Brennan Castille, son of Jim and Lisa Castille of Â鶹´«Ã½app, is the Spring 2008 Outstanding Graduate for the University of Louisiana at Â鶹´«Ã½app.
Castille, an accounting major with a 3.83 grade point average, is the Outstanding Graduate from the B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration.
Selected by the Alumni Association Awards Committee, the Outstanding Graduate award is based on leadership, scholarship and service. The finalists from each academic college are nominated by their respective dean. The Spring 2008 Outstanding Graduates include Matthew Couvillon of Abbeville, Arts; Castille of Â鶹´«Ã½app, Business Adminitration; Jenna Lachney of Â鶹´«Ã½app, Education; Megan Roman of Â鶹´«Ã½app, Engineering; Betty Joy Hebert of Arnaudville, General Studies; Josephine McKelvy of Â鶹´«Ã½app, Liberal Arts; Lindsey Dees of New Iberia, Nursing and Allied Health Professions; and Jared LeBlanc of Â鶹´«Ã½app, Sciences.
Castille has been on the Dean’s List throughout college and is the recipient of several scholarships including the UL Â鶹´«Ã½app Foundation scholarship, the Accounting Department scholarship, TOPS Performance Award, and the UL Â鶹´«Ã½app Alumni Association Endowed scholarship.
He is also a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Blue Key Honor Society, UL Â鶹´«Ã½app Student Discipline committee, Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, Honors Business Society, Phi Beta Delta International Honor Society and the UL Â鶹´«Ã½app Honors Program.
He’s been active on campus serving on the Student Government Association as a College of Business Senator. He’s also on the Rules Committee, the Parking and Transit Committee and the Appropriations Committee.
Castille is a member of Beta Alpha Psi, Association of Future Alumni, Student Alumni Ambassadors and the College of Business Student Advisory Council.
His community service activities include working as event coordinator of the Â鶹´«Ã½app Children’s Shelter and volunteering with the UL Â鶹´«Ã½app Alumni Association. In addition, he has worked with Toys for Tots, Marquis de Â鶹´«Ã½app, United Way of Acadiana, Food for Families, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Festival International and Faith House. On campus, Castille is a tutor for Accounting 201 and 202 and was a Royal Duke of Krewe of Roux.
In addition to his involvement in college and extra-curricular activities, he has also held a job since high school. He first worked at Red Lerille’s and now works with his family at New Century Fabricators.
After graduation, Castille plans to immediately pursue his MBA at UL Â鶹´«Ã½app. Afterwards, he plans to sit for the CPA exam. With both an MBA and being a CPA, Castille hopes to help his family’s business grow and prosper.