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60TH COMMENCEMENT

San Diego State University Imperial Valley

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

May 2020

On behalf of our entire SDSU family, I want to first offer my warmest and heartfelt congratulations on your graduation! We are deeply proud of what you have accomplished, and the steadfast dedication and commitment that got you here.

I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge that this is a bittersweet moment for our SDSU family. We are indeed in unprecedented times, but together we can rise above the challenges we face, finding meaningful ways to honor our most precious moments with those we care and love.

In academic tradition, our graduation ceremony is referred to as commencement. Today, in many ways, marks a new beginning for you. From this day forward, you are part of San Diego State University’s proud alumni tradition.

You are joining an exceptional family of alumni who are known for leading and serving our region and our nation. They create and build businesses; serve communities as government officials, teach the next generation of leaders; make scientific discoveries and creative contributions; advance innovations in engineering, medicine, law, and many other fields.

Now, as our society faces important challenges, it is your turn to lead and serve. You have worked hard to develop your abilities. Now is the time to put them to use. We are certain that the hard work, intelligence, and perseverance that helped you succeed at SDSU will give you the confidence to take on the future opportunities that await you.

You now begin a new journey, not without obstacles, but with the skills to navigate and help others reach their potential. With your SDSU diploma, you can walk boldly into places and spaces that still need your curiosity, compassion, and courage to tackle the challenges ahead.

We are exceedingly proud of what you have accomplished, who you are becoming, and even more, who you will continue to become. Know that your SDSU family loves you and wishes you continued success as you embark on your next adventure.

With best regards,

Adela de la TorrePresident

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A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN

May 16, 2020

¡Felicidades!

What an exciting day for you and all others who worked hard with you on your journey to graduate from San Diego State University-Imperial Valley. Your journey has been full of many exciting and challenging experiences, particularly these last few months, and through it all, here we are, celebrating you.

All of us at SDSU Imperial Valley share in your joy today. Know that each faculty member, staff member, and administrator, has con-tributed to your success in many different ways because at San Diego State University: “We Truly Do Care About Our Students!!”

Over the past few years, you joined and helped form a unique community of learners and researchers at SDSU Imperial Valley intent on expanding minds and opening doors for everyone. Your degree is a testament to your hard work, persistence, and dedication as a member of our educational community. And now, as you begin the next phase of your journey, you will have the opportunity to encourage a new generation of students to continue their education and these students will look to your example, inspired by your success. Know too that your presence at SDSU Imperial Valley has influenced all of us here as well, inspiring us to continue on our journey to be of service to our students and community.

Sinceramente,

Gregorio A. Ponce, DeanSDSU Imperial Valley

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GRADUATES

SDSU Imperial Valley

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SDSU IMPERIAL VALLEY

Master of Science

NURSING LEADERSHIP IN HEALTHCARE SYSTEMSArias, Erika LizzetteCisneros, Ana LauraCrothers, JulieDillon, AimeeFitzpatrick, Mindy M.Garcia, StaceyGreen, LauraGuerena, VanessaMartinez, Suzanne MargaretMillan, DanielMitchell, TaraPlancarte, Martha PatriciaPlourd, BrookeRobles Martinez, Patricia YannelyRodiles, Cara SabrinaSanchez, Andrea MariaWren, Lauren Jenae

Master of Social Work

Aguilar, Janet LucyBermejo, RaquelCesena, ViviannCisneros, Jorge AlbertoEnriquez, Ruby YnezGarcia, Ana VeronicaGonzalez, CarolinaGonzalez, NayeliHernandez, Paola JanineLopez, Catherine MaryLopez, David GarciaLopez, Jose MiguelMontoya, YeseniaNieblas, Paloma YenedithOtero, Stacie LynnRemenar, Martha AlondraRodriguez-Velasquez, Viviane StephanyRomero, Mariana LeticiaSierra, SandySmith II, James SharonStace, MireyaValdivia, Maria Yesenia

Bachelor of Science, Applied Arts and Sciences

CRIMINAL JUSTICEAcevedo, Maria LuisaAckie, Lanissa VicoleAcosta, DaisyAguyao, MichelleAguilar Contreras, Cinthya DenisseAguilar, CandyAlbarran, ArianaAlvarado, GlenAlvarado, Karen ElizabethArambula, ElizabethArroyo, MonicaAuyon, SukeyBadillo, Cesar MauricioBarcena II, ArmandoBeasley, Julia LoraeBreland, Ryan ColeBuenrostro, RubenCabrera, Kevin EmanuelCanas, AlejandroCarillo, ChristopherCrothers, Mitchell RyanCruz, ElizabethDe Leon, Bryanna GiselleDesiderio, DesireeDesiderio, KathyaDuarte, Noah AnthonyElizalde, Jessica AdrianaElizarraras, Edgar IsmaelEquihua, AaronEspinoza, Paola JenniferEstrada, RicardoFavela, Brenda YadiraFelix, Rafael AlexandroFigueroa, CarlosFlores, Emily MoralesFlores, Yamil CarlosGallardo Tapia, MarcelaGarcia, Edgardo M.Garcia, Karla LozanoGarcia, Melanie RubyGarcia, NancyGaribay, JustinGarza, Jocelyn LeslieGonzalez, Daniel

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Gonzalez, Jose LeonardoGonzalez, Maria IrmaGuerena, Norma AngelicaGuerrero, Alma JeanetteHernandez, AmericaHernandez Jr., GerardoHernandez, JonathanHernandez, Michelle MarieJimenez, EvelynJuarez, Jose RicardoLau, JenniferLona, Samantha LynnLopez, Ana JuliaLopez, Jorge RubenLopez, Omar AlexanderLopez, RicardoLoya Jr., Francisco CastillonLozano, Erik PerezLugenbeel, Richard CurtisMaciel, AlbertMarquez, Omar CarlosMartin, Leslie PaolaMartinez, BalbinaMartinez, ErickMendoza-Pena, ClaudiaMiranda, RebeccaMyers, April KathleenNavarro, Desiree MoniqueNevarez Jr., VictorOceguera, MaytheOrtega, Marco AntonioPena, Karissa NicolePerez, SalvadorPerez, StephaniePlascencia, Wendy JazminQuinones, JoseRamirez, MarcosRegalado, EsmeraldaReyna, XavierRojas, Edgar ManuelRojas, LeslieRubio, Francisco JoseSalas, ElizabethSalazer, Cesar DanielSalgado, Freddy GregSevilla, AlejandraSevilla, KenyaSolis, David

Soto, EddieTellez, LeonardoTyler, Kasandra SelenaValdez, AraceliValdivia, Ashley MichelleValles, Sandy NicoleVasquez, LizzetteVelarde, AlejandroVelasquez, Thelma MartinezVerduzco Arredondo, Maria De JesusVilla, EduardoWagner, KacieZambrano, Billy Sid

Bachelor of Arts, Applied Arts and Sciences

LIBERAL STUDIESAyala, GabriellaBeltran, Jonathan PaulBernal, Diana MaribelBonano, Hannah LouiseCastro, MelissaCaratachea, FernandaCorella Hernandez, CristinaGarcia, Danielle MarieGarcia, MarelyGomez, Karissa VianayGonzalez, AlejandraGonzalez, Elvia MarianaGonzalez, Francisca Z.Gonzalez, SuzanneHannon, Ali MichaelleHerrera Castellanos, Francisco JavierJasso, ElizabethKimbrough, KimberlyLagarda, Alejandra GabrielleLarios Ramirez, AlejandraLeon, Yocsabel GuadalupeLopez, Luis AntonioMacias, Sarah NohelMarquez, Julia MariaMercado, AlexisMontano, CarlosNieto, Daniel StephenNoriega, VanessaOrtega, Jackeline RocioOrtiz, Diana

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Padilla, ChristinaParra, George NestorPerez, Manuel EnriquePinedo, LeslieQuijano, Kathleen CalinQuiroz, MiriamRios, Paula ElizabethSanchez, Victoria MarquezSandoval, Patty YorelySchlitz, Kimberly MarinSilva, Luis F.Soriano, CindyValdez, Alyssa AngelinaValenzuela, Marissa AshleyValenzuela, Melissa LizethVega, MelissaZamano, Brittany NicoleZambrano, ZinaiZuno, Iliana

PSYCHOLOGYAcevedo, ElizabethAguilar, ValerieBarajas, Cassandra MariaCantu, FlorCarrillo, Jacob LiraChavez, YazarethDorantes, Karla AlejandraDuarte, Ana ElodiaEspero, DamarisGarcia, BrianGrijalva, ValerieGutierrez, JonathanGutierrez Jr., JorgeHernandez, ElviraJimenez Garcia, Sonia ElviraLanda, Edgar RobertLara, AndreaLeal, IvanLopez, EdithLopez, Ivette AlejandraLujano Perez, AlheliMartinez, Brenda LizethMartinez, Mellany A.Martinez, Yesenia LeticiaMedina, Aida AlexandraMoreno, Maria FernandaMungarro, Erick Rogelio

Ocegueda Jr., Jorge LuisRamirez, KathyRamirez, Leslie SusanRodriguez, Alyssa MarieRodriguez, Christopher SantosRodriquez, EstefaniaRuiz, IsamarRuiz Salas, KelseyTejeda, AileenValencia, Victoria IdaliVargas Garcia, LeslieZavala, Keila

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONBarba, FranciscoBurgueno, MichaelCardenas, Melissa JazminCox, Stacy ReneeCristobal Jr., JaimeDiaz, Claudia J.Escutia, Dalia A.Mange, Mason AndreMartinez, Amanda SuzetteMinero, Martha CarolaMolina, Chloe CharleneOliveira, Blanca GabrielaOrozco, Rafael JeremyPerales, Isacc AlexisReyna, Alyssa ReneeThornburg, April Lee

Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Arts and Sciences

ENGLISHAcosta Jr., ClaudioAguirre, Nancy TeresaMoreno, Anaiz GabrielaPetter, Bryce A.Torres, Karen

HISTORYBarrera, Julio IvanGodinez, Jaime JoaquinHartfield, Irene MarieHernandez, Joseph De JesusJuarez, Adrian

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Luna Jimenez, Brandon XavierSantiago, RebeccaSotelo, Analia MichelleVizcaino, LuisWise, Jared Adam

MATHEMATICSCano Jr., CesarGonzalez Castro, MarianaLopez, VereniceMedina, Alma RosioPlascencia, Krystal MarieSanchez, Cesar AlbertoValdez, MaritzaVilla Lopez, Cindy N.Zamora, Ilse Valeria

NURSINGArevalo, Roberto AntonioAmaya, OliviaAmezcua, DeborahBonilla, Yuri EdnaBowen, Sophia JannelleCalderon, RoseanaGaleana, Aimee JaquelineGaleana, KarinaGarcia, Elisa MarieGarcia, Ramona IsabelGawat, Melissa AndreaGomez, Anette FernandaGonzalez, AlfredoGonzalez, Julio CesarGranillo, Ambrosia RaeGuiterrez, Ana MariaGutierrez, PriscillaHerrera, Danya ConsueloLacuesta, AmyMartinez, Tessa AnnMedina Cisneros, Ana MariselaMorales, Itzel ElizabethMorquecho, Jalen JustinePerez, Kathleen TeresePerez, Laura KarenRamirez, CesarRodriguez, DavidSabala, Illene FrancesSwain, Rachel VirginiaTaylor, Ashlee Marie

Torres, David AlonzoTyson, Fabiola Beltran-GutierrezZavala, David Abraham

PSYCHOLOGYAlvarado, GriselAlvarado, MelissaArroyo, LeilaniAyala, Alexis DanitzaBe Pech, Mayra GuadalupeBriseno, StephanieBueno Gonzalez, Arely AlejandraCastro, Michaelle AlejandraCeja, DianaCenizo, MelissaCervantes, Sonia RocioDominguez, GreciaFerguson, Valerie BriannaFlores, Beatriz AdrianaGalindo, Larissa CristinaGalvan, AnahyGarcia, AndreaGarcia Robles, ErikaGonzalez, ItzajanaHaro Garcia, Tesza AnethLyster, Taylor M.Madrid Barrera, YadiraMartinez, Ashley MarieMedina Jr., RobertoMendoza, Stephanie AndradeMontelongo, MelissaMoreno Jr., JohnNoriega, Alenny AlejandraNoriega, KimberlyOrozco, EvelynOrtiz, AngelaPena, KimberlyRivera, AbrahamRivera, Jackeline PiedadRodriquez, Jenevy DanielleRosas, KimberlySaldivar, JorgeSaunders, KiannaTaylor, AdrienneTirado Rodriquez, Vianney KarelyTrejo, MelinaVasquez, Naila RubyZuniga, Diana

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SOCIAL SCIENCESArenival, Adriana ElizabethCital, Daniel A.Gerardo, Rigoberto S.Marquez, Todd GabrielMazas, Michael FernandoObeso, Juve AlejandroParamo, Dominic JuanReyes, Gerardo E.Rocha, Daniel GalvanSilva, Manlio AndresTrujillo, Gabriel

SPANISHArambula Ibarra, Ricardo JesusEsquer, Kytzia MagdalenaGarcia, Danna ValeriaGutierrez, Rocio JackelynOceguera, EliasReyes, CarolinaSamano, CristinaVargas, Carolina Mariana

Credentials

MULTIPLE SUBJECT CREDENTIALChavez, Karina,with Bilingual Authorization: Spanish

Cortes Parente, SilviaCortez, AlejandroGarcia, ChelseaHebert, NatalieHurtado, Paolawith Bilingual Authorization: Spanish

Marquez, Maria Fernanda,with Bilingual Authorization: Spanish

Rivas, AnaValenzuela, Susan,with Bilingual Authorization: Spanish

Varela, Alexandra,with Bilingual Authorization: Spanish

Vazquez, Noemiwith Bilingual Authorization: Spanish

Vizcarra, Stephanie

SINGLE SUBJECT CREDENTIALBriseno, AmandaCarrillo, David,with Bilingual Authorization: Spanish

Chairez, LuisGarcia, ChristopherGonzalez, Maria ConcepcionGrummett, StephenHermosillo, ErikaAlvarez, Israel JonesMorales, IrelanNavarrete, LuciaQuiroz, JorgeRicks, ChristinaSanchez Ruiz, Jesus Alberto,with Bilingual Authorization: Spanish

Veliz, LilianaZamora, Elizabeth

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Honors Graduates

SUMMA CUM LAUDEBadillo, Cesar MauricioDe Leon, Bryanna GiselleGerardo, Rigoberto S.Montano, CarlosPlascencia, Krystal MarieTirado Rodriguez, Vianney KarelyWagner, Kacie

MAGNA CUM LAUDECanas, AlejandroChavez, Alexa CassioDuarte, Ana ElodiaElizarraras, Edgar IsmaelGonzalez, ItzajanaGuerena, Norma AngelicaHernandez, JonathanJuarez, AdrianMartin, Leslie PaolaMedina, Aida AlexandraMedina, Alma RosioMendoz-Pena, ClaudiaMolina, Chloe CharleneQuijano, Kathleen CalinRivera, Jackeline PiedadSanchez, Cesar AlbertoSotelo, Analia MichelleZuniga, Diana

CUM LAUDEAlvarado, Karen ElizabethAmezcua, DeborahArambula Ibarra, Ricardo JesusBarajas, Cassandra MariaBe Pech, Mayra GuadalupeCabrera, Kevin EmanuelCarillo, ChristopherCortez, BianethDominguez, GreciaElizalde, Jessica AdrianaFlores, Yamil CarlosGaleana, Aimee JaquelineGarcia, Danielle MarieGarcia, MarelyGarcia, Melanie RubyGawat, Melissa AndreaGonzalez, Jose LeonardoGutierraz, PriscillaHernandez, ElviraHernandez, Joseph De JesusLopez, Jorge RubenLujano Perez, AlheliLuna Jimenez, Brandon XavierMontelongo, MelissaPerez, Manuel EnriqueSanchez, Victoria MarquezSevilla, KenyaSilva, Manlio AndresTyson, Fabiola Beltran-GutierrezVargas, Carolina MarianaVerduzco Arredondo, Maria De Jesus

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Class of 2020CONGRATULATIONS