health and Physical Education; Camille Robinson,
Baton Rouge, the Opal Carl Award in Nursing; and Hannah Blanchard, Central, the Emma
LaDew Memorial Award in Communication Sciences and Disorders.
5) SOUTHEASTERN RECOGNIZES NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES GRADUATES (Jefferson) – Michael Dupre of Kenner and Kristin Hammant of Metairie were among the top students
recognized at the Southeastern Louisiana University College of Nursing and Health
Sciences' honors convocation May 9. Dupre was recognized as the Outstanding Graduate
in Sport Management, while Hammant received the Evelyn Davis Memorial Award in Nursing.
6) SOUTHEASTERN RECOGNIZES NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES GRADUATES (St. Tammany) -- The Southeastern Louisiana University College of Nursing and Health Sciences recognized
its top students at its honors convocation May 9. Amanda Hines of Mandeville received
the Dean's Award for the Department of Health and Human Sciences and the Pyburn Award
for Outstanding Senior in Family and Consumer Sciences.
7)SOUTHEASTERN RECOGNIZES NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES GRADUATES (St. Tammany two) -- The Southeastern Louisiana University College of Nursing and Health Sciences recognized
its top students at its honors convocation May 9. Tara Hallenborg Bremond of Mandeville
was named the Outstanding Student in Social Work, and Edgar Barrilleaux of Slidell
was named a recipient of a Title-IV-E Child Welfare Internship.
8) SOUTHEASTERN RECOGNIZES NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES GRADUATES (Tangipahoa) -- The Southeastern Louisiana University College of Nursing and Health Sciences recognized
its top students at its honors convocation May 9. Among those honored were, from left,
Heather Koepp of Amite, Graduate Scholar Award in Health Studies; Donald Ponzo of
Hammond, Outstanding Graduate in Exercise Science; and Alyssa Glover of Ponchatoula,
Outstanding Graduate in Fitness and Human Performance.
9) SOUTHEASTERN RECOGNIZES NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES GRADUATES (Tangipahoa two) -- The Southeastern Louisiana University College of Nursing and Health Sciences recognized
its top students at its honors convocation May 9. Among those honored were Autumn
Hasty of Hammond, who received the Maddox Award for the Outstanding Junior in Family
and Consumer Sciences.
10) SOUTHEASTERN RECOGNIZES NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES GRADUATES (Tangipahoa three) -- The Southeastern Louisiana University College of Nursing and Health Sciences recognized
its top students at its honors convocation May 9. Among those honored were Tara Kempton-Jerez
of Ponchatoula, who received the Graduate Scholar Award in Nursing.
OUT OF STATE
11) SOUTHEASTERN RECOGNIZES NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES GRADUATES (Shorewood, Ill.) -- The Southeastern Louisiana University College of Nursing and Health Sciences recognized
its top students at its honors convocation May 9. Among those honored was Megan McMillian
of Shorewood, Ill., who received the Charles W. Campbell Memorial Award in Communication
Sciences and Disorders.
12) SOUTHEASTERN RECOGNIZES NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES GRADUATES (Petal, Miss.) -- The Southeastern Louisiana University College of Nursing and Health Sciences recognized
its top students at its honors convocation May 9. Among those honored was Ashlie Swindol
West of Petal, Miss., who received the Graduate Scholar Award in Counselor Education.
