NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University awarded 292 degrees to 290 Summer 2025 graduates and 607 degrees to 595 Fall 2025 graduates during commencement ceremonies Dec. 17-18. Summer graduates listed by hometown are followed by Fall graduates listed by hometown.

Summer graduates listed by hometown are as follows.

Colfax – Aaron Slayter, Associate of General Studies

Dry Prong – Katelyn Tull, Associate of Science in Nursing; Alexis Painter Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Pollock – Sayleigh Butterfield, Associate of General Studies; Katherine Chapman, Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Fall 2025 graduates are as follows:

Colfax — Allyssa Zemp, Associate of Science in Nursing; Shondriana Gaines, Julian Hagen, Associate of General Studies; Destiny Broadway, Ashley McKinney, Bachelor of Science; Kinslee Boren, Denetria Cannon, Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Pollock – Mia Gary, Carley Pasche, Bachelor of Science; Melissa Nugent, Bachelor of Science in Nursing