Scholarships & Awards

Each Spring semester, the College of Nursing and Health Sciences hosts an Honors Convocation. At this event, the Department of Kinesiology and Health Studies: 

  • honors an outstanding graduate of each academic program
  • recognizes a significant community partner
  • names an outstanding alumnus
Scholarship Database

Harvey A. Theriot, Jr. Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Eligible students are full time juniors or seniors pursuing the BS in Health and Physical Education (K-12) degree with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.

  • Rosalind Flowers (Spring 2000)
  • Beverly Galatas (Fall 2000)
  • Tiffany Rauschkolb (Fall 2001)
  • Billy Gueldner (Fall 2004)
  • Amy Faust Willie (Fall 2005)
  • Ross Currier (Fall 2006)
  • Rebecca delaGarza (Fall 2008)
  • Brad Didier (Fall 2009)
  • Candace Johnson (Spring 2010)
  • Grace Stiegler (Fall 2012)
  • Michael Lachney (Spring 2013)
  • Jake Bourgeios (Fall 2014)
  • Emily Laurent (Spring 2016)
  • Madison Laprarie (Fall 2018

Arthur and Esther deVries Endowed Scholarship

This scholarship is available to undergraduate and graduate students. Undergraduates must be full-time, junior standing, and have a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA. Graduate students must be full time and have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Applicants must demonstrate interest and experience in special needs of the aging and aged.

  • Ollie Markens (Fall 1994)
  • Lisa Johnson (Fall 1996)
  • Andrea Albert (Spring 1997)
  • Robin Wright (Fall 1997)
  • Crag Callihan (Spring 1998)
  • Andrea Toups (Fall 1998)
  • Robin Wright (Fall 1998)
  • Stacy Meyn (Spring 1999)
  • Sherri Adler (Spring 1999)
  • Sheila Hughes (Fall 1999)
  • Beverly Galatas (Fall 1999)
  • Denis Dominique (Spring 2000)
  • Janie Hatcher (Fall 2000)
  • Wendy McCrimon (Fall 2000)
  • Denise Dominique (Spring 2001)
  • Robert Kelly (Spring 2001)
  • Janie Hatcher (Fall 2001)
  • Wendy McCrimon (Fall 2001)
  • Sarah White (Fall 2002)
  • Melanie Bartmess (Spring 2003)
  • Elizabeth Smiley (Fall 2004)
  • Dawn Bassett (Fall 2005)
  • Craig Thomas (Fall 2006)
  • Jim Hall (Fall 2008)
  • Chelsie Russell (Spring 2009)
  • Brielle Kluka (Spring 2010)
  • Hernilda Davis (Fall 2011)
  • Leslie Guillory (Fall 2012)
  • Rachel Brewer (Spring 2013)
  • Carley Short (Fall 2014)
  • Katie McReynolds (Fall 2016)
  • Whitney Adams (Spring 2017)
  • Emily Whittington (Spring 2018)
  • Not funded (Fall 2018)

Walter L. Russell Scholarship

Eligible students are full-time undergraduate junior or senior students pursuing a major in the Kinesiology and Health Studies Department with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

  • Kristi Bergeron (Fall 1993-Spring 1994)
  • Joseph Didier (Fall 1993-Spring 1994)
  • Pamela Bettis (Fall 1994-Spring 1995)
  • Richard Warner (Fall 1994-Spring 1995)
  • Mark Cochran (Fall 1996)
  • Letitia Tooraen (Spring 1997)
  • Donna Hardy (Fall 1997)
  • Helena Polokava (Spring 1998)
  • Lisa Billingsley (Spring 1998)
  • Stacy Meyn (Spring 1998)
  • Alicia Zabala (Fall 1998)
  • Brian Bizette (Spring 1999)
  • Jacob Thompson (Spring 1999)
  • Eric Richard (Fall 1999-Spring 2000)
  • Robert Kelly (Fall 2000)
  • Brian Hirstius (Spring 2001)
  • Robert Kelly (Fall 2001)
  • Jeannie Dufrene (Spring 2002)
  • Sean Stanton (Fall 2002)
  • Emilie Kelley (Spring 2003)
  • Justine Vosloo (Fall 2004-Spring 2005)
  • Jennifer Culotta (Fall 2005)
  • Arden Ballard (Fall 2006)
  • Jasmine Ealy (Fall 2008)
  • Shawn Bedo (Spring 2009)
  • Miguel Larrea (Fall 2010)
  • Kyle Macintosh (Fall 2011)
  • Tabitha McReynolds (Fall 2012)
  • Brandon Leblanc (Fall 2013)
  • Tyrone’E Hawkins (Fall 2014)
  • Callie Lambert (Spring 2017)
  • Emily Whittington (Fall 2018)

John Philip Templet Endowed Scholarship

This scholarship is given in memory of a former undergraduate student, John Templet. John graduated from East Ascension High School in 2005, where he was a very good student and football player. He attended Southeastern for 2 years pursuing a BS in Kinesiology, commuting daily from his hometown of Gonzales. He died in a car accident early one morning in 2008 on his way to Southeastern to exercise at the student health center then attend classes. The scholarship is awarded to a junior or senior level undergraduate student pursuing a major in Kinesiology (Exercise Science or Fitness & Human Performance), who has a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. Past recipients include:

  • Chelsea Barr (Fall 2011)
  • Abbey Smith (Fall 2012)
  • Allison Ostendorf (Fall 2014)
  • Meghan McInnis (Spring 2016)
  • Emily Laurent (Spring 2017)
  • Emily Carter (Fall 2018)

Outstanding Graduates

Outstanding Graduate in Athletic Training

  • Vanessa Taromina (2004-2005)
  • Scott Giardina (2005-2006)
  • Chad Dufrene (2006-2007)
  • Nicole Finch (2007-2008)
  • Melaina Pirie (2008-2009)
  • Phillip White (2009-2010)
  • Amanda Palazola (2010-2011)
  • Nicole Phegley (2011-2012)
  • Tabitha McReynolds (2012-2013)
  • Katie Becnel (2013-2014)
  • Joel Lockhart (2014-2015)
  • Anthony Miller (2015-2016)
  • Anthony Baham (2016-2017)
  • Autumn Brown (2017-2018)
  • Kaleigh Vargas (2018-2019)
  • Craig Billiot, Jr. (2020)
  • Kristen Loving (2021)
  • Thomas “Tommy” Nedow (2022)
  • Randon McCallum (2023)
  • Tyler Albritton (2024)

Outstanding Graduate in Health Sciences

  • Yulanda Dyson (2004-2005)
  • Kimberly Hauer (2005-2006)
  • Fabian Austin (2006-2007)
  • Chelsea Clouatre (2007-2008)
  • Sarah Bennett (2008-2009)
  • Harper Wray (2009-2010)
  • Katie Lemoine (2010-2011)
  • Henry Rop (2011-2012)
  • Nadia Allen (2012-2013)
  • Anna Espy (2013-2014)
  • Bobijo Bode (2014-2015)
  • Ryan Woods (2015-2016)
  • Katie McReynolds (2016-2017)
  • Darla Donnaud (2017-2018)
  • Eryn Brannagan (2018-2019)
  • Emily Simeon (2020)
  • Christina Ernst (2021)
  • Darian Truxillo (2022)
  • Rylie Butler (2023)
  • Kaylee Bech (2024)

Outstanding Graduate in Health and Physical Education Teacher Education

  • Emile Flanagan (1992)
  • Joseph Didier (1994)
  • Richard Warner (1995)
  • Shane Smith (1996)
  • Cary Berthelot (1997)
  • Kim Thompson (1998)
  • Jason Aucoin (2000)
  • Brandon Paille (2003)
  • Seth Foster (2003)
  • Evan Balfantz (2004)
  • Leon Hebert (2004-2005)
  • Kimberly Jones Stern (2005-2006)
  • Ross Currier (2006-2007)
  • Sandra Richardson (2007-2008)
  • Lindsey Russell (2008-2009)
  • Samantha Wilkinson (2009-2010)
  • Scott Gaines (2010-2011)
  • Joey Roberts (2011-2012)
  • Cody Rogillion (2012-2013)
  • Meghan Thigpen (2013-2014)
  • Roy Misita (2014-2015)
  • Kevin Klingman (2015-2016)
  • Hannah Tracey (2016-2017)
  • Patrick Byrd (2-17-2018)
  • Hayli Gillette (2018-2019)
  • Tyler Dawsey (2020)
  • Reagan Baggett (2021)
  • Kaylee Hughes (2022)
  • Amanda White (2023)
  • Dana Hill (2024)

Outstanding Graduate in Exercise Science

  • Justine Vosloo (2004-2005)
  • Courtney Hope (2005-2006)
  • Dana Castjohn (2006-2007)
  • Alex Richerand (2007-2008)
  • Emily McMillan (2008-2009)
  • Abby Meehan (2009-2010)
  • Christy Hutchison (2010-2011)
  • Ryan Bermudez (2011-2012)
  • Donald Ponzo (2012-2013)
  • Rebecca Schnadelbach (2013-2014)
  • Erin St Pierre (2014-2015)
  • Sophia Epling (2015-2016)
  • Elizabeth Leboeuf (2016-2017)
  • Madina Vorotnikova (2017-2018)
  • Carl Guidry (2018-2019)
  • Chloe Chauvin (2020)
  • Cameron Diez (2021)
  • Leighton Zeigler (2022)
  • Nicolle Dardinger (2023)
  • Jessica Starring (2024)

Outstanding Graduate in Sport Management

  • Janelle Grovey (2004-2005)
  • Lauren Fitzmorris (2005-2006)
  • Shara Cain (2006-2007)
  • Jeremy Barrios (2007-2008)
  • Jasmine Ealy (2008-2009)
  • Samone Cammon (2009-2010)
  • Claressa Farrow (2010-2011)
  • Chase Lawson (2011-2012)
  • Michael Dupre (2012-2013)
  • Erin Sykes (2013-2014)
  • Blake Borgstede (2014-2015)
  • Brent Wagner (2015-2016)
  • Amber Lasher (2016-2017)
  • Hannah Schexnailder (2017-2018)
  • Kade Granier (2018-2019)
  • Mary Anna Jambon (2020)
  • Ariyanna Mason (2021)
  • Flory Bierma (2022)
  • Joshua Freeman (2023)
  • Abigayl Cox (2024)

Outstanding Graduate in Fitness and Human Performance

  • Brenna Faulk (2004-2005)
  • Kacie Thompson (2005-2006)
  • Tim Mars (2006-2007)
  • Wendy Lester (2007-2008)
  • James Whitener (2008-2009)
  • Jill Leblanc (2009-2010)
  • Jason Schexnayder (2010-2011)
  • Claire Ford (2011-2012)
  • Alyssa Glover (2012-2013)
  • Kana Koenig (2013-2014)
  • Brandon Chapoton (2014-2015)
  • Sarah Koger (2015-2016)
  • Alexis LaPlante (2016-2017)
  • Madeline Siau (2017-2018)
  • Whitney Lobell (2018-2019)
  • Madeline Jenkins (2020)
  • Samantha Messina (2021)
  • Sarah Shoun (2022)
  • Annabelle Young (2023)
  • Makenzie Sinagra (2024)

Outstanding Graduate Student

  • Sheri Reynolds (2003)
  • Jason Aucoin (2004)
  • Tiffany Rauschkolb (2004)
  • Elliott Pauli (2004-2005)
  • Vanessa West (2004-2005)
  • Ashlee Loboguerrero (2005-2006)
  • Gregory Reeves (2005-2006)
  • Ashley Dupre (2006-2007)
  • Anne Zaloudek (2006-2007)
  • Louvenia Askew (2007-2008)
  • Angelique Ortego (2007-2008)
  • Kirin Sehgal (2008-2009)
  • Katie Keen (2009-2010)
  • Brian Williams (2009-2010)
  • Brielle Kluka (2010-2011)
  • Jenny Ricks (2010-2011)
  • Nancy Dardis (2011-2012)
  • Tifffany Genola (2012-2013)
  • Heather Koepp (2012-2013)
  • Greg Mayo (2013-2014)
  • Daniel Toups (2013-2014)
  • Matthew Reynolds (2014-2015)
  • Caitlin Clarke (2014-2015)
  • Jessica Osborn (2015-2016)
  • Cedric Scotto (2015-2016)
  • Corinne Cormier (2016-2017)
  • Drew Gourley (2016-2017)
  • Alex Bowers (2017-2018)
  • Jessica Friley (2017-2018)
  • Ebony Glascock (2018-2019)
  • Brittany McDaniel (2018-2019)
  • Alex Young (2018-2019)

Graduate Scholar Award

  • Lauren Himel – Health Studies (2021)
  • Danielle Blackwell – Kinesiology (2021)
  • Alexandra Tomchek – Health Studies (2022)
  • Alexandra Gundersen – Kinesiology (2022)
  • Eryn Brannagan – Health Studies (2023)
  • Hannah Reck – Kinesiology (2023)
  • Flory Bierma – Kinesiology (2024)

Partnership Award

  • Strawberry Fields, Inc. (2002)
  • Tangipahoa Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council (2003)
  • Covington Orthopedics (2004)
  • Denham Springs High School (2005)
  • North Oaks Community Education (2006)
  • Covington High School (2007)
  • Baton Rouge Area Sports Foundation (2008)
  • St. Tammany Parish Hospital Cardiac Rehabilitation (2009)
  • Jeff Schnitt, North Oaks Sports Medicine (2010)
  • Andrew Bechac, Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics (2011)
  • Gayle Hatch, Spectrum Fitness (2012)
  • Albany Upper Elementary School (2013)
  • Gerald Drefahl, Functional Integrated Therapy and Training (2014)
  • Tammy Swindle, Cancer Center of Greater New Orleans (2015)
  • Health Transition Alliance Program, North Oaks Medical Center (2016)
  • Bill Gvoich, Medical Wellness, Spectrum Fitness (2017)
  • Child Advocacy Services of Hammond (2018)
  • Alyssa Lyon, North Oaks HealthSystem (2019)
  • Ryan Barker, Chappapela Sports Park (2021)
  • Jason Demelo, Ochsner Sport Performance (2022)
  • Tangipahoa—Reshaping Attitudes for Community Change (TRACC) (2023)
  • Josh McDaniel, Springfield Middle School (2024)
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