Haden Coleman from the Diocese of Lafayette received the Class of 1964 Fr. Paul Miranne Service Award, presented by Fr. Matthew Clark, O.S.B., Vice-Rector and President of the Alumni Association.
Saint Joseph Seminary College recognized 30 students Friday during the 132nd Baccalaureate Mass and Commencement Exercises at Saint Joseph Abbey Church.
Twenty-three students received a Bachelor of Arts degrees. Six students completed the school’s two-year pre-theology program, designed primarily for second-career candidates or other college graduates who did not previously participate in a seminary formation program but are now preparing to enter a Roman Catholic theologate. In addition, one student completed the philosophy curriculum.
The Rev. Michael Chukwu, a priest with the Diocese of Okigwe, Nigeria, gave the commencement address. Fr. Michael is completing first year on the formation and academic faculty at SJSC.
The Class of 1964 Fr. Paul Miranne Service Award, presented to a graduate who, during his years at Saint Joseph Seminary College, has performed quiet service, without publicity or fanfare, was also awarded during the ceremony. The Rev. Matthew Clark, O.S.B., Vice Rector and Director of Alumni Affairs, presented the award to Hayden Francis Coleman of the Diocese of Lafayette.
Most Rev. Gregory M. Aymond, Archbishop of New Orleans and Chancellor of Saint Joseph Seminary College, and the Very Rev. Gregory M. Boquet, O.S.B., President-Rector of Saint Joseph Seminary College, presented diplomas and certificates to graduates. Dr. Casey Edler, Academic Dean, presented the academic hoods.
The following students received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and the Liberal Arts: Br. Joseph Alexander Boucher, Saint Joseph Abbey; Edward Kaleel Charnock, Archdiocese of Mobile (magna cum laude); Haden Francis Coleman, Diocese of Lafayette (summa cum laude); Christopher Patrick Collins, Diocese of Biloxi (magna cum laude); Gabriel Lucas Dowden, Diocese of Alexandria (cum laude); Porfirio M. Duarte, Diocese of Austin; Javier Escutia, Diocese of Fort Worth; and Tristan William Frisk, Diocese of Shreveport.
Also, Maximiliano Garcia, Diocese of Dallas; Eric Christopher Hernandez, Diocese of Lafayette (cum laude); Juan A. Hernandez-Magana, Diocese of Nashville; Jesus Daniel Mani, Diocese of Austin; Denneghy Patrick Mason, Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston; Toan Quang Nguyen, Diocese of Fort Worth (magna cum laude); Riley Cole O’Sullivan, Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter (cum laude); Blaine Joseph Phillips, Diocese of Alexandria (magna cum laude); Jesus Manuel Segura, Diocese of Fort Worth (cum laude); Andrew Reed Thompson, Archdiocese of Mobile; and Jonathan Douglass Webster, Archdiocese of Atlanta (cum laude).
The following students received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and Theological Studies: Jose Maria Cortez, Diocese of Pensacola/Tallahassee (cum laude); Pablo Osiel Garcia, Diocese of Brownsville; Jacob Alexander Lott, Diocese of Biloxi; and Shawn Patrick Young, Diocese of St. Petersburg.
The following students received a Certificate of Completion in the Pre-Theology Program: Stephen Augustus Beadle, Diocese of Corpus Christi; Jorge Ivan Garza Jr., Diocese of Brownsville; Nam Dang Quoc Nguyen, Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston; Michael Paul Pedersen, Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee; Vincent Thomas Washburn, Diocese of St. Petersburg; and Robert James Weisberg, Diocese of Fort Worth.
John Le, Icarnation Consecration Mission, completed the philosophy curriculum.