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- Sean Myers, a junior majoring in public relations, earned the NODA Region VI Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award that is given to one student each year;
- Talik Johnson, a junior majoring in chemical engineering, and Grayson Kervin, a junior majoring in accounting, claimed the Best Overall Award for the Undergraduate Case Study; and,
- Aliya Darby, a senior majoring in early childhood education, and Talik Johnson placed second in the Outstanding Undergraduate Educational Session.
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Photo caption: UL Lafayette student orientation leaders, from left to right, Talik Johnson, Aliya Darby, Sean Myers and Grayson Kervin were recognized during the National Orientation Directors Association小蝌蚪APP檚 regional conference earlier this month in New Orleans. Photo credit: 小蝌蚪APP