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Class of
2012
One Hundred Twenty-Ninth
Commencement
December 15, 2012
The listing of graduates is based upon information provided prior to printing of
the 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.
Board of Regents
The University of Texas System
Wm. Eugene “Gene” Powell, Chairman ................ San Antonio
James D. Dannenbaum, Vice Chairman ........................ Houston
Paul L. Foster, Vice Chairman............................................ El Paso
R. Steven “Steve” Hicks, Vice Chairman .......................... Austin
Alex M. Cranberg .............................................................. Austin
Printice L. Gary.................................................................... Dallas
Wallace L. Hall Jr. ............................................................... Dallas
Brenda Pejovich . ................................................................ Dallas
Robert L. Stillwell............................................................ Houston
Ashley M. Purgason (Student Regent)......................... Arlington
Francie A. Frederick
General Counsel to the Board of Regents
Senior Administrative Officials
Francisco G. Cigarroa, M.D.
Chancellor
Pedro Reyes, Ph.D.
Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Kenneth I. Shine, M.D.
Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
Scott C. Kelley, Ed.D.
Executive Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs
Program
Morning Ceremony 9 a.m.
Diana Natalicio
President of the University, Presiding
Concert ............................................................ The University Symphonic Winds
Ronald A. Hufstader, Conducting
Director of Bands
Professor, Music
Academic Procession ...................................... Rachelle R. Thiewes, Grand Marshal
Professor, Art
National Anthem ............................................. The Audience and The University
The Star Spangled Banner (Key) Symphonic Winds
Welcome and Introductions ............................ Diana Natalicio, President
Presentation of Graduates and
Candidates’ Names .................................. Junius Gonzales, Provost
Conferral of Degrees ....................................... Diana Natalicio, President
The College of Liberal Arts .............................. Patricia Witherspoon, Dean
The Graduate School ....................................... Benjamin C. Flores, Dean
Announcement of Graduates and
Candidates’ Names .................................. Richard Pineda
Associate Professor, Communication
Yvonne Carranza, Coordinator Student Services, Liberal Arts
University Faculty Marshals of Students ....... Ezra Cappell
Associate Professor, English
James Holcomb
Associate Professor, Economics and Finance
Christian Meissner Professor, Psychology
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.
Order of Academic Procession
Morning Ceremony 9 a.m.
Rachelle R. Thiewes
Grand Marshal of the University
Diana A. Arrieta
The University Banner
Uriel Gustavo Posada
Graduate School Banner
Laura Alejandra Mena Meraz
Liberal Arts Banner
Diana Natalicio
President
Junius Gonzales
Provost
Stephen Riter
Vice President for Information
Resources and Planning
Gary Edens
Vice President for
Student Affairs
Vladik Kreinovich
Howard Daudistel
Senior Executive Vice President
Benjamin C. Flores
Dean of the Graduate School
Charles Boehmer
President, Faculty Senate
Chair, Graduate Council
David Veloz
Jonathan Macias
President, Alumni Association
Chair, Staff Council
Tanya Sue Maestas
President
Student Government Association
Members of the Faculty
The Graduate School
Charles Boehmer, Marshal
Benjamin C. Flores, Dean
The College of Liberal Arts
Gina Nuñez-Mchiri, Marshal
Patricia Witherspoon, Dean
Faculty of the College
Graduates and
Candidates for the Degree
The Graduate School
The College Banner Bearer
Rosa Alcala
Faculty Marshal of Students
Randi Michelle Bossie, Liberal Arts
Student Marshal
Graduates and Candidates for the Degree
The College of Liberal Arts
Beth L. Brunk-Chavez
Michael Topp
Faculty Marshals of Students
Nicholas Andre Balcázar
Joel Zapata
Student Marshals
The University Librarians
Charles Gaunce, Marshal
The University Staff
Rey Chavez, Marshal
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Afternoon Ceremony 2 p.m.
Diana Natalicio
T. Andre Feagin, Conducting
Assistant Professor, Music
Academic Procession ...................................... Trisha D. Ainsa, Grand Marshal
Professor, Teacher Education
The College of Education ................................ Josefina V. Tinajero, Dean
The College of Business Administration.......... Robert Nachtmann, Dean
Candidates’ Names .................................. Adriana Dominguez
Director, Audience Development
Theatre and Dance
Elena Izquierdo
Associate Professor, Teacher Education
University Faculty Marshals of Students ....... James Holcomb
Judith H. Munter
Associate Dean, Education
Recessional
Center. Family members may meet their graduate in Lot P-11. Refer to the diagram on page
11 of the program.
Afternoon Ceremony 2 p.m.
Trisha D. Ainsa
Adrian Christopher Villalobos
Nasser Ahmad Ikhlail Jr.
Elisabeth C. Cordero
Karen Morales
Business Administration Banner
Education Banner
Diana Natalicio
Junius Gonzales
President
Provost
Gary Edens
Cynthia Vizcaino Villa
Vice President for
Student Affairs
Vladik Kreinovich
Russell Autry
Alumni Association
Tanya Sue Maestas
President
Vice President for
Business Affairs
Benjamin C. Flores
Charles Boehmer
Jonathan Macias
The Graduate School
The College of Business
Administration
Somnath Mukhopadhyay, Marshal
Robert Nachtmann, Dean
The College of Education
Robert P. Trussell, Marshal
Josefina V. Tinajero, Dean
Graduates and
The Graduate School
Laura L. Hall, Business Administration
Heriberto Godina, Education
Sean Arthur Alvarado
Business Administration
Corrine R. Luna, Education
Student Marshals
The College of Business
Administration
Robin Grambling
Nicole Ramm
Student Marshal
The College of Education
Charlotte C. Ullman
Alis Romo
Student Marshal
Sebastian Diaz, Marshal
Lupe Lopez, Marshal
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Program
Evening Ceremony 7 p.m.
Diana Natalicio
T. Andre Feagin, Conducting
Assistant Professor, Music
Academic Procession ...................................... Stephen W. Stafford, Grand Marshal
Professor, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
The College of Engineering . ........................... Richard Schoephoerster, Dean
The College of Science ..................................... Stephen Aley, Interim Dean
The College of Health Sciences........................ Kathleen A. Curtis, Dean
The School of Nursing....................................... Elias Provencio-Vasquez, Dean
Candidates’ Names .................................. Richard Teschner
Professor Emeritus, Languages and
Linguistics
Irma M. Lopez, Assistant Director
Human Resource Services
University Faculty Marshals of Students ....... James Holcomb
Harry Meeuwsen
Associate Provost
David Zubia
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Recessional
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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Evening Ceremony 7 p.m.
Stephen W. Stafford
Stephanie M. Sanchez
Erika Elizabeth Mancha
Juan C. Enriquez
Shannon Soto
Engineering Banner
Health Sciences Banner
Lauren Faith Waltzer
Alejandro Robles
Science Banner
Nursing Banner
Diana Natalicio
Junius Gonzales
President
Gary Edens
Vice President for
Student Affairs
Vladik Kreinovich
Art Gloria
Alumni Association
Tanya Sue Maestas
President
Provost
Roberto Osegueda
Vice President for Research
Benjamin C. Flores
Charles Boehmer
Jonathan Macias
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The Graduate School
The College of Engineering
Miguel Velez-Reyes, Marshal
Richard Schoephoerster, Dean
The College of Science
Phillip C. Goodell, Marshal
Stephen Aley, Interim Dean
The College of Health Sciences
Loretta Dillon, Marshal
Kathleen A. Curtis, Dean
The School of Nursing
Manuel Santa Cruz, Marshal
Elias Provencio-Vasquez, Dean
Graduates and
The Graduate School
Soheil Nazarian, Engineering
Helmut Knaust, Science
Sandor Dorgo, Health Sciences
Kathryn A. Reveles, Nursing
Cesar Chacon, Engineering
Naima Alshrif, Science
Sarah M. O’Keeffe, Health Sciences
Heather Fowler, Nursing
Student Marshals
The College of Engineering
The College of Health Sciences
The College of Science
The School of Nursing
W. Shane Walker
Jesus Correa
Student Marshal
Amy E. Wagler
Alison Renee Gross
Student Marshal
George King
Kathryn M. Jimenez
Student Marshal
Myrna Anchondo
Leslie Pettit
Student Marshal
Harvey Castellano, Marshal
Martin M. Muñoz, Marshal
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distinguished Alumni
The University of Texas at El
Paso is proud to recognize its
2012 Distinguished Alumni Award
recipients presented by the UTEP
Alumni Association. The award is
the highest honor bestowed upon
graduates who have excelled in
their professions and sustained a
commitment to the University.
Our 2012 distinguished alumni
are Dennis C.K. Poon and Ignacio
Urrabazo Jr.
Dennis C.K. Poon
Dennis C.K. Poon
grew up in a
public housing
settlement in
Hong Kong
for Chinese
families in the
1950s. His family
shared a single
room with no running water, no
private bathroom and no kitchen.
All seven family members ate, slept
and studied in that room, and Poon
learned quickly how to make the
most efficient use of space and time.
He dreamed of living in a bigger,
better place. To achieve his dream
and to help support his family, he
needed an education.
Upon graduating from Hong Kong
Polytechnic in 1974 with a certificate
in building technology, Poon looked
forward to attending a university.
But in British-controlled Hong Kong,
a rigid standardized testing system
limited university attendance to only
the academically elite.
Unwilling to give up on his college
dreams, Poon began to look abroad.
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He chose The University of Texas at El
Paso because of its affordability and
because it offered a broad academic
program in engineering.
After only six semesters at UTEP,
Poon graduated with a bachelor’s
degree in civil engineering in 1977
and went on to earn a master’s in
civil engineering from Columbia
University in 1979. While a student
at Columbia, a longtime customer
at the restaurant where he worked
recommended Poon to a friend,
Charlie Thornton, who was then
an executive at a New York City
engineering firm that later became
Thornton Tomasetti Inc. In December
1977, Poon became a junior engineer
at the firm while completing his
master’s degree.
Almost 35 years later, he is vice
chairman of the 700-person firm and
heads the company’s international
operations. He was the chief
engineer in the design of Taipei 101,
a 101-story, 1,667-foot-tall building
in Taiwan that was the tallest in the
world when it was finished in 2004.
His firm also designed the Petronas
Towers in Malaysia (1,483 feet) and is
involved with the not-yet-completed
Shanghai Tower (2,074 feet), Ping An
International Finance Center (2,216
feet) in China, and Kingdom Tower
(3,280 feet) in Saudi Arabia.
In addition to the supertall
buildings, his company played a
key role in designing the Chicago
O’Hare Airport; Yankee Stadium; the
MGM CityCenter hotel, casino and
convention center complex in Las
Vegas; and dozens of other projects.
But the journey started at UTEP.
“UTEP offered me the best
education and campus facilities in
my life at an affordable cost,” he
recalled. “The engineering program
was broad based and prepared me
for continuing higher education.
Most importantly, UTEP gave me the
opportunity to further my studies at
the time I badly needed to prepare
for a good and prosperous future.”
Ignacio
Urrabazo Jr.
Ignacio Urrabazo
Jr. grew up in
the small border
community of
Del Rio as a
third-generation
Texan. Neither
of his parents
finished high school, but they always
knew their son would go to college.
After a trip with his high school
math club during his senior year to
visit the UTEP campus – then called
Texas Western College – Urrabazo
sent an admission application to
TWC.
Texas Western accepted Urrabazo
almost immediately. By the time two
other universities accepted him, he
had put down a $25 deposit on a
room in Hawthorne House.
“It turned out to be one of my
best decisions ever,” Urrabazo said.
“UTEP nurtured me and molded me
and matured me, and I owe a lot to
UTEP for that. I really was not totally
prepared for college and I was not
ready to be on my own.”
At UTEP, he met students from
around the country; experienced the
college’s 1966 national basketball
championship; witnessed the name
change from TWC to UTEP; and
participated in debates about the
Vietnam War and racial equality.
Urrabazo earned his Bachelor of
Business Administration degree from
UTEP in 1970. He joined the U.S.
Marine Corps Reserves right away,
knowing that he would be drafted
if he didn’t, and served six years.
During that time, he started his first
job as a management trainee at
State National Bank in El Paso, where
he worked until 1977.
That year, he moved to National
Bank of Commerce in San Antonio,
where he stayed until he accepted
an offer to start Commerce Bank
in Laredo, Texas. He grew the bank
from an idea in 1983 to a $560
million enterprise in 2012.
Urrabazo also earned an M.B.A.
from the University of Texas at San
Antonio in 1980 and an advanced
banking diploma from Southern
Methodist University shortly after.
He was a 1999 Gold Nugget Award
recipient from UTEP’s College of
Business Administration.
He is chairman-elect of the Texas
Bankers Association, a member
of the FDIC Advisory Committee
on Community Banking, and has
been chairman of the National
Bankers Association and Minbanc
Foundation, which represent and
support minority banks.
He attributes his success, in part,
to the foundation of a college
education at UTEP.
“I had some very good professors
there,” Urrabazo said. “I got
very good basic fundamentals
in everything – whether it was
accounting or finance or marketing.
It gave me a lot of confidence and a
lot of leadership that I did not have
when I got to UTEP.”
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Ex alumnos Distinguidos
La Universidad de Texas en El
Paso se enorgullece en anunciar a
los ganadores del Reconocimiento
al Ex - Alumno Distinguido 2012,
que presenta la Asociación de Ex
-Alumnos de UTEP. Este galardón
es la distinción de mayor rango
que se otorga a los ex -alumnos
que han sobresalido en sus
profesiones y por su compromiso
hacia la universidad.
Los reconocimientos al ExAlumno Distinguido 2012 se
otorgan a Dennis C.K. Poon y
Ignacio Urrabazo Jr.
Dennis C.K. Poon
Dennis C.K. Poon
creció en Hong
Kong en un
conglomerado
de viviendas
públicas para
familias chinas
durante la
década de 1950. Su familia
compartía una sola habitación
sin agua potable, baño privado
ni cocina. Los siete miembros
de la familia comían, dormían
y estudiaban en ese cuarto y
Poon rápidamente aprendió a
aprovechar al máximo el tiempo
y el espacio. Soñaba con vivir en
un sitio más grande y mejor, pero
para lograr su sueño y ayudar a
mantener a su familia, necesitaba
educación.
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Tras graduarse de la Universidad
Politécnica de Hong Kong en 1974
con un certificado en Tecnología de
la Construcción, Poon buscaba la
manera de asistir a la universidad.
Pero en un Hong Kong controlado
por Inglaterra, un rígido examen
estandarizado permitía que
solamente la élite intelectual
asistiera a la universidad.
Dispuesto a no darse por
vencido en su sueño de asistir a
la universidad, Poon comenzó a
buscar en el extranjero. Eligió la
Universidad de Texas en El Paso
por ser accesible y porque ofrecía
un vasto programa académico en
ingeniería.
Tras solo seis semestres en UTEP,
Poon se graduó en 1977 con un
título en Ingeniería Civil en y
se fue a estudiar su maestría en
Ingeniería Civil de la Universidad
de Columbia, en 1979. Siendo
estudiante en Columbia, un asiduo
cliente del restaurant donde
trabajaba Poon, lo recomendó con
su amigo, Charlie Thornton, que
en ese tiempo era ejecutivo de un
despacho de ingeniería de la ciudad
de Nueva York que posteriormente
se convirtió en Thornton Tomasetti
Inc. En diciembre de 1977, Poon
obtuvo el puesto de Ingeniero
Junior de la empresa mientras
terminaba sus estudios de maestría.
Casi 35 años después, es el
Vicepresidente de la empresa de
700 personas y está al frente de
las operaciones internacionales
de la compañía. Fue Ingeniero en
Jefe del diseño del Taipei 101, un
edificio de 101 pisos y de 1,667
pies de altura en Taiwán que al
ser terminado en el 2004, era el
edificio más alto del mundo. Su
empresa diseñó además las Torres
Petronas en Malasia (de 1,483 pies)
y participa en la Torre de Shanghái
aún sin terminar (de 2,074 pies),
el Centro Financiero Internacional
Ping An (de 2,216 pies) en China y
la Torre Kingdom (de 3,280 pies) en
Arabia Saudita.
Además de los rascacielos, su
empresa jugó un importante
papel en el diseño del Aeropuerto
O’Hare de Chicago; el Estadio de
los Yankees, el complejo hotelero,
casino y centro de convenciones
MGM CityCenter en Las Vegas,
Nevada y docenas de proyectos más.
Pero su trayectoria comenzó en
UTEP.
“UTEP me ofreció la mejor
educación y las mejores
instalaciones del campus de mi vida
a un precio accesible”, recuerda.
“El programa de ingeniería tenía
bases muy amplias y me preparó
para continuar mi educación
superior. Lo más importante, es
que UTEP me dio la oportunidad
de avanzar en mis estudios en
el momento que realmente
necesitaba prepararme para un
buen y próspero futuro”.
Ignacio
Urrabazo Jr.
Ignacio Urrabazo
Jr. creció en
la pequeña
comunidad
fronteriza de
Del Río, como
un texano de
tercera generación. Ninguno de
sus padres terminó la preparatoria,
pero siempre supieron que su hijo
iría a la universidad.
Después de una visita durante
su último año escolar con el Club
de matemáticas de su preparatoria
al campus de UTEP - conocida
entonces como Texas Western
College- Urrabazo envió su solicitud
de admisión a la TWC.
Texas Western aceptó a
Urrabazo casi de inmediato. Para
cuando otras dos universidades
lo aceptaron, ya había dado un
depósito de $25 para un dormitorio
de la Casa Hawthorne.
“Resultó ser una de las mejores
decisiones de mi vida”, mencionó
Urrabazo. “UTEP me educó, moldeó
y me hizo madurar; y por eso, le
debo mucho. La verdad es que no
estaba preparado del todo para
la universidad ni listo para ser
independiente”.
En UTEP conoció a estudiantes de
todo el país; vivió el Campeonato
Nacional colegial de basquetbol
de 1966, fue testigo del cambio de
nombre de TWC a UTEP y participó
en debates sobre la Guerra de
Vietnam y la igualdad racial.
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Urrabazo obtuvo su título de
Licenciado en Administración
de Empresas de UTEP en 1970.
Inmediatamente se unió a la Reserva
de la Infantería de los Estados
Unidos, a sabiendas de que si no lo
hacía lo reclutarían y prestó servicio
por seis años. Durante ese tiempo,
empezó su primer empleo como
directivo en formación en el State
National Bank en El Paso, donde
trabajó hasta 1977.
Ese año, se cambió al National
Bank of Commerce en San Antonio,
donde permaneció hasta que
aceptó una oferta para iniciar el
Commerce Bank en Laredo, Texas.
Del concepto de banco en 1983, lo
expandió a una empresa de $560
millones en el 2012.
En 1980 Urrabazo también obtuvo
una Maestría en Administración
de Empresas de la Universidad
de Texas en San Antonio y poco
tiempo después un Diplomado en
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Banca Avanzada de la Universidad
Metodista Southern. Recibió el
reconocimiento Gold Nugget de
la Facultad de Administración de
Empresas de UTEP en 1999.
Es Director electo de la Asociación
de Banqueros de Texas, miembro del
Comité Asesor de la FDIC en Banca
Comunitaria y ha fungido como
Director de la Asociación Nacional de
Banqueros y la Fundación Minbanc,
que representa y apoya a bancos de
grupos minoritarios.
Atribuye su éxito, en parte,
a los cimientos de la educación
universitaria en UTEP.
“Aquí tuve muy buenos
profesores”, comentó Urrabazo.
“Recibí una muy buena
preparación básica en todo- ya
sea en contabilidad, finanzas o
mercadotecnia. Me dio mucha
seguridad así como el liderazgo que
yo no tenía cuando entré a UTEP”.
Traducciones al español por Victoria Alicia Garcia
Candidates
for Degrees
DECEMBER 2012
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College of Liberal Arts
Bachelor of Arts
Anthropology
Isabel Aleman
Phillip Jacob Alig
Victoria Lynn Bowler
Anthropology/History
Monica Melissa Molinar
Art History
Rolando Barbosa Jr.
Josias Castorena
Alejandra Saldana
Lirio Margarita Silva
Art
Jacqueline Aleman
Kimberly Ann Carter
Andrea Yvonne Chacon
Erick Armando Chavez
Kris Shannon Cullen
Cecilia Diaz
Cristina Guadalupe Gonzalez
Abril Govea
Eric Roberto Jara
Lucerito Marrufo
Mariana Martinez
Nahtahnee Moreno
Cynthia Marie Pacheco
Raul R. Saenz
Samuel Saucedo
Communication Studies
Laura Liliana Herrera
Cristina Montoya
Micah David Smartt
Creative Writing
Andrea Lora Castillo
Cassandra Galvan
David Carlos Hernandez
Oscar Antonio Moreno Huizar
Steven M. Ogrey
David Antonio Reyes
Creative Writing/Multimedia
Journalism
Diana Araceli Arrieta
Criminal Justice
Stephanie Aguirre
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Juan Antonio Aranda
Yvonne Aranda
Anthony Arthur Avila
Paul Anthony Barela
Tifhany Crystal Berumen
David Briones
Victoria Michelle Briseno
Samantha Bustamante
Matthew Shawn Cabigon
Miguel Angel Campos
Stephanie Ann Chapa
Eduardo Manuel Chavez Jr.
Jessica Elena Chavez
Elaine Coley
Cynthia Cruz
Liliana A. Cuellar
Dennise Diaz
Rayneiqua Cierra Edwards
Roman Estrada
Tabare L. Faison
Erika A. Favela
David Evan Flores
Josue Ozni Garza
Ana Isabel Gonzalez
Irving Ivan Gonzalez
Jessica Michelle Gonzalez
Jose Guadalupe Gonzalez
Jorge Luis Hernandez
Yvette Hernandez
Priscilla Iglesias
Laura T. Juarez
Kimberly Christine Lambert
Bianca Clarissa Lopez
Miriam Lopez
Mario Alberto Loya Jr.
Adriana Isela Luevano
Anthony Edward Maese
Brenda Ivonne Marquez
Carilu Martinez
Andrew Joseph McLane
Janice Patricia Medina
Vaneza Nataly Meinjueiro
Abigail Mendez
Erika Mendoza
Ofelia Ivonne Meran
Jaime Merjil
Gloria Michaud
Ricardo E. Molina
Ana Patricia Nouel
Ivan A. Olivas
Jennifer Ortiz
Pedro Ortiz Jr.
Carlos Enrique Perez
Yazmin Herminia Perez
Michelle Vanessa Ramos
Michelle Reza
Nancy Fabiola Rios
Tanya Naylu Rios
Carlos Robles
Maria Guadalipe Robles
Yesenia Robles
Leticia Iris Rodriguez
Iliana Aracely Rosales
Monica M. Rosales
Fernando Rubalcaba
Daniel Salcido
Julio Refugio Seanez
David Sigala Jr.
Brian Neil Tebay
Andrew Philip Thomas
David Isaac Valencia
Alex Valenzuela
Liliana Valladolid
Ruben Vasquez
Odette Velasco
Cynthia Villegas
Susana Zaldivar
Criminal Justice/French
Sandra Esparza
Criminal Justice/Psychology
Irais Yadira Villescas
Criminal Justice/Sociology
George David Nuila
Digital Media Production
Isaac Jason Carranza
Keith Stuart Dautrich
Chris Jack Espinosa
Jebediah Montoya
Jesus Manuel Olivas Jr.
Melissa Ann Ortega
Electronic Media (Mass
Communication)
Ivan Pierre Aguirre
Mariana Isabel Bustillos
English and American Literature
Julian Acosta
Aldo Ivan Amparan
Michelle Bitar
Melissa Dominguez
David Gallegos
Rebekah Renee Grado
Cynthia Nichol Keith
Tanya Yaddette Legarda
Janet Maldonado
Bridgette Lee Montgomery
Lauren Elizabeth Pace
Enrique Perea
Jazmin Rae Salinas
Mario Alberto Simental
Joseph Alden Testerman
Yesenia M. Villagrana
Isaac Yanez
English
Christopher Steven Cortez
Rita Nicole Hernandez
Rebecca Montoya
Esther Ingrid Muus
Alejandra Najera
Nancy Marisol Sutherland
French
Victoria Eugenia Dominguez-Cortez
Amanda Alicia Garay
History
Aaron Christian Arriola
Eric Joseph Biernacki
Aide Guadalupe Cardoza
Bret William Dameworth
Luisa Fernanda Del Villar
Ashlyn Wrenn Dickson
Lisa Irean Dotson
Jazmin Adriana Gonzalez
Robert James Harding II
Carlos Omar Hernandez
Cristina Hidalgo
Enrique Jasso
Richard Dale Kimball
Samantha Nichole Lee
Melissa Danette Lopez
Carlos Ceasar Martinez
Jesus Arturo Martinez Jr.
Omar Montoya
Carolina Morales
Jeremiah Hunter Nelson
Humberto Olivas
Arleen Parada
Carole Jean Puente
Ivan Quintana
23
Ruben R. Ramos
Ricardo Rocha
Erika Diana Ruelas
German Saenz
Aaron Lujan Smith
Karla Denisse Villado
Joel Zapata
History/English and American
Literature
Matthew Jevon Liden
History/Philosophy
Roberto Jose Andrade
Linguistics
Guido Harim Armendariz
Crystal P. Costa
Maria Isabel Flores
Dina Gabrielle Fornelli
Angie Ortega
Jennifer Ponce
Ramon Raya
Denisse Anai Ruiz
Media Advertising/Communication
Guadalupe Raquel Anchondo
Elizabeth Delgado
Ricardo Xavier Infante
Rosa Linda Lopez
Alfonso Marquez Jr.
Liana Maria Murphy
Jasmin Araceli Palomo
Priscilla Parra
Abril Eunice Ramos Delgado
Priscilla Azucena Sandoval
Sandra Marie Terrazas
Claudia Isela Vargas
Natalie Vidales
Media Advertising/Communication/
Art
Carina Estela Sanchez
Multimedia Journalism
Brenda Armendariz
Annette Arlene Baca
Nicole Castillo
Christina Marie Duran
Shane Zackery Hamm
Krystle Marie Holguin
Vanessa Marie Juarez
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Omar E. Lozano
Daniel Lorenzo Ornelas
Lourdes Marie Ortiz
Victoria Alejandra Perez
Anjelica Pink Rivera
Ezra Alexandro Rodriguez
Elliot Michael Torres
Danielle Marie Urbina
Multimedia Journalism/Spanish
Diana Carrillo
Organizational and Corporate
Communication
Erin Rae Armendariz
Lorena Giovana Chavez
Claudia Patricia Contreras
Victor Daniel Diaz Jr.
Rebecca Gallegos
Gregory Eric Kahn
Abril Anahi Lechuga-Avalos
Alejandra Lopez
Crystal Lynn Montoya
Travis William Moore
Arturo Juan Ortiz Jr.
Sylvia Elsa Rodriguez
Miriana Salinas
Rhasean Terrell Stephens
Philosophy
Lidia Lucia Macias
Chavah Inez Schwartz
Joseph Valencia
Political Science
Efrain Alvarado
Alejandra Barrera
Jennifer Sue Berlin
Johnathon Philip Bramble
Jessica DeHaro
Thomas Christopher Gabriel
Jim John Henry
Christopher Joshua Hinojos
Ivan Mejorado
Esther Marie Mijares
Isela Padilla
Vanessa Rosales
Jorge Raul Sanchez
Louis Raymond Southard
Liliana Torres
Stephanie Danielle Truax
Political Science/Philosophy
David Carrasco Jr.
Psychology/Art
Laura Alejandra Mena
Print Media/Communication
John Pangelinan Del Rosario
Jesus Raul Garcia
Meili Bettina Robles
Psychology/Criminal Justice
Rain Melissa Arredondo
Elizabeth Cruz
Andrew David Favela
Sally Alina Martinez Davalos
Eduardo Oropeza-Sanchez
Psychology
Steven Lawrence Anderson
Joshua Michael Baca
Paola Nayeli Balcazar Soto
Chandra Morden Bednar
Diana Marie Blake
Andrea Phiana Borunda
Shaniesha Antoinette Buchanan
Tali Castillon
Jorge V. Cortez
Adriana Lizette Davalos
Betsy Ortiz Dominguez
Elizabeth Angelica Dominguez
Valerie Fernandez
Daniel Matthew Figueroa
Stephanie M. Figueroa
Arabeth Gardea
Vivian Gonzalez
Mari Yvett Hernandez
Jessica Herrera
Josh M. Kitzmiller
Jasmine Desiree Lopez
Lidia Lucia Macias
Justin Edward Metcalf
Irene Mikelson
Nicole Renee Neil
Marcia Ortiz
Cesar Perez
Candice Ariel Provencio
Leslie Patricia Ramos
David Reyes
Renee Rocha
Victor Manuel Siqueiros
Eduardo Soto
Mercedes Renee Taylor
Benjamin Valencia
Miguel Angel Vazquez
Rameses Velasquez
Diane Arlene Zaragoza
Andrea Zurita
Psychology/English and American
Literature
Misty Grace Ramos
Psychology/History
Ulyses Garcia
Psychology/Sociology
Jessica Del Rio
Sociology
Claudia Yvonne Aguirre
Mario Javier Chavez
Ana Luisa Diaz
Rocio Favela
Marie Ivan Gaines
Maria Angelica Jimenez
Darrell Patrick Kane
Ydali Phoenix-Cervantes
Marina Matilde Rodriguez
Spanish
Laura Calleros
Luis Alfredo Espinoza
Thomas Antonio Figueroa Jr.
Ruben Enrique Gonzalez-Avila
Mayra Alejandra Ochoa
Brenda Lizeth Renteria
Diana Fatima Resendiz
George Albert Rubio Jr.
Hercilia Simons
Theatre Arts
Nicholas Andre Balcazar
Oscar Morales
Maria Teresa Torres
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Dance
Georgina Samaniego
Studio Art
Monica De La Torre
Alexis Cristina Ruiz
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Drawing/Printmaking
Brian Keith Beasley
Graphic Design
Katia del Rocio Ayala
Arianna Castor
Alina Margarita Castro
Jesus Abraham Coronado
Elisabet De La Torre
Ruben Omar Limas
Ivan Ortega
Victor Manuel Portillo Ochoa
Silvia Cristina Segura
Itzel Adali Zambrano
Graphic Design/Drawing
Alejandra Sarahi Amador
Hernandez
Graphic Design/Printmaking
Nabil G. Gonzalez
Metals
Maria Elena Castaneda
Painting
Patricia Odette Carrete
Theatre
Cynthia Esparza
James E. Hicks
Bachelor of Multidisciplinary
Studies
Sonya Adkins
Jesus Jose Aguirre
Laura Florentyna Alfaro
Becky Alvarado
Juan Manuel Aragon
Jennifer Bankhead
Heather Lynn Banks
Krissi Rae Bennett
Kevin Jackson Blalock
Jane McGregor Bongiorno
Robert Anthony Brass
Amanda Lynn Bustamante
Louis Eugene Butler II
Lorenzo Casarez
Denisse Gabriela Castillejos
Norma Yvonne Castro
Raul Guillermo Castro
Jacqueline Nicole Cavazos
26
Aaron Cedillo
Lidia M. Cervantes
Alexander Daniel Chavez
Erika Chavez
Melissa Annette Corral
Luis Martin Cortez
Lorenza De Los Santos
Elizabeth De Moultrie
Cynthia Del Rio
Deena Rae Delgado
Matt Tod Dudley
Alejandro Espinoza
Zachary Kent Faris
Joshua Kaona Fely
Alfred Flores
David Edison Forbes Sr.
Maria Rosario Galvan
Delia Lorena Gomez
Joe Anthony Gonzales
Robert Gonzales Jr.
Bertha Alicia Gonzalez
Marisa Tijerina Gonzalez
Phillip Sean Gore
Miguel Granados Jr.
Joseph Albert Gutierrez
Rebecca Heredia
Andrew Hering
Jacqueline Gazelle Hernandez
Janet Hernandez
Paige Sturgis Howard
Tiffinie Shavon Hughes
Deborah Ann Hunt
Rodney Franklin Huntley Jr.
Oscar Joel Jaloma
Jonathan Mark James
Brendan Eric Johnson
Pamela Marcella Johnson
Bandi Leegene Jones
Jackelyn Jordan
Brian P. Kennedy
Courtney Amber Kurtzrock
Nicholas Lamaison
Nubia Monserrat Legarda
Jessica Lozano
Marisol Luna
Lauren Marie Mancillas
Jack Mann
Desirae Ann Martinez
Ruben Gregory Martinez Jr.
Aaron Mitchell Mc Donald
Jacquelyn Lucile Mesco Williams
Gilbert Mijarez Jr.
Danielle Marie Molina
Margie Emma Morris
Evan P. Moschopoulos
Eric Murillo
Anderson Mureta Mutegi
Bernard Emeka Obi
Mayra Mirella Olivas
Richard Alexander Olsson
Humberto Jose Padilla
Joshua Palomar
Vinnette Renee Perez Rosado
Webster David Powell IV
Debra Michelle Ramirez
Belen Rico
Kathy Rivera
Federico Romero
Rebecca D. Romero
Ernesto Ruiz
Francisco Enrique Saenz Jr.
Norma Angelica Saucedo
Brandy Lee Shaw
Stacy Olivia Smith
Cindy Solis
Bryan Isaac Soltero
Michelle Annette Speed
Sophia Elizabeth Taracena
David Torres
Sigmund David Toth
Lori A. Towers
Blanca Andrea Trueba Rascon
Ricardo Vasquez
David Velarde
Michael Venegas
Michelle C. Walter
Elizabeth Milburn Winchester
Darren Lydell Woodard
Dusty Ray Zimmerman
Music Performance
Bernny Edgar Apodaca
Keyboard Performance
Natalia Carolina Garcia Ferreiro
Vocal Performance
Lydia Daniela Arenas
General Music
Luis Alberto Hernandez
Steven Montez
Priscilla Mora
James Paul Pompa
Janella Susette Saad
Davida Danielle Washer
Bachelor of Science
Psychology
Jacqueline Abigail Arteaga
Mauricio Banuelos
Elizabeth Marie Chasco
Erika Faith De La Pena
Joseph Amadeus De La Riva
Ana Karen De La Rosa
Melissa De la Hoya
Kimberly Edwards
Guillermo Alonzo Gomez
Maegan Paige Hurst
Ishmael Israel Lopez
Lizeth Macias
Joshua Isaiah Medrano
Collin Lee Miller
Imperia Talitha Navarro
Edgar Eugenio Ortiz
Beatriz Alejandra Prieto
Elizabeth Ann Reyes
Tulio Rivera Macias
Jocelyn Rodriguez
Ricky Lee Shimitz
Juan Angel Sierra
Thomas Wayne Woo
Bachelor of Music
Commercial Music
Luis Miguel Aguilera
Juan Berumen
Cesar A. Martinez
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College of Business Administration
Bachelor of Business
Administration
Accounting
Paulette Acosta Hayen
Maria R. Aguilar
Carlo Alvarez
Rocio I. Araujo
Jacqueline Caballero
Danielle Carrillo
Robert Castillo
Pedro Delgado III
Melissa Sue Galbreath
Diana Angelica Garcia
Manuel Garcia
Yvonne Garcia
Magdalena Gomez
Aurora E. Gonzalez
Vanessa Gonzalez
Rosa Esther Lopez
Krista Marie Martinez
Alexander G. Mendoza
Armando Daniel Meza
Anthony Matthew Morales
Anakaren Moreno
Cesar Alberto Moreno Hernandez
Carla Sofia Murguia
Jorge Arturo Perez Figueroa
Nicole Ramm
H J Roberts
Karina Rodriguez
Norman Adrian Romero Jr.
Michelle Renee Salazar
Ashley Ainee Sandoval
Michael Anthony Sauceda
Cynthia N. Soto
Luis Alejandro Torres
Maribel Trevino
Sergio Aaron Vasquez
Iliana Vazquez
Diana Damaris Villegas
Yanina C. Wen Chang
Accounting/Computer Information
Systems
Olivia Avila
Kayleigh Amber Perez
Accounting/Finance
Ilse Anali Contreras Campos
28
Alejandra Najera
Alejandra Orozco
Ana Laura Perez Lara
Tania Deyanira Ramirez Chavez
Wendy J. Rodriguez
Edith Argelia Solorzano
Accounting/General Business
Paola Silva Perez
Accounting/Management
Aurea Denise Garcia
Isela Yvonne Moreno
Accounting/Marketing
Elisa Aide Gutierrez
Computer Information Systems
Gary Lee Adams Jr.
Maria G. Ambriz
Claudia Amparan
Edgar Baray
Joseph Daniel Beltran
Anthony J. Bullock
Barry John Butzloff
Jesus Garcia
Jorge E. Gonzalez
Estefania Hernandez Gomez
Richard Juarez
Raul Paez
Sarah Lindsey Boyle Porter
Fernando Poumian
Thomas Wayne Ridlehuber
Elizabeth Ruiz
Gabriel Armando Sanchez
Kevin Andrew Sewell
Arlene Velasco
Computer Information Systems/
Management
Leonardo Corral
Irving Oswaldo Rivera
Marketing
Noe Solis
Economics
Diana R. Garcia
Pablo Israel Perez
Economics/Finance
Brisa Mar Aragon
Veronica Dominguez
Oscar Isai Kuri
Charles Daniel Muniz
Alejandra Hazel Nunez
Eduardo Prieto
Economics/Management
David K. Bermudez
Finance
Selene Aguilera
Claudia Avalos
Sergio Rey Avila
Brandon David Calderon
Diana D. Camacho
Sandy Elizabeth Chavez
Derek Gonzalez
Claudia Griego
Christian Albert Johnson
Cristina Lara
Jose Humberto Maese
Edmond Gilbert Martinez
Edna Elaine Medina
Roger Owen
Alberto Daniel Ponce
Jose Antonio Prieto
Yadira Ivonne Reyes
Ricardo Rivas
Javier Alejandro Rodriguez
Emmanuel Romero
Martha Alexandra Valdillez
Monica Valtierra
Gregory L. Watkins Jr.
Finance/Economics
Marco A. Favela
Abraham Gutierrez
Finance/General Business
Zaira Yvonne Mendez
Aldo Rafael Renteria
Finance/Management
Mara Denisse Arroyo
Liliana V. Colon
Alejandra Gomez
Lizabeth Morales
Finance/Marketing
Kiyoko Maria Li
Kaitlyn Marie McIntyre
Finance/Operations and Supply
Chain Management
Flor Angelica Manzanares
General Business
Cristina Gonzalez
Nancy Hernandez
Mark Alexander Landeros
Daniel Francisco Perez
Rogelio Juan Portillo
Francisco Ramirez Chavez
General Business/Finance
Ethel Lisbeth Tellez
General Business/Management
Diana Chavira
Jorge Antonio Rodriguez Arzola
General Business/Operations and
Supply Chain Management
Salvador Antonio Marrufo
Francis Valeria Martinez Mojica
Management
Eloy Atkinson Jr.
Shariff Farouk Baker
Edna Ramona Buenrostro
Miriam Castro
Priscilla Catano
Alfredo Lucero Chavez
Jesus Jose Covarrubias
Filiberto Cruz Jr.
Lawrence Dixon
Vanessa Candelaria Fuentes
Melissa Vianney Gameros
Alejandra Gonzalez Giggetts
Ricardo A. Hernandez
Iris Nicole Hutchisson
Joshua Robert Jenny
Kevin Gabriel Lopez
Edgar Lozano
Starlynn Lucero
Juan Alberto Morales
Ricardo Munoz
Paulo Natera
Bibiana Parra
Alexandra Perez
Michael Phillips
Lorraine Player
Christian Ramirez
Martha Anai Ramirez
Aidee Rocha
Edgar Israel Ruiz
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Monica Marie Santiesteban
Sonia Sotelo
Evette Paula Ugues
Nicholas T. Walker
Management/Computer Information
Systems
Albert Estrada
Jose Octoavio Mayorga
Management/Marketing
Perla P. Aguirre
John Shelton Cope
Gabriela Ivonne Garcia Alvarez
Mariana Rosario
Marketing
Lizette Aguilera Macedo
Alberto Apodaca
Christopher Adam Arteaga
Paul Mitchell Barroso
Amparo Beltran
Jose Luis Calleja Jr.
Rosanna Carrasco
Cassandra Delacruz
Kathryn Kraft Ferree
Iris Evelin Gomez
Kassie Lynn Green
Alberto Lopez
David Vince Maldonado
Silvia Margarita Molina
Annette Victoria Palomino
Andrea Danee Read
Anthony J. Rodriguez
Claudia Senorina Ruiz
Angelica Cristina Salas
Curtis Dale Scudder Jr.
Darryl Amit Shetty
Victor Oswaldo Valdez
30
Marketing/Computer Information
Systems
Joshua Emmanuel Dagda
Marketing/Economics
Tess Marion Lynch
Marketing/Finance
Iliane Alexi Armendariz
Luisa Alejandra Diaz De Leon Perez
Pamela Karel Palma
Marketing/General Business
Alejandra Gomez
Marketing/Management
Andrea Nichole Carrillo
Evelyn Lillian Gamboa
Marybel Holguin
Ivonne Ortega
Robert Anthony Ramirez
Jesus J. Rey
Francisco Javier Teran
Marketing/Operations and Supply
Chain Management
Nallely Lucia Ochoa Acosta
Operations and Supply Chain
Management
Sairym Ibarra
Jesus Omar Rodriguez
Management/Management
Omar Adel
Walter Earl Bambrook III
Priscilla Irasema Lucero
College of Education
Bachelor of Interdisciplinary
Studies
Rosa Maria Acevedo
Javier A. Acosta
Frances De Jesus Altamirano
Corina Alvarado
Francisca S. Alvarado
Martha Lydia Alvarado
Raquel Alvarado
Rosa Maria Alvarado
Juan Pablo Amaya Cabral
Yvonne A. Andrade
Monica Armendariz
George A. Arreola
Jami Joann Arreola
Myra Alessandy Arzate
Nancy Refaat Azzam
Jorge O. Baeza
Rosa Elena Balderrama
Vanessa Baray
Joanne Barba
Mayra Barraza
Laura M. Becerra
Sandra Beltran
Jacqueline Bernal
Jazmin Cecilia Berrios
Abish Sarahi Bistrain
Jessica B. Bolanos
Melissa Buenrostro
Arthur Jordan Cairo
Perla Yanet Camarena
Cindy Canales
Michelle Marie Candelaria
Manuel David Cardoza
Alejandra Carranza
Ana Karen Carrasco
Gabriela Ivonne Casas
Vanessa Castaneda
Thalia Ashanti Castillo
Veronica Castro
Andrea Carolina Chavez
Victor Gerardo Chavez
Amanda Marie Conley
Dana Marie Contreras
Samantha Anne Contreras
Samantha LeAnne Cooper
Erika Lizeth Cordero
Gail Kathleen Danberry
Priscilla Davila
Wendy De Leon
Gema Del Campo
Trinidad I. Delgado
Angelica Delhoyo
Rodolfo Diaz
Olga Dieguez
Amanda Lynn Dieter
Christina Dominguez
Debbie Ivonne Duarte
Rebecca Jo Duarte
Lauren Michelle Dunwody
Monica Enriquez
Marisa Esparza
Mayra Esparza
Ashley Nicole Espeleta
Paula Yvette Estrada
Jorge Miguel Estrella
Angelica Margarita Faraci
Gisel Figueroa
Marie Elizabeth Flores
Mary Dabzuri Flores
Nancy Foster
Claudia Franco
Crystal Fuentes
Patrick Jon Gailey Jr.
Fernando Gallardo
Sandra Gallegos
Sarai Galvan
Ursula Michelle Gamboa
Susana Gamez
Eileen Gamon
Anabel Garcia
Angelica Epitacia Garcia
Laura Victoria Garcia
Melissa Luccette Garcia
Michelle Garcia
Wayne Eugene Gibbs
Marco Gines
Corina Gomez
Damaris Leticia Gomez
Samantha Josephine Gomez
Gloria Isela Gonzalez
Selma Olivia Gonzalez
Jazmine Christina Goytia
Ashley Derice Gracia
Christopher Lee Green
Maria Del Carmen Guadian
Diana Angelica Guerra
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Pilar Guerra
Gemma Lenette Guerrero
Tristin Jean Gumble
Maria Eugenia Henley
Amy Elaine Hensley
Maribel Eunice Hermesdorf
Allison Hernandez
Kristin Hernandez
Veronica Lizette Hernandez
Xiomara Sunae Hernandez
Claudia Herrera-Soto
Elizabeth Ann Hulcher
Brenda Veronica Ibarra
Claudia Janeth Ibarra
Liliana Yvette Jara
Lizette Jauregui
Stephanie Jimenez
Jessica P. Joens
Veronica Juarez
Rita Keagle
Dominica Belen Lastra
Martha Adriana Lazcano
Christopher Ivan Lerma
Selina Lerma
Leah Leyva
Liliana Licon
Angelic V. Lopez
Leonor Lopez
Paola Lopez
Maria G. Loury
Claudia Luevanos
Corina Lujan
Anilu Luna
Linda Rosario Luna
Yubia D. Marin
Beatriz Marquez
Ericka Marquez
Ernesto Marquez
Maria Teresa Martinez
Rebecca Martinez
Rocio Lizbeth Martinez
Zainub Marium Martinez
Monique McTague
Rebecca Medina
Brenda Jeannette Menchaca
Ivonne Andrea Mendez
Jennifer Meneses
Roberto Carlos Meraz
Elizabeth Miranda
Jennifer Melissa Mireles
Sarah Patricia Mireles
Christopher Steven Molinar
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Marco Antonio Montelongo
Sandra Elena Montero
Jose Luis Morales
Karen Rocio Morales
Olga Leticia Morales
Virginia Moran
Jacquelyn Moreno
Jessica Ramirez Moreno
Maryann Moreno
Nubia Lizette Morin
Kevin Joel Moussavi-Saeedi
Cynthia Jackeline Moya
Georgina Munguia
Alejandro Munoz
Alicia Ivette Najera
Claudia Nevarez
Daniela Nevarez
Ana Maria Nunez
Diana A. Olivas-De La Torre
Robert J. Oropeza Jr.
Gabriela Marie Ortiz
Pablo Ortiz Jr.
Susana Ortiz
Perla Elena Palacios
Aristeo Palma Jr.
Gloria Gonzalez Palomares
Paula Perales
Monica Peralta
Monica Paola Perea
Brenda Perez
Yesenia Ponce
Corey M. Prater
Rashad Dont’e Pritchett
Marisol Quezada
Erika Quintero
Laura Aide Quintero
Claudia Isabel Quiroz
Arturo Antonio Ramirez
Berenice Aurora Ramirez
Daniela Ramirez
Laurie Ann Ramirez
Maria Elena Ramirez
Valerie Jo Ramirez
Magdalena Resendiz
Armando Reyes
Bricia E. Rivas
Reina Rivas
Celene Rivera
Melinda Kristin Rivera
Fabiola Robles
Cristobal Rodriguez
Jessica A. Rodriguez
Joanna Lizeth Rodriguez
Yesenia Rodriguez
Alis Romo
Sylvia Patricia Salas
Jennifer Salazar
Korina Luz Salazar
Jose Alfredo Salinas
Jeanette Sanchez
Jessica Rae Sandoval
Michael Joe Santana
Jesse Michael Santillan
Cynthia Berenice Santos
Maritza Francisca Schlak
Sarai Sepulveda
Irma Nicole Sianez
Francisco Sierra
Candace N. Smith
Mayra Janeth Sosa
Brittney Lanell Spaulding
Josh Tarango
Stephanie Krysten Tarango
Anais Celene Tellez
Patricio Antonio Tinajero
Patricia Mancilla Tonche
Tara Danielle Townsend
Chelsea Cristine Troupe
Catherine Ann Twomey
Pattsy Elizabeth Valadez
Rosa Maria Valenzuela
Kelly Ann Valerio
Annette L. Varela
Juan Albert Varela Jr.
Natalie Jane Vaskas Johnson
Louigina Vasquez
Carmen Angelica Vazquez
Mayra Vedoy
Ignacio Veloz
Brenda Xylina Villa
Malissa Perez Wood
Javier Zubia
College of Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Civil
Engineering
Adrian Briones
Aaron Michael Cano
Mario Alberto Carbajal
Oscar Jose Chambers
Elvia Mariana Cuellar
Joshua Manuel Diaz
Sofia Escajeda
Felix Arturo Fuentes Perez
Michael Bengurian Garcia
Carlos Enrique Guillen
Carlos Lozada
Manuel Abelardo Martinez
Frank David Ortiz
Taina Padilla
Pablo Palacios
Daniela Perez
Zilthai Orien Soto
Silverio Villalobos
Bachelor of Science in
Computer Science
Lowell Vincent Anana
Jorge Yubelle Cabrera
Damian Caraballo III
Savane Nicole Carnera
Daniel Humberto Grajeda
Claudia Lorena Guevara
Mario Gutierrez
Anuar Yahir Jauregui
Ricardo Nevarez Jr.
Ricardo Nunez
Laura Maria Rodriguez
Electrical Engineering
Andres Aguilar
Robert Aguilar IV
Aaron Ryan Aragon
Ricardo Barcenas
John Robert Beltran
Brian S. Brooks
Alejandro Cano
Isaac Cereceres
Yvonne Arlene Chavez
Jeremy Joseph Clifford
Salvador Contreras
Jesus Correa
Jaime Alejandro Cortez
Luis Enrique Delgado Ramos Jr.
Eduardo Estrada
Juan Pablo Fernandez
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Michael Edwin Furth
Diane Garcia-Gaytan
Rosalinda Gaucin
Luis Guerrero
Sofia Guizar
David Guillermo Guzman
Hugo Arturo Lopez
Alfredo Luevano
Derek Rene Maese
Ruben Eduardo Martinez Quiroga
Victor Antonio Nelce
Olayinka Obafemi
Luis Alberto Oliva
Robert Benjamin Post
Aaron Ramirez
Jennifer Nina Ramos
Robert Rehrig
David Evaristo Reyes
Ashley Marie Rivas
David Robles
Carlos Rodriguez Jr.
Hugo Alberto Rodriguez
Stephanie Michelle Sanchez
Joshua Blaine Simmons
Ricardo Urquidi Chavez
Jose A. Valencia
Industrial Engineering
Carlos Javier Arriaga
Andres Avila
Edgar Calzada
Elizabeth Salazar Calzada
Eric Roy Gonzales
Dora Eliza Grijalva
Laura Patricia Lopez
Oscar F. Mejia
Marysol Montilla
Ilse Anahi Nevarez Salazar
Luis Andres Pacheco
Jorge Luis Pinon
Pablo Quintana
Janet Angelica Quiroz
Rebeca Getzemani Sanchez
Carlos Eduardo Sandoval
Alejandra Sandoval Vazquez
Jessica Ulloa
Nancy Elizabeth Vela
Luis Fernando Villeda Trejo
Juan Pablo Villegas
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Mechanical Engineering
Gabriel Octavio Becerra
Thomas Eugene Brown
Luz Irene Bugarin
Luisa Alejandra Cabreara Maynez
John Nicholas Carey
Miguel Angel Carrera
Jesus Castro
Ivan William Chan
A S M Raufur Rahim Chowdhury
Jose David Cruz Garcia
Paul A. Davila
Juan Carlos Enriquez
Rene Gabaldon Jr.
Alejandro Garcia
Pedro Demian Guerra
Alberto Isaac Guerrero
Cesar Hernandez Jr.
Daniel H. Hernandez Jr.
Alfonso Hidrogo
Marjorie Adele Ingle
Eric Albert Lucero
Jesus Armando Mendoza
Emma Annalise Navar
Jesus Daniel Ortega
Ricardo Pena
Armando Rivera III
Anthony Gabriel Sanchez
KiraLise Silva
Jose Miguel Soto
Jose Armando Terrazas
Adrian Alberto Torres
Sergio Adan Vazquez
Alexander Arthur Vega
Jorge Alberto Velazquez
Linda S. Vera
Christopher Joseph Wilcox
Linda H. Yoon
Metallurgical and Materials
Engineering
Amanda Barba
Felix Francisco Erales
Jose Angel Gonzalez
Edward Anthony Zambuto Jr.
College of Science
Bachelor of Science
Applied Mathematics
Sandra Jessica Cuevas
Edgar E. Pastrana
Julio Hector Solis
Biochemistry
Omar Javier Carrillo
Ashley Ann Navarro
Biochemistry/Chemistry
Veronica Becerra
Biological Sciences
Noor Abushagur
Mia Marie Achinger
Michelle Aguilar
Jaime Avtar Ahluwalia
Manuel Alonzo
Gissel Pryscilla Aranda
Jazmin Annelle Araujo
Cassandra Gabrielle Barrera
Bryan Carbajal
Rodolfo Castaneda
Adam D. Castillo
Itzel Chavarria
Jose Luis Chavez
Sarah Dianne Chenausky
Karina Eileen Contreras
Alejandra D. Corella
Alyshea Devinie Delgado
Robert Escobar Jr.
Magaly Fierro
Sergio A. Flores
Caroline Petra Fuentes
Ricardo Galindo Jr.
Eduardo Antonio Garcia Jr.
Sergio Hugo Garcia Jr.
Joanna Marie Gardea
Luis Arturo Gardea
Elizabeth Gonzalez
Jessica Gonzalez
Mariana Gonzalez
Natali Gonzalez
Laura Ann Grimes
Alison Renee Gross
Victor Gerardo Gutierrez
Denise E. Guzman
Diana P. Hidrogo
Kayla Irene Hinson
Alexandra Jacquez
Emmanuel Jacquez
Cristina Jaramillo
Travis Allan Laliberte
Joshua Adan Lara
Marla Karina Lerma
Christina Natalie Lopez
Ivette Carolina Lopez
Catherine Marie Love
Jennifer Marie Love
Diego Loya
Bianca Cecil Luong
Eric Michael Martinez
Eunice Martinez
Jane Karen Martinez
Tania Isabel Medina
Cristina Mendez
Jenita Eugenia Minott
Diana Laurie Miranda
Abraham Montez
Anne Katherine Nava
Grace Monique Nevarez
Calvin Dat Nguyen
Giovanna Olivas
Leonardo Ortiz
Michael Palisoc
Alma Elizabeth Parada
Bryana Marette Porras
Julio Alberto Puentes Jr.
Denise Marilu Quezada
Michael Aaron Quintana
Roxanne Amada Ramirez
Luis Armando Rey
Jocelyn Rodriguez
Karla Isabel Ronquillo
Nur B. Roohi
Betsie Angelica Ruiz
Maria E. Salas
Courtney Louise Schexnaydre
Skye Ariel Schultz
Myriam Nadia Setra
Andrenisha Xandria Sidney
Maria de Lourdes Solis
Evy Anahi Sotelo
Vanessa Valenzuela
Jessica Valles
Jose Luis Varela
Eric L. Vest
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Karla Melissa Viramontes
Kevin Wiener
Biological Sciences/Cellular and
Molecular Biochemistry
Lorenzo Francisco Ochoa
Chemistry
Alexander Eric Fonseca
Laura Fernanda Porras
Karen Ventura
Environmental Science
Alan Barraza
Brissia Linnette De La Cruz
Yvonne Enriquez
Amanda L. Labrado
Alyssa Gabrielle Le Mar
Geological Sciences
Jason Lopez
Sarah Jane Olivas
Troy A. Pavoggi
Jose David Pineda Jr.
Alexandro Sandoval
Samuel Urista
Geophysics
Shane Michael Schinagel
Mathematics
Nancy Aguirre
Norma M. Alarcon
Agamyrat Altiyev
Catherine Marie Carson
Nathan Jacob Cintron
Gloria Raquel Diaz
Apolonia Dominguez
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Miriam Esparza
Alejandro Agustin Galvan
Esteban Gonzalez
Claudia M. Guerrero
Sandra Guzman
Daniel Patrick Landis
Alberto Lucero
Erica Luna
Maya Lia Rios
Eddie Albert Sanchez
Angelica Talavera
Miguel Angel Valles Morales
Fernando Villa
Mathematics/Physics
Alex Donald Price
Microbiology
Joshua Acevedo
Clarissa Nicole Amaya
Gloria Graciela Bernal
Charles Daniel Butler Jr.
Myrna Alejandra Canales
Courtney Gabrielle Cano
Fernando Dominguez
Javier Jacob Flores
Alejandro Lara
Mariel Belinda Ochoa
Karla Parra
Christopher Vincent Rodriguez
Gabriel Rene Scott
Marissa Yvonne Valencia
Ana Margarita Vargas
Juan Manuel Villa
Physics
David Alejandro Carbajal
Joseph Martin Escobar
College of Health Sciences
Bachelor of Science
Health Promotion
Samantha Brittany Aportela
Erika Hernandez
Maria Guadalupe Llamas
Luis Enrique Morales
Monica Munoz
Georgina Robles
Jeanine Renai Rubio
Fabian Duke Sustaita
Kinesiology
Sergio Miguel Acosta
Uriel Acuna Jr.
Iris Deanne Aguilera
Jesus Martin Arvizuo
Arel Denise Avelar
Daniel Wayne Benortham
Bryan Carbajal
Hugo Alejandro Chavez
Isaac Cordova
Efrain Christopher De Lara
Mauricio De Regules
Robin Arlene Delgado
Kassandra Thais Dena
Joshua Matthew Dorethy
Oscar Escobar
Netzahualcoyotl Estrada
Cassandra Alyssa Garcia
Kathya Mirell Garcia
Jorge Antonio Guereque
Sergio Guerrero
Travis Matthew Gutierrez
Cynthia Nicole Hernandez
Danielle Denise Hester
Kathryn Monique Jimenez
Rogelio Juarez
Evan Kennedy
Tara Kutzman-Flores
Christina Lopez
Josue Jonathan Lugo
Antonio Marrufo
Stephany Nicole Martinez
Gilbert Mena
Jose Jesus Munoz
April Melissa Nunez
Raul Eduardo Pena
Angel Rosales III
Alma Ruby Sanchez
Ruben Sandoval Jr.
Esteban Seanez
Shannon Soto
Martina Trierweiler
Delfina Vasquez
Bachelor of Social Work
Vania Escareno
Amanda Yvette Morales
School of Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Linda Maria Acker
Oluwatosin Adunbarin
Emmanuel Emeka Agwagom
Ana Beatriz Alcazar
Kimberly Alvarez
Jorge Isaac Amezaga
Jennifer Sue Andrews
Ana Carolina Anoveros
Christina Apodaca
Anette Araiza-Mitro
Victor Manuel Armendariz Jr.
Susan Ann Armour
Liliana Arreola
Rosario Lorena Arroyo
Nancy Yajaira Avila
Veronica Michelle Baeza
Leeann Shentel Braid
Amber Marlisa Briseno
Elizabeth Marlene Brittingham
Daniel Bustillos
Kassandra Rehn Campos
David Caraveo Jr.
Juan Teodoro Castrellon
Melissa Cervera
Kelly Michelle Clark
Vimarys Colon Soto
Cynthia Mae Compton
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Roberta Lynn Cook
Marc Vincent Gatilao Cruz
Brad Joseph Danos
Erin Kathleen Dragon
Jennifer Ann Elliott
Eduardo Facio
Daniel Falcon
Gabriel Fernandez
Virginia Gamez Fernandez
Crystal Elaine Flores
Jacobo Flores
Marilyn Irene Frishman
Daniela Adriana Garcia
Debbie Garcia
Nathalie Garcia
Natalia Josefina Garza
Kristina Anne Gomez
Jose Alberto Gonzalez
David Granados
Aman Jyoti Grewal
Diana Elizabeth Griffith
Linda Louise Groh
Yvonne Guerrero
Karla Javive Guevara
Diana J. Gutierrez
Moises Alberto Gutierrez
Maegan Mozhgan Hajifathali
Mikeala Louann Harrington
Sharon Hazel Henry
Elsie Hernandez
Lisa Deanna Hernandez
Olivia Aide Hernandez
Theresa Eileen Hickman
Lee Anna Hicks
Jesse Johnny Holguin
Fabiola Irigoyen
Cassandra Dale Jackson
Victoria Duran Jaquez
Jeannine Elaine Jennings
Jessica Nicole Jimenez
Shirin Kiani
Miok Kim
Jenny Marie Lange
Liliana Lara
Nathan Lopez
Rebecca Ann Lowe
Claudia Yvette Lucero
Alberto Luna
Ashley Marie Martinez
Desiree Ann Medina
Jessica Rocio Mendoza
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Claudia Mercado
Fabiola G. Merlin
Isckra Mireles
Celia Gonzalez Najera
Nicolas Adrian Natividad
Patricia Dea Nevarez
Ruel Bernard Newberry Jr.
Dora Norman
Sara Rae Ochoa
Edna Rocio Ontiveros
Anna Marie Nichole Ortiz
Keitha Marcia Parrott-Hammerman
Veronica Denise Patrick
Miguel Angel Pena
Rogelio Perez Jr.
Michelle Elizabeth Perman
Leslie Ann Pettit
Brenda Iliana Puga
Magen M. Ramirez
Nancy Jean Ritzmann
Alejandro Robles
Alexandra Rodriguez
Andrew Michael Rodriguez
George Anthony Rodriguez
Jasmin Romero
Bianca Alicia Jaclyn Rosales
Diana Rosales
Jarvi Ruiz
Kimberly Ann Salas
Cesar Alan Sanchez-Allende
Jesus Eduardo Sandoval
Michell Lyn Scheel
Richard James Schoel Jr.
Holly D. Scrivner
Cameron Edward Sheid
Megan Nicole Shioji
Rebecca Simonzi
Berenice Martinez Stubbs
Vanessa Sullivan
Rosie Renee Taylor
Hania Tofik
Valerie Christine Torres
Brissa Araceli Tovar
Patricia Minerva Valadez
Jessica Veliz
Sofia Vidal
Joel Villa
Laurin Ulivia Villanueva
Michele D. Wood
Samantha Jean Yanez
Troy G. Yocum
University honors program
University Honors Degree
Candidates
University Honors Certificate
Candidates
Biological Sciences
Biological Sciences
Alison Renee Gross
Diana P. Hidrogo
Creative Writing and Multimedia
Journalism
Diana Araceli Arrieta
Criminal Justice and French
Sandra Esparza
Criminal Justice
Josue Ozni Garza
Interdisciplinary Studies
Kevin Joel Moussavi-Saeedi
Karen Rocio Morales
Marisol Quezada
Media Advertising/Communications
Nursing
Jessica Veliz
Leslie Ann Pettit
Microbiology
Psychology/Criminal Justice
Rain Melissa Arredondo
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Graduate School
Doctor of Education
Educational Leadership and
Administration
Holly Kay Fields
Dissertation Title: Readiness for
College: A Case Study of Three
Hispanic Immigrant Students Who
Overcame the Odds
Andrew M. Pena Sr.
Dissertation Title: When Generational
Employees Leave Higher Education,
What Do We Lose, and What Do They
Leave Behind?
Edith B. Vera
Dissertation Title: The Ed.D. in
Administration: The Students’ and
Alumni’s Experiences
Doctor of Philosophy
Biological Sciences-Pathobiology
Bo Peng
Dissertation Title: Functional
Characterization of p90/CIP2A in
Human Lung Cancer
Raquel Marie Suro-Maldonado
Dissertation Title: Assessment of
Carbon Nanoparticle Exposure on
Murine Macrophage Function
Civil Engineering
Mouyid Bin Islam
Dissertation Title: Modeling
Large-Truck Involved Crashes: An
Econometric Modeling Framework
Computer Science
Leonardo Salayandia
Dissertation Title: Ontologies for
Scientific Data Transformation
Xiaojing Wang
Dissertation Title: Extracting Fuzzy
Measures from Sample Data:
Optimization Algorithms and
Applications
Francisco Adolfo Zapata Gonzalez
Dissertation Title: Partial Orders for
Representing Uncertainty, Causality
and Decision Making: General
Properties, Operations, and Algorithms
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Mark Jason Lara
Dissertation Title: Implications of
Decade Time Scale Arctic Plant
Community Change on Ecosystem
Function
Environmental Science and
Engineering
Fernando Becerra-Davila
Dissertation Title: Ozone Studies in
the Paso del Norte Region
Jesus Roberto Flores
Dissertation Title: Effects of Injector
Geometry on the Flow Field And
Ignition Physics Of Lox/Methane in
A Visually Accessible Combustion
Chamber
Computational Science
Paula Andrea Gonzalez Parra
Dissertation Title: Constrained
Optimal Control for a Multi-Group
Discrete Time Influenza Model
Michael Earl Landis
Dissertation Title: Sustainable
Riparian Restoration: The Utilization
of Sewage Effluent to Construct
Wetlands along the Rio Grande
- A String of Pearls Approach to
Replenishment
Uram Anibal Sosa Aguirre
Dissertation Title: Constrained
Optimization Schemes for
Geophysical Inversion of Seismic Data
Mohammed Noor-A-Alam
Dissertation Title: Nanostructured
Thermal Barrier Coatings for
Advanced Gas Turbine Technology
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Abdulganiu Abiola Abdul Odunmbaku
Dissertation Title: Use of
Environmental Isotopes Tracer and
GIS Techniques to Estimate Basin
Recharge
Nancy Ivette Rivera Rivera
Dissertation Title: Analysis and
Modeling of Dust Events Data from
El Paso, Texas
Eugenia Shekhter
Dissertation Title: Heavy Metal
Pollution: Historical Reconstruction
and Sources Interpretation in Paso
Del Norte Region
Marian Nicte Zappala
Dissertation Title: Biological Effects
of Copper in Screw Bean Mesquite
(Prosopis pubescens)
General Psychology
Abigail Elizabeth Moore
Dissertation Title: Adult Witness
Credibility: Evidence for a Two-Factor
Model
Oscar Valentine Torres
Dissertation Title: Characterization
of the Behavioral, Biochemical
and Molecular Indices of Stress
Produced by Nicotine Exposure and
Withdrawal in Male and Female
Rats
Geological Sciences
Niti Mankhemthong
Dissertation Title: Constraints on the
Structure of the Border Ranges Fault
System, South Central Alaska from
Integrated 3-D Inversion of Gravity/
Magnetic Data
History-Borderlands History
Nancy Alexandra Aguirre
Dissertation Title: Porfirismo during
the Mexican Revolution: Exile and
the Politics of Representation, 19101920
Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
Stormy Miracle Monks
Dissertation Title: A Comparison
of the BASICS Harm Reduction
Approach and Personalized
Normative Feedback for Reducing
Alcohol-Related Behaviors among
Municipal Firefighters
International Business
Adolfo Sergio Coronado
Dissertation Title: Market Reactions
to Publicly Announced Security
and Privacy Breaches Suffered
by Companies Listed on the
United States Stock Exchanges: A
Comparative Analysis
Cassy Henderson
Dissertation Title: Standardizing
the Presentation of Financial Data:
Does XBRL’s Taxonomy Affect
the Investment Performance of
Nonprofessional Investors?
Parand Mansouri-Rad
Dissertation Title: Factors Affecting
the Adoption of Telemedicine: A
Three-Country Investigation
Materials Science and Engineering
Nayeli Camacho
Dissertation Title: Characterization
of Ultra-High Molecular Weight
Polyethylene (UHMWPE) Reinforced
with Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes for
Orthopedic Implant Consideration
Doctor of Physical Therapy
James Edward Baird
Abigail Yadira Cano
Katherine Leigh Carson
Eduardo Ceniceros Jr.
Carmin Anahi Debora
Valerie Michelle Garcia
Samantha Leigh Garza
Blaine R. Gibson
Rachael E. Haverporth
Samantha Christine Henderson
Jamie Thomas Killings
Marcos Federico Lopez
Sarah Jayne Luin
Melissa Marquez
Matthew T. McLean
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Francisco J. Melendez
Raymond Steven Moraga
Cara Joanne Nordin
Diana Ontiveros
Thomas David Reese
Lowell Tactay Tano
Master of Accountancy
Michelle Nicole Donovan Tamera Lee Henderson Amro Gamal Hussien Nasser Ahmad Ikhlail Jr.
Alejandra Montalvo
Vanessa Parga
Steven Sierra Master of Arts
Art Education
Jessica Eugenia Gutierrez Diane Elaine Vera Clinical Psychology
Joseph Ephraim Charter Communication
Yuniar Ardianti
Anabele Binarao Barillo
Rodrigo Giovan Barragan Cervantes
Vidi Bahtiar Bethan Michael Eric Brooks Catherine Brugada Demesa Vincent Albasin Duenas Jovenal Galopo Edquilag Marisela Garcia Taufiq Hidayat Ruby Lobrigo Mendones Muhammad Desna Noronhae Lludeza Mellomeda Quesada Cherry Maglinte Ravelo Marybeth Ata Rita Gatot Santoso Wida Sulistyaningrum Yusuf Syaifudin
Rosita Tariola Sheryll Calaguas Tesch Maritza Tovar Education
Elisa Espinosa English and American Literature
Randi Michelle Bossie Regina Chavez Muir Maria G. Fernandez 42
John Orrin Hanna Marco Antonio Rodriguez History
Izul De La Vega Michael Edward Herrera Raagan Alicia Miles Jaime Portillo Rebecca Mary Prado Bryan Charles Winter Latin American and Border Studies
Uriel Gustavo Posada Leadership Studies
Gema Alig Troy Collavo Hayley Hill Gemini Jarvis Mandie Michael Lozano Gabriel Garrett McCulley Stacy Ray McNeil Ralph Charles Merrill John Michael Phegley Hali Joi Picciano Adam Richardson James Nelson Ross Robert Quinton Steele Linguistics
Laura Enriqueta Mendoza Hasan Sezer Political Science
Richard Sebastian Flores Janette Galvan Spanish
Daniel Alfredo Vega
Master of Arts in Teaching
Mathematics
Juana Kasiuba Luis Armando Leal Berenice Salazar Sciences
Amira Thabet Awad-Del Valle Liliana Diaz Christine Sanchez Patricia Silva Gilda Victorino
Teaching English
Richard Edward McKinnon Jr.
Bernadette Marie Valenzuela Master of Business
Administration
Jose Ricardo Aguilar Jr.
Jorge Roberto Almuina Jose Agustin Alvarado Sean Arthur Alvarado Justyna Antoszewska Michael Bustillos Veronica Elizabeth Caro Delgado Jazmin Carrera
Nicolas del Campo Jorge Raul Castro Gomez Alicia Teresa Chediac Mario Antonio Contreras Adrian Enriquez Sr.
Karina Ileana Escapita Adriana Favela Stephen Michael Flores Nicholas Apolonio Gallardo Karin Patricia Gottmann de Uranga
Cesar Ivan Grado Daniela Lerma Gilberto Martinez Gonzalez Sergio Luis Molina Yadira Veronica Murga Johanna Cathleen Nelson Jason Dale Paxton Andrew Michael Pena Jr.
Manasa Kadri Rajagopal Perla Yvette Quezada Diana Carolina Ramirez Servando E. Rojas David Allan Swanson Cynthia Carolina Teran Lopez Mario David Torres Escobedo Daniel Paul Vasquez Luis Eduardo Vasquez Medina Sr.
Naomi Cheyenne Venters Cody Thomas Wells Elva Lorraine Williams Jessica Renee Yanez Combined Master of Business
Administration/Master of
Public Administration
Adrian Christopher Villalobos Master of Education
Educational Administration
Maria Teresa Alarcon Jose Angel Carlos Jr.
Lizeth Anabel Carroll Norma Jean Clement Crystal Marie Estrada Erin Ashley Evans Adela Marta Fernandez Natalie Fernandez Robert Garcia Desi Lee Gonzales Jr.
Eduardo Gonzalez Isela Gutierrez Shivon Patricia Loya Corrinne Renee Luna Noemi Martinez Melissa Renee Medlock Adriana Murillo
Loren-Mari Renteria Amber Nicole Romero Ruenna Valdez Claudia Isela Valenzuela Lynnette Ami Vidales Educational Diagnostician
Lisa Arroniz Erika Figueroa Torri Jennifer Hansen Angelina Chavez Pages Richlyn Robin Woods Guidance and Counseling
Astrid Mariel Arciniega Anthony Jason Arriola Kayra Alexandra Davila Torres Tenzin Dorji Marisela Duran Margarita Estrada Cynthia Olivas Gerardo Melissa Hernandez Tania Mendoza Victoria Yvonne Ortiz Joanne Macias Rodriguez Jeffery Duke Seay Instructional Specialist
Gabriela Aguirre Kim Lee Arroyo Tracy Kim Baeza Jackie Christine Beard Inez Sofia Carbajal Claudia Carrillo Nivia Castro Raul Berber Cervantez Israel Chavez 43
Melinda Yvonne Cofield Antonio Davila Angelica Davila Erika Georgina Delgado Deyanira Diaz Jeanette Duran Rosa Linda Erives Jennifer Marie Espinoza Angelica Estrada Mario Fernandez Rosa Monica Frayre Raul Santos Gamez Sandra O. Garcia Andreana DeShawn Harkless Michael G. Harmon Amber Matriece Hart Judith Heredia-Perry Maria E. Hernandez Maria Alma Herrera Mauro Alfredo Hinojosa Merry Christine Hogenson Angela Bernadette Ho-Shing Azusena Huizar Elsa Jasso Patricia Elizabeth Johnson Kristina Nicolle Kniest Jo Lynn Knotts Perla Guadalupe Lampinstein Michael James Lampkin Veronica Manuela Lares Leticia Larriva-Avila Ana Bertha Loera Yara Lizvia Lopez Edward Manuel Martinez Jr.
Maria Teresa Mata Yesenia McKinney Diana Cecilia Mendez Alicia Elena Muller Jessica Murillo Maria Antonieta Nevarez Lozano Georgina Olivas Lee Ann Peacock Timothy Rall Eduardo Ramirez Sr.
David Regis Ramirez Sharon Y. Randle Aaron Abdiel Reyes Rubi Lizette Rivera Marta Rivera
Anaeva Corona Rodriguez 44
Ceyra Odilette Ropele Demetrio Ruiz Perez Marco Cesar Saenz Ana Elizabeth Saenz Abel Saucedo Cecilia Morales Serna Anthony Silva
Fabiola Alejandra Tamayo Maria Vu Tran Estella Letecia Valles Anna Dolores Weaver-Guerra Alicia Yniguez Reading Education
Melissa Nicole Aboud Michelle Andrea Cervantes Irais Yvonne Chavez Special Education
Melissa Aguilera Martinez Florita Resultay Alvarado Lisa M. Arras Maria Luisa Burnette-Sanders Yolanda H. Castaneda Rebecca Delgado Isela Fortolis Jose Julio Galindo Benjamin Gallegos Manuel Ibarra Jr.
Claudia I. Rene Loya Monica M. Marquez Jessica Munoz Xochitl Cecilia Myers Jovita Overton Isela Velazquez Joretta Young Master of Music
Music Performance
Alonso Fierro Master of Occupational
Therapy
Beau James Bradberry Amber Kristine Coltrane Liliana Socorro Duran April Y. Esparza Rosalinda Rodriguez Gonzalez Erika Cristina Hernandez Jayme Michelle Mancera Madalyn Tamara Ochoa Stephanie Amanda Perez Candace Kay Priegel Michelle Massiel Renteria Sarah Saenz Ashley G. Trapp Brenda Yepez Master of Public
Administration
Lauren Christine Alvidrez Rafael Arellano Cassandra Brown
Marcus Jacob Brown Heidi A. Enriquez Gloria A. Lerma Agustine Pimentel Jorge Luis Reyes Jr.
Mirian Denise Spencer Priscilla Marie Tremenheere James Wayne Wolff Combined Master of Public
Administration/Master of
Adrian Christopher Villalobos Master of Public Health
Anabel Cardiel Jacqueline Alyssa Mariscal
Master of Rehabilitation
Counseling
Jessica Faye Hammer
Master of Science
Bioinformatics
Vikram Kumar Reddy Kodimala Venkatesh Rajamanickam Biological Sciences
Naima Alshrif Joshua P. Frederick Joe Edward Luevano William D. Lukefahr Civil Engineering
Lorenzo Emanuel Cornejo Erika Elizabeth Mancha Eric Raul Navarro Hemraj Rajan Parate Martin Jesus Sotelo Computational Science
Javier Polanco Christian Servin Daniel Tesfai Yehdego Computer Engineering
Mohammed Shahidul Karim Arun Joseph Kurian Salvador Melendez Jose Carlos Valdes-Barrena Computer Science
Carmen Elvira Avila Justo Alejandro Vega Construction Management
Marco Antonio Garcia Dan Elias Gaspar Roberto Herrera Fabian Marquez Avila Sr.
Iskra S. Rodriguez Miguel Angel Torres Olga Yazmin Trueba Economics
Teodulo Soto Electrical Engineering
Jay Houston Barton Diego Cruz-Cano Castulo Aaron De la O Jose Angel Diaz David Espinoza Francisco Arturo Fierro Jr.
Osvaldo Garcia Arellano Daniel Holguin Jr.
Aaron Mendoza Marquez Elias Alberto Montoya Baltazar Munoz-Jimenez Sr.
Pablo Rangel
Sampath Kumar Samala Munjal Alkesh Alkesh Trivedi Ernesto Vizcaino Jr.
Ying Yang Engineering
Cesar Ricardo Chacon De La Torre Jesus Roberto Nevarez Julio Enrique Rincon Yang Zhang Environmental Science
Daniel F. Arriaga 45
Geological Sciences
Sarah Elisabeth Leedberg Geophysics
Ibrahim Cerda Adrian Emmanuel Gutierrez Industrial Engineering
Eduardo Corona Gallegos Zhonghua Hu Karthik Varma Manikanta Koppella
Itzel Kuchle Aaron Arturo Martinez
Pepito B. Raguini
Intelligence and National Security
Studies
Joaquin Rogelio Arce Jaime Alberto Cadena Gregory Robert Conte America Yvonne Guevara Tanya Kalya Loya David Kenneth Lyons Nicholl Maputol Jonathan Dennis Moore Stephen Keith Mulhern Eric Olvera Serhiy Vasilovich Panchuk Jose Ignacio Quinones Penelope Karina Serdan Williams Ernesto Silva Jr.
Jose Raul Soto Mark Wilson Kinesiology
Jeanelle R. Jimenez Marlina Sara Ponce de Leon Takeshi Sasada Manufacturing Engineering
Manuel Adrian Alvarez Ramirez Sr.
Jorge Camarillo Arlette Maria Chavez Carlos Alejandro Garcia Rosales
Luis Marcelo Sanchez Soltero Mathematics
Ahmad Khalil Kachmar Mechanical Engineering
Arturo Acosta-Zamora Armando Delgado Jr.
David Espalin Jorge Alberto Frias 46
Zenia Alejandra Garcia Gilberto Gabriel Gutierrez Md Ashiqur Rahaman Khan Jennifer Jazmin Kuchle Ituarte Jose Antonio Lozano Sr.
David Martinez Miguel Mendoza Joaquin Rodriguez Ernesto Javier Rubio Jr.
Mohammad ArifIshtiaque Shuvo Carlos Alejandro Valdez Hiram Ali Villalobos Metallurgical and Materials
Engineering
Jonathan C. Contreras Damian Marrufo Physics
Erik Rodrigo Valdes-Estrada Sarah Jane Vega-Marchena Systems Engineering
Sergio Alvarez Astrid Barajas Hugo Curiel Marco Ernesto Escudero Ricardo Aaron Espinoza Jose Flores Jr.
Lizeth Fraire Alejandro Garcia Zephyr Iyk Hernandez Matthew Hernandez Sergio Alberto Luna Fong George Mendez Jaime Eduardo Rios Alejandro Rivas Carlos Antonio Sanchez Aaron Torres Master of Science in
Environmental Engineering
Juan Carlos Adame Luis Demetrio MaldonadoCastaneda
Cora Martinez Robert Desmond Moss Adrian Michael Sandoval Master of Science in
Information Technology
Jose L. Palomino Sr.
Master of Science in Nursing
Nurse Clinical Specialist
Kathleen Jendrzejewski Kepple Evangelina Macias Pena Nikki Jennifer Shaleen Laura White Nursing Education
Loretta A. Carruthers Steven Emil Davidson Katrina Lim Eclarino Heather Morris Fowler Donna Lee Hall Iris Elizabeth Boulger Hobson Elsa H. Rodriguez-Roth Mary A. Terry Nursing Systems Management
Patricia Rose Logue Juanita Renee Price Nursing-Practitioner
Irene Cabrera Luis Sergio Cardenas II
Michael Lloyd Harris Theresa Lambert Lucia Marquez-Valdepena Ronald Barry Moore Teri Lynn Rosen Barbara Stafford Rush Nancy G. Ryman Master of Social Work
Michelle Marlene Alvarado Jacqueline Ekstrom Jose Ricardo Escobar Merlyn Milissa Estrada Erick Luis Fontanez Katherine Zoe Giovas Laura Teresa Marquez Vianey Moreno Sarah Marie O’Keeffe Melissa Padilla Jena Renee Rhodes Cecilia Nallely Suarez 47
“No man is an island:
No man stands alone”
-John Donne
Today we pay tribute to the accomplishments of the graduates of The University of
Texas at El Paso. For them, this ceremony marks both the culmination of years of hard
work and commitment to this goal, and a prelude to many future opportunities. We
congratulate them and wish them well as they pass this major milestone in their lives.
Of equal importance to us, however, is the opportunity to recognize you,
the family members and friends of the graduates. For today as we honor these
graduates, we honor you as well. We see in their success the love and support of
parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, spouses and children – all of you who have
so willingly made many sacrifices because you believed in the importance of their
education.
You invest many todays to achieve a brighter tomorrow, and we are all enriched
by your commitment. The faculty and staff of The University of Texas at El Paso
thank you for your support, and we congratulate you, too, for we know that these
graduates’ achievements are not theirs alone. Your presence here today illuminates
this ceremony with warmth and love.
´ hombre es una isla:
“NingUn
Ninguno existe solo”
-John Donne
Rendimos homenaje hoy a los logros de quienes se reciben de La Universidad
de Texas en El Paso. Para ellos, esta ceremonia representa no sólo sino también
la culminación de años de trabajo y de compromiso personal hacia esta meta, el
preludio a innumerables oportunidades en el futuro. Los felicitamos y les deseamos
lo mejor en esta ocasión de crucial importancia en su vida.
Pero nos parece indispensable también aprovecharnos del momento presente
para brindarles nuestro reconocimiento a ustedes, los familiares y amigos de los
graduados, puesto que al honrar éstos honramos además a todos ustedes. Vemos
en el éxito de ellos el amor y el apoyo de padres, abuelos, hermanos, esposos e hijos
todos los que han hecho de buen grado sacrificios porque han creído firmemente en
la importancia de la educación de sus seres queridos.
Ustedes han hecho la inversión provechosa de su presente para alcanzar un
porvenir mejor, y todos nosotros nos hemos beneficiado por su empeño en esta labor.
Los profesores y empleados de La Universidad de Texas en El Paso les agradecemos su
apoyo y los felicitamos también, porque comprendemos que lo que han conseguido
estos graduados no lo han conseguido solos. Iluminan ustedes nuestra ceremonia
hoy con su presencia aquí, con su calor humano y su cariño.
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Summer 2012
Graduates
Participating in the
December 2012 commencement
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Bachelor of Arts
Anthropology
Travis Richmond Brandt
Auston Hunter Matcek
Anthropology/English and American
Literature
Darieus Antonino Zagara II
Art
Omar Chavez
Dianne Marie Edwards
Eduardo Marquez
Chicano Studies
Ryan Christopher Otero
Communication Studies
John M. Costello
Creative Writing
Miguel Javier Cervantes
Mikaela J. Dykstra
David Mark Lopez
Jonathan Anthony Moran
Nick A. Rodriguez
Criminal Justice
Terran Cymone Alexander
Isidro Almaraz
Dmitriy R. Badalov
Fabian Raul Castorena
Mirna M. Ceron
Raul Contreras
Mona Jean Cruz
Eder De Santiago
Carolyn Annette Delgado
Adam Arturo Diaz
Nicholas Diaz
Rose Annette Escamilla
Jaqueline Esparza
Christopher Adam Flores
Jaime Flores
Sergio Flores
Ebal Galan
Robert Gutierrez Jr.
Vanessa Seline Hernandez
Hanna Mae Ingram
Omar Lara
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Matthew Anthony Liguori
Ignacio Lopez Jr.
Myriam Macias
Jon Joseba Marcaida
Miguel Alberto Mendez
Trisha Molina
Amanda V. Muro
Gladys Nneoma Nwaubani
Melissa Teresa Patino
Sergio Perez
Liliana Quezada
Benjamin Quintana
Michael Alberto Rodriguez-Cabral
Juan C. Ruiz
Ashley A. Tahuahua
Genesis Villa
Criminal Justice/Psychology
Omar Davila
Digital Media Production
Lorena Barrio
Cynthia Cazares
Miriam Ibarra
Jesus Alfredo Pimentel
Steve Reyes
Denise Yvette Terrazas
Electronic Media (Mass
Communication)
Joel Michael Gannon
Rogelio Adrian Herrera
Stephanie Nicole Rayas
Arianna Saenz
English
Natalie Flores
Angelica Terrazas
English and American Literature
Claudia Fernanda Ferron
Monica B. Figueroa
Valentin S. Herber-Valdez
History
Yvette Aguirre
Matthew Collins Akers
Arlene Almela
Andres Cuevas
Pedro Delgado
Andrew Lee Lopez
Ivonne Nunez
Jose Antonio Quinonez
Robert J. Robles
Bertha Alicia Rodriguez
History/Psychology
Angel Alexis Alvarez
Latin American and Border Studies
Molly K. Walker
Linguistics
Christian Guerra
Mareshah Peterson
Media Advertising/Communication
Jesus A. Barrera Dominguez
Luis Enrique Berumen
Karla Cristina Perez
Sara Angelica Rueda
Multimedia Journalism
Fabian Laveaga
Isaac Jacob Medina
Organizational and Corporate
Communication
Aileen Cabral
Omar Cruz
Laura Leanne Macauley
Brenda N. Martinez
Athena Kathryn Matyear
Sabra Cordon Meyers
Philosophy/Criminal Justice
Luis Christian Rojas
Political Science
Christina Marie Chavira
Stephanie Ann Correa
Joseph Norman Gainor
Manuel Antonio Gutierrez
Timothy Michael Haren
Jessica Tellez
Political Science/Chicano Studies
Georgina A. Jimenez
Print Media/Communication
Salvador Daniel Guerrero
Psychology
Maria Zelene Baacke
Irasema Cuellar
Anna De la Cruz
Ana Paulina Flores-Chan
Ronni Lee Friend
Alexander W. Griego
Karen Paola Herrera
Kathryn Michelle Hilton
Kimberly Marie James
Michael Leon
Dariza Patricia Martinez
Maria Teresa Morales
Candelario Murillo
Jorge Nevarez
Jessica Perez
Phylisha Danielle Schinagel
Psychology/Sociology
Karla Patricia Hernandez
Sociology
Natalie Meza
Saul Ernesto Rodriguez
Angel Joel Saenz
Spanish
Maria Anna Nunez
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Dance
Rocio Chavez
Nicole Danielle Soto
Studio Art
Arturo Medrano
Paola Moreno
Painting
Lindsay G. Huseby
Sculpture
Christopher Andres Hoggard
Drawing
Dana Courtney Gomez
Graphic Design
Susan Ramirez
Graphic Design/Metals
Claudia Graciela Bernal
Bachelor of Music
Commercial Music
Juan Abel Mireles-Payan
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Bachelor of Multidisciplinary
Studies
Alma D. Alvidrez
Amanda Apodaca
Lizeth Arreola
Ana Lisa Arvizu
Luis Omar Bagundo
Benita Barriga
Gregory Michael Bartley
Michelle Leigh Beale
Erin Benavente
Adrian Gabriel Betancourt
Jacob Nessly Bilbo
Gloria Brown
Timothy R. Brown
Stephanie Angie Butcher
Nidia Annette Cano
Jose Carrillo
Manuel C. Casanova
Jesus Julian Casillas
Lydia M. Castanon
Gil Castillo
Yvette Cereceres
Ogechi Emmanuella Chibueze
Gladys C. Chumba
Isaac Wendell Cisneros Williams
Paola Contreras
Hilda De Lara
Brittany Nicole Diaz
William Patrick Dimmitt
Kevin James Dorman
Andrew Ubaldino Duffy
Erik Elizondo
Zuguey Blanca Enriquez
Lance Efusa Evbuomwan
Kelynn Renae Frye
Cecilia Gallegos
Erika B. Gamboa
Jessie Nakuma Garay
Deanna Marie Gardea
Ann-Marie Gonzalez
Zacarias Gonzalez
Briana Noel Green
Cynthia Gutierrez
Ann Marie Hernandez
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Elizabeth Hernandez
Jesus Antonio Jaquez
Yunmi Lee
Derrizet Ricardo Light
Jessica ManceboDelCastillo
Solanth A. Martell
Luis E.. Martinez
Jose J. Mendoza
Maribel Miranda
Claudia Ana Moguel
Leilyon Mardell Myers
Jennifer Anne Navarro
James Nelson
Alfredo Olivarez
April Monique Ornelas
Marcus Allen Ortega
Stella Owens
Esperanza J. Paz
Christina I. Ramon
Eric Kiakahi Kekoa Ramos
Mariel Rascon
Christian Michelle Salas
Kristina W. Samuel
Christian Marie Schroder
Terry Josiah Sharpe
Kimberly Smith
Kathleen Ruth Flint Stotler
Martel L. Strange
Miguel Angel Torres
Erika L. Warren
Clayton Andrew Webb
Kevin Zortman
Bachelor of Science
Psychology
Matthew David Duran
Evelyn Escalante Ruiz
Rosamaria Espinosa
Jessica Fierro
Allyson Sue Hughes
Erika Abigail Pereda
Devin Theresa Terrin
Bachelor of Business
Administration
Accounting
Robert Nicholas Ambriz
Thomas Michael Baker
Gloria Michelle Diaz de Leon
Gonzalez
Nancy Karely Escobar
Alejandra Guzman
Richard Glenn Hunt
Griselda Yaneth Munoz
Carlos Xavier Sanchez
Claudia Raquel Silva
Marisela Tiscareno
Accounting/Finance
Alan Fernando Davila
Accounting/General Business
Jessica Yvonne Gonzalez
Computer Information Systems
Enid Raquel Flores
Monica Victoria Flores
Daniel Gandara
Amanda Kay Marquez
Agustina Juana Ramirez
Diana Ramirez
Ignacio Ramirez-Vargas
Marketing
Alfonso Octavio Andre Randolph
Economics
Aaron Acosta
Joshua Jacob Bieganowski
Luis Alberto Cardenas
Ivan Alejandro Herrera
Orlando Perez
Finance
Enrique Alvarado
Leonardo Camargo Jr.
Olga Lizeth Castaneda
Christian Joseph Cruz
Andrea Isabel De La Rosa
Mariquel Haydee Iglesias
Carlos Eduardo Jurado Lopez
Andrew Douglas Matney
Tonia Luz Quesada
Eva Ximena Quintana
Erika Carolina Quiroz
Anthony David Ruiz
Nassim Hanna Salloum
Finance/Computer Information
Systems
Isabel Salcido
Finance/Management
Cathy Ray Romero
Felipe Heriberto Sanchez
Finance/Marketing
Ernest Mijares III
General Business
Maricruz Chavez
Andrea Herrera
Karen Marbel Ibarra Lara
Ariadne Georgina Lechuga
Zulma Acened Medellin
Teresa Nogues Fraile
Francisco Eduardo Tarin
General Business/Management
Virginia Lopez
Marisol Tinajero
General Business/Marketing
Diana Veronica Chavira Alvarez
Management
Norma Avalos
Christopher Rene De La Rosa
Christian Escalante
Alejandro Andres Escarcega
Jaime Flores
Desma Jones
James Louis Morrow
Justin Ruben Munoz
Molly Christina Reyes
Chris Joseph Segapeli
Claudia E. Terrones Mancilla
Javier Vela
Management/Finance
Lorena Rosario Lara
Management/General Business
Jeanette Alejandra Rodriguez
Lucia I. Romero
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Luis Gilberto Aranda
Sandra Karina Ramirez
Claudia Siqueiros
Marketing
Natalie Groeschel
Omar Andres Ibarra
Magdalena Lopez
Carla Maritza Martinelli
Rogelio Munoz
Priscila Alejandra Navarro
Montanez
Luis Alberto Ozaeta
Marketing/General Business
Mayra Guadalupe Gallegos
Marketing/Management
Erika Berenice Gardea Mendoza
Jessica Elizabeth Perez Thayne
Management/General Business
Alonso Simental
Bachelor of Interdisciplinary
Studies
Yadira Aguilar
Christina F. Aguilar-West
Sandra Veronica Alaniz
Halime Z. Alayyan
Jacqueline Christina Aranas
Christina Marie Astorga
Dolores Ramirez Barrios
Miriam Bencomo
Luz Maria Bustamante
Melissa Yvette Camargo
Irma Virginia Candelaria
Janet Carrera
Ana Karen Carrera Salas
Roberto Casas
Olga L. Castillo
Maria Elizabeth Chavez
Edna Lorena Contreras
Cherie Joy Alohalani Curb
Raul De La Cruz
Margarita Dominguez Romo
Deborah Jeanne Galindo
Dina G. Garcia
Luciana Garcia
Yvonne Garcia
David Steven Gonzales
Edna Beatriz Gonzalez
Melissa Gonzalez
Virginia Guerrero
Adam Trevor Gutierrez
Mary Ann Hernandez
Valerie Diane Hernandez
Nancy Hisa
Sonia F. Jimenez
Stella Juarez
Jesse Lopez
April Marie Manago
Bethany Priscilla Mariscal
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Lydia E. Martinez
Manuela Rebeca Medina
Elaine Medrano
Monica Marie Milam
Kim Craigie-Marie Millender
Emily Nicole Moore
Jessica Mari Munoz
Shontea Marie Muro
Dayanna Mendez Nickels
Jessica Socorro Ontiveros
Carlos Daniel Padilla
Amanda Paniagua
Andrea Ivette Partida
Reynalda Pereyra
Sandra Patricia Perez
Sarah Marie Quintana
Juan Manuel Rabelo
Karmin Alyse Ramos
Elizabeth Grace Rivera
Gabriela Maria Rivera
Lileana G. Rivera
Mayra Ivonne Rodela
Jessica Coral Rodriguez
Rosa Idolina Rodriguez
Virginia J. Rodriguez
Yvonne Rebecca Romero Lopez
Maria Esther Rosales
Beverly Gale Rowland
Brian Lee Silva
Anna Marie Silvas
Martin Terrazas Jr.
Brittany Elise Thornton
Aileen B. Torres
Daniel Valenzuela
Guadalupe Vela
Karina Beth Verduzco
Claudia S. Villalobos
Maribel Zamora
Mara Zapata
Bachelor of Science in Civil
Engineering
Ryan Jesse Aguayo Padilla
Marcella Elizabeth Chavez
Anuar David Dajlala Molina
Aron Gallegos
Pablo Antonio Mejia
Eduardo Xavier Barragan
Fernando Estevan Garnica
Veit Moritz Ross
Computer Science
Francisco J. Campos
Alejandro Robles
Industrial Engineering
Jose Munoz
Guillermo Alejandro Perez
Mechanical Engineering
Gerardo Contreras
Gerardo Corona
Asha Danielle Garcia
Daniel E. Lopez
Jesus Presa-Quiroz
Metallurgical and Materials
Engineering
Roberto Ivan Meza
Kimberlin Schnittker
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College of Science
Bachelor of Science
Biochemistry
Amber Lynn Coutino
Biological Sciences
Alejandro Bugarini
Delilah Campos
Augusto Cervantes
Bertha Cortes
Priscilla Dion Duran
Joel Eduardo Garcia
Omar David Garcia
Samantha Nicole Garcia
Ana Emilia Garibay
Eric Gonzalez
Sahil Kassanjee
Spoorthi Theresa Lawson
Sofia Fifi Maragoudakis
Isha Selene McFarlane
Omar Enrique Mejia
Erika Yvonne Monroy
Marlene Itzel Palma
Christian Hector Payan
Laura Jannet Ramos
Laudan Emilia Rowhanian
Alejandra Saenz
Tiffany Sanchez
Juan Alonzo Soto
Paloma Valenzuela
Jessica Valles
Geoffrey Hugh Wiseman
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Cellular and Molecular Biochemistry
Elizabeth Calzada
Jorge Javier Lopez
Chemistry
Erika Yvonne Monroy
Environmental Science
Curtis Wade Atherton
Vanessa Duenas
Ryan Richardson Reeves
Geological Sciences
Marissa Elizabeth Cameron
Isaac Alberto Castro
Geophysics
Sergio Celis
Sandra Angelica Hardy
Mathematics
Robert Barajas
Belinda Marie Olivas
Sheila Marie Robles
Microbiology
Natomi Akia Austin
Bernadette Angelica De La Rosa
Raudel Melchor
Physics
Jesus A. Valdez
College of Health Sciences
Bachelor of Science
Health Promotion
Sarai Martinez
Estrella Diamante Pena
Martina Renee Rivera
Marcos Arturo Sandoval
Kinesiology
Edgar Adan Acuna
Ricardo Aguilar
Roxanne Monique Alvarez
Kimberley Nichole Azcarate-Silva
Ernesto Baca
Marcela Bagues
Edmundo Jesus Chasco
Nicholas Chavez
Sara Elena Chavez
Abigail Hyonmi Delgado
Justin Dominguez
Juan Martin Duarte
Antonio Jesus Durant
Nancy Berenice Figueroa
Silem Gomez
Cinthia Celeste Harris
Tawney Dyniel Hernandez
Ashley A. Konrardy
Elizabeth Llamas
Theresa Marie Melendez
Juanita Mendoza
Cesar Andres Ortega Nunez
Gabriela Maria Ramon
Irene Ramos
Nicole Marie Reyes
Angel Julian Rodriguez
Cassandra Romo
Bachelor of Social Work
Jose Arody Alvarez
Ruth Alicia Puentes
Nicole Celeste Roper
Lupita Sanchez-Rodriguez
School of Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Alexa M. Acosta
Eduardo Aguirre
Lisset Cristina Alcazar
Tanya A. Arispe
Daniel Arredondo
Lydia Alejandra Arroyo
Julio Cesar Barron
Vivica Josephine Carlos
Vennessa Ciriza
Ana K. Corrales
Silvia Lizveth Degollado
Debra Ashley Drost
Jacob V. Endlich
Azalea Flores Bojorquez
Michael N. Gomez
Daniel Lino Harbison
Mariana Herrera
Lauren Daniele Hostetler
Jared Lee Lanham
Coral Ledezma
Ashley Raquel Lomeli
Manuel Madrid
Daniel Marquez
Ana Carla Mena
Jose Daniel Nunez
Aaron P. Pedregon
Czarina Natasha Quiambao
Jacqueline Ramirez
Yesenia Alicia Ramirez
Crystal Vanessa Reveles
Felicia E. Rios
Marissa Rivera
Monica Rodriguez
Bianca Samaniego
Falin Joanne Schaefer
Ramon Sierra
Jessica Victoria Sikes
Rene Carlos Strickland
Nancy Gail Tebay
Raymundo Tejada
Valeria Torres
Rosana Tran
Raquel Garcia Treftz
Amelie Jaqueline Tremblay
Valeria Vargas
Edna Lizbeth Vazquez
Anthony Mark Venegas
Kristina Anne Walsh
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Graduate School
Doctor of Education
Administration
Patricia Ann Gutierrez-Hartell
Dissertation Title: The Orientation
Curriculum in a Community College:
An Interpretive Approach
Doctor of Philosophy
Computational Science
Kiran Kumar Katta
Dissertation Title: High-Order
Central Finite-Volume Schemes for
Atmospheric Modeling
Computer Science
Jaime Eduardo Nava
Dissertation Title: Algorithmic Aspects
of Analysis, Prediction, and Control in
Science and Engineering: SymmetryBased Approach
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
David Hwei-Len Lin
Dissertation Title: The Impact of
Decadal Land Cover Change on
the Global Warming Potential of
Beringian Arctic Tundra
Environmental Science and
Engineering
Bidhan Kumar Dam
Dissertation Title: Study of Flame
Stability and Radiation Characteristics
of Oxy-Fuel Combustion for
Advanced Combustors
General Psychology
Katherine Rosamond Gay White
Dissertation Title: Identifying the
Antecedents of Moral Conviction
History-Borderlands History
Jorge H. Jimenez
Dissertation Title: The Private
Business of Porfirio Díaz and the
Early Modernization of Mexico, 1876
- 1911
Antonio Reyes Lopez
Dissertation Title: In the Spirit of
Liberation: Race, Governmentality,
and the De-Colonial Politics of
the Original Rainbow Coalition of
Chicago
Jamie Matthew Starling
Dissertation Title: The Bonds
of Common Faith: Catholicism,
Marriage, and The Making of
Borders in Nineteenth-Century Paso
Del Norte
Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
Patricia Lara
Dissertation Title: Assessing Cortical
Electrophysiologic and Behavioral
Activity in Individuals with Aphasia
and Participants with No Brain
Damage Responding to Spoken
Sentence Length Messages
International Business
Mohammad Aminul Karim
Dissertation Title: Three Essays on
Share Price Misvaluation
Vishwanath Reddy Ardha
Dissertation Title: Measurement and
Analysis of Turbulent Syngas/Air and
Methane Oxy-Combustion
Kathy F. Otero
Dissertation Title: The Impact of
National Culture on Cost of Equity
Capital in Cross-Listed Firms
Gloria Ann Villaverde
Dissertation Title: A Study of
International Wastewater Challenges
and Policy in the Tijuana River
Watershed
Manuel Alvarado
Dissertation Title: Applications
of Density Functional Theory in
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Jose Luis Enriquez Carrejo
Dissertation Title: Raman and
Infrared Study of Electrospun PLLA/
PCL Nanofiber Blends for Use in
Tissue Engineering
James Heyward Howard
Dissertation Title: A Study of WO3
and W0.95TI0.05O3 Thin Films Using
Comparative Spectroscopy
Teaching, Learning, and Culture
Miguel Angel Serrano
Dissertation Title: Professional
Learning Communities as a Critical
Structure for ELL Schooling
Paul Nathan Schultz Samantha Sue Shirley Michael Dewayne Spears Von Quinn Staggers Cesar Torres Kanessa Rae Trent Terry Lee Vaughn Marco Antonio Vela Sociology
Daniel Dominguez Heryca Serna
Spanish
Sandra L. Aziz Master of Accountancy
Master of Arts in
Adrian Leal
Marcela Varona Carrillo
Master of Arts
Master of Arts in Teaching
Art Education
Yanel I. Buendia Abel Mendoza Experimental Psychology
Victoria Christine Estrada Leadership Studies
Mary Claire Baker Donald Levon Battle James Charles Beal Kendall Eugene Bean Joseph S. Buckler Todd McCall Burke Alphonso Burnett Jesse Castellano Christopher Lee Coolbaugh Marlon Cooper Carmen Daugherty Jermaine F. Davison Zachary Denton Brian Mitchell Disque Eric Dostie Brian Arthur Flom John Oliver Garrison Leslie Jeanee Hudson Marc Alexander Janvier Kevin Michael King James Lea Clifford Lo Mario Jose Malpica Brian Paul Riverman Milton Jerome Roberts Sr.
Sciences
Anthony Matthew Alvarez
Ellen Dukler Esposito
Alexandra Falcon Jessica Quinteros Blanca Ivette Ramirez Chavez
Jessica Nicole White Master of Business
Administration
Atul Ambhore David Andrade Issa Atiyah Alberto Mario Barraza Gerardo Adolfo Benavente Yassiara Hazel Berumen Benjamin Oliver Burt Javier Carrasco Flor Carrera Lila Carrera Rubina Lizzette Carrillo Maria Cedillo Jonathan Owen Julis Childress Jennifer Edith Clark Maria Guadalupe Edens Mireya Magdalena Espinosa Casaubon
Alicia Lawrence Gacharna Antonio Jesus Garcia Luis Gerardo Garcia Daniel Gomez Ricardo J. Gonzalez Joseph Henry Gonzalez 59
David Anthony Green Walter Guerrero Alfredo Guerrero Jr.
Irene Sylvia Holguin Rocio E. Hunter Amjad Khaled Ismail Marie-Therese Joyce Yvette Komaragiri Jesus Guillermo Leon Solorzano
Evgenia Nikolay Lopez-Rogina
Blanca Barthel Lorkowski
Ramon Macias III
Eloy Martinez Jesus Martinez Thomas Dean McFarland Mackenzie Rachel McLaughlin
Ricardo Montenegro Erik Nevarez Mahesh Srinivas Nidadhal
George Novela Jr.
Jesus Pablo Onate Joel Leonardo Ortega Jose Luis Ortega Maribel Ostergaard Elida Eloina Perez Ajanel
Mara Portillo Crystal Lynn Rau Alberto Rebellon Gabriela Rivera Adalberto Sanchez Jr.
Marta Bronislawa Santiago
Natalie Marie Santini Tenzin
Uriel Vasquez-Delgado Jr.
Christopher Velasco Monica Villegas Syed Ather Yusoof
Master of Education
Educational Administration
Sandra Burciaga Jose Guadalupe Escobedo Lisa Flores Elsa Ivonne Holguin Karen Renee Johnson Sean Michael Kilkenny Manuel E. Medina Sr.
Educational Diagnostician
Isela Guzman Guidance and Counseling
Aviella Frilot Jessica C. Gelgand Rebecca Lynn Giron 60
Anais Hernandez Veronica Johnson Erika P. Lopez Kelly Elizabeth McBurrows
Elizabeth Aide Munoz Brenda Southern Iris Vasquez Instructional Specialist
Dora Yoda Bailon Kathy Marie Bryant Sandra Carrasco Lisa Diane Corral Georgina Flores Ivan Francisco Garcia Jose Luis Giron Dominica Lee Givens Stacey Grado Calvillo Amanda Lorena Gutierrez Sherry Denise Klowetter Valles
Crystal Laredo
Nong H. Le
Rocky Edward Loggins
Bertha Lopez Brianna M. Marshall Eloisa Molina Susana Nanez Bernadette Nunez Robert Portillo Brenda Rubi Ramos Jose Alfredo Rivas Jr.
Teresa Alicia Rodriguez Laura Ortiz Schenk Nadia Gordillo Sung Marcus Abraham Valenzuela
Ronald Mark Valenzuela
Rubi Karina Yanez Reading Education
Margarita Cortez
Special Education
Allen Grandville Carter Jr.
Sarah Ann Guzman Ralph Emilio Hart Martha Concepcion Lugo
Master of Fine Arts
Creative Writing
Byron Wade Cross
Master of Public
Administration
Jeremy Manuel Burciaga Master of Public Health
Geological Sciences
Jose Humberto Garcia Lauren Patrice Storm Master of Rehabilitation
Counseling
Intelligence and National Security
Studies
Marissa Gabaldon Jonathan Fabian Nogueira
Jacqueline Vargas Francis Javier Reyes
Rosina Rodarte
Bernadette Christine Baca
Manuel Colorado III
Nidia Escobar
Daniela Guerra
Leticia M. Gurrola
Ruth Crystal Marin Maribel Jacklynn Mora Robert Ramirez Ryan Rodriguez Master of Science
Bioinformatics
Venkata Bhimeswar Suman Alluri
Karla Y. Garcia
Biological Sciences
Joaquin Alfredo De Leon III
Arturo Rocha
Civil Engineering
Grisel Edith Arizpe
Bijoy Krishna Halder
Derrick O’Hara
David Salgado Manzano
Chemistry
Luis Javier Andujo Sr.
Computer Science
Tariq Iqbal
Economics
Carlos Rafael Morales
Olatunde Adewunmi Adeoye Rajendar Reddy Annachedu
Farhana Anwar Mario A. Franco Sukhdeep Amarjeet Labana
Arturo Maya Pereyra Sr.
Danny Wayne Muse Heber Prieto Engineering
John Enrique Shelton Environmental Science
Gena Rica Esposito Mathematics
Alexandra Macedo Khdiga Kalifa Tabib Mechanical Engineering
Samia Afrin
Juan Antonio Cornejo
Jesus Francisco Hinojos Christopher David Navarro Md Rashedul Hasan Sarker Manufacturing Engineering
Juan Alejandro Saavedra Physics
Karla Carmona Miranda
Speech-Language Pathology
Madelyn Dianne Moore Statistics
Mudiyanselage Maduranga Kasun
Dassanayake
Rebecca Davis
Angelica Monarrez Rodriguez
Master of Science in Nursing
Nurse Clinical Specialist
Tony Lenere Blair Cynthia J. Cuny Smriti Kana Goswami Jamie Lin Sherrill Nursing-Practitioner
Robert Bush Armstrong Paige Bedell-Wingfield Roberta Ann Gonzalez Nidia Kraft Laura Marquez Karina Palmira Mosier Kelly Marie Quinn James Anthony Tagle Jr.
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Honors Candidates
December 2012
College of Business
Administration
Gail Kathleen Danberry
Rodolfo Diaz
Olga Dieguez
Omar Adel
Lauren Michelle Barry John Butzloff
Dunwody
Ilse Anali Contreras Gisel
Figueroa
Campos
Marie
Elizabeth Flores
Patrick Jon Gailey
Marco A. Favela
Fernando Gallardo
Evelyn Lillian Gamboa
Elisa Aide Gutierrez
Sarai Galvan
Joshua Robert Jenny
Ursula Michelle Gamboa
Priscilla Irasema Lucero
Eileen Gamon
David Vince Maldonado Laura Victoria Garcia
Flor Angelica Melissa Luccette Garcia
Manzanares
Christopher Lee Green
Ricardo Munoz
Maria Del Carmen Annette Victoria Guadian
Palomino
Maria Eugenia Henley
Kayleigh Amber Perez
Amy Elaine Hensley
Lorraine Player
Maribel Eunice Sarah Lindsey Boyle Hermesdorf
Porter
Allison Hernandez
Fernando Poumian
Tania Deyanira Ramirez Kristin Hernandez
Claudia Herrera-Soto
Chavez
Liliana Yvette Jara
Nicole Ramm
Lizette Jauregui
Aldo Rafael Renteria
Dominica Belen Lastra
H J Roberts
Martha Adriana Lazcano
Aidee Rocha
Selina Lerma
Evette Paula Ugues
Paola Lopez
Diana Damaris Villegas
Nicholas T. Walker
Beatriz Marquez
Maria Teresa Martinez
College of Education Rebecca Martinez
Martha Lydia Alvarado
Brenda Jeannette Monica Armendariz
Menchaca
Jami Joann Arreola
Jennifer Meneses
Melissa Buenrostro
Jennifer Melissa Mireles
Thalia Ashanti Castillo
Marco Antonio Veronica Castro
Montelongo
Samantha Le Anne Sandra
Elena Montero
Cooper
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Karen Rocio Morales
Jacquelyn Moreno
Jessica Ramirez Moreno
Kevin Joel Moussavi-
Saeedi
Aristeo Palma
Gloria Gonzalez Palomares
Paula Perales
Monica Paola Perea
Yesenia Ponce
Berenice Aurora Ramirez
Laurie Ann Ramirez
Melinda Kristin Rivera
Alis Romo
Korina Luz Salazar
Jesse Michael Santillan
Maritza Francisca Schlak
Stephanie Krysten Tarango
Patricia Mancilla Tonche
Tara Danielle Townsend
Chelsea Cristine Troupe
Natalie Jane Vaskas Johnson
Malissa Perez Wood
College of
Engineering
Amanda Barba
Ricardo Barcenas
Luisa Alejandra Cabrera
Aaron Michael Cano
Damian Caraballo
Mario Alberto Carbajal
Miguel Angel Carrera
A S M Raufur Rahim Chowdhury
Jesus Correa
Juan Carlos Enriquez
Michael Edwin Furth
Daniel H. Hernandez
Derek Rene Maese
Ruben Eduardo Martinez Quiroga
Marysol Montilla
Jesus Daniel Ortega
Robert B. Post
Stephanie Michelle Sanchez
Edward Anthony Zambuto
College of Health
Sciences
Jesus Martin Arvizuo
Isaac Cordova
Sergio Guerrero
Cynthia Nicole Hernandez
Kathryn Monique Jimenez
Josue Jonathan Lugo
Jose Jesus Munoz
Shannon Soto
Delfina Vasquez
College of Liberal
Arts
Julian S. Acosta
Phillip Jacob Alig
Guadalupe Raquel Anchondo
Roberto Jose Andrade
Bernny Edgar Apodaca
Yvonne Aranda
Lydia Daniela Arenas
Diana A. Arrieta
Aaron Christian Arriola
Nicholas Andre Balcázar
Paola Nayeli Balcazar Soto
Jennifer Sue Berlin
Michelle Bitar
Kevin Jackson Blalock
Johnathon Philip Bramble
Louis Eugene Butler II
Laura Calleros
Kimberly Ann Carter
Elizabeth Marie Chasco
Erick Armando Chávez
Ana Karen de la Rosa
Monica De La Torre
Cecilia Díaz
Victor Daniel Diaz Jr.
Stephanie Marián Figueroa
Thomas Christopher Gabriel
Marie Ivan Gaines
Amanda Alicia Garay
Natalia García Ferreiro
Josue Ozni Garza
Rebekah Renée Grado
Nabil Genesis Gonzalez
Cristina Guadalupe Gonzalez
Ruben Enrique Gonzalez-Avila
Joseph Albert Gutierrez
Jim J. Henry
Jorge Luis Hernández
Mari Yvett Hernandez
Laura Liliana Herrera
Deborah Ann Hunt
Vanessa Marie Juarez
Richard D. Kimball
Abril Anahi Lechuga- Avalos
Matthew J. Liden
Miriam Lopez
Omar E. Lozano
Janet Maldonado
Lucerito Marrufo
Carlos Cesar Martinez
Mariana Martínez Leal
Samantha Nichole Lee
Tanya Yaddette Legarda
Laura Alejandra Mena Meraz
Jaime Merjil
Esther Marie Mijares
Rebecca Montoya
Priscilla Mora
Esther I. Muus
Ana Patricia Nouel
George David Nuila
Mayra Alejandra Ochoa
Ivan A. Olivas
Richard Alexander Olsson
Angie Ortega
Edgar Eugenio Ortiz
Jasmin Araceli Palomo
Cesar Daniel Perez
Victoria Alejandra Perez
Ydalí Phoenix-Cervantes
James Paul Pompa
Carole Jean Puente
Brenda Renteria
Diana Fatima Resendiz
Kathy Rivera
Ricardo Rocha
Ezra Alexandro Rodriguez
Janella Susette Saad
German Saenz
Raul Roberto Saenz
Norma Angelica Saucedo
Chavah Inez Schwartz
Louis Raymond Southard
Marie Angel St. Clair
Nancy Marisol Sutherland
Brian Neil Tebay
Sandra Marie Terrazas
Joseph Alden Testerman
David Torres Jr.
Elliot Michael Torres
David Velarde
Davida Danielle Washer
Joel Zapata
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School of Nursing
Cesar Alan Sanchez-
Allende
Rebecca Simonzi
Patricia Minerva Valadez
Jessica Veliz
Michele D. Wood
Ivette Carolina Lopez
Bianca
Cecil Luong
Emmanuel Emeka Cristina
Mendez
Agwagom
Abraham
Montez
Leeann Shentel Braid
Calvin Dat Nguyen
Kassandra Rehn Campos
Kelly Michelle Clark
Michael Lawrence Vimarys Colon Soto
Palisoc
College of Science
Natalia Josefina Garza
Julio Alberto Puentes
Christopher Vincent Moises Alberto Gutierrez
Clarissa Nicole Amaya
Rodriguez
Theresa Eileen Hickman
Gissel Pryscilla Aranda
Betsie
Angelica Ruiz
Jesse Johnny Holguin
Catherine Marie Carson Skye Ariel Schultz
Rebecca Ann Lowe
Adam D. Castillo
Gabriel Rene Scott
Leslie Ann Pettit
Eduardo Antonio Garcia Julio Hector Solis
Alejandro Robles
Sergio Hugo Garcia
Samuel Urista
Bianca Alicia Jaclyn Alison Renee Gross
Eric L. Vest
Rosales
Amanda L. Labrado
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Honors Graduates
Summer 2012
College of Business
Administration
College of Health
Sciences
Thomas Michael Baker
Alan Fernando Davila
Gloria Michelle Diaz de Leon Gonzalez
Justin Ruben Munoz
Jessica Elizabeth Perez Thayne
Eva Ximena Quintana
Anthony David Ruiz
Marisela Tiscareno
Sara Elena Chavez
Antonio Jesus Durant
Silem Gomez
Ashley A. Konrardy
Ruth Alicia Puentes
Lupita Sanchez-
Rodriguez
College of Liberal
Arts
Matthew Collins Akers
Angel Alexis Alvarez
Christina F. Aguilar-West
Alma D. Alvidrez
Halime Z. Alayyan
Ana Lisa Arvizu
Miriam Bencomo
Dmitriy R. Badalov
Luz Maria Bustamante
Irma Virginia Candelaria Jesus A. Barrera Dominguez
Roberto Casas
Lorena
Barrio
Olga L. Castillo
Aileen
Cabral
Raul De La Cruz
Deborah Jeanne Galindo Cynthia Cazares
Valerie Diane Hernandez Mona Jean Cruz
Bethany Priscilla Mariscal Irasema Cuellar
Monica Marie Milam
Omar Davila
Emily Nicole Moore
Andrew Ubaldino Duffy
Sarah Marie Quintana
Matthew David Duran
Elizabeth Grace Rivera
Mikaela J. Dykstra
Maria Esther Rosales
Ana Paulina Flores-Chan
Beverly Gale Rowland
Ronni Lee Friend
Anna Marie Silvas
Kelynn Renae Frye
Aileen B. Torres
Karen Paola Herrera
Guadalupe Vela
Kathryn Michelle Hilton
Maribel Zamora
Christopher Andres Hoggard
College of
Allyson Sue Hughes
Engineering
Fernando Estevan Kimberly Marie James
Amanda V. Muro
Garnica
Ryan Christopher Otero
Melissa Teresa Patino
Mariel Rascon
Nick A. Rodriguez
Kathleen Ruth Flint Stotler
Miguel Angel Torres
Darieus Antonino Zagara II
School of Nursing
Lisset Cristina Alcazar
Daniel Lino Harbison
Ana Carla Mena
Jose Daniel Nunez
Falin Joanne Schaefer
Nancy Gail Tebay
Raquel Garcia Treftz
College of Science
Elizabeth Calzada
Marissa Elizabeth Cameron
Isaac Alberto Castro
Bertha Cortes
Sandra Angelica Hardy
Spoorthi Theresa Lawson
Ryan Richardson Reeves
Geoffrey Hugh Wiseman
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Student Honors
Members of the Graduating Class
Men and Women of Mines
Joshua Baca
Gina Carrion
Alejandro De La Peña
Ana Torres-Dominguez
Wayne Landry
Juan Lopez
Griselda Muñoz
Rosemary Prieto
Who’s Who Among Students
in American Colleges and Universities
Christian Andresen
Joshua Baca
Jacob Barde
David Carrasco
Jessica DeHaro
Michael Durcholz
Georgina Flores
Ruby Genera
Luis Jacquez
Wayne Landry
Oscar Lira
Jorge Lopez
Juan Lopez
Griselda Muñoz
Juan Muñoz-Molina
Ivette Ortega Ibarra
Elida Portillo
Rosemary Prieto
Karla Riviera
Rocio Solis
Ana Torres-Dominguez
Bryan Westman
ROTC Commission as Second Lieutenant
United States Army,
United States Army Reserve
Barry J. Butzloff
Conrad A. Campbell
Alexander E. Fonseca
Joshua R. Jenny
Reuben Negron
Aaron L. Smith
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Honors Regalia
University Academic Honors candidates are recognized by cords with the following designations:
Summa Cum Laude (Highest Honors).....................................................................................Gold
3.9 - 4.0
Magna Cum Laude (High Honors).........................................................................................White
3.8 - 3.89
Cum Laude (Honors)...................................................................................................College Color
3.5 - 3.79
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
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
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
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 and School of Nursing
Eta Sigma Gamma – Gold/Forrest Green Stole................... National Honorary Health Education Organization
Iota Iota Iota - Lavender ................................................................................. Honor Society for Women’s Studies
Lambda Pi Eta - White/Red..................................................................................... Communication Honor Society
Psi Chi - Gold Double Cords with Blue/Gold Tassels.................................. National Honor Society in Psychology
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
Phi Kappa Phi - Navy Blue/Gold...........................................................................................National Honor Society
Sigma Alpha Lambda – Navy Blue, Gold, and Black Cords.............................................National Leadership and
Honors Organization
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
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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
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
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
- 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.
Engineering
Science
Color: Dark Orange
Color: Golden Yellow
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
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
Health Sciences
Graduate School
Colors: Apricot – Nursing
Green – Healing Arts
Colors: University colors of Orange,
White and Blue and other colors from
academic areas offering graduate study
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
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
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
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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.
As UTEP launches the
commemoration of its Centennial
in 2014, the University Mace
will take its place as a cherished
legacy of that major milestone,
an extraordinarily beautiful
reminder of UTEP’s first 100 years
of commitment to providing higher
education opportunities to residents
of this U.S.-Mexico border region.
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
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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
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 fifteenth year, the
medallions have become a tradition
and part of the regalia worn by
graduates at commencement
ceremonies.
MINING MINDS
To honor the Class of 2012
Winter 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.
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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.
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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
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
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.
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EL BASTÓN DE MANDO
UNIVERSITARIO
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.
Al iniciar UTEP la
conmemoración de su Centenario
en el 2014, el Bastón Universitario
tomará su sitio como un invaluable
legado de ese significativo logro, un
recordatorio extraordinariamente
hermoso de los primeros 100 años
de compromiso por parte de UTEP,
de brindar oportunidades de
educación superior a los residentes
de esta región fronteriza de Estados
Unidos y México.
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TOGAS, BIRRETES Y
ESCLAVINAS
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 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.
Estolas distintivas de
Graduación
La Asociación de Ex-Alumnos de
la Universidad de Texas en El Paso
honra con una estola de satín color
naranja 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.
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
de primavera e invierno se otorgará a
un graduando una beca del Fondo de
Becas del Medallón.
Los medallones, ahora en su
quinceavo 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 invierno de la Generación 2012. 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
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Previous Commencement Speakers
May 12, 2012
May 14, 2011 & December 10, 2011
May 15, 2010 & December 11, 2010
May 16, 2009 & December 12, 2009
Dr. Diana Natalicio
President, The University of Texas at El Paso
officiating morning, afternoon and
evening ceremonies
May 7, 2005
Steffen E. “Steve” Palko
President, XTO Energy Inc.
December 11, 2004
The Honorable Carlos de Icaza
Ambassador of Mexico to the
United States
December 13, 2008
Dr. Richard Jarvis
Provost, The University of Texas at El Paso
officiating morning ceremony
May 8, 2004
Bob Malone
Chief Executive, BP Shipping Limited
December 13, 2008
Dr. Diana Natalicio
President, The University of Texas at El Paso
officiating afternoon and evening ceremonies
December 13, 2003
Robert Wingo
President and CEO
SWG&M Advertising
May 10, 2008
Antonia Hernández
President and CEO
California Community Foundation
May 10, 2003
The Honorable Antonio O. Garza Jr.
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
December 15, 2007
Henry A. de La Garza
Chairman and CEO
de La Garza Public Relations
May 12, 2007
The Honorable Shana Dale
Deputy Administrator, NASA
December 9, 2006
Brian J. Haley
Student Regent
May 13, 2006
Gilberto Perez
President of U.S. Operations, CEMEX
December 10, 2005
John Brooks Slaughter
President and CEO
National Action Council for Minorities
in Engineering Inc.
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December 14, 2002
Dr. Rita R. Colwell
Director, National Science Foundation
May 11, 2002
Dr. Irving Wladawsky-Berger
Vice President of Technology and
Strategy, IBM
December 15, 2001
Dr. Bonnie Dunbar
Astronaut and Assistant Director
NASA Johnson Space Center
May 12, 2001
The Honorable Henry Cuellar
Texas Secretary of State
December 16, 2000
John Daniel Olivas
NASA Astronaut
May 13, 2000
Sara Martinez Tucker
President and CEO
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
December 18, 1999
The Honorable Richard W. Riley
U.S. Secretary of Education
May 12, 1995
The Honorable James R. Jones
May 15, 1999
The Honorable Lucille Roybal-Allard
U.S. Representative
33rd Congressional District, California
December 16, 1994
Mario E. Ramirez, M.D.
The University of Texas System Regent
December 19, 1998
David Satcher
U.S. Surgeon General
May 15, 1998
The Honorable George W. Bush
Texas Governor
December 20, 1997
AM
Adair Margo
Member, Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board
PM
Carlos Villa
Member, Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board
May 17, 1997
The Honorable Silvestre Reyes
U.S. Representative
16th Congressional District, Texas
December 21, 1996
C. Paul Robinson
President, Sandia Laboratories
May 18, 1996
AM
The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison
United States Senator, Texas
PM
Dr. France Cordova
Chief Scientist, NASA
December 16, 1995
Dr. Felix Gutierrez
Vice President and Executive Director,
The Freedom Forum, Pacific Coast
Center
El Gran Paseño Award Recipient
May 13, 1994
The Honorable Ronald Kirk
Texas Secretary of State
December 17, 1993
Carol Bellamy
Director, U.S. Peace Corps
May 15, 1993
Dr. Luther S. Williams
Assistant Director for Education and
Human Resources,
National Science Foundation
December 18, 1992
Dr. Herminio Blanco
Chief Negotiator of the Free Trade
Agreement for Mexico,
Undersecretary of Foreign Trade
May 15, 1992
Maestro Abraham Chavez Jr.
Commencement Performance
December 13, 1991
Ellen C. Temple
The University of Texas System Regent
May 11, 1991
The Honorable Dan Morales
Texas Attorney General
December 14, 1990
Dr. John D. Negroponte
May 12, 1990
Sam Donaldson
ABC News Journalist
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December 15, 1989
Allen Born
Chairman, CEO and President of
AMAX Inc.
May 17, 1986
The Honorable Wilhelmina R. Delco
Chair, Texas House Committee on
Higher Education
May 13, 1989
The Honorable Jaime Oaxaca
Corporate Vice President,
Northrop Corp.
December 20, 1985
Helen Houser Popovich
President, Florida Atlantic University
December 16, 1988
The Honorable Katherine D. Ortega
U.S. Treasurer
May 11, 1985
Wilson H. Elkins
President Emeritus
University of Maryland
May 14, 1988
The Honorable William Sessions
Director, Federal Bureau of
Investigation
December 21, 1984
Dr. Hans Mark
Chancellor
December 18, 1987
Daniel W. Foster, M.D.
Outstanding Ex-Student 1987
Professor of Internal Medicine
UT-Dallas-Health Science Center
May 12, 1984
Rudy Tellez
President, Telco Productions Inc.
May 17, 1987
The Honorable George H. W. Bush
Vice President of the United States
December 19, 1986
Bobby Ray Inman
CEO, Microelectronics and Computer
Technology Corp.
December 18, 1983
Dr. Gerald W. Thomas
President, New Mexico State University
May 14, 1983
Major General James P. Maloney
Commanding General, U.S. Army Air
Defense Center and Fort Bliss
December 19, 1982
The Honorable Wallace E. Snelson
Texas Senator
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Committee on Commencement
Yvonne Carranza...............................................................College of Liberal Arts
Olympia Caudillo........................................................................ Graduate School
Richard Daniel................................................................ Alumni Relations Office
Holly Denney............................................................................... Military Services
Bill Dethlefs............................ Center for Accomodations and Support Services
Ofelia Dominguez.............................................................................Union Office
Gary Edens..................................................................................... Student Affairs
Charles Gibbens................................................................................Miner Village
Pete Hensgen...............................................................................University Police
Jose Huerta..................................................................... Information Technology
James H. Holcomb.................................................Economics and Finance, Chair
Beto Lopez............................................................................. University Relations
Chris Lopez................................................................University Communications
Rene Lopez................................................................................. Facilities Services
Tanya Sue Maestas.......................................... Student Government Association
Catie McCorry-Andalis.................................................................. Student Affairs
Alex Muñoz......................................................................................Food Services
Fernando Padula..................................................................University Bookstore
Miguel Sifuentes............................................... Registration and Records Office
Mike Spence.......................................................................... Don Haskins Center
Paul Stresow............................................... Parking and Transportation Services
Craig Thompson............................................................................ Career Services
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