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The 2008 Honors Convocation lapel pin is the 12th editioncommemorating Honors Convocation. In keeping with thetradition begun in 1997, honorees wear the pin with pridein acknowledgment of their scholastic and distinguished

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2008HONORS CONVOCATION

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO

MAGOFFIN AUDITORIUM

APRIL 20, 2008

A Message from the President:

It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the 26th 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

H. Scott Caven, Jr., Chairman .........................................Houston

James R. Huffines, Vice Chairman ................................... Austin

Robert B. Rowling, Vice Chairman ................................... Irving

John W. Barnhill, Jr. ......................................................Brenham

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

Paul Foster ........................................................................ El Paso

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

Janiece Longoria ............................................................Houston

Colleen McHugh ...................................................Corpus Christi

Randal Matthew Camarillo (Student Regent) ..........Fort Worth

Francie A. FrederickGeneral Counsel to the Board of Regents

SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALSThe University of Texas System

Mark G. YudofChancellor

David B. PriorExecutive 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 July or December 2007 Graduating in May 2008

university Honors Program Graduates and candidates Honors Degree Recipients, December 2007 Honors Certificate Recipients, December 2007 Honors Degree Candidates, May 2008 Honors Certificate Candidates, May 2008 Honor Senior Thesis Candidates Houston Endowment Scholars

conference usa commissioner’s academic medal

conference usa commissioner’s Honor roll

university and department awards

university outstanding undergraduate thesis award

university outstanding Graduate thesis awards ............................PABLO ARENAZ VICE PROVOST FOR GRADUATE STUDIES AND DEAN OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL

university outstanding doctoral dissertation awards

Honor socIetIes ..............................................................................RICHARD JARVIS

University Honor Societies College Honor Societies

2008-2009 scHolars excellence ProGram President’s Leadership Scholarship Award Recipients Presidential Excellence Scholarship Award Recipients Academic Scholarship Award Recipients

Reader: Dr. Elena IzquierdoAssociate Professor, Teacher Education

RECEPTION FOLLOWING OUTSIDE MAGOFFIN AUDITORIUMNEXT TO THE GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES BUILDING

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FACULTY ENDOWMENTScHaIrsDr. Frank Hoy ........................................Chair for the Study of Trade in the Americas Dr. Stephen B. Salter ................ Chair for the Director of the Center for the Study of Western Hemispheric TradeDr. Michele Shedlin .....................Charles H. and Shirley T. Leavell Endowed Chair II in Nursing and Health SciencesDr. Oscar Varela ..............................................Charles R. and Dorothy S. Carter Chair in Business AdministrationDr. Ryan B. Wicker, Chair I .......................Mr. and Mrs. MacIntosh Murchison Chairs in EngineeringDr. Lawrence E. Murr, Chair IIDr. Stephen Riter, Chair IIIDr. Soheil Nazarian, Chair IV

ProFessorsHIPscollege of Business administrationDr. Lance E. Brouthers ................................. Professorship II in Western Hemispheric Trade ResearchDr. Thomas M. Fullerton, Jr. ...............................Wells Fargo Endowed Professorship of Financial Services Dr. Mo Adam Mahmood ................................Ellis and Susan Mayfield Professorship in Business AdministrationDr. Robert Nachtmann ............................................Betty M. MacGuire Professorship in Business Administration Dr. Timothy P. Roth ........................................Dr. Arleigh B. Templeton Professorship in Financial Management and BankingDr. Richard L. Sprinkle .................................. Professorship I in Western Hemispheric Trade ResearchDr. Godwin J. Udo ............................. AT&T Professorship in the College of Business Dr. Raymond A. Zimmermann .................................... Robert E. and Jacqueline Skov Endowed Professorship in Business Ethics college of engineeringDr. Sergio D. Cabrera ...........................Texas Instruments Foundation Professorship in Digital Signal ProcessingDr. David G. Novick .....................AT&T Professorship in the College of Engineering Dr. Joseph H. Pierluissi ....................Schellenger Professorship in Electrical Research Dr. Stella A. Quiñones ..................The Forrest O. and Henrietta Lewis Professorship of Electrical EngineeringDr. Stephen W. Stafford .................................................. Phelps Dodge Professorship in Metallurgical Engineering

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college of Health sciencesDr. Maria A. Amaya .............................................. Wakefi eld Endowed Professorship in Health Sciences

college of liberal artsDr. Jon Amastae ...............................................Professorship for Border Trade Issues Dr. Lowell E. Graham ..................... The Abraham Chavez, Jr. Professorship in Music Dr. Z. Anthony Kruszewski ......................Kruszewski Family Endowed Professorship in Political Science Dr. Evelyn J. Posey .......................... Dorrance D. Roderick Foundation Professorship in English Dr. Arvind Singhal ..................Samuel Shirley and Edna Holt Marston Professorship

college of scienceDr. Louis N. Irwin ...................................... J. Edward and Helen M. C. Stern Endowed Professorship in Neuro-ScienceDr. Jorge A. Lopez Gallardo .............Rho Sigma Tau-Robert L. Schumaker Endowed

Professorship in Physicsschool of nursingDr. Carolyn E. Adams ...........................Robert H. Hoy III Distinguished Professorship in Health SciencesDr. Robert L. Anders .............................Peter de Wetter Distinguished Professorship in Health Sciences

university WideDr. Jorge Gardea-Torresdey ................................. Richard M. and Frances M. Dudley Memorial Professorship Dr. Arturo Pacheco ........................................El Paso Electric Company Professorship in Education ResearchDr. Dennis L. Soden .......................................Professorship for Western Hemispheric Trade Policy Studies

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TOP TEN SENIORS2007-2008

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.

Ian arif anchondomechanical engineering

toni camachoenglish and american literature

Wendy tatiana chozetelementary education

elaine ann cristanmicrobiology

Jonathan Patrick FloresInterdisciplinary studies

Jonna marianne launiainenaccounting

claudia veronica melendez-yañezInterdisciplinary studies

Grace ngmicrobiology

mayra Iveth sanchezclinical laboratory science

Katrina marie Weberenvironmental science

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FACULTY AND STAFF HONOREES

ProFessors emerItIRobert T. Bledsoe ............................................................................. Professor, EnglishThomas E. Brady ............................................................ Professor, Biological SciencesAnthony F. Herbst ...................................................Professor, Economics and FinanceRalph A. Liguori ......................................Associate Professor, Mathematical SciencesGary L. Sullivan .............................................Professor, Marketing and Management

dIstInGuIsHed acHIevement aWardsFaculty achievement award for researchNicholas E. Pingitore, Jr. ...............................................Professor, Geological Sciences

chancellor’s council teaching excellence awardSteven M. Roach .............................................Associate Professor, Computer Science

Innovations in education awardKathleen Staudt .................................................................Professor, Political Science

distinguished service to studentsDennis L. Soden ..............Professor, Institute for Policy and Economic Development

distinguished service to studentsYolanda Ruiz ........................................................ College of Business Administration

distinguished service to the universityLeticia Paez .................................. College of Health Sciences and School of Nursing

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STUDENT HONOREESGRADUATED IN JULY OR DECEMBER 2007

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERINGJoaquin Alberto AguilarFrank AndrewsLeonardo BarredaAlfredo CastilloMisael ChairezCarlos Corral

Onasis GarciaArlae Viridiana HernandezJason J. JaramilloAbel LiconAnais Graciela RiveraMario Alberto Ruvalcaba

Roberto Antonio TavarezJulio Cesar UrendaCristian VillalobosJoey Glenn Williams

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTSDani Rene AcostaFanny Elizabeth AcostaFancy Christine AdamsRenee Itzel Aguayo-PadillaKatherine Patricia AmayaGerald BacaValeria BarrazaVanessa BretadoJose Angel Carlos Jr.Xochil CarrElizabeth Michelle CarrejoJoe Anthony CastroMaria Socorro CedillosMiguel Oswaldo ChavezKimberly Suzanne ClarkStacey Ann CooperClaudia CornejoAddy Minnu CrespoValerio DantoniJohn Paul Demapan

Alejandra Margarita DiazAlton Lawrence DunhamViviana Celeste FloresJessica Adriana Fong-CisnerosEduardo GarciaMiguel GarciaChristopher GomezJessica Rose GonzalezVanessa Vanee GonzalezMargarita GuerraMarvin HillEduardo Jose HinojosSarah JohnsenCandi M. LopezJose Hector LopezGloria Annette MaciasEduardo MartinezKatrina Yvonne MartinezBrenda Rocio MedinaTeresa M. Mena

Andrea MiramontesLaura NatividadCesar OchoaDanna Mercedes OronozLora S. ParkerJessica Lorenia PizanaJessica Shawn PollockJuan Manuel ReyesEmily Roberson RivasGabriel Roberto RodriguezGuillermo RojasRebekah RojasAlexis Chantal SeinGema ValenciaYvette ValenzuelaJose Santos Vargas- MaldonadoJenny Anne WeathersKelli Nicole Yeamans

COLLEGE OF SCIENCEAstrid AguileraMaria AguirreAaron Lee BauleElizabeth L. BockZachary Sean BrowerLuis Antonio CoronelTrevor Thomas DuarteJorge E. EspinoPaulina Alejandra Ganem

Christina Marie GonzalezJacqueline L. HardingGiannina HerediaZacariah Louis HildenbrandLeslie Patricia JacksonDavid KosturakisJohn Colby LindsayJacquelyn LueraMiguel Angel Mata

Alma NavarroCarlos Roberto OrtizLaura Lynn RiveraMarco Antonio RodriguezEnrique RomanErick Gabriel TorresValerie Marie ValenciaAnalucy Garcia VillarrealKatherine Rosamond White

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COLLEGE OF EDUCATIONJennifer AguileraJudith ArreolaRuth Maria ArzolaCrystal AyalaMarisela BanuelosStephanie BarrazaCarmen Maria BorundaNoe Alejandro CarreonAlma ChavezSophia Maria ChaviraLisa Michelle DiazNora T. DominguezAviella FrilotDenise Marie GarciaMelissa GarciaRossana GarciaArmando GerardoJeanette GomezErica GuerreroRuth GuijarroLeticia GutierrezKevin Lynn Harris

Annette HernandezGladis Yesenia HinojosElsa Ivonne HolguinMargarita IbarraEvangelina JohnsonJoshua J. LandinCristina LopezAngelica G. LozoyaJessica LunaAnna Esmeralda MadridChristina MadridJennifer MartinezYvonne MartinezYvonne MunozBernice Chavez NevarezCelia M. OjedaDiana OrtegaJessica OrtegaSandra E. OrtegaMyrna Yolanda ParedesKathy Janet Pena

Gela Viviana PradoTania Guadalupe QuirozJuan Manuel RamirezLizet B. ReyesMandie Krystine RiosIrene M. RodriguezMelissa Elaine RodriguezRuth RodriguezMaribel RucoboDiana V. SalazarRosa Isela SantillanCynthia SolisClaudia SoteloMaria Del Rosario TalamantesSandra Julieta Tapia- MedinaMaria Teresa TernoirSusan B. TownsendAlicia VelasquezDenise VillagranElizabeth Villalobos

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONDiego Alberto ArandaAngela Jazmi BarraganSusi Samir BarronCynthia Mae CarrancoSalvador De La Cruz Jr.Mark A. Franco

Kendra Jennifer HenryJacqueline HerreraMartin Marquez Jr.Bradley Gene MetzJose Castulo OlivasJoseph Michael Ornelas

Gustavo Rodolfo PalosLauren Danielle PinedaNorberto Alonso RivasLilian Denisse SaavedraRachel Nicole WilliamsRobin McIntosh Witzky

COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCESCarlos Nunez MalfavonLeticia F. MirelesLuis E. Navarro

Helen LaRacheall PooleCarissa Yvette RodriguezMarissa A. Rodriguez

Angela Yvette Tejeda

UNIVERSITY COLLEGERosalinda R. AlexanderJessica Abril ArellanoAlejandro BenitezRenae Monique BlackSephra Elizabeth FariasJose Angel Garcia ChavezSayda Gastelum Ortega

Kristine GradoRuben Estrada MadridLaura M. MaeseVirginia OrtegaErika RamosVeronica RiosPedro Jose Rodriguez Jr.

Sarah Jane RodriguezRocio Rosales-TerrazasJohn David SeeligAllan VergaraJaymi Malie Wilson

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SCHOOL OF NURSINGRebekah AllenCarmen BraswellAngela Barbara DowningRobert FrancoNancy GarayAngel Jessica GodfreyMonica Christine Godwin

Hafi d Armando GuerreroMario Alberto GutierrezAmanda Carol HuddlestonJoseph F. LloydCharles Duncan McLaurin Jr.

Lizbeth V. MedinaClaudia Veronica MoralesMaria Teresa MorenoRuben RamosElizabeth Reyes

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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

SENIOR HONORS CANDIDATESGRADUATING IN MAY 2008

Miguel Angel AlamilloIan Arif AnchondoEric Alan BerryCyrus Alan BrooksChristian CampuzanoNorma Aracely De AlvaHugo Daniel DominguezSara Marisela Gaytan

Kyle James HenryEdith Yolanda MartinezJorge Alberto MartinezAndrius MinkeviciusOluwaseyi Ayorinde OlatujoyeFernando Alonso RamirezDaniela Soltero

Monica Teresa TabaCesar Adrian TerrazasJami Frances TulliusReuben UriasGabriel Alejandro ValdezMarilyn ValdezJaime Villegas

Tabatha Mae AlbersAlberto AlcalaJose Ricardo AlcantarAaron Gustavo AlonsoBaana ArroyoMaria Guadalupe AvalosNatalia BatistaDavid Edward BiagasWilliam Joel-Patrick BlizzardJennifer BustamanteBrittany Leigh ButterfieldToni CamachoKarina Chantal CanabaJosefina Idali CastroDaniel Collins

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS

Scott Christopher ComarChristian ContrerasKarina ContrerasMiriam De La CruzKarla P. DiazMarisela DuranNicholas Andrew EmerickDanielle EscontriasJessica M. EstradaSara Eunice FajardoAnita Italia GomezCelia GonzalezGabriela GonzalezMarlib GonzalezAaron Edward Goulette

Cassandra Anne HammondCourtney Adell HansonMarianna Ruth HendricksCarolina Isela HernandezVanessa HernandezAlexandra HinojosaAlissa KimseyKatarzyna Danuta KrezelFilipp Dietrich LassmanGabriel MaciasDaniel Steven MadridRandy A. MaguireLinda Jacqueline Marin GarciaSusanna Martinez

COLLEGE OF SCIENCEMona Ahmed AbdelfattahErica R. AlvarezGloria AnchondoMaribel ArredondoIsaac BalderasSusana Pamela BarreraJennifer Elisabeth BeanFrancisco Isidro BuendiaAndrea Betina CarzoliCarlos A. ContrerasElaine Ann CristanSusana CruzTami Kay DashleyAngel Davalos

Samantha Estrada- AguileraMiriam Estela GarciaJavier Ivan GomezJose M. GonzalezCrystal Lynn HammerTara M. HardinOmar M. KhateebYoon Ju KimPaul A. LenhartBrenda Marie LopezDiane LujanOscar Daniel MacedoJaime Martinez

Michael MoralesOmar Fabian NajeraAlessandra NarvaezGrace NgEdward Alonzo PalosMelissa Anna Maria PughAndrea Catalina RiosvelascoRosina RodarteFrancisco UribeSandra VillarrealKeisha Marsha Y. WalkesFlorence Wanjiku Wangombe

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COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONNadia AbugalyonSandra L. AlvarezJames Bradley AndersonAngela E. BeemerRicardo BuesoMichelle CoronaAna L. DeslongchampsChristopher Thomas FarrishClaudia Arely Garcia

Sarah Danielle GonzalesAlicia T. GuevaraMarcela GutierrezTania HernandezShacina Renee HughesRyan Peter KnippelClaudia Cecilia Lampe PorrasJonna Marianne LauniainenDaniela Lerma

Enedina LicerioNallely Adriana MartinezMartha Lizeth MedranoMasuqur RahmanJoy Leona RobinsonZayra RoldanIsmael SanchezJulian Andrew VellucciEmmanuel Villalobos

COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCESYodit AlemayehuJohn Russell AlipioNydia Raquel AvitiaKarina Angelica CabreraBertha Susana CaldwellAngelica FelixMichelle C. FonsecaValerie M. Garcia

Gwendolyn Denise McClureVeronica MenendezEdna Judith MercadoMiriam Idalia MiramontesDawn Christina MosesVivian NavaClaudia OchoaDenise OlivasAlejandra PedrazaMonica Elizabeth PedregonClaudia Janet PenaCesar Poumian

Clinton Lee PrallJose Antonio RamirezTania Cecilia RiosvelascoKaletia Breoanna RobertsJennifer RodriguezBetty RuizCorey Sheri SainzLaura Nicole SambranoSilvia SantacruzCaleb John SattelmeierAndrea V. SifuentesTerrah Ashley Thomas

Graciela TorresJamie R. TorresThomas Charles UnderdahlSarah Meagan UptonMegan Ludim VallesManuel VazquezJennifer Vanessa VillanuevaMarisol VillanuevaGuadalupe WilliamsAlesia Miranda Za GaraPablo M. Zavala

UNIVERSITY COLLEGEVanessa Ruth AmosSylvia Margarita BerryManuel CanoRaul Casas

Patricia CastanedaAdriana ChavarriaEvelia Dionne FloresJessica Garrison

Brittany L. HallJohn Eric HernandezPaulina HerreraHannah Emonena ItugbuAlfred Leonardo Jasso Jr.Ursel H. LovettTricia Marie MartinezBlanca E. Melendez

Lisa M. MoraMiriam I. OrtizDaisy Christine PerezDenise RamirezAlma P. SaenzZaareth SalvadorMayra Iveth SanchezRachel Marie Schaffer

Jody Patrick HarveyKerry Ray IvoryJessica MoralesMelanie N. Penunuri

COLLEGE OF EDUCATIONChristina AcostaSandra Y. AguilarMaria Leticia AlarconViridiana AlvarezYvonne AngelCristina Ayala

Araceli C. BarrazaKaren Patrice BedellJennifer Ann BerryTanya Michelle Billmann- BootsAlaine Gardner Bracken

Ricardo BujandaMaria Elena BurciagaCarolina Cairo-KottmannMarcela CalderonAnita Lynn CamfieldBrenda Rosio Cardenas

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Luis Fernando CarrilloElizabeth S. CarrilloCorina CastanonClarissa Cecilia CastanonAngelica CervantesDiana Ines ChavezOlivia ChaviraAraceli CortesMargie Elena CotaRuth DiazEdubijes DiazJoel EnriquezFelisha EscarcegaElivia FloresJonathan Patrick FloresChelsea Myree HarpMartha HernandezJacqueline HernandezLydia HernandezSandra HerreraIvette HinojosAlma Rosa HolguinChristin Lynne HuetherCynthia G. Jaramillo Lopez

Stephanie K. KnoxPamela Maria LiconGabriela LopezMartha C. LugoRocio LunaMaria E. MaganaNoemi P. MariscalLoretta Anne McInnisClaudia Veronica Melendez-YanezElsa E. MercadoAndrea MoralesJorge O. MoralesNorma Leticia MurilloOlga Yvonne NovoaEva Grisel NunezLesly Violet OlivaresClaudia Roldan OlivasGeorgina OlivasYuridia OrozcoMayumi OrrantiaMarcela OrtegaFabiola OsegueraRobert Payan

Sehila De Jesus PerezIsela PichardoJessica PrietoElizabeth RamirezRuth RamirezAdelina RangelBonnie E. RenegarLaura L. RiosJazmin RomeroJacqueline RomeroKrystal RubioDanielle SalamancaAlma R. SaldivarGloria Hilda SantoscoyJannel Laurae ScolaroJon Gabriel SerranoSummer Isis SteeleXochitl ValdezClaudia VarelaHeather Yvonne VasquezNorma Adela VasquezVeronica VasquezLisa Yvette WilliamsQuee Coby WilliamsCynthia Dawn Zambrano

SCHOOL OF NURSING

Nicole AraujoVictor Ivan Dominguez

Valerie Lynn ColungaRonald Robert Gomez

Cristina Alicia Flores

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UNIVERSITY ANDDEPARTMENT AWARDS

accountingSalvador De La Cruz ............................................ Outstanding Senior in Accounting Sonja S. Sanchez ...............................Outstanding Graduate Student in Accounting

artKaletia B. Roberts ....................................................Outstanding Senior in Sculpture

Business administrationDalila Salazar ........................................................ Outstanding Graduate Student in Business Administration

chicano studiesDiana Moreno .............................................. Outstanding Senior in Chicano Studies

clinical laboratory scienceMayra I. Sanchez ...........................Outstanding Senior in Clinical Laboratory ScienceYodit Alemayehu ............................................................................. Gail Ackall AwardDenise Ramirez ........................................... Outstanding Student Class of 2006-2008

communicationJose A. Gutierrez ................................................. Outstanding Senior in AdvertisingAlexandra Hinojosa ..............................................Outstanding Senior in Print MediaSarah M. Upton .......................................... Outstanding Senior in Electronic MediaAlesia M. Za Gara ....................................Outstanding Senior in Organizational and Corporate Communication

computer scienceBrian Carter .............................................. Outstanding Senior in Computer ScienceCarlos Rubio Medrano .............. Outstanding Graduate Student in Computer Science

creative WritingBetty T. Ruiz .................................................Outstanding Senior in Creative Writing

educationWendy Chozet ........................................................Outstanding Senior in EducationYvette Hernandez .............................. Outstanding Graduate Student in Education

educational PsychologyIdalhi Huizar .......................................................... Outstanding Counseling Student

electrical and computer engineeringEric Berry .........................Outstanding Senior in Electrical and Computer Engineering Elizabeth Maduko ................................................ Outstanding Graduate Student in Electrical and Computer Engineering

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englishToni Camacho ............................................Outstanding Senior in English LiteratureElizabeth Lang ...................................................... Outstanding Graduate Student in English Literature

Family nurse PractitionerCarmen Hupf ........................................................ Outstanding Graduate Student in Family Nurse Practitioner

Geological sciencesCleat P. Zeiler ................................................... Bruce M. Davidson Memorial Award for Doctoral Student

GeologySarah Cervera ............................................................ Outstanding Thesis in GeologyJames B. Chapman ................................ Outstanding Graduate Student in GeologyKrystal L. Hammer ............................ Outstanding Senior in Geology (co-recipient)Abby M. Woody ............................... Outstanding Senior in Geology (co-recipient)

GeophysicsEnrique Casana ......................................................Outstanding Thesis in GeophysicsMiriam E. Garcia ................................................... Outstanding Senior in GeophysicsHugo Rodriguez ................................Outstanding Graduate Student in Geophysics

HistoryScott C. Comar .............................................................Outstanding Senior in HistoryEduardo Hinojos ..................................................................Frances G. Harper Award

Institute for Policy and economic developmentJeremy N. Black ..................................................... Outstanding Graduate Student in Leadership Studies

Marian C. Schneiter .................................................. Outstanding Graduate Student in Public Administration

Lisa M. Tomaka .................................................... Outstanding Public Administration Research Award

Inter-american Jewish studiesLora Parker ......................................................Outstanding Senior in Inter-American Jewish Studies

KinesiologyRachel M. Schaeffer ............................................ Outstanding Senior in KinesiologyNorma Candelaria ............................Outstanding Graduate Student in Kinesiology

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languages and linguisticsMarina Kalashnikova ............................................ Outstanding Senior in LinguisticsMarisol Villanueva ....................................................... Outstanding Senior in FrenchAndrea V. Sifuentes ....................................................Outstanding Senior in Spanish

management and marketingJames B. Anderson ................................................Outstanding Senior in MarketingAna L. Deslongchamps .....................................Outstanding Senior in Management

math and science teacher academy (mast)Debra Driscoll ..................................... MaST Academy Outstanding Mentor TeacherTami K. Dashley ................................................ MaST Academy Outstanding Scholar

metallurgical and materials engineeringEdith Martinez ...........................................Outstanding Senior in Metallurgical and Materials EngineeringBenedict Portillo .................... Outstanding Graduate Student in Metallurgical and Materials EngineeringDiana Ramirez ......................The Henry P. & Margaret F. Ehrlinger Memorial Award

military scienceKenneth A. Slaton, Jr. .................................. Outstanding Senior in Military Science

musicRandy Maguire ....................Outstanding Senior in Music Theory and CompositionApril C. Reneau .........................Outstanding Graduate Student in Music Education

music theatreLaura N. Sambrano ..........................................Outstanding Senior in Music Theatre

nursingCristina Flores ............................................................. Outstanding Senior in NursingMaria Marquez ...................................................... Outstanding Graduate Student in Nurse Clinician Educator

PhilosophyPablo M. Zavala .................................................... Outstanding Senior in Philosophy

Political scienceDanielle Escontrias ....................................... Outstanding Senior in Political ScienceStephen E. Telless .......................Outstanding Graduate Student in Political ScienceNeil Unruh ......................................................................................Joseph Ray AwardMarie Gilot ..................................................................................Thomas Cook Award

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PsychologyClaudia Ochoa ...................................................... Outstanding Senior in Psychology

social WorkAngelica Felix ................................... Outstanding Graduate Student in Social WorkSara V. Tapia .......................................................... Outstanding Achievement Award

sociology and anthropologyLaura Natividad ...............................................Outstanding Senior in AnthropologyDavid E. Biagas ....................................................... Outstanding Senior in SociologyClaudia S. Rocha .................................. Outstanding Graduate Student in Sociology

theatre artsAnita I. Gomez ....................................................Outstanding Senior in Theatre Arts

Women’s studiesSarah M. Upton .......................................... 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

FootballRichard Contreras ....................................................................................... UndeclaredJeremy Springer .......................................................................................... Undeclared

men’s BasketballIsaac Gordon ..............................................................................................Pre-BusinessPearson Smith ....................................................................... Multidisciplinary Studies

Women’s BasketballStephanie Rosado ....................................................................................... Undeclared

Women’s soccerMelissa Desilets ............................................................................... Biological SciencesAngela Kleinfelder ...........................................................Psychology/Criminal JusticeBrittany Popoff ................................................................... Criminal Justice/SociologyAshley Thomas ...................................................................... Multidisciplinary StudiesJami Tullius ............................................................................Mechanical Engineering

Women’s volleyballMarie-Therese Joyce ................................................................................... Undeclared

men’s track and FieldCarlos Montijo ............................................................................................ Undeclared

Women’s track and FieldKarolina Pederson ...................................................................................... UndeclaredKeisha Walkes .................................................................................. Biology/Chemistry

Women’s softballClaudia Oliva .............................................................................................. UndeclaredRachel Schaeffer .......................................................................... Pre-Physical TherapyStacie Townsend .................................................................... Business Administration

men’s GolfJordan Bucy ................................................................................................ UndeclaredHerbert Day-Pan ......................................................................................... UndeclaredZac Hildenbrand .............................................................................. Biology/Chemistry

Women’s GolfElizabeth Sobczak ...................................................................................... UndeclaredKayra Davila-Torres .......................................................... Psychology/Health Sciences

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

FootballRichard Contreras ....................................................................................... UndeclaredElijah Davis ............................................................................ Multidisciplinary StudiesSteven Douglas ..................................................................... Multidisciplinary StudiesAaron Henckel ....................................................................... Business AdministrationGregory Hiett ..............................................................................................KinesiologyJamar Hunt .............................................................Communication/General BusinessPierce Hunter .............................................................................................Pre-BusinessJames Johnson ............................................................................................ UndeclaredBrandon Jordan ................................................................................... Criminal JusticeGeorge Kelly ......................................................................... Multidisciplinary StudiesNathan McCage .......................................................................................... UndeclaredDane O’Neill ........................................................................................ Criminal JusticeWilliam Osolinksy .................................................................. Business AdministrationNuuese Punimata ................................................................. Multidisciplinary StudiesCameron Raschke ..................................................................... Occupational TherapyMichael Scott .............................................................................................. UndeclaredJeremy Springer .......................................................................................... UndeclaredTrevor Vittatoe ........................................................................................... UndeclaredKyle Wright ..........................................................................................Communication

men’s BasketballIsaac Gordon ..............................................................................................Pre-BusinessEric Munoz .................................................................................................. UndeclaredJeremy Sampson ................................................................... Multidisciplinary StudiesPearson Smith ....................................................................... Multidisciplinary Studies

Women’s BasketballIlda Chambe .......................................................................... Multidisciplinary StudiesAlyssa Faubion ............................................................................................ UndeclaredBrittnay Jones ............................................................................................. UndeclaredKatarzyna Krezel ....................................................Communication/General BusinessNatasha Lacy ................................................................................ Master of EducationClaudia Lampe-Porras ..................................................................................MarketingIzabela Piekarska ...................................................................... International BusinessStephanie Rosado ....................................................................................... UndeclaredSviatlana Trukshanina ................................................................................ Undeclared

Women’s soccerBrandi Aston ......................................................................... Multidisciplinary StudiesAshley Cole ................................................................................................. UndeclaredMelissa Desilets ........................................................................................... UndeclaredJordan Freiberg ..........................................................................................KinesiologyLauren Hamson .......................................................................................... UndeclaredAnoop Josan ...............................................................................................Pre-NursingAngela Kleinfelder ...........................................................Psychology/Criminal JusticeKira Lazenby ......................................................................... Multidisciplinary Studies

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Cara Nordin ................................................................................... Psychology/BiologyLeslie Platz ................................................................Health Sciences/CommunicationBrittany Popoff ................................................................... Criminal Justice/SociologyAmanda Radcliffe ......................................................................................Pre-BusinessRikki Southard ...................................................................... Multidisciplinary StudiesAshley Thomas ...................................................................... Multidisciplinary StudiesJami Tullius ............................................................................Mechanical EngineeringKristin Wernimont ........................................................... Kinesiology/Health SciencesChelsea Winbush .......................................................................................... EducationHeather York .............................................................................................. Undeclared

Women’s volleyballKeisha Hyman-Gifth ........................................................... Biology/English LiteraturePatricia Jarmoc ........................................................................................... Pre-ScienceMarie-Therese Joyce ................................................................................... UndeclaredCasey McAnelley ........................................................................................Pre-BusinessDaidre Mendenhall .............................................................. Multidisciplinary StudiesChristine Murphy ................................................................................Music EducationJennifer Nolasco .........................................................................................KinesiologyElsa Reyes ............................................................................................. Health Sciences

men’s cross countryElias Koech .................................................................................................Pre-BusinessPatrick Mutai ..............................................................................................Pre-NursingJapheth NG’Ojoy ............................................................................. Biology/ChemistryStephen Samoei ................................................................................................ Nursing

Women’s cross countryDelia Cesar ..................................................................................................Pre-NursingLaura Clarke ................................................................................. Master of EducationAsia Cunningham ....................................................................................... UndeclaredCrystal Garcia .......................................................................................... Micro BiologyJepchirchir Kigen ........................................................................................Pre-NursingPerla Retana ............................................................................. International Business

men’s track and FieldBarry Bighorn ............................................................................................. UndeclaredWilliam Dodd ................................................................... Kinesiology/Health SciencesHans Ericksson ............................................................................................ UndeclaredDimitrios Fylladitakis .................................................................................. UndeclaredMickael Hanany ............................................................................... Biology/ChemistryCarlos Montijo ............................................................................................ UndeclaredJoshua Short ............................................................................................... UndeclaredAlex Van der Merwe ............................................................ Multidisciplinary Studies

Women’s track and FieldOludamola Osayomi ............................................................. Multidisciplinary StudiesKarolina Pederson ...................................................................................... UndeclaredAmanda Pulido ........................................................................................... UndeclaredChastity Ross ............................................................................................... Undeclared

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Nina Schvedoff ..........................................................................................Pre-BusinessShalaiyah Sommerville ...............................................................................KinesiologyKeisha Walkes .................................................................................. Biology/Chemistry

Women’s softballKaitlyn Abdalla .................................................................................... General StudiesCamilla Carrera ........................................................................................... UndeclaredKelly Curran ........................................................................... Business AdministrationShea Lodes ..................................................................... History/Secondary EducationClaudia Oliva .............................................................................................. UndeclaredRachel Schaeffer .......................................................................... Pre-Physical TherapyJennifer Stalter ........................................................................................... Pre-ScienceStacie Townsend .................................................................... Business AdministrationMariann Webb ........................................................................................... UndeclaredMegan Whiteaker ................................................................ Multidisciplinary StudiesAdrianna Zolton ................................................................................................Biology

men’s GolfJordan Batten ............................................................................................. UndeclaredJordan Bucy ................................................................................................ UndeclaredHerbert Day-Pan ......................................................................................... UndeclaredZac Hildenbrand .............................................................................. Biology/ChemistryChad Keohane ...........................................................................................Pre-BusinessRoger Sloan ........................................................................... Business AdministrationRichard Taff ........................................................................... Business AdministrationJoshua Taylor ........................................................................ Multidisciplinary Studies

Women’s GolfSamantha Garza .........................................................................................KinesiologyRosa Gomez-Valdor .................................................................................... UndeclaredStephanie Herrera .....................................................................................Pre-BusinessShang-Fan Huang ....................................................................................... UndeclaredDeborah Martinez .....................................................................................Pre-BusinessAna Pastor .................................................................................................. UndeclaredElizabeth Sobczak ...................................................................................... Undeclared

Women’s tennisWeronika Bloczynska .............................................................. Biology (Pre-Dentistry)Amber Brightly ....................................................................... Biology (Pre-Pharmacy)Harmonie Chatagner ................................................................................. Pre-ScienceAdriana Fuentes ......................................................................................... UndeclaredIsabela Kulaif .............................................................................................. UndeclaredMegan Pritchard ........................................................................................Pre-Business

Women’s rifleAmber Criss ................................................................................................. UndeclaredKyra Davila-Torres ........................................................... Psychology/Health SciencesJessie Garay ................................................................Chemistry/Secondary EducationMorgan Glenn ............................................................................. Pre-Physical Therapy

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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.

outstanding undergraduate thesisJill E. Lybarger, Department of Psychology, “Social Coalitions: The Effects of Coalition Membership on Identification of Race and Sex” Dr. Michael A. Zarate, Advisor

Christine Delgado, Department of Biological Sciences, “Identifying Virulence Factors for Mycobacterium Avium” Dr. Kristine Garza, Advisor

UNIVERSITY OUTSTANDING GRADUATEDISSERTATION AND THESIS AWARDS

outstanding dissertation award – Humanities, social science, Business and educationColby Justin Stoever, Department of Psychology, “An Exploration of the Stereotype Inconsistent Memory Advantage”Dr. Wendy S. Francis, Chair

outstanding dissertation award – engineering, science and Health sciencesShalayna Lee Lair, Materials Science and Engineering Program, “Energetic Comparison of Double-Walled Carbon Nanotube Systems”Dr. Lawrence E. Murr and Dr. William C. Herndon, Co-Chairs

outstanding thesis award – Humanities, social science, arts, Business and educationGeraldine Mearns, Department of Communication, “What are You Doing for the Rest of Your Life?: The Role of Communication in the Retirement Planning Process of Professionals in their Fifties”Dr. Patricia Witherspoon, Chair

outstanding thesis award – engineering, science and Health sciencesChristian Rene Escudero Ayala, Department of Physics, “Dynamical and Geometrical Aspects of Isoscaling”Dr. Jorge A. López, Chair

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university Honors Program Honors degree recipients, Fall 2007Joaquin A. Aguilar .......................................................................... Computer ScienceAudrey F. Cisneros ...............................................................................Political Science

university Honors Program Honors certificate recipients, Fall 2007David Kosturakis ...................................................................................... MicrobiologyRoberto Antonio Tavarez .........................................................................EngineeringAnalucy Garcia Villarreal ........................................................................Mathematics

university Honors Program Honors degree candidates, spring 2008Jennifer E. Bean ....................................................................................... MicrobiologyMichael Bustillos ..................................................................................Political ScienceBrittany L. Butterfield ............................................. English and American LiteratureCarolina Cairo-Kottmann ............................................................................. Education Andrea B. Carzoli ........................................................................... Biological SciencesHannah E. Itugbu ............................................................................ Health PromotionOmar M. Khateeb ........................................................................... Biological SciencesHector S. Monsivais .................................................................................... AccountingOmar F. Najera ................................................................................ Biological SciencesMark A. Teran ............................................................................................... EducationElizabeth C. Zubiate .........................................................................English Literature

university Honors Program Honors certificate candidates, spring 2008Susana P. Barrera ..................................................................................... MicrobiologyWendy T. Chozet .......................................................................................... EducationCrystal Garcia .................................................................................. Biological SciencesMaria Garcia ..................................................................................................... SpanishReina Gonzalez ................................................................................English LiteratureJose A. Gutierrez .................................................................................CommunicationJustine E. Jimenez .......................................................................... Biological SciencesPaul A. Lenhart ............................................................................... Biological SciencesClaudia V. Melendez-Yanez ......................................................................... EducationAndrea C. Riosvelasco ............................................................................. MicrobiologyKatrina M. Weber .............................................................................................. SciencePablo M. Zavala ........................................................................................... Philosophy

Honors senior thesis candidates, spring 2008Veronica E.Calderon ....................................................................... Biological SciencesKarl K. Glancey ..................................................................... Multidisciplinary StudiesPaul A. Lenhart ............................................................................... Biological SciencesOmar F. Najera ................................................................................ Biological SciencesJose A. Ramirez ................................................................................................. History

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Houston endowment scholars, 2007-2008Jennifer E. Bean ....................................................................................... MicrobiologyToni Camacho ......................................................................................Political ScienceFernando Carreon ................................................................. Business AdministrationRachel D. Decatur .............................................................................................. ScienceReina Gonzalez .................................................................................English LiteratureSofi a E. Guzman .................................................................... Business AdministrationDavina Heredia ............................................................................................PsychologyOmar M. Khateeb ........................................................................... Biological SciencesFrancisco J. Melendez ....................................................................................... ScienceJesika R. Perez ............................................................................................Pre-NursingMaegan R. Ramirez ............................................................................Creative WritingAndrea C. Riosvelasco ............................................................................. MicrobiologyMichael E. Rodriguez .............................................................................. Microbiology

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university Honors councilThe University Honors Council fosters the relations of members of the Honors Program and Honors Council with non-member students; and promotes membership in the Honors Program, participation in the Honors Council, the image of Honors Program students, participation in University activities, and academic excellence.

Maegan Ramirez ............................................................................................PresidentJennifer Bean ..........................................................................................Vice PresidentAmphoe H. Bautista .......................................................................................SecretaryMarlene Contreras .........................................................................................TreasurerDavi Kallman .................................................................................................. HistorianSusana Barrera ...................................................................................Committee ChairTerri S. Ramirez ..................................................................................................Advisor

Adrian AcostaJoaquin AguilarDaniel AhluwaliaAdolfo AlvarezCristina AlmodovarAbraham AngelAlexandra AragonJennifer AranasSayra ArmendarizMichael ArriagaErica BarrazaMelissa BarrazaCesar BarronAnthony BartholomewAngelica BecerraKrystal BeltranJose BrisenoBrandon BrockOswaldo BroesickeQuinton BrownArturo BujandaGustavo BuenoBrittany ButterfieldToni CamachoIsaiah CantrellDiego CarrilloChloe CasasArtrina CedillosChristina ChaviraJonathan ChildressMelinda CofieldCharles CordovaNoemi Cortez-CalderonVeronica CruzTamara DavisYvette DearoNorma De Alva

Ernest De La CruzAlyssa De La RosaNathan DiazDaniel DominguezAmber DrennanSabrina DumondMichael DurcholzSandra EnriquezValeria EstradaValeria FernandezBianca FierroDayarana FrancoJoshua FrederickCynthia GabaldonMarissa GabaldonCynthia GallegosKristen GamboaAna Maria GarciaEric GarciaMelissa GarciaYessenia GarciaAlan GonzalezCynthia GonzalezValerie GranadosAlison GrossYvette GuerecaSofia GuzmanSung Joo GymAlyssa HernandezSteven HernandezRosaangelica HolguinTiffany HudsonMarjorie IngleAmy JohnsonMohamed KhamsiNaima KhamsiNaghmana Khan

Omar Mazin KhateebKevin LawsonTimothy LopezRosa MacIntyreRicardo MarrufoBianca MartinezMick MartinezNicole MartinezRafael MartinezYessenia MartinezEmily MastersonKathleen MatthewsAlexandra MelendezMarcela MendozaRosalba MirandaMariel MirelesChristopher MolinaAnna MontesHadit MoralesNuith MoralesPriscilla MorenoPatricia MurguiaOmar NajeraAlejandra NavaAndrew NewportTamara NicolsonAshley OlsenMelani OntiverosRocio OrozcoEva PadillaEric PalomaresRichard ParedesRobyn PelkingMelissa PenaEdith Joann PeralesJorge PerezHector Daniel Pina

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Waleed AbdelhafezYedid A. AbogadoFernando E. AcevedoEdgar AcevesAlejandra AcostaLisa M. AcostaJacqueline AcunaAntony AdairSylvia E. AdameAmanda L. AdamsLuz B. AguayoCelina R. AguilarJoaquin A. AguilarLinda R. AguilarDenise AguirreIsabel AguirreLuis M. AguirreNora M. AguirreSteven F. AguirreDaniel K. AhluwaliaYolanda AinsworthJesus AlanizJose R. AlcantarChelsea L. AldridgeMartha AlemayehuSofia V. Alfaro PachecoLinda S. Al-HannaOliana AlikajCharles M. AllnuttPatrick M. AlmodovarGisel AlvaradoLuis A. AlvaradoSean A. AlvaradoAdolfo A. AlvarezApril AlvarezCarlos Alvarez

Jesus AlvarezClaudia A. AlvillarCarlo A. AmatoChristopher AmayaGerardo AnayaEric S. AnchondoAlonso AndradeAmanda I. AndradeAbraham AngelBernny E. ApodacaAlexandria AragonJennifer L. AranasJoaquin R. ArceAlan B. ArellanoCrystal ArellanoSteven E. ArellanoGrisel ArizpeAmorita M. ArmendarizLuis C. ArmendarizLuis R. ArmendarizSayra S. ArmendarizLisa M. ArnoldOlivia ArratiaMichael ArriagaAnnette C. ArrigucciRoger A. AshmusEyadne P. AtkinsonLilian AvilaManuel AvilaNancy AvilaSonia A. AzuaMaria A. BacaYuzeth G. BacaRicardo BadilloBrianne BaileyNicholas A. Balcazar

Joi L. BallardJulieta BanuelasNoemi BaqueraOmar BarbierEduardo BarbosaOmar BarbosaMelissa M. BarnesDaniel S. BarnhorstAdolfo R. BarrazaErica B. BarrazaMelissa E. BarrazaMoises L. BarrazaLeonardo BarredaLuis A. BarreraMarlane BarreraSusana P. BarreraCesar I. BarronKristina I. BarronAnthony BartholomewMelissa BatistaAmphoe BautistaJennifer E. BeanAngelica F. BecerraPaloma A. BeckerCristina D. BejaranoSarah BejaranoKarla I. BelmontesKrystal BeltranMario J. BencomoKelly E. BennettLuis E. BermudezJanet BernalAna BetancourtSonia BetancourtKarl E. BirdwellWilliam C. Black

Marian QuevedoAna RamirezJennifer RamirezVictoria RangelAileen RenteriaHector Reyes Jr.Miguel ReyesArthur RichardsElizabeth RivasAnais RiveraPilar RiveraMarcos RochaNelly RodriguezVanessa Y. Rodriguez

Yazmin RodriguezEvangelina RomeroChristina RuizJoshua Sainz-OrtizConsuelo SalasAndres SanchezPaloma SanchezKlaudia SchnittkerGerrit SchulzeAlexis Chantal SeinPauline ShomanCindy Aubrey SolorzanoRobert Soto

Ember StoneJonathen SuitterSergio TapiaIrma TorresValerie TorresChristopher TrianManuel ValenzuelaIrving VillanuevaMichael WadeDavida WasherKatrina WeberChristopher WhalinAndrea Whetstone

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Christopher BlandHeather N. BoakyeJustine BohmAndres BolanosMarcos BolanosCrystal A. BoldenLisa S. BolingChristian A. BorregoIrene BorregoRandi M. BossieNancy S. BrackenDavid F. BradleyAndrew P. BraidSteven M. BrandonLacey A. BretonGabriel BringasErik X. BriseñoJose F. BriseñoOsvaldo A. BroesickeZachary BrowerHeather M. BrownQuinton BrownMichelle R. Brown-De La RosaMaria BuendiaBrenda BuenoGustavo BuenoMarco BuenoArturo BujandaDaniel E. BujandaBrian M. BulkoChristopher A. BuntynEmily BuntynSarah A. BurchettGabriela BurgosLaura I. BuschAmanda J. BustamanteDaniel BustillosMichael BustillosBrittany L. ButterfieldCarolina Cairo-KottmannVeronica E. CalderonHeather L. CalvilloHumberto CalzadaKarina A. CalzadaCynthia K. CalzadillaToni CamachoErnesto CamarenaNancy CamperoEric A. CamposFrancisco J. CamposMiguel CamposRicardo A. Campos

Jazmin CancinoRodolfo R. Canizales CollazoAaron M. CanoAdrian CanoMarcia C. CanoAna I. CarabiasJasmine CarbajalGeorgina A. CarballoCarlos CarmonaShannon D. CarnageyKyong S. CarpenterMelanie L. CarrascoYazmin P. CarrascoFernando CarreonAlvaro CarrilloDavid J. CarrilloDiego CarrilloMagali M. CarrilloMaria CarrilloSylvia CarrollQuinn J. CaruthersAndrea B. CarzoliCelia V. CarzoliChloe R. CasasJuan C. Casas-CerdaRuben A. CasillasMelanie M. CastañedaChristina CastilloIsaac E. CastilloKarina CastilloMagaly A. CastilloPriscilla J. CastilloSandra CastilloStephany L. CastilloPerla Y. CastrejonDavid I. CastroNathan J. CastroNancy CavazosJustin C’de BacaLaura N. CeglioJulio E. CenicerosRoberto M. CenicerosRodolfo CereceresDelia S. CesarFrancisco ChagollaGeogina G. ChairezCassandra ChavezJose J. ChavezJulio E. ChavezChristina M. ChaviraJonathan J. ChildressCrystal M. Chinea

Lorena ChiuWendy T. ChozetAnastasia L. ChucaNathan S. CintronAudrey F. CisnerosGrisel CisnerosNathalie R. ClouseMelinda Y. CofieldClara I. CollinsEric L. ColoradoDeidre L. ConklinLogan D. ConnorJustin K. ConrowCarlos A. ContrerasChristian ContrerasJacobo I. ContrerasMarlene ContrerasBertha L. Contreras De VegaCharles R. CordovaErika C. CordovaGabriel CordovaLizbeth CorellaMonica I. CorellaErika D. CoronadoLaura C. CorralRuben CorreaYedith CortezNoemi Cortez-CalderonJose F. CossioLinda K. CrawfordElaine A. CristanCatherine S. CromerPatrick B. CromerVeronica CruzIssac S. CuellarMeliza J. CuetoTami K. DashleyColin J. DavisCrystal DavisRochelle N. DavisNorma De AlvaErnest De La CruzVictor M. De La FuenteAlyssa M. De La RosaElisabet De La TorreAlejandra L. De MatiasYvette P. DearoRachel DecaturSteven A. Del GaizoAlejandra H. Del HierroJessica A. Del PinoMichelle Del Rio

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Israel Del ToroErica N. DelgadoMonica DelgadoBrittany E. DevineIvan A. DevoraAlexandra M. DiazJesus E. DiazLeah N. DiazMaritza DiazNathan DiazJohn M. DixonHoward M. DobladoBryan J. DohertyAlejandra S. DominguezChristian DominguezChristina DominguezDaniel I. DominguezRobert L. DominguezRuth DominguezSamantha DominguezDevon L. DoornwaardTodd W. DorethyAmber S. DrennanAnna R. DrewesCharles K. DriskellArabella DuarteTrevor T. DuarteSabrina M. DuMondAdam V. DuranKarina DuranAndreanna J. DuronJoni S. EastmanSharon L. EbyKyle C. EganSarah N. ElgueaEthaniel K. EliasEmma X. EllsworthSandra I. EnriquezAlfredo ErivesKarina EscapitaClaudia E. EscobarAlan G. EscobedoBrenda E. EscobedoJanet EscuderoClaudia EsparzaLizette EsparzaAlex EsquivelLuisa A. EsquivelSonia EsquivelCrystal EstradaLeonardo D. EstradaMargarita L. EstradaRaul Estrada

Sergio M. EstradaValeria EstradaErick FalconNita C. FalveyMary E. FarahRocio Favila Claudia FernandezDenise A. FernandezMichael A. FernandezValeria M. FernandezBianca FierroDeanna FierroJuliana FierroMaria D. FierroAaron A. FloresCarlos FloresCassandra N. FloresMarissa FloresMiriam R. FloresRebecca A. FloresRudis A. FloresMarissa R. FlorezSamantha C. FongCharity D. FooteGuillermina FragosoKennia A. FraireDenise FrancoEdward J. FrancoVania FrancoVictor A. FrancoEric A. FrassaMichael FruehAnais M. FuentesJustin C. FusonCynthia A. GabaldonMarissa GabaldonDuane D. GalindoGary GalindoAlejandra GallegosCinthia GallegosJoseph D. GallegosGrisel GalvanJanette GamboaKristen GamboaKarla K. GarcesAdan GarciaAna L. GarciaAna M. GarciaApril D. GarciaArmando GarciaAyde GarciaChristina GarciaCrystal A. Garcia

Crystal GarciaCynthia GarciaEmily GarciaEric GarciaJessica GarciaJoyce GarciaLauren K. GarciaLizette A. GarciaMelissa H. GarciaMiriam GarciaMonique M. GarciaNadine GarciaPaola GarciaYesenia I. GarciaMaria Garcia Amanda GarnicaNathan L. GarridoDan E. GasparIvan A. GatewoodLira GerardoKarl K. GlanceyAudrey GomezGabriel GomezJessica P. GomezVanessa M. GomezAdriana Gomez-LiconJessica M. GonzalesManny GonzalesAlan GonzalezAmanda C. GonzalezCarolina E. GonzalezCipriana R. GonzalezCynthia J. GonzalezCynthia GonzalezDanielle A. GonzalezElias GonzalezJazmin GonzalezJosue GonzalezJuan C. GonzalezLuis F. GonzalezNashelly GonzalezPerla P. GonzalezReina GonzalezSam A. GonzalezStephanie K. GonzalezAngelica M. Gonzalez Valerie A. GranadosCarrie E. GreenAshley L. GreenupAlison R. GrossTania M. GuardardoGabriela GuerecaYvette Guereca

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Alejandra GuerreroEdgar G. GuerreroNataly Y. GuerreroCristina GutierrezErin E. GutierrezIsrael GutierrezIvan O. GutierrezJennifer S. GutierrezJose A. GutierrezLuis A. GutierrezMelissa GutierrezTalisa A. GutierrezJesus A. GuzmanJorge A. GuzmanJuan C. GuzmanSofia E. GuzmanYvonne G. HaddadErick M. HajatMara V. HallYajaira M. HalmHadeel A. HamdanBrenda Hamlin-LehmannJennifer J. HamlynJacqueline HardingAnthony M. HartEricka P. HartfordPhillip M. HashTimothy J. HeiseDavina HerediaGrecia Heredia Alyssa B. HernandezAmparo M. HernandezAngela R. HernandezAriana HernandezDaniel H. HernandezDaniel I. HernandezDeborah HernandezGabriela HernandezJesus HernandezJoanna M. HernandezJoseph A. HernandezJoshua HernandezKarla P. HernandezKristen R. HernandezManuel J. HernandezMatthew I. HernandezMelissa HernandezSteven A. HernandezVanessa HernandezVenecia HernandezVivian HernandezVelia HerrenAdam C. Herrera

Jossue HerreraStephanie A. HerreraRicardo Herrera Greg C. HiettShaun R. HilburnMeagan R. HillAlexandra HinojosaApril M. HinojosaNikayla M. HizonBrittany A. HoffmanRosaangelica O. HolguinWesley E. HovisMayra C. HuertaElissa A. HughesTravis M. HughesSairym IbarraGeorge A. IbaveErharuyi U. IdemudiaAli A. IdreesVanessa J. IglesiasYae W. ImMarjorie A. IngleOlga IoudinaJamie M. IrelandYessica IrigoyenNicole IrizarryAmjad K. IsmailHannah E. ItugbuSonja IvanovskaPortia D. JacksonVictor S. JacksonCeleste I. JacquezNatali K. JacquezMonique A. JamesRachel E. JayRebekah M. JayTashanni A. JeanmarieDelessia L. JeffersonAlan A. JimenezAngela JimenezAnthony M. JimenezAraceli M. JimenezDiana JimenezJustine JimenezStephanie JimenezJose E. Jimenez de los ReyesClaudia E. JoachimJames JohnsonTiffany A. JohnsonMary L. Jones Felipe JovelAlejandra Juarez

Paul E. JuarezRichard JuarezTalitha M. JuarezMichelle S. KaiserMaryam KalantarianDavi I. KallmanJason P. KeithMacey V. KennedyMohamed KhamsiNaima KhamsiNaghmana A. KhanOmar M. KhateebRichard KimballKyle C. KinasPatricia V. KingDavid KiselaRobert J. KnottsDavid KosturakisRicardo KosturakisEithan KotkowskiShawna A. KurthStewart La QuantaChristopher S. LaddBetsabee LaraJocelyn H. LaraRobert LaraAllyson A. LarocheJonathan B. LawsonKevin M. LawsonTumi A. LayinkaRochelle L. Le MireAndres LealJesus F. LealKelsey J. Lee Courtney LeeserPaul LenhartDenika L. LepastiEnrique LermaBeatriz C. LeybaMayra J. LeyvaMelissa LeyvaEnevy LiconErnesto LiconNoel Life Martin LimonMaria G. LlamasGilberto Lobo-GuerreroKathryn M. LockardArmando LoezaJustine N. LogsdonJoe LomeliAgatha LopezAlejandro Lopez

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Angelica P. LopezAraceli LopezAshley M. LopezBelem G. LopezBianca Y. LopezCristian I. LopezDaisy Y. LopezElsa LopezHarmony D. LopezJaime LopezJonathan P. LopezKristina M. LopezLilian LopezMaria I. LopezMelissa M. LopezOmar D. LopezOscar F. LopezSergio A. LopezTimothy A. LopezDiana T. LoveLorrrie LoweCarlos A. LoyaErica M. LoyaJesus M. LoyaKrissett LoyaAlexandria J. LozanoMelissa N. LozanoNicole M. LozanoTomas LuceroOlivia B. LuckettCynthia LugoLaura L. LugoAlfredo LujanAbel A. LunaAna B. LunaCarina M. LunaJessica LunaJill E. LybargerMarco A. MachadoAlbert J. MaciasBrittany L. MaciasLizeth MaciasMaria I. MaciasPriscilla E. MaciasRosa M. MacintyreNayshawn A. MaddoxJose MadridAdriana MaeseJeanette P. MailletBerenice MaldonadoChristine R. MaldonadoVeronica C. MaldonadoGabriel Mansouraty

Chelsea M. MapesSteve E. MapulaDavid MarascoMarissa L. Marin Anahi MarinesJose MarquezLindsey M. MarquezLucia MarquezMatthew MarquezPriscilla MarquezCorina MarrufoRicardo D. MarrufoAdriana MartinezAntonio MartinezClarissa MartinezDiana A. MartinezEduardo MartinezEdwin MartinezEnid A. MartinezErnesto MartinezGriselda T. MartinezJessica MartinezJose L. MartinezJulio A. MartinezKarla MartinezLaura MartinezMelissa MartinezNancy MartinezNatalie E. MartinezNicole J. MartinezNoe MartinezRafael MartinezRodolfo MartinezSusana J. MartinezTony J. MartinezVivian C. MartinezYessenia MartinezEmily MastersonDamaris A. MateoJames R. MathesMaria V. MatheuKathleen L. MatthewsGregory C. MausSyndy J. MaynardJulian B. Mc CrearyDavid M. Mc PhersonHeather L. McBrideTianna McCoyKendra D. McCrayRicardo McCrearySarah McKinleyVincent F. MedinaJoel A. Mejia

Pablo MejiaAlexandria E. MelendezClaudia MelendezFrancisco J. MelendezLorraine MelgozaEmilia MenaMyrna A. MenaMelinda G. MenchacaArleen Y. MendezBeatriz B. MendezDeborah MendezJeanette MendezNallely MendezPatricia MendiolaAbel MendozaEricka B. MendozaMarcela P. MendozaNathalie MendozaJacqueline MerazTheresa D. MerazChristopher J. MerrittJo L. MerrittNathaniel S. MeysAna T. MezaRoberto I. Meza Kathryn M. MierNickole A. MillerNicole P. MillerJeffery MirandaRosalba MirandaDavid V. MirelesJorge MirelesMariel MirelesAndrew MolinaChristopher J. MolinaIssac MonrrealHector S. MonsivaisElizabeth MontalvoAnna C. MontesGuadalupe MontesMichelle MontesEunice MontoyaTeresa MontoyaAngel E. MoralesAshley N. MoralesHadit MoralesNuith MoralesStephanie G. MoralesOscar Morales, Jr.Alberto MorenoDiana MorenoElvira M. MorenoGabriel Moreno

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Laura C. MorenoOlivia MorenoPriscilla M. MorenoStacey MorenoJessika M. MorganLaura Motta/MenaIsaac A. MoyaTorey E. MoyeMatthew J. MundenChristine N. MunozDanny MunozGrisel MunozHaydee MunozHaydee MunozJorge MunozRodolfo MunozVeronica MunozArely MuñozMayra MuñozJorge A. Munoz MendietaStephen A. MurgaHector J. MurguiaPatricia MurguiaGabryelle A. MurilloRosalba MuroShontea M. MuroOmar F. NajeraPatricia NajeraLoauretta NasobunduLicon Carlos NatividadSylvia NatividadJessica NavaretteJuan C. NavarroMark S. NavarroDavid NegreteJose L. NegreteCrystal NettlesAlba NevarezErik NevarezGabriel NevarezSamuel NevarezAndrew NewportGrace NgJapheth K. NG’ OjoyTamara D. NicolsonJennifer NolascoLauretta N. NsobunduBernadette NunezCarlos NunezFidel NunezKimberly D. NunezRodrigo NunezCesar Ochoa

Claudia OchoaXinyan OkadaOluwaseyi OlatunjoyeClaudia N. OlivaSilvia OlivaresJose J.R. OlivasMelinda OlivasTeresa OlivasAshley M. OlsonPatrick C. O’NeilAdrian I. OntiverosEileen E. OntiverosMelani OntiverosRafael OrdonezAndres OrozAlexis L. OrozcoCrystal OrozcoRocio J. Orozco-RuizAnalisa OrrantiaBenjamin OrtegaElla OrtegaGustavo OrtegaHumberto OrtegaIvan OrtegaPete OrtegaVicente OrtegaAlejandra OrtizErick OrtizJesus A. OrtizJose OrtizMichael R. OrtizMonica OrtizJeremy PachecoStephanie Pacio-ChavezCelina PadillaEva PadillaJaclyn PadillaJose D. PadillaNoemi PadillaNicholas H. PaineSara I. PalaciosFabiola PalmaEric J. PalomaresEdward A. PalosJose PamanesPratish ParbhooKarina PasillasAlma Pasillas- OrtizMaria G. Patterson Erk L. PaviaAndres PayanLucia PayanSimone A. Payan

Yvonne PayanHugo PelaezRobyn L. PelkingAna PenaMelissa E. PenaJessica A. PeñaEdith J. PeralesPriscilla PeralesChristina E. PeraltaEdgardo PeregrinoLaura Y. PereyaAdrian PerezDaniel G. PerezOriana PerezRocio PerezAlba P. Perez De TejadaBetsy PeticolasLiza J. PiltzChristina PinaConchita PinaHector PinaLuis A. PinalesAngel PinedaMonica L. PinedaLouis PizanaAlberto D. PonceEdgar R. PonceJose L. PonceChristine Ponce-DiazRocio PorrasLuis Porras-GarciaElida P. PortilloGerard PozzerleDiana PuenteRaul I. Puentes-LowryMarian C. QuevedoJhoana QuezadaSteven P. QuigleyRoderic QuinnYanawi QuinonesJamie QuinonezAna QuintanaGilbert QuintanaSusan QuintanaMelinna R. QuinteroJuana QuirozAbril A. RamirezAlfredo RamirezAna K. RamirezBrenda RamirezFederico RamirezGilbert J. RamirezIgnacio Ramirez

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Jennifer RamirezJose A. RamirezJuan L. RamirezMaegan R. RamirezNilsa M. RamirezSelena N. RamirezStephanie I. RamirezStephanie S. RamirezTimothy E. RamirezValeria RamirezEnrique I. RamosVanessa RamosAlyssa R. RangelEsteban RangelGabriela RangelNancy RangelVictoria R. RangelEunice RasconLuis RasconMariel RasconHosana S. RastegaryTania ReichsfeldMatthew J. ReillyHenry ReinhartAileen A. RenteriaAlfredo RetanaElizabeth ReyesHector ReyesIrma V. ReyesIsmael ReyesMolly ReyesOscar D. ReyesRuben ReyesJuan ReynaLaura M. ReynaArthur RichardsDanielle L. RiddickAshli R. Ridenour Yvette RinconAdrian RiosAndrea RiosJavier S. RiosMarcos A. RiosWendolyn RiosAndrea RiosvelascoElizabeth RivasGustavo RivasHaydee L. RivasJennifer J. RivasAlfredo RiveraAnais RiveraFania RiveraMariana L. Rivera

Pilar A. RiveraEmily D. RobersonVirginia A. RobinsonBrenda B. RochaLulu RochaMarcos RochaNicholas A. RodarteSarah N. RodarteTeresa R. RodelaApril RodriguezBenjamin E. RodriguezBriana C. RodriguezCarlos RodriguezCarmen J. RodriguezChristian G. RodriguezDavid RodriguezEduardo RodriguezHector L. RodriguezHugo A. RodriguezIrene RodriguezIsaac D. RodriguezJaime RodriguezJuan M. RodriguezLaura A. RodriguezLaura E. RodriguezLucia RodriguezMario A. RodriguezMichael E. RodriguezNelly RodriguezOrlando RodriguezPerla S. RodriguezVanessa Y. RodriguezRodolfo F. RodulfoCassandra H. RojasJuana R. RomanAlexandra RomeroEvangelina RomeroJaime RomeroLizette RomeroVanessa I. RomeroMarlia L. Romero De FloresFrancisco J. RomoLizabeth T. RonquilloNicole A. RonquilloAaron Z. RosasBlanca A. RubioLuis A. RubioArturo RuizBetty RuizChristina C. RuizLeonel RuizLili A. Ruiz

Nicholette RuizPablo C. RuizJeanette RussellLiza G. RuvalcabaBelinda A. SaenzJannette J. SaenzJavier SaenzJoshua Sainz-OrtizHaruka SakumaAngelica C. SalasConsuelo SalasBerenice SalazarElizabeth SalazarEmmanuel SalazarSonny SalcedoAdriana H. SaldivarClaudia SaldivarJonathan SaldivarTakla SalibaNatalia Salmeron MendozaAnalisa SanchezAndres R. SanchezDesiree M. SanchezErica E. SanchezGilbert L. SanchezLuis A. SanchezMabel C. SanchezMarcel I. SanchezMelissa M. SanchezPaloma R. SanchezPatricia SanchezSelene SanchezValerie A. SanchezSamuel SandovalAngel SantacruzPedro E. SantacruzErkia M. SantiestebanRichard C. SapienFumitaka SatoAustin J. SavageElizabeth A. SavoyKelly L. SchmidtKarina SchnittkerKlaudia SchnittkerJason R. SchockerCharles W. SchroederGerrit SchulzeDeborah V. SchwanLeticia SeguraRosanna SeguraSilvia SeguraAlexis Sein

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Mary SendAngelica SepulvedaSarah A. SepulvedaAna K. SernaEdwin C. SerranoAlexander J. SeufertZayna W. ShaheenVarun SharmaPauline ShomanJoshua R. ShortHilda L. SiasMoises A. SidranskyCandice P. SierraIsela SifuentesJennifer A. SifuentesKaraLise SilvaRamon I. SilvasNicole S. SimonsKylee A. SivertsonKarla D. SlivaLorena R. SlivaJennifer L. SmithJose H. SmithChristina R. SnodgrassElisabeth J. SnodgrassDanial A. SolejaOmar SolisCindy A. SolorzanoAdriana SolteroDaniela SolteroDeane SosaCecilia N. SoteloFrank SotoRebecca SotoRoberto SotoJoshua C. SpencerSummer I. SteeleJessica D. StephensonMatthew A. StephensonRobert J. StewartThomas R. StewartEmber L. StoneCristina SubtJonathan M. SuitterLorena TabaresWai Yan Y. TaiMichael J. TalamantesGabriel L. TapiaSergio E. TapiaJorge A. TarinMonica I. TarinAbril Tavares

Iris A. TavarezRoberto A. TavarezElena A. TaylorJennifer H. TaylorHermela T. TeferiJessica M. TellezMark A. TeranOmar TeranJose A. TerrazasStephanie TerrazasElishade TezeraKathryn S. ThomasJerry W. TiptonAiram E. Tipton-AlcalaAnthony G. TiscarenoChristopher M. TolmanAllan TorraGrace E. TorresHope L. TorresIrma TorresRafael TorresValerie C. TorresValerie J. TovarStacie K. TownsendRobert C. TrejoElsa V. TrevinoLuz E. TrevizoVanessa I. TrevizoChristopher A. TrianCecilia M. TrilloPrincess C. TrilloMatthew J. TruaxJazz TurnelloWilliam L. UnsinnAna L. UrbinaJorge N. UrquidiSunshine UrrutiaKim L. ValadezJennifer ValdezBeatriz ValladolidVanessa M. ValleMegan T. ValleeNicolas A. VallesJuan E. Valles-ZamoraJuan G. ValuenzuelaManuel ValuenzuelaRoberto ValverdeAna C. VarelaElizette VargasMagali VargasEzekiel J. Varoz

Sharma VarunAmanda VasquezAndrea VasquezDiego A. VasquezGerardo VasquezHeather A. VasquezMiguel VasquezSantiago VasquezSergio A. VasquezEsteban A. VazquezHelen E. VegaChristopher VejilRoman A. VelascoClara N. VelasquezAdrian E. VelizOscar S. VelizJulissa R. VeraNatalie VidalesCelina VillaMagda VillaMaria E. VillaRicardo A. VillaFrancia I. VillagranRicardo VillagranEnrique VillalobosHiram A. VillalobosLuis H. VillalobosLorena Villalva Claudia Y. VillanuevaIrving H. VillanuevaJuan E. VillanuevaMarisol VillanuevaYvette VillanuevaSilvia M. Villa-RoyvalAnalucy VillarrealSergio VillarrealRomance C. VilledaKatherine R. VillegasMiriam VillegasMisty VillegasAdrian ViramontesMaricarmen VizcainoPaul M. VizcainoSverre VogtMiranda R. WaddleKeisha M. WalkesYu-Hsiang WangDavida D. WasherKatrina WeberStephen J. WellsRyan T. Welsh

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HONOR SOCIETIESUNIVERSITY HONOR SOCIETIES

alpha chiNational honor society for juniors and seniors with a minimum �.� cumulative GPA.

President .................................................................................................Toni CamachoFaculty Advisor ......................................................................................... David Ruiter

Yodit AlemayehuAdalia Dolly AlexanderAmorita ArmendarizMaribel ArredondoSandra AzizAlejandro BenitezBrenda CardenasAddy CrespoMaria DelgadoAnke de MoorLourdes Dimm

Angel EstradaHermila Gamez Gabriela GonzalezMaria GroveAlexandra HinojosaPhuong Ho Dianne Lopez Omar LopezJennifer MaxwellAndrea MiramontesSabine Monk

Christian MoralAlyssa NguyenMelanie Penunuri Jacqueline RomeroVivian SanchezPerla VillaEmmanuel VillalobosRobert WeidnerElizabeth Zubiate

alpha lambda deltaNational freshman academic honor society selects freshmen who have fewer than �0 credit hours and have a minimum �.� cumulative GPA.

President .......................................................................................... Jonathan SaldivarFaculty Advisor .....................................................................................Jackie SpradleyStaff Advisor ............................................................................................... Kaay Miller

Kristina Y. AguileraSofia AguirreJacob A. AlvaradoAaron AlvarezAndrew R. AlvarezLeslie K. AlvelaisAlan B. ArellanoPriscilla ArguellesMaria A. BacaPaloma A. BeckerTomas BermeaVanessa K. BrownAlejandra CarrilloGeorgina G. ChairezMargarita ChapmanKimberly D. CochranTaylor V. CortinasElise CrespoMiguel A. CruzBryan M. DawVictor M. De la FuenteHector J. De La Pena

Martin de la TorreSergio DelgadoPorfirio DiazRobert L. DominguezPerla L. DoradoSandra I. EnriquezDiana V. Esparza LaraValeria M. FernandezLindsay D. FrederickDiana I. GallegosJanette GamboaAna M. GarciaAyde GarciaElia GarciaYessenia GarciaAndrea M. GodinezCarrie E. GreenAdriana GutierrezAileen GutierrezNicholas S. HaddoxCrystal E. HardenMatthew J. Harding

Alex HernandezJoseph A. HernandezAli A. IdreesMarjorie IngleDonald JacksonDavi I. KallmanBetsabee LaraJacqueline LomeliAriel N. LopezBelem G. LopezJonathan P. LopezLorrie LoweChristopher J. Lujan GalvanMaria I. MaciasMercedes E. MarquezAndrea E. MartinezEthel R. MartinezTony J. MartinezRichard P. MaskillRicardo J. MedinaJose E. Mendez

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Frances MoralesRebecca M. MoralesStacey MorenoJose J. Motta-MenaChristine N. MunozJorge A. Munoz MendietaCarlos Natividad LiconSilvia R. OlivaresMelinda OlivasGabriel OrtizCelina PadillaJose D. PadillaSergio PadillaPriscilla ParraSabrina C. ParrasSteven L. Perez

Veronica PorrasRicardo J. PortilloYanawi B. QuinonesCrystal R. RamosMark A. RasorAshlee ReganNorma G. ReyesDanielle L. RiddickJacqueline A. RinconKyle E. RinconJavier S. RiosLaura E. RodriguezLorenzo A. RubioHaruka SakumaIsmael SanchezMarielyn Sayago

Natalie A. Scenters- ZapicoKiraLise SilvaRobert SotoAllan TorraElizabeth M. TorresJacqueline M. TurnerMaria F. UlibarriAmanda M. UribeMaria F. UruetaAndrea VasquezAlbert VieraChelsey A. WilliamsNorma M. ZamoraKathryn Zortman

Golden Key International Honor societyThe University honorary/service organization recognizes junior and senior students who promote academic excellence and benefit the local and University community through service activities and have a minimum �.2 cumulative GPA.

President .................................................................................. Veronica A. MenendezPresident ...................................................................................................Erica AlvarezVice President ........................................................................... Samantha DominguezFaculty Advisor ......................................................................Angela Pierce-Bracewell

Mona AbdelfattahWaleed AbdelhafezAlejandra AcostaDaniel Ahluwalia

chi sigma IotaThe National Counseling Honor Society for members majoring in Guidance and Counseling and with a graduate grade point average of �.�.

President .................................................................................................. Idalhi HuizarVice President ........................................................................................ Belinda AcunaSecretary/Treasurer ...........................................................................Catherine ChavezSchool Counseling Representative ........................................................ Sasha YbanezCommunity Counseling Representative ...............................................Jesus MartinezAdvisor ....................................................................................................Don C. Combs

Gizelle AlvaradoSylvia AmorBarbie AvilaSenait BairuCatherine ChavezSamantha Cuellar-OlivasThelma DiazDionne DukesKatie Durkin

Andrew EdmundsAmanda EsparzaRosario Frausto Delma GonzalezMary HollandPaul Jaso Idahli HuizarJesus MartinezSergio Martinez

Veronica MascorroRosie Mota Fizza MunaimGabriel NevarezKaren SalasJennifer TalamontesStephanie VasquezSimone WilliamsAmy WilsonCheryl Whitney

Fernando AlanizLinda Al-HannaCristina AlmodovarJudith Almodovar

Iris AlvarezAmorita ArmendarizPaulina AstiazaranJustino Astorga

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Elisa EspinosaStephenie FalconLauren FerrisJonathan FloresMichelle FonsecaAnais FuentesMarissa GabaldonJacob GalindoKarla GarciaMaria GarciaRachel GlennDiana GomezJorge GomezSarah GonzalesYvette GuerecaMarcela GutierrezSandra GutierrezCody HagansBrittany HallKathleen HardwickDavina HerediaDawn HernandezMichael HernandezVanessa HernandezJose HerreraAlma HolguinCarlos Ibanez-AlcalaFrancisco JaymeAdam JimenezAnthony JimenezJessica JimenezJennifer JohnsonFrederick KautzNaghmana KhanOmar KhateebYoon KimRichard KimballRyan KnippelRobert KnottsBetsabee LaraAllyson LarocheRebecca LarsenAndres LealTiffany LeePaul LenhartAlejandra LeonLorena LeonEnedina LicerioPamela LiconAdrian LopezAngelica LopezBelem LopezRuth Lopez

Valerie LopezApril LovingGabriel MaciasDesirae ManzanaresBrandon MarinRachel MarinchNoemi MariscalIrma MartinezJorge MartinezKarla MartinezLaura MartinezNallely MartinezJames MathesJennifer MaxwellToni-Gaye McCullochDavid McPhersonAlexandria MelendezDaniel MijaresSabine MonkAmanda MonroyHector MonsivaisLorraine MontielImelda MorenoDawn MosesMonet MunozAlessandra Narvaez- VarelaVivian NavaGrace NgBrenda NietoMarcela NungarayZiyad NuwayhidClaudia OchoaGeorgina OlivasYuridia OrozcoMayumi OrrantiaErika OrtegaMichelle PacillasLuis PargaMarcela ParraEdith PeralesDaisy PerezHector PinaMelissa PughOscar QuezadaLeticia QuijasCynthia QuintanillaElias RangelAmy RemboldEdgar RetanaPerla RetanaLuis RinconEmily Roberson

Brianna AuklandMariana AunBrenda AvalosDaniela AzcarateMartha AzcarateSandra AzizMike BaezaJoi BallardOmar BarrazaAnthony BartholomewBlanca BeasMelynda BeltranWilliam BlizzardQuinton BrownSamantha BrownFrancisco BuendiaLaura BuschKarina CabreraCarolina Cairo-KottmannVeronica CalderonChristian CampuzanoBrenda CardenasVeronica Caro DelgadoAlejandra CarrilloVeronica CarrilloRaul CasasCorina CastanonElizabeth CedillosYarizett ChapmanDiana ChavezChristian ContrerasMarlene ContrerasJosh CordovaAddy CrespoElaine CristanAustin DaviesErnest De la CruzMiriam De la CruzAnke De MoorRachel DecaturOscar Del RealAna DeslongchampsClaudia DiazNathan DiazLourdes DimmWilberth DorantesFernando DovalMichael DurcholzErin EastmanJoel EnriquezSandra EnriquezDaniel EsparzaSonia Espino

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Valerie ValenciaMegan VallesAndres ValverdeErik VasquezManuel VazquezChristopher VejilEmmanuel VillalobosKeisha WalkesCesar YeepJason YenchAlesia Za GaraAaron ZubiaJudith ZubiaElizabeth Zubiate

mortar BoardHonor Society limited to �0 seniors with 7� hours of course work with a minimum �.0 cumulative GPA; strict qualifi cations for selection include GPA, leadership and service.

President .................................................................................................Golden EagleVice President .................................................................................................Grace NgTreasurer ............................................................................................. Damaris RosadoSecretary ................................................................................................. Elaine CristanStaff Advisor ........................................................................................ Terri S. RamirezDirector of Communications ........................................................... Adalia Alexander Historian ....................................................................................................Samuel Sosa Alumni Chair ................................................................................................ Alexis SeinSocial Chair ................................................................................................ Robert DiazMembership Selection Chair .............................................................Stephanie Falcon

Astrid AguileraMaria A. AguirreSusana BarreraVanessa BretadoLaura Busch Carolina Cairo-KottmannNathalie R. Clouse Marlene ContrerasThomas W. CrowerErnest C. Dela CruzMichael Durcholz

John G. FoxCipriana R. GonzalezVanessa V. GonzalezBrittany L. Hall Carlos M. HerreraAlexandra HinojosaIvette HinojosaPhuong HoTiffany LeeEnedina LicerioAntonio Martinez

Karla MartinezAmanda M. MonroyMichael MoralesMaegan Ramirez Diana D. RodriguezBetty RuizSummer I. SteeleSergio TapiaCruz TrevizoJami F. Tullius

Rosina RodarteClaudia RodriguezMarco RodriguezMichael RodriguezOlga RodriguezDamaris RosadoKarla RovirosaChristina RuizLeonel RuizSarah RuizMario RuvalcabaCorey SainzLillian SalasLaura SambranoMarisa SanchezMayra Sanchez

Vivian SanchezMichelle SandovalHumberto SantacruzRachel SchaefferAlexis SeinJohn Bryan SerranoOmar SolisSummer SteeleJacqueline StevensElisa TalamantezDaniel TrejoAsia TylerSarah UptonGabriela UrangaIvette UribeDeborah Uro

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Phi Kappa Phi Membership is available to juniors in the top 7.� percent and seniors in the top �0 percent of their class. The society’s mission is to recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others.

President ............................................................................................. Terri S. RamirezVice President .............................................................................................Donna EkalStudent Vice President ......................................................................Susana P. BarreraStudent Vice President ....................................................................... Jennifer E. BeanStudent Vice President ...................................................................................Grace NgStudent Vice President ..................................................................Maegan R. RamirezStudent Vice President ..............................................................Andrea C. RiosvelascoStudent Vice President .................................................................Elizabeth C. ZubiateSecretary ............................................................................................ Nacho RonquilloTreasurer ......................................................................................................Alex Prado

Waleed AbdelhafezYasmin A. AboytesDani R. AcostaElizabeth V. AcostaAngelina Adame-GignacRenee I. Aguayo PadillaElizabeth AguilarCamilo AguileraAlexander R. AguirreAngelica AguirreDaniel AhluwaliaSandra AhumadaYodit AlemayehuLise AlthoffMonica V AlvillarRafael AmezagaNobuko T. AndersenAlan B. ArellanoRobert W. ArmstrongMaribel ArredondoJustino AstorgaPaul W. AultmanBrenda R AvalosMartha AzcarateAbigail BaezaJoi BallardCourtney M. BarnesGabriela BarrazaAnthony BartholomewPersis BeavenPaloma BeckerRenee J. BertaSylvia BestMelvin G. BraneffMartha BrownShalena BrownFrancisco BuendiaMario BuenoLaura I. BuschBrittany L. Butterfield

Catherine R. CamillettiMary A. CandelariaKimberly CarrollVictoria CarsonLillie S. CatonCullen ChaconMartha ChairezCristina ChavezDiana ChavezMarcia ChavezMaria T. CheekYeshey ChodenWendy ChozetCindy C. ContrerasSandy L. ContrerasSharon L. CornetRicardo CortezPatrick CouserChristopher R. CuellarAlvaro CuevasRobin L. DankovichStephanie DavenportLuis De HaroVeronica De La CruzAnke De MoorRachel DecaturMaria DelgadoYvonne DominguezFernando A. DovalAmber Sue DrennanJesse C. DryerMichael H. DurcholzSandra I. EnriquezKatherine R. EscandonAngel E. EsparzaVictoria EstradaLarry L. FegansLauren FerrisEugene FinkeYelena Flores

Lana Diane FoxAnais FuentesMarissa GabaldonAurea L. GalindoFrank GamboaMariaCrisitina GarciaChristina M. GascaAnn C. GatesMary E. GholsonLinda C. GodinezJorge GomezPriscilla GomezCipriana GonzalezJoseph GonzalezLucero GonzalezVanessa GonzalezYvonne C. Gonzalez- NewmanPatricia GorbyDavid GriffinYvette GuerecaJose GuerraDeidra L. GunnellMario A. GutierrezMary Beth HaanLinda HainsMichael HannaJason E. HeavillinDavina HerediaAlethia HernandezBlanca HernandezHector HernandezMichael R. HernandezGuillermo HerreraJacqueline HerreraJose HerreraRubie HerreraBarney HillIvette HinojosAlma R. Holguin

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Shirley A. HopsonRussell J. HouserBrian IbarraNasser IkhlailAndrus JacksonVictor S. JacksonLuis R. JacquezDilmus D. JamesJacqueline JessenAdam N. JimenezAnthony JimenezNorma JimenezSarah JimenezLawrence JohnsonGary L. KieffnerRichard KimballCintia KiwaRobert KnottsStephanie KnoxGregg KoslanIna LachmannElizabeth B. LangIsmael LaraAllyson LarocheAlberto LopezDianne LopezNicole LopezKathleen LoveIvette LozanoElizabeth LuebkeJacquelyn LueraGabriel MaciasMonika MaciasAnna MadridPatricia MagallanezMaria MaganaJuanita MaldonadoBibiana ManceraThenral MangaduRachel MarinchCharlyn MartinezIrma R. MartinezJoann MatejcekJennifer MaxwellSidney C. McDougallMary MckinleyTravis McMickenDavid M. McPhersonDaniel MedranoJesus MedranoMartha MedranoAlexandria MelendezCristiano Jacques MendesDiana MendezMariaelena Mendez

Jocabel Michel ReyesDaniel MijaresAndrius MinkeviciusSabine MonkRuby MontanaAnna MontesJonathan MontezWilliam E. MoodyMaria MoriccaRegina K. MorrisJune M. MoserMonet MunozSalvador B. MunozMinerva NajeraMargaret NelsonMargarita NorthPatricia OcanaDerrick O’HaraLesly OlivaresPeter O. OlsonHilda OntiverosYuridia OrozcoEdgar PadillaMarcela I. ParraLee A. PeacockGeorge R. PedregonKatrina Pekar-CarpenterEdith PeralesBelinda PereyraMonica PinedaSelena PopeLaura A. PorrasEstelle Regina PradoOscar QuezadaYanawi B. QuiñonesOmar QuirozSaul RamirezStephanie RamirezTerri S. RamirezMelissa I. RenteriaStephanie RenteriaValerie ReyesClaudine M. RiccilloAdela RigsbeeCourtney RiosWilliam H. RobertsonJoy RobinsonAmorette RockenbaughArmando RodriguezChristopher RodriguezClaudia RodriguezDeborah RodriguezLisa RodriguezMaria D. RodriguezMichael Rodriguez

Rebekah RojasLuz RolonLeticia RomeroMaria Romero De FloresDamaris C. RosadoLauren RosemondDaphne E. RossiSilvia Royval De VillaAmber J. RuckerChristina RuizEsperanza RuizLiliana SanchezMathew J. SanchezSusan W. SanchezMichelle M. SandovalAngel Santa CruzRachel SchaefferShari SchwartzJesse A. SepulvedaDenise ServoPauline ShomanMelissa SilerioBertha A. SillasDenise SmithMuthuveer SomanathanGustavo G. SosaMichael D. SplawnSummer I. SteeleKyle J. SusaTaneka ThomasGraciela TorresMarcelita P. TorresDaniel TrejoAbraham TrujilloErik VasquezManuel VazquezCynthia VelascoLaura VelliquettePerla VillaSonya VillaDianna VillagranaMatthew T. VillarrealAndres A. VillodasLinda WagnerCharles D. WatkinsJennifer WestinMichael W. WhiteAlina F. WiatrolikVictoria WinterbergAbby WoodyJean L. YagerJason YenchJun ZhengAaron Zubia

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COLLEGE HONOR SOCIETIES

college of Business administrationBeta Alpha Psi (Accounting) .......................................... President: Nadia Abugalyon Advisor: Mary Stevens

college of educationKappa Delta Pi ................................................................... President: Jonathan Flores Advisor: Josefi na Tinajero

college of engineeringEta Kappa Nu .........................................................................President: Noe Martinez Advisor: Ben Flores

Alpha Sigma Mu(Metallurgical and Materials Engineering) ...................... President: Andreas Rodela Advisor: S. K. Varma

college of liberal artsLambda Pi Eta (Communication) .............................................President: Laura Busch Advisor: Stacey Sowards

Phi Alpha Theta (History) .....................................................President: James Sterling Advisor: Joshua Fan

Phi Alpha Delta (Pre-Law) ........................................................ President: Corey Sainz Advisor: Rachel Serrano

Psi Chi (Psychology) .........................................................President: Tania Riosvelasco Advisor: John Wiebe

Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science) ...................................President: Corey Sheri Sainz Advisor: Gaspare Genna

Sigma Tau Delta (English) ................................................... President: Margie Nelson Advisor: Steve Varela

college of scienceSigma Gamma Epsilon ..................................................... President: Sabrina Canalda Advisor: Richard Langford

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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 $6,000 is renewable for a total commitment of $2�,000.

Presidential excellence scholarship award recipientsThe Presidential Excellence Scholarship Award 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 $�6,000.

Hiba AhmedAmanda P. BankstonErin B. BudtkeCaroline CalderonAndrea ChavezHerman R. CorderoTamara M. CortezMatt T. DudleyPablo P. DuranJoshua A. FrenchManuel de Jesus GalvanJessica M. GarciaMarina GarciaRosa M. Garcia

Allan GonzalezRay S. GonzalezAmanda M. GuzmanMichael HwangAnuar Y. JaureguiJoshua KallmanSo Hye KimLekha KuhananthanCesar G. LeyvaFrancisco LopezAdriana LozoyaLindsey E. MarinAna P. MartinezIleana Morales

Edward MorenoChristopher M. PoonJulio C. ReyesRebecca RodriguezStephanie M. RuckerVanessa E. ShanahanDominic R. SolisJavier B. Stell-FresquezMaegen L. StiresErin K. TisdaleJosh I. VillalobosJacob S. WarnekeAmber M. Waugh

Luis A. AguirrePaola AlmeidaRobert G. AlmendarezDiana AmaroEnrique N. AnchondoGuadalupe R. AnchondoDanielle ApodacaElida A. ApodacaSarah E. AugustainJose A. BaezaBrennon E. BarajasRachel O. BarayPaola G. BarrazaChristina BelioJordan L. BelknapSonia I. Bernal

Michelle BitarPatricia S. BrittonAllen Z. BrooksAna K. CadenaNikki P. CamposTeresia A. CarreonAndres A. CarreteYesenia N. CastanedaKarla CastroSarah N. ChaconCynthia D. ChaparroClarissa D. ChavarriaAlejandra E. ChavezAmanda M. ChavezOmar ChavezAshley N. Collazo

Gabriela CorderoBertha CortesRebecca CortezTamara M. CortezAlexander J. CurryKayla E. CuthbertsonKatherine A. DiazIvan DonosoDolores I. DoradoRobert J. EllisAnnai EscobedoMatthew A. EsparzaSandra P. EstradaDevin EtzoldFelicia U. EzenwaRuben Femat

2008 -200� SCHOLARS EXCELLENCE PROGRAM

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Steven J. GalindoEsthela GallardoVeronica V. GarayMelissa I. GarciaMiriam GarciaStephanie A. GarciaJavier E. GarzaRosalinda GaucinMarisa A. GodoyDaniel A. GuranyAna F. GutierrezElliott GurrolaAmanda M. GuzmanChristopher W. HaddadVictoria L. HengstAnna C. HernandezCindy HernandezDavid E. HernandezHilary C. HernandezJoshua J. HernandezMari Y. HernandezMark A. HernandezYmaliz Hernandez James E. HicksChristina A. Hill-PazTyler S. HughesRoseanna D. JessupVanessa M. JuarezJoshua Kallman Sara A. KaltwasserErika Y. LaraDana J. LewisArmando LiconArceli R. LongMaria E. LopezRoberta J. LopezIvan Lopez Catherine F. LowereeChrystal LoyaPriscilla I. LuceroJosue J. LugoErica LunaSusana Y. MaeseMayra E. MarquezCameron L. McBride

Andrea L. McWilliamsDenisse MendozaRuby MendozaKyle M. MillerHector A. MolinaNoelle M. MolinarAlejandra MontalvoRebecca MontoyaKelly M. MorrisLauren A. O’LearyAlyssa K. OlivasSarah J. OlivasGloria OrtizGustavo A. PadronMonica G. ParraKarina B. ParrasLever PerezVictoria N. PhillipsPatricia I. PinaRobert B. PostMonica N. PriceValerie R. ProkopchukCrystal R. QuijasAna Z. RagaJessica A. RamirezJohnny Q. RamirezEnrique Ramirez-HomsAndrea N. RamosErika I. RamosFlorencia A. RamosDaniel P. RashJordan E. ReinwaldJulio C. ReyesCarlos A. Reyes-GarciaDiego A. RicoKimberly A. RiggsFrancisco RiveroAdriana L. RoblesEvelyn P. RodelaChristopher V. RodriguezLeann RodriguezMarleen RosalesMario RosasDanairy RuedaElizabeth Ruiz

Lesley C. SalazarRebecca SantillanRosemary SaucedoMichael R. SchmidtMichael J. SchuetzlerKristen B. SemkoMichelle N. SerranoNoel L. ShaheenPatrick W. ShindoPaola Silva PerezZachariah M. SmithVictor D. SolerCindy SolisJoshua D. SonesFrancisco SotoTaelon J. StonecipherMorgen P. SullivanJustin L. TalaveraRaji S. ThomasJose M. ValenciaSalina M. VargasAudrey L. VasquezVictor O. VasquezAlina A. VazquezAllison K. VegaChristopher C. VelizJessica VelizOmar VelozKundan R. VermaJaleesa D. WadeApril L. WatersMichael J. WerenbergJames WhittingtonSamuel K. WilderJessica L. WilkersonCorinne N. WittmannLinda H. YoonLianna G. ZabanalEdward A. Zambuto

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Arturo Acosta-ZamoraStefan B. AltheideAlonso A. AvalosEdward R. AyoubSandra A. AzizOmar F. BakerCrystal A. BalesAbdul M. BhuiyaJamille L. BrewsterJesus CavazosBrian E. ChapmanFelipe De AlvaBianca L. DelgadoCecilia DiazMadison C. DillonAlexandra FernandezOscar FierroCynthia C. GarayHector J. Garcia

Matthew M. HizonVeronica A. JimenezAlyssa M. JohnstonRussell T. LangElizabeth M. LevinsMargarita R. LiconAida P. LopezSarah E. LunaTess M. LynchMichael E. MartinezAlejandra MatosJonathan K. McCarthyAbraham J. Mendez- MunozMonique M. MendozaAnita C. MontanoAdon L. NeriaAlessandra NormanPaulina Ocon

academic scholarship award recipientsThe Academic Scholarship Award 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 $6,000.

Catherine O’HaraGilberto Ortega-RiveraCorey M. PraterMichael Puente-DavilaJanet A. QuirozPaulina R. RamirezNabil ReyesFelicia E. RiosTiffany C. RiversMaricarmen RubioRubi I. SantiestebanAndrea TapiaClaudia I. VargasAlexander A. VegaLuis A. VicenteChristina L. WickCody C. WilsonTimothy J. Worsham

2008 HONORSCONVOCATION

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The 2008 Honors Convocation lapel pin is the 12th editioncommemorating Honors Convocation. In keeping with thetradition begun in 1997, honorees wear the pin with pridein acknowledgment of their scholastic and distinguished

achievements at UTEP.