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2015HONORS CONVOCATION

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO

MAGOFFIN AUDITORIUM

APRIL 19, 2015

A Message from the President:

It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the 33rd annual Honors Convocation at The University of Texas at El Paso.

UTEP is proud to be a national model for successfully combining access and excellence in higher education. This Honors Convocation, which focuses on the excellence dimension of our mission, is one of the very special events on the annual University calendar. It affords us an opportunity to recognize the outstanding academic achievements of UTEP’s most accomplished students, and to honor faculty and staff for their exceptional performance, with awards for distinguished research and service, and the introduction of newly appointed professors emeriti.

Honors Convocation is a proud tradition on the UTEP campus. Thank you for joining us for this very special celebration of excellence.

Diana NatalicioPresident

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THE UNIVERSITY MACE

A symbol of authority and dignity of office, the mace has been associated with civil and academic ceremonies from at least the 14th century. The mace is designed to convey honor, optimism, hope, accomplishment, learning and scholarship, and its association with special events denotes tradition, solemnity and a commitment to excellence. At The University of Texas at El Paso, the mace plays a prominent role in all Commencement and Convocation ceremonies.

The University mace is a timeless and inspiring symbol that combines forms selected from the distinctive Bhutanese architecture of the UTEP campus; the natural landscape of the Chihuahuan Desert; and the multicultural heritage of the U.S.-Mexico border region. The Mace captures the University’s rich history as well as its highly promising future, from its beginnings as Texas’ first mining school in 1914 to today’s competitive research university serving a 21st century student demographic.

As UTEP embarks on a new century, the University mace takes its place as a cherished legacy of major milestones, an extraordinarily beautiful reminder of UTEP’s first century of commitment to providing higher education opportunities to residents of this U.S.-Mexico border region.

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BOARD OF REGENTSThe University of Texas System

Paul L. Foster, Chairman .................................................. El Paso

R. Steven “Steve” Hicks, Vice Chairman ......................... Austin

Ernest Aliseda ................................................................ McAllen

David J. Beck ..................................................................Houston

Alex M. Cranberg ..........................................................Houston

Wallace L. Hall, Jr. .............................................................. Dallas

Jeffery D. Hildebrand ....................................................Houston

Brenda Pejovich ................................................................. Dallas

Sara Martinez Tucker ...................................................... Laredo

Max Richards (Student Regent) ....................................... Austin

Francie A. Frederick

General Counsel to the Board of Regents

SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALSThe University of Texas System

William H. McRavenChancellor

Pedro Reyes, Ph.D.Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Raymond S. Greenberg, M.D., Ph.D.Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs

Scott C. Kelley, Ed.D.Executive Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs

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PROGRAMWELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS .................................................DIANA NATALICIO PRESIDENT Stage Party

Faculty Endowments UT System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Honorees UT System Academy of Distinguished Teachers

Top Ten Seniors

FACULTY AND STAFF HONOREESEmeritiDistinguished Achievement Awards

UNIVERSITY STUDENT HONOREES ......................................HOWARD C. DAUDISTEL INTERIM PROVOST AND VICE PRESIDENT

FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRSSenior Honors Graduates and Candidates

Graduated in August or December 2014Graduating in May 2015

University Honors Program Graduates, Candidates, and ScholarsHonors Degree Recipients, December 2014

Honors Certificate Recipients, December 2014Honors Degree Candidates, May 2015Honors Certificate Candidates, May 2015

Honors Senior Thesis, May 2015Houston Endowment Scholars

Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal

Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll

University and Department Awards

University Outstanding Graduate Thesis, Doctoral Dissertation, and Teaching Awards ..............................................................CHARLES AMBLER DEAN OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL

HONOR SOCIETIES ................................................................HOWARD C. DAUDISTEL College and Departmental Honor Societies Honorary and Academic Achievement Organizations

SCHOLARS EXCELLENCE PROGRAM RECIPIENTS Terry Foundation Scholars President’s Leadership Scholarship Presidential Excellence Scholarship Presidential Scholarship Academic Scholarship

Readers

Dr. Adriana DominguezDirector of Audience Development, Department of Theatre and Dance

Ms. Rebecca Rivas, Assistant ProfessorVoice and Movement, Department of Theatre and Dance

RECEPTION FOLLOWINGAT CENTENNIAL PLAZA

UTEP COMMERCIAL MUSIC ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE

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FACULTY ENDOWMENTSDISTINGUISHED CHAIRSCollege of Business AdministrationDr. David B. Farber .......................... Paul L. Foster and Alejandra de la Vega Foster

Distinguished Chair in International BusinessCollege of EngineeringDr. Devesh Misra ......................................... Freeport-McMoRan Distinguished Chair

in Metallurgical EngineeringDr. David G. Novick ..........................Mike Loya Distinguished Chair in Engineering

CHAIRSCollege of Business AdministrationDr. Gary L. Frankwick .................................................... Marcus Jonathan Hunt Chair in International BusinessDr. Tom Fullerton ..................................Chair for the Study of Trade in the AmericasDr. Richard Posthuma ................................. Ellis and Susan Mayfield Endowed Chair in the College of Business AdministrationDr. Stephen B. Salter ...................................Chair for the Director of the Center for the Study of Western Hemispheric TradeDr. Oscar Varela .............................................Charles R. and Dorothy S. Carter Chair in Business AdministrationCollege of EngineeringDr. Ahsan Choudhuri .............................. Mr. and Mrs. MacIntosh Murchison Chair II

in EngineeringDr. Soheil Nazarian ...............................Mr. and Mrs. MacIntosh Murchison Chair IV in EngineeringDr. Stephen Riter .................................. Mr. and Mrs. MacIntosh Murchison Chair III

in EngineeringDr. Ryan B. Wicker .................................. Mr. and Mrs. MacIntosh Murchison Chair I

in Engineering

College of Health SciencesDr. Christine C. Chen .......................Charles H. and Shirley T. Leavell Endowed Chair II

in Nursing and Health SciencesDr. Kathleen A. Curtis ......................Charles H. and Shirley T. Leavell Endowed Chair I

in Nursing and Health SciencesCollege of ScienceDr. Luis A. Echegoyen ................................. The Robert A. Welch Chair in ChemistryDr. Vivian Incera .....................................................Dr. C. Sharp Cook Chair in Physics

College of NursingLeslie K. Robbins ................................................... Orville Edward Egbert, M.D. Chair

DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORSHIPSCollege of Business AdministrationDr. Mo Adam Mahmood ....................................... AT&T Distinguished Professorship in the College of Business Dr. Robert Nachtmann ...................Betty M. MacGuire Distinguished Professorship in Business Administration

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College of EngineeringDr. Louis J. Everett ............................ John T. MacGuire Distinguished Professorship

in Mechanical and Industrial EngineeringDr. Anupama Kaul ................................................. AT&T Distinguished Professorship in the College of EngineeringDr. Miguel Velez-Reyes ......... George W. Edwards, Jr. El Paso Electric Distinguished

Professorship in Engineering

College of Health SciencesDr. Rodrigo X. Armijos ........................Peter de Wetter Distinguished Professorship

in Health Sciences

College of ScienceDr. M. Christina Mariani ...............The Shigeko K. Chan Distinguished Professorship in Mathematical Sciences

School of NursingDr. Elias Provencio-Vasquez ...............Robert H. Hoy III Distinguished Professorship

in Health Sciences

PROFESSORSHIPSCollege of Business AdministrationDr. Kallol K. Bagchi .............................. Nita and Jim Phillips Endowed Professorship in BusinessDr. Hendrik Devos ..............................................Wells Fargo Endowed Professorship of Financial ServicesDr. John S. Hadjimarcou ................................Frank and Wilma Hanley Professorship in Business AdministrationDr. Fernando R. Jimenez-Arevalo ....... Gary R. and Leanne B. Hedrick Professorship

in Western Hemispheric Trade Research in the College of Business Administration

Dr. Edward Ramirez .......... Professorship in Western Hemispheric Trade Research IIDr. Waymond Rodgers ...................El Paso Community Professorship in AccountingDr. Timothy P. Roth .......................................Dr. Arleigh B. Templeton Professorship

in Financial Management and BankingDr. Maria F. Wagstaff ................................. Robert E. and Jacqueline Skov Endowed Professorship in Business Ethics

College of EducationDr. Arturo Olivarez Jr. ............................................Patricia Daw Yetter Professorship

College of EngineeringDr. Eric MacDonald ...............................Texas Instruments Foundation Professorship

in Digital Signal ProcessingDr. Michael P. McGarry ...............The Forrest O. and Henrietta Lewis Professorship of Electrical EngineeringDr. Joseph H. Pierluissi ..................Schellenger Professorship in Electrical ResearchDr. Richard T. Schoephoerster ..............Riter Endowed Professorship in EngineeringDr. Stephen W. Stafford .............Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Professorship in Metallurgical Engineering

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College of Health SciencesDr. Christina A. Sobin ............................................... J. Edward and Helen M.C. Stern

Endowed Professorship in Neuro-Science

College of Liberal ArtsDr. Edward Castañeda ............................. The Helen M.C. Stern and J. Edward Stern

Endowed Professorship in PsychologyDr. Lowell E. Graham .................... The Abraham Chavez, Jr. Professorship in MusicDr. Josiah M. Heyman .....................................Professorship for Border Trade IssuesDr. Arvind Singhal .................Samuel Shirley and Edna Holt Marston ProfessorshipDr. Maggy A. Smith ............................................... Dorrance D. Roderick Foundation Professorship in EnglishDr. Kathleen A. Staudt ..................................Professorship for Western Hemispheric

Trade Policy Studies

College of ScienceDr. Jorge Gardea-Torresdey ................................ Richard M. and Frances M. Dudley Memorial ProfessorshipDr. Katherine A. Giles ...............................Lloyd A. Nelson Professorship in GeologyDr. Jorge A. Lopez ..........................................Rho Sigma Tau - Robert L. Schumaker Endowed Professorship in Physics

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TOP TEN SENIORS2014-2015

The University of Texas at El Paso Alumni Association Top Ten Seniors awards are presented to students who have achieved academic success as well as a proven commitment to the community. A committee of UTEP alumni, faculty and staff select the Top Ten Seniors based on grade point average, volunteer activities and leadership.

Mayela Renata Aldaz-CervantesMetallurgical and Materials Engineering

Alexander Jeremiah BalcazarSociology

Karla Veronica BecerraMechanical Engineering

Joselyn Cardenas AnayaMechanical Engineering

Lisa Marie HaisanCivil Engineering

Taylor Steven HarmonCellular and Molecular Biochemistry

Beatriz Del Carmen Madrigal-SanchezCellular and Molecular Biochemistry

Andre Fernando Perez-OrozcoCellular and Molecular Biochemistry

Claudia Stephanie PrezaArt History

Esteban QuintanillaAccounting

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FACULTY AND STAFF HONOREES

PROFESSORS EMERITIEllen H. Courtney .............................Associate Professor, Languages and LinguisticsMarcia T. Fountain ..............................................................................Professor, MusicFernando García-Núñez ....................................Professor, Languages and LinguisticsBrian H. Giza ..................................................Associate Professor, Teacher EducationZ. Anthony Kruszewski ......................................................Professor, Political ScienceJohn C. McClure .........................Professor, Metallurgical and Materials EngineeringLawrence E. Murr ......................Professor, Metallurgical and Materials EngineeringArturo Pacheco .....................Professor, Educational Leadership and AdministrationJoseph H. Pierluissi ..........................Professor, Electrical and Computer EngineeringWilliam Doyle Smith ..............................Associate Professor, Economics and FinanceRachelle Thiewes .....................................................................................Professor, Art

DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARDSDistinguished Service to StudentsMaria Ivette Barraza-Ríos .................................Department Systems Administrator,

Mathematical SciencesDistinguished Service to StudentsCarolyn T. Mitchell ..................................................Senior Lecturer, Communication

Distinguished Service to the UniversityImad Abdallah ................................... Associate Director, Center for Transportation

Infrastructure SystemsDistinguished ResearchJoseph H. Pierluissi .........................Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

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COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONEmil Rene Aguirre Dania Clarissa Angeles Rita Azcarate Karen Pamela Baca Carlo Becerra Luisa Benitez Emma Karolina Ann-Marie Burman Christopher Alexander Bustillos Estela Cabral Oscar Carrillo Raquel Carrillo Sofia Chavez Marybel Cordova Lucero Cruz Dante Guillermo Cue Ramirez Chantal Diaz de Leon Gonzalez Hannah E. Dixon Jose Dominguez Humberto Armando Duron III

Emma C. Edin Jessica Felix Manuel Alejandro Gallarzo Pedroza Jacqueline Aguilera Garcia Raquel Gonzalez Eduardo Gutierrez Xitlali Herrera Corrujedo Jason Matthew Kotzur Luis Miguel Lerma Ludy Lujan Alejandra Martinez Felipe Francisco Mejia Jennifer Marie Mitchell Ryan Taylor Mohr Andy Najera Cristina Olvera Jose Orozco, Jr.Elias Josue Ostos Jacqueline M. Parra Juan Carlos Pena Luis Andres Prieto Kimberly C. Rayner Lilia Denisse Reynoso

Paul Michael Riggs Javier Salvador Rocha Justin Daniel Rodriguez Korina Jannett Rodriguez Carlos Eduardo Rojas Jorge Rubio Jose Antonio Saucedo Laura Alejandra Seanez Omar Silva David Bryan Snyder Mariel Sosa Hernandez Richard Allen Suhr Lyndon Fitzgerald Taylor Robert Randolph Thompson Graciela Ivonne Valles Oscar Ivan Valles Omar Enrique Varela Karla B. Villanueva Bertha Stephany Villegas Jonathan Villela Seojung Yoon

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Crystal A. Aguirre Jessica Alvarez Maribel Amaro Laura L. Armendariz Caitlyn Briana Barnes Maria Priscila Calderon Fernandez Yasmin Ivette Carranza Martha Ivonne Carrillo Veronica Baca Carrillo Jessica L. Carrion Antonio Cerecerez Laura Adriana Contreras Angelina Felicia Corral Maria Trinidad Cortez Valerie Z. Cortez Araceli Delgado Sergio Duran Patricia Duron-Padilla

Maria Agueda Galindo Ana Laura Gallegos Tiffany Amanda Garcia Maricela Garcia Montoya Irma N. Gonzalez Airam Del Carmen Gonzalez-Jaquez Rebecca Marie Gutierrez Ashley Marie Hawkes Tania Yamel Herrera Marie-Louise Koelzer Giuliana Janette Lopez Sharayah Michelle Lovich Ana Libia Magallanes Zinnia Zelene Marrufo Celeste Martinez Perla Marlene Mendez Priscilla Ann Mendez Sandra Veronica Mireles Ramirez

Angelica Montes Jacqueline Moreno Alexis Nicole Ornelas Victoria Elizabeth Ortega Fernando Odon Palomino Maria De La Luz Paz Trisha Renee Pinon Kaitlin Chelsea Quon Vanessa Yvette Recendez Valeria Reveles Lori Marie Reynoso Rosa Isela Rincon Dora Alicia Robles Pamela Rothenbucher Kimberly Ann Santellano Nicole Michelle Sepulveda Andrea Villalba Michele Shawnti Washington John Paul Zamarripa

STUDENT HONOREESGRADUATED IN AUGUST OR DECEMBER 2014

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COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTSPatricia A. Acosta Rebeca Alcantara Ana Gabriela Alvarado Sandra Rocio Alvarez Galvan Danny Antunez Alan Antonio Arredondo Ana Karina Arroyo Sayori Yocela Aworh James Robert Ayers Sonia Azcarate Matthew Scott Bacon Rachel Dale Bailey Alexander Jeremiah Balcazar Jessica Ester Barney

Itzel Martinez Barraza Miguel Angel Bautista Eric Antonio Beltran Theresa Marie Benavidez John Albert Cabrales Jessica Canabal Mariel Cano Daniela Casiano Rodrigo Adrian Castaneda Ashley Cazarez Priscila Chavez Yi-Ting Chou Isabel V. Cooper Jocelyn Davalos Justin Davidson Maribel De La Cruz

Edna Alejandra De La Fuente Jennifer Hill Diggles Pablo Pedro Duran Nicole Danialle Edwards Eliana Amalia Elizalde Alejandro Estrada Irvin Faudoa Antonio Favela, Jr.Patricia Flores Jacqueline Chantelle Franco Victor Alonso Garcia Joe Granados Michael David Grant Damaris Guerra

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Ilse Alcantara Graciela Bribiescas Monica Alejandra Cadena Adriana Carolina Camacho Ivan Humberto Carrasco Jorge Alfedo Catalan Gonzalez Carlos Alberto Catzin Fernando Cedillos Jaime Cruz Gurrola Heriberto De La Cruz Jami Renee Delgadillo Jorge Efrain Esparza Daniel Adrian Fernandez

Christopher Gandarilla Alan Efrain Garcia Victor Manuel Garcia, Jr.Christopher Gaytan Alexander Gomez Joshua Jaime Grajeda Jesus Javier Gutierrez Adrian Alonso Melendez Jose Enrique Melendez Soto Jessica Lourdes Miramontes Jessica Montes Jonel Aaron Ortiz

Stephen Michael Pendelton Samuel Alberto Pichardo Juan Carlos Preciado Mora Alex Michael Rayon Rodrigo Rodriguez, Jr. Erick Daniel Romo-Mendoza Joshua Elim Selfe Aaron Robert Surratt Jesus Eduardo Trillo Laura A. Zamarripa Enriquez

COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCESMarisa Elise Aguilar Christopher Michael Apodaca Julia Crystal Atkins Joshua Brooks Estrellita Celaya Michael Paul Chupa, IIKarla Desiree Cruz-Muros Leticia Elena De Jesus Idamae Fernandez Fidel

Ruben Alejandro Hernandez Liliana Jimenez Levi Adam Weldon Johnson Kimberly Kim Alejandra Iveth Martinez George A. Nunez Oscar Jesus Ochoterena Kate Alexis Roby

Javier Eduardo Rodriguez Nicole Rodriguez Ivan Ulises Sarmiento Christopher Efren Sosa Andrew Tellez John Paul Torres Karina Marisabel Torres Chelsea Renee Villa Matthew Marcel Wojciechowski

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COLLEGE OF SCIENCE

David Arteche Daniel Warren Bassuk Seth Michael Beltran Jacob Emmanuel Benavidez Jennifer Arlene Betancourt Espinoza Daniel Castro John Daniel Ciubuc Carol Mary Cleetus Siria Pablova Cruz Marissa April Davidson Edgar Martin Del Campo Karla Pamela Elliott Francisco Andres Escobar Ana Isabel Fernandez Demetre Alexander Flores Larisa Polet Flores Siusen Fong Andre Matthew Frigyes Michelle Garcia

Samuel Isaias Garcia Sandra Garcia Samer Kamal Hadrous Taylor Steven Harmon Alejandro Lobera Shannon Marie Lotz Renzon Ivan Magallon Eva Carmen Martinez Kabeer R. Masih Omar Medrano Jessica Alejandra Mendez Carillo Christopher Joseph Molina David Albert Munoz David Arturo Munoz Nancy Yazmin Munoz Marie Ann Nguyen Azia Rianna Nicholson

Andres Ortiz Miryam Marta Pando Kristen Karess Pennington Gerardo Perez Jonathan Charles Pinney Hugo Damian Quezada Brianna Renee Ramirez John Michael Ramirez Krista Amanda Ramirez Carlos Alejandro Ronquillo Mark Brian Smith Daniel Andres Soler Riane Elizabeth Stene Diana Arlet Yanez Carlos Yeelot Jorge Aaron Zamora

Jasmine Guerra Christine Denise Harrod Michael Hefty Christina Marie Hernandez Lamar Rashad Holmes Renata Isa Josue Jasso Pamela Dianne Johnson Angeles Christina Lujan Kennedy Leslie Danee Landin Natalie Elise Langford Derrick Lewis Kylara Jean Leyva April Nataly Lopez Jennifer Lynn Lopez Johanna Lopez Sofia Aremi Lopez Carmen Morena Lozano Brenda Denisse Luna Bravo Ricardo Martinez, Jr.Rickie Dianne Martinez Rachel Michelle Marts Leticia McGinnes Maria Rosa Meza

Karen Yvette Morales Mariela Morales Maria Del Refugio Moreno Rebeca Moreno Ivonne Fernanda Murguia Sanchez Carlos A. Nevarez Peter Salvador Olmedo Diana Elizabeth Pablo Maria Fernanda Padierna Yesenia Pagan Joshua Timothy Palkowski Lionel Palma Yennifer Guadalupe Palma Virginia Grazia Parga Anna-Louise Dow Parrish Josias Natan Perez Karen Perez Jaime Salazar Pinales, Jr.Christal Marie Ponce Claudia Stephanie Preza Victoria Ramos Alejandra Ramos Gomez

Casandra Lorena Reyes Jessica Rios Nadia Rivas Lourdes Rivero Robleto John Ruelas Aaron Lee Rye Oswaldo Salazar Christopher Adam Salcido Anguelo Salgado Amber Iris Sanchez Janet Adriana Sanchez Liliana Sanchez Mayra Sandoval Lauren Michele Santos Roxanna Sifuentes Angela Jacqueline Silva Kimberly Simons April Irene Stroup Gabriela Torres Stephanie Torres Fabiola Tortajada Beatrice Enriqueta Triana June Urbina James Alexander Ziolkowski Miguel Angel Zuniga

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SENIOR HONORS CANDIDATESGRADUATING IN MAY 2015

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONBonnie G. Allen Ana Victoria Alonso Bunsow Eunice Yvette Arrieta Hannah Renae Asuchak Sarah Elizabeth Atkinson Jacob Joseph Baca Rogelio Tomas Bernal Kathryn Eileen Bohle Floyd Breninek Kristen Rose Connie Bustamante Daniela Caballero Posadas Elizabeth Ann Canales Pablo Castanon, IIILorenso Ceballos, Jr.Jesus Cisneros, Jr.Cynthia Ivette Corella Joel Andrew Delgado Joshua David Diaz Brandon Joseph Duran Rebecca Jean Enchinton Vanessa Esparza

Joseph Anthony Flores Elizabeth Gallegos Nicole Demi Garibay Villaosbaldo Gonzalez, Jr.Matthew James Grupp George Manuel Guerrero, Jr.Claribel Gutierrez Jose Fernando Gutierrez De La Rocha Teresa Marie Hernandez Baltazar Herrera, IIIPei Chieh Hsu Alejandra Leon-Jasso Adriana Dalila Limon Sandra Lozada Daisy Marie Lucero Jeanne Rocio Luna Karen Rocio Matamoros Teresa Caroline McCarthy Ricardo Javier Medina Claudia Maria Mejia Uribe Michael Angel Melendez Erick Martin Mendez

Mauricio G. Mercado Gabriel Ruben Mora Sarah Isela Olivas Amy Rosalie Padilla Aaron Antonio Prangner Esteban Quintanilla Edwin Ramirez-Homs Suzanne K. Richards Jonathan Young Roberson Lizbeth Rodarte Marissa Adriana Rodriguez Monica Lizeth Rodriguez Hector Antonio Rodriguez Alva Sarah Catherine Ruiz Luis Rene Saenz, Jr.Michael Arturo Samaniego Miroslava Silva Naomi Anne Wagnon Halle Whitley

SCHOOL OF NURSING

Paulina Aguilar Jessica Alemar Mayling Betania Barrera Eric Michael Bretado Melisa Cardenas Jorge Castanon, Jr.Diana Liseth Cepeda Christina Ann Christopher Leslie Daniella Cisneros Stephanie Marie De Avila Ashley Reigh Dorchester Michelle Dowz David Valmonte Elbancol Bernadette Marie Foix-Martinez Manuel Arturo Galaviz, Jr.

Rosario Gallegos Alexandra Garcia Kaire Gonzalez Carrie Anne Guevara Karen Marie Hamilton Daniel Herrera Iliana Juarez Autumn Rose Knox Stephannie Lou Legarretta Estrella Macho Raymundo Maldonado, Jr.Joshua Martinez Kathryn Anne Maynard Ariel Lindsey Moffeit Gabriela Navar

Candace N. Olivas Victor Rene Ortega Linda Marrero Perez Joan Kristine Ranola Sara Renteria Edward Michael Rivas Christina C. Rodriguez Danica Ray Romero Natalie Nicole Saavedra Rosalinda Sanchez Daniel Andres Soler Ana Carolina Soria Azmavet Hiddai Vazquez Julia Elaina West Diana Arlet Yanez Vivian E. Yang

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Jad Aboud Efrain Aguilera, Jr.Mayela Renata Aldaz-Cervantes Meliza G. Almeraz Mauricio Barba Reyes Karla Veronica Becerra Ismael Beltran Edgar Bustamante Miriam Abigail Bustamante Jaime C. Campero Esaul Campos Jonathan Candelaria Joselyn Cardenas Anaya Vanessa Yadira Castaneda Alfredo Ismael Chavez-Hernandez Jose Luis Contreras, Jr.Sergio Cordova, Jr.Raul Humberto Corella Laura Teresa Delgado Marcos Diaz Ruben Alberto Dominguez Joel Daniel English Rodrigo Enriquez Gutierrez

Gabriela Enriquez Rodriguez Scott J. Freeman Ricardo Garcia Carlos Orlando Gomez Hernandez Sergio Adrian Guerrero, IISamuel Daniel Guzman Lisa Marie Haisan Alejandro Hinojos Raul Omar Issa Zachary Tyler Jackson Karla Ivette Leyva Brian Matthew Lovich Lorenzo Luevano, Jr.Jessica Araceli Magdaleno Noel Pedro Martinez Jorge Daniel Martinez Garcia Luis Carlos Medina Contreras Daniel Michael Mejia Heimdall Mendoza Karla Eloisa Montano Daniel Ernesto Morales Marie Angeline Moya Victor Noe Daniela Abigail Noriega

Briana Yolanda Nunez Pedro Nunez Juan Paulino Nunez Saenz Victor Manuel Ornelas, Jr.Jesus Erick Orozco Delgado Dylan A. Ott Levi Ladislao Pavia Raul Ponce Leslie Prat Jose Rivera, Jr.Stephanie Rodriguez Francisco Javier Salcedo Ortega Armando Sandoval Jessica Jazmine Segovia Louis Charles Steinmetz Emilio Tarango Valles Jose Antonio Tarin Francisco Torres, IIIDaniel Eduardo Vargas Franco Aldo I. Vidana Ana Itiel Villegas Jaquez Yoshito Yamane

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

COLLEGE OF EDUCATIONStacy Denise Acosta Marcela Ivon Aguayo Aide Giovanna Argueta Rene Travis Balandran Giselle Alyss Bustamante Diana Carrera Veronica Alexis Contreras Brandi Kay Cromeans Adriana Cruz Karim De La O Joshua M. De Lao Iliana De Leon Viridiana Garcia Marilyn Gomez

Aimee Granados Gloria Guerra Laura Carolina Guerra-Villalobos Andrea Guevara Colleen Anne Hohman Shana Starr Long Edwar Omar Martinez Erica Ortiz Claudia Regina Perales Jennifer Percastegui- Roque Stacy Perez Iris Y. Renteria

Janelle Eve Reyes Ana Laura Rios Arianna Marina Rojas Refugio Rojas Stephen John Ross Brittany Danielle Simonds Melody Collins Smith Samantha Soltero Claudia Grizzet Sosa Jacqueline Isabel Urueta Dolores Cecilia Valencia Paul Zamarripa

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COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTSJovan David Abrego Armando Aguirre, IIIAlejandro Amaya Amanda Amaya Robert Wayne Anderson Kathryn Elyse Andrade Carolynne Muehsam Ayoub Ana Maria Barrueta Estevan L. Bustillos Molly Katherine Butler Silvia Ivette Calderon Rebeca Calvillo Victor Omar Camacho, Jr.Tallen Ashley Capt Adrian C. Carlos Daniel Arturo Carmona Rodolfo Martin Carrillo, Jr.Veronica Andrea Chaparro Jonathan Joseph Covarrubias Winter M. De La Cruz Jaime Arturo Desantiago Tiffany Deveze Rebecca Escobedo Vianey Arianna Escudero

David A. Falin Susana Olivia Flores Vanity Nicole Flores Laura Isela Flores-Ceballos Kimberly Lorayne Forsyth Shannon Leigh Frymyer Genoveva Fuentes-Cuellar Jaime J. Garcia Melanie Marie Garcia Michael Anthony Garcia Gracy Z. Garcia- Samaniego Troy Lee Gibson Tammy Lynette Gill Bianca Isabel Gomez Yvonne Marie Gonzalez Gabriela M. Grajeda Jacqueline Elizabeth Granados Samuel Stephen Green Manuel Jesus Guerrero Corina Gutierrez Gabriel Gutierrez Jennifer Marie Heredia Larry Hernandez Venessa Jeanette Herrera Latisha Denise Hinton

Dustin Scott Hollingsworth Matthew John Ibarra Ana Alicia Infante Margaret Elizabeth Johnson Xavier Olawale Jones John Henry Lanahan, IIISelina Maritza Leyva Alfredo Lopez Claudia Iliana Lopez Vanessa B. Lopez Tonantzin G. Lozano Jason Rene Lucero Josue Rogelio Luna Renee L. Malooly Dominique Denise Mannix Rocio Adriana Martinez Penner Melanie Ann Browning Matheus Claudia Medina Paloma Medina Kandyce Joy Meza Lezlye Monarrez Hector Montero

COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCESAlexandra Alba Kristie Ann Apodaca Cassie Ann Arnold Hillary Deanna Avila Esther Yvonne Barreras Robert Justin Carreon Crystal Carrion Bianca Castrejon Jorge Alberto Chi Jose Manuel Chong Jo Ann Dindinger Kimberly Joanna Escobar Susana Magdalena Espinoza Lilia Cynthia Favela Robert Jonathon Fernandez, Jr.Michelle Josie Galvan Evelyn Garcia

Lara Yvette Gil Tamra Dawn Hendren Tyanna May Holland Westin Wayne Humble Pamela Marie Isita Miguel Jesus Lopez Nancy M. Magallanes Eliza Mendez Ana Zolitzin Munoz Talavera Cassie Alison Nares Melissa Olivo Myriam Judith Ontiveros Natascha Holguin Poole Mamie Michelle Ramirez Michelle Nicole Regalado Jacqueline Rodriguez Krystal Lee Rodriguez Krystal Rodriguez

Neida Susana Rodriguez Reyna Michelle Rubio Sandra Andrea Salinas Christine Marine Santa Cruz Aileen Melissa Soto Harold Zermeno Soto, Jr.Adrian Edward Stevens Trevor James Turner Roxanna Valdez Esther Valenzuela Manuel Vaquera, Jr.Denisse Andrea Violante Cassandra Wagoner Kimberly Williams Steven Yeh

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Cassandra Gabrielle Antillon Caroline Arellano Jose Antonio Arredondo Javier Benitez Allyson Denise Benson Kyle Andres Brito Munir H. Buhaya Sergio Burciaga Cynthia Carreon Amanda Giovany Carrillo Cecilio Marcos Castaneda Elizabeth Corral Christopher Dallo Matthew Dallo Oscar Alan Delgado Talamantes Jose Santiago Enriquez Claudia N. Felix Brian Emmanuel Frescas Christina Alexis Frias Maria Isabel Gallardo Priscila Galvan Bernadette Gamboa Kayla Roshelle Garza Ethan Deion Gaytan Chloe Olivia Glover Dora Alicia Gomez Earlyne Gonzalez

Victor Manuel Gonzalez Vazquez Summer Star Green Luis Javier Guanche Jorge Daniel Guerra Myra Guerrero Rodney Alexander Hansen Jourdan Dean Harper Roxana Hurtado Lauren Frances Katada Audrey Julie Lacerte Perla Angelica Lozano Natalie Marie Macias Sergio G. Macias Beatriz Del Carmen Madrigal Sanchez Jose Eduardo Marin Irene Martinez Erika Mercado Alexa Noel Montoya Christopher Lee Nabhan Tayler Ann O’Hayre Darleen Shirley Olsen Arturo Ortega Catalina Ortega Jimmy Jesse Ortega Kameron Jordan Ortiz Diana Leticia Padilla Amanda Pak

Nayell Alexandra Palomino Stephanie Paredes Hanna Sofia Pena Jasmine Peralta Andre Fernando Perez Orozco Stephanie Pichardo Angelica Pineda-Celis Joel Alberto Quinones Paola Aseret Ramos Villegas Perla Anahi Retana Bianca Isabel Rivas Bianca Vanessa Rodriguez Clarissa Francisca Rosa Luis Rucobo Nasim Ghassan Salloum Linda Gissel Samaniego Anahi Sanchez Julie Marie Schlichte Isaac Gabriel Torres Genevieve Torrez Minh Nhat Do Tran Raymond Perry Turner IIClarissa Valles Adam Joseph Vera Chantal Vidal Jose Manuel Villanueva

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE

Isai Montero Elizabeth Morales Marissa Nicole Morales Karina Iliana Moreno Alejandro Munoz Cecilia Adriana Munoz Crystal Muro Joseph Anthony Negron Ana Elvia Nunez Kelsey Mae O’Leary Ruth Orozco Roberto Israel Ortega Celaya Alejandra Marie Ortiz Thalia Ortiz Paloma Pelayo Abril Maciel Perez Lorraine Teresa Perez Martha Porras Delilah Y. Quezada

Andrea Elena Reveles Idali Reyes Ismael Reyes Katherine Reyes Adrian Rincon Emilia Oazures Rios Salvador Rios, Jr.Mara C. Rivas Ruby Rivera Mayra Angelica Rivera Zamora Klarissa Marie Robles Christine Rodriguez Christian Ruiz Cristy Ann Russell Alan Lorenzo Sanchez Gerardo Sanchez Aros Jennifer Schaefer Barbara Helene Schmidt Gustavo Alejandro Sias

Wendy Arlene Soto Caroline S. Stephan Ruben Carlos Stoeltje Maritza Terrazas Cynthia Torres Kimberly Marie Trejo Esther Valenzuela Thomas Valles Aneli Marie Vasquez Sydney Anja Vazquez Bianca Larissa Veloz Lorena Villela Patrick H. Ward Jessica Marie Watson Nancy Lorain Watters Frederica Diamanta Yoshawirja Lanica Yu-Richardson Martin M. Zubia

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SCHOOL OF NURSINGRicardo Adame Mayra Alfaro Hilda Edith Antillon Cecilia Aquino Sara Monique Ayala Lee Ann Baize Jeorgina Balderrama Maria Esther Barbosa Kimberly Denise Barrera Tiffani Lynn Bates Rebecca Louise Bird Kayla Rae Black Connie Lynn Blackwell Nuria Rivera Bron Ann Cecilia Brumm Narja Esther Bryce Stephanie Cano Cecilia Cantillo Matthew Castanon Dominique Marie David Jeannette Rachael Dennis Cruz Maria Diaz Alejandro Duran, IIIDenise Elizabeth Elliott Erick A. Enriquez-Parra Alexandra Ximena Escobedo Janet Andrea Estrada Christine Helen Fawcett Amy Nichole Fidalgo Eva Laura Flores Gabriela Ivette Flores Irene Nayeli Flores

Karen A. Gallardo Cynthia S. Garcia Guadalupe A. Garcia Rosa Maria Garcia Molly Elizabeth Garner Pamela Renee Gearn Summer Gonzalez Corina Grijalva Christina Haire Jana Michelle Haney Teresa Annette Hemphill Beatriz Anita Herrera Seprina Renee Howard Carolina Juarez Diana Georgina Lechuga Suyun Lee Jon Austin Leeah Larry Gene Lewis, Jr.Rosario Lombardo Graciela Macias Jorge Enrique Macias Michelle Mateos Jacqueline M. Mauer John Michael McGinnis Jeanette Mendez Jeannette Adriana Mitchell Rosa Isela Montenegro Aaron Michael Montes Alena Munoz Dmietress Luecill Myers Viet Xuan Nguyen Jaime R. Nunez Nancy Akinyi Obiero

Trace Blaine Owens Carmen Peterson Angela Chinasa Pieri Salvador Rivera Porras, Jr.Jennifer Allen Posern Jessica Quinteros Stephanie Renee Radke-Pence Melinda Kay Reed Ileana Berenice Rimada Irene Rivas Rios Karen Rodarte Robyn Elizabeth Rodriguez Ulysses Romo Steven Rosales Lokelani Aipa Sarazen Marilyn Ann Straitwell Hilda Terrazas Arlene Terrones Katherine Ann Torres Denise Valdez Sumali Valentine Jose Ivan Valenzuela Mayra Nathalie Valenzuela Jose Manuel Varela, Jr.Claudia Yvette Villalobos Rene Villalva Jaleesa Denise Wade Theresa Marie Warren Aaron Seth Weislow Ashley Nicole Wells

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UNIVERSITY HONORS PROGRAM GRADUATES, CANDIDATES AND SCHOLARS

The University Honors Program provides opportunities to meet the needs of intellectually talented and highly motivated students. At the core of the program is a series of honors classes taught by outstanding faculty, in which learning is based on personalized and group interaction, with emphasis placed on critical thinking and effective communication. Students who participate in the program may earn recognition in one of two forms: the Honors Certificate, which requires 18 hours of honors credit; or the University Honors Degree, requiring 30 hours of honors credits in specified subject areas. Students may also elect to carry out individualized research, culminating in the Honors Senior Thesis. Entering freshmen must have graduated in the top 15 percent of their high school class or have achieved a superior score on the SAT or ACT. A 3.3 cumulative grade point average is the criterion for admitting current UTEP or transfer students.

University Honors Program - Honors Degree Recipients, December 2014Patricia A. Acosta ................................................................. Multidisciplinary StudiesSandra N. Celaya Androvich ............................................................................ NursingEdna De la Fuente. ................................................. English and American LiteratureLiliana Jimenez ...........................................................................................KinesiologyRaudel Melchor ................................................................................................ NursingJessica Montes ...........................................................................Electrical Engineering

University Honors Program - Honors Certificate Recipients, December 2014Kimberly Simons ..................................................................................Political Science

University Honors Program - Honors Degree Candidates, May 2015Mayela Renata Aldaz-Cervantes ...............Metallurgical and Materials EngineeringCaroline Arellano ........................................................................... Biological SciencesLisa Marie Haisan ..............................................................................Civil EngineeringBeatriz Del Carmen Madrigal Sanchez ............Cellular and Molecular BiochemistryIrene Martinez ................................................................................ Biological SciencesJorge Daniel Martinez Garcia ...................................................Electrical EngineeringDiana Leticia Padilla ....................................................................... Biological SciencesPaola Aseret Ramos Villegas .............................Cellular and Molecular BiochemistrySandra Andrea Salinas ......................................................Clinical Laboratory ScienceEmma M.A. Sundin .............................................................................................Physics

University Honors Program - Honors Certificate Candidates, May 2015Joselyn Cardenas ...................................................................Mechanical EngineeringGabriela Enriquez Rodriguez ...............................................Mechanical EngineeringPamela M. Isita ...........................................................................................Kinesiology

University Honors Program - Honors Senior Thesis Candidates, May 2015Irene Martinez ............................................................................... Biological Sciences

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Houston Endowment Scholars, 2014-2015Karen Aguilar ............................................................Management/General BusinessRosaura J. Chapina ............................................................................ Forensic ScienceMatthew Aaron Chavez .............................................................................KinesiologyHugo Edwin Garcia .......................................................................................... NursingIrene Hernandez ............................................................................. Biological SciencesDaniel Andres Munoz ...................................................................................... NursingJose Carlos Pineda ................................................................................................MusicJoshua R. Smith ...................................................................................... MicrobiologyPaola Vela ................................................................................................ Microbiology

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University Honors CouncilThe University Honors Council (UHC) is the representative student organization of the University Honors Program (UHP). UHC focuses on the areas of academic success, service to the community, service to the University Honors Program, and service to UTEP, as well as a campus and community social networking opportunity for students. University Honors Council officers and members further serve as University Honors Program Ambassadors.

President .................................................................................................Jose C. PinedaVice President Internal Affairs .........................................................Kimberly B. SpearVice President External Affairs .................................................... Matthew A. ChavezTreasurer ................................................................................................ Lisa M. HaisanSecretary .................................................................................................. Evelyn TorresStaff Adviser ...................................................................................Theresa S. RamirezHistorian ...................................................................................... Katarina HernandezCo-Staff Adviser ..........................................................................................Diana OrtizCommittee Chair ................................................................................. Alejandra OrtizCommittee Chair ................................................................................... Jasmine FloresCommittee Chair ...................................................................................... Mary MathisCommittee Co-Chair ....................................................................................Jorge OrtizCommittee Chair .............................................................................. Miriam D. Acosta

Rachel ArreolaGiselle CaymeJesus CedenoRosaura ChapinaVeronica ChaviraBeatriz CruzVictoria DiazDominique FavelaStephanie FigueroaRaul FloresMiguel Fraga

Gabriela GonzalezJoscelyn GuzmanAfsaneh Hamed-ZanjaniAmanda HaynesHabiba KhanCarlos LopezJenny LopezBriana MartinezJaime MoralesErick MunozJocelyn Navarro

University Honors ProgramThe University Honors Program (UHP) encourages eligible undergradute students who are committed to academic excellence, students who want to be engaged on campus and in the community, and students who want to make optimum use of UTEP resources to be active program members.

Humberto AcevedoRobin R. AcevedoMiriam D. AcostaPatricia A. AcostaTaylor S. AdamsCarmen AdelLuis M. Aguirre Quintana Mayela Renata Aldaz- CervantesKeighton R. Allen

Paulina AlmadaBenita AlvaradoPerla AlvelaisYoshika Y. AmamoriReena S. Amaro Alberto A. AmezcuaMiguel R. AmezcuaAnaysa Arce Caroline ArellanoAndrea Victoria Ariza Barba

Alexandra C. ArmijosRachel A. ArreolaGenesis Arreola-CatanedaOswaldo BalderramaJorge L. Banos GomarJordan BeardSavannah C. BeebeReena R. BeggsBethany A. BelmonteAllyson D. Benson

Janahi NevarezKaren OlivasSamantha OwenSarah Ponce de LeonAshley PratLeslie RamirezDiana RodriguezLeonardo RodriguezAlysa Thornton

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Michelle N. Blackburn Naomi BrissetteNakia D. BurkePaola BustillosPaola I. CamachoAnamaria CamargoJoselyn CardenasKaitlin M. CarnahanSarah Casado Karen CastanedaBarbara S. CastellanosAdriana M. CastilloPaulina G. CastilloRachel L. CastilloEddie CastroSandra N. Celaya AndrovichSydney R. ChamberlainRosaura J. ChapinaCrystal N. ChavezEdith M. ChavezMatthew A. ChavezStephanie ChavezBria M. CordleBrandi K. CromeansEdna A. De La FuenteMelissa J. DeckerAlberto Delgado Sarahi Dessauer Monica DiazSusana DiazMaribel G. DominguezNadiezha DominguezAlba Dominguez-ArriagaKim DominguezKevin Duran CaballeroRoya EdalatpourLillian EllisGabriela EnriquezCathleen Y. Escalante Lynette E. EscobarSadaf FalmaraziDominique P. FavelaJamine FloresTiffany FloresDeshlee D.V. Ford Aaron S. FosterMiguel A. Fraga Maria I. GallardoAlejandra I. GarciaHugo E. GarciaMarissa B. Garcia Nadia I. GarciaCristina A. Gerardo

Jorel S. GilbertJared S. GoldmanCarmen J. GomezAlan GonzalezGabriela Gonzalez Sergio GonzalezArturo V. Gonzalez- LopezJose L. GrajedaMarcela GrajedaLizette B. GranadoSummer S. GreenEliana GrijalvaJovana A. GrimaldoAlejandra GutierrezAndrea GutierrezJessica L. Gutierrez MaximilianoMayra A. GutierrezOmar L. GutierrezJoscelyne GuzmanLisa M. HaisanMarah HamdanTaylor R. HarperKatarina G. HernandezAndrea HernandezLaura A. HernandezArlene Hernandez- AguinaDaisy E. HerreraJessica A. Herrera Ashante L. Herring Brenda E. HinojozaEunice HuertaRoxana HurtadoUbaldo IbarraPamela M. IsitaKarla M. JaramilloLiliana JimenezBryan D. Kern Habiba Z. Khan Samantha Ki KingOlivia I. KolencAlyssa KrafsurCarly Levin DiandraKeaton J. LightCarlos LopezSandra Lozada Rodrigo LugoNatalia Luna Jacqueline Macias Haydee J. Madrid Yasmine M. Madrid Tanya Sue Maestas

Andrea Maravilla Christian M. Marquardt Anahi MarquezRosaura M. MarquezMaite MartinBriana MartinezIrene MartinezJorge D. MartinezMayra A. MartinezNandi N. MartinezPamela Martinez Villareal Jacqueline A Mata Jorge MataMary M. Mathis Amy P. Medina Mariely J. Mejorado Raudel Melchor Jennifer MendezJose R. MendezCarmen MercadoJessica MontesDaniel A. Morales Carla L. MorenoDavid A. MunozErik MunozPaloma J. MunozSharon S. MurilloIrma G. Navarrete Jocelyn NavarroStephanie Nevarez Andrea NorteIdaly M. OlivasAnna K. OrtaIvette M. Ortega Nora M. OrtegaAlejandra M. OrtizJorge L. OrtizSamantha R. OwenDiana L. PadillaMiryam M. PandoJacqueline R. Parga Kizzy M. Parker Karinna Y. Parrao Sarah D. PazMiren M. Pena Adriana PerezJoshua M. PerezLorraine T. PerezSaul PerezKayla R. PerrottoJose C. PinedaMonica D. PinonGabriela Y. PorrasSusana Portillo

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Carlos Portillo, Jr. Iraj M. PourjavaheriJacob R. PratElizabeth PrezaKimberly N. QuanAna P. QuevedoJorge A. RamirezJosue RamirezKrista A. RamirezLeslie N. Ramirez Jazmine RamirezAlexis N. Ramos Paola A. RamosLiliana Ramos LopezSeyed Amir M. Rastegari Miguel A. Reveles Cynthia A. ReyesTiffany A. RoblesErica V. RodarteMelissa RodriguezSheryl L. Rodriguez Erick A. Romero Rebecca A. Romero Diana L. RubioIleana I. RubioDaniel Ruiz

Maria F. Ruiz-PinedaApril M. Rumgay Audrey J. Russell John Martin Gabriel B. Sabandal Belinda S. Salazar Melissa A. SalinasSandra A. SalinasPamela K. SanchezJovanna M. Sifuentes Kimberly Simons Cynthia A. Sosa Ontiveros Iliana SotoCarlos B. Soto Quezada Kimberly B. SpearJeremiah T. SteedLuis R. SuarezEmma M.A. Sundin Alejandro Tafoya Shiori TakashimaBernardo M. Terres Anapaula Themann Alysa M. Thornton Edna P. TorresEvelyn Torres

Ixchel G. TorresFernando H. TorresReina TrevinoCarlos A. Tristan Cameasha TurnerRebecca UrbinaElizabeth J. UrenoMariana Urzua-Alvarado Cindy Van Macy B. Van Cleave Lourdes M. Vega Pablo VelardeMarissa R. VasquezAlexandra VelezNicholas S. VidalesErnesto VillalobosElizabeth VillalpandoJose M. VillanuevaLuisa D. VasquezAmorette M. VisserAlec WienerRyan D. WilliamsSara E. VasquezAlya A. Vasquez

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CONFERENCE USA AWARDSConference USA Commissioner’s Academic MedalAwarded to student-athletes who achieve a 3.75 or greater cumulative GPA

FootballBrooks Friedman ........................................................................................ UndeclaredWesley Miller ................................................................................................Economics

Men’s BasketballTrey Touchet ............................................................................................... Undeclared

Women’s BasketballMarta Miscenko .......................................................................................... UndeclaredMarissa Rodriguez ...................................................................................... AccountingCameasha Turner ................................................................................. Criminal Justice

Women’s SoccerKeighton Allen .............................................................................................EconomicsHannah Asuchak .....................................................................................ManagementBrianna Barreiro ..............................................................Pre-Business AdministrationAngela Cutaia .............................................................................................KinesiologyMargaret Hadley ........................................................................................ UndeclaredLauren Katada ................................................................................ Biological SciencesJeanna Mullen ............................................................................................ UndeclaredAmanda Pak ................................................................................... Biological SciencesSydney Rapp ............................................................................................... UndeclaredTaryn Sherman ............................................................................................ Undeclared

Women’s VolleyballKrystal Ejesieme .......................................................................................... UndeclaredXitlali Herrera ........................................................................... International BusinessLindsey Larson ...................................................................................Civil Engineering

Men’s Track and FieldEsteban Montanez ..................................................................................... UndeclaredSven Zellner ........................................................................................ Pre-Engineering

Women’s SoftballCourtney Clayton ....................................................................................... UndeclaredDanielle Fincham ........................................................................................KinesiologyErika Harrawood .............................................................Pre-Business AdministrationMorgan Rasmason .......................................................................... Media Advertising

Men’s GolfCharles Corner .................................................................Pre-Business Administration

Women’s GolfSofia Castiello ....................................................................... Multidisciplinary Studies

Women’s TennisEduarda Nardi Dos Santos ......................................................................... UndeclaredLois Wagenvoort ........................................................................................ Undeclared

Women’s RifleJessica Kinder ..............................................................................................KinesiologyJasmine Juarez ................................................................................ Biological Sciences

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Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor RollAwarded to student-athletes who achieve a 3.0 or greater cumulative GPA

FootballJoshua Bell ..................................................................................................KinesiologyGino Bresolin ...................................................................Pre-Business AdministrationJohn Carlile ................................................................................................. UndeclaredMichael Castle ............................................................................................ UndeclaredVincent Czerniewski ................................................................................ManagementRonald Daniels .................................................................Pre-Business AdministrationJohn Delarosa .............................................................................................KinesiologyNicholas Dooley ..........................................................................................KinesiologyLuke Elsner .................................................................................................. UndeclaredJason Filley .................................................................................................. UndeclaredKelvin Fisher ................................................................ Master’s in Leadership StudiesKatrae Ford .................................................................. Master’s in Leadership StudiesCooper Foster ......................................................................................CommunicationCole Freytag ....................................Organizational and Corporate CommunicationsBrooks Friedman ........................................................................................ UndeclaredDerron Gatewood ...................................................................................... UndeclaredNicky Gathrite ....................................................................... Multidisciplinary StudiesNicholas Jones ...................................................................... Multidisciplinary StudiesJoseph Kraemer .......................................................................................... UndeclaredAnthony Kyles ...................................................................... Multidisciplinary StudiesJeremiah Laufasa .................................................................. Multidisciplinary StudiesMack Leftwich ..........................................................................................MathematicsDeAndre Little ................................................................................ Biological SciencesJacob Martinez ........................................................................................ManagementPaulo Melendez ....................................................Interdisciplinary Studies/EducationRyan Metz ................................................................................................... UndeclaredWesley Miller .............................................................................Master’s in EconomicsJimmy Musgrave ................................................................... Multidisciplinary StudiesCharles Napier ............................................................................................ UndeclaredEhimen Omoegbele ................................................................................... UndeclaredEric Ramirez ................................................................................................ UndeclaredNatanael Rodriguez ........................................................... Elementary Education/BISMichael Ruggles ......................................................................................... UndeclaredJameill Showers ........................................................... Master’s in Leadership StudiesJoshua Silvas ...............................................................................................KinesiologyDevin Simmons ........................................................................................... UndeclaredMikael Sroka ............................................................................................... UndeclaredEric Tomlinson ...........................................................................Management/FinancePatrick Trinidad .......................................................................................... Undeclared

Men’s BasketballCedrick Lang .................................... Organizational and Corporate CommunicationLewis Stallworth ......................................................................................... UndeclaredTrey Touchet ............................................................................................... UndeclaredDarnell Vandivort ....................................................................................... Undeclared

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Men’s GolfCharles Corner .................................................................Pre-Business AdministrationFrederik Jakobsen ...........................................................Pre-Business AdministrationPrescott Mann .................................................................Pre-Business AdministrationNicklas Pihl .......................................................................Pre-Business AdministrationJose Romero ....................................................................Pre-Business AdministrationMartin Simonsen .............................................................Pre-Business Administration

Men’s Track & FieldNicholas Colbert ......................................................................................... UndeclaredCarlos Hernandez ................................................................. Multidisciplinary StudiesElphas Maiyo .....................................................................Clinical Laboratory ScienceA-Shawni Mitchell ............................................................... Pre-Engineering, GeneralEsteban Montanez ..................................................................................... UndeclaredAbiola Onakoya .................................................................... Multidisciplinary StudiesAdemiju Oyebanjo-Odofin .................................................. Multidisciplinary StudiesKevin Rincon ...............................................................................................KinesiologyAnthony Rotich .................................................................... Multidisciplinary StudiesSven Zellner ......................................................................... Pre-Engineering, General

Women’s RifleErika Hernandez ......................................................................................... UndeclaredJasmine Juarez .............................................................................................PsychologyJessica Kinder ..............................................................................................KinesiologyAreli Oros ......................................................................................... Health PromotionKorina Rodriguez ....................................................................................... AccountingMonthserrat Serna ......................................................................... Biological Sciences

Women’s SoftballErika Arcuri ........................................................................... Multidisciplinary StudiesCourtney Clayton ....................................................................................... UndeclaredAshley Eldridge ...........................................................................................KinesiologyKaitlin Fifield ................................................................................................ EducationDanielle Fincham ........................................................................................KinesiologyMckenzey Finley ......................................................................................... AccountingErika Harrawood .............................................................Pre-Business AdministrationColleen Hohman ...................................................Interdisciplinary Studies/EducationHope Moreno ............................................................................................. UndeclaredKawehiokalan Netane ....................................................Pre-Business AdministrationMorgan Rasmason .......................................................................... Media AdvertisingJade Rodriguez ...........................................................................................KinesiologyKaitlin Ryder ............................................................................................... UndeclaredTaylor Sargent ............................................................................................ Undeclared

Women’s BasketballAgata Dobrowolska ............................................................. Multidisciplinary StudiesRudiane Eduardo .................................................................. Multidisciplinary StudiesIrene Gari .................................................................................................ManagementDaeshianna McCants .................................................................................. Undeclared

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Atallah McKinney ....................................................................................... UndeclaredMarta Miscenko .......................................................................................... UndeclaredJenzel Nash .......................................................................................... Criminal JusticeMarissa Rodriguez ...................................................................................... AccountingStacie Telles ........................................................................... Multidisciplinary StudiesCameasha Turner ................................................................................. Criminal Justice

Women’s GolfSofia Castiello ....................................................................... Multidisciplinary StudiesAmber Herrera ............................................................................................. EducationAlisa Rodriguez .......................................................................................... UndeclaredCamino Sardinero ........................................................Finance/International Business

Women’s SoccerKeighton Allen .............................................................................................EconomicsHannah Asuchek .....................................................................................ManagementJade Babcock ................................................................................... Health PromotionAlexa Bain ........................................................................Pre-Business AdministrationTaylor Balkwill Kidd ...................................................................................KinesiologyBrianna Barreiro ..............................................................Pre-Business AdministrationKennadie Chaudhary ................................................................................. UndeclaredAngela Cutaia .............................................................................................KinesiologyAleah Davis .................................................................................................KinesiologySarah Dilling ...............................................................................................KinesiologyMackenzie German Johnson .....................................................................KinesiologyMargaret Hadley ........................................................................................ UndeclaredLauren Katada ................................................................................ Biological SciencesKennedy Miller ........................................................................................... UndeclaredJeanna Mullen ............................................................................................ UndeclaredAzia Nicholson ................................................................................ Biological SciencesHannah Nicholson .................................................................Mechanical EngineeringTaylor O’Hayre ................................................................................ Biological SciencesAmanda Pak ................................................................................... Biological SciencesAlexis Roberts ............................................................................................... EducationGinalen Soto .................................................................................... Health PromotionBriana Williamson ...................................................................................... Undeclared

Women’s TennisRebeca Calvillo ................................ Organizational and Corporate CommunicationMarie Leblond ................................................................................. Health PromotionDavina Meza Cordova .......................................................... Multidisciplinary StudiesEduarda Nardi Dos Santos ......................................................................... UndeclaredGabriela Vasquez............................................................................ Biological SciencesDaphne Visscher ......................................................................................... UndeclaredLois Wagenvoort ........................................................................................ Undeclared

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Women’s Track and FieldVeronica Alvarez ............................................................................ Biological SciencesLaura Delgado ............................................Metallurgical and Materials EngineeringFayon Gonzales ..........................................................................................KinesiologyTaylor Gunn .................................................................Communication/Digital MediaAnna-Kay James ......................................................................................... AccountingGreta Kerekes ....................................................................... Multidisciplinary StudiesJallycia Pearson ...........................................................................................KinesiologySheyenne Tercero ....................................................................................... UndeclaredNickevea Wilson ................................................................... Multidisciplinary Studies

Women’s VolleyballDayana Acevedo-Rios ........................................................... Multidisciplinary StudiesJacqueline Cason ...................................................................Mechanical EngineeringKrystal Ejesieme .......................................................................................... UndeclaredXitlali Herrera ........................................................................... International BusinessLindsey Larson ...................................................................................Civil Engineering

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UNIVERSITY ANDDEPARTMENT AWARDS

Accounting and Information and Decision SciencesRobert T. Webb ..................................Outstanding Graduate Student in Accounting

ArtJason R. Lucero ....................................................... Outstanding Senior in Studio Art Barbara H. Schmidt .................. Outstanding Senior in Art, All Levels Art Education

Biological SciencesChristopher Dallo .............................................. Outstanding Senior in MicrobiologyFelipe Lopes ....................................Outstanding Graduate Student in PathobiologyDaniel Ramirez ................Outstanding Senior in Cellular & Molecular BiochemistryChantal Vidal ...................................................... Outstanding Senior in Biology and

Academic Achievement in Biological Sciences

ChemistryIsaac G. Torres ..........................................................Outstanding Senior in Chemistry

Chicano StudiesEric A. Beltran ............................................... Outstanding Senior in Chicano Studies

Civil EngineeringSarvesh D. Dhakal .......................Outstanding Graduate Thesis in Civil Engineering Raul O. Issa ................................................... Outstanding Senior in Civil Engineering

CommunicationClaudia Boyd ............................. Outstanding Graduate Student in CommunicationRodrigo Castaneda ................................. Outstanding Student in Media Advertising Margaret Johnson ......................... Outstanding Senior in Digital Media ProductionRenee Malooly ................................... Outstanding Senior in Multimedia JournalismLorraine Perez ..................................Outstanding Senior in Communication Studies Lanica Yu-Richardson ..............................Outstanding Senior in Organizational and

Corporate CommunicationComputational ScienceAzucena Zamora ...........Outstanding Graduate Student in Computational Science

Computer ScienceOmar T. Garcia .............Outstanding Graduate Student in Information TechnologyJavier E. Garza ................ Outstanding Graduate Student in Software Engineering Ivan Gris ................................... Outstanding Doctoral Student in Computer ScienceMatthew J. Rister ...................................... Outstanding Senior in Computer Science Lauren E. Waldrop ................ Outstanding Graduate Student in Computer Science

Creative WritingMarissa Morales ............................................Outstanding Senior in Creative WritingAdelmar Ramirez .......................Outstanding Graduate Student in Creative Writing Jesus Silveyra ................................Outstanding Graduate Thesis in Creative Writing

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Educational Leadership and FoundationsBlanca E. Garcia ............................... Outstanding Graduate Student in Educational

Leadership and AdministrationTiffany R. Henley .............................. Outstanding Graduate Student in Educational

Administration/Higher Education Administration Samantha J. Issac ............................. Outstanding Graduate Student in Educational

Administration K-12 Administration

Electrical and Computer EngineeringDonna Alhakeem ...............Outstanding Graduate Thesis in Electrical Engineering Cesar Garcia ............................. Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation in Electrical and

Computer Engineering Christopher Gaytan ........... Outstanding Doctoral Student in Electrical EngineeringJorge D. Martinez Garcia ................... Outstanding Senior in Electrical Engineering

(co-recipient) Jessica Montes ..................Outstanding Graduate Student in Electrical EngineeringJose Rivera .......................................... Honorable Mention in Electrical EngineeringRodrigo Rodriguez .......Outstanding Senior in Electrical Engineering (co-recipient)

EnglishJovan D. Abrego ................................. Outstanding Senior in English Language Arts Rebekah R. Grado ............................Outstanding Graduate Student in English and

American Literature Ana A. Infante ................... Outstanding Senior in English and American Literature Adriana H. Nieto ...........Outstanding Graduate Student in the Teaching of EnglishAbril A. Perez ........Outstanding Graduate Student in Rhetoric and Writing Studies

Geological SciencesJade A. Brush ......................................... Outstanding Graduate Student in Geology

HistoryMolly K. Butler .............................................................Outstanding Senior in History Alfredo Lopez ..................Frances Harper Award for Outstanding History Graduate

in Secondary EducationIndustrial, Manufacturing and Systems EngineeringCristian G. Lopez Ulloa ....... Outstanding Graduate Thesis in Industrial EngineeringGeorge Moreno Pineda .....Outstanding Graduate Student in Systems EngineeringKarla Muro .......................................... Outstanding Senior in Industrial Engineering

Inter-American Jewish StudiesBlanca Campos ............Outstanding Service to the Inter-American Jewish ProgramIdali Reyes ......................................... Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis in HistoryEsther Valenzuela .................................................. Outstanding Senior in Psychology

Languages and LinguisticsMyrkania Cedeno ........................................................ Outstanding Senior in FrenchYuliana Dominguez ............................Outstanding Graduate Student in Linguistics Manuel Jesus Guerrero ..............................................Outstanding Senior in SpanishSelina Maritza Leyva ............................................. Outstanding Senior in Linguistics

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Marketing and ManagementBonnie G. Allen ................................................Outstanding Senior in Management Floyd Breninek ............................................... Outstanding Senior in Operations and

Supply Chain ManagementJessica Felix .............................................................Outstanding Senior in Marketing

Mathematical SciencesSathya Amarasekara .................................Outstanding Graduate Thesis in StatisticsRaymond A. Ford ....................................................... Outstanding Senior in StatisticsLuis Mora .................................................................... Outstanding Service to MaRCSJustin Strate ........................ Outstanding Service to Graduate Program in StatisticsHao Teng .................................................Outstanding Graduate Student in StatisticsYaa Wonkye ......................... Outstanding Service to Graduate Program in Statistics

Mechanical EngineeringKarla V. Becerra ........ Superior Academic Achievement in Mechanical Engineering Sarzina Hossain ...............Outstanding Graduate Thesis in Mechanical Engineering Alma L. Leanos Ortiz ....Outstanding Graduate Student in Mechanical Engineering Jesus E. Trillo ................................... Outstanding Senior in Mechanical Engineering

Metallurgy and Materials EngineeringMayela Renata Aldaz-Cervantes ...................... Outstanding Senior in Metallurgical

and Materials EngineeringMayela Renata Aldaz-Cervantes .......................... Carolina Munoz Memorial AwardAlejandro Hinojos .................. Henry P. and Margaret F. Ehrlinger Memorial AwardKathryn S. Thomas .................................................... Ray W. Guard Memorial Award Angel R. Torrado-Perez ............................Outstanding Graduate Thesis in Materials

Science and Engineering Military ScienceGabriel Akonom ...................................................................DA Superior Cadet MSIIIJavier Chaparro .................................................................... DA Superior Cadet MSIVJenny Contreras ............................ Dennis L. Cunningham Veterans of Foreign Wars

Endowment Scholarship Erika Hernandez ......................................................................DA Superior Cadet-MSIXavier O. Jones ................................Outstanding Senior in Multidisciplinary Studies Jessica Kinder .........................................................................DA Superior Cadet-MSIIJonathan Michou ..............................................................The Fighting Miner AwardDavid Morris ...............................................CPT James R. Valtr Memorial Scholarship

MusicArmando Aguirre ...................................... Outstanding Senior in Commercial MusicKathryn Andrade .......................................... Outstanding Senior in Music EducationRobert L. Hayden .......................Outstanding Graduate Student in Music EducationChristopher D. Lawhorne .... Outstanding Graduate Student in Music Performance Rocio A. Martinez Penner ....................... Outstanding Senior in Music Performance

Occupational TherapyCristina Balderrama ......... Outstanding Graduate Student in Occupational Therapy Noah Munoz ........................................................................Clinical Excellence Award

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Political ScienceManuel Gutierrez ..........................Outstanding Graduate Thesis in Political ScienceAlexandra Infanzon .......... Outstanding Graduate Student in Political Science and

Thomas Cook Award Isai Montero ................................................. Outstanding Senior in Political Science Carlos Nevarez .................................................................................Joseph Ray Award

Public AdministrationEarl O’Veal ........................Outstanding Graduate Student in Public Administration

Public Health SciencesCarlos R. Alvarez ................................ Outstanding Graduate Thesis in Public HealthDiane I. Huerta ..............................Outstanding Graduate Student in Public Health Aileen M. Soto ............................................. Outstanding Community Service Award Esther Valenzuela ...................................... Outstanding Senior in Health Promotion

Rehabilitation CounselingBrianda Hernandez ..Outstanding Graduate Student in Rehabilitation CounselingTheron Nicholson .......................................................Outstanding Student Award

Religious StudiesMolly K. Butler .................................................Outstanding Religious Studies Minor

Social WorkKristie A. Apodaca ................................................Outstanding Senior in Social Work Sara B. Polk ....................................... Outstanding Graduate Student in Social Work

Sociology and AnthropologyEstevan Bustillos ...................................................... Outstanding Senior in SociologyStephanie E. Clark-Reyna ..............Outstanding Graduate Student in Sociology and

Outstanding Graduate Thesis in SociologyDale Frost ..........................................................Outstanding Senior in Anthropology

Speech Language PathologyAmanda M. Sepulveda ................................ Outstanding Graduate Thesis in Speech

Language PathologyAmanda M. Sepulveda ........... Academic Excellence in Speech Language PathologyMelissa R. Silver .....Outstanding Graduate Student in Speech Language Pathology

Teacher EducationBenjamin R. McDermott ...................... Outstanding Graduate Student in Teaching,

Learning and CultureMaria Nevarez Lozano ............................ Outstanding Graduate Student in Teacher

Education-Instructional SpecialistTheatre and DanceRebecca Escobedo ..................................................... Outstanding Senior in Theatre Bianca I. Gomez ............................................................. Outstanding Senior in Dance

Women’s and Gender StudiesOscar Beltran .... Outstanding Graduate Student in Interdisciplinary Health Studies Claudia L. Taylor ........................Outstanding Senior in Women and Gender Studies

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UNIVERSITY OUTSTANDING GRADUATE THESIS, DOCTORAL DISSERTATION, AND TEACHING AWARDSOutstanding Doctoral Dissertation – College of Business AdministrationSk Md Barkat Ullah, Ph.D., Doctor of Philosophy, International Business“Firm Growth around the World: Financial Constraints, Corruption, and Privatization” Zuobao Wei, Ph.D., Dissertation Supervisor

Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation – College of EducationMaria De Los Angeles Cruz Quinones, Ph.D., Doctor of Philosophy, Teaching, Learning, and Culture“Relationship between Cognitive Types of Teacher Content Knowledge and Knowing-to-Act: A Mixed Methods Study of Mexican Borderland Middle School Teachers” Mourat Tchoshanov, Ph.D., Dissertation Supervisor

Outstanding Graduate Thesis – College of EngineeringSarzina Hossain, Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering“Experimental Evaluation of Flame Stability and Pollutant Emissions from a Multi-Tube Fuel Injector”Norman Love, Jr., Ph.D., Thesis Supervisor

Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation – College of EngineeringCesar Roman Garcia, Ph.D., Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical and Computer Engineering“3D Printed Spatially Variant Anisotropic Metamaterials” Raymond Rumpf, Ph.D., Dissertation Supervisor

Outstanding Graduate Thesis – College of Health SciencesAmanda Marie Sepulveda, Master of Science, Speech-Language Pathology“Predicting Protracted Recovery from Sports-Related Concussion Using Computerized Neurocognitive Test Scores and Symptom Cluster Scores”Anthony P. Salvatore, Ph.D., Thesis Supervisor

Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation – College of Health SciencesNicholas Gerald Murray, Ph.D., Doctor of Philosophy, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences“Evaluation of Static and Dynamic Postural Control in Athletes with Concussions during Recovery” Anthony P. Salvatore, Ph.D., Dissertation Supervisor

Outstanding Graduate Thesis – College of Liberal ArtsMaricarmen Hernandez, Master of Arts, Sociology“Hispanic Communities and Environmental Justice: A Comparative Study of Mobility and Exposure to Air Toxins in Houston”Timothy W. Collins, Ph.D., Thesis Supervisor

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Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation – College of Liberal ArtsDavid Arthur Romo, Ph.D., Doctor of Philosophy, Borderlands History“Global Microhistory of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez: Axis and Allied Propaganda and Intelligence along the U.S.-Mexico Border, 1933-1945”Yolanda Chavez Leyva, Ph.D., Dissertation Supervisor

Outstanding Graduate Thesis – College of ScienceLeonardo Octavio Lerma, Master of Science, Computational Science“Towards Analytical Techniques for Optimizing Knowledge Acquisition, Processing, Propagation, and Use in Cyberinfrastructure”Vladik Kreinovich, Ph.D., Thesis Supervisor

Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation – College of ScienceCyren Mendoza Rico, Ph.D., Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry“Effects of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles in Cereals: Insights into the Toxicity Mechanisms and Macromolecular Modifications”Jorge L. Gardea-Torresdey, Ph.D., Dissertation Supervisor

Outstanding Graduate TeachingQuang Huynh LuuMaster of Science, Chemistry

Outstanding Doctoral TeachingKarla ParraDoctor of Philosophy, Biological Sciences - Pathobiology

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COLLEGE AND DEPARTMENTAL HONOR SOCIETIES

College of EngineeringAmerican Society of Civil Engineers(Civil Engineering) .......................................................... President: Andrea Gutierrez Adviser: William Walker

Chi EpsilonThe National Civil Engineering Honor Society ................... President: Henry Benitex Adviser: Carlos M. Chang Albitres

Eta Kappa Nu(Electrical and Computer Engineering) ............................. President: Elliot I. Gurrola Adviser: Raymond Rumpf

College of Health SciencesEta Sigma Gamma Lambda(Public Health Sciences) .......................................................... President: Aileen Soto

Adviser: Thernal Mangadu

Students for Public Health ................................................... President: Juan AguileraAdviser: Oralia Loza

College of Liberal ArtsPi Sigma Alpha Epsilon Epsilon(Political Science) ................................................................... President: Halle Whitley Adviser: Taeko Hiroi

HONOR SOCIETIES

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HONORARY AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ORGANIZATIONS

Alpha Chi ............................................................................President: Rebekah Grado Adviser: Ezra Cappell

Alpha Lambda Delta .......................................................... President: Roberto Garcia Adviser: A. Kaay Miller

Alpha Sigma Mu ...............................................................President: Mayra Contreras Adviser: Shailendra Varma

Beta Alpha Psi (Theta Beta) ................................. President: Alejandro Maldonando Adviser: Hettie Houghton

Chi Sigma Iota .................................................................. President: Michelle Devora Adviser: Paul A. Carrola

Golden Key International Honour Society ............................ President: Liliana Zubia Adviser: Patricia Caro

Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi ............................................. President: Donna Ekal Adviser: Theresa Ramirez

Iota Iota Iota .................................................................... President: Maralyn Doering Adviser: Lee Ann WestmanKappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education ................... President: Rebecca Gutierrez Adviser: Josefina Tinajero

Liberal Arts Honors Program Student Organization .......President: Jonathan Rocha Adviser: Michael Topp

National Society of Collegiate Scholars ............................ President: Samantha King Adviser: Richard Gutierrez

Order of Omega ..................................................................President: Winter Aguilar Adviser: Kristy Pacheco

Phi Alpha Honor Society ....................................................President: Viridiana Sigala Adviser: Yok-Fong Paat

Phi Alpha Theta ................................................................President: Moriah Johnson Adviser: Michelle Armstrong-Partida

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Pi Kappa Delta ....................................................................President: Justin Davidson Adviser: Mary Trejo

Sigma Alpha Lambda ....................................................President: Jacqueline Padilla Adviser: Cinthia Jimenez

Sigma Alpha Pi National Society of Leadership and Success ..................... President: Rachel Castillo Adviser: Shannon Osborne

Sigma Gamma Epsilon ....................................................... President: Daniel Schacht Adviser: Richard Langford

Society for Collegiate Leadership & Achievement ............... President: Saad SheikhAdviser: Christian Corrales

Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society ................................President: Aldo Vidana Adviser: Deidra HodgesTau Sigma National Honor Society, Alpha Eta Chapter ....................................................... President: Rebecka A. Ortega Adviser: Ann Gabbert

University Honors Council ....................................................... President: Jose Pineda Adviser: Terri Ramirez

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Terry Foundation ScholarshipThe Terry Foundation is a Houston-based scholarship program founded to provide scholarships to outstanding Texas high school graduates and transfer scholars for attendance at public colleges and universities within the state. Established in 1986 by Houston philanthropists Howard and Nancy Terry, the foundation has assisted thousands of Terry Scholars in meeting the founders’ goal of helping young people to help themselves. These scholarships provide funding to cover the full cost of attendance, including housing for four years. Award amounts will cover any unmet need, which this year will be a maximum of $20,176. This amounts to more than $80,000 over four years plus up to $15,000 for one study abroad semester.

Gladys AcostaAnna AguilarBrianna AlvaradoAlfonso ArreguinGabriela ArreolaBritainy BarnesIsabelle BarnettMargarita CastorenaKarla Chang GonzalezLillian ChanskyDavid ContrerasCristina De La TorreAna DuenezFrida Estrada

Karen FierroRafael FloresAvianna GallegosKay GamboaIsaac GamezJavier GarciaJana GomezChristopher IbarraAyala LeonardRachel LujanShambhavi MakeswaranLorena MejoradoSamantha MendezAndrea Morales

Daniel MoranCarlos OntiverosKayla QuinteroJose ReyesPeniel RodriguezBatson SaraVictoria SchulteQueenice SinMicheal SoderborgScott SpiveyCaitlyn SwopesAbigail UlloaDamian Velasquez

SCHOLARS EXCELLENCE PROGRAM RECIPIENTSHigh School Class of 2015

President’s Leadership ScholarshipThe President’s Leadership Scholarship Award is the University’s most selective award designed to recruit and retain El Paso’s top-ranked high school students. This prestigious scholarship provides a $6,000 award renewable for a total commitment of $24,000.

Mariah AlvarezAndrea ArizpeIliana CobosYessica DelgadoAlejandro DiazCarlos Diaz

Daniel GarciaMarcel GilleyFernanda GuerraElizabeth MartinezMelissa Murillo-SanchezVictoria Nevarez

Rebecca OrtizLeanna PeruPatricia RodarteAngel Rodriguez

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Ahmad Abu-IssaCeleste AcevedoAmanda AcostaAkintobi AkinseyeAlejandro AlmadaMitzi AnguianoDanielle ArandaAlexander ArellanoVictoria ArmendarizJavier BandaDayna BarreraHalimi BarruetaGabriel BayonaAdrian BelmontesRaven BennettDominique BetancisDaniel BetancourtMagdalena BlancasBowen BrooksJohnny BrownRachel BrownKristen BustillosMoses CamachoJazmin CamposNubia CardonaIsabella CaroVictoria CarreonEva CastanedaMark CastanedaAlexis CastilloBianca CastilloPatrishia CatbaganAstrid ChaconLauren ChaconDaniel ChavarriaCarlos ChaviraJoselyn ContrerasAna CoronadoEdgar CorralAlyssa CortezYoly CortezDaniel LeeSupriya DaraAbhipsa DasBrandon Delgado Malanche

Lydia DuranJose EcheverriBrian ElizaldeDavid EsparzaSarah EstradaAdam EvansSamantha FavelaYaneth FernandezJasmine FloresNathaniel FombyAndrew FrancoAna FuentesMariana GallegosValerie GallegosKarla GarciaLaura GarciaMario GarciaPatricia GarciaRuby GarciaSarah GarciaSabrina GayleBrianna GilbertClarissa GomezJessica GomezJennifer GonzalezNancy GonzalezPilar Gonzalez Rueda FloresFernanda GrajedaJoseph GutierrezLeeza GutierrezLucia GutierrezSamantha GutierrezSamuel Hall SanchezLauren HancockPeter HansonRobert HaroEmery HenschelAlvaro HernandezLyndzee HerreraAndres HidalgoManuel HigaredaBailey HollisRichard HorakCesar Jaquez

Suzette JimenezMarie JordanKarla BeltranLekhya KintadaEden KleinSabrina KnoxAshwin KrishnanDivya KurianNatalie KwiatkowskiJayme LambertSeung LeeMariana LiconHunter LideGema LopezMiguel LopezRicardo LozoyaAlejandra LugoJordan LukasikAlissa LunaMichael MadyBianca ManciuDivya MangaduNoah MartinAdam MartinezMegan MartinezSabrina MartinezJamie MathewsMagda McClendonStephanie MedinaMiguel MendozaKarina MonticoneOscar MorenoJena MrochekAlejandra MurphyAshley NavaShelby NavaAlondra NavarreteAaron NavarroDaniel NunezHazel NunezSergio OlivasElijah OntiverosMichael OparaMarlyn OrozcoIsela Ortiz

Presidential Excellence ScholarshipThe Presidential Excellence Scholarship not only requires outstanding academic high school standings but also demonstrated leadership skills and abilities. This scholarship provides a $4,000 award renewable for a total commitment of $16,000.

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Enrique PadillaKaren PalaciosMariel PalaciosLisa ParksJustin ParraJuan PenaLucette PeraltaJose PerezPaola PerezAkshita PillaiIlliana PlacenciaAngelica QuinonesGimena RamirezKarissa RamirezMariana RamirezZahid RamirezStetson RayasPaul ReidAlexis M. ReyesAlexis N. ReyesKarla Reyes

Stephanie ReyesMayra ReynaStefano RoccaseccaMichael RodelaAlejandra RodriguezKatia RodriguezSelena RomeroStephanie RomeroLuis RosalesStephanie RosalesGuillen RuthZahra SadruddinAlexandra SalcidoSalma SandovalElaine Scenters-ZapicoChristina SeversonNikki ShaddenNeel ShahJacob ShawSarah ShiojiChanel Silva

Carleigh SimmonsPrachi SinghOlivia Soledad-LemusMichael StallingsGaucin Stephany Deepti SurampudiMayu TakashimaChristopher TerrazasChristopher TeruelDominic TongAlejandra UribeSahaly ValadezKassandra ValerioJaime VarelaRicardo VegaRicardo VelaLuz VillaJazmyn VillarrealChristopher WallaceHelena WuMartha Yoshida Field

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Valerie AcunaJasmine AguirreChristian AlmanzaAna AlvarezArisai AlvarezJudith AlvarezAna AlvidrezBilanki AndangIrma AnsalmoEloise AragonAlondra ArroyoCarlos Avila

Guillermo AvilaJesus AvilaMartin AvilaBianca BadilloDerick BoakyeAdam BoyeaGerardo BrionesEden BuntynMacarena CalderonMarcos CamachoCeleste CarmenBrianna Carrillo

Academic ScholarshipThe Academic Scholarship is awarded to incoming freshmen who are in the top 10 percent of their class and have met high GPA and test score standards. These scholarships provide up to a $1,500 award renewable for a total commitment of up to $6,000.

Jaimee CarrilloLidia CarrilloLuis CasanovaMaria CereceresHope CervantesNatalia Chapa MillsEvelyn ChavezKarla ChavezSarah ChavezLuis ChaviraCassidy ClarkNoelia Collins

Presidential ScholarshipThe Presidential Scholarship is an academic scholarship awarded to incoming freshmen who have excelled in high school academically. This scholarship provides a $3,000 award renewable for a total commitment of $12,000.

Alexis AguirreJennifer AlvarezMiranda AmatoMiguel AnayaMiriam AragonezAdrian Arana-HurtadoValerye ArroyosJaime Avendano NevarezJustin BernalLeslie BlancoAngela BonillaKelsie BorenMorena CalderonDaniel ChavezJulia ChavezCarlos Cortes PliegoGaven CoxMauricio DiazJustin DuranJodie EnoksonLeticia ErivesAmy EspinolaJordan FallinAndres FernandezDora GalindoAliya Gardea

Jesse GreenoughBriana GuerreroAndres Gutierrez HernandezAlyssa HallRhiannon HancockTroy HernandezSamuel JohnsonJake LasleyChristina LimonHusai LopezCeleste LucioGabriela MaciasTania Mariscal QuintanaAnalie MartinezAndrea MartinezTania MiramontesSabastian MoncayoBianca MontanoAlexis MooreCarolina NajeraRebecca NavarretteIsabel Nieves-PerezMarina NobleTabitha OdellMargarita Ordaz

Deyadira OrnelasAlexis OropezaClarissa PalaciosLeah PearlmanAlejandra PinaJonathan RamirezJasmine RamosGuilherme Regos ZamoranoYsenia RodriguezRebecca RojasSilvia RuelasGillian SammyChristian SanchezRoberto Sanchez PerezJose SantacruzDarron TharpToni TorresChristopher TovarJesse TrujilloAriana ValdezMaria VazquezErin WagnerXavier ZapienPaola Zuniga

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Francisco ColorbioMadison CorduraMaria Corona OrtegaJanelle CorralAnthony CortezAndrea CosAlvaro Del CampoChristopher DelgadoJorge DerasGiancarlo DiazGerardo FangBrittany FelixDaniel FloresBailey FloydHeather FolmarDerek FullerArraby GallagherGuillermo GallegosAriel GamonAbraham GarciaHiram GarciaIsrael GarciaJavier GarciaVanessa GarciaDaniela Gardea-MestaLizette GarzaGilbert GinerEmigdio GonzalezKevin GonzalezCristian GuardiolaAdalberto GuerreroAdrian GuerreroNoah GuerreroDaniel GutierrezSohee HansenElora HarknessAmanda HernandezJesus HerreraChristina HortonDevyn JenneKevin LaddGenesis LaraDiana Lares GarciaEmily LeedomSamantha LimonCarolina LopezXimena LopezGuillermo Lopez-RamirezVictoria Luna

Tiffany MaldonadoAvantika MallikAlondra MartinezEduardo MedinaJorge Merino-GomezJohnathan MilesChristian MillerCallie MitchellCarla MoncayoNoel MontenegroChelsea MorenoKiahna Morikawa- HinelineJazmin MoyaAlma MunozHiram NajarSarah NajeraYvette NavarroAndrew OlivasSergio OlivasKalea OshiroConnor OwenKarla ParraMaya PedersenRebecca PelleranoBianca PerusquiaPedro PimentelValeria PimentelMiguel PinonesAlejandra PlascenciaMauricio PorrasAnthony QuinnEdgar QuirogaMaria QuirozPreetha RajkumarAlan RamosAbd RehmanPriscilla ReyesKarina RiveraAaron RobbinsPayton RossJesus RubioSara SanchezTania SanchezLeslie SarinanaDessia SchierCassandra SerranoAdrian SilerioNicolette Smith

Hannah SurrattFaith SustaitaJonil Grace TionkoMikael TiulaIvan TorresJeanette TorresOtoniel TorresLluvia TrevizoWan-Yun TsaiDaniel ValtierraAdam VargasSatvik VasireddyAaron VegaKiana VelizJocelyn VillalobosMelanie WalkerLauren WilsonCarla YepoGerardo ZavalaArahim Zuniga Herrera

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Centennial PlazaThe center of campus features a new Centennial Plaza bordered by the Union, Geological Sciences, Psychology and Administration buildings. This large space was created by eliminating streets and parking lots and the vehicular traffic they support, and recapturing the beauty of the unique rock structures and natural arroyos that were exposed once the pavement was stripped away. Centennial Plaza includes a large open area reminiscent of urban plazas located across the Paso del Norte region and in Mexico, where residents congregate and celebrate life. A paseo for strolling, socializing and relaxing, or for studying with classmates and friends, is shaded by groves of native trees. This expansive and versatile green space at the heart of the UTEP campus will be an oasis for campus and community events, a haven for artists, thinkers and writers, and an ideal venue as an outdoor classroom.

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Lhakhang

In 2008, a beautiful hand-carved and hand-painted lhakhang, the centerpiece of Bhutan’s participation in the Smithsonian Institution’s Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C., was presented by the people of Bhutan to the people of the United States for permanent installation on the UTEP campus. This beautiful little building’s presence on the campus underscores UTEP’s strong ties to Bhutan and its mission to expand the global perspective of UTEP students. The lhakhang is located at the northwest edge of Centennial Plaza between Magoffin Auditorium and the Geological Sciences Building.

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Office of University Relationswww.utep.edu/universityrelations

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The 2015 Honors Convocation lapel pin is the 19th edition commemorating Honors Convocation. In

keeping with the tradition begun in 1997, honorees proudly wear the pin, which recognizes their

distinguished achievements at UTEP.

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