Spring - University of Texas at El Paso

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Spring - University of Texas at El Paso
Class of
2015
May 16, 2015
Spring Commencement
Don Haskins Center
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The center of campus features a new Centennial Plaza bordered by the
Union, Geological Sciences, Psychology and Administration buildings.
Centennial Plaza includes a large open area reminiscent of urban plazas
located across the Paso del Norte region and in Mexico, where residents
congregate and celebrate life. Centennial Plaza commemorates the
University's Centennial in 2014 and celebrated its grand opening on
Saturday, April 18, 2015.
The listing of graduates is based upon information provided prior to the printing
of this program. The appearance or absence of any name in the program does not
constitute recognition or denial of completion of degree requirements nor the
conferring of honors.
The program is issued as a ceremonial publication and is not an official record
of graduates. The awarding of degrees will be based on the outcome of final
examinations and final grades. The University apologizes for any errors or omissions.
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BOARD OF REGENTS
The University of Texas System
Paul L. Foster, Chairman .................................................. El Paso
R. Steven “Steve” Hicks, Vice Chairman .......................... Austin
Ernest Aliseda ................................................................. McAllen
David J. Beck ..................................................................Houston
Alex M. Cranberg ..........................................................Houston
Wallace L. Hall, Jr. .............................................................. Dallas
Jeffery D. Hildebrand ....................................................Houston
Brenda Pejovich . ................................................................ Dallas
Sara Martinez Tucker ......................................................... Dallas
Max Richards (Student Regent) ........................................ Austin
Francie A. Frederick
General Counsel to the Board of Regents
SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALS
The University of Texas System
William H. McRaven
Chancellor
Pedro Reyes, Ph.D.
Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Raymond S. Greenberg, M.D., Ph.D.
Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
Scott C. Kelley, Ed.D.
Executive Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs
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PROGRAM
Morning Ceremony 9 a.m.
Diana Natalicio
President of the University, Presiding
Concert ............................................................ Ceremonial Brass Ensemble
Stephen Haddad, Conductor
Senior Lecturer, Music
Academic Procession ...................................... Fernando García-Núñez, Grand Marshal
Professor Emeritus, Languages and
Linguistics
National Anthem ............................................. The Audience, Ceremonial Brass
The Star Spangled Banner
Ensemble and Chamber Singers
UTEP Chamber Singers
Elisa Fraser Wilson, Conductor
Associate Professor, Music
Welcome and Introductions ........................... Diana Natalicio, President
Presentation of Candidates’ Names .............. Howard Daudistel, Interim Provost
Alma Mater ...................................................... The Audience, Ceremonial Brass
Ensemble and Chamber Singers
Conferral of Degrees ...................................... Diana Natalicio, President
The College of Liberal Arts ............................. Patricia Witherspoon, Dean
The Graduate School ....................................... Charles Ambler, Dean
Announcement of Candidates’ Names .......... Richard Pineda, Associate Professor
Communication
Rebecca Rivas, Assistant Professor
Theatre and Dance
University Faculty Marshals of Students ....... Ezra Cappell, Associate Professor
English
Maria-Soccorro Tabuenca, Professor
Languages and Linguistics
Recessional
Graduates will recess through the center aisle and out the south tunnel of the Don Haskins
Center. Family members may meet their graduate in Lot P-11. Refer to the diagram on page 7 of
the program.
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ORDER OF ACADEMIC PROCESSION
Morning Ceremony 9 a.m.
Fernando García-Núñez
Grand Marshal of the University
Lanica Yu-Richardson
The University Banner
Jakub Pawel Zajakala
Graduate School Banner
Esther Valenzuela
Liberal Arts Banner
Diana Natalicio
Howard Daudistel
President
Interim Provost
Gary Edens
Charles Ambler
Vice President for Student Affairs
Dean of the Graduate School
Marc Cox
Jack Chessa
President, Faculty Senate
Chair, Graduate Council
Willarda Edwards
Ben Carnevale
President, Alumni Association
Chair, Staff Council
Roberto Dominguez
President
Student Government Association
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MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY
The Graduate School
Jack Chessa, Marshal
Charles Ambler, Dean
The College of Liberal Arts
Dena Kay Jones, Marshal
Patricia Witherspoon, Dean
Faculty of the College
GRADUATES AND
CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE
The Graduate School
The College of Liberal Arts
The College Banner Bearer
Lex Williford
Faculty Marshal of Students
Adelmar Alvin Ramirez, Liberal Arts
Student Marshal
Candidates for the Degree
The College Banner Bearer
Maryse Jayasuriya
Michael Topp
Faculty Marshals of Students
Guy McGunegle
Student Marshal
Candidates for the Degree
The University Librarians
Juan A. Sandoval, Marshal
The University Staff
Steve Rosenfeld, Marshal
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Student Seating and
Post-Commencement Family Waiting Areas
9 a.m. Ceremony
Spring Commencement • Saturday, May 16, 2015
Faculty and Staff
Seating
Graduate
School
Liberal
Arts
Liberal
Arts
To Mesa St.
Oregon St.
Glory
Rd.
Liberal Arts
Graduate School
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PROGRAM
Afternoon Ceremony 2 p.m.
Diana Natalicio
President of the University, Presiding
Concert ............................................................ Ceremonial Brass Ensemble
Stephen Haddad, Conductor
Senior Lecturer, Music
Academic Procession ...................................... Brian H. Giza, Grand Marshal
Associate Professor Emeritus, Teacher
Education
National Anthem ............................................. The Audience, Ceremonial Brass
The Star Spangled Banner
Ensemble and Chamber Singers
UTEP Chamber Singers
Elisa Fraser Wilson, Conductor
Associate Professor, Music
Welcome and Introductions ........................... Diana Natalicio, President
Presentation of Candidates’ Names .............. Howard Daudistel, Interim Provost
Alma Mater ...................................................... The Audience, Ceremonial Brass
Ensemble and Chamber Singers
Conferral of Degrees ...................................... Diana Natalicio, President
The College of Business Administration ......... Robert Nachtmann, Dean
The College of Education ............................... Cynthia A. Giorgis, Dean
The School of Nursing ...................................... Elias Provencio-Vasquez, Dean
The Graduate School ....................................... Charles Ambler, Dean
Announcement of Candidates’ Names .......... Adriana Dominguez, Director
Audience Development
Theatre and Dance
Elena Izquierdo, Associate Professor
Teacher Education
University Faculty Marshals of Students ....... John Hadjimarcou, Professor
Marketing and Management
Robert Trussell, Associate Dean
Education
Recessional
Graduates will recess through the center aisle and out the south tunnel of the Don Haskins
Center. Family members may meet their graduate in Lot P-11. Refer to the diagram on page
11 of the program.
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ORDER OF ACADEMIC PROCESSION
Afternoon Ceremony 2 p.m.
Brian H. Giza
Grand Marshal of the University
Lani D. Miranda
The University Banner
Robert Thomas Webb
Graduate School Banner
Mauricio G. Mercado
Giselle Alyss Bustamante
Business Administration Banner
Education Banner
Kayla Rae Black
Nursing Banner
Diana Natalicio
Howard Daudistel
President
Interim Provost
Gary Edens
Stephen Riter
Vice President for Student Affairs
Vice President for Information
Resources and Planning
Cynthia Vizcaino Villa
Vice President for
Business Affairs
Charles Ambler
Dean of the Graduate School
Marc Cox
Jack Chessa
President, Faculty Senate
Chair, Graduate Council
Willarda Edwards
Ben Carnevale
President, Alumni Association
Chair, Staff Council
Robert Dominguez
President
Student Government Association
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MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY
The Graduate School
Jack Chessa, Marshal
Charles Ambler, Dean
The College of Business
Administration
The College of Education
Elena Izquierdo, Marshal
Cynthia A. Giorgis, Dean
Faculty of the College
Hendrik Devos, Marshal
Robert Nachtmann, Dean
Faculty of the College
The School of Nursing
Patricia Herbias, Marshal
Elias Provencio-Vasquez, Dean
Faculty of the College
GRADUATES AND
CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE
The Graduate School
The College Banner Bearer
Fernanda Wagstaff, Business Administration
Helen M. Hammond, Education
Lisa L. Hennessy, Nursing
Faculty Marshals of Students
Patrick D. McGrail, Business Administration
Lili Carrasco, Education
Sandra E. Arias, Nursing
Student Marshals
Candidates for the Degree
The College of Business
Administration
The College Banner Bearer
Miguel A. Ramos-Gonzalez
Faculty Marshal of Students
Esteban Quintanilla
Student Marshal
Candidates for the Degree
The College of Education
The College Banner Bearer
Rodolfo Rincones
Faculty Marshal of Students
Cassandra Macias
Student Marshal
Candidates for the Degree
The School of Nursing
The College Banner Bearer
Myrna Anchondo
Faculty Marshal of Students
Jennifer Allen Posern
Student Marshal
Candidates for the Degree
The University Librarians
The University Staff
Sebastian Diaz, Marshal
Laura Aguirre, Marshal
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Student Seating and
Post-Commencement Family Waiting Areas
2 p.m. Ceremony
Spring Commencement • Saturday, May 16, 2015
Reserved for
Graduation Candidates
Graduate
School
Graduate
School
Business
Admin.
Education
Reserved for
Graduation Candidates
Faculty and Staff
Seating
Nursing
To Mesa St.
Oregon St.
Glory
Rd.
Education
Business
Administration
Nursing
Graduate School
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PROGRAM
Evening Ceremony 7 p.m.
Diana Natalicio
President of the University, Presiding
Concert ............................................................ Ceremonial Brass Ensemble
Stephen Haddad, Conductor
Senior Lecturer, Music
Academic Procession ...................................... Philip Goodell, Grand Marshal
Associate Professor, Geological Sciences
National Anthem ............................................. The Audience, Ceremonial Brass
The Star Spangled Banner
Ensemble and Chamber Singers
UTEP Chamber Singers
Elisa Fraser Wilson, Conductor
Associate Professor, Music
Welcome and Introductions ........................... Diana Natalicio, President
Presentation of Candidates’ Names .............. Howard Daudistel, Interim Provost
Alma Mater ...................................................... The Audience, Ceremonial Brass
Ensemble and Chamber Singers
Conferral of Degrees ...................................... Diana Natalicio, President
The College of Engineering ............................ Richard Schoephoerster, Dean
The College of Science .................................... Robert Kirken, Dean
The College of Health Sciences ....................... Kathleen A. Curtis, Dean
The Graduate School ....................................... Charles Ambler, Dean
Announcement of Candidates’ Names .......... Richard Teschner, Professor Emeritus
Languages and Linguistics
Elena Izquierdo, Associate Professor
Teacher Education
University Faculty Marshals of Students ....... Mark W. Lusk, Associate Dean
Health Sciences
David Zubia, Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Recessional
Graduates will recess through the center aisle and out the south tunnel of the Don Haskins
Center. Family members may meet their graduate in Lot P-11. Refer to the diagram on page
15 of the program.
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ORDER OF ACADEMIC PROCESSION
Evening Ceremony 7 p.m.
Philip C. Goodell
Grand Marshal of the University
Gabriela Enriquez Rodriguez
The University Banner
Amanda Marie Sepulveda
Graduate School Banner
Daniela A. Noriega
Esther Valenzuela
Engineering Banner
Health Sciences Banner
Isaac Gabriel Torres
Science Banner
Diana Natalicio
Howard Daudistel
President
Interim Provost
Gary Edens
Roberto Osegueda
Vice President for Student Affairs
Vice President for Research
Marc Cox
Charles Ambler
President, Faculty Senate
Dean of the Graduate School
Jack Chessa
Diane Ginsburg
Chair, Graduate Council
Assistant Dean, UT Austin
College of Pharmacy
Willarda Edwards
José O. Rivera
President, Alumni Association
Director, Cooperative
Program in Pharmacy
Roberto Dominguez
President
Student Government Association
Ben Carnevale
Chair, Staff Council
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MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY
The Graduate School
Jack Chessa, Marshal
Charles Ambler, Dean
The College of Engineering
The College of Health Sciences
Devesh Misra, Marshal
Richard Schoephoerster, Dean
Faculty of the College
Candyce Berger, Marshal
Kathleen A. Curtis, Dean
Faculty of the College
The College of Science
Behzad Djafari-Rouhani, Marshal
Robert Kirken, Dean
Faculty of the College
GRADUATES AND
CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE
The Graduate School
The College Banner Bearer
Luis Rene Contreras-Sapien, Engineering
Terry L. Pavlis, Science
Bess Sirmon-Taylor, Health Sciences
Faculty Marshals of Students
Yvonne Chavez, Engineering
Arjun Sharma Neupane, Science
Viridiana Sigala, Health Sciences
Student Marshals
Candidates for the Degree
The College of Engineering
The College of Health Sciences
The College Banner Bearer
Adeeba Raheem
Faculty Marshal of Students
Aldo I. Vidaña
Student Marshal
Candidates for the Degree
The College Banner Bearer
George King
Faculty Marshal of Students
Kristie Ann Apodaca
Student Marshal
Candidates for the Degree
The College of Science
The College Banner Bearer
Chuan Xiao
Faculty Marshal of Students
Paola Aseret Ramos Villegas
Student Marshal
Candidates for the Degree
The University Librarians
The University Staff
Angela Lucero, Marshal
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Terry Weber, Marshal
Student Seating and
Post-Commencement Family Waiting Areas
7 p.m. Ceremony
Spring Commencement • Saturday, May 16, 2015
Reserved for
Graduation Candidates
Engineering
Science
Graduate
School
Health
Sciences
Reserved for
Graduation Candidates
Faculty and Staff
Seating
To Mesa St.
Rd.
Oregon St.
Glory
Science
Health
Sciences
Engineering
Graduate
School
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CANDIDATES
FOR DEGREES
MAY 2015
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COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Bachelor of Arts
Anthropology
Tonantzin Graciela Lozano
Roberto Israel Ortega Celaya
Delilah Y. Quezada
Nicole A. Ronquillo
Richard Alan Taylor
Art History
Erica Chacon
Maria Luisa Minjares-Villalobos
Art
Roberto Arellano
Veronica Andrea Chaparro
Eugenio Felix
Gabriela M. Grajeda
Carolina Magnolia Meraz Lozano
David Moreno
Ana Elvia Nunez
Karla Abigail Rangel Ortiz
Sonia Rhein
Jennifer Schaefer
Barbara Helene Schmidt
Carlos Tomas Vasquez
Alejandra Yerena
Frederica Diamanta Yoshawirja
Art/Art History
Marbeth R. Ruiz
Art/Media Advertising/
Communication Studies
Victor Omar Camacho Jr.
Mayra Angelica Rivera Zamora
Chicano Studies
Jessie Andrea Gracia
Communication Studies
Tania Elizabeth Flores
Peter Varela Gonzalez
Jose D. Maldonado
Lorraine Teresa Perez
Creative Writing
Eric Michael Acosta
Carolynne Muehsam Ayoub
Iris Erika Beyer
Melissa M. Blackey
Cherrita Concepcion Bruce
Jaime J. Garcia
Marissa Nicole Morales
Paloma Pelayo
Samantha Jo Stephens
Kimberly Marie Trejo
Criminal Justice
Dora Alicia Acosta
Cynthia Aguinaga
Ismalia Almaraz
Adrian Isaac Alvarado
Diana Amaya
Michelle Alejandra Arellano
Jacqueline Baca
Itzel Denisse Barbosa
Jennifer Alice Beltran
Alejandro Salazar Booth
Eric Borunda
Eugenia Brizuela
Juan J. Cadena
Lisa Campa
Daniel Arturo Carmona
Omar Carmona
Walter Carrera
Sebastian C. Chavez
Chantell Nicole Decatur
Orlando Ikaika Dennis
Jaime Arturo Desantiago
Carlos E. Duran
Mathew David Elam
Ayram Arturo Esparza-Sustaita
David A. Falin
Maribel Fragoso
Genoveva Fuentes-Cuellar
Joshua Raul Gandara
Abigail Garcia
Daniel Garcia Jr.
Erika Susana Garcia
Kennedy Garcia
Mayra Alejandra Garcia
Melanie Marie Garcia
Gracy Z. Garcia-Samaniego
Rosalba Guadalupe Gomez
Elizabeth Kristal Gonzalez
Esmeralda Gonzalez
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Jazmine Ozelle Gonzalez
Jonathan Gonzalez
Joshua Emanuel Gonzalez
Samantha Aileen Gonzalez
Yvonne Marie Gonzalez
Jacqueline Elizabeth Granados
Omar Guerrero
Jorge A. Guevara
Jennifer Marie Heredia
Larry Hernandez
Luis R. Herrera
Venessa Jeanette Herrera
Jermaine Lee Hicks
Ivy Odille Jauregui
Diana Juarez
Sandy Jung
Tiffany Ann Kleppe
John Henry Lanahan III
Sandra Lopez
Jesus Ignacio Lozoya
Josue Rogelio Luna
Javier Magdaleno
Zachary David Martin
Cristina Aracely Martinez
Brissa Lourdes Martinez-Sosa
Araceli Medina
Iriz Edna Mendivil
Shannyn Bethany Moose
Alejandro Munoz
Maria Elena Oaxaca
Chrishauna Michelle Parker
Abraham Perez
Melanie Marie Peterson
Michelle Rae Ramirez
Ruben Arturo Ramirez
Steven Pedroza Reed
Irvin Alexander Reyna
Adrian Rincon
Salvador Rios Jr.
Christine Rodriguez
Frank Justin Rodriguez
Joel Rodriguez
Michael Rodriguez
Erika Guadalupe Rosales
Jessica Ruiz
Maria A. Saenz
Stephanie Salazar
Alejandra Salinas
Cesar Humberto Salinas
Michael Salloum
Alan Lorenzo Sanchez
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Jesus Abdiel Saucedo
Alan Ezquerra Shanahan
Gustavo Alejandro Sias
Maritza Terrazas
Aneli Marie Vasquez
David Issac Vazquez
Angel Verduzco
Patrick H. Ward
Lawrence Andrew Wise
Criminal Justice/Psychology
Isaac James Alvarado
Blanca Estela Delatorre
Criminal Justice/Sociology
Tammy Lynette Gill
Guadalupe Vanessa Sarellano
Digital Media Production
Paul Jacob Castellanos
Steven Rene Roy Chapa
Samuel Raul Gandara
Taylor Brianna Gunn
Margaret Elizabeth Johnson
Jesus Genaro Limon
Christian Martin Monzon
Itzel Nayeli Pichardo
Marcus C. Seegers
Stephen Paul Snyder
Karla Janelle Valenzuela Peralta
Thomas Valles
Diana Lizeth Vega-Rojas
Electronic Media
Jeanette Guadalupe Rodarte
English and American Literature
Ryan Alexander Alford
Monica Banuelos
Blanca A. Campos
Dina N. Chagoyan
Laura Isela Flores-Ceballos
Kirstie A. Gervacio
Ana Alicia Infante
Michelle Denise Millen
Jorge Eduardo Montelongo II
Hector Montero
Arturo Morales
David Otto
Shelbie Nicole Ponder
Andrea Elena Reveles
Eric M. Reza
Ricardo Tinajero
Lori Anne Whitaker
English
Jovan David Abrego
Maribel Diaz
Gerardo Gonzalez
Rosanna Michelle Lomeli
Alejandra Marie Ortiz
Kasandra M. Payen
Bianca Larissa Veloz
French
Tania Mendoza
History
Molly Katherine Butler
Esteban De Jesus Casas
Ryan Douglas Dillard
Hans Duran
Emmanuel Franco
Samuel Stephen Green
Alejandrina Guardado
Michael David Hamilton
Alfredo Lopez
Dominique Denise Mannix
Josue J. Mata
Melanie Ann Browning Matheus
Idali Reyes
Karina Lizette Reyes
Gerardo Sanchez Aros
History/Chicano Studies
Diana Sanchez
Linguistics
Amanda Nicole Avila
Adrian Cesar Carlos
Gilberto Garcia
Silvia Natascha Hecht
Selina Maritza Leyva
Marisol Marroquin
Joanna Mendoza
Ruth Orozco
Amy Yvonne Palacios
Erika Crystal Perez
Elizabeth Portillo
Carlos Ricardo Serna
Media Advertising/Communication
Studies
Erika Danielle Arcuri
Christian Damian Balderrama
Arely Alejandra Camacho
Karla Mayram Lugo
Paloma Medina
Carlos Rafael Moctezuma
Istiban Abraham Morales
Ana Laura Ordonez
Estefania Perea
Ricardo Segoviano Jr.
Rosa Luz Zenteno
Multimedia Journalism
Diana Gomez
Mabel Gutierrez
Camilo Mauricio Jimenez
Esther Hervas Jurado
Alexsia Rayleen Licon
Renee Louise Malooly
Karina Iliana Moreno
Daniela Moriel-Valdivia
Jeraldine G. Ramos
Lorena Villela
Benjamin Gus Woolridge
Helen Marie Yip
Marco Antonio Zamora
Multimedia Journalism/
Organizational & Corporate
Communication
Ellisia Noami Shafer
Organizational and Corporate
Communication
Winter Marie Aguilar
Annette Barbier
Rebeca Calvillo
Melissa Marie Cano
Carl Duran Cooper II
Renee Marie Corbin
Isabel Margarita De La Rosa
Janice Rose Dominguez
Cassandra Lynn Hernandez
Cedrick John Lang
Karina Itzel Miranda
Yolanda Sarai Tiemann
Caroline Goretti Vazquez
Sydney Anja Vazquez
Marla Leticia Villalva-Barron
Lanica Yu-Richardson
Organizational & Corporate
Communication/Art
Lesly Limon
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Political Science
Alejandro Amaya
Alexis M. Cain
Rodrigo Camacho
Rodolfo Martin Carrillo Jr.
Alejandro Daniel Carrillo Rodriguez
Vianey Arianna Escudero
Marco Aaron Herrera
Matthew John Ibarra
Guy William McGunegle
Isai Montero
Angel E. Ramirez
Michelle Rojas
Pedro Enrique Sanchez
Dustin Nicholas Schirmer
Victor Eduardo Trujillo Jr.
Political Science/History
Viana Pinedo
Psychology
Lizette Acuna
Roxanne Arzola
Oscar Brian Avila
Alejandra Barraza
Alex Barron
Dominique Alaysha Brown
Silvia Ivette Calderon
Carmen Adriana Candelaria
Teresa Castillo
Andrew Clayton Cook
Jonathan Joseph Covarrubias
Cynthia Jacqueline Cuellar
Jessica Duarte
Halina Fonseca
Gabriel Fontan
Elijah Anise Garcia
Irma Verenisse Garcia
Jesus Humberto Gonzalez
Vanessa Gonzalez
Luis Gonzalez-Cruz
Gabriella Anne Guerena
Samantha Jae Guerrero
Corina Gutierrez
Kristi Marie Hicks
Keaton John Light
Kristin Nicole Lile
Claudia Iliana Lopez
Vanessa B. Lopez
Karina Lozano
Corina Judith Marrufo
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Margaret Elizabeth Martinez
Vianney Miranda
Sara Liliana Molina Payan
Lezlye Monarrez
Daniela Morales
Jazmin Moreno
Cecilia Adriana Munoz
Edith Munoz
Samantha Michelle Munoz
Joseph Anthony Negron
Crystal Nunez
Martha Porras
Stephanie Marie Ramirez
Maria Paula Ransom Ruiz
Katherine Reyes
Emilia Onzures Rios
Mara C. Rivas
Cristy Ann Russell
Edgar Gerardo Sanchez-Crespo
Brenda Terrazas
Esther Valenzuela
Jennifer Leanne Whelpdale
Psychology/Criminal Justice
Angelica Almaraz
Psychology/Multimedia Journalism
Nancy Lorain Watters
Sociology
Estevan L. Bustillos
Denise Natalia Delgado
Victor A. Galvan
Thalia Ortiz
Sociology/Criminal Justice
Loren Flores
Spanish
Monica Denisse Cepeda
Manuel Jesus Guerrero
Florencia Gutierrez
Theatre Arts
Stephanie Alejandra Ortega
Women’s and Gender Studies
Alyssah Vielka Roth
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Dance
Ana Maria Barrueta
Barbara Bernal
Bianca Isabel Gomez
Andrea Saucedo Estala
Painting
Sarah Elizabeth Mays
Studio Art
David Andrew Corchado
Fernando Enriquez
Susana Olivia Flores
Jason Rene Lucero
Christopher Jon Macias
Aaron Quinn Martinez
Deven James Mc Coy
Francisco Alfredo Melendez
Juan Daniel Pina
Claudia Muriel Trejo-King
Cristina Stephany Vega Rojas
Martin M. Zubia
Theatre
Rebecca Escobedo
Danielle Hernandez
Klarissa Marie Robles
Yahaira Nallely Roman
Olivia C. Silvas
Bachelor of Multidisciplinary
Studies
Robert Wayne Anderson
Bernadette Avalos
Robert Matthew Barton
Conor Raymond Bellegarde
Ana Maria Bernal
Samantha Rae Brooks
Anabel Bueno
Candace Megan Cabler
Tallen Ashley Capt
Briann Edward Castillo
Miguel Gabriel Castro
Joanna Marie Corral
William R. Crews
Eddie Joe Custard
Quintin Lamon Demps
Tiffany Deveze
Ana Luisa Diaz
Peter Nathan Diaz
LaQuintus Antonio Dowell
Marvin Nnamdi Jr. Emetom
Rebecca Esparza
Alejandro Esteban Esparza-Sandy
Michael Anthony Farrar
Kimberly Lorayne Forsyth
Celeena R. Garcia
Rosa Irene Garcia
Troy Lee Gibson
Fernando Gomez
Samantha Judith Gomez
Andrea Marie Gonzales
Esmeralda Gonzalez
Stephanie Marie Graham
Ian Ivory Hamilton
Juan Jose Heredia
Hector Alejandro Hernandez
Martina Concepcion Hinojosa
Latisha Denise Hinton
Krystle Marie Holguin
Dustin Scott Hollingsworth
Kyle Rene Horvath
Alonso Ibarra
Arthur Joseph Imai
Mark Edward Jackson
Adrian K. James
Katelyn Elise Johnson
Xavier Olawale Jones
Victor Hugo Lechuga
Melissa Martinez Leyva
Rocio Loera
Andrew Jude Lopez
Dora Guadalupe Lopez
Luis R. Lopez
Erika Martinez
Claudia Medina
Kandyce Joy Meza
Klarissa Mijares
Miraya Alexis Montiel
Elizabeth Morales
Antonio Samuel Mota
Valerie Ann Munoz
Kelsey Mae O’Leary
William Dexter Pate
Abril Maciel Perez
Grecia Idalhi Picazo
Rebecca Ponce de Leon
Anahi Quezada
Rachel Muniz Quintanilla
Robert Ray Ramirez
Sotero David Ramirez IV
Salvatore Enrique Rayas
Irene LouAnn Rivera
Ruby Rivera
Brenda Marie Robles
Ana Karen Rojas
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Jonathan Adrian Roman
Jorge Luis Salas Jr.
Bernadette Ann Sank
Jarrad Michael Shaw
Candace Nicole Smith
Phillip McKinney Smith
Telecia Yvette Sparks
Caroline S. Stephan
Ruben Carlos Stoeltje
George Walter Teixeira
Cynthia Torres
John Bernard Trott
Alejandra Vasquez
Jessica Marie Watson
Julian Scott Williams-Washburn
Bryce Easton Wylie
Juan Antonio Zavala Jr.
Bachelor of Music
Commercial Music
Armando Aguirre III
Christian Paul Chesanek
Cesar Emanuel Ramirez
Mario Anthony Xavier Tenorio
General Music
Kathryn Elyse Andrade
Richard Isaac Beltran
Alexandro Contreras
Michael Anthony Garcia
Ismael Reyes
Juan Miguel Rodriguez
Music Performance
Emperatris Cabrera
John David Guevara
Gabriel Gutierrez
Rocio Adriana Martinez Penner
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Bachelor of Science
Psychology
Amanda Amaya
Christian Pritzel Castillo
D’Ann Marrie Duchene
Vanity Nicole Flores
Joy P. Hewitt
Lissette Christina Maldonado
Sarah Nicole Pantoja
Candice Autumn Pochick
Ana Carolina Rodriguez
Ashley Nicole Rodriguez
Christian Ruiz
Monica Marcela Saenz
Stephanie A. Shaw
Wendy Arlene Soto
Reyna Janneth Zubiate
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Bachelor of Interdisciplinary
Studies
Stacy Denise Acosta
Marcela Ivon Aguayo
Aide Giovanna Argueta
Daniela Edith Armendariz
Rene Travis Balandran
Giselle Alyss Bustamante
Diana Carrera
Mark Anthony Carrillo
Jacob Eric Chavez
Nancy Chavira
Veronica Alexis Contreras
Daniel Correa Jr.
Jazmin Correa
Brandi Kay Cromeans
Adriana Cruz
Jeanette Davis
Karim De La O
Joshua M. De Lao
Iliana De Leon
Yesenia Diaz
Daniela Garcia
Melissa Ashley Garcia
Veronica Guadalupe Garcia
Viridiana Garcia
Marilyn Gomez
Javier Jose Gonzalez
Aimee Granados
Gloria Guerra
Laura Carolina Guerra-Villalobos
Andrea Guevara
Cynthia Leticia Hernandez
Valerie Hill
Colleen Anne Hohman
Shana Starr Long
Leeann Macias
Bianca Alexis Martinez
Briana Elena Martinez
Edwar Omar Martinez
Jennifer Ann Martinez
Lindsey Elaine Mendez
Adam Alexander Meza
Ashley Marie Mireles
Margie Olivas
Erica Ortiz
Claudia Regina Perales
Jennifer Percastegui-Roque
Cynthia Cristal Perez
Stacy Perez
Iris Y. Renteria
Janelle Eve Reyes
Ana Laura Rios
Arianna Marina Rojas
Refugio Rojas
Stephen John Ross
Brittany Danielle Simonds
Melody Collins Smith
Samantha Soltero
Claudia Grizzet Sosa
Jacqueline Isabel Urueta
Dolores Cecilia Valencia
Maria J. Valencia
Aileen Armida Vargas
Naomi Ann Vasquez
Claudia Flores Venegas
Paul Zamarripa
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COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Bachelor of Business
Administration
Accounting
Evelyn Amaya
Eunice Yvette Arrieta
Sarah Elizabeth Atkinson
Daniela Fernanda Barraza Escudero
Giovanna Paola Barron
Hope Lauren Barron
Patrick Anthony Baughman
Jazmin Candace Buchberg
Kristen Rose Connie Bustamante
Joshua Austin Calderon
Keith Jeremy Camacho
Marissa Anne Carrillo
Pablo Castanon III
Maribel Castello
Lorenso Ceballos Jr.
Cynthia Ivette Corella
Joshua David Diaz
Brandon Joseph Duran
Vanessa Esparza
Alejandro Eduardo Fierro
Elizabeth Kay Fierro
Elizabeth Gallegos
Nicole Demi Garibay
Javier Enrique Gonzalez
Omar Allen Gonzalez
Samuel Esteban Gonzalez
Wendy Esmeralda Halm
Teresa Marie Hernandez
Carolina Herrera
Pei Chieh Hsu
Sylvia Guadalupe Jaramillo
Cary Lamar Lawson
Alejandra Leon-Jasso
Adriana Dalila Limon
Sandra Lozada
Isaac Madero
Alejandro Adrian Maldonado
Claudia Maria Mejia Uribe
Michael Angel Melendez
Jacqueline Marie Molina
Alejandra Molinar
Jackelin Montelongo
Gabriel Ruben Mora
Amanda Morales
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Angela Yvonne Morales
Victor Jesus Navarro
Carlos Adrian Ontiveros
Esteban Quintanilla
Suzanne K. Richards
Jonathan Young Roberson
Ashley Rodriguez
Marissa Adriana Rodriguez
Monica Lizeth Rodriguez
Paulina Rodriguez
Telma O. Rodriguez
Jose Antonio Salazar
Lisa Beth Sanchez
Martha Aracely Sanchez
Erika Nikole Sano
Priscilla Sein
Jennifer Silva
Miroslava Silva
Harley Urquidi
Marco Enrique Verduzco
Liliana Zubia
Accounting/Computer Information
Systems
Ivan De Jesus Villegas
Accounting/Finance
Ana Victoria Alonso Bunsow
Kathryn Eileen Bohle
Gilbert Jay Magana
Teresa Caroline McCarthy
Accounting/Marketing
David Cisneros
Computer Information Systems
Juan Carlos Alvarado
Luis Garcia
Carmen Manzanares
Economics
Juan Carlos Alvarado
Luis Garcia
Carmen Manzanares
Economics/Finance
Edwin Ramirez-Homs
Sergio Alejandro Tanino
Finance
Melissa Ann Alva
Dareen Osama Azzam
Jacob Joseph Baca
Jennifer Rose Barredo
Rogelio Tomas Bernal
Jordan Michael Bowles
Michelle Elizabeth Bueno
Elizabeth Ann Canales
Ricardo Cos
Daniel E. Fierro
Joseph Anthony Flores
Amaris Garcia
Astrid Georgina Garcia
Villaosbaldo Gonzalez Jr.
Claribel Gutierrez
Omar Francisco Hernandez
Baltazar Herrera III
Jacob Frank Loya
Carlos Rafael Lozano Jr.
Jeanne Rocio Luna
Jacqueline Mendoza
Mauricio G. Mercado
Jessica Alejandra Meza
Cristina Miranda
Alejandra Monge
Osvaldo Montelongo Griego
Sarah Isela Olivas
Jose Orozco Zamora
Marco Antonio Pacheco
Cesar I. Rodriguez
Hector Antonio Rodriguez Alva
Kendall Shea Samaniego
Jesus E. Tellez
Christian Teran Lopez
Bertrand Mark Torres
Analissa Vivar
Michael Scott Woods Jr.
Finance/Accounting
Jesus Cisneros Jr.
General Business
Bjorn Klaus Michael Loeding
Thomas Charles Magee-Samano Jr.
Priscilla Porras Laureano
Jaime Riosvelasco-Saenz
Laura Andrea Sandino
Rosalio Torres Jr.
General Business/Computer
Information Systems
Jose Luis Arellano Jr.
Information Systems
Wedd Younis Bukhari
Rafael Carmona
George Manuel Guerrero Jr.
Daisy Marie Lucero
Mark Anthony Manzanares
Isaac Andrew Martinez
Josuhe Neri
Dustin P. O’Leary
Erik Eduardo Oaxaca
Jessica Reta
Alberto Reyes Jr.
Management
Bonnie G. Allen
Hannah Renae Asuchak
Samuel Barraza
Susan A. Beltran
Eduardo Campos
Ian Karim Chufani
Jose Salvador Cortez
Javier Dominguez
Rebecca Jean Enchinton
Thalia Carolina Gamboa
Melissa Vianney Gameros
Elizabeth Gonzalez
Felicia Nicole Hoats
Joy Ann Joslin
Erik T. Ledesma
AdriAnn Martinez
Aeisha Anne McDavid
Isaac Moreno
Mayra Alejandra Moreno
Jocelyn Nevarez
Berenice Novela
Erica Andrea Olivas
Rosa Isela Orozco
Phillip David Pandy Jr.
Galia Isabella Perez
Aaron Antonio Prangner
Erica Y. Ramos
Isaac Refugio Reyes
Sarah Catherine Ruiz
Crystal Saenz
Luis Rene Saenz Jr.
Mario A. Salas
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Veronica Sanchez
Sean Paul Sterling
Jorge Octavio Suarez
Joseph Ventura
Naomi Anne Wagnon
Barbara Ann Wilson
Marketing
Julio Cesar Ayala
Felipe Alberto Baltazar
Lorenzo Manolo Borrego
Daniela Caballero Posadas
Javier Enrique Castrejon
Erika Ramirez Castro
Joel Andrew Delgado
Gibran Erives-Moriel
Jorge Alberto Flores
Stephanie Alexa Flores
Megan Jane Fuentes
David Alejandro Garcia
Lydia Crystal Gonzalez
Monique Groeschel
Emily Marie Headley
Brianda Priscilla Herrera Perez
Vianneiy Jimenez
Walter Ricardo Lopez
Denise Martinez
Erick Martin Mendez
Miguel Angel Molinar
Rocio Vanessa Navarro
Timothy Shay O’Leary
Dalia Viviana Pinon
Michael Raymundo
Ramon Esteban Salais
Juishree V. Samant
Genevieve Singer
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Gilberto Sosa Acosta
Tahla M. Wade
Marketing/Finance
Lilia Cristina Hernandez
Marketing/Management
Cesar Alejandro Vasquez
Marketing/Operations and Supply
Chain Management
Javier Adrian Alvarado
Operations and Supply Chain
Management
Anallely Borunda
Mirka Yadeth Duran Vega
Eduardo Pascual Gandara
Jose Angel Gomez
Oscar Adrian Gonzalez Faudoa
Matthew James Grupp
Jose Fernando Gutierrez De La
Rocha
Kimberly Lauren Hernandez
Julio Cesar Jimenez
Karen Rocio Matamoros
Rocio Sarahi Mingura
Paulina Ivette Ochoa
Amy Rosalie Padilla
Dirk Dee Patterson
Raymundo Perez
Fernando Ivan Quinones
Walter Recoder Gonzalez
Lizbeth Rodarte
Operations and Supply Chain
Management/Computer Information
Systems
Floyd Breninek
SCHOOL OF NURSING
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Alejandra Yamille Acuna
Ricardo Adame
Linna Lorraine Alexander
Mayra Alfaro
Warren Rory Allen
Holly Victoria Alva
Hilda Edith Antillon
Christian Aparicio
Cecilia Aquino
Rosa Isela Aranda
Cynthia Elvira Avila
Sara Monique Ayala
Lee Ann Baize
Jeorgina Balderrama
Maria Esther Barbosa
Kimberly Denise Barrera
Tiffani Lynn Bates
Elizabeth Beltran-Munoz
Janet Bernal
Rebecca Louise Bird
Kayla Rae Black
Connie Lynn Blackwell
Nuria Rivera Bron
Ann Cecilia Brumm
Narja Esther Bryce
Stephanie Cano
Cecilia Cantillo
Luis Armando Carbajal
Matthew Castanon
Jesus Jose Chavez
Joshua Neal Crawford
Dominique Marie David
Joshua Ryan De Anda
Rocio Daniela De La O
Rene’ Michelle DeBerry
Anna Leslie Delgado
Jeannette Rachael Dennis
Talisha Jenelle Dennis
Samantha Ledean Deucher
Cruz Maria Diaz
Cassandra Helene Drury
Alejandro Duran III
Kevin Eckhardt Jr.
Denise Elizabeth Elliott
Erick A. Enriquez-Parra
Alexandra Ximena Escobedo
Adrianna Banda Esparza
Andrea Jacqueline Esparza
Janet Andrea Estrada
Christine Helen Fawcett
Cesar Fernandez
Mayra Denisse Fernandez
Amy Nichole Fidalgo
Eva Laura Flores
Gabriela Ivette Flores
Irene Nayeli Flores
Irene Flores
Pamela Coleman Gable
Karen A. Gallardo
Guadalupe A. Garcia
Laura Lizeth Garcia
Miguel J. Garcia
Rosa Maria Garcia
Samuel David Garcia
Tannia Alexandra Garcia
Molly Elizabeth Garner
Pamela Renee’ Gearn
Bianca Marie Gonzalez
Summer Gonzalez
Corina Grijalva
Priscilla Nohemi Guerrero
Christina Haire
Jana Michelle Haney
Teresa Annette Hemphill
Denise Priscilla Heredia
Estrellita Monica Hernandez
Ilse Maritza Hernandez
Jose Luis Hernandez
Lisa Amber Hernandez
Beatriz Anita Herrera
Jossue Herrera
Christal Holguin
Steven Holguin
Seprina Renee Howard
Carolina Juarez
Nicole Kristen LaBeth
Marie Eve Lacerte
Diana Georgina Lechuga
Suyun Lee
Jon Austin Leeah
Brandy Elaine Lerma
Larry Gene Lewis Jr.
Rosario Lombardo
Melissa Lopez
Angelica Alicia Lujan
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Claudia Idaly Lujan
Elizabeth Luna Evans
Graciela Macias
Jorge Enrique Macias
Otto Niel Madrigal
Gabriella Marie Marquez
Jessica Martin
Edward Martinez
Kim Alexis Martinez
Yvonne Alejandra Martinez
Michelle Mateos
Jacqueline M. Mauer
Alia Mauricio
John Michael McGinnis
Kelly Michele Mckinley
Valerie Joanna Medina
Jeanette Mendez
Xochitl G. Mendez
Anahi Janette Meneses
Jeannette Adriana Mitchell
Jessica Alyse Mitchler
Valerie Molina
Rosa Isela Montenegro
Aaron Michael Montes
Ana Maria Montoya
Jessica Mora
Alena Munoz
Dmietress Luecill Myers
Viet Xuan Nguyen
Jaime R. Nunez
Nancy Akinyi Obiero
Stephanie Irene Ortiz
Trace Blaine Owens
Adriana Carolyn Padilla
Roberto Alfredo Padilla Jr.
Robert Michael Parke
Christian Hector Payan
Brenda Selene Perez
Marielle Karyna Perez
Carmen Peterson
Angela Chinasa Pieri
Salvador Rivera Porras Jr.
Robina Nicole Posada
Jennifer Allen Posern
Hanna Minh Quan
Jessica Quinteros
Stephanie Renee Radke-Pence
Carolina Ramirez
Isabel Maria Ramirez
Melinda Kay Reed
Michael James Revels
Sofia Rey
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Ileana Berenice Rimada
Irene Rivas Rios
Carla Regina Rivas
Zain Zavel Rivas
Corina Rivera
Karen Rodarte
Anna Jeanette Rodriguez
Heber Rodriguez
Librado Rafael Rodriguez
Robyn Elizabeth Rodriguez
Sergio Ivan Rodriguez
Tracey Michelle Rodriguez
Socorro Isabella Rodriguez
Brockman
Ulysses Romo
Steven Rosales
Claudia Ibet Salas
Jacqueline Lazo Salcido
Victoria Lynn Sanders
Lokelani Aipa Sarazen
Lindsey Renee Seipel
Priscilla Perla Sepulveda
Sergio Soto
Mario Gerardo Sotomayor
Robin O. Stemerman
Marilyn Ann Straitwell
Alyssa Marie Tavizon
Hilda Terrazas
Arlene Terrones
Claudia Rocio Teruel
Gina Torre
Katherine Ann Torres
Karina Nicole Valdespino
Denise Valdez
Sumali Valentine
Celina Lucero Valenzuela
Jose Ivan Valenzuela
Maira Christina Valenzuela
Mayra Nathalie Valenzuela
Jose Manuel Varela Jr.
Jasmine Velasquez
Naomi Villa
Claudia Yvette Villalobos
Clarissa Teresa Villalva
Rene Villalva
Ilsse Alejandra Villegas
Jaleesa Denise Wade
Hanna-Jen Ebuen Wang
Theresa Marie Warren
Aaron Seth Weislow
Ashley Nicole Wells
Victoria Zavala
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Bachelor of Science in Civil
Engineering
Jose Abraham Acosta-Rios
Barbara Paola Aguilera
Aaron Alberto Arce
Ismael Beltran
Marianna Borrego
Enrique Castillo
Sara Inez Contreras
Paulina Cristoforo
Nagib Dajlala Molina
Cesar De La O Hernandez
Angela M. Erickson
Diana Isabel Espinosa
Alfonso Fierro-Aguilera
Alejandro Franco
Lisa Marie Haisan
Raul Omar Issa
Daniel Jimenez
Adrian Arturo Lopez
Antonio R. Loya Rodriguez
Elaine Michelle Madrid
Luis Fernando Marines
Adam Mitchell McCreary
Juan Paulino Nunez Saenz
William O’ Hara II
Levi Ladislao Pavia
Alejandro Pinedo
Jesus Manuel Placencia
Luis Carlos Ramirez
Alexandra Riccillo
Jose Alfonso Rodriguez
Ana Karen Rodriguez-Damian
Marisol Salado
Berenice Salaices Gomez
Sergio Saldana
Taryn Marie Swopes
Jose Ignacio Talamantes
Jose Antonio Tarin
Michael Jason Vasquez
Bachelor of Science in
Computer Science
Crisel Viridiana Blanco Saenz
Emilio Miguel Campa
Esaul Campos
Carlos Andres Corral
Ruben Alberto Dominguez
Jorge Mario Espinoza
Scott J. Freeman
Jose Alfredo Garcia Soto
Isaac Eduardo Gonzalez
Jason Michael Holt
Omar Alonso Macias
Enrique Martinez
Daniel Michael Mejia
Marie Angeline Moya
Victor Noe
Joleen Marie Ontiveros
Andres Salinas Jr.
Luis Fernando Trejo
John A. Vasquez
Ana Itiel Villegas Jaquez
Bachelor of Science in
Electrical Engineering
Hugo J. Acosta
Adrian Aguilar
Efrain Aguilera Jr.
Zubin Aaron Assadian
Ana Evelyn Baca
Marcos R. Banda
Mauricio Barba Reyes
Jose Alfredo Bernal
Edgar Bustamante
Gilbert Cardenas
Martin V. Carrasco
Vanessa Yadira Castaneda
Alfredo Ismael Chavez-Hernandez
Erick Humberto Cordova Lozano
Angel Saray De la Rosa
Jose Antonio Eguade
Diego Renato Flores
Carlos Orlando Gomez Hernandez
Sergio Adrian Guerrero II
Atziry Ibarra
Zachary Tyler Jackson
David Israel Jimenez
Joseph Scott Kyle
Marcos I. Lerma
Karla Ivette Leyva
Marco P. Lopez
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Edgar Omar Lozano
Juan Eduardo Lozano
Pedro Lucero
Lorenzo Luevano Jr.
Noel Pedro Martinez
Jorge Daniel Martinez Garcia
Luis Carlos Medina Contreras
Antonio Melendez
Josue Menchaca
Karla Eloisa Montano
Briana Yolanda Nunez
Ivan Ocon Delgado
Jesus Erick Orozco Delgado
Eduardo Ramirez Jr.
Jose Rivera Jr.
Ruben Rivera Jr.
Stephanie Rodriguez
Miguel Angel Saldana
Alfonso Torres Sanchez
Jessica Jazmine Segovia
Louis Charles Steinmetz
David Suarez
Larissa Tarango Valles
Jose Giovanni Tocoli
Yoshito Yamane
Bachelor of Science in
Industrial Engineering
Meliza G. Almeraz
Jonathan Armendariz
Raul Humberto Corella
Eloy Deras
Alejandro Espinola
Jesus Alejandro Gamez
Susana Gonzalez Mendez
Luis Carlos Hernandez
Javier Alberto Maldonado Aguirre
Daniela Abigail Noriega
Belem Perez
Aaron Sierra
Bachelor of Science in
Mechanical Engineering
Jad Aboud
Alfonso Aleman
Hector Luis Anchondo Jr.
Angelica Celeste Bailey
Adam M. Baray
Karla Veronica Becerra
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Miriam Abigail Bustamante
Jaime C. Campero
Jonathan Candelaria
Joselyn Cardenas Anaya
Jacqueline Laurin Cason
Victor D. Castillo
Manuel Daniel Chavarria
Jose Luis Contreras Jr.
Sergio Cordova Jr.
Marcos Diaz
Rodrigo Enriquez Gutierrez
Gabriela Enriquez Rodriguez
Juan Antonio Flores
Christian Ivan Franco Delgado
Alvaro Garcia
Eduardo Garcia
Ricardo Garcia
Stephanie Pharo Garfield
Alberto Hiram Gonzalez
Carlos Alejandro Gonzalez Rivera
Samuel Daniel Guzman
Jesus Hernandez
Michael Anthony Holguin
Alfredo Jimenez Jr.
Brady Dean LaBree
Daniel Llausas
Luis Lopez
Ulises Lopez
Brian Matthew Lovich
Dominique Luevano
Abraham Luna
Alfredo E. Maese
Sergio Magallanes
Jessica Araceli Magdaleno
Jaclyn Mona Mejia
Heimdall Mendoza
Alejandro Mora III
Daniel Ernesto Morales
Pedro Nunez
Paulina Fernanda Olivas
Dylan A. Ott
Chris Perez
Raul Ponce
Leslie Prat
Jason Andrew Prine Jr.
Gilbert Quintana
Ernest Ramirez
Carlos A. Reyes
Daniel Rodriguez
Esteban Salcedo
Francisco Javier Salcedo Ortega
John Saldana Jr.
Rogelio Salgado
Armando Sandoval
Irvin Solis
Randy Solis
Emilio Tarango Valles
Francisco Torres III
Michael Torres
Oscar Vargas
Daniel Eduardo Vargas Franco
Isai Velazquez
Tania A. Ventura Luna
Bachelor of Science in
Metallurgical and Materials
Engineering
Mayela Renata Aldaz-Cervantes
Cesar Omar Arias
Paola Guadalupe Barragan
Mauricio Cheda
Laura Teresa Delgado
Joel Daniel English
Aaron Flores
Adriana Garcia
Matthew Anthony Garcia
Daniel G. Heredia
Matthew Manriquez
Victor Manuel Ornelas Jr.
Jaime Venegas
Aldo I. Vidana
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
Bachelor of Science
Applied Mathematics
Carlos Humberto Murillo
Biochemistry
Jose Santiago Enriquez
Leonel Griego
Sophia Nicole Hantzopulos
Melissa Gerisim Marrufo
Hanna Sofia Pena
Armando Salazar Esquivel
Rebecca Annette Soto
Biological Sciences
Ivan Aguilar
Alexa Elena Aguirre
Erika Aguirre
Jowan Chahe Ahmaed
Zain A. Al-Marayati
Omar Arturo Alanis
Yareiry Vanessa Alba
Cassandra Gabrielle Antillon
Caroline Arellano
Javier Benitez
Allyson Denise Benson
Kyle Andres Brito
Athyla Marie Carrasco
Cynthia Carreon
Andrea Estefanie Chavez
Catherine Isabel Chavez
Daniel Ramon Contreras
Waldo Cuellar
Daniel De Anda
Lorenzo G. De La Torre
Celina Lynn Duran
Claudia N. Felix
Tanya Renee Fillingham
Yamileth Fong
Brian Emmanuel Frescas
Christina Alexis Frias
Maria Isabel Gallardo
Arthur Ruben Gallegos
Bernadette Gamboa
Belen Garcia
Kayla Roshelle Garza
Jessica Astrid Gonzalez
Victor Manuel Gonzalez Vazquez
Summer Star Green
Alexandra Julieta Gutierrez
Gustavo Guzman
Rodney Alexander Hansen
Diana Marie Hernandez
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Ivan David Hernandez
Roxana Hurtado
Dawn Rae Jerome
Lauren Frances Katada
Melissa Lizardo
Michael John Lopez
Vianay Lopez
Perla Angelica Lozano
Evelyn Maldonado
Irene Martinez
Hector Javier Matar
Vanessa Nicole Medina
Erika Mercado
Kayla Sarah Novoa
Tayler Ann O’Hayre
Hector Rodolfo Ornelas Jr.
Erik Marcel Pacheco
Diana Leticia Padilla
Amanda Pak
Stephanie Paredes
Victor Manuel Parga Jr.
Jasmine Peralta
Illian Mayela Perez
Angelica Pineda-Celis
Lawrence Portillo
Samara Chabeli Resendez
Perla Anahi Retana
Marissa Marie Reyna
Bianca Isabel Rivas
Bianca Vanesa Rodriguez
Claudia Berenice Rodriguez
Veronica Romero
Clarissa Francisca Rosa
Ruben Salmeron
Linda Gissel Samaniego
Anahi Sanchez
Edward C. Sanchez
Christian Javier Sandoval
Julie Marie Schlichte
Natalia Amanda Sillas
Sal Solis
Jasmine Idessa Sotelo
Anahis Tena
Campbell Aaron Tole
Blanca Farai Trenti
Adam Joseph Vera
Chantal Vidal
Jose Manuel Villanueva
Zachary Joseph Young
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Cellular and Molecular Biochemistry
Rudy Ricardo Acosta
Jose Antonio Arredondo Jr.
Andres H. Belmont
Rodrigo Castillo
Stefanie Cisneros
Luis Galvan
Aaron Osvaldo Garcia
Luis Javier Guanche
Beatriz Del Carmen Madrigal
Sanchez
Jose Eduardo Marin Sanchez
Sebastian Montalvo
Alexa Noel Montoya
Joanna Arleen Olivas
Beu Primavera Oropeza
Arturo Ortega
Catalina Ortega
Ana Padilla
Nayell Alexandra Palomino
Andre Fernando Perez Orozco
Joel Alberto Quinones
Daniel Hector Ramirez
Paola Aseret Ramos Villegas
Jasmin Rocio Segovia
Diana Torres
Minh Nhat Do Tran
Chemistry
Denisse Alejandra Arce
Cecilio Marcos Castaneda
Oscar Alan Delgado Talamantes
Dora Alicia Gomez
Jessica Gonzalez
Jorge Daniel Guerra
Audrey Julie Lacerte
Beatriz Lujan
Natalie Marie Macias
Gabriel Angel Orozco
Michelle Monique Portillo
Samantha Nicole Rodela
Laura Isabel Saucedo
Isaac Gabriel Torres
Environmental Science
Raul Armendariz Jr.
Samira Grace Armijos
Candace Rene Hvizdak
Maricruz Soto
Forensic Science
Myriah L. Acuna
Joshua Allen Garcia
Brittany Marie Herrera
Ashley Janette Rosiles
Geological Sciences
Chloe Olivia Glover
Myra Guerrero
Marc Andrew Lucero
Sergio G. Macias
Isaac Alejandro Martinez
Kameron Jordan Ortiz
Fatima Renee Smith
Genevieve Torrez
Raymond Perry Turner II
Mathematics
Jesus Alaniz
Amanda Giovany Carrillo
Elizabeth Corral
Raymond Anthony Ford
Priscila Galvan
Jennifer M. Garcia
Valerie Gonzales
Brenda Teresa Gonzalez
Earlyne Gonzalez
Christopher Lee Nabhan
Jaime Daniel Pena
Juan Prado Jr.
Ruby Esmeralda Rodriguez
Jose Tobias
Clarissa Valles
Danielle Cristine Willis
Microbiology
Hector Bernal
Munir H. Buhaya
Sergio Burciaga
Viridiana Carrillo
Christopher Dallo
Matthew Dallo
Ethan Deion Gaytan
Jourdan Dean Harper
Claire Marie Martinez
Darleen Shirley Olsen
Jimmy Jesse Ortega
Victor Yuanhao Pang Huang
Stephanie Pichardo
Liliana Maria Quevedo
Shani Lineth Rivera
Luis Rucobo
Nasim Ghassan Salloum
Jonathan Vazquez Perez
Physics
Celia Garcia Amparan
Sebastian Gomez
Christian Brandon Honsaker
Aaron Ortega
Anthony Jesus Vasquez
Brian Zamarripa Roman
Rhonda Jo Whiteman
COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Bachelor of Science
Clinical Laboratory Science
Jimena Ivonne Aguirre
Andrea America Armendariz
Jovanna Arreola
Lydia Denisse Carranco
Jose Manuel Chong
Susana Magdalena Espinoza
Rebeca Favela
Elizabeth Gandara
Edinson G. Garcia
Ana Emilia Garibay
Alejandro Granillo
Michelle Holguin
Juan Manuel Jaramillo
Vanessa Pinon
Alberto Portillo Jr.
Mamie Michelle Ramirez
Krystal Lee Rodriguez
Sandra Andrea Salinas
Christine Marine Santa Cruz
Magaly Segovia
Kevin Daniel Telles
Roxanna Valdez
Health Promotion
Luis Alberto Aguilar
Amanda A. Ahumada
Alexandra Alba
Melissa Castillo
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Grace Ojornile Chimekwene
Evelyn Garcia
Marie Audrie LeBlond
Georgina Louise Macias
Naomi Rodriguez
Aileen Melissa Soto
Ginalen Stephanie Soto
Esther Valenzuela
Manuel Vaquera Jr.
Misty Amanda Villegas
Kinesiology
Deneb Marie Acevedo
Ivan G. Acosta Sr.
Nabil Alomari
Marco Antonio Andrade
Cassie Ann Arnold
Hillary Deanna Avila
Esther Yvonne Barreras
Robert Justin Carreon
Crystal Carrion
Anthony James Chasco
Jorge Alberto Chi
Hazael Jesus Delgado
Cassandra Jo Diaz
Xavier Alejandro Diaz
Kimberly Joanna Escobar
Dawn M. Escobedo
Ishmael Cyrus Espinal
Lilia Cynthia Favela
Denisse Adriana Ferrer-Silveyra
Michelle Josie Galvan
Issac Gonzalez
Valerie Frances Heinrich
Tamra Dawn Hendren
Westin Wayne Humble
Pamela Marie Isita
Jacqueline Maese
Nidia Angelica Martinez
Eliza Mendez
Alejandra Mireles
Anthony Michael Moye
Cassie Alison Nares
Luis Raul Nevarez
Lizbeth Octuna Batista
Alejandra Ortiz
Bianca Olivia Quinones
Juan Alberto Remigio
Ricardo Robledo Grajeda
Karlo Asrael Rodriguez
Krystal Rodriguez
Andrea Isabella Rosales
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Jennifer Rosales
Jamil Mikhael Saliba
Alexandra Renee Sanchez
Amanda Justine Santana
Veronica Beatriz Santos
Casey Lynn Sholtis
Harold Zermeno Soto Jr.
Adrian Edward Stevens
Brittney Amanda Torres
Christine Victoria Torres
Omar Andres Torres
Trevor James Turner
Adrian Salvador Varela
Rudy Vega
Mario Gerardo Villegas
Bachelor of Social Work
Kristie Ann Apodaca
Cristina Rebecca Armendariz
Erica Renee Balderrama
Bianca Castrejon
Ashly Nicole Contreras
Cynthia Giselle Cordova
Jo Ann Dindinger
Robert Jonathon Fernandez Jr.
Yanida Gamboa
Leslie Garcia
Lara Yvette Gil
Cynthia Gomez
Ana Laura Gonzalez
Tyanna May Holland
Irma Isassi
Luis Enrique Jacquez
Miguel Jesus Lopez
Ana Luisa Luna
Nancy M. Magallanes
Billy Joe Montgomery II
Ana Zolitzin Munoz Talavera
Elsa Yessenia Napoles
Melissa Olivo
Myriam Judith Ontiveros
Natascha Holguin Poole
Michelle Nicole Regalado
Jacqueline Rodriguez
Neida Susana Rodriguez
Reyna Michelle Rubio
Mayra Irene Soto
Amanda Rae Vasquez
Denisse Andrea Violante
Cassandra Wagoner
Kimberly Williams
Nuvia Williams
Steven Yeh
UNIVERSITY HONORS PROGRAM
University Honors Degree
Candidates
University Honors Certificate
Candidates
Biological Sciences
Caroline Arellano
Irene Martinez
Diana Leticia Padilla
Kinesiology
Pamela Marie Isita
Cellular and Molecular Biochemistry
Beatriz Del Carmen Madrigal
Sanchez
Paola Aseret Ramos Villegas
Mechanical Engineering
Joselyn Cardenas Anaya
Gabriela Enriquez Rodriguez
Civil Engineering
Lisa Marie Haisan
Clinical Laboratory Science
Sandra Andrea Salinas
Electrical Engineering
Jorge Daniel Martinez Garcia
Metallurgical & Materials
Engineering
Mayela Renata Aldaz-Cervantes
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GRADUATE SCHOOL
Doctor of Education
Educational Leadership and
Administration
Sandra Calzada
Dissertation Title: Pathways to the
Superintendency: Case Studies of
Hispanic Superintendents in Texas
Blanca Estela Garcia
Dissertation Title: Work-Life Balance:
A Phenomenological Study on How
Female Principals Balance Their
Professional and Personal Lives
Marisa Elva Pierce
Dissertation Title: High School
Student Experiences with College
Readiness: A Phenomenological Study
Doctor of Philosophy
Biological Sciences - Pathobiology
Vincent Ulysses Gant Jr.
Dissertation Title: Characterization of
the Nodamura Virus RNA Dependent
RNA Polymerase and Formation
of RNA Replication Complexes in
Mammalian Cells
Yang Li
Dissertation Title: The role of p62/
IMP2 in Breast Cancer Progression
Felipe Gazos Lopes
Dissertation Title: Structural and
Functional Analysis of Lipids and
Glycolipids from the MammalDwelling Stages of Trypanosoma cruzi
Borderlands History
Scott Christopher Comar
Dissertation Title: The Tigua Indians
of Ysleta del Sur: A Borderlands
Community
Aaron Margolis
Dissertation Title: La Otra Frontera:
Exiles, Engineering, and State Power
in the Chiapan Borderlands
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Timothy E. Nelson
Dissertation Title: The Significance
of the Afro-Frontier in American
History Blackdom, Barratry, and
Bawdyhouses in the Borderlands
1900 - 1930
Alejandro Rodriguez-Mayoral
Dissertation Title: Zapatistas: Vida
cotidiana durante la Revolución
Mexicana
Chemistry
Sudhakar Kalagara
Dissertation Title: Total Synthesis of
Syringolides 1 and 2
Civil Engineering
Danniel David Rodriguez
Dissertation Title: Performance Life
of Various Hot Mix Asphalt Mixtures
in Texas
Computational Science
Paul M. Delgado
Dissertation Title: A Heterogeneous
Multiscale Method for Poroelasticity
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jose Juan Chavez
Dissertation Title: Molecular
Dynamics Study on Defect Reduction
Strategies towards the Fabrication of
High Performance Cd1-xZnxTe/CdS
Solar Cells
Aryzbe Najera
Dissertation Title: Effect of Si
Substrate Orientation on the Quality
of CdTe Selective Growth on Si(100),
Si(111), and Si(211) Substrates via
Closed-Space Sublimation (CSS)
without the use of a Mask
Berta Rodriguez
Dissertation Title: Development of
Algorithms for Classification of Slow
Movement Objects in Urban Traffic
Environments Using Radar
English Rhetoric and Composition
Petcharat Saenpoch
Dissertation Title: Peer Review in a
Graduate Writing Class: Case Studies
of First-and Second- Language
Students
Environmental Science and
Engineering
Elsa Castillo
Dissertation Title: Aerosol Physical
and Chemical Properties Over the
Tropical Atlantic Ocean
Shantha Kumar Sanjay
Dissertation Title: Reaction of Liquid
Aluminium- Samarium Alloys with
B4c at Ultra High Temperatures
Geological Sciences
Nisa Maksim
Dissertation Title: An Integrated
Geophysical Survey of Kilbourne
Hole, Southern New Mexico:
Implications for Near Surface
Exploration of Mars and the Moon
Lennox Emmanuel Thompson
Dissertation Title: Development
of 3-D Shear Wave Models using
a Multi-Objective Optimization
Scheme
Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
Clarissa Sara Gomez
Dissertation Title: Differences in
Stress Biomarkers in Women with
High and Low Stress Appraisal
Christi Duette Luby
Dissertation Title: Health Assessment
For Loved Ones: Development And
Validation Of A New Instrument
To Measure Well-Being In Military
Spouses
Benigno Valles Jr.
Dissertation Title: The Impact
of Accented English on Speech
Comprehension
International Business
Claudia Araceli Hernandez Gonzalez
Dissertation Title: Market Reactions
to Businesses’ Actions towards
People with a Disability: Making the
Business Case in the International
Context
Michelle Lynn Wurster Ruiz
Dissertation Title: Creative Based
Entrepreneurship: The Impact of
Acculturation on Opportunity
Engagement, the Case of Recent
Mexican Immigrants to the United
States
Materials Science and Engineering
Kathryn Suzanne Thomas
Dissertation Title: High Temperature
Oxidation of Nb-Cr-Mo-Si-B Alloys
Angel Ramon Torrado Perez
Dissertation Title: Defeating
Anisotropy in Material Extrusion 3D
Printing Via Materials Development
Psychology
Yu-Cheng Lin
Dissertation Title: Phonological Unit
Sizes of Bilingual Spoken Word
Recognition
Elijah Paige Ricks
Dissertation Title: The Rock and
the Hard Place: How the Prison
Psychotherapist Balances Treatment
Needs with Security Needs
Teaching, Learning and Culture
Grace Olutayo Babarinsa-Ochiedike
Dissertation Title: Challenges
in Assessing College Students’
Conception of Duality: The Case of
Infinity
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Brenda Oriana Fuentes
Dissertation Title: Latina K-2 Dual
Language Teachers: Juxtaposing
Linguistic Identities and Pedagogical
Practices on the U.S.-Mexico
frontera
Rocio Elena Gallardo
Dissertation Title: Borderland
Pedagogy Study of High School
Mathematics Teachers’ Lesson Plan
Development and Implementation
Practices
Karla Huereca
Dissertation Title: High School
Mathematics Teachers’ Connective
Knowledge of the Challenges and
Possibilities of the Flipped Learning
Model: An Embedded MixedMethods Study
Benjamin R. McDermott
Dissertation Title: Pre-Service
Elementary Teachers’ Affective
Dispositions toward Mathematics
Danielle Nicole Navariz
Dissertation Title: Examining
Teachers’ Acceptance and Use of
Mobile Applications and iPads in
Instruction through the Technology
Acceptance Model: A Mixed
Methods Study
Raul Saldana Jr.
Dissertation Title: Impact of
a Professional Development
Intervention to Assess Teachers’
Acquisition of Technology
Application Competencies and
Dispositions
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Doctor of Nursing Practice
Jesus Manuel Almodovar
Ramon Amparan Jr.
Elizabeth Andreadakis
Darlene Bedwell
Bilha Anna Candelaria
Kimberly Ruth Capps
Editha Abrenilla Claros
Maria Luisa Faner
Jeff Gainok
Jesus Maria Hernandez
Bernadette Herrera
Tanya Veronica Marin
Pedro Mendoza
Crista Payan
Trinette Leeann Radasa
Sandra Louise Shuya
Regina Godwin Udo
Alejandra Valenzuela
Daniel C. Vallejo
Mario Vela
Charles Vickrey
Doctor of Pharmacy
UTEP-UTA Cooperative Pharmacy
Program
Melissa Carrillo
Stacy Lynn Evans
Michael Xavier Payan
Ivan Glade Pierce
Andrea Nicole Ramos
Pedro Sanchez
Juan Elias Villanueva
Dominique Ariel Werge
Master of Accountancy
Mariel Lisette Albo
Stephanie Barraza
Claudia Yvette Carrillo
Denisse Alejandra Fernandez
Guzman
Luis Carlos Hernandez
Joseph Kababie
Nancy Montoya
Robert Thomas Webb
David Bryan Wierson
Master of Arts
Education
Karla Renee Singh
Clinical Psychology
Nazanin Mina Heydarian
Tamara Kang
Miriam Pando
Communication
Claudia Martinez Boyd
Joshua J. Espinoza
Jessica Raquel Molinar Munoz
Lauren Elizabeth Perez
Victor Santana-Melgoza
English-Writing and Rhetoric Studies
Abril Alicia Perez
Mariarlett Villalobos
English and American Literature
Rebekah Renee Grado
Joanna Ruth Hinojosa
Experimental Psychology
Adon Lee Neria
History
Gregory Joseph Cannon
Robert William Flickinger
Janice Katherine Jackson
Angelina Teresa Martinez
Leopoldo Negrete
Latin American and Border Studies
Olga Alvina Estrada
Leadership Studies
David James Ahola
Eric Andreis
James Steven Bellendir
Sean Mitchel Brewer
Joseph Brock
Lawrence Bufalino
Tristan Cavanaugh
Jesse F. Crawford II
Ricky Donnell Davis
David Michael Doubek
Calvin Jerome Ely
Maria Antonia Estrada
Richard F. Falk Jr.
Sean Fallon
Michael Craig Gray
Donnell Green
Tony Ray Hays
Jody Robert Heikkinen
Kelvin Wendell Hinkle
Andrew Johnson
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Darren LaVersa
Victor Joseph Laragione Jr.
Stephen Joseph Larocque
Richard Luna
Steven Lee Major
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Misty Montoya
Martyn Pauwels
Alvin Perez-Cruz
Delcio Pivetta
Uriah Shane Popp
Patricia Rangel
James Richardson Jr.
Cesar Rojas
Matt Ruan
Juan Carlos Serrato
Jameill Lamonte Showers
Cameron Richard Smith
Benjamin Paul Snyder
Richard Jovan Spikes Jr.
Tony Curtis Stephens
Shauntenette Dalene Telepak
Denise Underwood
Walden Wagner III
Lee Yoneyama
Linguistics
Yuliana Dominguez
Anna Rahymov
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Alexandra Elizabeth Infanzon
Alan Matthew Serna
Kimberley Mei Smith
Jakub Pawel Zajakala
Sociology
Mario Javier Chavez
Stephanie Elizabeth Clark
Selene Ines Diaz
Jorge Luis Hernandez
Jacqueline Loweree
Olga Lizbeth Ochoa
Spanish
Maria Fernanda Carrillo
Veronica Morales
Master of Arts in
Interdisciplinary Studies
Mauricio Olague
Eric Manuel Santoscoy-McKillip
Master of Arts in Teaching
Teaching English
Carissa Renee Delgado
Vicki Magness
Adriana Hernandez Nieto
Mathematics
Alejandro Agustin Galvan
Diana Gomez
Science
Arcy Irene Aguina
Marc Eliot Almklov
Michael Graham Lechner
Abdiel Francisco Lopez
Jorge Perez
Alejandra Pineda
Veronica Stela Ramirez
John Salas
Matthew Wright
Master of Business
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Albeza Guadalupe Alanis Garza
Olga Maria Alonso Bunsow
Danielle Anaya
Maria Elena Banda
Raul Alonzo Cuevas
Zachary Eldridge
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Xavier Hugo Escobedo
Alexandra Garcia
Oscar Rene Garcia
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Denise Irene Hermosillo Polanco
Berenice Herrera
Nicholas W. Lim
Christian Alexander Martinez
Michael Mendivil
Lani Dinorah Miranda Mojica
Hannah Ileen Muegge
Iliana Raya
Skye Ariel Schultz
Ivan Siqueiros
Victor Oswaldo Valdez
Savannah Marie Wilburn
Master of Defense and
Strategic Studies
Peter Judean Klundt
Master of Education
Educational Administration
Gilbert Andrews Jr.
Ivette Barragan
Gina Marie Brooks
Melissa Ann Duran
Tomas E. Espinosa
Erika Fernandez
Elida Gamez
Fernando Rene Garnica Jr.
Veronica Gonzalez
Charles Wesley Knight Jr.
Patricia Lira
Linda Rosario Luna
Yolanda Marin
Yadira Munoz
Alejandra Najera
Crystal Estelle Ortiz
Christopher Paul Portillo
Gina Annette Ramirez
Devin Kacie Roush
Summer Isis Steele
Allison Celeste Valles
Tyler David Wright
Guidance and Counseling
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Amanda Alderete
Jennifer Arias
Andres Arvizu
Diana Maria Bernal
Lorena Corral Blank
Jezabel Burrola
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Lauren Michaela Cushion
Michelle Renee Devora
Amy Cynthia Duncan
Gilbert Garza
Patricia Hernandez
Norely Hidalgo
Claire Marie Lopez-Stafford
Manuela Elizabeth Lugo Munoz
Isela Lujan
Edna Aileen Martinez
Carmen Beatriz Medellin
Isabel Morales Chavarria
Iris Perea
Yazmin Herminia Perez
Stephanie Rocha
Evelyn Rodriguez
Cynthianne Valdes
Cynthia Valenzuela
Adriana Velez
Instructional Specialist /Curriculum
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Renee Irene Aguirre
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Anna Carolina Ayres Pereira Barbosa
Sylvia Patricia Beste
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Elva Chacon
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Maria Christina Duran
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Karla Denisse Villado
Reading Education
Diana Rae Meraz
Special Education
Lili Carrasco
Clarissa Cecilia Castanon
Humberto Diaz
Richard Ontiveros
Junjun Wang
Master of Engineering in
Civil and Environmental
Engineering
Jose Ismael Cepeda Jr.
Chen Fang
Daniel Rodriguez Mckeon Pargas Sr.
Brad Russell Thompson
Master of Fine Arts
Creative Writing
Elena Christine Bitner
Hector Cisneros Vazquez
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Diana Esparza Lara
Dennis W. Gonzalez
Tafari Amin Nugent
Alex O’Meara
Adelmar Alvin Ramirez
Jesus Jose Silveyra
Riley Holyoak Welcker
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Master of Music
Music Education
Raul Chavira Jr.
Robert Lloyd Hayden
Music Performance
Hannah Renee Baslee
Edgar Abdiel Camargo
James Michael Covington
Freddie Gates
Christopher David Thiem Lawhorne
Orlando Murillo
Karla Ramos
Master of Public
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Paulina Alvarado
Ana Gabriela Arias-Gonzalez
Orlando Antonio Arriola Sr.
Aracelli Astorga
Carolina Camargo De Luca
Diana Krissel Gonzalez
Ninfa Sara Huerta
Christopher Samuel Jarvis
Amy Melissa Lechuga
Gabriela Munoz
Earl O’Veal
Andrea Rosario Ortiz
Monique Ositelu
Maribel Santoyo
Joseph A. Tellez
Master of Public Health
Michelle Del Rio
Eric Martinez
Master of Rehabilitation
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Sarah Elguea
Brianda Danzel Hernandez
Theron Robert Nicholson
Corene Seymour
Master of Science
Bioinformatics
Amal M. Hassan
Sivakumar Kareti
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Gabriela Raschel Franco
Thornton Robert Larson
Maria Fernanda Medina
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Fabio Diaz Santillan
Silvia Rea
Felix Saucedo Castor
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Sarvesh Dip Dhakal
Karla Yolanda Gamez
Jose Carlos Hernandez
Michal Jizba
Karel Kus
Levi Alonso Pereda
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Rogelio Long
Withana Kankanamalage
Umayanganie Munipala
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Robert Benjamin Post
Esau Enrique Ruiz Gaistardo
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Robert Munoz Jr.
Luis Fernando Ramirez
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Lauren Elaine Waldrop
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Carlos Enrique Guillen Sr.
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Bruce A. Saenz
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A S M Arifur Rahim Chowdhury
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Arturo Medina
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Evelyn Rios
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Nancy Brisbin Gore
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Ervin Lex Williams
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Marlett Garcia
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Daniela Abigail Noriega
Briana Yolanda Nunez
Pedro Nunez
Victor Manuel Ornelas Jr.
Jesus Erick Orozco
Delgado
Dylan A. Ott
Raul Ponce
Leslie Prat
Jose Rivera Jr.
Francisco Javier Salcedo
Ortega
Armando Sandoval
Jessica Jazmine Segovia
Louis Charles Steinmetz
Emilio Tarango Valles
Francisco Torres III
Aldo I. Vidana
Yoshito Yamane
College of Science
Caroline Arellano
Samira Grace Armijos
Andres H. Belmont
Javier Benitez
Allyson Denise Benson
Kyle Andres Brito
Munir H. Buhaya
Amanda Giovany Carrillo
Cecilio Marcos Castaneda
Christopher Dallo
Matthew Dallo
Celina Lynn Duran
Jose Santiago Enriquez
Claudia N. Felix
Raymond Anthony Ford
Brian Emmanuel Frescas
Christina Alexis Frias
Maria Isabel Gallardo
Priscila Galvan
Bernadette Gamboa
Kayla Roshelle Garza
Sebastian Gomez
Valerie Gonzales
Brenda Teresa Gonzalez
Victor Manuel Gonzalez
Vazquez
Jorge Daniel Guerra
Myra Guerrero
Rodney Alexander
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Hansen
Roxana Hurtado
Lauren Frances Katada
Audrey Julie Lacerte
Beatriz Del Carmen
Madrigal Sanchez
Jose Eduardo Marin
Sanchez
Irene Martinez
Erika Mercado
Christopher Lee Nabhan
Tayler Ann O’Hayre
Joanna Arleen Olivas
Darleen Shirley Olsen
Arturo Ortega
Catalina Ortega
Jimmy Jesse Ortega
Kameron Jordan Ortiz
Diana Leticia Padilla
Amanda Pak
Nayell Alexandra
Palomino
Stephanie Paredes
Hanna Sofia Pena
Jasmine Peralta
Andre Fernando Perez
Orozco
Stephanie Pichardo
Joel Alberto Quinones
Daniel Hector Ramirez
Paola Aseret Ramos
Villegas
Perla Anahi Retana
Bianca Vanesa Rodriguez
Clarissa Francisca Rosa
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Luis Enrique Jacquez
Miguel Jesus Lopez
Nancy M. Magallanes
Eliza Mendez
Ana Zolitzin Munoz
Talavera
Cassie Alison Nares
Luis Raul Nevarez
Melissa Olivo
Myriam Judith Ontiveros
Natascha Holguin Poole
Mamie Michelle Ramirez
Michelle Nicole
Regalado
Krystal Rodriguez
College of Health
Krystal Lee Rodriguez
Sciences
Jennifer Rosales
Alexandra Alba
Reyna Michelle Rubio
Kristie Ann Apodaca
Sandra Andrea Salinas
Cassie Ann Arnold
Christine Marine Santa
Crystal Carrion
Cruz
Bianca Castrejon
Aileen Melissa Soto
Jo Ann Dindinger
Adrian Edward Stevens
Kimberly Joanna Escobar Esther Valenzuela
Susana Magdalena
Manuel Vaquera Jr.
Espinoza
Denisse Andrea Violante
Lilia Cynthia Favela
Cassandra Wagoner
Robert Jonathon
Kimberly Williams
Fernandez Jr.
Steven Yeh
Michelle Josie Galvan
Evelyn Garcia
Lara Yvette Gil
Tamra Dawn Hendren
Westin Wayne Humble
Pamela Marie Isita
Luis Rucobo
Nasim Ghassan Salloum
Linda Gissel Samaniego
Anahi Sanchez
Natalia Amanda Sillas
Rebecca Annette Soto
Isaac Gabriel Torres
Minh Nhat Do Tran
Raymond Perry Turner II
Clarissa Valles
Anthony Jesus Vasquez
Chantal Vidal
Jose Manuel Villanueva
Zachary Joseph Young
TOP TEN SENIORS
2014-2015
Mayela Renata Aldaz-Cervantes
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Alexander Jeremiah Balcazar
Sociology
Karla Veronica Becerra
Mechanical Engineering
Joselyn Cardenas Anaya
Mechanical Engineering
Lisa Marie Haisan
Civil Engineering
Taylor Steven Harmon
Cellular and Molecular Biochemistry
Beatriz Del Carmen Madrigal-Sanchez
Cellular and Molecular Biochemistry
Andre Fernando Perez-Orozco
Cellular and Molecular Biochemistry
Claudia Stephanie Preza
Art History
Esteban Quintanilla
Accounting
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STUDENT HONORS
Members of the Graduating Class
Men and Women of Mines
Tillie Alvillar
Caroline Arellano
Daniela Fernanda Barraza Escudero
Kathryn Bohle
Robert J. Fernandez
Lisa Haisan
Jose E. Marin
Guy McGunegle
Sandra Andrea Salinas
Kevin Schnittker
Lindsey K. Hunter
Evelyn Barraza
Who’s Who Among Students
in American Colleges and Universities
Lindsey Adams
Taylor Adams
Adrian Aguilar
Alexandra Alba
Yareiry Alba
Richard Alegria
Keighton Allen
Veronica Alvarez
Perla Alvelais
Shayla Alves
Regine Amaro
Dave Arellano
Crystal Avila
Rene Balandran
Monica Banuelos
Jesus Barreno
Janet Bernal
Destiny Blanchette
Victor Blanco
Alejandro Booth
Tierra Brooks
Ricardo Burciaga
Mia Caldwell
Martha Cardona
Rebecca Carrasco
Rachel Castillo
Matthew Chavez
Luis Chavez Villalobos
Jesus Cisneros
Rosa Contreras
Jessica Corral
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Lee Curry
Alexandra Davila
Erwin Delgado
Eloy Deras
Maralyn Doering
Denise Elliott
Victor Escobar
Genoveva FuentesCuellar
Ruby Gamez
Celeena Garcia
Joshua Garcia
Michael Garcia
Tiffany Garcia
Lara Gil
Amber Gomez
Gabriela Gonzalez
Louie Gonzalez
Nanette Gonzalez
Viviana Gonzalez
Susana Gonzalez
Mendez
Gabriela Grajeda
Benjamin Guerrero
Myra Guerrero
Samantha Guerrero
Alexia Guillen
Teresa Hemphill
Alexandra Hernandez
Cecilia Hinojosa
Jered Holder
Trisha Holmes
Lindsey Hunter
Carla Jaquez
Johnna Johnston
Lauren Katada
Jedediah Leachman
Daniella Lopez
Cheyanne Lozano
Lizett Lucero
Sarah Madrid
April Marquez
Luis Martinetti
Omar Martinez
Rocio Martinez Penner
Amber Massey
Melanie Matheus
Guy McGunegle
Emma Mejia
Jaclyn Mejia
Erik Mena
Miguel Mena
Maria Mendoza
Araceli Meza
Patrick Molin
Karla Montano
Rebecca Montoya
Elizabeth Morales
Gabriela Moreno
Abner Moreno
Tarango
Demi Nares
Andrea Norte
Valerie Nunez
Myriam Ontiveros
Sophia Ornelas
Amy Padilla
Diana Padilla
Ricardo Paez
Luis Pantoja
Jessica Polanco
Ana Quevedo
Angel Ramirez
Leslie Ramirez
Walter Recoder
Gonzalez
Michelle Regalado
Damaris Reyes
Melissa Rivas
Erica Rodarte
Nikki Rodelas
Monica Rodriguez
Ryan Saenz
Melissa Salgado
Linda Samaniego
Andres Sanchez
Rodolfo Sanchez
Mariana Schenk
Natalie Serna
Mary Shaner
Saad Sheikh
Arlene Smith
Erikka Smith
Adriana Soto
Summer Soto
Timothy Steffler
Kevin Telles
Jennifer Tellez
Carlo Terrazas
Claudia Teruel
Ana Van Nortwick
Juan Vargas
Cesar Vasquez
Chantal Vidal
Juan Villalba
Shane Wallace
Emma Weatherly
Lanica Yu-Richardson
Adam Ziegenhals
ROTC Commission as Second Lieutenant
United States Army,
United States Army Reserve
2nd LT Ashle P. Allen
United States Army - Active Duty
Chemical Corps
2nd LT Billy J. Montgomery
United States Army Reserve
Military Police
2nd LT Abigail Garcia
United States Army - Active Duty
Medical Services Corps
2nd LT Lap C. Mui
United States Army - Active Duty
Ordnance Corps
2nd LT Jorge Guevara
United States Army Reserve
Ordnance Corps
2nd LT Phillip D. Pandy
United States Army - Active Duty
Ordnance Corps
2nd LT Xavier O. Jones
United States Army - Active Duty
Medical Service Corps
2nd LT Melanie M. Peterson
United States Army Reserve
Adjutant General Corps
2nd LT Keaton J. Light
United States Army - Active Duty
Infantry
2nd LT Micheal Revels
United States Army Reserve
Army Nurse Corps
2nd LT Zachary Martin
United States Army - Active Duty
Ordnance Corps
2nd LT Adrian Rincon
United States Army - Active Duty
Infantry
2nd LT Sal Solis
United States Army Reserve
Quartermaster Corps
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HONORS REGALIA
University Academic Honors candidates are recognized by cords with the following designations:
3.9 - 4.0
Summa Cum Laude (Highest Honors) ....................................................................................Gold
3.8 - 3.89
Magna Cum Laude (High Honors) ........................................................................................White
3.5 - 3.79
Cum Laude (Honors) ..................................................................................................College Color
Business Administration .......................................................................................................................................Drab
Education ......................................................................................................................................................Light Blue
Engineering ...................................................................................................................................................... Orange
Health Sciences................................................................................................................................................. Salmon
Liberal Arts................................................................................................................................................... Royal Blue
Nursing ...............................................................................................................................................................Apricot
Science ...................................................................................................................................................Golden Yellow
Honors Degree ........................................................................................................................................... Gold Stole
Honors Certificate ..................................................................................................................................................Lilac
Honors Senior Thesis................................................................................................................................. Dark Green
College of Business Administration
Beta Alpha Psi - Black/Red Cords.................................................................National, Scholastic, and Professional
Financial Information Honor Society
Beta Gamma Sigma - Blue/Gold Cords and Stole ..................................................... International Honor Society
College of Education
Chi Sigma Iota - Blue/White.............................................................................National Counseling Honor Society
Kappa Delta Pi.............................................................................................International Education Honor Society
Double Gold
3.9 - 4.0
Double White
3.8 - 3.89
Green/Purple/White
3.5 - 3.79
Green/Purple
3.25 - 3.49
College of Engineering
Alpha Sigma Mu - Yellow ........................................................................... Materials Engineering Honor Society
Chi Epsilon - Purple Cowl .......................................................................National Civil Engineering Honor Society
Eta Kappa Nu - Red/Blue ............................................................... National Electrical Engineering Honor Society
Tau Beta Pi - White/Orange Stole .......................................................................... Interdisciplinary Honor Society
College of Health Sciences
Eta Sigma Gamma – Gamma Lambda Chapter – Gold/Forrest Green Stole..............National Honorary Health
Education Organization
Phi Alpha - Orange Cords ........................................................................ National Honor Society for Social Work
College of Liberal Arts
Iota Iota Iota - Lavender ................................................................................. Honor Society for Women’s Studies
Phi Alpha Theta - Red/Blue Cords ..........................................................................National History Honor Society
Pi Kappa Delta - Red/Gray Cords....................................................................................National Honorary Society
Pi Sigma Alpha - Red/White/Black Cords................................................National Political Science Honor Society
Psi Chi - Gold Double Cords with Blue/Gold Tassels................................. National Honor Society in Psychology
College of Science
Sigma Gamma Epsilon - Gold/Blue/Silver Cords .......................... National Honor Society for the Earth Services
University Honor Societies/Programs
Alpha Chi - Royal Blue/ Emerald Green Cords .............................................................National Honor Society for
Juniors, Seniors, and Graduates
Golden Key International - Blue/Gold Cords, ..................................International Honor Society for Graduates
Gold Medallion with Blue/Gold Ribbon, and Gold Stole
and Undergraduates
Alpha Lambda Delta - Red/White and Gold Honor Cords ...............................................National Honor Society
for Freshmen Year Students
National Society of Collegiate Scholars - Gold/Maroon or Gold Sash (officers)........................ National Society
of Collegiate Scholars for First and Second Year Students
Order of Omega - White/Gold Cords .................................................................................National Honor Society
Phi Kappa Phi - Navy Blue/Gold ..........................................................................................National Honor Society
Sigma Alpha Lambda - Navy Blue/ Gold, and Black Cords.............................................National Leadership and
Honors Organization
Tau Sigma – Alpha Eta Chapter - Gold/Burgundy Cords ................................National Academic Honor Society
University Honors Council - Royal Blue/Orange .................................................. Honors Program Honor Society
United States Military Honor - Red/White/Blue Cords ......................................................All Military Candidates
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REGALIA
HISTORY
Prior to 1980, The University
of Texas at El Paso (and its
predecessors, the Texas College of
Mines and Metallurgy and Texas
Western College) borrowed regalia
for ceremonial occasions. In 1980,
Drama Department faculty member
C.L. Etheridge suggested that the
time had come for UTEP to have
its own unique regalia. President
Haskell Monroe established the
University Heritage Commission to
raise funds for the creation of official
regalia, to include a mace, chains of
office for the President and the Vice
President for Academic Affairs, a
UTEP banner and seal, and a banner
and seal for each of the colleges.
A University seal, depicting El
Paso’s sun, mountains and river,
had been created for Texas Western
College in 1949 by renowned
local artist José Cisneros. This seal
was incorporated into the official
heraldic layout for the University
banner designed by Art Department
faculty member Sally Bishop Segal,
who also designed seals for the
colleges of Liberal Arts, Science,
Nursing and Allied Health (now
the College of Health Sciences),
and the Graduate School. Albert
Ronke, Drama Department faculty
member, designed the seals for the
colleges of Business Administration,
Education, and Engineering. All
eight seal designs in their heraldic
layout were then crafted into fabric
by Esther “Terrie” Cornell. In 2001,
the seals for Engineering, Business
and Health Sciences were updated
by Sally Segal to reflect new
programs offered by those colleges.
UTEP alumnus James Love
created the Chain of Office for the
President, consisting of eight seals
reproduced on two-inch-diameter
enameled disks; the Chain of Office
for the Vice President for Academic
Affairs; and the University Mace.
C.L. Etheridge developed the
ceremonial rituals used in University
commencement since 1981.
BANNERS
Among the many traditions
associated with commencement,
the presentation of the
ceremonial University and
College banners symbolizes the
accomplishments of the graduates
whom we honor on this occasion
and the University’s commitment
to their success. Each banner
bears a unique seal placed on a 4
x 6-foot heraldic field, or saltire,
and each incorporates symbols
and colors that define it:
University Banner
Colors: Orange, White and Blue
Symbols: Open Book – the learning
process; the Sun, Mountains and
River – the city of El Paso; Star – The
Lone Star of Texas; Laurel Branch
– high academic achievement; Oak
Branch – solidity and permanence
Colleges
Business Administration
Colors: Brown - Business and Accounting
Copper - Economics
Symbols: Flame - depicts
knowledge and enlightenment;
Miner’s pick - represents unity
with the University’s identity;
Column - symbolic of strength
and an emblematic inference to
the importance of international
accreditation; Scroll - associated
with commerce and contracting;
Laurel branches - denote academic
and professional success; Globe
-international
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Education
Color: Light Blue
Symbols: Lamp – lamp of learning;
Book – learning and literacy; Sigma –
Greek symbol for “all-encompassing”;
Book, Ruler and Compass – the tools
of learning
Engineering
Color: Dark Orange
Symbols: Castle Structure – civil
engineering; Gear – mechanical
engineering; Bolt of Lightning –
electrical engineering; Hammer
and Assaying Scale – metallurgical
and mining engineering; Human
Form – industrial engineering;
Computer Card and Binary Numbers
– computer science
Health Sciences
Colors: Apricot – Nursing
Green – Healing Arts
Symbols: Dark Red Field – blood
of life; White Shield and Red Cross
– humanitarian aid; Human Figure
– physical care and therapy; Beaker,
Needle and Test Tube – laboratory
research and application
Liberal Arts
Color: White – Humanities, Arts and
Letters
Symbols: Alpha/Omega – first
and last letters of Greek alphabet
symbolizing the scope of studies
in Liberal Arts; Torch – knowledge;
Open Book – the learning process
and literacy
Color Stripes denote disciplines
within liberal arts: Brown for Fine
Arts, Crimson for Journalism, Pink
for Music, Dark Blue for Philosophy,
Violet for Psychology, Scarlet for
Religion, Citron for Social Work and
Silver Gray for Speech and Drama
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Nursing
Color: Apricot
Symbols: Maltese Cross exceptional service to humanity;
Lamp of Knowledge - tribute to
Florence Nightingale; Eternal Flame
- lifelong quest for knowledge;
Laurel Leaves - honor; “Corpus
Sanare” - healing the body; Burnt
Orange Ring - School of Nursing
becomes part of The University of
Texas System in 1972; Columbia Blue
and Navy Blue - past and present
shades of blue designated as official
colors; Stars - the State of Texas with
Miner orange.
Science
Color: Golden Yellow
Symbols: Clouds/Sky – the
atmosphere surrounding the earth;
Globe – earth and geography;
Methane Molecule – chemistry,
biology and physics; Five
Mathematical Symbols – basic
and higher math concepts; Tree
– the history of science; and the
Mountains, Earth and Strata –
geology
Graduate School
Colors: University colors of Orange,
White and Blue and other colors
from academic areas offering
graduate study
Symbols: Rainbow – the spectrum
of disciplines forming the Graduate
School; Star – the Lone Star of
Texas and the skyward direction of
the flames; Pan of Flames – group
knowledge; and Laurel Branches –
high academic achievement
THE UNIVERSITY MACE
A symbol of authority and
dignity of office, the Mace has
been associated with civil and
academic ceremonies from at
least the 14th century. The Mace
is designed to convey honor,
optimism, hope, accomplishment,
learning and scholarship, and its
association with special events
denotes tradition, solemnity and a
commitment to excellence. At The
University of Texas at El Paso, the
Mace plays a prominent role in all
Commencement and Convocation
ceremonies.
The University Mace is a timeless
and inspiring symbol that combines
forms selected from the distinctive
Bhutanese architecture of the UTEP
campus; the natural landscape of
the Chihuahuan Desert; and the
multicultural heritage of the U.S.Mexico border region. The Mace
captures the University’s rich history
as well as its highly promising
future, from its beginnings as Texas’
first mining school in 1914 to today’s
competitive research university
serving a 21st century student
demographic.
GOWNS, CAPS AND
HOODS
The tradition of the gown, cap
and hood worn at UTEP events
dates back to universities in the
Middle Ages, when such garments
had very practical applications. The
gown and hood kept the chill away
as students and teachers labored
in halls of learning that were often
damp and drafty.
Originally, the mortar board, or
flat square cap, was a hat which,
when removed, provided its wearer
with a flat writing surface. Writing
instruments and paper were kept in
the long sleeves of the gown.
Until modern times, caps and
gowns were made of black fabric
to illustrate the gravity of learning.
Although today’s gowns, caps and
tassels are available in a variety
of colors, the symbolism of color
remains. For example, students who
graduate from UTEP wear a tassel
whose color represents the college
from which they receive their
degrees.
The hood drapes over the
shoulders and is worn by those who
have earned a master’s or doctoral
degree. It consists of a black shell,
lined in satin, and bears the color
of the institution that conferred the
degree. The hoods worn by UTEP
graduates have an orange lining
crossed with a white chevron. The
velvet on the border bears the color
of the field of learning in which the
degree was earned.
COMMENCEMENT STOLES
The University of Texas at El
Paso Alumni Association honors
Faculty and Student Marshals,
Banner Bearers and the University
Banner Bearer with an orange satin
stole bearing the Class Medallion
and Alumni Association logo.
Inaugurated in May 2004, the
stoles are proudly worn by students
who were selected to represent
their college based on their
exceptional academic achievement.
The University Banner
Bearer — selected based on
academic achievement, leadership
and campus involvement — is
considered the highest honor
bestowed upon a student during
commencement. This student
follows the Grand Marshal and
leads the college banners in the
processional. The University Banner
Bearer is the second to receive their
diploma in their respective college.
In the second phase of the
processional, undergraduate and
graduate Student Marshals lead
their fellow candidates and are the
first in their college to receive their
diploma.
The College Banner Bearers
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carry their college banner and
lead their college in the second
phase of the processional. These
students are second in their college
to receive their diploma except
in the college represented by the
University Banner Bearer.
CLASS MEDALLION
The first class medallion was
created to commemorate UTEP’s
100th Commencement ceremony
in May 1998 at the Sun Bowl
featuring The Honorable George
W. Bush, then Governor of Texas.
Because of the medallion’s
popularity, University officials
decided to create a Class Medallion
for each year’s graduating class
starting in the new millennium. The
Class Medallion unifies graduates
of the spring, summer and winter
graduation classes into a single class
determined by the graduation year.
A scholarship from the Medallion
Endowed Scholarship Fund is
awarded to a commencement
candidate during the spring and
winter ceremonies.
Now in their 17th year, the
medallions have become a tradition
and part of the regalia worn by
graduates at commencement
ceremonies.
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MINING MINDS
To honor the Class of 2015
Spring Semester graduates, Mining
Minds, the iconic piece of public
art installed in 2010 to enhance
the entrance of The University
of Texas at El Paso campus, will
glow in orange and blue through
the weekend of commencement.
Michael Clapper, the sculptor who
created Mining Minds, honored
President Diana Natalicio by
selecting and converting into binary
code on the pick the final lines from
her Fall 2008 Convocation remarks:
Believe in yourself and in your
dreams. Believe in UTEP and its
aspirations. Share the dream!
At night, light illuminates the
steel structure, while LEDs emanate
from the perforated ones and zeros
at each end of the pick. On special
occasions, including historic dates,
annual milestones and to celebrate
special accomplishments, the pick
illuminates the campus’ entrance.
The majestic pickaxe sculpture
is located in the roundabout
at University Avenue and Sun
Bowl Drive, in front of the UTEP
Bookstore.
DECORACIONES, INSIGNIAS Y TRAJES
CEREMONIALES
HISTORIA
La Universidad de Texas en El
Paso, al igual que sus antecesoras,
Texas College of Mines and
Metallurgy y Texas Western College,
pedían prestados los trajes que
se usaban en algunas ocasiones
solemnes que tuvieron lugar antes de
1980. En el verano de dicho año, el
profesor C.L Etheridge, miembro del
cuerpo docente del Departamento
de Arte Dramático, sugirió que ya
era hora de que UTEP contara con
sus propios trajes de ceremonia. El
Presidente Haskell Monroe fundó
la Comisión Patrimonial de la
Universidad con el fin de recaudar
fondos destinados a la creación de
una serie de elementos decorativos
oficiales, que incluirían un bastón
de mando, collares emblemáticos de
los cargos de Rector y Vicerrector de
Asuntos Académicos, el estandarte
universitario y el escudo, así como
estandartes y escudos para cada una
de las facultades.
En 1949, el renombrado
pintor paseño José Cisneros creó
un escudo universitario para
Texas Western College. Más
tarde, se incluyó el escudo que
representaba el sol, las montañas
y el río de El Paso en el diseño
heráldico oficial del estandarte
de la universidad, diseñado por la
profesora y pintora Sally Bishop,
quién también creó los diseños de
los emblemas para las facultades
de Artes Liberales, Ciencias,
Enfermería y Ciencias Afines (actual
facultad de Ciencias de la Salud),
y la Escuela de Graduados. A su
vez, Albert Ronke, profesor de arte
dramático y escenógrafo, concibió
los diseños de los escudos para las
Facultades de Administración de
Empresas, Educación e Ingeniería.
Los ocho diseños de los escudos
y su disposición heráldica fueron
plasmados en tela por Esther
“Terrie” Cornell. En el 2001, los
escudos de la Facultad de Ingeniería,
de Administración de Empresas
y de Ciencias de la Salud fueron
rediseñados para que se incluyeran
los nuevos programas ofrecidos por
dichas facultades.
Un ex-alumno, James Love,
artista y joyero de El Paso, elaboró
el collar del cargo oficial de Rector,
que comprendía ocho escudos
reproducidos sobre discos esmaltados
de dos pulgadas de diámetro, así
como el collar de cargo de Vicerrector
de Asuntos Académicos y el bastón de
mando de la Universidad.
Los procedimientos y procesiones
ceremoniales que se siguen
actualmente fueron ideados por
C.L Etheridge y fueron puestos en
práctica desde 1981.
ESTANDARTES
Entre las diversas tradiciones
relacionadas con la Ceremonia de
Graduación, la presentación de
los estandartes ceremoniales de
la Universidad y de las Facultades
simboliza los logros alcanzados por
los graduados a los cuales honramos
en cada ocasión, así como el
compromiso de la Universidad para
que tengan éxito. Cada estandarte
ostenta el escudo oficial de la
universidad colocado en un campo
heráldico de cuatro por seis pies, y
cada uno de ellos muestra los colores
y símbolos que identifican a cada
una de las facultades.
ESTANDARTE UNIVERSITARIO
Colores: Naranja, Blanco y Azul.
Símbolos: Libro Abierto-el proceso de
aprendizaje; el Sol, las Montañas y el
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Río-La ciudad de El Paso; La Estrella- La
Estrella Solitaria de Texas; La Rama de
Laurel-logros académicos superiores, La
Rama de Roble-solidaridad y permanencia.
simbolizando los ámbitos de estudio
en las Artes Liberales; Antorcha –
conocimiento; Libro abierto – el proceso
de aprendizaje y el alfabetismo.
Facultades
Las franjas de colores denotan las
disciplinas que forman parte de las Artes
Liberales: Café para las Bellas Artes,
Carmesí para Periodismo, Rosa para
Música, Azul Rey para Filosofía, Violeta
para Psicología, Escarlata para religión,
Verde Lima para trabajo Social y Gris
plateado para Declamación y Drama.
Administración de Empresas
Colores: Café- Administración y Contabilidad
Cobre – Economía
Símbolos: Flama – conocimiento e
iluminación. Pico Minero – unidad con la
identidad de la Universidad, Columna –
Fortaleza y es una inferencia emblemática
a la importancia de la acreditación
internacional, Pergamino – relacionado
al comercio y contratos, Ramas de Laurel
– éxito académico y profesional, Mapa
Mundi – internacional
Educación
Color: Azul cielo
Símbolos: Lámpara- luz del conocimiento;
Libro – aprendizaje y alfabetismo; Sigma
– símbolo griego que significa “que lo
abarca todo” ; Libro, regla y compás- las
herramientas del aprendizaje
Ingeniería
Color: Anaranjado oscuro
Simbolos: Castillo – ingeniería civil;
Engranaje – ingeniería mecánica;
Relampago – ingeniería eléctrica;
Martillo y Bascula de Ensaye – ingeniería
metalúrgica y materiales; Forma
Humana – ingeniería industrial; Tarjeta
de Computadora y Números Binarios
– Informática
Ciencias de la Salud
Color: Enfermería – Albaricoque
Artes de Curación – Verde
Símbolos: Campo Rojo Oscuro – la
sangre de la vida, Campo Blanco y Cruz
Roja– ayuda humanitaria; Figura Humana
– cuidado y terapia física; Vaso de
precipitado / Aguja / Tubo de Ensaye –
investigación de laboratorio y su aplicación
Artes Liberales
Color: Humanidades, Filosofía y LetrasBlanco
Símbolos: Alpha / Omega – Primera
y última letra del alfabeto Griego
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Enfermería
Color: Albaricoque
Símbolo: Cruz de Malta - Servicio excepcional
a la humanidad; Lámpara del Conocimiento
- Tributo a Florence Nightingale; La Llama
Eterna - Búsqueda del conocimiento durante
toda la vida; Hojas de Laurel - Honor; “Corpus
Sanare” - Sanador de cuerpo; Aro Naranja
Quemado - La Escuela de Enfermería forma
parte del Sistema de la Universidad de Texas
en 1972; Azul Columbia y Azul Marino - Tonos
anteriores y actuales del color azul designados como oficiales; Estrella – El estado de
Texas con el color naranja de los Mineros.
Ciencias
Color: Amarillo dorado
Símbolos: Nubes/ cielo – la atmósfera
que rodea la tierra; Globo – la Tierra
y la geografía; Molécula de Metano –
química, biología y física; Cinco Símbolos
Matemáticos – conceptos matemáticos
básicos y superiores; Árbol – la historia de
la ciencia; y las Montañas, la Tierra y el
Estrato – geología
Escuela de Graduados:
Colores de la Piedra Angular: los colores
universitarios Anaranjado, Blanco y Azul
y otros colores de áreas académicas que
ofrecen estudios para graduados
Símbolos: Arco iris – el espectro de las
disciplinas que forman la escuela de
graduados; Estrella – la estrella solitaria
de Texas y las flamas dirigidas hacia el
cielo; Bandeja de Flamas – conocimiento
grupal; y Ramas de Laurel – conocimiento
académico superior.
El bastón de mando, símbolo
de autoridad y dignidad del cargo,
ha sido asociado con ceremonias
civiles y académicas desde el Siglo
XIV, por lo menos. El bastón de
mando está diseñado para trasmitir
honor, optimismo, esperanza, logro,
aprendizaje y sabiduría y su vínculo
con acontecimientos especiales
denota tradición, solemnidad y un
compromiso hacia la excelencia. En
la Universidad de Texas en El Paso,
el bastón de mando representa
un papel importante en todas las
ceremonias de graduación y de
convocación.
El Bastón de Mando
Universitario es un perenne
símbolo de inspiración que combina
las formas seleccionadas de la
característica arquitectura Butanesa
del campus de UTEP, el paisaje
natural del Desierto Chihuahuense
y la herencia multicultural de
la región fronteriza de Estados
Unidos y México. El bastón de
mando capta la rica historia de
la Universidad así como su futuro
sumamente prometedor, desde sus
inicios como la primera escuela de
minería de Texas en 1914, hasta la
universidad de hoy en día, dedicada
a la investigación competitiva, que
ofrece sus servicios a la población
estudiantil del Siglo XXI.
la humedad imperantes dentro de
los salones de aprendizaje.
En un principio, el birrete, o sea
la gorra plana cuadrada, se utilizaba
para cubrir la cabeza del estudiante,
y cuando se quitaba podía
emplearse como una superficie
plana para escribir (el papel y
los instrumentos para escribir se
guardaban en las amplias mangas
de la toga).
Incluso actualmente, las togas
y los birretes se fabrican con tela
negra para simbolizar el aspecto
sombrío de la educación. Aunque
hoy en día existe variedad en los
colores de las togas, birretes y
borlas, el simbolismo del color
permanece. Por ejemplo, los
estudiantes que se gradúan de UTEP
utilizan borlas cuyo color representa
la facultad de la cual se están
graduando.
La esclavina la portan
únicamente aquellos que han
obtenido un grado de Maestría o
Doctorado. Consiste en una capa
negra forrada en satín que cuelga
sobre la espalda de la toga; el
color del forro varía según el color
de la institución que confiere el
título. Las esclavinas que portan los
graduandos de UTEP ostentan un
forro color naranja atravesado por
un listón blanco. El terciopelo del
borde ostenta el color del campo de
estudios del cuál se está obteniendo
el título.
TOGAS, BIRRETES Y
ESCLAVINAS
ESTOLAS DISTINTIVAS DE
GRADUACIÓN
EL BASTÓN DE MANDO
UNIVERSITARIO
La tradición del uso de las
togas, birretes y esclavinas que
se utilizan en las ceremonias de
UTEP tiene su origen en los albores
de las universidades medievales,
cuando dicha vestimenta tenía usos
prácticos. La toga y la esclavina
eran utilizadas por los estudiantes y
profesores para abrigarse del frío y
La Asociación de Ex-Alumnos de
la Universidad de Texas en El Paso
honra con una estola de satín color
anaranjado que ostenta el Medallón
de la Generación y el Emblema de la
Asociación a aquellos estudiantes y
profesores que fueron distinguidos
para fungir como Marshals, como
portadores del estandarte universitario
y de la insignia de cada facultad.
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Los estudiantes que llevan con
orgullo estas estolas instauradas en
mayo de 2004, son seleccionados para
representar a su escuela en base a sus
logros académicos.
Ser Portador del Estandarte
Universitario, es el mayor honor
que se otorga durante la ceremonia
de graduación a un estudiante que
ha sido elegido por su desempeño
académico, liderazgo y participación
en el campus. El galardonado sigue al
Grand Marshal, guía a los estandartes
de las facultades durante la ceremonia
y es el segundo en recibir el diploma
en la facultad que le corresponde.
En la segunda fase de la procesión
ceremonial, los estudiantes de
licenciatura y de posgrado que fueron
designados como Marshals guían a
sus compañeros graduandos y son los
primeros en recibir el diploma de su
facultad.
Los Portadores del Estandarte de
la Facultad llevan el que representa
a su escuela, sirven de guía para
los graduandos de la misma en la
segunda fase de la ceremonia y son
los segundos en recibir el diploma
de su facultad, a excepción de la
representada por el Portador del
Estandarte Universitario.
MEDALLÓN DE LA
GENERACIÓN
El primer Medallón de la
Generación fue ideado con el fin
de conmemorar la Ceremonia de
Graduación del Centenario de UTEP
en mayo de 1998 en el Estadio Sun
Bowl. La ceremonia contó con la
presencia del Honorable George W.
Bush en ese entonces, Gobernador de
Texas.
Debido a la popularidad
del medallón, los funcionarios
universitarios decidieron crear uno
para cada generación a partir del
nuevo milenio. El medallón de
generación une a los graduados de las
generaciones de primavera, verano
e invierno en una sola generación
que se determina por año de
graduación. Durante las ceremonias
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de primavera e invierno se otorgará a
un graduando una beca del Fondo de
Becas del Medallón.
Los medallones, ahora en
su décimo séptimo año, se han
convertido en toda una tradición y en
parte de las decoraciones, insignias y
trajes que los graduados portan en las
ceremonias de graduación.
CAVANDO MENTES
La icónica pieza de arte público,
Mining Minds, instalada en el 2010
para realzar la entrada del campus
de la Universidad de Texas en El Paso,
brillará de color naranja y azul este
fin de semana de graduaciones para
celebrar a los graduandos del semestre
de primavera de la Generación 2015.
El escultor que elaboró Mining Minds,
Michael Clapper, hizo honor a la
Rectora Diana Natalicio al seleccionar
y convertir en código binario las
palabras de la convocatoria de Otoño
del 2008 para añadirlas al pico: “Crean
en ustedes mismos y en sus sueños.
Crean en UTEP y en sus aspiraciones.
¡Compartan el sueño!”
Por la noche, la luz ilumina la
estructura de acero, mientras que
los pequeños focos emanan de los
unos y ceros perforados en cada orilla
del pico. En ocasiones especiales
incluyendo fechas históricas, hitos
anuales y para celebrar logros
especiales, el pico ilumina la entrada
del campus. La majestuosa escultura
de la punta de pico se ubica en la
glorieta de la Avenida Universidad
y la calle Sun Bowl Drive, frente a la
librería de UTEP.
Traducciones al español por Richard Ford y Victoria Alicia Garcia
“Men O’ Mines” (1932; Alma Mater 1956)
In 1932, biology professor Burt Franklin Jenness wrote a seven stanza poem
titled “Men O’ Mines” that was published in that year’s Flowsheet (p. 130).
Band director Rayo Reyes set it to music and Katherine Owsley arranged
the music for four-part choir. By 1934 the song was regularly performed
at games, assemblies and special functions. Copies were sent to civic clubs
throughout El Paso for popularization by club song leaders.
In 1956, music graduate student J. Sande Morrison rewrote the song for
choir. Its first two verses and chorus were adopted with some minor changes
as the new alma mater for Texas Western College after approval by the
Music Department, executive council of the student body, and alumni.
Sometimes the chorus is played alone and called “Miner Victory.”
As the University continues to evolve, the 2015 Spring Commencement
premieres a new version of the Alma Mater, arranged by a member of the
UTEP Chamber Singers, Edward Rodriguez, sophomore in Choral Music
Education.
1. Far beneath the crags of Franklin
Stand our Alma Mater’s halls.
Gleams afar her rock-hewn campus,
Dust brown walls against the hills.
Gem of learning in a country
Whose own wealth of lore enthralls.
Hail the light of Texas Western
And the mission she fulfills!
CHORUS:
Up! Men of mines, and hit the trail;
The Texas spirit shall not fail;
Miners fight for the right!
For the orange and white!
Tamp! Tamp! Tamp! Men of mines,
Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! Men of mines,
Now clear the way, for it’s today,
That we must gain the victory.
2. May the canyon walls above her
Echo back her classic name,
And the deeds of men who leave her
Stir the heights on which she stands.
May the pangs of recollection
Set their memories aflame,
Till they see again the beauty
Of the vista she commands.
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COMMITTEE ON COMMENCEMENT
Olympia Caudillo ....................................................................... Graduate School
Jenn Crawford ..........................................................University Communications
Richard Daniel ............................................................... Alumni Relations Office
Bill Dethlefs ........................... Center for Accomodations and Support Services
Ofelia Dominguez ............................................................................Union Office
Roberto Dominguez....................................... Student Government Association
Gary Edens .................................................................................... Student Affairs
Victoria Alicia Garcia ... Translation Services Office / Languages and Linguistics
Charles Gibbens ...............................................................................Miner Village
Pete Hensgen..............................................................................University Police
James H. Holcomb ................................................Economics and Finance, Chair
Jose Huerta ............................................... Information Resources and Planning
Beto Lopez ............................................................................ University Relations
Rene Lopez ................................................................................ Facilities Services
Catie McCorry-Andalis ................................................................. Student Affairs
Alex Muñoz .....................................................................................Food Services
Fernando Padula .................................................................University Bookstore
Mike Salazar .............................................. Parking and Transportation Services
Mike Spence ......................................................................... Don Haskins Center
Craig Thompson ........................................................................... Career Services
Amanda Vasquez.............................................. Registration and Records Office
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