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Commencement

Congratulations to the 2012 graduates!

College of Arts and Letter 2012 Commencement will be on Friday, May 18th at 11:00 am in Viejas Arena at the Aztec Bowl. Contact the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs for more information at (619) 594-2333 or visit the official SDSU Commencement site.

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Outstanding Graduating Seniors and Most Influential Faculty 2012

American Indian Studies
Kelsey-Paul Baker-Federle
David Kamper (Assistant Professor, American Indian Studies)

 

Anthropology
Michael Andrew Grone
Seth W. Mallios (Professor, Anthropology)

 

Asia Pacific Studies
Nicholas Martin Ynami
N/A

 

Chicana/o Studies
Manuel I. Enriquez
Isidro D. Ortiz (Professor, Chicana/o Studies)

 

Classics
Samantha Jo Tabal Alfonso
Joseph A. Smith (Associate, Professor Classics & Humanities)

Comparative Literature
Samantha Kathleen Hill
Laurie D. Edson (Professor, English & Comparative Literature)

 

Economics
Tamara Kuster
Roger Frantz (Professor, Economics)

 

English
Nadia Lucia Padilla
Edith E. Frampton (Lecturer, English & Comparative Literature)

 

European Studies (German/French)
Joseph Dean Hammett
Kristin Rebien (Assistant, Professor German)

 

Geography
Jonalee Beth Beltran Cabacungan
Diana Richardson (Lecturer, Geography)

 

History
Elizabeth Lynn Vellone
Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman (Professor, History)

 

Int’l Business
Martinus Johannes Antonius Simonis
Daniel Alan Seiver (Lecturer, Finance)

ISCOR
Brent David Gladney
Daria Shembel (Lecturer, European Studies/Russian)

 

Japanese
Landon Patrick Lunsford
Yoshiko Higurashi (Professor, Japanese)

 

Latin American Studies
Jesus Uylsses Morales
Elizabeth Saenz-Ackermann (Lecturer, Latin American Studies)

 

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies
Ruth Christine Downey
Susan E. Cayleff (Professor, Women's Studies)

 

Linguistics
James David Baker
Jean Mark Gawron (Professor, Linguistics)

 

Philosophy
Ethan Alexander Howe
Robert M. Francescotti (Professor, Philosophy)

 

Political Science
Jesse Paul Elias
Kristen Hill Maher (Associate Professor, Political Science)

 

Religious Studies
Sarah Lucile Colling
Rebecca E. Moore (Professor,Religious Studies)

 

Social Science
Lindsay Marie Goulet
Jennifer Imazeki (Associate Professor, Economics)

 

Sociology
Nicole M. Sherman (also chosen as College of Arts & Letters Outstanding Graduating Senior)
Ruth X. Liu (Professor, Sociology)

 

Spanish
Diana Isabeau Crofts-Pelayo
Jose Mario Martín-Flores (Associate Professor, Spanish)

 

Women’s Studies
Tassandra Blair Rios
Elizabeth A. Colwill (Associate Professor, Women's Studies)