Fall 2025 Commencement Program
Order of Ceremonies
Processional
Performed by the Norem Brass Quintet
National Anthem
Stephen Spilger
Welcome
Eric Lau, Dean, LSU College of Music & Dramatic Arts
Presentation of Undergraduate Candidates
Amy Smith, Assistant Dean of Student Success
- Bachelor of Arts in Theatre
- Bachelor of Fine Arts - Film & Television
- Bachelor of Arts in Music
- Bachelor of Music Education
Presentation of Graduate Candidates
Trey Davis, Associate Director for Graduate Studies, School of Music
- Master of Music
- Doctor of Musical Arts
Alma Mater
Stephen Spilger
Recessional
After the ceremony, graduates and family members are asked to please move to the Student
Union Lobby for pictures and socializing.
Event Information
Ceremonies begin Thursday, December 18th, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. CST in the CMDA Shaver Theatre
LIvestreamThe appearance of a name in this program is presumptive evidence of graduation, but is not to be regarded as conclusive. Students whose names are listed more than once in this program are receiving multiple degrees. The names of some students may not be listed in this program due to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974.
Fall 2025 Graduating Class
Undergraduate Degrees
Morgan N Hunter
Performance
CUM LAUDE
Joseh Apperson Kayuha Jr.
Theatre Design & TechnologyPerformance
Emerson Boutte
Film and Television
CUM LAUDE
Jack Thomas Falgout
Film and Television
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Ainsley Paige Garrett
Film and Television
Dorian J Hurst
Film and Television
Abigail Marie Lestrade
Film and Television
Madison Claire Mathis
Film and Television
Koby Pourciaux
Film and Television
Eli Sudul
Film and Television
George Michael Wilson
Saxophone
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Alexander Charles Bonner
French Horn
Abigail Elizabeth Milliman
Trumpet
Dominic Cruz Najera
Saxophone
Graduate Degrees
Please note that graduate degrees are officially conferred by the Pinkie Gordon Lane Graduate School. Dr. Andreas Giger is serving as the Graduate Council representative for the awarding of graduate-level degrees.
Rose Rodrigue
Choral Conducting
Luis Fabián González
Choral Conducting
"Bomba E: Tradition and Eclecticism in Selected Choral Works of Ángel "Cucco" Peña"
Geoffrey Merrick Stemen
Collaborative Piano
"Compositionally Applied Survey of Wagner, Mahler, Leocavallo, and Debussy's Music
with Original Text"
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