Class Act: Highlighting LSU graduate Jake Crusan Jake Crusan graduated from LSU in May 2021. (Source: Jake Crusan) By Kaitlyn Gibson | May 10, 2021 at 7:16 AM CDT - Updated May 10 at 7:24 AM SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Jake Crusan was born and raised in Shreveport but spent the last four years in Baton Rouge earning his degree at LSU. Crusan was a 2021 Summa Cum Laude graduate who received a degree in engineering. He was awarded the Edward McLaughlin Dean’s Medal of Excellence for having the highest GPA in the college of engineering, and he was also a University Medalist for making all A’s during his time at LSU.