Around Campus
Eighty-three-year-old U.S. Marine veteran Johnnie Jones received a Ph.D. in human ecology, becoming the oldest student to receive a graduate degree in the fall semester and the oldest African American to ever receive a degree from LSU.
In Focus
New alumni celebrate at LSU’s 297th commencement exercise.
Fall Graduation – LSU recognized 1,950 graduates at the University’s 297th commencement exercises in December, a new record for fall graduation. The University awarded the most degrees to Asian and Hispanic students ever during a fall semester and awarded the second most degrees to African American students during any fall commencement. The graduates included 1,386 bachelor’s degrees; 477 master’s and professional degrees or certificates; and 87 doctoral degrees. The youngest graduate was twenty, the oldest eighty-three. Photos by Eddy Perez/LSU Strategic Communications
Student Veterans of LSU was selected as Student Veterans of America Chapter of the Year. Photo: Student Veterans of America
Top Honors – Student Veterans of LSU was selected as Student Veterans of America (SVA) Chapter of the Year from among 1,500 student veteran chapters across the country. Twelve members attended the national conference in January in Orlando, Fla., to engage and learn from more than 2,000 of their peers and bringing home a plaque that highlights their recognition and accomplishments. In addition, LSU Military & Veterans Program Director Sachiko Cleveland was among the five finalists for the SVA’s Advisor of the Year award.
40 LSU Alumni Magazine | Spring 2019