NEW ORLEANS – The University of New Orleans held its Spring 2025 Commencement Ceremony on Friday at the Lakefront Arena and 48 student-athletes and athletic staff received their degrees.
The baseball team, in lieu of their ability to attend because of a road series at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, had a special ceremony last weekend where the pending graduates were presented with their degrees by University President, Dr. Kathy Johnson.
The following list are the sports/departments, student-athletes/staff and their degrees received, forever making them Privateer alums.
BASEBALL
Brooks Byers (Interdisciplinary Studies)
Bryce Calloway (Interdisciplinary Studies)
Grant Edwards (Interdisciplinary Studies)
Matt Gonzalez (Interdisciplinary Studies)
Kai Hori (Interdisciplinary Studies)
Dalton Hurst (Interdisciplinary Studies)
Tristan Moore (Interdisciplinary Studies)
Jahlani Rogers (Interdisciplinary Studies)
Alexander Saunier (Biological Science)
Tyler Velino (Interdisciplinary Studies)
Diego Villescas (Interdisciplinary Studies)
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Ivana De Carvalho Peixe (Marketing)
Tristin Smith (Biological Science)
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Kerwin Prince (Interdisciplinary Studies)
Jamond Vincent (Interdisciplinary Studies)
James White (Interdisciplinary Studies)
GOLF
Britton Khalaf (Business Administration)
Matt Weber (Master's Business Administration)
Maximilian Wojciechowski (Interdisciplinary Studies)
MEN'S TENNIS
Matthew Armbruster (Biological Science)
MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
Christopher Murphy (Interdisciplinary Studies)
Gary Sandrock (Chemistry)
POM
Abigail Truitt
Adeline Palmisano
Carli Malveaux
Joyce Horn
Olivia Monnerjahn
Valentina Mattos
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Syria Butler (Interdisciplinary Studies)
Alexis Calderon (Interdisciplinary Studies)
Sephora Kayolo (Interdisciplinary Studies)
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Anastassia Kouchnareva (Finance)
WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
Oxana Bonjorn-Giros (Civil Engineering)
VOLLEYBALL
Vera Beltrame (Master's Business Administration)
Molly Kehoe (Business Administration)
Buse Kocakaya (Interdisciplinary Studies)
VOLLEYBALL/TRACK AND FIELD
Jamiryana Hall (Human Performance and Health Promotion)
STAFF
Gene Durand (Master's Higher Education Administration)
Justin Montz (Master's Business Administration)
FORMER STUDENT-ATHLETES
Michelle Folk (Master's Business Administration)
Jannah Sharpe (Public Administration)
James Glisson III (Master's Higher Education)
Connor Macip (Construction Management)
