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Eight students will be honored during Spring 2014 Commencement ceremonies as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Alumni Association's Outstanding Graduates.

Every spring and fall semester, deans from eight academic colleges each nominate a student as an Outstanding Graduate, based on leadership, scholarship and service. A selection committee of the Alumni Association interviews the candidates and selects one to receive the overall award.

The overall Outstanding Graduate will be announced during the Spring Commencement General Assembly on Saturday, May 17, at the Cajundome.

Here's a look at this semester's Outstanding Graduates.

Jacob Broussard is the Outstanding Graduate for the College of the Arts.

He is a visual arts major with a concentration in painting.

Broussard has a 3.89 GPA,has been on the Dean's List, and is a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.

He received the Spark Student Scholarship, the Marvin and Anne Dubose/Lafayette Art Association Endowed Scholarship, TOPS Performance Scholarship, the Distinguished Freshman Scholarship, and the George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts Scholarship.

His work has been displayed at numerous art shows and exhibitions, including the University of Louisiana System's "Academic Summit Invitational Student Exhibition,""The Big Easel Preview Show," and "Under 30: Louisiana's Fresh Crop of Talent."He's a member of the Lafayette Art Association.

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