81 graduate with honors Dec. 17 at Lamar University

A total of 81 Lamar University students graduated with honors during winter commencement ceremonies Dec. 17 in the Montagne Center.

Thirty-two graduated summa cum laude (with highest honors), with grade-point averages ranging from 3.8 to 4.0, listed below are Orange County residents:

Mauriceville: Jonathan Miller.

Orange: Aubry Ellis, Regina Toohey, Robert Weatherholt, Katherine White.

Orangefield: Hannah Richard.

Among the summa cum laude graduates are Plummer Award recipients Ernesto Alvarez, Marianne Cowl, Ryan Grandusky, Jami Sanders and Katherine White, who attained perfect 4.0 GPAs to rank tops in their class.

Twenty-six students graduated magna cum laude (with high honors), with GPAs of 3.65 to 3.79, listed below are Orange County residents:

Bridge City: Lauren Boyd.

Orange: Renee Morris, Brittany Newman.

Twenty-three students graduated cum laude (with honors), with GPAs of 3.5 to 3.64, listed below are Orange County residents:

Mauriceville: Amber Dimas.

Orange: Anne Morris, Amarienne Williams.