McNeese State Announces Spring Graduates and Honor Roll Students

McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, conferred degrees on 675 graduates during two ceremonies for the university’s 166th commencement Friday, May 22, in McNeese’s Townsley Law Arena.

Among the graduates was Wyatt Andrew Wick of La Grange, who earned a Bachelor of General Studies.

The spring class of 2026 includes graduates from 32 parishes in Louisiana, 23 states, two U.S. territories and 15 countries, and 696 degrees will be awarded, including 37 associate degrees, 548 bachelor’s degrees, 107 master’s degrees and four doctoral degrees.

McNeese State also announced students named to the President’s Honor Roll List for the spring semester. To be on the President’s Honor List, an undergraduate student must earn at least a 3.5 GPA or better while carrying at least 15 semester hours. A senior eligible for graduation but carrying less than 15 hours is also eligible provided that student was on the President’s Honor List the previous semester.

Wyatt Wick was among those named to the President’s List, along with Lawson Fritsch of Fayetteville.