December 10, 2016 Don Haskins Center Class of 2016

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December 10, 2016 Don Haskins Center TABLE OF CONTENTS

Board of Regents/Senior Administrative Officials 3 Morning Ceremony Program 4 Order of Academic Procession 5 Members of Faculty/Candidates for Degree 6 Recessional 7 Afternoon Ceremony Program 8 Order of Academic Procession 9 Members of Faculty/Candidates for Degree 10 Recessional 11 Evening Ceremony Program 12 Order of Academic Procession 13 Members of Faculty/Candidates for Degree 14 Recessional 15 Distinguished Alumni 16 Candidates for Degrees December Summer College of Liberal Arts 20 38 College of Education 23 39 College of Business Administration 24 39 School of Nursing 26 40 College of Engineering 27 41 College of Science 28 42 College of Health Sciences 29 42 Graduate School 30 43 University Honors 46 Honors Candidates 47 Student Honors 51 Honors Regalia 53 Regalia 54 Men O’ Mines 62 Committee on Commencement 64 BOARD OF REGENTS The University of Texas System

Paul L. Foster, Chairman ...... El Paso R. Steven Hicks, Vice Chairman ...... Austin Jeffery D. Hildebrand, Vice Chairman . . . . . Houston Ernest Aliseda ...... McAllen David J. Beck Houston Alex M. Cranberg ...... Houston Wallace L. Hall, Jr...... Dallas Brenda Pejovich Dallas Sara Martinez Tucker Dallas Varun P. Joseph (Student Regent) McKinney

Francie A. Frederick General Counsel to the Board of Regents

SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALS The University of Texas System

William H. McRaven Chancellor

David E. Daniel, Ph.D. Deputy Chancellor

Steven Leslie, Ph.D. Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

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

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

3 PROGRAM/PROGRAMA Morning Ceremony/Ceremonia Matutina 9 a.m. Diana Natalicio President of the University, Presiding

Concert/Concierto ...... Ceremonial Brass Ensemble Stephen Haddad, Conductor Senior Lecturer, Music

Academic Procession/Entrada de catedráticos . . . Tony Jason Stafford, Grand Marshal Professor, English

National Anthem/Himno Nacional Ceremonial Brass Ensemble The Star Spangled Banner UTEP Chamber Singers and Audience

UTEP Chamber Singers Elisa Fraser Wilson, Conductor Associate Professor, Music

Welcome and Introductions/Bienvenida y Presentaciones �� Diana Natalicio, President

Presentation of Candidates’ Names/ Presentación de los Nombres de los Candidatos ��Howard Daudistel Interim Provost

Alma Mater Ceremonial Brass Ensemble Men O’ Mines UTEP Chamber Singers and Audience

Conferral of Degrees/Entrega de Títulos ...... Diana Natalicio, President

The College of Liberal Arts Patricia Witherspoon, Dean The Graduate School ...... Charles Ambler, Dean

Announcement Candidates’ Names/ Anuncio de los nombres de los candidatos ...... Adriana Dominguez Clinical Professor, Theatre and Dance

Rebecca Rivas Assistant Professor, Theatre and Dance

University Faculty Marshals of Students/ Bastón de Mando y Estandartes ...... Ezra Cappell Associate Professor, English

Maria-Socorro Tabuenca Professor, Languages and Linguistics

Recessional Graduates will recess through the center aisle and out the south tunnel of the Don Haskins Center. Family members may meet their graduate in Lot P-11. Refer to the diagram on page 7 of the program.

Himno de despedida Los graduados desfilarán por el pasillo central y saldrán hacia afuera por el túnel del lado sur del Centro de Eventos Don Haskins. Los familiares pueden reunirse con los graduados en el estacionamiento P-11. Consulte el diagrama en la página 7 del programa.

4 ORDER OF ACADEMIC PROCESSION Morning Ceremony 9 a.m.

Tony Jason Stafford Grand Marshal of the University

Isabella C. Marin The University Banner Bearer

Anthony Gus Cohen Graduate School Banner Bearer

Carmen Marie Arrabito College of Liberal Arts Banner Bearer

Diana Natalicio Howard Daudistel President Interim Provost

Gary Edens Beth L. Brunk-Chavez Vice President for Student Affairs Vice Dean of Extended University

Charles Ambler Elena Izquierdo Dean of the Graduate School President, Faculty Senate

Jack Chessa Ben Carnevale Chair, Graduate Council Chair, Staff Council

John Aranda Sergio Baltazar President, President, Alumni Association Student Government Association

5 MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY

The Graduate School Bess Sirmon-Taylor Marshal Charles Ambler ...... Dean

The College of Liberal Arts Yolanda Chávez Leyva ...... Marshal Patricia Witherspoon Dean Faculty of the College

CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE

The Graduate School The College Banner Bearer Faculty Marshal of Students ...... Brian D. Yothers, Liberal Arts Student Marshal José Miguel Chávez Leyva, Liberal Arts Candidates for the Degree

The College of Liberal Arts The College Banner Bearer Faculty Marshals of Students Leanne F. Alarid Maryse Jayasuriya Student Marshal Rose Elizabeth Lerma Candidates for the Degree

The University Librarians Claudia A. Rivers ...... Marshal

The University Staff Rebecca Duran-Levy ...... Marshal

6 STUDENT SEATING & WAITING AREAS Morning Ceremony 9 a.m.

Graduates will recess through the center aisle and out the south tunnel of the Don Haskins Center. Family members may meet their graduate in Lot P-11.

FACULTY AND STAFF SEATING STAGE

GRADUATE LIBERAL SCHOOL ARTS

LIBERAL ARTS

TO MESA ST.

POST-COMMENCEMENT OREGON ST. CELEBRATION PLAZA

GLORY RD.

LIBERAL ARTS

GRADUATE SCHOOL

7 PROGRAM/PROGRAMA Afternoon Ceremony/Ceremonia Vespertina 2 p.m.

Diana Natalicio President of the University, Presiding Concert/Concierto ...... Ceremonial Brass Ensemble Stephen Haddad, Conductor Senior Lecturer, Music

Academic Procession/Entrada de catedráticos . . . . Helen M. Castillo, Grand Marshal School of Nursing

National Anthem/Himno Nacional Ceremonial Brass Ensemble The Star Spangled Banner UTEP Chamber Singers and Audience

UTEP Chamber Singers Elisa Fraser Wilson, Conductor Associate Professor, Music

Welcome and Introductions/Bienvenida y Presentaciones �� Diana Natalicio, President

Presentation Candidates’ Names/ Presentación de los Nombres de los Candidatos ��Howard Daudistel Interim Provost

Alma Mater Ceremonial Brass Ensemble Men O’ Mines UTEP Chamber Singers and Audience

Conferral of Degrees/Entrega de Títulos ...... Diana Natalicio, President

The College of Education Cynthia A. Giorgis, Dean The School of Nursing ...... Elias Provencio-Vasquez, Dean The College of Business Administration ...... Robert Nachtmann, Dean The Graduate School ...... Charles Ambler, Dean

Announcement Candidates’ Names/ Anuncio de los nombres de los candidatos ...... Elena Izquierdo Associate Professor, Teacher Education

Angelica Moreno Student Engagement and Leadership Center

University Faculty Marshals of Students/ Bastón de Mando y Estandartes ...... Fernando R. Jiménez Arévalo, Associate Professor, Marketing and Management

Irasema Coronado, Professor, Political Science Recessional Graduates will recess through the center aisle and out the south tunnel of the Don Haskins Center. Family members may meet their graduate in Lot P-11. Refer to the diagram on page 11 of the program.

8 ORDER OF ACADEMIC PROCESSION Afternoon Ceremony 2 p.m.

Helen M. Castillo Grand Marshal of the University

Ana M. Reyes The University Banner Bearer

Alfredo José Austin Graduate School Banner Bearer

Noah V. Quinn David M. Phillips College of Business Administration Banner Bearer College of Education Banner Bearer

Sara Elizabeth Martine School of Nursing Banner Bearer

Diana Natalicio Howard Daudistel President Interim Provost

Gary Edens Stephen Riter Vice President for Student Affairs Vice President for Information Resources and Planning Benjamin Gonzalez Vice President for Asset Charles Ambler Management and Development Dean of the Graduate School

Elena Izquierdo Jack Chessa President, Faculty Senate Chair, Graduate Council

John Aranda Ben Carnevale President, Alumni Association Chair, Staff Council

Sergio Baltazar President, Student Government Association

9 MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY

The Graduate School Bess Sirmon-Taylor Marshal Charles Ambler ...... Dean

The College of Business Administration Fernanda Wagstaff Marshal Robert Nachtmann ...... Dean Faculty of the College

The College of Education Joyce G. Asing-Cashman ...... Marshal Cynthia A. Giorgis Dean Faculty of the College

The School of Nursing Jennifer J. Ware Marshal Elias Provencio-Vasquez ...... Dean Faculty of the College CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE

The Graduate School The College Banner Bearer Faculty Marshals of Students Gary L. Frankwick, Business Administration Maria Teresa Cortez, Education Hector R. Morales, Nursing Student Marshals . . Gwendolyn L. Almodovar, Business Administration Janette R. Fuentes, Education Gwendolyn Y. Price, Nursing Candidates for the Degree

The College of Business Administration The College Banner Bearer Faculty Marshal of Students ...... Faith Xie Student Marshal Amanda S. McLeod Candidates for the Degree

The College of Education The College Banner Bearer Faculty Marshal of Students ...... Daniel A. Tillman Student Marshal Diana L. Rodríguez Candidates for the Degree

The School of Nursing The College Banner Bearer Faculty Marshal of Students Franchesca E. Nuñez Student Marshal ...... Ally J. Shin Candidates for the Degree

The University Librarians Sebastian Diaz ...... Marshal

The University Staff Georgina Antillón ...... Marshal

10 STUDENT SEATING & WAITING AREAS Afternoon Ceremony 2 p.m.

Graduates will recess through the center aisle and out the south tunnel of the Don Haskins Center. Family members may meet their graduate in Lot P-11.

FACULTY AND STAFF SEATING STAGE GRADUATION CANDIDATES GRADUATE GRADUATE

RESERVED FOR SCHOOL SCHOOL

BUSINESS EDUCATION FOR RESERVED ADMIN. GRADUATION CANDIDATES GRADUATION

NURSING

TO MESA ST.

POST-COMMENCEMENT OREGON ST. CELEBRATION PLAZA

GLORY RD. EDUCATION

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION NURSING GRADUATE SCHOOL

11 PROGRAM/PROGRAMA Evening Ceremony/Ceremonia Nocturna 7 p.m.

Diana Natalicio President of the University, Presiding Concert/Concierto ...... Ceremonial Brass Ensemble Stephen Haddad, Conductor Senior Lecturer, Music

Academic Procession/Entrada de catedráticos . . . . William P. Mackay, Grand Marshal Professor, Biological Sciences

National Anthem/Himno Nacional Ceremonial Brass Ensemble The Star Spangled Banner UTEP Chamber Singers and Audience

UTEP Chamber Singers Elisa Fraser Wilson, Conductor Associate Professor, Music

Welcome and Introductions/Bienvenida y Presentaciones �� Diana Natalicio, President

Presentation Candidates’ Names/ Presentación de los Nombres de los Candidatos ��Howard Daudistel Interim Provost

Alma Mater Ceremonial Brass Ensemble Men O’ Mines UTEP Chamber Singers and Audience

Conferral of Degrees/Entrega de Títulos ...... Diana Natalicio, President

The College of Engineering Carlos Ferregut, Interim Dean The College of Science ...... Robert Kirken, Dean The College of Health Sciences ...... Osama I. Mikhail, Interim Dean The Graduate School ...... Charles Ambler, Dean

Announcement Candidates’ Names/ Anuncio de los nombres de los candidatos ...... Richard Teschner Professor Emeritus, Languages and Linguistics

Yvonne Carranza Rolph Director, Liberal Arts Dean’s Office

University Faculty Marshals of Students/ Bastón de Mando y Estandartes . .Luis A. Anchondo, Lecturer, Languages and Linguistics

Yvonne Carranza Rolph, Director, Liberal Arts Dean’s Office Recessional Graduates will recess through the center aisle and out the south tunnel of the Don Haskins Center. Family members may meet their graduate in Lot P-11. Refer to the diagram on page 15 of the program.

12 ORDER OF ACADEMIC PROCESSION Evening Ceremony 7 p.m.

William P. Mackay Grand Marshal of the University

Gabriela Y. Porras The University Banner Bearer

Mariana Chaidez Graduate School Banner Bearer

Reina Treviño Brenna Michele Bandstra College of Engineering Banner Bearer College of Health Sciences Banner Bearer

Laura J. Collins College of Science Banner Bearer

Diana Natalicio Howard Daudistel President Interim Provost Gary Edens Roberto Osegueda Vice President for Student Affairs Vice President for Research Charles Ambler Elena Izquierdo Dean of the Graduate School President, Faculty Senate Jack Chessa Ben Carevale Chair, Graduate Council Chair, Staff Council

Sergio Baltazar Robert Gonzales President, Student President-Elect, Government Association Alumni Association

13 MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY

The Graduate School Bess Sirmon-Taylor Marshal Charles Ambler ...... Dean

The College of Engineering Stella Quiñones ...... Marshal Carlos Ferregut ...... Interim Dean Faculty of the College

The College of Health Sciences Vanessa Mueller ...... Marshal Osama I. Mikhail ...... Interim Dean Faculty of the College

The College of Science Ori Rosen ...... Marshal Robert Kirken Dean Faculty of the College CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE

The Graduate School The College Banner Bearer Faculty Marshals of Students Patricia A. Nava, Engineering Bess Sirmon-Taylor, Health Sciences Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Science Student Marshals ...... Uriel Brian Arteaga, Engineering Victoria Leigh Martyn, Health Sciences Gabriela Tarin, Science Candidates for the Degree

The College of Engineering The College Banner Bearer Faculty Marshal of Students ...... Jeffrey Weidner Student Marshal Adbeel J. Moreno Tarango Candidates for the Degree

The College of Health Sciences The College Banner Bearer Faculty Marshal of Students ...... Christina Sobin Student Marshal Evelyn Villarreal Candidates for the Degree

The College of Science The College Banner Bearer Faculty Marshal of Students Elizabeth Y. Anthony Student Marshal ...... Miguel Adolfo Algara Candidates for the Degree

The University Librarians Angela J. Lucero Marshal

The University Staff Maria Isela Hernández ...... Marshal

14 STUDENT SEATING & WAITING AREAS Evening Ceremony 7 p.m.

Graduates will recess through the center aisle and out the south tunnel of the Don Haskins Center. Family members may meet their graduate in Lot P-11.

FACULTY AND STAFF SEATING STAGE GRADUATION CANDIDATES ENGINEERING GRADUATE

RESERVED FOR SCHOOL RESERVED FOR RESERVED HEALTH SCIENCE SCIENCES CANDIDATES GRADUATION

TO MESA ST.

POST-COMMENCEMENT OREGON ST. CELEBRATION PLAZA HEALTH GLORY RD. SCIENCES

SCIENCE

GRADUATE SCHOOL ENGINEERING

15 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI EX ALUMNOS DISTINGUIDOS

The University of Texas at El Paso is proud La Universidad de Texas en El Paso se enorgullece to recognize its 2016 Distinguished Alumni en reconocer a los galardonados como Ex Award recipients presented by the UTEP alumnos Distinguidos del 2016 presentados Alumni Association. The award is the por la Asociación de ex alumnos de UTEP. Este highest honor bestowed upon graduates reconocimiento es el mayor honor que se otorga who have excelled in their professions and a alumnos que se han graduado de UTEP, que sustained a commitment to the University. han destacado en sus profesiones y que han mantenido su compromiso hacia la universidad.

ERIC J.C. CHAN

From an early age, Desde temprana edad, Eric J.C. Chan Eric J.C. Chan had a tenía un hábil sentido para los negocios. savvy business sense. Con nostalgia, recuerda la primera He fondly remembers ganancia que obtuvo comprando bombas the first profit he ever de olor para hacer bromas en una made, purchasing tienda departamental en Hong Kong y stink bombs at a department store in Hong llevándolas después a su escuela primaria en Kong and taking them to his elementary Vientaine, Laos. Les hacía demostraciones school in Vientiane, Laos. He would put a sus compañeros de clase y terminaba on demonstrations for his classmates that vendiéndolas todas de una sola vez. resulted in selling out his supply in one shot. Chan nació en Vientaine y creció en Chan was born in Vientiane and grew Hong Kong. A través de un programa up in Hong Kong. In 1973, he left Hong de intercambio internacional, en Kong to attend Riverside High School 1973, dejó Hong Kong para asistir in El Paso through an international a la Preparatoria Riverside en El exchange program. After graduation, Paso. Después de su graduación, he decided to stay and attend UTEP. decidió quedarse y asistir a UTEP.

“I treasure my education from UTEP,” Chan “Valoro mi educación en UTEP”, comenta said. “It taught me the fundamentals to be Chan. “Me enseñó las bases para ser an entrepreneur and taught me to develop empresario y desarrollar un sentido de a sense of completeness. It has definitely integridad. Definitivamente ha ampliado mi broadened my mind and taught me new mente y me ha mostrado nuevos enfoques approaches to analytically think through para pensar de manera analítica a través problems and define predicaments.” de los problemas y explicar los dilemas”.

Shortly after earning his Bachelor of En 1978, poco después de haber obtenido Business Administration in accounting su Licenciatura en Administración y from UTEP in 1978, Chan moved back Contaduría de UTEP, Chan se regresó a to Hong Kong and, with help from his Hong Kong y con la ayuda de su padre father and a few business partners, started y unos cuantos socios comerciales, his first business – a contracting company comenzó su primer negocio –una compañía for fitting out interior spaces in buildings, contratista para equipar espacios interiores making them suitable for occupation. en edificios con el fin de adaptarlos adecuadamente para ser ocupados. Today, Chan is the founder or co-founder of four companies in Hong Kong and Hoy, Chan es el fundador y cofundador China, including one that sells American de cuatro compañías en Hong Kong y rice in Hong Kong and another that China, incluyendo una que vende arroz deploys a citywide free wireless mesh norteamericano en Hong Kong y otra

16 network in Guangzhou City, China, que implementa una red inalámbrica by turning moving vehicles like taxis, gratuita por toda la ciudad de Guangzhou, buses and trams into hotspots. China, al convertir a los vehículos en movimiento como taxis, camiones y tranvías en zonas de Wi-Fi.

CATALINA E. GARCÍA

Catalina E. García, La Dra. Catalina E. García, inició su M.D., began to dream sueño de ser doctora cuando tenía cinco of becoming a doctor años. Veía como sus padres admiraban at the age of five. She al médico de la clínica de su condado, saw how much her cerca del proyecto de vivienda pública parents revered her en el Segundo Barrio de El Paso, donde female doctor from the county clinic near the creció siendo la mayor de seis hermanos. housing project in El Paso’s Segundo Barrio where she grew up, the oldest of six siblings. García admiraba las enormes casas en lo alto de las Montañas Franklin y le García would admire the large homes at preguntaba a sus padres: ¿Por qué no the top of the Franklin Mountains and podemos vivir en una casa así? La respuesta ask her parents, “Why can’t we live in a de sus padres era clara: “Ve a la escuela house like that?” Her parents’ response y algún dia podrás tener una casa así”. was clear: “Get an education, and you can have a house like that one day.” “Mis padres veían la educación como una forma de obtener un buen empleo”, “My parents saw education as a means comenta García. “Mi mamá solo estudió to get a good job,” García said. “Mother hasta el cuarto año y mi papá se graduó completed fourth grade, and my father de una preparatoria técnica, pero los dos graduated from a technical high school, leían mucho y ambos fueron más bien but they read a lot and were both mainly autodidactas. Estaban conscientes de que self-educated. They were very aware that la educación era la clave para el éxito”. education was the key to success.” García siguió el consejo de sus padres y García heeded her parents’ advice and went en 1961, se graduó del Texas Western on to graduate from Texas Western College, College, hoy UTEP, con una Licenciatura now UTEP, in 1961 with a Bachelor of Science en Ciencias Biológicas. Posteriormente degree in biological sciences. She then become fue la segunda mujer hispana en the second Hispanic woman to graduate graduarse de la Escuela de Medicina from UT Southwestern Medical School. Southwestern de la Universidad de Texas.

Today, García is a highly regarded La Dra. García es actualmente una anesthesiologist with Dallas Anesthesiology anestesióloga muy reconocida en el grupo Group, P.A., as well as a mentor and Dallas Anesthesiology Group, P.A. así advocate for education and women’s issues, como mentora y defensora en los temas de particularly those of Latina women. educación y de la mujer, particularmente los relacionados con la mujer latina.

MARIO T. GARCÍA As a young De joven, el Dr. Mario T. García man, Mario T. admiraba profundamente a Raymond L. García, Ph.D., Telles, el primer alcalde hispano de una had a profound de las principales ciudades de Estados admiration for the Unidos. Admiraba a Telles porque por first Hispanic mayor primera vez, podía verse reflejado en

17 of a major American city, Raymond L. una figura pública de éxito: ambos eran Telles. He looked up to Telles because, mexicoamericanos y graduados de la for the first time, he was able to see Preparatoria Catedral. El ícono del exalcalde a reflection of himself in a successful de El Paso y embajador de Estados Unidos public figure: they were both Mexican- demostraron a García que nada podía American, and both graduated from impedir que alcanzara sus sueños. Cathedral High School. The iconic former El Paso mayor and U.S. Ambassador En 1966, García obtuvo su título de demonstrated to García that nothing can Licenciatura en Artes en Historia y en 1968, stop you from achieving your dreams. el de maestría en Historia, ambos de UTEP. Hoy en día, es un reconocido catedrático García obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree de Historia y Estudios Chicanos en la in history in 1966 and his master’s in Universidad de California en Santa Bárbara, history in 1968, both from UTEP. Today donde ha impartido clases por 41 años. he is a distinguished professor of history Ha escrito varios libros y biografías sobre and Chicano studies at the University of historia de los chicanos, incluyendo “The California, Santa Barbara, where he has Making of a Mexican American Mayor: been a faculty member for 41 years. He has Raymond L. Telles of El Paso”, la biografía authored numerous books and biographies de su primer ídolo; “Desert Immigrants: on Chicano history, including “The Making The Mexicans of El Paso, 1880-1920”; of a Mexican American Mayor: Raymond y su libro más reciente, “The Chicano L. Telles of El Paso,” the biography of Generation: Testimonios of the Movement”. his early hero; “Desert Immigrants: The Mexicans of El Paso, 1880-1920;” and García ha recibido muchos reconocimientos his most recent book, “The Chicano y becas por su enseñanza e investigaciones, Generation: Testimonios of the Movement.” incluyendo la reconocida beca Guggenheim Fellowship. Prestó sus García has received many awards servicios como catedrático de Historia and fellowships for his teaching and y Estudios Americanos y como research, including the distinguished Director de Estudios Étnicos en la Guggenheim Fellowship. In addition, he Universidad Yale de 1990 a 1992. served as a history and American studies professor and director of ethnic studies “Desarrollé mucho durante los años que at Yale University from 1990-92. estuve en UTEP, los cuales me prepararon no solamente para la vida sino también para “I grew very much during my years at mi carrera como catedrático universitario”, UTEP that prepared me not only for life comentó García. “Tener éxito en mis clases but my career as a university professor,” me empoderó y me hizo sentir que podía García said. “Being successful in my lograr mis metas si trabajaba arduamente. El classes empowered me and made me feel hecho de prepararme para mis clases añadió that I could achieve my goals if I worked un sentido de disciplina que he continuado hard enough. Preparing for my classes posteriormente en mi vida y en mi carrera”. added to my sense of discipline that has carried on in my later life and career.”

Congratulations Class of 2016! As you ¡Muchas Felicidades Generación 2016! Al leave your alma mater to make your mark dejar su alma mater para comenzar a dejar upon the world, we want to stay connected su huella en el mundo, queremos seguir en with you and be part of your journey. contacto con ustedes y ser parte de su travesía. Picks Up! GO MINERS! ¡VAMOS MINEROS y arriba esos picos!

18 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES DECEMBER 2016

Above: The center of campus features a new Centennial Plaza bordered by the Union, Geological Sciences, Psychology and Administration buildings. Centennial Plaza includes a large open area reminiscent of urban plazas located across the Paso del Norte region and in Mexico, where residents congregate and celebrate life. Centennial Plaza commemorates the University's Centennial in 2014 and celebrated its grand opening on Saturday, April 18, 2015.

Parte superior: El centro del campus muestra la nueva Plaza del Centenario rodeada por los edificios de la Unión, Ciencias Geológicas, Psicología y Administración. La Plaza del Centenario incluye una enorme área abierta que nos recuerda las plazas urbanas ubicadas en la región Paso del Norte y en México dónde se reúnen sus habitantes y celebran la vida. La Plaza del Centenario conmemora el Centenario de la Universidad en el 2014 y su gran festejo de inauguración tuvo lugar el sábado 18 de abril del 2015.

19 COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS BACHELOR OF ARTS Anthropology Jorge Esteban Barrios Roberto Morales Daniel Ismael Cortés Amy Jocelyn Berumen Judith Abril Navarro Casanova Escobano Araceli Bustillos Samuel I. Ortiz Alejandra García Juan C. Calvo Jr. Maria Angelica Palacios Rose Elizabeth Lerma Daniel Alberto Carrasco Julienne H. Payan Kimberly Nicole Quan Eduardo Castañeda Claudia Elizabeth Paz Kimberly Maria Contreras Estefania A. Pérez Art Olga Ivonne Correa Victor Jesus Quiñonez Nacar Devine Brandy Dawson Chantal Daney Quintero Michael Robert Durán Aldo A. Delgadillo Jorge Ramírez Janet Luna Karely Díaz Oscar A. Ramírez Alonzo Martínez Juan Enrique Duron Victor Erasmo Ramírez Marianna T. Olague Laurie Ann Eason Stephanie A. Rey Jacqueline L. Ramos Julio César Eggenhafer Jacqueline Reyes Clarissa Stiger Cathleen Yvonne Escalante Ernesto Estevan Rios Jr. Abigail Vargas Sarai Ferman José Carlos Rios Monica Daniela Veleta Silas Anthony Firstley Karina Rocha Elizabeth Villagran Vanessa Flores Yeiny Vianey Norma Jean Walsh Jazmin Fragoso Rodríguez Pérez Edgar Lee García Ileana Rojas Art/Art History Amanda Mirella Gardea Francisco Roman Jr. Areli Rocha Ralph Gay Judith Alejandra Rubio Evan Luke Gómez Joshua David Rucks Art History Rosa A. Gómez Gilbert Ruedas Jr. James Ahumada Christopher González Victor Alejandro Salas Delia Alicia Ramos Susan Ann González Daniel Sánchez Alexander Traver Carlos Manuel Guillen Jannette Alexandria Sánchez Jorge Armando Heredia Oscar J. Sánchez Communication Studies Alberto Hernández Zaira Yvonne Sánchez Genesis Delhumeau Arlene Hernández-Aguina Donzel Charles Scott Cooper Lee Foster Alejandra Celeste Hinojosa Matthew S. Sifuentes Javier Adrian Gómez Nancy Holguin Alexis Silva Christian Desean Harper Theresa Jackson Osvaldo Solís Nicolas César David Lee Jentis Adriana Soltero Hernández de la Piedra Teana Denise Johnston Stacie Marie Telles Matthew Desiderio Minnich Sandra Guillermina Leal Laura Anabel Torres Ernesto Macias Vanessa V. Valdez Creative Writing Juan Carlos Macias Daniel Valdivia Kristal Acuña Ruben A. Macias Christian Valenzuela Nestor Mancía Yvonne Maldonado Maria Praxedis Varela Irma G. Navarrete Adrian Humberto Márquez Arthur A. Wagner Erick Leopoldo Martínez Brandon J. Westcott Criminal Justice Jack Elbert Martínez Criminal Justice/Psychology Fidel Daniel Aguilera Jazmin Inez Martínez Hermul Bojórquez Maria Del Carmen Aguirre Fernando M. Medina Jr. Jessica Marie Felix Alberto Alcantar Leslie Melissa Meléndez Ruth Maria Aldaco Adrian Méndez Criminal Justice/Sociology Clarissa Janine Vanessa DC Mendoza Estela Berenice Muñoz Alonzo-Torres Samantha Jo Mitchell Mario Alejandro Arenas José Angel Molinar Digital Media Production Patricia Yudid Montes José Alfredo Arreola Joséph Ayala Omar Avitia Enrique Morales Jesus A. Morales Jr. Erika V. Butters Ericka E. Baquera Victor D. Carrillo

20 Ernesto Delgado-Gallegos Linguistics Silvia D. Franco Gustavo Garza Galvan Mason J. Bernal Brenda Yvonne Hernández Raphael González Mauricio Gómez Marlene Larquier Rafael Alberto Claudia Lizette Jeddery Delia Madrid Hernández Moreno Andrea Luna Richard Louis Madrigal Mario Jamal Lattimore Carolina Pérez Brandon Alexander Jorge Morales Matthews Jairus Ean Muller Media Advertising Gerardo Jesus Morado Valeria Padilla Macias Lisa Lorena Contreras Kenneth G. Nieto Larry Dean Powers Jason Michael Daw Adrian F. Ortiz Genevieve M. Frias Christian Isidro Rodríguez English and American Alexis Ariana García Jasmine Elisa Searcy Literature Autrey D. Golden Jr. Brenda Alicia Solís Jane Marshall Aman Cecilia Y. Gómez Jennifer Lynn Téllez Carmen Marie Arrabito Jackeline Gómez Marcos Adrian Vásquez Araceli Rose Celaya Carlos Rafael Moctezuma Ana Iris Chacón Beatriz Eunice Nevárez Philosophy Abril Ivana Estrada Stephanie Nevárez Sydney Candelario Kyle Fenner Gustavo Alberto Quezada Guillermo Estrada Estella Cruz Fernández Morgan Jean Rasmason Jerry Reyes Christopher Gardea Luis O. Rios Abraham Enrique Cassandra A. Jurado Haley Danielle Rojo Samaniego Oyuki B. Komiyama Saad M. Sheikh Hannah Marie Moats Political Science Michael Anthony Reyes Multimedia Journalism Adriana Aranda Janet Rodríguez Ashley Denise Bazan Analicia Dolores Banales Aeriel Jade Valtierra Leslie J. Borrayo Priscilla Franco Eric Michael Vásquez David Diego Caro James Robert Keller Antonio Castañeda English Manuel Eduardo López III Luis Fernando González Ryan Andrew Lumley Miranda Nicole García Amanda R. Guillen Erica Martínez Daisy Lissette Martínez Shericka Nicole Lawrence Luis Martínez French Sonia Andrea Macias Vianey Reyes Lizett Martínez Francisco Javier Castro Ashley Monique Rodríguez Viviana Anahi Montelongo Perla J. Rubio French/Philosophy Juan Carlos Navarrete Joséph Manuel Saucedo Sebastián Pardo Zubieta Nora E. Rausch Luis Alfredo Silva Stephanie A. Shields Gabriela Victoria Vélez History Gabriela Silva Francisco Villa Albert James Contreras Laura Mabel Torres García Desiree Michelle Duarte Esmeralda Treviño Political Science/ Osvaldo E. Echavarri Ariadne Venegas Criminal Justice Erika P. Gámez Multimedia Journalism/ Jonathan García Raymundo Gándara Organizational & Pamela Dianne Political Science/ Corporate Communication Johnson Angeles English & American Arie Moreno Yazmin Marina García Literature Christina Orozco Organizational and Jesús Adan Quintanilla Adam Lee Presgraves Corporate Communication Alejandra Ramírez Psychology Mayra Alexandra Rodríguez Carolina Alarcón Angelica Aguirre Carina Samano Ricardo M. Arellano Nicole Renee Aldaco Samuel D. Sánchez Robert P. Banda Erica Julia Arispe Ricardo Antonio Sapién Ana Paulina Bazar DeAndra Karina Chaffino Valerie Marisela Armendáriz History/Media Advertising Daniela Contreras David Emilio Arroyos Mayela Alejandra Chavira Idali Duarte Jordan Celeste Atkins

21 Alondra Ávila Joan Cristina Velázquez Oliver Domínguez-Rascon Pamela Batres Marcus R. Vera Sergio Athzim Manríquez Guillermo Bayona Amorette Moon Visser Yadonara Nuñez Monica J. Calderas Ivanna Vlasich Stephanie Rangel Jr. Jennifer Alejandra Castañeda Hayden Garrett White Studio Art Yandir A. Castañeda Maria Cervantes Psychology/Anthropology Abigail Aguilar Eunice Chávez Luis Josué Nevárez Cano Asa Kristen Aguilar Grisel Alejandra Chávez Enrique R. Ávalos Psychology/Art Johnny Cornejo Jr. Diego Bujalil Biridiana Domínguez Katrisha Maria Gibson Lorraine Nicole Chávez Miguel A. Corral Stephanie Marie Durán Psychology/Criminal Justice Lilia Enríquez Brittney Chanelle Cox Irvin Escobedo Viridiana Escajeda Miren Karmele De Leon Cynthia Marie Estala Psychology/Linguistics Gabrielle Nichole Flores Carlos Israel González Reyes Kimberly Alexandria Evans Gabriel Vela Asaneth Fraire Jessica Labbruzzo Blanca Astrid Gámez Psychology/ Joshua Rene Rentería Yecennia González Multimedia Journalism Claudia Muriel Trejo-King Adrian Gutiérrez Valeria Terrazas Sofia Selene Vera Sara Marie Hernández Psychology/Philosophy Theatre Noe Manuel Iglesias Cynthia Sophia Álvarez Jade Jenkins Kyle E. Rincon Christina P. González Dayren Stephanie Luna Sociology Lilliana Rubio Liliana Martínez Crystal J. Brown Adrian Salas Sheyla Alejandra Medina Sylvia M. García Melissa Montelongo-Espinoza Madison L. Merritt BACHELOR OF Virginia Muñoz Melissa Molina Luis Antonio Nava Roger Andrew Rentería MULTIDISCIPLINARY Stephanie Ortiz STUDIES Javier Palacios Sociology/French Lilia A. Parga José Luis Castillo Jr. Myra Nicole Abraham-DeYang Gilberto Pérez Spanish Kristine Amber Pérez Stephen F. Aguilar Lesley Yolanda Ramírez Lynette Edith Escobar Cassandra Renee Aguirre Valeria Ramos Cecilia V. Gardea Yol-Itzma Yvette Aguirre Alejandra Itzel Reyes Zachary Todd Latimore Guadalupe Alcala Adriana Rico Sandra Ivette Morales Keisha Rolynn Allen Elizabeth Rodríguez Stephany Georgina Nevárez Rosa Maria Almanza Karen Rodríguez Osjes Quiñones Beatriz A. Álvarez Rachel Ruacho Lesdy Yedid Tovar Eric Tomas Barrientos Jocelyn Ruvalcaba Bianca Palom Vázquez Alejandra Elizabeth Barrios Jessica Salazar Denisse Villavicencio Irma Bouche Erik Sánchez Theatre Arts Aida Marissa Brandao Jaqueline Sánchez Jenny Luna Hannah Alaine Brister Valerie Nicole Sánchez Cheyenne Lee Brown Women’s & Gender Studies Maria Del Rocío Sandoval Cornelius D. Brown Uriel Sapién Soto Stephanie Irene Hernández Norma Erika Bustillos Timothy James Steffler Melanie N. Márquez Jason Ray Cagann Gerardo Torres Veronica Andrea Isidro Manuel Carbajal Janette Alejandra Torres Martínez Jacobo Gabriela Grace Carpenter Octavio Torres Jefferson L. Carroll Vivian N. Tzec BACHELOR OF Kassandra Abigial Castillo Karina Ivonne Valdez FINE ARTS Jacqueline Caudillo Ambar E. Valenzuela Maribel Chávez Faviola Valenzuela Rocha Dance Fallon Cisneros Melissa Vásquez Jennifer Michelle Burton Layla M. Contreras

22 Ernesto Dávila Antonio Marban Najera BACHELOR OF Samantha Michelle Claudia Nohemi Martínez De Santiago Christopher Mendoza MUSIC Carla S. Domínguez Luis R. Muniz General Music Kiana Lynn Douglas Hugo Adrian Muñoz Javier Gallardo Hillary Ellen Dudley Jacklyn Ochoa Daniel A. Maciel Jesus Fernando Espino Britney Fox Ortiz José Carlos Pineda III Sandra R. Fabela Stephanie J. Pahl Juan V. Vásquez Ronald Lee Favela Elvira Pedroza Ana Laura Felix Muro Dante Osvaldo Peña Music Performance Samantha Marie Fernández Andrew August Richter Suad Guerra Mena Paola D. Flores Scot Alan Ridoutt Lisa Caitlin Guile Judy Franco Jonathan Glen Ronkartz Caitlin R. Huizar April S. Gaines Frank Rosemond Jr. Daisy García Lewis Gary Rubin BACHELOR OF Jesus Lorenzo García Jr. Alejandra Salazar SCIENCE Ramiro García Amanda M. Sánchez Erika Patricia Gentry Luis Eduardo Seanez Psychology Scott Brian Gironda Melvin Winterson Luis A. Álvarez Eduardo González Sherbert Jr. Maria Joaquina Amaya Maria E. González Devin R. Simmons Felipe Candelaria Jr. Alejandra Priscila Guerra Sue Smith Alexa Celeste Escapita Fernando Hernández Mayra Alejandra Soltero Laura Alexandra Hernández Mytzi A. Hernández Laquitta Estella Staton Savannah Desirae Sharon Janae’ Holguin Benjamin Parker Swanson Hernández Misti Griggs Kinnett Brandon Conner Thomas Melissa Ibarra Anthony Derrell Kyles Jr. Christopher Nathaniel Jason Howard Lantrip Michael Lawrence La Rose Thomas Isabella Clarissa Marin Nicole Shuyeng Lazo Gillian VIllegas Fabian Márquez Oscar Leyva Adam Vázquez III Ricardo Paez Elizabeth L. Longstreth Ofelia Webb Andrew Pérez César Guillermo López Joséph Henry Weissbard Girsdy Daniela Torres Jessica Ann López Germaine Ruth Wright Julie Marie Vásquez Suzanne Elaine Lozano Melissa Nicole Zeh COLLEGE OF EDUCATION BACHELOR OF INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES Alejandra N. Aguilera Claudia Cortez Donna Lorraine Juárez Beatriz Marisol Aguirre-Peña Jessica Maribel Cortez Jessica Koenig Ana R. Alarcón Omar Daniel Cortez Iris Leon Susana Dolores Almaguer Patricia Y. Díaz Dulce Angelica Marina Isabelle Ávila Carol A. Estala López Sustaeta Vanessa Ávila Andrea Mariel Fernández Valerie Lucero Reyna Estefania Balderas Maria Isabel Fernández Rubi Alejandra Luna Mayra Anel Barrientos Adriana Maria Franco Rebecca Magallanes Evangelina Barron Lilia Jessica Gámez Jazmine Jewel Márquez Krizia Esperanza Bester Lizeth Adriana García Bernadette Christine Martínez Bailey Samantha Bogart Melissa García Amber N. Massey Ashlycoleen Pearlita Britton Marielena Gardner Kelly Anne Mcmahon Alexis Bustamante Irma Gómez Hazel E. Medrano Stephanie Victoria Campos Denisse González Ernestina Méndez Claudia Cardoza Jessica Hernández Cinthia Meraz Pantoja Erica Marie Castillo Madeline Vanely Hurtado Griselda Morales Daniela Castro Carla Medina Jáquez Sonia Morales Liliana Chavira Janine Jara Krystal Yvett Muñoz

23 Elysha Olivares Marisol Ribota Shanne Lee Slape Natalia Ostos Lizeth F. Rico Diana Soto Cynthia Yvette Patiño Ashley L. Rios Elizabeth A. Terry Elsa Melina Pérez Arlene Marie Rivera Jessica Valdez David Michael Phillips Jr. Diana Lorena Rodríguez Melanie Valdez Jasmine Marie Porras Janel A. Romo Rosanna Vargas Jacqueline Irene Puga Brenda Mireille Ruiz Crystal Lynn Villar Monica Alejandra Quian Adrianna Marie Saenz Christopher Andre Wittmann Erica Louise Quiñones Michelle Saldana Nicole M. Rede Elizabeth Sandoval Laura Reyes Brianna M. Sayler COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Accounting Ever Humberto Meza Accounting/Operations & Erick Aguilar-Arroyo Christopher A. Molina Supply Chain Management Selene Aguilera Mariel Mora Valeria Jiménez Diana Alvarado Kristine M. Morales Melissa Michelle Alvarado Lizabeth Morales Computer Information Adan Arbogast Jaime Muniz Systems Daniel Lee Baca David A. Nuñez Jonathan Randolph Adams Itzel Balboa Ruben Paredes Jason Robert Casper Neftali Marcus Cano II Myrthala Plecas-Perrin Ivan Alfredo Chávez Brian Cardona Juan Puebla German Andres Gerena Laura Angelica Cardona Noah V. Quinn Carolina Lilian Gómez Martha Corina Cardona Charles Quiroz Silvia Herrera Yolanda Carrasco Erika Rivera Christian Martínez-Valladolid Michael Carrillo Adrian Gilberto Rodríguez Carlos Mendoza Mayra Lizeth Castillo Laura Rodríguez Angel Javier Pacheco Simone Lai Yuen Chang Michelle Kristine Rodríguez Isaac Hector Pérez Daniel J. Corral Claudia Rojas Jorge Quiroz Mary Elife Egbeokhaiarhe Lorenzo Antonio Rojas Adan Ramírez Michael Enríquez Iliana Romero Michael A. Vargas Rocío Espino Vivian Romero Olivia Elyse Villarreal Claudia Fernández Marisabel Rubio Robert Joshua Wilson Joel Eduardo Fierro Antonio Ruvalcaba Jr. María G. Zúniga Danian Beto Flores Jodi Reyes Salazar Computer Information Sarah M. Flores Brigette Santamaria Systems/Finance Carla Karina Garces Maria Isela Santos Genesis Elizabeth González Erik Salomon Saucedo Richard Marc Alegria Jaime Guerra Jr. Michael Sosa Jr. Carlos E. Salcido Alan Eduardo Guevara Carlo Terrazas Computer Information Arisbet Hernández Hernández Mariana Torres Systems/Operations and Sylvia Horta Gilbert Urgiles Jr. Supply Chain Management Dorian Cruz Leyva Jessica Valles Christian Lizbeth López Gabriela Vásquez Jesus Roberto Daniel Isaac López Lucía V. Vásquez Hernández García Pablo Felipe López Estefanía Vázquez Economics Paloma López Luis Andres Velázquez Andres Rafael Loya Gerardo Vizcaino Kevin José Chacón Jacqueline Márquez Kendra Mary Welch Cecilia García Chávez Omar Alexandro González Diego Marroquin Accounting/Finance Mayra Medrano Manal Mohammed Stephanie Méndez Ricardo Sandoval Moazam Ali Alexis Mesta Abigail Téllez Magda Ocampo

24 Luis Carlos Pacheco Brenda Citlallic Andrew Steven Esparza Gerardo Gabriel Peña III Teran González Lance Espinosa Sergio Valdez Frank Torres Ema-Elyz Espinoza Braxton Lee Wooten Alexander Tovar Ronald Gilbert Flores Victor Valdez Jorge Fernando Fong Economics/ Rodolfo Vázquez Daniel Gándara General Business Janette Vega Rosario Elizabeth García Luis Esteban Villa Alec Saul García-Álvarez Finance/Accounting Chris Gil Economics/Management Pedro Flores Jr. Alan David González Alan Martínez Ramon Ontiveros Jorge L. Gutiérrez Laura Denisse Ruvalcaba Yvette Gutiérrez Finance Everette Daniel Harris V Finance/Economics Alanna Renee Aguilar Eric Martin Hastings Arlene Álvarez Edgardo Martínez Daniel Hernández Angel A. Aragón Shaka A. King Finance/General Business Adriana Haira Athie Samantha M. Lozano Luis A. Ávila Moises Gregorio Obeth Mata Antoinette Marie Baca Esparza García Amanda Susan McLeod Antonia Baltazar Ricardo Mendoza Finance/Management Valeria C. Bedolla Cristian Molina Ronald James Bruce Sheryl Wong Jaime R. Moran Joel Cárdenas General Business Celia Navarro Flor Daniela Carrillo Joshua Ryan Nelson Jonathan Cena Irayda Rubi Acevez López Travis Dakota O’Leary Luis Eduardo Contreras Maria Fernanda Mendoza Luis Carlos Luis Roberto De Leon Jr. Max Wilfred Moreland Ordóñez Valverde Christopher James Eadens Andria Lianne Navar Rodrigo Ortega Karina Enríquez Skye Kaitlyn Ugarte Nora M. Pando Julio César Esquivel Patricia Valdez Pedro Alex Partida Cecilia Ivette Estrada Information Systems Zarita Eugenia Prieto Arturo Flores Kimberly Carol Rayos Carlos C. Apodaca Steven Phillip Flores Bryan Timothy Reyes Ronnie Jamal Biggs Jonathan R. Frederick Vanessa Rivera Kenneth Thomas Deason Alejandra García Eduardo Romero Viviana García Marinelarena Diana Gómez Rodolfo Romero Jr. Josué Oliver López Luke A. Graham Carla Lorena Rosete Juan Carlos Santiago Jesse Hernández Luis Edgar Salazar Vanesa Janeth Herrera Management Melissa Smith Uade S. Ilaboya David Omar Trejo Vicky Arenivar Ricardo Licerio Adrian R. Weaver Marcelo Emmanuel Moriah Sara Armendáriz Medina Nevárez Somsakul Birdsong Management/Marketing Gino Jerome Bresolin Estefania Monroy Karina A. Gutiérrez Oscar Moraza Amanda J. Casiano Crystal Janette Moreno Andres Ceballos Marketing Joshua Alexander Cervantes Melissa Navarro Sebastian Miguel Becerra Luis Guillermo Chaparro Karina Andrea Otero Daniela Alejandra Cervantes Lizeth Chávez Roxanne Regalado Mariela Ines Chang Darwyn R. Collins Jr. Denisse Melina Rentería Zabdi Domínguez Christa Corral Jane Rios Landeros Irvin Dorado Alan E. Couttolenc Natalia Rodarte Eduardo Enríquez Morayma Samara Covarrubias Christian Alejandro Rubio Bobbi R. Foster Daniel David De Luna Eric M. Salcido Jaime Eduardo Hernández Victor Adrian Delgado Andrea Salvatori Villanueva Julia Nicole Hettiger Ana Luisa Domínguez John Maurice Scott Francisco Javier López Nohely J. Telles Joshua Durán

25 Yettli Yutzill López Michael Aaron Torres Ericka A. Enríquez Veronica Haide Maldonado Lesly Nazul Valadez Miriam Gordillo Bryan Antho Monje Olga Rosario Vallina Edward James Gunderson Brandon Joshu Moss Amanda Michelle Varela Tracy Elizabeth López Claudia Michelle Navarro Deanna Vitela Lourdes Aimee Morales Dereck D. Neyland Erick Pérez Denisse Nuñez Marketing/Management Lizabeth E. Rodríguez Raquel Ortiz Barbara Michelle Chávez Luis A. Rodríguez Alejandro Peralta Rosemary Rubio Kenneth Dwayne Tyson Rebecca Salome Portillo Gerardo E. Valles Marketing/Operations & Forrest Edward Ray Supply Chain Management Caroline Taylor Woodham Ignacio Humberto Reyes Jr. Jesus Emanuel Zamarripa Mario Alejandro Rivera Alejandra Solís Operations & Supply Chain Estefania Patricia Operations & Supply Management/Finance Rivera Aguirre Chain Management Lydia Renee Santoscoy Karina Parolari-Carranza Chrystian Schmitt Aaron Candelaria Ashley Taylor Seale Luis Fernando Chávez Alan Robert Segura Brandon H. Clark SCHOOL OF NURSING BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING Marianna Victo Acosta Ivan García Lourdes R. Pérez Nancy Aguirre Oscar García Brenda L. Piñon Priscilla Vanessa Aguirre David García Pérez Gustavo Adrian Ramírez Wynisha Roshawn Alcorn William Gardea Rose Marie Ramírez Kelsey Elizabeth Anderson Alexis González Stephanie Ramos Josué I. Arriola Joséfina Hernández García Ana Maria Reyes Daniel Polk Baker Crystal Alexis Hodson Stacy Lynette Rivers Evelyn Amanda Barrios Kristin Nicole Jackson Rene C. Robles Luisana Bernal Marieli Jauregui Sarah Jane Mesina Nina Yvette Bryant Tania Marie Jiménez Rodríguez Cassandra Nicole Calvillo Onika Michelle Jones Amanda Michelle Russell Kimberly Marie Campos Jeanne Louise Kalvaitis Isabel Veronica Sánchez Christina Carrasco Karina Y. López Rosanna Scialdone Kevin Michael Carrera Natasha Ann Lozano Lynn Elise Scott Alexia Celaya Martha A. Lugo Jessica Ambrose Sebastian Sabrina B. Cervántez Paola Luna Adrienne N. Sepulbeda Paul Joséph Collins Vianney Madrid Ally Junghwa Shin Araceli Leon Curi Sara Elizabeth Martine Danyelle Kathryne Sly Christopher Lawrence Bianca Denise Martínez Stacy Ann Tagle Dematt Jacqueline Medina Luisa Maria Torres Bobbi Deras Larissa Mendoza Stephanie Marie Torres Claudia Susana Dindinger Gricelda Morales Melinda Vaquera Valenzuela Meagan Dak Eid Nidian Hernández Muñoz Melissa Alejandra Vásquez Omar Mohammed Elkhatib Ricardo Eduardo Muñoz Ursula Tomika White Javier Espinoza James Nathan New Melissa Nicole Wilson Cristian Flores Azia Rianna Nicholson William Charles Winslett Andrea Ann Gamboa-Díaz Sara Mayela Ornelas Susan Wong Ana Melissa García Sarah Danielle Paz Maria Yon

26 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Bachelor of Science in Jorge Luis Hernández Jesús Gabriel Civil Engineering Chelsey Nicole Jurado Ramírez Archuleta Mario Alfonso Landa Miguel Alejandro Rueda Mohaymin Mazen Alhamody Carlos Andres López Hector Ulise Sandoval José Luis Arciniega Aguilar Julio César López Molinar Jesus Manuel Santellanes Daniel Cuauhtemoc Briseno Humberto Lozano Heredia Antonio Ruben Soto Jr. Diana Alejandra Cabrera Eduardo Martínez Gabriel Soto Adam Camarillo Christopher Patrick Mckye Donna Maria Obed Armando Cano Cynthia Morales Contreras Terrazas-Delgado Mario Alberto José L. Muñoz Victor I. Torres Cazares Domínguez Damian Gabriel Najera Eduardo Trimmer Jr. Jorge Chávez Frederick Christian J. Payan Hector Daniel César Hinojosa Michael Anthony Phillips Villarreal Sánchez Pablo Jaurrieta Baca Juan M. Razo Luvina Jurado Yahaira Angelica Reyes Bachelor of Science in Alonso Leyva Randy Salas Robles Industrial Engineering Roberto Leyva Jr. Carlos Ivan Vargas Rodríguez Mayra Cristina Joshua L. López Gerardo Vela Acosta-Delgado Jonathan Knight McCarthy Ralph Alex Woiwode Magdalena Angulo Humberto Jr Méndez Francisco Ivan Armendáriz Adrian Molina Bachelor of Science in Valeria Bejarano Yair Gilberto Morales Parra Construction Engineering Eduardo José Castillo Fatule Sadeer Mohammed Mustafa and Management Oscar Cedillo John Richard Padilla Sergio E. Figueroa Jesus Antonio Cervantes Jr. Victor Javier Pizarro Elva Patricia Ortiz Enríquez Paulina Del Pozo Gabriela Yvonne Porras Aaron Ponce Kim Domínguez Anthony Joe Rodríguez Victor Serrano Rocío Nataly Durán Patricia Rodríguez Andrea Mercedes Aaron Jon-Fernando Rojas Bachelor of Science in Galindo Leal Oscar Romero Electrical Engineering Gabriel García Jr. Anthony K. Rotich Ruben Arzaga Jr. Pedro Alejandro Márquez Andres Fernando Jorge Adrian Bonilla Carolina Martínez Sánchez Sandoval José Manuel Bueno Olague Javier Omar Martínez Edmundo Simón Luis Alberto Cangas Andres Méndez Francisco Solís Alejandro Castro Jennifer Méndez Alfredo Sonza Hector A. Chávez III James Newson Claudia Teresa Sosa César Andres Chico Díaz Dibely Cristina Quiñones Cecilia Villela Julio Alejandro Contreras Maria Laura Rodríguez Marialuisa Delgadillo Bachelor of Science in Jaime Alberto Guillermo Javier Esparza Computer Science Torres Tobias Jr. Israel Flores Fardos Faraj Aboargob Karina Flores Bachelor of Science in Anthony Ray Baca Juan Abraham García Mechanical Engineering Matthew Boston Nabile Elizabeth Carlos Felipe José G. Caballero García-Zúniga Acosta Carrasco Eric Isai Camacho Flores Kevin Godina Erik Aldaco Jason Christopher Carlson James Huizar Jorge Alberto Altamirano German Carrillo Diego A. Kerstiens Luis C. Amavisca Martin Delira Erik López Jesus Antonio Anchondo Viannette Felix Tony J. Maldonado Alberto Argumedo López Viridiana Felix Mariana Martínez José Abraham Ávila Erick García Roberto Martínez Luis Carlos Calvo Jr. Jade R. García Alejandro Martínez-Acosta Arturo Catalan Timothy Russell González Josué Pérez Colton Caviglia

27 Oscar A. Chacón-Hidalgo Guillermo Méndez Reina Treviño Luis Roberto Delgado Jr. Eduardo Miranda Jr. Dorian Vázquez Renato Ivan Delgado Alejandro Miranda Gallardo Joey Vickers Brandon Robert Eagen Francisco Xavier Molina Raul Octavio Francisco Estrada Diana Berenice Zapata Portillo James N. Fernández Montes Carrera Sven Zellner Roberto Flores Adbeel J. Moreno Tarango Diego M. Gallegos Riki Nagatomo Bachelor of Science Analuisa García Mario Alberto in Metallurgical and Gisela García Escobedo Orrantia Muela Materials Engineering Ivan Gastelum Jesus Pacheco Aidaliz Abreu Javier Alejandro Claudia Itzel Reta Yura Jung Heredia Aguilera Christopher Andrew Reyes Woo Jin Kim Derek Timot Hernández Mario Robles Mi Ry Lee Rogelio Hernández Martin Adolfo Ruiz Andres López Roger Martin Holguin Gabriel Salazar David Adrian Jonathan Young-Jin Kim Maricela Sie Martínez Holguin Melissa Christina Lazo Brian Sifuentes Hagun Oh Pedro Ledezma Ismael Soto Chan Joun Park Laura I. Litvinchuk Gilbert T. Telles COLLEGE OF SCIENCE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Biochemistry Clara Fernanda Durán Mariely J. Mejorado Elvia Lilia Padilla Méndez Oscar Egure Fernando Meléndez Alexa Celeste Escapita Karla Sofia Méndez Biological Sciences Allison M. Escobar Daniel Moreno Amber Nicole Adriano Jamil J. Espinal Lindsay M. Muniz Miguel Adolfo Algara Israel Fernández Omar Daniel Negrete Javier Alons Álvarez Austin Alan Frisbey Zaira Mildred Nevárez Veronica A. Álvarez Stefanie M. Gallegos Miguel Angel Orozco Fernando Amaya Fernando García Jr. Estephanie Payan Gabriela Michelle Andrade Jennifer García Julienne H. Payan Skyler Wesley Angcayan Raul Gómez Jr. Joshua Michael Pérez Rebecca Oluwatosin Aremu Cristian G. González Karen Pineda Miranda Arias Cristina González Darlina Prieto Vianssa Armendáriz Erik González Joséph Cristian Quintana Lizette Arredondo Savanna Delilah González Linda Miryam Riviello Elia E. Barraza Brittany Marie Guillen Marcela Rochin Stephanie I. Brutus Armando Hernández Angel Rodríguez Kathryn-Marie Cynthia Maritza Hernández Julieta Esmeralda Rodríguez Dayao Cailing Luis Alexis Hernández Manuel Alejandro Rodríguez José R. Canales Sandra J. Holguin Melissa Rodríguez Tania Gabriela Casas Brenda Denise Hutchins Monica Lizeth Rodríguez Karen Castañeda Brandon A. Jiménez Roxana Jeovana Rodríguez Paulina Gabriela Castillo Stephanie I. Jones Daniel Alejandro Salas José I. Ceniceros Adam Joséph Lares Diego F. Salas Norma Daphne Cervantes Enrique Alejandro Christiancel Joséph Brenda Michelle Chaparro López-Hernández Joven Salazar Alexandria Chávez Bria D. Love Sandra Yomara Sánchez Marisa Christina Chávez Cynthia Meagan Lugo Tabatha Marie Schacht Laura Joana Collins Luis Alfredo Lujan Martino Kathleen Esther Schaeffer Terry Dávila Paola Mancillas Christina R. Shreve Alberto R. De La Rosa Sarahi P. Marrero Wesley Daniel Simental Raven C.S. Díaz Christina Martínez Cheyenne A. Starnes Velia Alejandra Martínez Alexis R. Tamez 28 Melissa Tarango Environmental Science Viridiana Felix Annette Tarin Daniela Aguirre Julian Saul Gómez Bonnie Angelica Valdez Maryflor García Gamboa Kevin Thomas Kesler Nadine Valles Haley Caitlyn Miller David E. Massaad Julie Marie Vásquez Marianna Theresa Ponce Jasmine Monique Puente Belen Vega Luis A. Vargas Abel O. Ruiz Joey Darron Vela Renee Rojas Sparks Nicholas Seth Vidales Forensic Science Katherine Isabell Spencer Lynette Alessa Villa Rosaura Joséfina Chapina Brenda Alejandra Terrazas Tamara S. White Paula June Davidson Microbiology Tiffany Elise Wilson Kimberly A. González Katherine E. Lara Mario Aguirre Jr. Cellular and Molecular Priscilla Ruan Dannia P. Almodovar Biochemistry Fernando Abraham Tovar Jr. Javier Apodaca Jerry Delgado Rachel Victoria Arteaga Christopher R. Flores Geological Sciences Adriana Ávila Mary Esmeralda Fuentes Liza Castrellon Anthony L. Cuellar Amanda Heidi Herrera Rafael Andres Delfin Brenda Eunice Patricia Andrea Lozano Jonathan Alejandro Lucero Hinojoza Arroyo Ana Isabel Portillo Vázquez Jonathan Alberto Nieto Eric Shane Honaker Kelli Cristine Rodríguez Steven Daniel Ochoa Leslie Beth Juárez Jeremy M. Silva Carlos Piedra Paola R. López Robert Rivera Rodrigo Martínez Chemistry Mario H. Ochoa Kate Astrid Chávez Mathematics Stephanie Ramos Armando Gallegos Selbinyyaz Altyyeva Physics Jeffrey Edwin González Alex Martin Cabral Matthew McDorman Marilyn Cárdenas Viviana Apodaca Luis Carlos Rodríguez Jesus Rafael Castorena Hermann Adrian Armenta Jane Marie Angob Sánchez Minerva Espinoza Christina E. García Jennifer A. Valdez Viannette Felix Kevin D. Vallejo Omar G. Villarreal COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Health Promotion Areli Nevárez Cano Rachel Chávez Nayomi Aguilera Sophia Marie Ornelas Angela L. Cutaia Brenna Michele Bandstra Rebeca Alejandra Pérez Carlos Michael Figueroa Carolina Betancourt Kenia Idaly Rodríguez Janet Flores Wendy Gabriela Black Deida Darlene Sánchez Jorge Galan Brenda Cervantes Desiree Jenise Strong Jerry A. García Vienna Cong Ruby Esmeralda Selena Gómez Danielle Lin Cortez Villagrana Moreno Amanda Michelle González Cinthia Denisse Nickevea Tamara Wilson Erick Michael González Andrea Guerrero Delfin-Aguilar Kinesiology Destinee Ijeoma Eke Amber Marie Gutiérrez Diana González Melissa Alexandria Andrade Zachary Nathaniel Henry Carla Maria Gutiérrez Angela Arce Gabriela Hernández Brittany J. Huerta Mauricio S. Armendáriz Mathew Hernández Giselle Rebecca Marin Dominique Elizabeth Arroyos Rebekah Danielle Herriot Cristina Martínez Taylor E. Balkwill Kidd Jasmin Renee Jenkins Francisco Antonio Méndez Jacqueline Betancourt Amber J. Jipson Jesus Amador A. Michelle Bitar Laura Marie Kost Mendoza Vega Diana Yvette Bonilla José Javier Landeros Cristina Muñoz Luis E. Canizales Bryan A. Legarretta Josué Cárdenas Adrian Leon

29 April J. López Elijahm Posada Andres Silva Christian P. López Anissa Reynaud Brenda Angelica Sosa Ruby Alejandra Lozano Adrian Rivera Jacqueline N. Soto Andres Martínez David Rodríguez Angela L. Torres Jesús David Medina Jade J. Rodríguez Krishanna Chanea Turner Giselle Mendoza Joe Anthony Rodríguez Kristen Alyssa Valle Stephanie Marie Misquez José Armando Rodríguez Jessica Danielle Villanueva Ariel M. Ortega Arturo Samuel Romero Evelyn Villarreal Christian A. Padilla Ashlie Suzanne Ruiz Margarita Alejandra Watkins Joshua I. Padilla Francisco Aaron Sapién Linh Song Xiong Bianca Pérez Norma J. Serna Ruiz GRADUATE SCHOOL DOCTOR OF EDUCATION Educational Leadership & Administration Robin Lynne Dankovich Carlos Castañon Sr. Dissertation Title: A Mixed Methods Dissertation Title: Collegiality Among Investigation of the Faculty Teaching Full-Time Professors in a Mexican Role: Values, Intention and Practice University: Perceptions and Challenges Tomas Sigala Dissertation Title: Texas House Bill 5: Reform Realities in a Predominantly Latino School District

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Biomedical Engineering Chemistry Rena Francine Hale Maowei Dou Dissertation Title: Validation of an Error Dissertation Title: Paper/Polymer Sonification Auditory Feedback Training Program Hybrid Microfluidic Biochips for Infectious Disease Diagnosis Borderlands History Frank Vasquez DeLaO Paulina Elena Gonzalez Navarro Dissertation Title: Containing Communism Dissertation Title: New Organosilicon Chemistry in Texas: How the Right in Texas Interpreted the Cold War, 1945-1965 Marisol Serrano Dissertation Title: Identifying Non-Classical Joanne Tortorete Kropp Active Sites as a Tool for Enzyme Inhibition Dissertation Title: Constructing a River, Building a Border: An Environmental History of Civil Engineering Irrigation, Water Law, State Formation, and the Esmaeil Balal Varnosfaderani Sr. Reatification Project in the El Paso/Juarez Valley Dissertation Title: A Lane Changing Decision Model Based on Fuzzy Inference System Lina Maria Murillo Dissertation Title: Birth Control on Alfonso Andres Garcia the Border: Race, Gender, Religion, and Dissertation Title: Integrating Manufacturing Class in the Making of the Birth Control Imperfections in the Inelastic Behavior Modeling Movement, El Paso, Texas, 1937-1973 of Joints Used in Three Dimensional Structures

Business Administration Juan Carlos Salcido Hong Kim Duong Dissertation Title: Modeling the Effects of Dissertation Title: CEO Ownership Manufacturing Geometric Imperfections in the and Firm Performance: Evidence From Buckling Analysis of Three-Dimensional Structures the 2003 Dividend Tax Cut

30 Prajwol Tamrakar Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Dissertation Title: Evaluation of Bibiana Marie Mancera Stiffness Parameters of Contaminated Dissertation Title: Exploring Factors of Intimate Road Base and Railway Ballast Partner Violence among Men of Mexican Origin

Marketa Vavrova International Business Dissertation Title: A Multi-Objective Nora Alaniz-Bouqayes Sustainable Model for Transportation Dissertation Title: Mapping Decision Asset Management Practices of Reporting Asset Misappropriation within an Accounting Department using Computational Engineering Behavioral, Cognitive, and Cultural Traits Gerardo Alberto Cardenas Dissertation Title: Assessing Accuracies and Materials Science and Engineering Improving Efficiency for Segmentation-Based Jessica Lynn Buckner RNA Secondary Structure Prediction Methods Dissertation Title: Investigation of Ti-6AI-4V Alloy Response to Atmospheric Re-Entry Exposure Electrical and Computer Engineering Eric Berry Mayra Janeth Contreras Dissertation Title: A Spatially Variant Dissertation Title: Materials Metamaterial Design Process for Characterization of Deposits on Starboard Transformation Electromagnetic Devices (inboard) Elevon Actuator Shaft Recovered from Space Shuttle Columbia Harvey Hing-Cheong Tsang Dissertation Title: Digital Processes and Monica Michel Parra Characterization for Fabricating 3D RF Devices Dissertation Title: Liquid-Phase Exfoliation of Environmental Science and Engineering Two-Dimensional Graphite for Ink-Jet Printing Annalisa Pérez Mechanical Engineering Dissertation Title: Environmental Dynamics: Arturo Acosta-Zamora A Compendium of Rhetorical Application Dissertation Title: Flame Front Structures of Premixed High Turbulence Luis G. Pérez Intensity Reacting Flow Dissertation Title: Application of Secondary Analysis on Industrial Data Sets Diane N. De Hoyos Geological Sciences Dissertation Title: A Novel Approach for Evaluating the Impact of Fixed Variables on Yousf Abushalah Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Installations Using Dissertation Title: Seismic Modeling, Enhanced Meta Data Analysis among Higher Rock Physics, AVO and Seismic Attribute Education Institutions in the United States Analysis for Illuminating Sandstone Facies of the Late Ordovician Mamuniyat Martín Alejandro De la Torre González Reservoir, R-Field, Murzuq Basin-Libya Dissertation Title: An Investigation on Structures of Premixed Flames in Joe Dan Collins High Intensity Turbulent Flows Dissertation Title: Reconstructing Late Pleistocene and Holocene Paleoenvironments Armando Delgado Using Playa-Lunette System Sediments within Dissertation Title: Magnesium-Based the Harney Basin of Southeastern Oregon, USA Combustion Synthesis of Advanced Materials for Energy and Space Applications Cástulo Sotelo Molina Dissertation Title: Geology and Mineralization Manuel Johannes Hernández Controls Surrounding the Palmarejo Mining Dissertation Title: Aerothermodynamics District-A Compilation of Remote and and Propulsion System Design of High- Hands-on Exploration Techniques Speed Magnetohydrodynamic Flows

31 Mechanical Engineering (cont.) Psychology Ricardo Martínez Hernández Joseph Allan Pipkin Dissertation Title: Modeling and Dissertation Title: Examination of Characterization of Piezoelectric the Rewarding Effects of Nicotine and Based Multifunctional Structures the Negative Effects of Withdrawal in a Rodent Model of Diabetes Juan Alejandro Saavedra Dissertation Title: Optimal Quality Control Dilata Ranadive Strategy in Green Energy Manufacturing Dissertation Title: Financial Decision- Making and the Normalization of Deviance Luis Eduardo Sánchez Dissertation Title: Development Rhetoric and Composition and Testing of O2/CH4 Torch Igniter Judith Ann Fourzan Technologies for Propulsion Systems Dissertation Title: Rewriting, Recapturing, ReEnvisioning Writing Md Rashedul Hasan Sarker Assessment in the Hermeneutic Sphere Dissertation Title: Investigation on Pyroelectric Ceramic Temperature Sensors for Energy System Applications

DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY

Ninfa Abigail Aguinaga Patrick Joseph Moreno Stephen Anthony Ainsa Giovanna Luisa Nuanes Kennen James Bitton Sanjuanita Prado Allen Zachary Brooks Rolando Andres Reyna Jeremy Andrew Cole Jordan T. Rhodes Alyssa Ronnie Cottman Shelby Robalin Linda Marie De La Torre-Alva Kevin Rodríguez Amber Leigh Anne Flores John-Justin Soy Elise Marie García Greg Nicholas Tynan Tess Marie García Justin Benjamin Valdez Kiersten Irwin Garrand Victoria Marie Valencia Wesley Jack Hall Adam Joseph Vargas Christina Marie Lee Shyh-Chang Joshua Vong Kersti Ann Marusich Darryl Blake Withrow Marine Isabelle Menez Thomas Wayne Woo John Christopher Moreno

32 MASTER OF Blanca Gabriela Frazier MASTER OF Elizabeth Hidalgo ACCOUNTANCY Brett Koniarz BUSINESS Yoshika Yamilet Amamori Eric Justin Lange ADMINISTRATION Cinthya Lizzet Armendáriz Joshua Kenneth Marion Leonardo Fidel Alvarado Jr. Kathryn Eileen Bohle Aeisha Anne McDavid Sergio Daniel Arciniega Keith Jeremy Camacho Jenzel Marie Nash Alfredo Jose Austin Sofia Chávez Jonathan Pasley Marlene Barrera Joshua David Díaz Paul Pérez Anthony Roger Beltran Rosa Gabriela Díaz Shintell Popp George Franz Brunner III Enrique Espino III Jose L. Ramos Ruiz Leonardo Camargo Jr. Marina Aurora Gutíerrez Traun Antrell Roberson Rocio Laura Castruita Omar A. Jarquin Vanessa Nicole Tena Carolina del Pilar Marco Antonio Lugo Eric R. Terwilliger Cerda Solis Jonathan Renteria Keith Joseph Wagner Jr. Christian Jeremiah Corral Laura Hortensia Robles Miguel A. Cortez David Rodríguez Linguistics Baana E. Díaz De León Michael Anthony Sauceda Armida Carmen Hernández Eric James Fletcher Aldo Raul Villegas Jr. Luis Méndez Andres Gilberto Franco Fabiola Tortajada Namuna Ghimire MASTER OF ARTS Esteban González Philosophy Ivan González English and American Sharon Murillo Literature Jesus Alberto González Alejandro Hernández Anthony Gus Cohen Sociology Andrew Kruk Jr. Christopher Omar Nail Paul Brian Guerrero Peter Lan Lin English: Rhetoric and Spanish Michael Fernando Maldonado Writing Studies Alfonso Jose Gustave Joseph Thomas Marshall Alma Delia Martínez Linda Berenice Caudillo Silvia Estela Royval De Villa Cora Martínez David Woods Hercilia Simons Ivan Arnulfo Montes Experimental Psychology MASTER OF ARTS IN Gabriel Moreno April Lynn Ofeciar Gabriel Andrew Frietze INTERDISCIPLINARY Lilia Olivas History STUDIES Carlos Esteban Osuna Alejandra García Ariadne Willis Roxanne Marie Ramírez Jecoa Lee Ross Rick Ramos Lisa Marie Stephenson MASTER OF ARTS Anna Karen Rey Loya Laura Margarita Uribarri IN TEACHING Marina Ivette Rivera Ana Paola Latin American and English Rodríguez Camargo Border Studies Rebecca Nicole Guerrero Corey Anthony Saenz Laura Ivonne Ramirez Dana Skerry Proctor Victor Manuel Salas Sam Wilner Simon James Alexander Ziolkowski Edith Argelia Solorzano Miguel Angel Torres Leadership Studies Mathematics Martha Lilia Vargas Vanessa Beatrice Barrientos Yesica Isabel Barraza Natalie Vidales Omar Yáñez Thomas Bentley Sandra Jessica Cuevas Alberto Isassi Gustavo Isaac Bermudez MASTER OF Joseph C. Beu Blanca Abril Rubio DEFENSE AND Luis Campos Jr. Sciences Abigail Genevieve Carter STRATEGIC STUDIES Ruben Alejandro Hernández Abigail Patricia Constantino Terry Lee Henderson Angelina Juanita Moncivais Cecilia Corpus Michael George Montano Rosalva Rodríguez Dewayne Deener Jorge G. Rubio Rufino Farias Jr. Jesus Jacob Villa Edward Whatley Jr.

33 MASTER OF EDUCATION Educational Diagnostician Cristina Cuellar Counseling Helena Espinoza Denisse Bustillos Heather Brittany Holmes Selina Cabrales Reading Education Cindy Canales Alejandra Duarte Larriva Melissa Ibarra Lorena Flores Heather Nicole Lewis Federika Oceana Franco Hugo Salazar Naneth Garcia Special Education Linda Annette González Yolanda Lazcano Albert Anguiano Ana Belen López Alejandra Carranza Alejandra Lozano Delia Fragoso Yvette Márquez Stephanie R. Griffin Omar Javier Muñoz Guillermo Lopez Tajonar Amanda Erica Patrick Erika Prieto Rosa Isela Pérez Alejandra Santillanes Danai Sánchez Diane Arlene Zaragoza Kassandra E. Tirres Irasema Zaragoza Ivan Noe Torres Sandra Melissa Trujillo MASTER OF FINE ARTS Creative Writing Curriculum and Instruction Susana Beatriz Camacho Vivar Violeta Quintero Alderete Missael Duarte Sr. Marissa Carla Cervantes Gavin Stephen Lambert III Tanya Durbin Alice McAfee Victor Hugo Escobedo Kristopher Andrew Paul Griselda Fernández Matthew Robert Phillips Francisco Antonio Galindo Amanda Alicia Garay Alethia Berenice Hernández MASTER OF MUSIC Omar Insurriaga Music Performance Maria del Carmen Luevano Gabriel Balderas Durón Juan Jose Madrigal Mario Monteros Arturo Montes Casandra Noriega Johanna Dalila Parada MASTER OF OCCUPATIONAL Courtney Nicole Perry THERAPY Daniel Cristino Quiñónez Austi Marie Álvarez Zoraida Rivas Sylvia Ruth Álvarez Gabriel Rocha Brandy Lynn Anderson Frank Romero Sánchez Jane McGregor Bongiorno Melissa Ashley Sanon-Dixon Lauren Wigginton Bryant Denise Adrianna Silva Nancy Castañeda Stephanie Kristine Esparza Educational Administration Matthew Ryan Gutiérrez Lizeth Marie Cardoza Miriam Guzmán Blanca Carrasco Christina Nalin Haynes Stephanie Nicole Flores Jyhshang Lin Maria G. López Aaron Anthony López Elizabeth Ochoa Victoria Leigh Martyn Angie Pena Stacey Montes Francisco Soto Jennifer Anne Navarro Guadalupe Vela Areli Oros Laura D. Ramírez

34 Randy Thomas Roepke Computer Engineering Giselle Armida Rooney Sergio Adrian Guerrero II Elsa Lynn Santillano Vamsi Vemoori Keldi Ranae Walker Lori G. Welter Computer Science Anjon Basak MASTER IN PUBLIC Hima Kalagara ADMINISTRATION David Pruitt Astrid Bunner Smriti Rajkarnikar Tamrakar Shaun Jermaine Coward Tshering Eudon Construction Management Cheyenne Christine García Erick Magno Acosta Jr. Valerie Marie Herrera Gerardo García Maria Guadalupe Llamas Adalberto González Paulina Lopez Campoy Ana Karen Rodriguez Damian Gabriela Alejandra Lopez Reynoso Abiola Temi-Tope Onakoya Economics Fabian Duke Sustaita Dipanwita Barai Mark Christopher Weber Electrical Engineering MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH Efrain Aguilera Jr. Andrea Aguila Adan David Anchondo Joseph Shane García Callum Peter Bailey Priscilla Guevara Vanessa Yadira Castañeda David Torres Claire Regmac Friedman David Guillermo Guzmán MASTER OF REHABILITATION Bryan David Kern COUNSELING Alonso Orea John S. Cantrell Babajide Adegoke Oyelade Roxanne García Larissa Tarango Valles Lorenzo Alan Lovejoy Krystal Michelle Teran Sr. Engineering Andre L. Thomas Eduardo Ornelas Michele Carolynn Williams MASTER OF SCIENCE Environmental Science Biological Sciences Duer Bolotaulo Sara Ebrahim Baqla Andrea Lee Everett Ruben Israel Calderón Alma Lili Loya Posada Rosalia Ortega Naomi Robin Luna Jose Luis Varela Loren Ochoa Biomedical Engineering Gabriela Tarin Jose Miguel Veleta Gilbert Paquian Jr. Industrial Engineering Chemistry Pamela Baca Jihui Li Claudia Elena Galarza Fourzan Mohammad Omar Masoud Sr. Civil Engineering Karla Muro Uriel Arteaga Yin Yin Marianna Borrego Sandra Nichole Gutiérrez Intelligence and National Security Studies Paige Costanzi Computational Science Julio Andres Escalón Carlos Manuel Díaz Hector Jesus Escobar III Suhail Mahmud Eric Martinez Pema Wangchuk Juriana Vianey Villalpando Galeano

35 Kinesiology Master of Science in Micah Kentrez Baisden Environmental Engineering Simon Patrick Bejarano Oscar Daniel Ramirez Patrick Anthony Cereceres Mark Alberto Torres Edson F. Estrada Nathan Lee Garrido Master of Science in Maria Cristal Sánchez Information Technology Claudia Barraza Guillen Manufacturing Engineering Somya Joshi Cesar Duarte Saenz Griselda Terrazas MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING Mechanical Engineering Jad Gerges Aboud Nursing Education Mariana Chaidez Arlene Casas Alan Alberto Esparza Hernández Rosemary Gathogo Aaron Johnson Nirmala Joseph Brian Matthew Lovich Linda Lackey Betty Elizabeth McKenzie Erie Nicole McCray Jaclyn Mona Mejía Kimberly Lynn Mccoy Alejandro Mora III Caroline W. Njuguna Jorge Arturo Rosero Priscilla Piña Emilio Tarango Valles Alicia Munoz Sosa Jesus Eduardo Trillo Gilberto Valenzuela Norma Martinez Vega Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Cynthia Jean Ward Roman Flores Rivero Victoria Zermeno Alejandra Gabriela Meléndez Victor Manuel Ornelas Jr. Nursing-Practitioner Ifeoma F. Akunne Physics Don Randall Bostick Andres Jose Encerrado Manríquez Yadira Ivonne Cabrera John Dominic Kplorfia Software Engineering Angela Paulette Muniz Walter A. Copenhaver Justine Marie Murray Julio Mario Corral Geneva Rebecca Salinas Roberto Ernesto Fierro Jose Valdivia Upama Rahman Laura Renee Walker David Reyes Chelsea Michelle Williamson Mark Brian Smith Angela Michelle Wooley Juan Alonzo Soto Nursing Systems Management Systems Engineering Natheia Corrina Anderson Miguel Agustin Armenta Noami Cavett Indira Castillo Reynoza Shauna Antoinette Chisley Samuel Garcia Burciaga Deana Marie Foster Jesus Homero Gómez Chávez Lina Marie Gómez Edgar Omar Lozano Laura E. González Maria De los Ángeles Pérez Victoria Amber Lambert Erik Samaniego Justina Obaretin Jose Armando Terrazas Tora Devon Ogunmakin Bhriannon Ines Tiscareno Gwendolyn Yvonne Price Jose Angel Valencia Cynthia A. Vargas MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK David Venzor Marina Ramírez

36 SUMMER 2016 GRADUATES PARTICIPATING IN THE DECEMBER 2016 COMMENCEMENT

37 COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS BACHELOR OF ARTS Anthropology Criminal Justice/ Marisol Domínguez Jonathan Israel Rocha Political Science Jeannett Fierro Zachary Santoscoy Cole Thomas Freytag Art Taylor Christopher Hines Digital Media Production Michael Allen Ruxer Michelle Dianey Moran Steven Joseph Alonzo Michelle Andrea Ruff Communication Studies Tania Cedillo Decker Patrick Smith Leslie Alexis Flores Julian Ivan Alvarado Organizational and Trenton Anthony Filley Elizabeth Miranda Jorge David Salas Corporate Communication/ Omar Alejandro Gaytan Creative Writing Celina Madrid Salvador R. Salcido Jacklyn Olvera Federico Valdez Adriana Melisa Hernández-Nuñez López Hernández English and American Creative Writing Literature Philosophy Raul U. Molina Jorge A. Lujan Evan Adolfo López Adriana Martínez Criminal Justice Jasmine Molina Political Science Natalie Sue Newell Jesus Aguilera Lucero A. Durán Jacob N. Pineda Gilbert Barajas Lawrence Michael Roger G. Rodríguez Yoselin Bustamante Henderson Jr. Emory Saucedo Camila Cabral Fredrik Karlsson Mary Elizabeth Shaner Alicia Díaz Andre Luengo Alicia Christine Sherwood Jorge I. Escobar Crystal Marie Macias Emma Marie Sustaita Victor Escobar Luis Fernando Moya Brenda A. González English and American Ilsse Maytee Rosa Elena Hernández Literature/Psychology Rodríguez Elbelle Diana Irene Holguin José Manuel Jácquez Mercedes Olivas Psychology Vanessa Julie Jaquez History Hannan A. Alkhalifa Elda Mitre LaBombarbe Ilse Aimee Carrillo Dominique López Ismael A. Acosta Krystal Priscilla Ceniceros Miguel Angel López Alyssa Nicole Colacion Sarah Cumby Karina Márquez Joseph Aaron Muñoz Carmen Argelia Dávila Jessica Medellin Samuel A. Odunsi Cristina G. Del Castillo Marisela Nieto Elizabeth Susan Phinney Jessica Del Rio Beau Ortiz Heather Rae Valenzuela Sofia Margarita Daisy Elie Pérez Linguistics Díaz Garza Lucero Porras Ashley Jacqueline González Alejandra E. Domínguez Ricardo Quijas Jr. Vianey Meza Amber Renee Escobedo Da’Carlos Jaquan Renfro Clarissa Iliana Romero Maribel García Ryan James Reyna Alexis M. Garza Jesus Sánchez Jr. Media Advertising Nury Garza Jasmine Jessica Silvas Paulina Sánchez Irma Elizabeth González Jennifer Terrazas Jasmine Sade Heard Raymundo Torres Multimedia Journalism Leanne M. Herrera Angel Zúniga Nicole Leandra Rodríguez Daffne Daniela López Criminal Justice/ Lillian M. Mata Organizational and Chicano Studies Norma S. Mitchell Corporate Communication Elijah Janae Muniz Arianna Jazmin Montoya Lizet Acuña Diana Rivera Macias Tatiana Lanelle Anchondo Lynda Elvira Villa

38 Psychology/ Amanda Aguirre Felix Sánchez Jr. Criminal Justice Maschera Amia Aguirre Marcos G. Sánchez Ruben Ramos Jr. Javier C. Alcalde Abrondon L. Spears Arianna Christine Vásquez Teresa Almanza Elizabeth Victoria Sprague Magda Vedenice Alvarado Rebecca Kelly Sullivan Sociology Marissa Andrea Alvídrez Amber Terrell Enrique González Jr. Lee Audrey Armistad Ruby Tregerman Allison Elaine Muñoz Lydia Bailey Mariah Chenise Vargas Dayan M. Saenz Butch Martin Ballez Joanna Velasco Gabriel Borunda Jr. Susana A. Viramontes Spanish Donald Brown Carlos Sánchez Jannet Bustillos BACHELOR OF Joanna Lynn Caban Spanish/Criminal Justice MUSIC Teresa N. Cumming Mayra Ivonne Ruiz Vargas Nicolas Durán Music Performance Nikki Jesselyn Durán Matthew Allen Hernández BACHELOR OF Rudiane Eduardo Diana Osiris Ortiz Galarza FINE ARTS Victoria Fierro Claudia Gómez BACHELOR OF Dance Krystal Marie Gray SCIENCE Kimberly J. Morris Cynthia Neomi Hernández Norma Y. Ortiz Jaseth G. Homan Psychology Anna Karen Perales Miles Jacques Claribel Bermejillo Adria Margarita Jiménez Zachary Aaron Carrasco Studio Art Kelly Marie Lambeth Victoria Edwards Daniela Elizalde Paulina López-González Adriana Gallegos Eva Victoria López Ávila Herlinda Martínez Gabriela González Janine E. Mergil Priscilla Richard Theatre Crystal Nicole Orozco Jonathan Andrew Smith Miriam Elizabeth Mendoza Selina Marie Peña Karen Ramírez BACHELOR OF Ray Christa Rettig Jr. Devante Montario MULTIDISCIPLINARY Richardson STUDIES Ruben Ulises Rodríguez Myra Ruacho Victoria Danielle Aguilar Albert Manuel Ruíz

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION BACHELOR OF INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES Abigail F. García Karla Lorena Martínez Stephanie Rodríguez Freda Itzel Guerrero Magdalena Miranda Leticia Soltero Luis Fernando Loera Lucila April Pineira Carina Veronika Martínez Maribel Pinela

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Accounting Veronica Escobedo Carlos Adrian Ontiveros Meagan Alicia Alvarado Jesus E. Frias Michael Puente-Dávila Claudia Amaya Armenta Alba Maria Gómez Chávez Jose Carlos Martin Chavarria Stephanie Olivia Herrera Quiñonez Hernández Abigail Elias Alejandra Moreno Ivana Ramírez Thomas James Escarcega Luisa Fernanda Muela Matthew Dean Reza Natalie Muñoz Anthony Richard Rivera

39 Alfredo Trillo Finance/Management Management/Accounting Roberto M. Valverde Wong Magdalena Tina Luna Peter Anthony Graell Elizabeth Vargas Diego A. Villa Finance/Marketing Marketing Ann Marie Titovets Accounting/Finance Marco Andres Aguilar Emery R. Ayoub Tory Jean Johannsen General Business Ana Karen Roxanna Cabral Accounting/Management Barraza-Díaz Luisa F. Díaz De Leon Jeannie Lee Bernal Tijuana Danielle Cutcher Hector Grimaldo Joaquin Blanco Computer Information Carolina Loya Karla Buenrostro Systems Jonathan Borgonha Christian Alexis Díaz Pollmann Alan García Daniel Correa Jessica Puentes Ulysses De Nova Melissa García Pedro Abraham Salas Nathaly González Renteria Vincent Daniel Hernández Michelle Lizette Vázquez Gilberto Dario Padilla David Rodrigo Horcasitas Management Talia Nicole Jones Economics/ Reneé Regina Mateos General Business Dante E. Ávalos Paul Anthony Miranda Michelle Alexis Barraza Adrian Hernández Rodrigo Horacio Nuñez Diego Berrios Joshua Paul Ortiz Finance Jacqueline Cano Daniella M. Parada Dulce Carolina Cazares Daniella C. Anchondo Paola Anahi Prieto Gregorio Contreras Tarek Moatasem Azzam Maria Teresa Ramírez Antonio Corral Andrea Barragan Villanueva Miriam Denise Tovar Ronald Jerome Daniels Adrianna Nicole Carrillo David John Wilbanks Monica Deanna Galindo Hector Manuel Enríquez Claudia Isabel Gaytan Marketing/Management Perla Netzyn Frayre George Macias Ricardo García Cynthia Berenis Barrera Elsy Y. Martínez Gustavo Alonso Jurado Cano Luisa Fernanda García Miguel Angel Martínez Tanya Linares Marco Antonio Ortega Octavio Orozco Ricky Rey Montañez Luis Alberto Pantoja Operations & Supply Guillermo Horacio Novaro Loretta Lynn Pineda Chain Management Luis Alberto Ortega Monzon Oscar Reyes Iliana Ortiz Mario Antonio Cardenas Lupita Rodríguez Elizabeth Ashley Peak Efren Licon Megan Irene Rojas Eduardo Rascon Lujan Pedro Arturo Pérez Sandra Scott Bronson García Scott Cristina Vázquez Guerrero Paloma C. Ulloa Wolfgang Edward Siqueiros Victor Valdez Operations & Supply Amanda Nichole Talamantes Leopoldo Valencia Chain Management/ Brenda Valenzuela General Business Timothy Joseph Wehrfritz Herman Salvador Quintana SCHOOL OF NURSING BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING Karla P. Acevedo Daniela Burrola Reyes Dee Dee J. Edwards Nicole Dawn Aguilar Alma R. Calderon Briana Esparza Paola Ivette Aguirre Carlos David Calvillo Ivonne Andrea Espinosa Alejandra Arredondo Michael A. Campos Crystal Rose Estrada Edgar Omar Angelica Cano Gerardo Estrada Arriola Tafoya Perla Joanna Chávez Mayra Alejandra Flores Yvonne Aubel-Mazza Jessica Marie Chavis Stephanie Galvan Elizabeth Ávila Kathy B. Corey Crystal M. García Crystal Marie Banegas Linda Dawn Dao Thelma Karelly García

40 Joanna Marie Gardea Kassandra Krystal Massey Nicholas Damon Schultz Heather C. Gilmore Allison Cora Maysonet Natalie Ann Serna Amber Angelica González Abelina Mendoza Denise Kay Servo Elizabeth Alvídrez González Adriana Y. Mendoza Jovanna Maria Sifuentes Autumn Marie Graham Tanya Mingura Verna Simmons Robinson Laura A. Guereque Michaela A. Miramon Ana Laura Snow Raul Mendez Guevara Amanda Renee Miranda Michelle Solis Micaela Magdalena Hanks Patricia Monge Maria Elisa Soto Alexandria Jaton Hardy Beatrice Irene Monteith Dahena Spivey Sonya Marie Heimbecker Lisa J. Muller Joanne Tinoco Jamie Lynn Heredia Mario A. Murillo Jr. Laura Alyssa Trevizo Carolina A. Hernández Jazmin A. Ortiz Hector E. Trillo Natalie Marie Hudgins Amparo Pedroza Emanuel Trujillo Alison Lynne Kennedy Areli Pérez Jackie Marie Urbina Lacy Ann Kirkes Stefanie Pérez Sonia Ramos Urueta Cassandra Licon Megan Lorene Polite Marco A. Valtierra Kaitlynn Allysse Licon Gabriela Porras Illiana Rose Varela Alexis Alonso López Alexandria Iris Ramírez Andrea Marie Velásquez Joshua E. López Lisa Amanda Ramos Zanna Vorobjova Jenell D. Lower Jennifer D. Raya Salazar Prokeysha Elaine Walker Paul Christian Macias Miguel Angel Reveles Lillian Aspen Wayne Vanessa Maldonado Jessica A. Reyes Christopher A.Winters Loretta Manríquez Lidia Jannete Ruvalcaba George Dewey Wood Clarissa Martínez Laura Cecilia Sánchez Rebekah R. Woods Natisha A. Martínez Neri P. Sánchez Norma Alicia Yee Rocio Martínez Alejandra C. Sandoval Hector A. Zaragoza COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Bachelor of Science in Bachelor of Science in Sergio L. Pinedo Construction Engineering Computer Science Jose Carlos Sandoval Gregorio William Simmons and Management Raul Alan Álvarez Salvador Vélez Raul Carrillo Lorna Abril Bustillos Cesar David Luis Alberto Calvo Bachelor of Science in Mendoza De Stefano Daniel Coronel Jr. Industrial Engineering Jordan Phillip Cox Ana Lucia Deharo Bachelor of Science in Pedro Manuel García-Jurado Georgina Ivette Civil Engineering Christian Lee Hughes Domínguez Carmona Matthew Jude Meléndez Nereida Aguilar Sandra Lilian Minjares Angel Uriel Ortega-Castillo Maritza Alexandra Almada Marina Alejandra Vázquez Dushaun Mikel Williams Carlos Anguiano Bachelor of Science in Henry Benítez Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Eduardo Carrasco Domínguez Electrical Engineering Miguel Angel Castillo Nagib Dajlala Molina Cesar Antonio Álvarez Hector Domínguez II Jennifer De Haro Arturo Contreras Bryan Uwe Gruber Monica Fernández Antonio Gavin Julio C. Hidalgo Raul Gilberto Irigoyen Saenz Delgado Polanco José Antonio Antonio Loya Rodríguez Jose Daniel Domínguez Manríquez López Marc Andrew Martínez Cesar O. Esquivel Jorge Alberto Ramírez Marco Antonio Meza Michael Andrew Estremera Jr. Israel Alfonso Segura Zuhey Araceli Monge Florenio Ramos Farinas Bryan Ramos Andrew Stephen Hapgood Bachelor of Science Herman Serrato Ramon Alfonso López-Cueto in Metallurgical and Rafael Silva Ariadna Estefania Mendoza Materials Engineering Miguel A. Alejandro Cuaron Montoya Maldonado Jorge Alberto Ramírez

41 COLLEGE OF SCIENCE BACHELOR OF ARTS IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Laura A. Hernández BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Biochemistry Mariel Soto Geophysics Homero Rene García Jr. Brooke Meranda Wildenstein David Soto Stefani Pérez Torres Chemistry Mathematics Biological Sciences Luis Manuel Sarah Nicole Bone Melissa Daniel Alejandro Armendáriz Aguirre Quintana Annette Escobar Josue Cardoza Jacob R. Prat Airon Casas Jong Saunders (Baek) Microbiology Lillian Ellis Jonathan Andrew Smith Arturo Vicente González-López Andrea Flores Environmental Science Roberto Jose García Steffanie Lattner Alberto Gutiérrez Jr. Ezequiel Arturo Natalia Moreno Cynthia Yvonne Jiménez Moreno Flores Physics Andres Alberto Leos Victoria Ann Rodríguez Ivon Nicole López Barbra Valdivieso Jorge Adrian Dayer Carrillo Eli Montero Forensic Science Jose Adan Ramírez José Ali Espitia Denise Ariana Borja Diego Armando Reyes Lion Antonio Hoffman Vanessa Rosalva Ortega Sergio Rodríguez Kevin M. Honsaker Kathleen Alyce Roman Geological Sciences Lauren Estelle Moreno Viridiana Saenz Luis R. Suárez Salas Daniel M. Gonzales

COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Clinical Laboratory Science Christopher Lawrence García Elphas Kipkurgat Maiyo Esteban Gutiérrez Edgar Ivan Loera Health Promotion Lesley Elyssa López Hannah Gail Apodaca Carlos Alan López Martínez Haylee Christa Fierro Arturo Guadalupe Lugo Brandon L. Thomas Alexis Gabriela Maldonado Steven Ray Medina Kinesiology Cesar Arturo Meza Francisco J. Acevedo Celia K. Morado Jesse Abraham Aguilar Alonso Sebastian Nevárez Tomiwa Michael Akinbayo Nicole A. Ortega Richard E. Burns Melissa Pérez Jorge Abel Calderon Jonathan Porras Christina Elizabeth Carrera Sylvia Judith Porras Javier Casanova Andrew Ramírez Kassandra Lee Casanova Adrian Daniel Sánchez Pedro Manny Chávez Yvette Villanueva Cory Robert Falvey Monica Christina Zúniga

42 GRADUATE SCHOOL Geological Sciences DOCTOR OF EDUCATION Eric James Kappus Dissertation Title: Regional Geochemical Educational Leadership & Administration Mapping of the Superior Upland Province; Dino Mario Coronado Ichnology of the Cretaceous Mesilla Valley Dissertation Title: Teacher’s Sense Formation, Cerro de Cristo Rey; a New of Self Efficacy and Grit and its Ichnospecies of Cardioichnus from the Relationship to Student Achievement Cretaceous (Albian) of New Mexico; a Pedagogy for the Cerro de Cristo Rey Tracksite; Walking in the Footprints of Dinosaurs: DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Teaching Sense of Place in El Paso, TX Biological Sciences - Pathobiology Reservoir, R-Field, Murzuq Basin-Libya Gloria Polanco Ezer Patlan Dissertation Title: Comparative Proteomic Dissertation Title: Insights into Volcanic Analysis of Extracellular Vesicles from Processes Using Seismic Data Techniques Prostate Cancer-Derived Cell Lines International Business Civil Engineering Zhenning Xu Sundeep Inti Dissertation Title: Three Essays on Big Dissertation Title: A Decision Making Data Analytics, Traditional Marketing Approach for Selection of Sustainable Analytics, Knowledge Discovery, and Pavements in Texas by Integrating Life Cycle New Product Performance Cost Analysis (LCCA), Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Environmental and Social Impacts Materials Science and Engineering Victor Luis Correa Rodriguez Sr. Computer Science Dissertation Title: Vascularization Bhanukiran Gurijala in Interconnected 3D Printed TI-6AL- Dissertation Title: A Unified Cyber- 4V Foams with Hydrogel Matrix for Enhanced Approach for Detecting Cross-Site Biomedical Bone Replacement Implants Scripting Attacks on Web Applications Mechanical Engineering Omar Ochoa Md Shariful Islam Dissertation Title: Box-Fusion: A Way Dissertation Title: Manufacturing and to Enhance Pairwise Testing Approach Mechanics of Polymer Matrix Composites

Electrical and Computer Engineering Hasanul Karim Satya Aditya V. V. N. Akundi Dissertation Title: Modeling and Dissertation Title: Information Entropy Testing of Functional Materials for Measures Applied to Hierarchial Complex Energy System Applications Technical and Socio-Technical Systems Psychology Fernando Cervantes Julia Rose LaBianca Dissertation Title: Blind Image Deconvolution Dissertation Title: Is Torture Ever Justified? Based on Sparsity: Theoretical Justification and The Influence of Group Membership, Improvement of State-Of-The-Art Techniques Interrogation Approach, and Success on Attributions of Interrogator Behavior and Jose Alberto Valdez Jr. Perceived Acceptability of Torture Dissertation Title: CDTE Doped with ZN Skye Alani Woestehoff Grown on SI (1110) and SI (211) Using the Dissertation Title: “It’s (Not) Your Fault”: Closed Spaced Sublimation Method The Influence of Blame Mitigation Versus Guilt Induction on True and False Confessions

43 Rhetoric and Composition Daliborka Crnkovic Padon Sara Bartlett Large Paul Jay Vierra Dissertation Title: Dissertation Title: Dissertation Title: Responding to Writing Translingual Practice and A Rhetorical Theory Fluency: An Activity Identity Performance: of Institutions Theory Analysis of Teacher A Study of Mongolian Preparation and Practices Youth on Facebook MASTER OF MASTER OF ARTS Francisco Rincón Jr. Galaxie Alexa Rodríguez ACCOUNTANCY IN TEACHING Alejandro Salazar Sarah Elizabeth Atkinson English Emmanuel Silva Christina Delgado Kenneth Alfred Stice III Frania Pahola Cabrera Brandon Joseph Duran Christopher Allen Thomas Sara Dyan Kiesel-Fowler Areli Enciso Miguel Angel Torres Alejandro Adrian Maldonado Theresa Ann Marquez Alexander G. Mendoza Sciences MASTER OF Chris H. Williams Tiffany Ann Ammons DEFENSE AND MASTER OF ARTS STRATEGIC STUDIES MASTER OF Genoveva Fuentes-Cuellar Clinical Psychology BUSINESS Shawn Mass Paola Nayeli Balcazar Soto ADMINISTRATION Mark Philip Soldo Communication Gwendolyn Locklear MASTER OF Olga Alexander Almodovar Carlos Andres EDUCATION English and American Alonso Gayon Counseling Literature Jose David Burgos Andrea Phiana Borunda Thania Cervantes Dayna Quezada Acosta Evaristo Cruz Zulema Acosta History Mehrnoosh Darj Elise Yvonne Hernández Jose Miguel Chavez Leyva Adam Joseph Dávila Salvador Jauregui Vanely Díaz Stephanie Laize Latin American and Sandra Domínguez Border Studies Dora Idaly Ferrales-Franco Curriculum and Instruction Chanah Nasi Schwartz Brisa Liliana García Patricia Griselda Castano Martha Alicia Gómez Veronica G. Martínez Leadership Studies Luis Gutiérrez Márquez Sarah Patricia Mireles Patrick Frank Feild Rogelio Hernández Maria Eugenia Raposo Marshall Thomas Harris III Zachary Tyler Jackson Bertha Alicia Sillas Izabela Marta McCage Henry Beakly Ligon Saul Antonio Soto Jr. Daniel Patrick Stankus Flor Isela Lujan Educational Administration Steven Franklin Trowbridge Mauricio Mar Quintana Philip Richard Ward Jorge Daniel Martinez Garcia Anais Celene Cadet Justin McHugh Nancy Calderon Philosophy Victor Isaac Mendoza Janette Raquel Fuentes Chavah Inez Schwartz Belinda S. Miller Patrick Jon Gailey Jr. Don Wayne Minton Crystal Vanessa Guerrero Political Science Naakoteikai Neequaye Colleen Anne Hohman Ricardo Alejandro Romero Daniela Abigail Noriega Jeffrey Arnold Hollamon Francisco Javier Orrantia Beverly Gale Liberato Sociology Andryck Antonio Patterson Karina Quiñonez Alejandra Maldonado Rene Pedroza Casandra Lorena Reyes Emily Elena Slape Carlos Picot Omar Sifuentes Rafael Luiz José Pinto Josh Tarango Adeline Laverne Reeves Deana Rose White

44 Reading Education Computer Science Zegnet Yimer Muhammed Samantha Nichole Lee Saiful Abu Jesus A. Valdez Gabriel Reynaldo Arellano Software Engineering Special Education Eduardo Dragone Norma Denning Sheikh Motahar Naim Arih Alejandro Carrera Samuel Vargas Debakar Shamanta Florencia Abigail Larsen Elvijs Ostrovskis MASTER OF Construction Management Carlos Gerardo Romero FINE ARTS Peter Aguilar John A. Vásquez William Phillip Curl Speech-Language Pathology Creative Writing Paola Rivera Rachel Anna Neff Maria Rosa Meza Electrical Engineering Callie Sarai Ortega Yesenia Pagan MASTER IN PUBLIC Amel Mohamed Almejaresh ADMINISTRATION Carlos Rodríguez Jr. Statistics Keziah Reyna Hernández Nancy Judith Desmond Koomson Jorge Alonso Rodríguez Tepezano Cabral Razieh Nabi Abdolyousefi Emmanuel Joseph Sequeira MASTER OF Geological Sciences PUBLIC HEALTH Matthew Robert Fox Master of Science in Juan Antonio Aguilera Matthew Steven Harder Environmental Engineering Juan José Ramírez Burciaga Valeria Veronica Martínez Cesar Alberto Alvárez Silvia Salinas López Jonathan Mickey Mackayla Janae Thyfault Merguerian MASTER OF MASTER OF REHABILITATION Industrial Engineering Arzhang Ghassemi SCIENCE IN COUNSELING Pashakalaei NURSING Tanya Amelia Rico Intelligence and National Nursing Education MASTER OF Security Studies Sylvia Belmontes SCIENCE Kitsia Marlyn Villa Dolores Imelda Cereceres-Tarango Biological Sciences Mathematical Sciences Allissa Nikole Foster Gissel Pryscilla Aranda Ausmita Barman Kennia A. Fraire-Zamarripa Md Mahmudul Hasan Maria Rosa Biomedical Engineering Mohamed Illafe Elena Hernández Francisco Alvarado Mohammad Arifur Rahman Lori Ann Hixson Karina Terrazas Miguel Angel Valles Morales Paulette Holt Chemistry Charity Monroe Mendenhall Mechanical Engineering Brandy Christina Efrain Maximiliano Castillo Carlos Alberto Catzin Star Natividad Martin Christopher Chacón Ana Cecilia Rios Ibanez Ineshia Necole Potts Civil Engineering Omar Daniel Vidana Beatrice Chepkorir Ruto Ruben Barrientos Jr. Metallurgical and Nursing-Practitioner Jorge Alberto Beltran Materials Engineering Josette Marie Abeyta Victor Manuel García Jr. Alejandra Garibaldi Lourdes Guadalupe Álvarez Andrea Gutiérrez Stephanie Álvarez Saul Mejia Physics Tanya Louise Álvarez Vanessa Avelar Lezama Computational Science Faisal Abedin Surendra Bhatta Stephanie Lynn Baldwin Andrew Martin Pownuk Md Mahmudulla Hassan Laurie Lynn Blanch Mohammad Tauhiduzzaman Kevin Hatch Erica Dianna Bostic Desaree Fowler Buckman Computer Engineering Govinda Bahadur KC Md Masud Jessica Hernández Canales Rene Alfredo Brito

45 Diana Chavarin Sandra Hernandez Nungaray Lisa Diane Loya Kelsey Dillenburg Anabel Pérez Rita Rena Mack Sandra Flores Katrina Dawn Pérez Jennifer Olivas Amanda Charlene French Kara Danielle Raful Sandra Olivas Christina García Monica Yvette Saenz Marco Antonio Ollervides Karen Melina García Brittany Hicks Stalica George A. Rodríguez Vanessa Lynn Garza Allison Walton Jenelle Johnson Sheasby Latecia Gillespie Halley Marie Sinclair Amber Hammer Nursing Systems Jennifer Yvette Vargas Cathaline Lilian Hermosillo Management Olga Villegas Amanda Rae Herrera Christina Lucero Aguilar Sarah Anne Hinojosa Evelyn Danielle Belmontes MASTER OF Michelle Holguin Darlene Adele Dodson Cathy May Lewis Elisa Liliana Garcia SOCIAL WORK Sherrylyne M. Martínez Jeffery Randel Howard Erica Renee Balderrama Carla Lizette Mora Jennifer Ketchum-Odum Karen Rodríguez

UNIVERSITY HONORS PROGRAM Grduating in December 2016

HONORS DEGREE CANDIDATES Miguel A. Algara ...... Biological Sciences Rosaura J. Chapina ...... Forensic Science Mariely J. Mejorado ...... Biological Sciences José C. Piñeda ...... Music: General Reina Treviño Mechanical Engineering

UNIVERSITY HONORS CERTIFICATE CANDIDATES Karen Castañeda ...... Biological Sciences Brenda E. Hinojoza Arroyo ...... Microbiology Velia A. Martínez ...... Biological Sciences Jennifer Méndez Industrial Engineering Joshua M. Pérez Biological Sciences Christina R. Shreve ...... Biological Sciences

UNIVERSITY HONORS SENIOR THESIS CANDIDATES Karen Castañeda ...... Biological Sciences Rosaura J. Chapina ...... Forensic Science Velia A. Martínez ...... Biological Sciences José C. Piñeda ...... Music: General

46 HONORS CANDIDATES Graduating in December 2016

COLLEGE OF Carlo Terrazas COLLEGE OF Alexander Tovar BUSINESS Gilbert Urgiles Jr. ENGINEERING ADMINISTRATION Sheryl Wong Carlos Felipe Caroline Taylor Woodham Acosta Carrasco Adriana Haira Athie José Luis Arciniega Aguilar Valeria C. Bedolla COLLEGE OF Alberto Argumedo López Somsakul Birdsong EDUCATION José Abraham Ávila Joel Cárdenas Valeria Bejarano Brian Cardona Alejandra N. Aguilera José Manuel Bueno Olague Simone Lai Yuen Chang Beatriz Marisol Diana Alejandra Cabrera Ivan Alfredo Chávez Aguirre-Peña Luis Carlos Calvo Jr. Luis Eduardo Contreras Evangelina Barron Jason Christopher Carlson Daniel J. Corral Ashlycoleen Pearlita Britton Eduardo José Castillo Fatule Ana Luisa Domínguez Alexis Bustamante Jorge Chávez Frederick Christopher James Eadens Stephanie Victoria Campos Cesar Andres Chico Díaz Mary Elife Egbeokhaiarhe Claudia Cardoza Luis Roberto Delgado Jr. Danian Beto Flores Erica Marie Castillo Kim Domínguez Sarah M. Flores Jessica Maribel Cortez Rocio Nataly Durán Cecilia García Chávez Lilia Jessica Gámez James N. Fernández Alec Saul García-Álvarez Irma Gómez Andrea Mercedes Omar Alexandro González Jessica Hernández Galindo Leal Julia Nicole Hettiger Madeline Vanely Hurtado Analuisa García Valeria Jiménez Carla Medina Jáquez Ivan Gastelum Dorian Cruz Leyva Janine Jara Chelsey Nicole Jurado Daniel Isaac López Dulce Angelica Jonathan Young-Jin Kim Diego Marroquin López Sustaeta Pedro Ledezma Amanda Susan McLeod Valerie Lucero Pedro Alejandro Márquez Manal Mohammed Rubi Alejandra Luna Mariana Martínez Moazam Ali Rebecca Magallanes Jennifer Méndez Mariel Mora Amber N. Massey Yair Gilberto Morales Parra Lourdes Aimee Morales Hazel E. Medrano Adbeel J. Moreno Tarango Melissa Navarro Cinthia Meraz Pantoja Damian Gabriel Najera Magda Ocampo Natalia Ostos Mario Alberto Myrthala Plecas-Perrin Cynthia Yvette Patiño Orrantia Muela Rebecca Salome Portillo David Michael Phillips Jr. John Richard Padilla Noah V. Quinn Jasmine Marie Porras Gabriela Yvonne Porras Roxanne Regalado Jacqueline Irene Puga Maria Laura Rodríguez Denisse Melina Rentería Monica Alejandra Quian Jesus Manuel Santellanes Jane Rios Landeros Marisol Ribota Francisco Solís Michelle Kristine Rodríguez Lizeth F. Rico Alfredo Sonza Claudia Rojas Ashley L. Rios Donna Maria Carla Lorena Rosete Diana Lorena Rodríguez Terrazas-Delgado Antonio Ruvalcaba Jr. Janel A. Romo Reina Treviño Laura Denisse Ruvalcaba Brenda Mireille Ruiz Dorian Vázquez Carlos E. Salcido Adrianna Marie Saenz Hector Daniel Eric M. Salcido Elizabeth Sandoval Villarreal Sánchez Ricardo Sandoval Brianna M. Sayler Ralph Alex Woiwode Lydia Renee Santoscoy Shanne Lee Slape Raul Octavio Alejandra Solís Jessica Valdez Zapata Portillo Michael Sosa Jr. Crystal Lynn Villar Sven Zellner Brenda Citlallic Teran González

47 COLLEGE OF Jefferson L. Carroll Estela Berenice Muñoz Jennifer Alejandra Castañeda Virginia Muñoz HEALTH SCIENCES Maria Cervantes Luis Antonio Nava Ana Iris Chacon Judith Abril Navarro Brenna Michele Bandstra Kimberly Maria Contreras Kenneth G. Nieto Jacqueline Betancourt Olga Ivonne Correa Jacklyn Ochoa Brenda Cervantes Oliver Domínguez-Rascon Marianna T. Olague Vienna Cong Kiana Lynn Douglas Samuel I. Ortiz Angela L. Cutaia Desiree Michelle Duarte Stephanie Ortiz Jorge Galan Michael Robert Durán Ricardo Paez Amanda Michelle González Lynette Edith Escobar José Carlos Pineda III Carla Maria Gutiérrez Irvin Escobedo Larry Dean Powers Zachary Nathaniel Henry Jesus Fernando Espino Jesus Adan Quintanilla Brittany J. Huerta Cynthia Marie Estala Victor Erasmo Ramírez Amber J. Jipson Guillermo Estrada Morgan Jean Rasmason April J. López Kyle Fenner Nora E. Rausch Andres Martínez Estella Cruz Fernández Roger Andrew Rentería Stephanie Marie Misquez Gabrielle Nichole Flores Jerry Reyes Areli Nevárez Cano Priscilla Franco Vianey Reyes Sophia Marie Ornelas Silvia D. Franco Adriana Rico Joshua I. Padilla Jesus Lorenzo García Jr. Scot Alan Ridoutt Rebeca Alejandra Pérez Sylvia M. García Ernesto Estevan Rios Jr. Anissa Reynaud Yazmin Marina García Areli Rocha Brenda Angelica Sosa Ralph Gay Ashley Monique Rodríguez Jacqueline N. Soto Erika Patricia Gentry Francisco Roman Jr. Jessica Danielle Villanueva Katrisha Maria Gibson Jonathan Glen Ronkartz Evelyn Villarreal Mauricio Gómez Rachel Ruacho Margarita Alejandra Watkins Rosa A. Gómez Judith Alejandra Rubio Christopher González Lilliana Rubio COLLEGE OF Susan Ann González Perla J. Rubio LIBERAL ARTS Suad Guerra Mena Oscar J. Sánchez Adrian Gutiérrez Samuel D. Sánchez Myra Nicole Brenda Yvonne Hernández Valerie Nicole Sánchez Abraham-DeYang Nicolas Cesar Ricardo Antonio Sapien Kristal Acuña Hernández de la Piedra Stephanie A. Shields Asa Kristen Aguilar Caitlin R. Huizar Brenda Alicia Solís Maria Del Carmen Aguirre Melissa Ibarra Osvaldo Solís Clarissa Janine Alonzo-Torres Claudia Lizette Jeddery Timothy James Steffler Jane Marshall Aman Jade Jenkins Clarissa Stiger Adriana Aranda David Lee Jentis Benjamin Parker Swanson Ricardo M. Arellano Pamela Dianne Jennifer Lynn Téllez Carmen Marie Arrabito Johnson Angeles Brandon Conner Thomas Enrique R. Avalos Teana Denise Johnston Gerardo Torres Alondra Ávila Misti Griggs Kinnett Lesdy Yedid Tovar Joséph Ayala Jason Howard Lantrip Esmeralda Treviño Jorge Esteban Barrios Zachary Todd Latimore Gillian Villegas Pamela Batres Rose Elizabeth Lerma Daniel Valdivia Ana Paulina Bazar Manuel Eduardo López III Maria Praxedis Varela Hermul Bojorquez Dayren Stephanie Luna Eric Michael Vásquez Leslie J. Borrayo Richard Louis Madrigal Julie Marie Vásquez Irma Bouche Isabella Clarissa Marin Melissa Vásquez Cheyenne Lee Brown Daisy Lissette Martínez Bianca Palom Vázquez Jennifer Michelle Burton Erica Martínez Monica Daniela Veleta Norma Erika Bustillos Veronica Andrea Elizabeth Villagran Juan C. Calvo Jr. Martínez Jacobo Ofelia Webb Felipe Candelaria Jr. José Angel Molinar Hayden Garrett White Viviana Anahi Montelongo Germaine Ruth Wright

48 COLLEGE OF SCIENCE SCHOOL OF NURSING

Daniela Aguirre Marianna Victo Acosta Miguel Adolfo Algara Priscilla Vanessa Aguirre Veronica A. Álvarez Wynisha Roshawn Alcorn Rebecca Oluwatosin Aremu Daniel Polk Baker Hermann Adrian Armenta Evelyn Amanda Barrios Elia E. Barraza Cassandra Nicole Calvillo Stephanie I. Brutus Christina Carrasco Kathryn-Marie Dayao Cailing Alexia Celaya Karen Castañeda Sabrina B. Cervántez Paulina Gabriela Castillo Christopher Lawrence Dematt Alexandria Chávez Claudia Susana Dindinger Marisa Christina Chávez David García Pérez Laura Joana Collins William Gardea Alberto R. De La Rosa Crystal Alexis Hodson Israel Fernández Kristin Nicole Jackson Mary Esmeralda Fuentes Tania Marie Jiménez Christina E. García Jeanne Louise Kalvaitis Maryflor García Gamboa Natasha Ann Lozano Kimberly A. González Sara Elizabeth Martine Savanna Delilah González Nidian Hernández Muñoz Brenda Eunice Hinojoza Arroyo Ricardo Eduardo Muñoz Eric Shane Honaker James Nathan New Brandon A. Jiménez Azia Rianna Nicholson Stephanie I. Jones Sarah Danielle Paz Katherine E. Lara Lourdes R. Pérez Adam Joséph Lares Ana Maria Reyes Enrique Alejandro López-Hernández Stacy Lynette Rivers Patricia Andrea Lozano Amanda Michelle Russell Rodrigo Martínez Lynn Elise Scott Velia Alejandra Martínez Jessica Ambrose Sebastian Mariely J. Mejorado Ally Junghwa Shin Fernando Meléndez Stacy Ann Tagle Daniel Moreno Melissa Alejandra Vásquez Lindsay M. Muniz Ursula Tomika White Zaira Mildred Nevárez Melissa Nicole Wilson Joshua Michael Pérez Susan Wong Jasmine Monique Puente Julieta Esmeralda Rodríguez Priscilla Ruan Jane Marie Angob Sánchez Christina R. Shreve Katherine Isabell Spencer Alexis R. Tamez Julie Marie Vásquez

49 HONORS CANDIDATES Summer 2016

COLLEGE OF COLLEGE OF Sergio Rodríguez Kathleen Alyce Roman BUSINESS LIBERAL ARTS Viridiana Saenz ADMINISTRATION David Soto Lizet Acuña Luis R. Suárez Salas Maschera Amia Aguirre Ana Karen Barraza-Diaz Javier C. Alcalde SCHOOL OF Daniel Correa Sarah Cumby Thomas James Escarcega Jorge I. Escobar NURSING Efren Licón Victoria Fierro Alejandra Moreno Adriana Gallegos Nicole Dawn Aguilar Luis Alberto Pantoja Claudia Gómez Edgar Omar Arriola Tafoya Herman Salvador Quintana Jasmine Sade Heard Daniela Burrola Reyes Bronson Garcia Scott Lawrence Michael Carlos David Calvillo Ann Marie Titovets Henderson Jr. Briana Esparza Alfredo Trillo Taylor Christopher Hines Mayra Alejandra Flores Fredrik Karlsson Thelma Karelly García COLLEGE OF Kelly Marie Lambeth Heather C. Gilmore EDUCATION Herlinda Martínez Amber Angelica González Miriam Elizabeth Mendoza Elizabeth Alvidrez González Carina Veronika Martínez Kimberly J. Morris Micaela Magdalena Hanks Stephanie Rodríguez Natalie Sue Newell Alexandria Jaton Hardy Leticia Soltero Selina Marie Pena Cassandra Licón Anna Karen Perales Alexis Alonso López COLLEGE OF Elizabeth Susan Phinney Joshua E. López ENGINEERING Ruben Ramos Jr. Vanessa Maldonado Nicole Leandra Rodríguez Clarissa Martínez Rocio Martínez Raul Alan Álvarez Myra Ruacho Abelina Mendoza Jordan Phillip Cox Emory Saucedo Michaela Anne Miramon Cesar O. Esquivel Mary Elizabeth Shaner Lisa J. Muller Michael Andrew Estremera Jr. Alicia Christine Sherwood Amparo Pedroza Florenio Ramos Farinas Jennifer Terrazas Areli Pérez Jorge Alberto Ramírez Joanna Velasco Stefanie Pérez José Carlos Sandoval COLLEGE OF Alexandria Iris Ramírez COLLEGE OF Jennifer D. Raya Salazar SCIENCE Miguel Angel Reveles HEALTH SCIENCES Jessica A. Reyes Luis Manuel Alejandra C. Sandoval Aguirre Quintana Francisco J. Acevedo Nicholas Damon Schultz Daniel Alejandro Armendáriz Christina Elizabeth Carrera Natalie Ann Serna Josué Cardoza Lesley Elyssa López Jovanna Maria Sifuentes Jorge Adrian Dayer Carrillo Elphas Kipkurgat Maiyo Illiana Rose Varela Alberto Gutiérrez Jr. Steven Ray Medina Andrea Marie Velasquez Kevin M. Honsaker Andrew Ramírez Zanna Vorobjova Andres Alberto Leos Lillian Aspen Wayne Ivon Nicole López Rebekah R. Woods Jacob R. Prat

50 STUDENT HONORS Members of the Graduating Class

TOP TEN SENIORS 2015-2016 Keighton Ryanne Allen Economics Paulina Almada Felix Mechanical Engineering Oscar R. Casanova Finance, Financial Analyst Concentration Roya Edalatpour Electrical Engineering Rodrigo Lugo Biological Sciences David Ezra Morris Microbiology Monique Andr’e Navarro Multidisciplinary Studies Alexis Nicole Ramos Biology, Biomedical Concentration Troy A. Rowden Double Major: English and American Literature and Philosophy Ileana Idally Rubio Industrial Engineering

MEN AND WOMEN OF MINES

Richard Alegria Jane Aman Crystal Ávila Amanda Barraza Matthew Chávez Mario Herrera Angelica Martínez Jovel Cinthia Meraz Pantoja Jose Pineda Alexis Rámos Ryan Saenz Natalie Serna Adrian Terrazas Evelyn Villarreal

51 WHO’S WHO AMONG STUDENTS IN AMERICAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITITES Avery Aboud Andres García Jessica Oropeza Lizet Acuña Yuritze García Joshua Pérez Javier Aguilar Marlyn García Torres Marina Peveto Karen Aguilar Anthony Gardea Sarah Ponce de Leon Desiree Alegria Eva Garza Johanna Puga-Martínez Valeria Altamirano Ilana Gómez Cristina Quiñones Alexandra Arciniega Alan González Gilberto Quintanilla Rachel Arreola Kimberly González Jazmin Ramírez Sidney Arrington Victoria González Alexis Ramos Brianna Barker Jessica Gruver Jaqueline Ramos Alexandra Barraza Emily Guerra Marissa Reyes-Hernández Zayra Barrientos Andrea Guerrero Maida Rivas Brenda Barrios Paulina Guerrero Cristobal Robles Bethany Belmonte Johnathan Gutiérrez Tiffany Robles Brittany Benavides Ana Guzmán Jose Rodríguez Megan Bermea Joscelyne Guzmán Ileana Rubio Alexis Bustamante Andrea Haddock Perla Rubio Jaime Cano Caitlin Harmon Mayra Ruiz Marlene Cantú Ruby Hernández Andrea Ruzic Brianna Carmen Amanda Herrera Viridiana Saenz Oscar Casanova Maria Hidalgo Martin Salas Javier Castillo Rachel Kern Carlos Salazar-López Eduardo Castillo Fatule Eden Klein Amanda Sánchez Yazmin Castruita Elda LaBombarbe Ilse Sánchez Giselle Cayme Jacqueline Lechuga Valerie Serna Raymundo Contreras Carlos López Denise Servo Juan Corona Rodrigo Lugo Chyanne Smith Roberto Corral Karina Luján Jovanna Solis Blanca Correa Bernadette Martínez Jesse Soria Ana Domínguez Catalina Mata Mariel Soto Kim Domínguez Larissa Mendoza Aileen Tapia Cristina Enríquez Laura Mendoza Marc Tarango Edward Escobedo Samantha Meza Abigail Téllez Edmundo Esparza Rogelio Montellano Evelyn Torres Angela Esquerra Michael Montes Karina Torres Joseph Estalilla Ashley Muñoz Lizette Torres Cecilia Estrada Lozoya Malvina Muñoz Adan Valenciana Janie Falk Elie Naddour Carlos Valenzuela Edna Ferguson Monique Navarro Gigi Valles Danielle Fincham Alyssa Olivas Carlos Vázquez Danian Flores Caitlyn Olmstead Luisa Villaseñor Ana García Chinedu Oputa

ROTC COMMISSION AS SECOND LIEUTENANT United States Army United States Army Reserve

2nd LT Mathew Boston 2nd LT Erick Martinez United States Army - Active Duty United States Army National Guard Cyber Branch Field Artillery

52 HONORS REGALIA University Academic Honors candidates are recognized by cords with the following designations: 3.9 – 4.0 Summa Cum Laude (Highest Honors) . . . . . Gold 3.8 – 3.89 Magna Cum (High Honors) White 3.5 – 3.79 Cum Laude (Honors) ...... College Colors Business Administration ...... Drab Nursing Apricot Education Light Blue Science ...... Golden Yellow Engineering Orange Honors Degree ...... Gold Stole Health Sciences Salmon Honors Certificate ...... Lilac Liberal Arts ...... Royal Blue Honors Senior Thesis Dark Green COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Beta Alpha Psi, Theta Beta–Black/Red Cords . National, Scholastic and Professional Financial Information Honor Society Beta Gamma Sigma–Blue/Gold Cords and Stole ...... International Honor Society COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Chi Sigma Iota, Upsilon Tau Epsilon–Blue/White National Counseling Honor Society Kappa Delta Pi ...... International Education Honor Society

Double Gold . . . . 3.9 - 4.0 Double White 3.8 - 3.89 Green/Purple/White 3.5 - 3.79 Green/Purple . . . 3.25 - 3.49

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Alpha Sigma Mu – Yellow ...... Materials Engineering Honor Society Chi Epsilon – Purple Cowl ...... National Civil Engineering Honor Society Eta Kappa Nu – Red/Blue ...... National Electrical Engineering Honor Society Pi Tau Sigma, Texas Delta Gamma – Red/Blue Cords National Mechanical Engineering Honor Society Tau Beta Pi – White/Orange Stole ...... Interdisciplinary Honor Society COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND SCHOOL OF NURSING Eta Sigma Gamma, Lambda – Gold/Forrest Green Stole . National Honorary Health Education Organization Phi Alpha Honor Society – Orange Cords ...... National Honor Society for Social Work COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS Iota Iota Iota – Lavender ...... Honor Society for Women’s Studies Honors Program Student Organization – Blue/Orange Stoles Honorary Student Organization Phi Alpha Theta – Red/Blue Cords ...... National History Honor Society Pi Kappa Delta – Red/Gray Cords ...... National Honorary Society Pi Sigma Alpha, Epsilon Epsilon – Red/White/Black Cords National Political Science Honor Society Psi Chi – Gold Double Cords with Blue/Gold Tassels National Honor Society in Psychology COLLEGE OF SCIENCE Sigma Gamma Epsilon – Gold/Blue/Silver Cords . . . . . National Honor Society for the Earth Science SCHOOL OF NURSING Sigma Theta Tau International, Delta Kappa – Purple/White Cords . . . . . Honor Society of Nursing UNIVERSITY HONOR SOCIETIES/PROGRAMS Alpha Chi, Texas Alpha Beta Royal Blue/Emerald Green Cords . . . . . National Honor Society for Juniors, Seniors, and Graduates Alpha Lambda Delta – Red/White/Gold Cords ...... National Honor Society for Freshmen Year Students EPCC Transfer Honor – Orange/Teal Cords ...... All EPCC Transfer Honor Candidates Golden Key International – Blue/Gold Cords Gold Medallion with Blue/Gold Ribbon, and Gold Stole ...... International Honor Society for Graduates and Undergraduates Order of Omega - White/Gold Cords National Honor Society Sigma Alpha Lambda – Navy Blue/Gold/Black Cords . . . National Leadership and Honors Organization Society for Collegiate Leadership & Achievement Navy Blue/Gold Cords Honor Society of Collegiate Leadership & Achievement Tau Sigma National Honor Society, Alpha Eta – Gold/Burgundy Cords . . National Academic Honor Society The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Navy Blue/Gold National Honor Society for “The Unity and Democracy of Education” The National Society of Collegiate Scholars Gold/Maroon or Gold Sash (officers) . National Society of Collegiate Scholars for First and Second Year Students University Honors Council – Royal Blue/Orange Honors Program Honor Society United States Military Honor – Red/White/Blue Cords All Military Candidates

53 REGALIA

HISTORY occasion and the University’s commitment Prior to 1980, The University of Texas at to their success. Each banner bears a El Paso (and its predecessors, the Texas unique seal placed on a 4 x 6-foot heraldic College of Mines and Metallurgy and field, or saltire, and each incorporates Texas Western College) borrowed regalia symbols and colors that define it: for ceremonial occasions. In 1980, drama University Banner department faculty member C.L. Etheridge suggested that the time had come for UTEP Colors: Orange, White and Blue to have its own unique regalia. President Symbols: Open Book – the learning process; Haskell Monroe established the University the Sun, Mountains and River – the city Heritage Commission to raise funds for of El Paso; Star – The Lone Star of Texas; the creation of official regalia, to include Laurel Branch – high academic achievement; a mace, chains of office for the President Oak Branch – solidity and permanence. and the Vice President for Academic Affairs, a UTEP banner and seal, and a COLLEGES banner and seal for each of the colleges. Business Administration Colors: Brown – Business and Accounting A University seal, depicting El Paso’s sun, Copper – Economics mountains and river, had been created Symbols: Flame – depicts knowledge and for Texas Western College in 1949 by enlightenment; Miner’s Pick – represents renowned local artist José Cisneros. This unity with the University’s identity; seal was incorporated into the official Column – symbolic of strength and an heraldic layout for the University banner emblematic inference to the importance designed by art department faculty member of international accreditation; Scroll – Sally Bishop Segal, who also designed seals associated with commerce and contracting; for the colleges of Liberal Arts, Science, Laurel Branches – denote academic and Nursing and Allied Health (now the College professional success; Globe – international of Health Sciences), and the Graduate School. Albert Ronke, drama department Education faculty member, designed the seals for Color: Light Blue the colleges of Business Administration, Symbols: Lamp – lamp of learning; Book Education and Engineering. All eight – learning and literacy; Sigma – Greek seal designs in their heraldic layout symbol for “all-encompassing;” Book, were then crafted into fabric by Esther Ruler and Compass – the tools of learning “Terrie” Cornell. In 2001, the seals for Engineering, Business and Health Sciences Engineering were updated by Sally Segal to reflect new Color: Dark Orange programs offered by those colleges. Symbols: Castle Structure – civil engineering; Gear – mechanical engineering; UTEP alumnus James Love created the Bolt of Lightning – electrical engineering; Chain of Office for the President, consisting Hammer and Assaying Scale – metallurgical of eight seals reproduced on two-inch- and mining engineering; Human Form – diameter enameled disks; the Chain of Office industrial engineering; Computer Card for the Vice President for Academic Affairs; and Binary Numbers – computer science and the University Mace. C.L. Etheridge developed the ceremonial rituals used in Health Sciences University Commencements since 1981. Colors: Apricot – Nursing Green – Healing Arts BANNERS Symbols: Dark Red Field – blood of Among the many traditions associated life; White Shield and Red Cross – with Commencement, the presentation humanitarian aid; Human Figure of the ceremonial University and college – physical care and therapy; Beaker, banners symbolizes the accomplishments Needle and Test Tube – laboratory of the graduates whom we honor on this research and application

54 Liberal Arts optimism, hope, accomplishment, Color: White – Humanities, Arts and Letters learning and scholarship, and its Symbols: Alpha/Omega – first and last association with special events denotes letters of the Greek alphabet symbolizing tradition, solemnity and a commitment the scope of studies in liberal arts; to excellence. At The University of Torch – knowledge; Open Book – the Texas at El Paso, the Mace plays a learning process and literacy prominent role in all Commencement Color stripes denote disciplines within and Convocation ceremonies. liberal arts: Brown for Fine Arts, Crimson for Journalism, Pink for Music, Dark Blue The University Mace is a timeless and for Philosophy, Violet for Psychology, inspiring symbol that combines forms selected Scarlet for Religion, Citron for Social Work from the distinctive Bhutanese architecture of and Silver Gray for Speech and Drama the UTEP campus; the natural landscape of the Chihuahuan Desert; and the multicultural Nursing heritage of the U.S.-Mexico border region. The Color: Apricot Mace captures the University’s rich history Symbols: Maltese Cross – exceptional as well as its highly promising future, from service to humanity; Lamp of Knowledge its beginnings as Texas’ first mining school in – tribute to Florence Nightingale; 1914 to today’s competitive research university Eternal Flame – lifelong quest for serving a 21st century student demographic. knowledge; Laurel Leaves – honor; “Corpus Sanare” – healing the body; GOWNS, CAPS AND HOODS Burnt Orange Ring – School of Nursing The tradition of the gown, cap and hood becomes part of The University of Texas worn at UTEP events dates back to System in 1972; Columbia Blue and Navy universities in the Middle Ages, when such Blue – past and present colors; Stars – the garments had very practical applications. State of Texas with Miner Orange. The gown and hood kept the chill away as students and teachers labored in halls of Science learning that were often damp and drafty. Color: Golden Yellow Symbols: Clouds/Sky – the atmosphere Originally, the mortar board, or flat square surrounding the earth; Globe – earth cap, was a hat which, when removed, and geography; Methane molecule provided its wearer with a flat writing – chemistry, biology and physics; surface. Writing instruments and paper Five Mathematical Symbols – basic were kept in the long sleeves of the gown. and higher math concepts; Tree – the history of science; and the Mountains, Until modern times, caps and gowns Earth and Strata – geology were made of black fabric to illustrate the gravity of learning. Although today’s Graduate School gowns, caps and tassels are available Colors: University colors of Orange, in a variety of colors, the symbolism of White and Blue and other colors from color remains. For example, students academic areas offering graduate study who graduate from UTEP wear a tassel Symbols: Rainbow – the spectrum of whose color represents the college from disciplines forming the Graduate School; which they receive their degrees. Star – the Lone Star of Texas and the skyward direction of the flames; Pan of The hood drapes over the shoulders and Flames – group knowledge; and Laurel is worn by those who have earned a Branches – high academic achievement master’s or doctoral degree. It consists of a black shell, lined in satin, and bears THE UNIVERSITY MACE the color of the institution that conferred A symbol of authority and the degree. The hoods worn by UTEP dignity of office, the Mace has been graduates have an orange lining crossed associated with civil and academic with a white chevron. The velvet on the ceremonies from at least the 14th century. border bears the color of the field of The Mace is designed to convey honor, learning in which the degree was earned.

55 COMMENCEMENT STOLES The University of Texas at El Paso Alumni Association honors Faculty and Student Marshals, Banner Bearers and the University Banner Bearer with an orange satin stole bearing the Class Medallion and Alumni Association logo. Inaugurated in May 2004, the stoles are proudly worn by students who were selected to represent their college based on their exceptional academic achievement.

The University Banner Bearer – selected based on academic achievement, leadership and campus involvement – is considered the highest honor bestowed upon a student during Commencement. This student follows the Grand Marshal and leads the college banners in the processional. The University Banner Bearer is the second to receive their diploma in their respective college.

In the second phase of the processional, undergraduate and graduate Student Marshals lead their fellow candidates and are the first in their college to receive their diplomas.

The College Banner Bearers carry their college banner and lead their college in the second phase of the processional. These students are second in their college to receive their diploma except in the college represented by the University Banner Bearer.

CLASS MEDALLION The first class medallion was created to commemorate UTEP’s 100th Commencement ceremony in May 1998 at the Sun Bowl featuring The Honorable George W. Bush, then Governor of Texas. Because of the medallion’s popularity, University officials decided to create a Class Medallion for each year’s graduating class starting in the new millennium. The Class Medallion unifies graduates of the spring, summer and winter graduation classes into a single class determined by the graduation year. A scholarship from the Medallion Endowed Scholarship Fund is awarded to a Commencement candidate during the spring and winter ceremonies.

56 DECORACIONES, INSIGNIAS Y TRAJES CEREMONIALES

HISTORIA joyero de El Paso, elaboro el collar del La Universidad de Texas en El Paso, al cargo oficial de Rector, que comprendía igual que sus antecesoras, Texas College ocho escudos reproducidos sobre discos of Mines and Metallurgy y Texas Western esmaltados de dos pulgadas de diámetro, College, pedían prestados los trajes que así como el collar de cargo de Vicerrector se usaban en algunas ocasiones solemnes de Asuntos Académicos y el bastón que tuvieron lugar antes de 1980. En el de mando de las Universidad. verano de dicho año, el profesor C.L. Etheridge, miembro del cuerpo docente del Los procedimientos y procesiones Departamento de Arte Dramático, sugirió ceremoniales que se siguen actualmente que ya era hora de que UTEP contara fueron ideados por C.L. Etheridge y con sus propios trajes de ceremonia. El fueron puestos en práctica en 1981. Presidente Haskell Monroe fundo la Comisión Patrimonial de la Universidad ESTANDARTES con el n de recaudar fondos destinados Entre las diversas tradiciones relacionadas a la creación de una serie de elementos con la Ceremonia de Graduación, la decorativos o ciales, que incluirían un bastón presentación de los estandartes ceremoniales de mando, collares emblemáticos de los de la Universidad y de las Facultades cargos de Rector y Vicerrector de Asuntos simboliza los logros alcanzados por los Académicos, el estandarte universitario y graduados a los cuales honramos en cada el escudo, así como estandartes y escudos ocasión, así como el compromiso de la para cada una de las facultades. Universidad para que tengan éxito. Cada estandarte ostenta el escudo oficial de la En 1949, el renombrado pintor paseño universidad colocado en un campo heráldico José Cisneros creo un escudo universitario de cuatro por seis pies, y cada uno de para Texas Western College. Más tarde, ellos muestra los colores y símbolos que se incluyó el escudo que representaba identifican a cada una de las facultades. el sol, las montañas y el rio de El Paso en el diseño heráldico oficial del Estandarte Universitario estandarte de la universidad, diseñado Colores: Naranja, Blanco y Azul por la profesora y pintora Sally Bishop, Símbolos: Libro Abierto – el proceso de quien también creo los diseños de aprendizaje; el Sol, las Montañas y el los emblemas para las facultades de Rio – La ciudad de El Paso; La Estrella – Artes Liberales, Ciencias, Enfermería La Estrella Solitaria de Texas; La Rama de y Ciencias Afines (actual facultad de Laurel – logros académicos superiores; Ciencias de la Salud), y la Escuela de La Rama de Roble – solidaridad Graduados. A su vez, Albert Ronke, y permanencia. profesor de arte dramático y escenógrafo, concibió los diseños de los escudos para FACULTADES las Facultades de Administración de Empresas, Educación e Ingeniería. Administración de Empresas Colores: Café – Administración y Los ocho diseños de los escudos y su Contabilidad Cobre – Economía disposición heráldica fueron plasmados Símbolos: Flama – conocimiento e en tela por Esther “Terrie” Cornell. iluminación; Pico Minero – unidad En el 2001, los escudos de la Facultad con la identidad de la Universidad; de Ingeniería, de Administración Columna – fortaleza y es una inferencia de Empresas y de Ciencias de las emblemática a la importancia de la Salud fueron rediseñados para que acreditación internacional; Pergamino se incluyeran los nuevos programas – relacionado al comercio y contratos; ofrecidos por dichas facultades. Ramas de Laurel – éxito académico y Un ex-alumno, james Love, artista y profesional; Mapa Mundial – internacional

57 Educación Azul Columbia y Azul Marino – Tonos Color: Azul cielo anteriores actuales del color azul designados Símbolos: Lámpara – luz del conocimiento; como oficiales; Estrella – El estado de Libro – aprendizaje y alfabetismo; Sigma Texas con el color naranja de los mineros. – símbolo griego que signi ca “quo lo Ciencias abarca todo”; Libro, regla y compas – las herramientas del aprendizaje Color: Amarillo dorado Símbolos: Nubes / cielo – la atmosfera Ingeniería que rodea la tierra; Globo – la Tierra Color: Anaranjado oscuro y la geografía; Molécula de Metano Símbolos: Castillo – ingeniería civil; – química, biología y física; Cinco Engranaje – ingeniería mecánica; Relámpago Símbolos Matemáticos – conceptos – ingeniería eléctrica; Martillo y Bascula matemáticos básicos y superiores; Árbol de Ensaye – ingeniería metalúrgica y – la historia de la ciencia; las Montañas, materiales; Forma Humana – ingeniería la Tierra y el Estrato – geología industrial; Tarjeta de Computadora y Números Binarios – Informática Escuela de Graduados Ciencias de la Salud Colores de la Piedra Angular: los colores Color: Albaricoque – Enfermería universitarios Anaranjado, Blanco y Verde – Artes de Curación Azul y otros colores de áreas académicas Símbolos: Campo Rojo Oscuro – la sangre que ofrecen estudios para graduados de vida; Campo Blanco y Cruz Roja – ayuda Símbolos: Arco iris – el espectro de humanitaria; Figura Humana – cuidado las disciplinas que forman la escuela y terapia física; Vaso de precipitado / de graduados; Estrella – la estrella Aguja / Tubo de Ensaye – investigación solitaria de Texas y las amas dirigidas de laboratorio y su aplicación hacia el cielo; Bandeja de Flamas – conocimiento grupal; y Ramas de Laurel Artes Liberales – conocimiento académico superior. Color: Blanco – Humanidades, Filosofía y Letras Símbolos: Alpha / Omega – Primera y última EL BASTÓN DE MANDO letra del alfabeto Griego simbolizando los UNIVERSITARIO ámbitos de estudio en las Artes Liberales; El bastón de mando, símbolo de autoridad Antorcha – conocimiento; Libro abierto – el y dignidad del cargo, ha sido asociado proceso de aprendizaje y el alfabetismo. con ceremonias civiles y académicas desde el Siglo XIV,por lo menos. El bastón de Las Franjas de colores denotan las mando esta diseñado para transmitir disciplinas que forman parte de las artes honor, optimismo, esperanza, logro, Liberales: Café para las Bellas Artes, aprendizaje y sabiduría y su vínculo con Carmesí para Periodismo, Rosa para acontecimientos especiales denota tradición, Música, Azul Rey para Filosofía, Violeta solemnidad y un compromiso hacia la para Psicología, Escarlata para Religión, excelencia. En la Universidad de Texas en Verde Lima para trabajo Social y Gris El Paso, el bastón de mando representa un plateado para Declamación y Drama. papel importante en todas las ceremonias de graduación y de convocación. Enfermería Color: Albaricoque El Bastón de Mando Universitario es un Símbolo: Cruz de Malta – Servicio perenne símbolo de inspiración que combina excepcional a la humanidad; Lámpara las formas seleccionadas de la característica del Conocimiento – Tributo a Florence arquitectura Butanesa del campus de Nightingale; La Llama Eterna – Búsqueda UTEP, el paisaje natural del Desierto del conocimiento durante toda la vida; Chihuahuense y la herencia multicultural Hojas de Laurel – Honor; “Corps Sanare” – de la región fronteriza de Estados Unidos Sanador de cuerpo; Aro Naranja Quemado y México. El bastón de mando capta la – La Escuela de Enfermería forma parte del rica historia de la Universidad así como su Sistema de la Universidad de Texas en 1972; futuro sumamente prometedor, desde sus

58 inicios como la primera escuela de minería y el Emblema de la Asociación a aquellos de Texas en 1914, hasta la universidad estudiantes y profesores que fueron de hoy en día, dedicada a la investigación distinguidos para fungir como Marshals, competitiva, que ofrece sus servicios a como portadores del estandarte universitario la población estudiantil del Siglo XXI. y de la insignia de cada facultad.

Los estudiantes que llevan con orgullo TOGAS, BIRRETES estas estolas instauradas en mayo de 2004, Y ESCLAVINAS son seleccionados para representar a su La tradición del uso de las togas, birretes escuela en base a sus logros académicos. y esclavinas que utilizan en las ceremonias de UTEP tiene su origen en los albores Ser Portador del Estandarte Universitario, de las universidades medievales, cuando es el mayor honor que se otorga durante la dicha vestimenta tenia usos prácticos. ceremonia de graduación a un estudiante que La toga y la esclavina eran utilizadas ha sido elegido por su desempeño académico, por los estudiantes y profesores para liderazgo y participación en el campus. El abrigarse del frio y la humedad imperantes galardonado sigue al Grand Marshal, guía dentro de los salones de aprendizaje. a los estandartes de las facultades durante la ceremonia y es el segundo en recibir el En un principio, el birrete, o sea la gorra diploma en la facultad que le corresponde. plana cuadrada, se utilizaba para cubrir la cabeza del estudiante, y cuando se En la segunda fase de la procesión quitaba podía emplearse como una ceremonial, los estudiantes de licenciatura superficie plana para escribir (el papel y los y de posgrado que fueron designados instrumentos para escribir se guardaban como Marshals guían a sus compañeros en las amplias mangas de la toga). graduados y son los primeros en recibir el diploma de su facultad. Incluso actualmente, las togas y birretes se fabrican con tela negra para simbolizar el Los Portadores del Estandarte de la Facultad aspecto sombrío de la educación. Aunque llevan el que representa a su escuela, sirven hoy en día existe variedad en los colores de de guía para los graduados de la misma las togas, birretes y borlas, el simbolismo en la segunda fase de la ceremonia y son del color permanece. Por ejemplo, los los segundo en recibir el diploma de su estudiantes que se gradúan de UTEP facultad, a excepción de la representada por utilizan borlas cuyo color representa la el Portador del Estandarte Universitario. facultad de la cual se están graduando.

La esclavina la portan únicamente MEDALLÓN DE LA GENERACIÓN aquellos que han obtenido un grado de El primer Medallon de la Generacion Maestría o Doctorado. Consiste en una fue ideado con el fin de conmemorar la capa negra forrada en satín que cuelga Ceremonia de Graduación del Centenario sobre la espalda de la toga; el color del de UTEP en mayo de 1998 en el Estadio forro varía según el color de la institución Sun Bowl. La ceremonia contó con la que con ere el título. Las esclavinas que presencia del Honorable George W. Bush portan los graduados de UTEP ostentan en ese entonces, Gobernador de Texas. un forro color naranja atravesado por un listón blanco. El terciopelo del borde Debido a la popularidad del medallón, los ostenta el color del campo de estudios funcionarios universitarios decidieron crear del cual se está obteniendo el título. uno para cada generación a partir del nuevo milenio. El medallón de generación une a los graduados de las generaciones de primavera, ESTOLAS DISTINTIVAS verano e invierno en una sola generación DE GRADUACIÓN que se determina por año de graduación. La Asociación de Ex-Alumnos de la Durante las ceremonias de primavera e Universidad de Texas en El Paso honra invierno se otorgara a un graduado una con una estola de satín color anaranjado beca del Fondo de Becas del Medallón. que ostenta el Medallon de la Generacion Medallon, illustrado en pagina 56.

59 MINING MINDS MINING MINDS To honor the graduates, “Mining La icónica pieza de arte público Mining Minds,” the iconic piece of public art Minds, instalada en el 2010 para realzar installed in 2010 to enhance the entrance la entrada del campus de la Universidad of The University of Texas at El Paso de Texas en El Paso, brillara de color campus, will glow in orange and blue naranja y azul este fin de semana de through the weekend of Commencement. graduaciones para celebrar a los graduados. Michael Clapper, the sculptor who El escultor que elaboro Mining Minds, created “Mining Minds,” honored Michael Clapper, hizo honor a la Rectora President Diana Natalicio by selecting Diana Natalicio el seleccionar y convertir and converting into binary code on the en código binario las palabras de la pick the final lines from her Fall 2008 convocatoria de Otoño del 2008 para Convocation remarks: Believe in yourself añadirlas al pico: “crean en ustedes mismos and in your dreams. Believe in UTEP y en sus sueños. Crean en UTEP y en sus and its aspirations. Share the dream! aspiraciones. ¡Compartan el sueño!”

At night, orange light illuminates the Por la noche, la luz naranja ilumina la steel structure, while LEDs emanate estructura de acero, mientras que los from the perforated ones and zeros pequeños focos LED emanan de los unos at each end of the pick. On special y ceros perforados en cada orilla del occasions, including historic dates, pico. En ocasiones especiales incluyendo annual milestones and to celebrate fechas históricas, hitos anuales y para special accomplishments, the pick celebrar logros especiales, el pico ilumina illuminates the campus’ entrance in la entrada del campus en naranja y azul. orange and blue. The majestic pickaxe La majestuosa escultura de la punta de sculpture is located in the roundabout pico está ubicada en la glorieta de la at University Avenue and Sun Bowl Avenida Universidad y calle Sun Bowl Drive, in front of the UTEP Bookstore. Drive, en frente de la librería de UTEP.

60 FIRST COMMENCEMENT

One hundred years ago on May 30, 1916, The University of Texas at El Paso, then known as the State School of Mines and Metallurgy, held its first commencement in the school’s auditorium, which was located on a dusty, dry mesa that is today part of Fort Bliss. Judge Beauregard Bryan, a former member of The University of Texas Board of Regents and an early supporter of the School of Mines, presented the Engineer of Mines degree to three candidates – Vere Leasure, Lloyd Nelson and Clyde M. Ney. “From an educational point of view,” wrote the El Paso Morning Times the next day, “it was probably one of the most important events in the history of El Paso,” since the school not only made El Paso a “University town,” it was also “destined to be one of the greatest technical and professional colleges in the entire west.”

LA PRIMERA GRADUACIÓN

El 30 de mayo del 1916, hace ya cien años, La Universidad de Texas en El Paso, conocida en ese entonces como la State School of Mines and Metallurgy (Escuela Estatal de Minería y Metalurgia), celebró su primera graduación en el auditorio de la escuela, la cual estaba ubicada en una árida y polvorosa meseta, donde actualmente es Fort Bliss. El Juez Beauregard Bryan, ex miembro del Consejo de Regentes de La Universidad de Texas y uno de los primeros simpatizantes de la Escuela de Minería, entregó el título de Ingeniero de Minas a tres candidatos: Vere Leasure, Lloyd Nelson y Clyde M. Ney. “Desde un punto de vista educativo” subrayó el Periódico El Paso Morning Times al dia siguiente: “Este es probablemente uno de los eventos más importantes en la historia de El Paso”, ya que la escuela no únicamente convirtió a El Paso en una “ciudad universitaria” sino que también estaba “destinada a ser una de las universidades técnicas y profesionales más grandes de todo el oeste”.

61 “MEN O’ MINES” (1932; Alma Mater 1956)

In 1932, biology professor Burt Burt Franklin Jenness, profesor Franklin Jenness wrote a seven de biología, compuso en 1932 un stanza poem titled “Men O’ poema de siete estrofas titulado Mines” that was published in that “Men O’Mines” que fue publicado year’s Flowsheet. Band director en el anuario de ese año. Rayo Rayo Reyes set it to music and Reyes, director de la banda le puso Katherine Owsley arranged the música y Katherine Owsley hizo music for four-part choir. By 1934 los arreglos musicales para un coro the song was regularly performed en cuatro partes. Para el año de at games, assemblies and special 1934, la canción se interpretaba functions. Copies were sent to regularmente en juegos, asambleas civic clubs throughout El Paso for y reuniones especiales. Se enviaron popularization by club song leaders. copias a los clubes cívicos por todo El Paso para que los líderes de In 1956, music graduate student canciones de clubes la popularizaran. J. Sande Morrison rewrote the song for choir. Its first two verses En 1965, J. Sande Morrison, un and chorus were adopted with egresado de UTEP, reescribió la some minor changes as the new canción para coro. Se adaptaron alma mater for Texas Western sus primeros dos versos y coro con College after approval by the Music algunos cambios menores como Department, executive council nueva Alma Mater para el Texas of the student body, and alumni. Western College, después de haber Sometimes the chorus is played sido aprobada por el Departamento alone and called “Miner Victory.” de Música, el Consejo Ejecutivo del The University premiered a new cuerpo estudiantil y los ex-alumnos. version of the Alma Mater at the En ocasiones, se toca el coro solo 2015 Spring Commencement. y se le llama “Miner Victory”. It was arranged by Edward Rodriguez, then a Choral Music La Universidad estrenó una Education student and a member nueva versión del Alma Mater of the UTEP Chamber Singers. en la Ceremonia de Graduación de la primavera del 2011. Los arreglos fueron hechos por Edward Rodríguez, en ese entonces estudiante de educación en música coral y miembro de los cantantes de Cámara de UTEP.

62 “MEN O’ MINES” (1932; Alma Mater 1956)

1. Far beneath the crags of Franklin Stand our Alma Mater’s halls. Gleams afar her rock-hewn campus, Dust brown walls against the hills. Gem of learning in a country Whose own wealth of lore enthralls. Hail the light of Texas Western And the mission she fulfills!

Chorus: Up! Men of mines, and hit the trail; The Texas spirit shall not fail; Miners fight for the right! For the orange and white! Tamp! Tamp! Tamp! Men of mines, Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! Men of mines, Now clear the way, for it’s today, That we must gain the victory.

2. May the canyon walls above her Echo back her classic name, And the deeds of men who leave her Stir the heights on which she stands. May the pangs of recollection Set their memories aflame, Till they see again the beauty Of the vista she commands.

63 COMMITTEE ON COMMENCEMENT

James H. Holcomb Committee Chair, Economics and Finance Olympia Caudillo ...... Graduate School Jenn Crawford University Communications Liliana Barrios Chávez Alumni Relations Office Bill Dethlefs Center for Accommodations and Support Services Ofelia Dominguez Union Services Sergio Baltazar Student Government Association Gary Edens Student Affairs Victoria Alicia Garcia . . Translation Services Office/Languages and Linguistics Charles Gibbens Student Housing Pete Hensgen ...... University Police Jose Huerta Information Technology Beto Lopez University Relations Rene Lopez Facilities Services Catie McCorry-Andalis Student Affairs Frank Montes de Oca III University Relations Alex Muñoz ...... Food Services Fernando Padula ...... University Bookstore Nohemi Gallarzo ...... Registration and Records Office Mike Spence ...... Office of Special Events Craig Thompson ...... Career Services Amanda Vasquez ...... Registration and Records Office

The listing of graduates is based upon information provided prior to printing of the program. The appearance or absence of any name in the program does not constitute recognition or denial of completion of degree requirements nor the conferring of honors.

The program is issued as a ceremonial publication and is not an official record of graduates. The awarding of degrees will be based on the outcome of final examinations and final grades. The University apologizes for any errors or omissions.

La lista de graduandos está basada en la información proporcionada antes de imprimir el programa. La inclusión u omisión de algún nombre en el mismo no implica que se hayan satisfecho o no se hayan cumplido los requisitos de la carrera o el otorgamiento de honores.

Este programa se ofrece como una publicación de la ceremonia y no representa el registro oficial de graduandos. El otorgamiento de un título se basará en el resultado de los exámenes y las calificaciones finales. La Universidad se disculpa de antemano por cualquier error u omisión.

CLASS OF 2016

DECEMBER 10, 2016 DON HASKINS CENTER