2020 Graduate Award for Distinguished Achievement Recipients
Each year the university’s six colleges select graduate students to receive the Graduate Award for Distinguished Achievement. The recipients are honored for their outstanding academic performance and service to the profession, department, and community.
One award recipient from each college is selected for special honors as the graduate college hood. On behalf of their college classmates, they have received the symbolic investiture of the hood.
The Lam Family College of Business
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Miteshkumar Pravinbhai Kalathiya
Master of Science, Accountancy
Dylan Charles Leas
Master Business Administration, (Sustainable Business)
Juilee Dileep Oak
Master Business Administration
Hemangi Arun Panat
Master Business Administration
Alexander Justin Urasaki
Master Business Administration, (Sustainable Business)
Ping Zhao
Master Business Administration
The Graduate College of Education
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John Frank Bieske
Master of Arts, Education (Instructional Technologies)
Prenties Shade Brown
Master of Arts, Education (Early Childhood Education)
Eric Christopher Case
Master of Arts, Special Education
Lauren Noelle Ford
Doctor of Education, Educational Leadership
Susan Elizabeth Goerss
Master of Arts, Special Education
Karen D. Hadley
Master of Arts, Education (Educational Administration)
Jessica Tin-Wai Lee
Master of Arts, Education (Elementary Education)
Rebecca Erin Matthews
Master of Science, Communicative Disorders
Sandra Leigh Morgan
Master of Arts, Education (Secondary Education)
Rebecca Marie Orabi
Master of Arts, Special Education
Pristine Shin
Master of Arts, Education (Secondary Education)
Ashante Smith
Master of Arts, Education (Special Interest Area)
Jhenette Stranne
Master of Arts, Education (Elementary Education)
Matthew Sweeney
Master of Arts, Education (Equity and Social Justice in Education)
The College of Liberal & Creative Arts
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Jason Alan Appler
Master of Arts, Design
Alexa Rae Barger
Master of Arts, Comparative Literature
Mario Xalic Burrus
Master of Arts, History
Tiffany Léa Custer
Master of Arts, English (Composition)
Sarah Victoria De Mello
Master of Fine Arts, Theatre Arts(Design/Technical Production)
Micah Jacobson Dubreuil
Master of Arts, Philosophy
Cheryl Lynne Eccles
Master of Arts, English (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
Jaleel Fotovat Ahmadi
Master of Arts, Philosophy
Anthony David Gargiulo
Master of Arts, Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts
Annette Chiong Guy
Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing
Brandon Patrick Hopkins
Master of Arts, Philosophy
Skyler Sampson Ilenstine
Master of Arts, English (Linguistics)
Gening Jin
Master of Arts, Humanities
Steven Crawford Kennedy
Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing
Sabina M. Khan-Ibarra
Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing
Nathan Alexander Kosta
Master of Fine Arts, Art
Jill Rae Laufer
Master of Arts, Political Science
Yuri Madenokoji
Master of Arts, English (Literature)
Matthew John Madruga
Master of Arts, Philosophy
Paul Francis Marino-Edwards
Master of Arts, Communication Studies
Samuel Arnor Morehen
Master of Arts, Philosophy
Kirk Robert Mudle
Master of Arts, Cinema Studies
Kathleen Kamala Narayan
Master of Arts, Classics
Emily Marie Nicol
Master of Arts, English (Literature)
Joshua William Jose Salazar
Master of Arts, International Relations
Molly Hartnett Stuart
Master of Fine Arts, Cinema
Shura Ng Taylor
Master of Arts, Chinese
Vivian Shan-Bao Tong
Master of Arts, Museum Studies
Darryl W. White
Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing
The College of Ethnic Studies
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Sara Alhanich
Master of Arts, Ethnic Studies
Jenelle Shelvy Domingo Borja
Master of Arts, Asian American Studies
Celeste Baylon Francisco
Master of Arts, Asian American Studies
The College of Health & Social Sciences
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Susan Cuong
Master of Science, Counseling
Vannisha D. Curd
Master of Social Work
Chloe Danielle Gordon-Murer
Master of Science, Kinesiology
Gabrielle Igarta
Master of Arts, Human Sexuality Studies
Emily Katherine Jackson
Master of Science, Counseling
Carmen C. Lee
Master of Social Work
Phung Ngoc Nguyen
Master Public Administration
Ashlen Taylor Paustenbach
Doctor Physical Therapy, (Joint Program with University of California, San Francisco)
Christopher William Thomas Pflaumer
Master Public Administration
Melissa Marie Plageman
Master of Public Administration
Adriana Alyssa Regalado
Master of Science, Counseling
Samanta Sassi
Master of Science, Nursing (Accelerated Entry Level Nursing)
Lynn Shargel
Master of Science, Nursing
Nicole Kelly Van Wagner
Master of Arts, Human Sexuality Studies
Connie Yuen
Master of Arts, Gerontology
The College of Science & Engineering
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Aline Ayres dos Santos Mello
Master of Science, Psychology (Industrial/Organizational Psychology)
Estely Jamileth Carranza
Master of Science, Chemistry (Biochemistry)
Amanda Chen
Master of Science, Biomedical Science (Biotechnology)
Coohleen Ann Coombes
Master of Science, Biology (Cell and Molecular Biology)
Wendy Ide Crumrine
Master of Science, Physics (Astronomy)
Austin James Gearty
Master of Science, Interdisciplinary Marine and Estuarine Sciences
Katharine Anne Gelinas
Master of Science, Biology (Cell and Molecular Biology)
Aaron Michael Goodman
Master of Science, Biology (Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology)
Jesus Hinojosa Paiz
Master of Science, Biology (Cell and Molecular Biology)
Wesley Huang
Master of Science, Biology (Cell and Molecular Biology)
Andrew Kitchner
Master of Arts, Psychology (Mind, Brain, and Behavior)
Emily Kossa
Master of Science, Biology (Cell and Molecular Biology)
Van Thi Bich Le
Master of Science, Chemistry (Biochemistry)
Brett Allen Meissner
Master of Science, Biology (Cell and Molecular Biology)
Julia Moon
Master of Arts, Psychology (Social Psychology)
Benjamin Safer
Master of Arts, Psychology (Developmental Psychology)
Sonicah Sanon
Master of Science, Geosciences
Ryan Landon Swanson
Master of Science, Engineering (Energy Systems)
Brenna Jeanne Tirumalashetty
Master of Science, Computer Science
Charles A. Tuttle
Master of Science, Computer Science
Sony Wang
Master of Science, Psychology (Industrial/Organizational Psychology)
Jessica Kalinova Yankulova
Master of Arts, Psychology (Mind, Brain, and Behavior)
Cheng Yu
Master of Arts, Psychology (Social Psychology)