The University of Louisiana at Lafayette recognized 199 first-time freshmen as President’s Top Scholars for outstanding academic achievements.
The annual recognition honors incoming students who graduated as valedictorian of their high school senior class or earned the University’s Live Oak Scholarship.
The students were celebrated during a Nov. 4 reception at the President’s House. Each Top Scholar received a medal and certificate.
“Being a Top Scholar is about more than what you achieve. It’s about what you contribute,” University President Dr. Ramesh Kolluru said. “You are not just the future of this University. You are the future of our community, our state and your chosen professions. What you learn here can take you anywhere.”
The 2026 President's Top Scholars include 107 high school valedictorians and 110 Live Oak Scholarship recipients. Eighteen students qualified for both distinctions; they are identified with an asterisk (*) in the list below.
College of the Arts
Ava K. Berard
Savannah G. Biggers
Kaylea Brown
Rebecca Carluen
Jeremy Diaz
Maya M. Harvey
Adam B. McCormick
Mary H. McKee
Loryn C. Rasmusson
Brooke Schexnaider
Gabriel T. Schippers
Olivia Soileau
Jessica H. Thai
Ndikumana Vanice
B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration
Molly G. Bordelon
Joel Broussard
Kale Champagne
Caleb J. Colbert
Avery E. Daigle*
Samuel O. Gaudet
Ayden Gennuso
Taylor Hebert
Tristan A. Kraus-Lyle
Ava A. LaHaye*
Richard Z. Lawson
Wade J. LeJeune
Beau V. Matulewski
Lauren Morea
Kaylin Nguyen
Michael Nguyen*
Ngoc Nguyen
Lillian Ray
Sebastien P. Richard
Sawyer T. Roberts
Emmy Robinson
Dashel J. Stroud
Jolie G. Timmer
Alice L. Toews
Riley E. Wallace
College of Education & Human Development
Elise A. Bordelon
Lillian Michelle Cascio
Olivia E. Dore'
Adley L. Durbin
Isabelle Katherine Freeman
Jaycilyn Hardy
Breah T. Harrington
Olivia G. Hecht
Gabriella N. LeBlanc
Tucker John Louviere
Madison A. McManus
Harper J. Pitre
Morgan E. Pitre
Jean-Paul Simon*
Theriot Skye
Alyson Teare
Jovi R. Trahan
Andrew Joseph Viator*
Graham M. Wartelle
College of Engineering
Matthew C. Adams*
Braydon Arceneaux
Ryker C. Barrow
Zacherie M. Baux
Liam E. Beauvais
Kagan Boone
Logan J. Boudreaux
Connor C. Broussard
Adrian J. Cardinale
Alaina C. Cifreo
Pigott Claire
Amielle A. Courville
Branson Couvillion
Owen Delatte*
Joseph G. Dendinger
Laura Derouen
Austin R. DeVille
Angelique Dufrane
Ella G. Feehan
Luke Gibson
Michael H. Herrmann
Nate A. Huval
Matthew Johnson
Michael S. Jones
Sophia Justice
Remy M. LeBeau
Aiden A. LeDuc-Bombard*
Moriah Luczak
Jayden Lusk
Wyatt Menard
Kate Monet
Tate J. Monier*
Miyuna N. Mori Arakaki
Nicholas Morrison
Frank E. Ortiz
Madison Overlund
Carter Primeaux
Million Xavier Pruitt*
Lexi Reason*
Liam J. Scarborough
Elijah S. St. Martin
Grayson N. Stroup
Michael D. Tankersley
Maddox M. Thibodeaux
Phillip C. Toups*
Niah A. Verdin
Yanis Zaoui
College of Liberal Arts
Arianna B. Allen
Lexie Bitton
Addison G. Boudreaux
Alicia M. Bouillion
Nicholas Braud
Addison Brune
Liam S. Burke
Kayla Cao
Lexy Carraway
Hale Charleigh*
Brooke Chrisman
Austin Cohn
Carson N. Daigle
Zachary P. Hensgens
Cristiana G. Landry
Hannah Laskowski
Sophie A. LeBleu
Gianna LeBreton
Ali C. Louviere
Mallory Manuel
Kamryn A. Michel
Samantha Padilla
Priscilla Paspula
Kiumyrie R. Phillips
Cali M. Pontiff
Evan J. Rowell
Liliana Semien
Gregory S. Veazey
Nicholas H. Villarrubia
Elise K. White
College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Amelie C. Boatman*
Abigail Burnell
Kylie F. Dupree
Emily Favcheux
Chloe A. Istre
Cohen C. LaGrange
Avery C. LeBlanc
Kalyn M. Migues
Allie Elizabeth Mire*
Maly G. Mullen
Reagan Myers
Kalie N. Nguyen
Jackson J. Palmer
Jordan Parker
Ella G. Rebert
Isabella G. Richard*
Jude A. Romeo
Andrew Stutes
Lunden C. Trahan
Whitney Trahan
Layla R. Trimble
Ray P. Authement College of Sciences
Andrew P. Allemand
Christopher I. Anthony
Olivia A. Benoit
Bella Blanchard
Evan T. Broussard
Shaelon M. Broussard
Claire M. Burton
Molly Cormier
Ian G. Dugas
Allie M. Duplantis
Ava H. Gaines
Reece D. Gaudet
Noah G. Greig
Reesa N. Guillot
Bennett J. Hargrave
Brylee K. Henry
Bishop Jordan
Kylie R. Kibodeaux
Marlee J. LaCoste
Landon M. LeBlanc
Noah G. LeJeune
Cameron J. Loga
William M. Logan
Aidan J. Long
Ava Melancon
William Nguyen
Grace C. Olivier
Elodie Paquette
Gentry S. Parker
Payne N. Pham
Christopher D. Rivette
Elizabeth A. Romero*
Joshua N. Rupert
Parker E. Street
Trenton N. Townsen
Hayes W. Viator*
Sophie G. Vining
Landon Vo
Jayden M. Waguespack
Madelyn Walter
Oliver Wiley
Daniel Ye
Leland M. Zaunbrecher