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Ms. Lauren Deranger
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Home Phone: 337-233-0548 Served as the Ragin’ Pepper Sergeant at Arms for the 2002-2003 year, Vice President for the 2003-2004 year, and President for the 2004-2005 year. Also chosen as a member of both the 2004 and 2005 Homecoming Courts for the University. Taking new paths From teaching English in Sudan to climbing the corporate ladder in the world of fashion, these nine outstanding graduates all plan to make their mark in their own ways. Honor societies, volunteer work, student organizations and even jobs filled up the days for these students. Choosing this year’s graduates was extremely difficult, said Robbie Bush, chairman of the association’s awards committee. Hannah Landry’s next step is to Sudan. The College of General Studies graduate is one of the nine students selected as outstanding graduates by the Alumni Association. Landry, the daughter of Dale and Michelle Landry of Abbeville, spent two months in the African nation last summer teaching English. She’ll leave in August to work in the predominantly Muslim country for the next two years teaching and working as a secretary for a company there. Despite the violence in the country, Landry said she feels going back is a calling. “Personally, I feel that the safest place for me is to be in God’s will,” Landry said. “I definitely prayed about this. I didn’t really want to go back there. I trust that God is going to keep me safe.” Landry, who leaves July 30, will study Arabic while she’s there. She’ll return to 115-degree heat and days wearing traditional Muslim dress – shirts to the elbows, skirts (pants are not allowed) and a head covering. “It’s a hard place to be,” Landry said. “I also feel that even though it’s hard, there are good things about it. The people are wonderful and very hospitable. There’s a need for education there.” That drive to make a difference is what makes each these graduates stand out, Bush said. Here are the other students selected for their standout contributions. Students were nominated by their college deans. The university’s outstanding graduate will be selected at the Graduate School ceremonies at 5:30 p.m. today. College of Applied Life Sciences She’ll be there – at the company’s headquarters at the Galleria in Dallas – on May 30 as part of the company’s entry-level management internship program. After the program concludes in August, she’ll be on the fast-track to corporate, she said. “I’d like to be a buyer, and that’s when my design degree comes in handy. It’s very competitive to become a buyer. It’s to their benefit to have a designer because I understand construction, quality and textiles,” Deranger said. Now the toughest decision facing her is what to wear on her first day. “I am a little nervous about it,” she said. “This is Nordstrom.” Deranger is the daughter of Lee and Cindy Deranger of Opelousas. Originally published May 20, 2006
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