Southeastern students inducted into Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
by: Tonya Lowentritt
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Cutlines are located at the end of the press release.
HAMMOND – Over 30 students at Southeastern Louisiana University were recently
inducted into the university’s chapter of the prestigious national honor society,
Phi Kappa Phi.
Awards for outstanding underclass students from Southeastern’s five academic
colleges were presented to: Aileigh Simmons, Hammond, College of Arts, Humanities
and Social Sciences; Eleanor Williams, Frisco, Tex., College of Business; Claire Bates,
St. Amant, College of Education; Julia M. Caballero, Pearl River, College of Nursing
and Health Sciences; and Trentyn Barber, Franklinton, College of Science and Technology.
Recognized as outstanding upper-class students were Emily Montelepre, Folsom,
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Jena Anderson, Hammond, College of
Business; Madeleine Abadie, Mandeville, College of Education; Hannah Robertson, Zachary,
College of Nursing and Health Sciences; and Thomas Floyd, Destrehan, College of Science
and Technology.
Victoria Rocquin of Lutcher and Rachael Tullier of Baton Rouge received the Outstanding
Senior Honor Student awards. Samantha Ellis of Baton Rouge was awarded the Phi Kappa
Phi Lou Ballard Endowed Scholarship as well as the Earl and Carole Corkern Endowed
Scholarship.
To be considered for membership in the organization, a student must be in the
top 10 percent of their senior or graduate class or a second semester junior in the
top 7.5 percent of his or her class.
Inductees and award winners listed by parish and city include the following:
Ascension
Prairieville: Lindsay Bourgeois.
St. Amant: Laney Bellow, Claire Bates.
East Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge: Jazmin Adams, Chelsea Barbay, Samantha Ellis, Samantha Giamanco, Alexandra Giardina,
Joni Walker, Rachael Tullier.
Greenwell Springs: Isabella Payne, Hannah Wall.
Zachary: Reagan Baggett, Hannah Robertson.
Grant
Pollock: Sam Tarpley.
Iberville
Grosse Tete: Haley David.
Jefferson
Jefferson: Danielle Blackwell.
Metairie: Madeline Frught.
Livingston
Denham Springs: Katelyn Baker, Evan Elmore, Sabrina Hughes.
Maurepas: Grant Meadows, Jessica Penalber.
Orleans
New Orleans: Jamal Lawson.
St. Charles
Destrehan: Thomas Floyd.
Luling: Katie Abadie, Lauren Hymel, Shannon Madden.
Norco: Jessica Gardere.
St. Rose: Katelyn Magri, Maria Pinero.
St. James
Lutcher: Victoria Rocquin.
St. Tammany
Abita Springs: Amanda G. Flood, Lauren Guillory.
Covington: Delaney Bright, Monica Fonrose, Colton Juul, Valerie Lango, Nicole Meyers.
Folsom: Lataisha Tate, Emily Montelepre.
Mandeville: Madeleine Abadie, Jacey Fitzmorris, James Kinchen, Madeline Moore, Jullian Weddle.
Pearl River: Julia Caballero.
Slidell: Kristen France, Emma Guillot, Joseph Kelley, Gabrielle Messina.
Tangipahoa
Amite: Ariel Thomas.
Hammond: Jena Anderson, Lauren DeVaney, Madalyn Duncan, Brianna Elliott, Dipika Ghimire,
Brooke Harris, Maya Little, Jessica Monsour, Laureana Robertson, Aileigh Simmons,
Israel Thacker, Holly Threeton, Paula Varnado-Sullivan.
Husser: Renee Vernon.
Kentwood: Abigail Simmons.
Natalbany: Janie Branham.
Ponchatoula: Darian Boesch, McKay Rayborn.
Robert: Leeann Gehbauer.
Washington
Franklinton: Trentyn Barber.
W. Baton Rouge
Brusly: Carly Henson.
CUTLINES (by parish/area)
1) SOUTHEASTERN HONORS PHI KAPPA PHI INDUCTEES (Ascension)
Southeastern Louisiana University recently inducted Claire Bates, left, and Laney
Bellow, both of St. Amant, into the university’s chapter of the prestigious national
honor society, Phi Kappa Phi.
2) SOUTHEASTERN HONORS PHI KAPPA PHI INDUCTEES (Baton Rouge area)
Southeastern Louisiana University recently inducted students from East Baton Rouge
Parish into the university’s chapter of the prestigious national honor society, Phi
Kappa Phi. Pictured are, from left, are Hannah Wall of Greenwell Springs, Hannah Robertson
of Zachary, and Samantha Ellis of Baton Rouge.
3) SOUTHEASTERN HONORS PHI KAPPA PHI INDUCTEES (Hammond)
Southeastern Louisiana University recently inducted Danielle Blackwell of Hammond
into the university’s chapter of the prestigious national honor society, Phi Kappa
Phi.
4) SOUTHEASTERN HONORS PHI KAPPA PHI INDUCTEES (Livingston)
Southeastern Louisiana University recently inducted students from Livingston Parish
into the university’s chapter of the prestigious national honor society, Phi Kappa
Phi. Pictured are, from left, Evan Richard Elmore and Katelyn Baker, both of Denham
Springs.
5) SOUTHEASTERN HONORS PHI KAPPA PHI INDUCTEES (St. Charles)
Southeastern Louisiana University recently inducted students from St. Charles Parish
into the university’s chapter of the prestigious national honor society, Phi Kappa
Phi. Pictured are, from left, Thomas Floyd of Destrehan, Katelyn Magri of St. Rose,
and Katie Abadie of Luling.
6) SOUTHEASTERN HONORS PHI KAPPA PHI INDUCTEES (St. James)
Southeastern Louisiana University recently inducted Victoria Rocquin of Lutcher into
the university’s chapter of the prestigious national honor society, Phi Kappa Phi.
7) SOUTHEASTERN HONORS PHI KAPPA PHI INDUCTEES (St. Tammany)
Southeastern Louisiana University recently inducted several students from St. Tammany
Parish into the university’s chapter of the prestigious national honor society, Phi
Kappa Phi. Pictured are, from left, Gabrielle Messina of Slidell, Colton Juul of Covington,
Emily Montelepre of Folsom, Lauren Guillory of Abita Springs, Monica Fonrose of Covington,
Julia Caballero of Pearl River, and Delaney Bright of Covington.
8) SOUTHEASTERN HONORS PHI KAPPA PHI INDUCTEES (Tangipahoa)
Southeastern Louisiana University recently inducted several students from Tangipahoa
Parish into the university’s chapter of the prestigious national honor society, Phi
Kappa Phi. Pictured are, from left, Madalyn Duncan of Hammond, Leeann Gehbauer of
Robert, Brianna Elliott of Ponchatoula, and Aileigh Simmons and Lauren DeVaney of
Hammond.
9) SOUTHEASTERN HONORS PHI KAPPA PHI INDUCTEES (Washington)
Southeastern Louisiana University recently inducted Trentyn Barber of Franklinton
into the university’s chapter of the prestigious national honor society, Phi Kappa
Phi.
