ABOUT ALUMS

1988

HONORABLE MONIQUE G. MORIAL delivered the 295th Commencement Address to the Ursuline Academy class of 2022.

1989

COLLEEN ASSAVEDO’S daughter, Lauren, graduated from University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a Bachelors in Speech Pathology and Audiology.

1992

Healthy Blue in Louisiana announced that CHRISTY VALENTINE, M.D., MBA has been named President of the health plan, a leading managed care provider of health benefits for Louisiana’s Medicaid, Medicaid Expansion and LaCHIP programs.

1995

3 DANIELLE RONQUILLE-LIPSKI was recognized as one of 100 Successful Women to Know, as named by Gulf Coast Woman Magazine.

1998

JAMIE THOMATIS was inducted into the Middle Tennessee State University Blue Raider Sports Hall of Fame. She was the first Blue Raider women's basketball player to be named First Team AllConference in two different conferences, the OVC and the Sun Belt and still holds the program records for career field goal and free throw percentage. Her 1,971 career points are still fourth all-time in Murfreesboro.

2001

MEGAN DAWSON was named Head Softball Coach and Biology Teacher at Lakeshore High School.

NADREA REEVES NJOKU was named to Xavier University's 40 Under 40.

2004

MARY GUGGENHEIMER BRUNO published a book, "Twelve Stripes Deep: How Infertility & Other Suffering Delivered My Greatest Joys."

2005

EMILY HUFFT CHATELAIN received the Red Heart Award from Capital Area YMCA for her work through her business, Three O’clock Project.

CHRISTY MATHERNE LOUSTALOT became the new owner of Be There Box. This small business helps customers “be there” for their loved ones through rough patches as well as celebrate from afar with a thoughtfully curated gift and handwritten card.

SPRING RICHARDSON-PERRY started a business. Time to Spring Forward is a consulting services firm that specializes in organizational development, educational services, and corporate training.

AMY JOHNSON PONSON who serves as the Executive Director of the Catholic Foundation of South Louisiana, was recently recognized as one of four 2022 Young Achiever Award recipients by the Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce.

LYNDSEY WHITE attained her Ph.D. becoming a Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Science.

2006

COURTNEY THOMAS TOBIN was recently named a tenured Associate Professor at UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health.

2007

4 SEVERAL SKIPS OF ’07 gathered for classmate, ALIX DEROUSSEAU AUCOIN’S wedding, including JULIA ARCHER, CAMILLE DECOURSEY, MARIA WINK MEYERS, HAYLEY HAGARDORN. Also pictured are her sisters, ASHLEY DEROUSSEAU (2004) AND BRITTANY PETRIE (2010).

2011

JESSICA BAGNERIS is a doctoral candidate in the College of Social Work’s Doctoral Program and will join the faculty of the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work as a tenure-track faculty member.

2014-2020

10 URSULINE SAILING TEAM ALUMNAE gathered at New Orleans Yacht Club for an Alumnae Regatta. The sailors represented several classes from 2014 through 2020.

2016

GABRIELLE BROWN spent her summer of 2021 on a 134-day stint aboard the SUNY Maritime College’s training ship, the Empire State, and did another 75-day stint this past summer to finish up her program. She recently graduated from SUNY Maritime College with a Masters in Maritime and Naval Studies and obtained her USCG Third Mate Unlimited Deck License. Upon graduation, she intends to sail on her license on either the Mississippi River or in the Gulf of Mexico. She previously graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Mississippi and the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College in 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.

2017

ALANNA AUSTIN was named one of two 2020 recipients of the Stephen Martin Scholars, as part of Tulane University's long-term initiative to honor the lasting impact that individuals from diverse backgrounds have made at the University.

2018

RAPHAELLA BROWN received a Bachelor of Science in Forensic Chemistry with a minor in Biological Sciences the Bailey-Hopper Award for Service, Potential, and Academic Achievement from Loyola’s Chemistry Department and was named “Outstanding Senior” in the Epsilon Phi Chapter of Delta Gamma. She is now serving as a Delta Gamma Collegiate Development Consultant, spending her time visiting and supporting collegiate chapters across the country. During that time, she plans to apply to public health programs and eventually receive her Masters of Public Health.

REAGAN ULRICH began teaching high school English at Ursuline this school year. She recently graduated from Tulane University with a Bachelor's in English and a concentration in Creative Writing. She completed a novella while studying under Dr. Joel Dinerstein and twotime National Book Award and MacArthur Genius Grant winner Jesmyn Ward. She has been published with various local magazines, including the online publication ViaNolaVie.

2020

CAMILLE BLACK from Loyola University New Orleans, graduating magna cum laude with University Honors distinction and Departmental Honors in Chemistry. While in school she received the American Chemical Society Undergraduate Award in Analytical Chemistry. She also received received two awards in her first year at Millsaps College: the Intro to Latin Severson Award and an essay award in her writing class. She was also recently honored as part of the Millsaps softball program, surpassing a 3.5 GPA and being named a Scholar-Athlete. Her team was recognized for their academic prowess following the 2022 fall season by Easton and the National Fastpitch Coaches Association and was named an Easton/NFCA AllAmerica Scholar Team.