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20�0HONORS CONVOCATION

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO

MAGOFFIN AUDITORIUM

APRIL �8, 20�0

A Message from the President:

It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the 28th annual Honors Convocation at The University of Texas at El Paso.

Held each spring, Honors Convocation is one of the very special events on the University calendar. This is our opportunity to recognize the outstanding academic achievements of UTEP’s most accomplished students. On this occasion we also honor faculty and staff for their exceptional performance, with the presentation of Distinguished Achievement Awards for Research, Teaching and Service, and recognition of newly appointed professors emeriti.

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

Diana NatalicioPresident

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BOARD OF REGENTSThe University of Texas System

Colleen McHugh, Chairman .................................Corpus Christi

Paul Foster, Vice Chairman ............................................. El Paso

Janiece Longoria, Vice Chairman ..................................Houston

James D. Dannenbaum ..................................................Houston

Printice L. Gary ................................................................... Dallas

R. Steven “Steve” Hicks .................................................... Austin

James R. Huffines .............................................................. Austin

Wm. Eugene “Gene” Powell ................................. San Antonio

Robert L. Stillwell ...........................................................Houston

Karim A. Meijer (Student Regent) ..................................... Dallas

Francie A. FrederickGeneral Counsel to the Board of Regents

SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALSThe University of Texas System

Francisco G. Cigarroa, M.D.Chancellor

David B. Prior, Ph.D.Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Kenneth I. Shine, M.D.Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs

Scott C. KelleyExecutive Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs

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PROGRAM Welcome and IntroductIons .................................................dIana natalIcIo PRESIDENT Stage Party Faculty Endowments Top Ten Seniors

Faculty and staFF Honorees Emeriti Distinguished Achievement Awards

unIversIty student Honorees ...................................................RICHARD JARVISPROVOST AND VICE PRESIDENT

FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

senior Honors Graduates and candidates Graduated in August or December 2009 Graduating in May 20�0

university Honors Program Graduates and candidates Honors Degree Recipients, December 2009 Honors Certificate Recipients, December 2009 Honors Degree Candidates, May 20�0 Honors Certificate Candidates, May 20�0 Honors Degree Candidates, Summer 20�0 Honors Senior Thesis, May 20�0 Houston Endowment Scholars

conference usa commissioner’s academic medal

conference usa commissioner’s Honor roll

university and department awards

university outstanding Graduate thesis awards .............PATRICIA WITHERSPOON DEAN OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL

university outstanding doctoral dissertation awards

Honor socIetIes ..............................................................................RICHARD JARVIS University Honor Societies College Honor Societies

2010-2011 scHolars excellence ProGram President’s Leadership Scholarship Award Recipients Presidential Excellence Scholarship Award Recipients Presidential Scholarship Award Recipients Academic Scholarship Award Recipients

Readers: Dr. Richard PinedaAssistant Professor, Communication

Dr. Lourdes Sanchez-ContrerasProgram Coordinator-Manager, College of Health Sciences

RECEPTION FOLLOWING OUTSIDE MAGOFFIN AUDITORIUMNEXT TO THE GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES BUILDING

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FACULTY ENDOWMENTS

cHaIrscollege 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 Administration

college of engineeringDr. Ryan B. Wicker, Chair I ....................... Mr. and Mrs. MacIntosh Murchison Chair in Engineering Dr. Lawrence E. Murr, Chair II Dr. Stephen Riter, Chair III

Dr. Soheil Nazarian, Chair IV

college of Health sciencesDr. Kathleen A. Curtis, Chair I ........Charles H. and Shirley T. Leavell Endowed Chair in Nursing and Health Sciences

college of scienceDr. Kristin Gosselink ............................................ Orville Edward Egbert, M.D. Chair

ProFessorsHIPscollege of Business administrationDr. Thomas M. Fullerton, Jr. ............................. JPMorgan Chase Bank Professorship in Business AdministrationDr. Mo Adam Mahmood ...............................Ellis and Susan Mayfield Professorship in Business AdministrationDr. Robert Nachtmann ....................Betty M. MacGuire Distinguished Professorship in Business AdministrationDr. Timothy P. Roth ........................................Dr. Arleigh B. Templeton Professorship in Financial Management and BankingDr. Raymond A. Zimmermann ................................... Robert E. and Jacqueline Skov Endowed Professorship in Business EthicsDr. Nathan J. Ashby ............................................................ Untitled Professorship #2 in Western Hemispheric Trade ResearchDr. Maria F. Garcia .............................................................. Untitled Professorship #� in Western Hemispheric Trade Research

college of engineeringDr. Sergio D. Cabrera ..........................Texas Instruments Foundation Professorship in Digital Signal ProcessingDr. Louis J. Everett ............................ John T. MacGuire Distinguished Professorship in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

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Dr. David G. Novick .............................................. AT&T Distinguished Professorship in the College of EngineeringDr. Joseph H. Pierluissi ...................Schellenger Professorship in Electrical ResearchDr. Stella A. Quinones .................The Forrest O. and Henrietta Lewis Professorship of Electrical EngineeringDr. Stephen W. Stafford .............. Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Professorship in Metallurgical Engineering college of liberal artsDr. Lowell E. Graham .................... The Abraham Chavez, Jr. Professorship in MusicDr. Z. Anthony Kruszewski .....................Kruszewski Family Endowed Professorship in Political ScienceDr. Sandra McGee-Deutsch .....................................The Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Timmons Borderlands History ProfessorshipDr. David A. Ruiter ........................ Dorrance D. Roderick Foundation Professorship in EnglishDr. Arvind Singhal ..................Samuel Shirley and Edna Holt Marston Professorship

college of scienceDr. Jorge A. Lopez Gallardo .............................Rho Sigma Tau-Robert L. Schumaker Endowed Professorship in Physics

school of nursingDr. Maria A. Amaya ...............Wakefield Endowed Professorship in Health SciencesDr. Elias Provencio-Vasquez ................... Robert H. Hoy Distinguished Professorship in Health Sciences

university collegeDr. Dennis L. Soden ......................................Professorship for Western Hemispheric Trade Policy Studies

university WideDr. Jorge Gardea-Torresdey ................................ Richard M. and Frances M. Dudley Memorial ProfessorshipDr. Maria Luisa Gonzalez ......................................Patricia Daw Yetter ProfessorshipDr. Arturo Pacheco .......................................El Paso Electric Company Professorship in Education Research

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TOP TEN SENIORS2009-20�0

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.

amber luana Bridges-arzagaHealth Promotion

amber regina calvinInterdisciplinary studies

rebecca ryan Hernandeznursing

anthony michael Jimenezsociology and communication studies

davi Israel Kallmanorganizational and corporate communications

sylvia lucia natividadmetallurgical and materials engineering

carlos natividad liconFinance and International Business

danielle leigh riddickearly childhood education

Javier salomon riosmicrobiology

lela madeline ruckmicrobiology

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FACULTY AND STAFF HONOREES

ProFessors emerItIRobert L. Anders .............................................................................. Professor, NursingCheryl A. Howard .......................................................................... Associate Professor Sociology and AnthropologyBrenda Smith ................................................ Associate Professor, Health PromotionsRichard V. Teschner ...........................................Professor, Languages and Linguistics

dIstInGuIsHed acHIevement aWardsFaculty achievement award for researchSoheil Nazarian. ...............................................................Professor, Civil Engineering

Faculty achievement award for teachingJohn S. Hadjimarcou ...................Associate Professor, Marketing and Management

distinguished service to studentsZita M. Arocha ..........................................................Senior Lecturer, Communication

distinguished service to studentsMichael John Talamantes ..............................................Admissions and Recruitment

distinguished service to the universityJuliette Caire ................................................ Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)

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STUDENT HONOREESGRADUATED IN AUGUST OR DECEMBER 2009

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONDaniel K. AhluwaliaLeonardo AlcalaLee AllisonDaniel AlvarezAnthony V. BartholomewChristopher A. BealeSean L. BemisBennett L. BrackenTonya M. BrouseSuppanuch Chudabala

Gina K. CiaccioStephanie M. DavenportNathan M. DiazDiana I. FrederickWade M. HarrellJason E. HeavilinJeremy M. HensleyRaisa C. JacksonDiana A. JimenezMichael H. McCluskey

Jaime J. MedinaPatricia MurguiaJose D. NunezVelia PachecoHaruka SakumaEricka J. SanchezElisa P. SklarAshlee StephensMarisol UribeNicolas A. Valles

COLLEGE OF EDUCATIONAngelina Adame-GignacIlba R. AguilarMarianna AlvaChristine N. AnchondoJudith A. Archer-HowellJessica ArmendarizBreanne N. BarnesAlejandra BejaranoChristina R. BetancourtAmber R. CalvinMaribel S. CarbajalDaniela CastilloCynthia CastroJessica ChavezRosa M. ChavezDiana E. ChaviraDalia C. CorralesElia CortezMaureen J. CruzEstella DavisAlejandra. DelgadilloLiliana DiazLiliana DominguezCynthia V. EspinozaAna M. FloresEdith GalindoPatricia GalindoMaria G. GarciaKristina N. Gomez

Norma J. GomezFabiola GuardiolaGladys GuzmanTiffany N. HarrisJennifer S. HernandezRebecca R. HernandezViridiana. HernandezClaudia L. HolguinJoellynda R. HooverAngelita HowellRosa M. Iraola VillanuevaCristina JimenezSalvador JuarezAmanda B. LaraCrystal D. LeggettNicole LopezSaul LopezJuanita LuceroAlma D. LunaRosemary MayberryMarisela MeleroDenise MendozaFrances MoralesSoledad MunizLizet NavarroLizeth OrtizMonica H. OrtizRicardo PachecoNayeli Payan

Claudia PerezLaura A. PorrasErika M. PrietoChristina M. RazuraApril L. ReyesEdwardo I. RivasAnne M. RodriguezElizabeth. RodriguezGladys A. RodriguezGuadalupe. RodriguezMaria D. RodriguezRamon E. RomoJorge A. RosalesPriscilla RosalesLina A. SaavedraElisa SandovalMichelle SandovalJoanne ServinLuz M. SigalaMelissa M. SilerioSandy SiqueirosOlga M. TerronesOfilia T. TrevinoMaria G. TrilloDiana VargasCarolina VegaLuz A. VillaGabriela Villaneda

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COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES

James E. BairdJavier BautistaThomas R. BiermaAmber L. Bridges-ArzagaJonarida G. Buyayo

Abigail Y. FloresValerie GarciaSuzana GomezJose L. GuevaraGregory C. Hiett

Ryan S. O’LearyCameron L. RaschkeLinda D. Rodriguez

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTSKelley M. AkinsLinda S. Al-HannaRobert W. ArmstrongBenedict L. BebberJuan P. BlancoChristian A. BorregoDesiree M. CamposAngel E. CancinoClaudia CarrilloAnthony M. CoronaDaniel A. CortesMarshal S. De MunbrunArturo S. DesantiagoLeah N. DiazBlake S. DuncanElizabeth A. EdmundsKelly M. EoffVictoria C. EstradaMaria G. FernandezCharity D. FooteDuane GalindoKristal GarciaMarisela GarciaAlejandra Garcia-Baez

Jennifer GardeaCamila Gonzalez RiveraYvette GuerecaMaricarmen HernandezSharon KimNathaniel J. LongAndrea N. LopezPhillip D. LujanJake MaciasElsa MartinMargaret R. McfaddenPriscilla MelendezKarla H. MerazAldo MonterreyVirginia MontesMayra M. NavaNora D. OrozcoAdriana OrpinelaLluvia N. ParralJoseph R. PenaRamon PenaLily PerezBrian D. PiperOscar R. Quezada

Yanawi B. QuinonesCandelaria ReyesMichael J. RosenbaumNubia SalasLaura N. SambranoNatalie A. Scenters-ZapicoAlexander J. SeufertMelissa K. SobeyElva N. StrobachCarlos A. TarinAmy L. ThomasIvan TorresMariana ValdesDenise I. ValdezAngel ValdezChristine ValtierraFrancia I. VillagranOscar VillanuevaRicardo VillescasBenjamin H. WalkerEdith E. YanezGlen R. Zubia

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERINGArianna AcostaFrancisco AlvarezDaniel AvilaJonathan C. ContrerasJose M. CorderoGilberto Corona

Jaime R. De la CruzMario A. FrancoAdan GarciaJonathan M. GutierrezHector A. HernandezJessica M. Jimenez

Luis D. MaldonadoMaria V. MorenoBlanca M. MurgaDanny W. MuseJuan C. Stroud

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SCHOOL OF NURSINGSara A. AbercrombieLinda S. AllynRafael I. AmezagaIrma C. AnsalmoEllen G. BridgerReagan K. BryanMarcia ChavezLaurie A. CooperRachel D. DecaturLucia DiazGenevieve B. ErispeBlanca Y. EstradaAna C. FloresMara Y. FloresBryan A. GarciaJean A. GeorgesErica P. Gonzalez

Kelly A. GuileLaura S. Jaquez- DeBustillosLaJuana C. JonesHeidi E. KaufmannPriscilla A. LopezVivian A. LopezJamie L. MccormickRuben MedranoNicole M. MorenoTraci C. OdomXinyan OkadaAna M. PenaCarina PenaHector D. PinaCassie Porter

Kristal L. ProvenzolaSaul I. RamirezKandi L. RobertsonJessica L. RogersNicole B. RossDon J. SanchezRaul SandovalJohn Bryan S. SerranoAmelinda SmithFrank L. TateGabriela A. UrangaClaudia ValenzuelaMargaret Vidal-KutinRachel R. WalkerKimberly A. WeatherleyDanielle Zarret

UNIVERSITY COLLEGEMargarita BayonaLeah D. EberleYaneli FernandezArturo Gomez

Edward A. HernandezJennifer N. HeronimusMelody R. LefeberIliana Y. Lucero

Shannon G. StoneMargarita VargasAshley R. Velasquez

COLLEGE OF SCIENCELizath AguinigaAmorita M. ArmendarizPaloma A. BeckerWeronika P. BloczynskaManuel ColoradoFernando A. DovalJoshua P. FrederickRaena A. Furtado

Lauren K. GarciaDiana GomezJennifer J. HamlynJoe E. LuevanoJoshua G. MartinezVeronica M. MooreJustine M. MurrayGina A. Ramirez

Yamil RamosEdgar M. RetanaAna K. SernaDanial A. SolejaMiriam VazquezAlbert VieraJessica A. WestinChelsey A. Williams

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SENIOR HONORS CANDIDATESGRADUATING IN MAY 20�0

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONDacia Aguirre DarancouAlberto CalderonRoman CatarinoBeata ChanCristina CorralKaylie CrozierValeria FernandezMonica GarciaErick Gomez

Erick Isaac Gomez Erin HoughtonCheryl Lynn Hutton-Tellez Adrian LealAlejandra LeonDaniel MontoyaMarcela Moreno MontoyaCarlos Natividad LiconRobert Arturo Ochoa

Wendolyn RiosEsther Marie Robinson Phillip TrevizoGraciela VallesGraciela Veliz SolisSaul Venegas

COLLEGE OF EDUCATIONMelissa Aguilera MartinezEric AlvarezSonia AlvarezCynthia AraujoPriscilla ArguellesLisa ArrasCynthia ArzateMaria AvilaVeronica Aviles Tracy Baeza Alexis Barron Carla Briones Rebecca Brooks Eduardo Cardona Gladys Carpio Enedina Carreon Fernando Chasco Yesica Chavez Adam Colley Judith Contreras Alba Cordova Natalie Corral Ana Crawford Lorraine Cruz Karla De La Torre Diana De Santiago Alexandra Diaz Vanessa Diaz Bianca Dominguez Silvia Dorador

Melissa Fernandez Mary Ferrante Eliana Flores Leiso Galindo Joey Gamez Armando Garcia Monica Garcia Victoria Garcia Viridiana Garcia Socorro Giron Maria Gonzalez Crystal Green Monica Guerra Sandra Guerrero Amy Gutierrez Andrea Gutierrez Carole Gutierrez Joanne Gutierrez Jessica Hernandez Maria Hernandez Lorraine Herrera Patricia Jasso Sandra Jasso Jesus Leal Ana Lewis Valerie Licon Shannon Lockett Roberto Lopez Viviana Losoya Laura Lozano Marisela Lujan

Dalia Luna Erika Macias Tasha Manaway Heather Mapes Claudia Martinez Ricardo Martinez Melinda Mata Bonnie Maynes Sharon McNair Maria Meza Kimberly MinyardPatricia Miranda Belinda Montelongo Julio Mora Elda Morales Jessica Munoz Claudia Navarrete Kimberly Nazario Adriana Olivas Melinda Olivas George Olvera Jessica Olvera Ana Ortega Laura Palacios Cassandra Parada Lorena Peralez Sylvia Pizarro Marne Ponce Anabel Posada Yvette Quintanilla Nancy Quiz

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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Alexander AguirreEric AlmedaSean AlvaradoKrista AmatoTomas BermeaMaria CastroOscar ChavezJavier De JesusMarcus EarleyIsaac FernandezCarlos Fuentes

Alejandra GallegosRaymundo GuardadoRuben GuillenStefan HempelVania LariosAlberto MaciasDavid MirelesCarlos MontalvoSylvia NatividadJavier Navar PayanEdgar Padilla

Heber PrietoAyla RamosAlfredo RiveraSalvador RodriguezSinohe RodriguezJessica RomoJuan Saavedra CisnerosRobert SotoMichael StewardLaura StylesAbraham TrujilloErich Warren

Alejandra AcostaAdrian AguirreAngelica AguirreLaura AndradeAstrid ArciniegaAlan ArellanoAna ArreolaMariana AunAlejandro BaezaClaudette BarraganDominique BringasJonathan BurtonTania Cabildo

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTSMaria CalancheAngel CancinoKimberly CarpenterMartha ChavezSofia ChavezChristina Del HoyoPorfirio DiazPriscilla DuranNicolette EggemeyerLizette EspinosaSonia EsquivelVictoria EstradaSandra Flores

Christina GalvanApril GarciaNancy GarciaSusana GarciaMichael GomezAndrea GonzalezTracy GonzalezFrancis HernandezJoshua HernandezReyna HernandezRosa HernandezYvianna HernandezVelia Herren

COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCESVeronica BrionesJennifer CamposPatricia CanoRyan CasaoRamon CastanedaEduardo CenicerosGeorgina ChairezAmber ColtraneAlberto Figueroa

Tonya FloresRebecca GamboaSamantha GarzaYvette GuerraHeather HollinsworthJesus LlamasSarah MartelTravis McMickenLaura Parra

Janelle Posey-GreenCynthia RangelChristian RawlinsMatthew RossCarlos TorresCristina ValenzuelaMichelle Williams

Fabian Ramirez Michelle Rede Danielle Riddick Vitalia Rocha Guadalupe Rodriguez Karla Rodriguez Esperanza Ruiz Ana Salazar

Lizeth Salazar Venessa Salinas Lorraine Shetty David Sims Maria Sisniega Laura Stanley Valerie TibuniMiriam Torres

Sandra TrujilloCynthia ValdezNorma ValdezAndrea VasquezIsela VelazquezLeticia VillelaYadira VitelaJoan Williams

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SCHOOL OF NURSING

Maribel ArredondoSonja Y. AliyasJennifer E. AustinAmorette C. BenavidesAnnely E BurgamyRicardo D. CarrilloRicardo CarrilloLoretta A. CarruthersAna L. CenicerosAnnette M. DozalJorge E. EspinoElvis S. EbakoWilliam J. GloverMaria D. Hernandez

Rebecca R. HernandezKimberly P. HoltValentina IsaacAnna L. JaquezJustine E. JimenezAntoinette D. LaFranceCrystal M. LanderosAlynna A. ManriquezLaura MarquezCynthia V. MartinezMiguel A. MartinezCharity M. Mendenhall Sarah N. NelsonAngel Pagan

Nora P. PedrazaJesus E. PerezMadeline R. PinedaAlex E. PortilloErick Del PozoMelissa N. RangelMonica M. Reno Omar RodriguezJoanna C. SilvaJune H. SnarrNorma I. TarangoKraig S. WhiteCori S. Wilson

COLLEGE OF SCIENCEPaulina AstiazaranJaime CamachoAdrian DelgadoRobert DominguezCharles DriskellElizabeth EspinozaRichard EversJuan GarciaCourtney HalowJoel Isais

Natali JacquezMaryam KalantarianMajid KarbojiHugo KatoCarlos LoyaCorina MarrufoDavid McPhersonFrancisco MelendezGriselda MelendezStacey Moreno

Jesus OrtegaErika PinedoStephanie RamosAdrian RetaJacqueline RinconBlanca RubioLela RuckPaul Rafael SabandalSteve StewartClara Velasquez

UNIVERSITY COLLEGEClara AlvaradoHector E. BalcazarRichard C. Foust

Elijah M. GilbertCatharine A. GrahmCesar D. Liriano

Oscar Payan, JrAaron TarinRebecca L. White

Alexandro HerreraAngelica HerreraChristopher HolguinClarissa JaimeAdam JimenezAnthony JimenezSyretta JimenezVeronica JohnsonKirsten KadlecDavi KallmanStephanie LaizeDaisey LobatosRamon LuceroGeorge MansouratyLinda MarquezNicole Martinez

Vanessa MartinezCarmen MezaMaria MontoyaRodolfo MunozNancy OrtegaMichelle PacillasFrancisco PallaresJose PonceVictoria RamirezAdan RodriguezOrlando RodriguezSara RodriguezVanessa RomeroRebeca RosalesSilvia Royval De VillaLorenzo Rubio

Andres SanchezLuis SanchezMireya SandovalThelma SernaElisa SierraVeronica SimondsSamuel SosaRachel TrautmanHilda TurnerJesus VallesCarlos VargasRicardo VilardellJennifer VillaZachary Zuniga

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UNIVERSITY ANDDEPARTMENT AWARDS

accountingGreg Surette ......................................Outstanding Graduate Student in AccountingAlberto Calderon .................................................. Outstanding Senior in Accounting

african american studies ProgramBrandon Girrard-Kidd Jordan ......................................Dr. Carter G. Woodson Award

artJose Luis Ponce ............................................... Outstanding Senior in Graphic DesignLuis R. Porras-Garcia .................................................. Outstanding Senior in Painting

center for Inter-american and Border studiesJohn Meza ................................................................. Outstanding Graduate Student in Latin American and Border StudiesLorena Tabares ............... Outstanding Senior in Latin American and Border StudiesMirel Argueta .................................... Center for Inter-American and Border Studies Professional Achievement AwardAmaris DelCarmen Guzmán ........................................ Outstanding Graduate Thesis in Latin American and Border Studies

chicano studiesIvo Gomez ...................................................... Outstanding Senior in Chicano Studies

clinical laboratory science Ryan R. Casao ..............................Outstanding Senior in Clinical Laboratory Science

communication Anthony Michael Jimenez ...............Outstanding Senior in Communication StudiesSofía Isabel Chávez Barraso ........................ Outstanding Senior in Electronic MediaJuan Pablo Blanco .....................................Outstanding Senior in Media AdvertisingDavi Israel Kallman ..................................Outstanding Senior in Organizational and Corporate CommunicationLizette Angelica Espinoza ....................................Outstanding Senior in Print Media

computer scienceJaime C. Acosta ....................... Outstanding Graduate Student in Computer ScienceHugo D. Porras .......................................... Outstanding Senior in Computer ScienceAna Quevedo ..............................................................................Ron Challman AwardAmritam Sarcar .......................... Outstanding Graduate Thesis in Computer Science

creative Writing Diego J. Bustos Deaza ...............Outstanding Graduate Student in Creative WritingNatalie Adel Scenters-Zapico .......................Outstanding Senior in Creative Writing

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criminal Justice Program Marshal Stephen DeMunbrun ...................... Outstanding Senior in Criminal Justice

economics and Finance Lee Allison ...................................................................Outstanding Senior in Finance

education Melody Bolton .................................. Outstanding Senior in Education (co-recipient)Silvia Dorador ................................... Outstanding Senior in Education (co-recipient)Esmeralda Subia ............................... Outstanding Senior in Education (co-recipient)

educational Psychology and special servicesAshley Mansfield ......................................................... Outstanding Graduate Student in Educational DiagnosticianFizza T. Munaim .......................................................... Outstanding Graduate Student in Guidance and CounselingMarisela Ramos ........................ Outstanding Graduate Student in Special EducationTiffany Harris ................................................Outstanding Senior in Special Education

engineeringAlejandra Sandoval ......................................................... Society of Women Engineers Student Chapter 20�0 Award

englishAmanda E. Cuellar ...................................................... Outstanding Graduate Student in English and American LiteratureCarmen Marie Meza ............ Outstanding Senior in English and American LiteratureSandra Flores ........................................Outstanding Senior in English Language ArtsNikki Agee ......................Outstanding Graduate Thesis in Rhetoric & Writing Studies

HistoryScott Comar ................................................ Outstanding Graduate Student in HistoryLorenzo Armando Rubio ...............................................Outstanding Senior in HistoryEdith Estrada Yañez .................................... Outstanding History Department CitizenScott Comar ................................................... Outstanding Graduate Thesis in History

Industrial, manufacturing and systems engineeringDelia Villanueva ................Outstanding Graduate Student in Industrial EngineeringJesus Mendoza ............................................................ Outstanding Graduate Student in Manufacturing EngineeringJuan Saavedra ...................................... Outstanding Senior in Industrial EngineeringJuan Saavedra ...................................................... Outstanding Industrial Engineering Peer Mentor and Leader AwardNoel Chavez .......................................................... Outstanding Industrial Engineering Senior Design Project AwardSalvador Cordero ................................................. Outstanding Industrial Engineering Senior Design Project AwardFrancisco Villegas ................................................. Outstanding Industrial Engineering Senior Design Project Award

Intelligence and national security studiesDaniel Miranda ........................................................... Outstanding Graduate Student in International and National Security Studies

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Inter-american Jewish studies ProgramStephanie Laize ....................... Outstanding Senior in Inter-American Jewish Studies

KinesiologyHeather R. Hollinsworth ............................... Outstanding Senior in Exercise ScienceGregory C. Hiett ........................................Outstanding Senior in Physical EducationChristopher R. Estrada .........................Outstanding Graduate Thesis in Kinesiology

languages and linguisticsNancy Patricia Garcia ................................................... Outstanding Senior in FrenchSylvia Estella Royval de Villa .......................................Outstanding Senior in SpanishMarina Kalashnikova ............................. Outstanding Graduate Thesis in Linguistics

leadership studiesTravis Votaw ............................Outstanding Graduate Student in Leadership Studies

marketing and managementAlexis A. Dowling ...............Outstanding Graduate Student in International BusinessPilar Correa ...................................................Outstanding Senior in Human ResourcesDacia Aguirre-Darancon .....................................Outstanding Senior in ManagementCristina Corral ...........................................................Outstanding Senior in Marketing

materials and metallurgical engineeringSara M. Gaytan ....................................... Outstanding Graduate Student in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering (co-recipient)Brenda I. Machado ................................. Outstanding Graduate Student in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering (co-recipient)Jonathan Contreras ........................................... Outstanding Senior in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering Krista Amato .........................The Henry P. & Margaret F. Ehrlinger Memorial AwardSylvia L. Natividad .................The Henry P. & Margaret F. Ehrlinger Memorial AwardBrenda I. Machado .....................................Outstanding Graduate Thesis in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering

mathematical sciencesTami K. Dashley ................................ Outstanding Graduate Student in MathematicsAngel Davalos ..........................................Outstanding Graduate Student in StatisticsCesar Garza-Garza............... Outstanding Graduate Thesis in Mathematical Sciences

musicRebeca Rosales ...............................................Outstanding Senior in Music EducationDuncan Blake ........................ Outstanding Senior in Music Theory and Composition

nursingMelissa Hilliard ............................................................ Outstanding Graduate Student in Nursing Clinical SpecialistElaine Whaley .............................................................. Outstanding Graduate Student in Nursing Systems ManagementRuben Medrano ............................................................Outstanding Senior in Nursing

PhilosophyFrancisco Javier Pallares .......................................... Outstanding Senior in PhilosophyCrisol Escobedo .......................................Outstanding Graduate Thesis in Philosophy

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Physical therapyChristin Ann Boswell ................ Outstanding Graduate Student in Physical Therapy

Political scienceDouglas Block .............................Outstanding Graduate Student in Political ScienceGeorge Mansouraty ...................................... Outstanding Senior in Political ScienceIrene R. Mendoza ..........................Outstanding Graduate Thesis in Political Science

PsychologyBelem G. López ...................................................... Outstanding Senior in Psychology

Public administrationMirjana Babic ....................Outstanding Graduate Student in Public Administration (co-recipient)Dawa Penjor .....................Outstanding Graduate Student in Public Administration (co-recipient)Christopher D. Celaya ............. Outstanding Public Administration Research Award (co-recipient)Elizabeth De La O .................... Outstanding Public Administration Research Award (co-recipient)Miguel A. Zamora ................... Outstanding Public Administration Research Award (co-recipient)

Public Health sciencesErika Gonzalez Beltran ......................................... Outstanding Graduate Student in Border and Hispanic HealthErika Gonzalez Beltran ............................................ Outstanding Graduate Thesis in Public Health Sciences

social WorkRebecca Gamboa ................................................... Outstanding Achievement AwardVeronica Briones ..................................................Outstanding Senior in Social Work

sociology and anthropologyRocio C. Lemus Rodriguez ................... Outstanding Graduate Student in SociologyNancy Ortega ...................................................Outstanding Senior in AnthropologySamuel Sosa ............................................................ Outstanding Senior in Sociology

speech language PathologyAilbhe T. Cormack-Aboud ..................................... Outstanding Graduate Student in Speech Language Pathology

theatre and danceLinda Marquez .............................................................. Outstanding Senior in DanceOrlando Felipe Rodriguez ..........Outstanding Senior in Theatre Arts: Tech & Design

Women’s studies ProgramCarmen Marie Meza .................................... Outstanding Senior in Women’s Studies

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CONFERENCE USA AWARDSconference usa commissioner’s academic medalAwarded to student-athletes who achieve a �.7� cumulative GPA or above

FootballRyan Lasky .................................................................................................. UndeclaredYahchaaroah Lightbourne Stuart ........................................ Multidisciplinary StudiesCameron Raschke ..................................................................... Occupational TherapyMichael Scott ......................................................................... Business Administration

men’s BasketballIsaac Gordon ..................................................................................................... Finance

Women’s BasketballDeanna Key ................................................................................................ UndeclaredMarta Micula ......................................................................... Business Administration

Women’s soccerMelissa Desilets ..............................................................................................ChemistryTess Hall ...................................................................................................... UndeclaredSkye Schultz ................................................................................................ Undeclared

Women’s volleyballMarie-Therese Joyce ............................................................................CommunicationKeanne Langford .............................................................................................. History

men’s track and FieldSolomon Gardea ......................................................................................... UndeclaredRodrigo Maldonado .............................................................. Business AdministrationRobert Menjo ...........................................................................................Mathematics

Women’s softballAshley Collazo ................................................................................................... ScienceKelynn Frye ................................................................................................. UndeclaredKayla Oranger ....................................................................... Business AdministrationStacie Townsend .................................................................... Business AdministrationJessica Villanueva .............................................................................................. ScienceKayleigh Walts ............................................................................................Kinesiology

men’s GolfGerardo Castrellon ............................................................... Business AdministrationHJ Roberts .............................................................................. Business Administration

Women’s GolfDeborah Martinez ................................................................. Business Administration

Women’s tennisVeronika Makashov ................................................................................... UndeclaredAlix Moncada .............................................................................................. Undeclared

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conference usa commissioner’s Honor rollAwarded to student-athletes who achieve a �.0 cumulative GPA or above

FootballAdam Ayala ................................................................................................ UndeclaredJoseph Banyard .................................................................... Multidisciplinary StudiesRay Calhoun ................................................................................................ UndeclaredGregory Hiett ..............................................................................................KinesiologyKorey Jarka ............................................................................ Business AdministrationBrandon Jordan ................................................................................... Criminal JusticeRyan Lasky .................................................................................................. UndeclaredYahchaaroah Lightbourne Stuart ........................................ Multidisciplinary StudiesJulio Lopez ......................................................................................................... HistoryKevin Lopez ........................................................................... Business AdministrationNathan McCage ..........................................................................................KinesiologyJonathan Moore ..................................................................................Political ScienceRuben Munoz ...................................................................................... Criminal JusticeMario Nunez ............................................................................................... UndeclaredJoseph Ortiz .......................................................................... Multidisciplinary StudiesCameron Raschke ..................................................................... Occupational TherapyGermard Reed ............................................................................................ UndeclaredMichael Scott ......................................................................... Business AdministrationJeremy Springer ..................................................................... Business AdministrationAndrew Thomas ......................................................................................... UndeclaredCraig Wenrick ............................................................................................. UndeclaredKyle Wright ..........................................................................................Communication

men’s BasketballIsaac Gordon ..................................................................................................... FinanceGabriel McCulley ................................................................................. Criminal JusticeEric Munoz ............................................................................. Business Administration

Women’s BasketballBaiba Eglite ..........................................................................................CommunicationKayla Guidry ......................................................................... Multidisciplinary StudiesDeanna Key ................................................................................................ UndeclaredMarta Micula ......................................................................... Business AdministrationAnete Steinberga ....................................................................................... UndeclaredSviatlana Trukshanina ........................................................... Business AdministrationTracy Wittebolle ................................................................... Multidisciplinary Studies

Women’s soccerChandra Bednar .........................................................................................KinesiologyMelissa Desilets ..............................................................................................ChemistryKatherine Dorman ........................................................................................... NursingJordan Freiberg ..........................................................................................KinesiologyBrittany Gonzalez ................................................................. Multidisciplinary StudiesTess Hall ...................................................................................................... UndeclaredAnoop Josan ......................................................................... Multidisciplinary StudiesSara Kaltwasser ..........................................................................................Kinesiology

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Brittany Kindzierski .................................................................................... UndeclaredAmanda Jo Radcliffe ...................................................................................PsychologySkye Schultz ................................................................................................ UndeclaredShelbi Spooner ........................................................................................... UndeclaredBrittany Vacca .............................................................................................KinesiologyChelsea Winbush ............................................................................................... English

Women’s volleyballIrma Blanco ...................................................................................... Health PromotionCassandra Burruel .............................................................................................BiologyCatherine Chavez ................................................................................ Health SciencesPatricia Jarmoc ..................................................................................................BiologyMarie-Therese Joyce ............................................................................CommunicationKeanne Langford .............................................................................................. HistoryBridget Logan ................................................................................................ChemistryDaidre Mendenhall ........................................................................................... ScienceKyla Muela ............................................................................ Multidisciplinary StudiesAshley Mullens ........................................................................................... UndeclaredJennifer Nolasco .........................................................................................KinesiologyMelissa Toth ................................................................................................ Undeclared

men’s track and FieldAdesuji Adeniyan ............................................................................................ GeologyAggrey Chirchir ..................................................................... Business AdministrationJustice Chirchir ................................................................................................... ScienceHans Eriksson ..............................................................................................KinesiologyDimitrios Fylladitakis ............................................................. Business AdministrationSolomon Gardea ......................................................................................... UndeclaredRodrigo Maldonado .............................................................. Business AdministrationFelix Maritim ............................................................................................... UndeclaredRobert Menjo ...........................................................................................MathematicsPatrick Mutai .................................................................................................... NursingAlan Pando ................................................................................................. UndeclaredCesar Ramirez ...........................................................................................Mathematics

Women’s track and FieldEndurance Abinuwa ............................................................. Multidisciplinary StudiesDelia Cesar ........................................................................................................ NursingSiobhian Crain ............................................................................................KinesiologyKarina Garcia ........................................................................ Multidisciplinary StudiesRisper Kimaiyo .................................................................................................. NursingKim Martinez .............................................................................................. UndeclaredAmanda Pulido ....................................................................................Communication

Women’s softballCamilla Carrera ...........................................................................................KinesiologyCrystal Carrion ............................................................................................ UndeclaredAshley Collazo ................................................................................................... ScienceKelly Curran ........................................................................... Business AdministrationKelynn Frye ................................................................................................. Undeclared

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Joanna Krienitz .......................................................................................... UndeclaredChelsea Mayer .............................................................................................PsychologyKayla Oranger ....................................................................... Business AdministrationJennifer Stalter ..................................................................................................BiologyStacie Townsend .................................................................... Business AdministrationJessica Villanueva .............................................................................................. ScienceKayleigh Walts ............................................................................................KinesiologyCourtney Ware ........................................................................................... Undeclared

men’s GolfGerardo Castrellon ................................................................ Business AdministrationRyan Fioretti ............................................................................................... UndeclaredDevin Miertschin ............................................................................................... HistoryChristopher Ortiz ........................................................................................ UndeclaredDavid Persons ........................................................................ Business AdministrationHJ Roberts .............................................................................. Business AdministrationRoss Rotwein ......................................................................... Business AdministrationRichard Taff ........................................................................... Business Administration

Women’s GolfSamantha Garza .........................................................................................KinesiologyRosa Gomez Valdor .............................................................. Multidisciplinary StudiesStephanie Herrera ................................................................. Business AdministrationShang-Fan Huang .................................................................. Business AdministrationDeborah Martinez ................................................................. Business AdministrationTeresa Nogues ....................................................................... Business AdministrationAna Pastor Pinilla .................................................................. Business AdministrationElizabeth Sobczak ................................................................. Business Administration

Women’s tennisWeronika Bloczynska ........................................................................................BiologyAmber Brightly ..................................................................................................BiologyAdriana Fuentes .................................................................... Business AdministrationAlexandra Glebova ............................................................... Multidisciplinary StudiesAustin Lavallii ............................................................................................. UndeclaredVeronika Makashov ................................................................................... UndeclaredCarla Murguia ........................................................................ Business AdministrationMegan Pritchard .................................................................... Business AdministrationMartina Trierweiler .................................................................................... Undeclared

Women’s rifleMorgan Glenn ............................................................................................KinesiologyAlix Moncada .............................................................................................. UndeclaredHannah Muegge ........................................................................................ UndeclaredAndrea Palafox Lopez ................................................................................ Undeclared

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UNIVERSITY HONORS PROGRAMGRADUATES 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 being 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 �8 hours of honors credit; or the University Honors Degree, requiring �0 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 �� percent of their high school class or have achieved a superior score on the SAT or ACT. A �.� cumulative grade point average is the criterion for admitting current UTEP or transfer students.

UNIVERSITY OUTSTANDING GRADUATE THESIS AND DISSERTATION AWARDS

outstanding Graduate thesis - engineering, science, Health sciences, and nursing Nazila Hafezi, Master of Science, Electrical Engineering“An Integrated Software Package for Model-Based Neuro-Fuzzy Classification of Small Airway Dysfunction”Dr. Homer Nazeran, Thesis Supervisor

outstanding Graduate thesis - Humanities, social and Behavioral sciences, arts, Business and educationNikki Ann Agee, Master of Arts, English Rhetoric and Writing Studies“Silent Subjects: Silence in Theories of Subjectivity”Dr. Helen Foster, Thesis Supervisor

outstanding doctoral dissertation - engineering, science, and Health sciencesJaime Cesar Acosta, Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science“Using Emotion to Gain Rapport in a Spoken Dialog System”Dr. Nigel Ward, Dissertation Supervisor

outstanding doctoral dissertation - Humanities, social and Behavioral sciences, Business and educationHendrik de Heer, Doctor of Philosophy, Psychology“Project L.E.A.N.: An After-School Health and Exercise Program for Elementary School Children in El Paso, Texas”Dr. Osvaldo Morera, Dissertation Supervisor

university Honors Program Honors degree recipients, Fall 2009Daniel K. Ahluwalia ..................................................................... Accounting/FinanceLinda S. Al-Hanna .....................................................................................................ArtChristian A. Borrego ........................ Organizational and Corporate CommunicationDevonette P. Desmond ......................................................... Multidisciplinary Studies

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university Honors Program Honors certificate recipients, Fall 2009Paloma A. Becker .......................................................................................Pre-NursingJustine T. Bohm .............................................................................. Biological SciencesJonarida G. Buyayo ....................................................................................Pre-NursingLeah N. Diaz ............................................................. English and American LiteratureYvette Guereca ............................................................................................Psychology

university Honors Program Honors degree candidates, spring 2010Alejandra Maria Acosta .................. Organizational and Corporate CommunicationElizabeth De Leon ................................................................. Interdisciplinary StudiesSonia Esquivel .......................................................... English and American LiteratureCynthia Ann Gabaldon .................................................................................ChemistrySofia Eugenia Guzman .................................................................................MarketingAmjad Khaled Ismail ............................................................. Business AdministrationDavi Israel Kallman .......................... Organizational and Corporate CommunicationJesus Christian Ortega ............................................................................. MicrobiologyJavier Rios ................................................................................................ MicrobiologyAlfredo Rivera ...................................................................................Civil Engineering

university Honors Program Honors certificate candidates, spring 2010Kristina Aguilera ..................................................................................... MicrobiologyValeria M. Fernandez ....................................................................................... FinanceYessenia I. Garcia ..................................................................................... MicrobiologyVelia Herren .................................................................................................PsychologyNicole Josephine Martinez ......................................................................... PhilosophyFrancisco Javier Melendez ...............................................................Biological ScienceDaniel Albert Montoya ...........................................................Economics and FinanceMaegan Renee Ramirez .....................................................................Creative WritingMaria N. Rodriguez ................................................................................ Education �-8Jonathan Saldivar .........................................................................................MarketingKarina Schnittker ..............................................................................Biological Science

university Honors Program Honors degree candidates, summer 2010Ana Maria Garcia .................................................................................... Microbiology

university Honors Program Honors senior thesis, spring 2010Maegan Renee Ramirez .....................................................................Creative WritingKarina Schnittker ..............................................................................Biological Science

Houston endowment scholars, 2009-2010Joshua M. Baca ...........................................................................................KinesiologyAnaMaria L. Garcia .................................................................................. MicrobiologySofia E. Guzman ...........................................................................................MarketingMarjorie A. Ingle ...................................................................Mechanical EngineeringNarges K. Kalantarian .................................................................... Biological SciencesMaryam Kalantarian ...................................................................... Biological SciencesJuan C. Lopez .........................................................................Mechanical EngineeringNicole J. Martinez ........................................................................................ PhilosophyKendra D. McCray .......................................................................... Biological SciencesRicardo McCreary ..........................................................................................ChemistryFrancisco J. Melendez .................................................................... Biological SciencesRocio J. Orozco ................................................................................................. NursingMaegan R. Ramirez ............................................................................Creative WritingJacaranda Solis ........................................................................................ Microbiology

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university Honors councilThe University Honors Council is the representative student body of the University Honors Program. Besides focusing on working with the University Honors Program it focus on three core areas of student involvement: community service, campus involvement and fundraising.

President ............................................................................................Nicole MartinezVice President ..........................................................................................Melissa PenaTreasurer ............................................................................................. Jesus NavarreteSecretary ................................................................................................... Ceasar PerezStaff Advisor ........................................................................................... Terri Ramirez Staff Advisor ......................................................................................Vanessa Antunez Historian ........................................................................................... Michelle SerranoCommunity Service Chair ................................................................ Stephanie Correa

Mirna N. AcevedoAlejandra AcostaRain M. ArredondoDiana A. ArrietaJonathan CandelariaAndrea N. CarrilloAntonio I. CifuentesAlberto DelgadoAlba E. Dominguez- ArriagaMelissa DuranBlanca E. DuranMarco A. FavelaEsthela GallardoJeanette Galvan

Wendy GalvanAlejandra I. GarciaOscar GarciaGerrod D. GomezSharon L. GonzalezHermila HernandezJorge A. JimenezRyan B. LeeDorian LuceroMichael A. MaloneyJohn MoralesAlice M. MorrisJessica L. MorrisDerrick OaxacaMarco C. Quiroz

university Honors Program

Jennifer M. AbramsMirna N. Acevedo Alejandra AcostaCrystal AcostaOlufemi B. AdenijiLuz B. AguayoKristina Y. Aguilera Daniel K. AhluwaliaJaime A. AhluwaliaLinda S. Al-HannaRasha A. Al-najdawiDanielle N. AragonRain M. Arredondo Diana A. ArrietaAlexandra ArteagaChristian A. AsenciaSandra Aziz

Joshua BacaJose BaezaThomas M. Baker David M. BarryJennifer C. BeelerChristina BelioSebastian P. BelliardMario J. BencomoJonarida G. BuyayoFernando A. CamachoKassandra R. CamposRodolfo R. Canizales CollazoAndrea CarrilloSylvia CarrollXochitl S. CastroJonathan J. Childress

Melissa R. ClarkStephanie Correa Norma L. CruzKayla CuthbertsonAlejandro De La PenaCynthia J. De La RosaElizabeth De LeonSamantha L. DelgadilloMonica DelgadoDevonette P. DesmondAlba E. Dominguez- ArriagaDolores DoradoThalia DuarteMelissa Duran Stephen A. Duran-TobiasJonathan Enchinton

April J. RiveraLuis M. RodarteHaydee G. RodriguezMaria N. RodriguezJonathan SaldivarRichard G. SamplesCelina R. SignerMelissa SpearTaryn SwopesJonathan TalvarezMercy E. UwakweSonia C. ValadezSarah ValenzuelaAudrey N. Westcott

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Alan G. EscobedoSandra EsparzaSonia EsquivelLauren B. FalcoMarco A. FavelaValeria M. FernandezKarla K. FrietzeCynthia A. GabaldonDuane D. GalindoJeanette Galvan Wendy Galvan Alejandra I. GarciaAna M. GarciaKimberly GarciaRyan GarciaYessenia I. GarciaAmanda GerardoGerrod D. GomezHannah E. GonzalezJazmin GonzalezRafael S. GonzalezSharon L. GonzalezAngelica M. Gonzalez Carrie E. GreenCristina GutierrezHector GutierrezSofia E. GuzmanDaniel L. HarbisonTimothy J. HeiseHermila HernandezIvette HernandezYmaliz HernandezVelia HerrenNadia HerreraMona M. HeydarianNazanin M. HeydarianRoxana HigaredaMahria IbanezMarjorie A. IngleAmjad K. IsmailCecilia JaraMaryam KalantarianNarges KalantarianDavi I. KallmanEithan KotkowskiNatalia KovtunovaErnesto LiconCody Logsdon

Juan C. LopezElizabeth LujanLuz M. LunaLeslie Luna De LaraClaudia Luna-EvansMaria I. MaciasDeborah MartinezMartha I. MartinezNicole J. MartinezAlyse N. Matlok Brittney E. McBrideCameron McBrideRenata MedinaFrancisco J. MelendezCarmen M. MezaJose A. MoncadaVictoria S. Montalvo Daniel A. MontoyaAxel MoreiraGeorge O. MorenoStephanie MorenoJessica L. MorrisHannah I. Muegge Carlos Natividad LiconJesus NavarreteAlexandra P. NavarroMariel B. Ochoa Ashley B. OlivasRocio J. Orozco-RuizJesus C. OrtegaJeanette A. OrtizPablo L. PadillaMelissa E. PenaTerry L. PeoplesCesar PerezVanny E. PerezEdgar PicazoRamiro PinonKarla PrietoJudith QuijasJanet QuirozMaegan R. RamirezJennifer C. RamosJulio C. RangelTalia RayaDylan K. RichardsJacqueline A. RinconJavier S. Rios

Alfredo RiveraApril J. RiveraGerado RiveraKarla E. RiveraRita R. Robles Diana K. RodriguezHaydee RodriguezLeann RodriguezMaria N. RodriguezPaige A. RodriguezLuis A. RubioJonathan SaldivarTakla SalibaElisa M. SamaniegoKarina SchnittkerMichelle SerranoMyriam SetraPauline ShomanNicole S. SimonsVictor M. SiqueirosVictor SolerJacaranda SolisCynthia A. SosaMelissa L. SpearCaroline StoneRene C. StricklandDiana A. TafoyaJonathan I. TavarezAlysia J. Tipton-AlcalaMoises TovancheAmanda K. Tse Ana L. UriasMercy E. UwakweSonia C. ValadezSarah ValenzuelaClaudia VargasJessica VelizLuis VicenteMagda VillaRoberto Vina-MarrufoJoshua E. VincentKaighley N. Walts Benjamin L. WilliamsRebecca M. Witter Amy L. WittmannChangho Yi

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HONOR SOCIETIESUNIVERSITY HONOR SOCIETIES

alpha chiInterdisciplinary society with around �00 chapters nationwide whose purpose is to promote academic excellence and good character among college and university students. Inductees are juniors, seniors, and graduate students from all disciplines with a top �0% standing. Membership in Alpha Chi is held for life. It recognizes previous accomplishments and provides opportunity for continued growth and service.

President .................................................................................................. Luis A. RubioFaculty Advisor ......................................................................................... Ezra CappellStaff Advisor ............................................................................................. David RuiterAssistant .............................................................................................Katrina MartinezAssistant ............................................................................................Elizabeth Zubiate

Sara Ann AbercrombieIbrahim AbumariaAndrea I. AguilarMarcela AguirreAlan B. ArellanoJessica ArmendarizPeter J. ArmentaAnna L. ArreolaBelen R. ArriagaWilliam C. BlackBianca L. BourgeoisCarla M. BrionesTiffany BrookerSusana M. CalderonSandra E. CamachoAaron M. CanoRaul U. CardenasLaura M. CarmonaCarlos CarrascoTeresa CassodayLeticia I. ChavezKristina CleavengerErika CorderoMonica DelgadoMarshal S. DemunbrunKatherine A. DiazLiliana DominguezRosemary R. EstebesSeren D. EstradaRekeisha J. EwingValene R. Faulkner Almendra FernandezMariana L. H. GamezDiana E. GarciaNancy P. GarciaRebecca Garcia

Alfonzo W. Garcia, Jr. William J. GloverDiana GomezJazmin GonzalezLisa GonzalezDeborah A. GrahamHeather R. GunnEric GutierrezLindsey HallMagda Hall Wade M. HarrellTeresa HedickeDeborah HernanadezDaniel H. Hernandez, Jr.Erin HodsonChristopher HoggardYeon Joo HwangAhmad IsmailAdam N. JimenezAnthony M. JimenezMichelle KaiserDavi KallmanMacey KennedyPaul LaPradeJennifer LiconSara D. LindstromJoshua M. LippincottNathaniel LongAlejandro LopezPriscilla LoyaVictoria LoyaRosa M. MacIntyreSusana Y. MaeseBonnie K. MafrasPablo A. MagdalenoGeorge Mansouraty

Daniel MarrufoTony J. MartinezRuben Medrano, Jr. Jose L. MenaJose E. MendezVictor E. MendezCarmen M. MezaEsther MonarrezGriselda MonrealLaura V. MontanezJuliaenne MunozGloria J. NievesMarta R. OlivasMichelle OlivasAngela D. OlmosJorge A. OropezaEduardo OrozcoRocio J. OrozcoAna I. OrtegaOlawale OsiAgueda L. OzambelaAmy C. PirkLuis A. PonceSteffi R. RamosMichael P. RiosHernan RiveraMichael M. RiveraBrenda RodarteRobert RodriguezClaudia RuizPaul R. SabandalRon A. SaksMaria R. Salas-MorielMelissa M. SanchezSamantha R. SaucedoLorena Sifuentes

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Paulette Acosta HayenRobert AlmendarezCecilia AmayaGissel ArandaDiana ArrietaErin AyubSandra AzizJoshua BacaOmar BakerBrennon BarajasPaola BarrazaLe Roy BatesChristina BelioYvette BetanceLuz BugarinFernando CamachoMonica CardenoGina CarrionMaria CastroVicent ChaparroItzel ChavarriaPatricia Colomo BarayFelipe De AlvaJesus De La CruzBianca DelgadoKatherine DiazAnnai EscobedoValerie FernandezManuel De Jesus GalvaMelissa GarciaAlejandro GarciaKimberly GarciaSamantha Garcia

Natalia GarzaPerla GonzalezGurrola ElliottHector GutierrezNakyo HeoChristina HernandezYmalyz HernandezRuby HerreraNadia HerreraKayla HinsonAndrea IbarraCatherine JonesVanessa JuarezNarges KalantarianAlex KoErika LaraKyung LeeVictor Loya-GarnicaLeslie Luna De LaraSusana MaesaKrytyl MayfieldBrenda MenchaElvia MendezAbraham Mendez- MunozThomas MinorNoelle MolinarCherell MooreAvelyn Murillo Catherine O’HaraSarah OlilvasAshley OlivasAmber Olivas

Giovanna OlivasApril PanatexAlma ParadaPaula PeralesRamiro PinonEva QuintanaMichael RamirezGerardo RodriguezLeann RodriguezStephanie RuckerJoshua RuizJanella SaadMarisa SalomonJose SanchezSamuel SanchezAshlie SandovalKimberlin SchnittkerCesar SegoviaEdmundo SilvaJamal SmithVictor SolerKarla SuarezJuan Trejo MartinezTeresa UrbinaMercy UwakweClaudia VargasAllison VegaJose VeletaJessica VelizCesar VenegasMarely Zamarro

alpha lambda deltaHonor society for UTEP students who have maintained a �.� or higher GPA and are in the top 20% of their class during their first year or term of higher education.

President .......................................................................................... Juan Carlos LopezVice President .................................................................................... Paola Silva PerezTreasurer .............................................................................................Rashad PritchettSecretary .............................................................................................. Ronni JohnstonFaculty Advisor .......................................................................................A. Kaay MillerStaff Advisor ...........................................................................................Joanne KroppHistorian ............................................................................................Sharon GonzalezCommunity Service .................................................................... Stephanie Hernandez Advertiser .............................................................................................Karina TerrazasWebmaster .................................................................................. Raul Cardenas CasasSenior Advisor ................................................................................. Jonathan SaldivarJunior Advisor .......................................................................................... Rocio Orozco

Lyndsey SlapeRandle UmehOlga M. ValenzuelaValerie Vasquez

Jennifer A. VegaAdrian VelizOscar VelizEdgar Villasana-Morales

Alejandra Villescas MurilloNoemi ZavalaKarina Zazueta

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mortar Board national college senior Honor societyEstablished �9�2, Senior Society, “Scholars, Chosen for Leadership, United to Serve.”

President .....................................................................................................Tracy BaezaVice President ......................................................................................Nicole MartinezTreasurer ................................................................................................. Valerie TibuniSecretary ...................................................................................................Belem LopezAlumni Chair ........................................................................................... Seren EstradaStaff Advisor ............................................................................................ Terri RamirezCommunications Chair ............................................................... Ricardo MontenegroMember Selection Chair .....................................................................Marisela CorreaHistorian ................................................................................................... Jesus OrtegaSocial Chair ...................................................................................George Mansouraty

Hector BalcazarJay BartonKelly CanoMaribel CarbajalJason CaseyBeata ChanPolette Cortez

Ymaliz HernandezMajid KarbojiAlejandro LopezDaniel MarrufoLibia OlguinJanelle Posey-GreenDanielle Riddick

Paloma SanchezMireya SandovalEdmundo SilvaCameron TownsendKarina Zazueta

national society of collegiate scholarsThe National Society of Collegiate Scholars honors first and second year students on outstanding academic achievement.

President ..........................................................................................Amanda M. YanezVice President ............................................................................... Johnathan SaldivarHistorian .................................................................................................Elena RomeroTreasurer ........................................................................................... Sharon GonzalezSecretary ..................................................................................................Ilse ContrerasSocial Chair .............................................................................................. Terry PeoplesVice President of Planning to Achieve Collegiate Excellence ...... Jacqueline GamboaVice President of Public Affairs ..............................................................Juan Sanchez

Casey Michelle AcostaCrystal AcostaSofia AguirreStephanie Rita AlmarazAaron AlvarezEricka AmadorKarina Alejandra AmayaDanielle A. AratAstrid ArciniegaHenry Isabel ArrambideEmmanuel ArzateSoledad R. AvelarJoshua AvilaKimberley Nichole Azcarate-SilvaJoshua Michael Baca

Minerva M. BalderramaViridiana BarrazaLe Roy Anthony BatesAlejandra BaylonPaloma Athena BeckerJennifer BeelerKevin BerbaGabriela BlakeSteven BocanegraJulie BolanosShannon Valerie BuellCarolyn BullochStephanie BustillosCarolyn Kelley BuxtonTania CabildoTello Cabrera

April CalderonJavier CalderonRicardo CalzadiasHeber CamarenaAaron Michael CanoKelly Eileen CanoAndrea C. CarmichaelCandace CarreraAndrea CarrilloElizabeth CaudilloJulio E. CenicerosRodolfo CereceresFrancisco CervantesVictor ChaparroVincent Omar ChaparroItzel Chavarria

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Jose J. ChavezSandy ChavezMiryam Margarita ChozetElton Donell CiggsPatricia Colomo BarayIlse Anali ContrerasRafael Armando ContrerasPolette E. CortezTaylor CortinasLorraine CruzColin J. DavisReed Wade DawFelipe De AlvaMilly E. De JesusVictor De la FuenteMartin De La TorreFernando De LeonYvette Priscilla DearoMichelle Del RioAlyshea D. DelgadoSergio DelgadoVeronica DominguezMichelle DuffyAnjell DuplantierHugo Ernesto DuranDonna EkalSarah N. ElgueaRosamaria EspinosaSue Helen EstradaAna Cristina FernandezValerie FernandezVictor J. FernandezDiana Paola FloresYadira FloresJustin M. FontenotShane FullerShelly LaVon GahanManuel de Jesus GalvanJacqueline GamboaCarlos A. GarciaEric GarciaKimberly Anne GarciaPatricia Daniela GarciaAndrea Suzanna Aleksndra GaribaySteven GarmonJacob A. GarrettMadelyn GomezPerla Judith Gonzalez

Sharon Lizeth GonzalezAdriana Michelle GuerraElisa GutierrezErick Alejandro GutierrezJoshua GutierrezChristina Marie HernandezSandra L. HernandezStephanie HernandezValerie D. HernandezAndrea IbarraVanessa IglesiasSean IsassiVeronica JacksonKessia Alejandra JaramilloRebecca Victoria JaureguiRachel E. JayIvan JimenezSelenee JimenezBrandon G. JordanNarges K. KalantarianDaniel KatzAshley A. KonrardyEithan KotkowskiVania Catalina LariosKevin M. LawsonAdrian LealCourtney LeggettChristopher P. LopezIliana Y. LuceroRamon A. LuceroJavier LujanAnilu LunaLeslie Luna De LaraKristin LusbyGenevieve MacFallMaria Isabel MaciasGeorge MansouratyChelsea Marie MapesMarisa Lori MarinHector J. MarquezLinda MarquezAndromeda Isabel Marie MartinKarina I. MartinezMichael MartinezSergio MartinezEmily M. MastersonGregory C. MausSamantha A. MayKrystyl Alexis MayfieldAndrea McMahon

Nathaniel S. MeysAdrian MirandaPatricia MirandaPamela MojicaHector Antonio MolinaNoelle Michelle MolinarAngelina Rose MontalvoHilda I. MorenoJaneth MorenoJose Motta-MenaChristina S. MowadVictor MukumbutaEric L. MunozJorge Munoz MendietaDaniel A. NatividadCourtney J. NavaretteClarissa Michelle NavedoJimmy NguyenSamantha NicholsonCarlos Alfredo NietoJuan Eduardo OatesMaria Luisa OchoaSarah OlivasJustin OrdonezRobert A. OrdonezGabriel Edwardo OrtizNina R. OrtizCelina PadillaAna Sofia PalaciosApril Salina PanatexAlma Elizabeth ParadaDusty R. ParillaJacqueline A. ParisiArturo Isaias ParraErik L. PaviaTerry L. PeoplesAbril PerezJacob PokludaDaniel Adrian PonzioElida P. PortilloJessica Victoria PortilloAlex PrietoRaul I. Puentes-LowryAna K. QuevedoEva QuintanaGaspar QuintanaMelinna QuinteroIvan QuizIvan Yair RamirezMichael Jonathan RamirezSamantha R. Ramirez

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Andrea Ramirez- CristoforoReuben RamosMatthew ReillyDanielle L. RiddickDiana J. RiffleKyle Erikson RinconEvelyn RiosMatthew Joseph RisterAlfredo RiveraMaria E. RiveraKaleena A. RocheEvelyn RodelaGilbert Adrian RodriguezMarie Danielle RodriguezAnais Margarita RoldanDaniela RomanElena RomeroFederico RomeroSergio RosalesMartin Andres SalasBrenda SalayandiaKorina L. SalazarJonathan SaldivarJesus SalinasKaren Lizeth Salinas

Carina Estela SanchezJuan Moises SanchezMarisa Estela SanchezMonica SanchezRamon Adam SanchezSamuel SanchezRichard C. SapienSamantha Rae SaucedoKarina SchnittkerSusan L. SeemanJamie Lin SherrillJacob SilvaKiraLise SilvaPaola Silva PerezVeronica M. SimondsGisel SmithJennifer Lynnette SmithJustin SmithJuan A. SotoMaria Soto-MontanezKimberly StewartRosemarie A. StloLaura StylesKarina TerrazasRachael TheriaultElizabeth Michelle TorresJessica V. Torres

Moises Enrique TovancheKarina Leticia TovarStacie TownsendTyler TwombleyMercy UwakweMaria Teresa Valles GardeaHector Mario VarelaClaudia VargasLuis A. VargasLiliana Ivette VasquezSergio Adan VazquezYvonne VazquezLinda VeraAlison VillaWalter VillalobosMariel VillarMario E. VivarDavida D. WasherAmanda M. YanezAlberto YepezMarely ZamarronLaura Zambrano- VazquezKathryn Ann ZortmanYesenia I. Zuniga

Phi Kappa PhiThe Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest, largest, and most selective all-discipline honor society. Established in �897, Phi Kappa Phi recognizes and promotes academic excellence in all fields of higher education and engages the community of scholars in service to others.

President ................................................................................................. Donna E. EkalVice President ...................................................................................... Terri S. RamirezTreasurer ...........................................................................................Sonya Villa-SaenzSecretary ..........................................................................................Martha A. ChairezStudent Vice President ....................................................................Sandra I. EnriquezStudent Vice President .................................................................... Nicole J. MartinezStudent Vice President ..................................................................Maegan R. Ramirez

Sara A. AbercrombieYasmin A. AboytesElizabeth V. AcostaIrma Olga Acosta-ChaviraAngelina Adame-GignacElizabeth B. AguilarCamilo AguileraAlexander R. AguirreSandra I. Ahumada

Yodit AlemayehuLeonardo I. AlcalaAdalia D. AlexanderLee AllisonMonica V. AlvillarRafael AmezagaNobuko T. AndersonPamela T. Anderson- Jakubowski

Alan B. ArellanoJuan A. Arispe Jr.Amorita M. ArmendarizRobert W. ArmstrongPaul W. AultmanBrenda R. AvalosVeronica AvitiaMaria Angelica BacaJoi Ballard

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Courtney M. BarnesPersis S. BeavenIrene Franco BecerraMarisol Beltran Del RioSylvia BestPatricia BeyerMelvin G. BraneffVeronica BrionesMartha BrownMario BuenoLaura I. BuschMaria J. CalancheBertha CaldwellCatherine R. CamillettiMary A. CandelariaMaribel S. CarbajalKimberly A. CarrollLillie S. CatonPat CenicerosBeata Kah-Yan ChanMarcia ChavezMaria T. CheekYeshey ChodenDolores Noemy CohoonCindy C. ContrerasSandy L. ContrerasShalla CopelandSharon L. CornetAntonio Cortes-PerezPatrick CouserChristopher R. CuellarAlvaro CuevasRobin L. DankovichEstella DavisVeronica De La CruzDanielle De La PenaAna DeslongchampsYvonne DominguezCristy Gina Hernandez- DoreFernando A. DovalJesse C. DryerMichael H. DurcholzKatherine R. EscandonAngel E. Esparza

Christopher L. EstradaMichael P. FanelliLarry L. FegansAngelica Felix-MenaValeria Maya FernandezYelena FloresLana Diane FoxAurea L. GalindoFrank Gamboa IIIArmando GarciaMariaCristina GarciaPatricia Daniela GarciaYessenia I. GarciaChristina M. GascaAnn C. GatesMary E. GholsonThomas GibbonsShanna K. GobinPriscilla GomezEmmanuel GonzalezJoseph GonzalezLucero GonzalezVictaria Latara GonzalezYvonne C. Gonzalez- NewmanTheodore A. GoodenoughTommy D. GoolsbyDeidra L. GunnellMario A. GutierrezLinda N. HainsMichael HannaWilliam S. HayesDavina HerediaHector HernandezMaria Isabel Hernandez ChavezGuillermo HerreraJose HerreraBarney HillZoeann K. HolmesShirley A. HopsonRussell HouserHeidi L. HuntBrian M. IbarraNasser A. Ikhlail Jr.

Donald E. Jackson IIIVictor S. JacksonJacqueline JessenAdam N. JimenezAngela C. JimenezAnthony M. JimenezDiana A. JimenezNorma JimenezSarah Y. JimenezLawrence JohnsonVeronica M. JohnsonClifford K. JonesDavi Israel KallmanMaijd KarbojiGary L. KieffnerAndrew L. KloosterLinda A. KoenigGregg N. KoslanIna LachmannElizabeth B. LangIsmael Lara Trissa J. LeeNeil M. Lewis-LevineDavid Ju-Yu LiuAdolfo D. LopezAlberto LopezDianne LopezNicole LopezKaren LowderLuis Guillermo Loweree Jr.Ivette LozanoElizabeth A. LuebkeLawrence J. LugoDiane LujanPatricia MagallanesJuanita MaldonadoThenral D. MangaduIrma R. MartinezJoshua G. MartinezM. Lilia MartinezTony John MartinezJennifer R. MaxwellSyndy J. MaynardClaudine McCalebSidney C. McDougall

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Nancy E. McGoldrick- RiveraTravis McMickenDavid C. McPhersonKrystal Scialdone MedinaYolanda H. MedinaDaniel MedranoRuben Medrano, Jr. Cristiano Jacques Mendez Diana C. MendezRebecca A. MerazJocabel Michel ReyesSabine MonkRuby A. MontanaAnna C. MontesJonathan MontezWillam E. MoodyMaria MoriccaRegina K. MorrisConnie J. MowerMonet N. MunozSalvador Munoz IIIDiana NateraCarlos Natividad-LiconMargaret R. NelsonHuy-Van NguyenRodney Ames NicholesMargarita M. NorthDerrick O’HaraPatricia OcanaLesly V. OlivaresAngela D. OlmosYuridia OrozcoMichelle Renee PacillasFrances C. PadillaTia L. PalsoleMarcela I. ParraLee A. PeacockGeorge R. PedragonKatrina Pekar-CarpenterAlicia D. PellerinLourdes Pena-IbarraMonica Pineda

Selena C. PopeLaura A. PorrasAlex PradoEstelle Regina PradoJessica O. PrietoOscar R. QuezadaYanawi B. QuinonesOmar D. QuirosSaul I. RamirezStephanie S. RamirezKenesha Ramona RamsayMelissa I. RenteriaStephanie N. RenteriaClaudine M. RiccilloAdela Y. RigsbeeCourtney H. RiosJavier S. RiosKrystal L. RiveraWilliam H. RobertsonAmorette J. RockenbaughArmando RodriguezClaudia RodriguezDeborah E. RodriguezLisa M. RodriguezMaria D. RodriguezLuz M. RolonLeticia RomeroDamaris C. RosadoLauren M. RosemondLisa A. RoskoskyDaphne E. RossiTiffany RossySilvia E. Royval De VillaAmber J. RuckerBetty RuizCristina C. RuizEsperanza RuizAlejandra SanchezMathew J. SanchezSusan W. SanchezVivian M. SanchezMireya SandovalMadelyn Dianne Scott

Jesse A. SepulvedaDenise K. ServoPauline ShomanBertha A. SillasDenise E. SmithVeronica Lorraine SmithMelissa I. Solis Muthuveer SomanathanGustavo G. SosaSusana SotoCarmen Staerkel-WadeSummer I. SteeleTeresa W. SteeleJesia Linri SuerkenKyle J. SusaJose A. TavarezRenee A. TellezNorma Y. Terrazas WilliamsTaneka L. ThomasGraciela TorresMarcelita P. TorresDaniel TrejoAbraham TrujilloJanefrances S. UmehMegan L. VallesAndrea VasquezManuel VasquezChristopher F. VejilCynthia VelascoLaura VelliquetteDianna M. VillagranaMatthew T. VillarealAndres A. VillodasRachel Hope WaltzerJeanna M. WasiakCharles D. WatkinsMichael W. WhiteAlina F. WiatrolikMike WylieJason E. YenchJun ZhengElizabeth C. Zubiate

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sigma alpha lambdaSigma Alpha Lambda is a National Leadership and Honors Organization dedicated to promoting and rewarding academic achievement and providing members with opportunities for community service, personal development, and lifelong professional fulfillment.

President .................................................................................... Ryann Danielle FierroVice President ...................................................................................Teresa Perez FriasFaculty Advisor ...................................................................................Cynthia Jimenez

Paulette Acosta-HayenJesus Aguirre, IIIMarcela AguirreJaime Avter AhluwaliaMeena Raed AldouriDenisse Alejandra AlmarazAaron AlvarezAlyssa Margarita AriasDiana Araceli ArrietaKimberley Nichole Azcarate-SilvaShariff Farouk BakerRubyAnn BarberIrasema BarraganJay H. BartonAlejandra BaylonGabriel Octavio BecerraIsabel R. BelliardFernando A. BeltranRobert S. BlanchetteMarilyn BocanegraBianca Lauren BourgeoisAdrian BrionesJoshua A. BrownVanessa Kristine BrownAvilia BuenoLuz Irene BugarinMayeni CalvilloJessica M. CamachoDavid A. CarbajalAlejandra CarrilloDr. Martha CasasRuth Elizabet CastilloVictor Castillo, Jr.Lorena Yvette Castro

Martha Ruth CervantesBeata K. ChanVincent Omar ChaparroElizabeth Marie ChascoAdriana ChavarriaMarcia ChavezAshley Nicole CollazoLogan Denise ConnorPolette E. CortezVictor Manuel De La FuenteCynthia Josefina de la RosaMichelle Del RioRobert DiazStephen M. EscarzagaSeren D. EstradaNita C. FalveyYadira FloresPaige Hart FoxKristine Nicole FrankeDuane Daniel GalindoMartin Ignatius GallegosManuel de Jesus GalvanJanette GamboaCassandra Alyssa GarciaEnrique C. GarciaJoyce GarciaNatalia Josefina GarzaAmanda GerardoAmaury Alvarez GomezDana Courtney GomezJorge Alberto GomezMichael Adrian GomezAlejandra Karina Gonzalez

Argelia GonzalezCarolina Elena GonzalezChristopher Michael GonzalezRachel GonzalezSharon Lizeth GonzalezBrittany Elise GoosEric B. GutierrezLinda Jazmin HernandezMaria De LaLuz HernandezRuby HerreraCheryl Marie HowardJennifer Natalie HuberAndrea L. IbarraJose IbarraVeronica JacksonClarissa Nicole JaimeRachel Elizabeth JayRebekah Marie JayDiana M. JonesDavi Israel KallmanMajid I. KarbojiJustin KaufmanRandell Jared KnottsPaul David LaPradeBrit Charles LopezTanya Kalya LoyaElizabeth LozanoAdriana Isela LuevanoMaria Isabel MaciasShauntel K. MaciasChelsea Marie MapesMiguel Antonio MarquezKarina I. MartinezNicole J. Martinez

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Jose Alberto MataChristopher Joseph MayorgaJocelyn MedinaAna T. MezaMarko Anton MoralesAxel G. MoreiraHilda Isabel MorenoPriscilla M. MorenoEric Louis MunozBernadette NunezElizabeth Melissa OgrenCatherine O’HaraKaren OlivaresMelinda OlivasRobert Anthony OrdonezAlexis Lucia OrozcoKrista Alexis OrtizPablo Lorenzo PadillaApril Salina PanatexMaria Elena PangbornDaniel Eugenio PargaTerry L. PeoplesGloria Pilar PerezRaymundo Perez

Loan Hong PhamJose Luis Porras, Jr.Oscar R. QuezadaYanawi B. QuinonesEva Ximena QuintanaMaria Isabel RamirezMario Alberto RamirezMichael J. RamirezSteffi Robes RamosAshlee Dawn ReganMatthew J. ReillyAlfredo RetanaKaren Aracely RichartCorina RiveraBriana Charley RodriguezCynthia A. RodriguezEduardo RodriguezRobert RomeroDaphne Elizabeth RossiDaniela Patricia SalazarKorina Luz SalazarTakla SalibaVanessa Lisa SalloumIsmael SanchezPedro Sanchez

Cagney Victoria SandersLuis Eduardo SantosCarlos SantoyoMichael Paul ScottGilbert SernaKiraLise SilvaCindy SolisAraceli Renee SosaCaroline Arce StoneTiffany Nicole StrachanFabian D. SustaitaRichard Tanner TaffMaria I. TrujilloRandle A. UmehMercy Ebere UwakweAndrea VasquezJoel Daniel Vega, Jr.Angel I. VillagranMichael Angel VillalbaLaurin Ulivia VillanuevaJaLyssa Janet WalkerLinsey B. WalshKathryn Ann ZortmanZachary Paul Zuniga

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COLLEGE AND DEPARTMENTAL HONOR SOCIETIES

college of educationChi Sigma Iota(Educational Psychology and Special Services) ..................... President: Melissa Ortiz Advisor: Don C. Combs

college of engineeringAlpha Sigma Mu(Materials and Metallurgical Engineering) ...................... President: Sylvia Natividad Advisor: S. K. Varma

Alpha Pi Mu (Industrial Manufacturing and Systems Engineering) .......President: Grisel Ventura Advisor: Bill Tseng

college of Health sciencesPhi Alpha - Social Work Honor Society ...............................President: Nellie Tabarez Advisor: Mark Lusk

college of liberal artsLambda Pi Eta (Communication) ................................... President: Anthony Jimenez Advisor: Stacey K. Sowards

Sigma Tau Delta –The International English Honor Society ............................President: Sergio Rosales Advisor: Steven T. Varela

Phi Alpha Theta (History) ............................................... President: Michelle Delgado Advisor: Joshua Fan

Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science) .......................................... President: Lisa Hairston Advisor: Taeko Hiroi

Psi Chi (Psychology) ...........................................................President: Martin Gallegos Advisor: Christina A. Sobin

Iota Iota Iota (Women’s Studies) ......................................... President: Carmen Meza Advisor: Lee Ann Westman

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President’s leadership scholarship award recipientsThe President’s Leadership Scholarship Award is the University’s newest initiative and most selective award designed to recruit and retain El Paso’s top-ranked high school students. This prestigious award of $�,000 is renewable for a total commitment of $2�,000.

Presidential excellence scholarship recipientsThe Presidential Excellence Scholarship is one of the University’s most prestigious merit scholarships awarded to incoming freshmen who have achieved an outstanding record in high school. This scholarship provides a $�,000 award renewable for a total commitment of $��,000.

Yvonne AcevesMonica AvilaJared BurgessAngelina CastilloJesus CastorenaVictoria ChavezJasmine DaileyRebeca DuranRobert EdwardsAlan GarciaRenee GonzalezValerie GuranyAlexander HagedornAmber Harris Rebecca Harrison

Logan HerbortFabian HernandezEricka Holguin-FavelaMelanie HooblerCollin HuntFrederick HuttererJane Eun Lee Ruben MadridCharles McguireSelina O’NeilPaola OstosDavid ParedesMinerva PedrozaDanielle PriceJonathan Priego

Amber RamirezIrvin RicoPaul SalcidoJose SanchezJoanne SavageBernadette SilvaAna SoriaAndrew StilesBianca UlloaEvangelia ValilisAlejandra VallesAshley WalkerKatherine WentworthEleonora Witzky

Sarah Abu-IssaJacqueline AlfordCarlos AnchondoMireya ArredondoEmily ArtalejoJordan BaezaMarco BarreraIsmael BeltranTiffany BerryKayla BlackKathryn BohleCorina Bollain Y GoytiaPaola BustillosEmma ButlerPablo CalzadaJuan CanoJensine CarantoGustavo CarlosIvonne Carranza

Sergio CarrascoLaura CastruitaOctavio CelayaJavier ChaconMariana ChaidezMayra ChavezRebecca ChavezMauricio CisnerosViridiana CodinaJose CondeEsmeralda ContrerasMiguel CortezPerla De La TorreAlejandra Del RealIlse DelgadilloMarlene DeslauriersSusana DiazAngelina DichieraSalvador Dominguez

Nicole DudleyAnthony DuongMallory EastlandDaniel EnriquezJesus EnriquezErick Enriquez-ParraJose EscarcegaAnnette EscobedoArturo EstradaJonathan EstradaSandy FavelaJessica FierroAna FloresDaniela FloresBernadette FoixMarianne FortalezaFelicia GarciaOscar GarciaJose Garza

20�0 -20�� SCHOLARS EXCELLENCE PROGRAM

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Carmen GomezMark GonzalezYecennia GonzalezHannah GuidryAmber GullatteKavita GuptaMyriam GutierrezCourtney HallElizabeth HeflinCarlos HernandezKarina HernandezMarco HernandezMayra HernandezJoshua HernandoDaniela HerreraGriselda HigaredaDoha HussienMelanie JabalieLuis JaureguiLindsey JenschkePage KempAmy KhongKevin LambethAlan LaraCorinna LaraCrystal LaraLam-Felipe LeeStephen LilesMatthew LinoJennifer LopezDiana LuevanosPaola LujanSarah Macias

Elaine MadridTanya MaestasAnahi MarquezAlejandra MartinezGuillermo MartinezOrlando MartinezLillian McBeeBetty McKenzieJavier MendiolaAmanda MitchellAndrew MitchellSarah MontelongoKayla MoralesSonia MoranJonathan NavarreteLisa NewmanMichael NiemanDaniel NovotnyJesus NunezJacquelyn OrtizElias OstosShreyas PeddigariMarianna PenaSusana PortilloJoshua PriceCynthia RamirezAnabel RamosSammy RamosStephanie RamosValerie RamosReyna ReyArleen ReyesChristian Rodarte

Christian RodriguezAlec RojeroJesus RomanDanica RomeroLeonel RomeroFernando RosasLizette RubioFrances RuizAlejandra SalinasKayla Sandoval Chloe SchaferMeghan ShaughnessyRobert SigalaKarina SoaresAllison SpeightsMelissa SpezialeVictoria TalaveraStephanie TorresMichelle ValdiviezVictoria ValenciaJames Van HorneAdam VargasAntonio VenegasGenaro VillaAnnette VillalobosFrank WatersTimothy WehrfritzRobert WilliamsSara YazdiRobert YocomChristina Zarate

Presidential scholarship recipientsThe Presidential Scholarship is an academic scholarship awarded to incoming freshmen who have excelled in high school. This scholarship provides a $�,000 award renewable for a total commitment of $�2,000.

Benito AguirreAlejandra BautistaAdriana De LeonJesus DuranMark EbyRichard EdwardsSally EsparzaDenisse FernandezLorena FloresStefanie Gallegos

Pedro Garcia-JuradoAlejandra GaytanMaximo GonzalesAhmad KhattabMichael LamasJose LaraIsrael LopezMagali LopezJoanna MathaJessica Montes

James MooreXena QuintanaElizabeth RubioRio SalazarAlejandro SanchezMacie SubiaPhillip TovarCesar Valle

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Ilse AlcantaraStephen AnayaChristian AparicioKristie ApodacaAlan ArredondoRay ArreolaAndres ArvizoMegan AtchisonJanelle BaleshLisa BarillCaitlyn BarnesJennifer BetancourtAdam BishopGerardo BuenoVictoria BuschSara CabralKeith CamachoMarisol CanalesGabriel CandelariaVanessa CastanedaJason CastilloMarissa CervantesJacqueline ChaconMitzi ChavezAdriana CortesJuan CortezAlyssa CottmanJesus Del ValDavid DelacruzAriana DominguezStephanie DuranBenjamin Duran-TobiasKarem ElizondoRebecca EnchintonDarlina EnriquezLaura FloresChristina GarciaJesus GarciaMisael Garcia

Stephen GavilanesNatalia GayouAria GonzalezGloria GonzalezAiram Gonzalez-JaquezRebecca GuerreroAndrew GuillenCynthia GurrolaLisa HaisanJameel HamdanAlejandro HernandezEnrique HollandCarlos IbarraEstephani JassoPriscila LaforetChristopher LlamasManuel LozanoChristopher MaciasJacqueline MaciasMadeleine MannixChristopher MarquezEsteban MarquezRene MartinezVictoria MartynJoshua McClellonTheresa MccraryJose Melendez SotoKaila MesserliNatalia MillerJose MolinaMartin MoncadaKarla MontanoCesar MoralesVictoria MorganJonathan MunizUlises MunozAyden NguyenAzia NicholsonAdam Ondo

academic scholarship recipientsThe Academic Scholarship is given to incoming freshmen who are in the top �0 percent of their class. These scholarships provide up to $�,�00 per year and are renewable for a total commitment of up to $�,000.

Jessica OsteenLivia PalamoAndrew PartidaJaycelyn PassRichard PescrilloWilliam PickardIsaiah PortilloElizabeth PrezaClarissa QuinnAndrea QuirozDaniel RamirezJohn RamirezMiguel Rayos-VelazquezDavina RevelesDaniel ReynaAndres RodriguezJustin RodriguezRodrigo RodriguezJenna RubertAdriene SalgadoJill ShiojiAnastasia ShivelyAdam SierraClarissa SotoDimitri SotoKrystal SotoAaron SwallowEthan SwatzellEdna TorresPerla TovarAmanda TwomeyRandy VarelaRene VarelaNaomi VasquezMichael VelozJuan VicenteNatanya WasherRyan WhitemanAngela Worsham

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2010 HONORSCONVOCATIONTHE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO

Office of University Relationswww.utep.edu/universityrelations

915/747-8244

The 2010 Honors Convocation lapel pin is the 14th edition commemorating Honors Convocation. In

keeping with the tradition begun in 1997, honorees wear the pin with pride in acknowledgment of their scholastic

and distinguished achievements at UTEP.

Photograph provided by Jacqueline R. Flynn, a participant in

UTEP’s 2008 “Give Us Your Best Shot” Photography Contest.

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