Southeastern Honors Program

Congratulations to Spring 2026 Honors Diploma recipient Toby Lirette!

Toby is a writer from Houma, Louisiana. He is an English major with a concentration in Creative writing and a minor in Spanish. Throughout his time in the undergraduate program, he has been an active member in the Southeastern Spanish Club, The Knitty Gritty, English and World Language Ambassadors, The Southeastern Study Abroad Program, and The Honors Program. He’s also spent the past three years working as a level II CRLA certified tutor at the Tinsley Learning Center under the direction of Mrs. Marie Bernard and the College of Honors and Excellence. Toby has earned the President’s Award in every semester attended at Southeastern, as well as a Senate Recognition Award in November of 2024 and Sophomore Honors Distinction. He has completed 30 hours of Honors coursework here at Southeastern. Additionally, he has presented creative work at the Honors Research Showcases of Fall 2025 and Spring 2026, The Southern Regional Honors Conference 2026, Southeastern Students’ Research, Creative, And Scholarly Activities Showcase, and the University of Louisiana Academic Summit 2026. After graduation, he plans to attend graduate school with the end goal of working in the publications industry. Under the direction of Ms. Alison Pelegrin and Mr. Brad Richard, he completed his senior honors thesis, “Confessions: Poems.”