CSULB Announces 2024-25 Graduate Award Winners

Published May 14, 2025

Congratulations to our 2024-25 Graduate Award winners for their hard work, dedication, and achievements! We are honored to recognize 78 recipients in the following categories: Outstanding Graduate Student, Outstanding Thesis Award, Outstanding Project Award, Graduate Dean's List of University Scholars & Artists, and Graduate Equity Fellows 24-25. Go Beach!

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College of Business (COB) 

Maria Casares
MBA
 

College of Education (CED) 

Porscha Singh
M.S., Counseling, Student Development in Higher Education
 

College of Health and Human Services (CHHS)  

Kalani Lopez
M.S., Criminology and Criminal Justice
 

College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (CNSM)  

Jane Ancayan
M.S., Science Education 

Natalie Tran
M.S., Chemistry

Tyler Hadsell
M.S., Physics

College of Education (CED) 

Emily Ramon
M.S., Counseling, Student Development in Higher Education  
 

College of Health and Human Services (CHHS)  

Maquela Lashley
M.A., Speech-Language Pathology
 

College of Liberal Arts (CLA) 

Brendan Schultheis
M.A., Geography
 

College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (CNSM)  

Alexandra L. Bland
M.S., Biology

Armando Reynoso
M.S., Physics

Claudia Camacho Garcia
M.S., Mathematics Education 

Kathleen Westervelt
M.S., Science Education – Option in Secondary Science Education

Spencer Cooper
M.S., Geology

Tristan Kanoa Jongert
M.S., Chemistry
 

College of the Arts (COTA)  

Isabel Cline
M.A., Art History

Meagan Whalen
M.A., Art History

Michaela Maguin
M.A., Art History

Morgan McIntosh
M.A., Art History

College of Health & Human Services (CHHS)  

Alexandra Kales
MSW

 

College of Business (COB)  

Austin Light
MBA (Online)

Janina Seliger
M.S., Financial Analytics

Jasmine Romero
M.S., Accountancy

Musharraf Shaikh
M.S., Information Systems

Nazanin Talei
M.S., Marketing Analytics

Ryan Butcher
MBA (Evening)

Shoeaeb Nawab Shaik
M.S., Information Systems

Yessica Bautista Carreno
MBA (Evening)
 

College of Education (CED)  

Amber Hopper
M.A., Equity, Education and Social Justice

Danny Barocio
M.A., Educational Administration

Jonathon Davis
Ed.D., Educational Leadership

Mario Araujo
M.A., Education, Curriculum and Instruction

Samantha Krajniak
M.S., Special Education

Vanessa Cabral
M.S., Counseling Psychology
 

College of Engineering (COE)  

Alexander Dung
M.S., Computer Science

Chengyan Ye
M.S., Chemical Engineering

Martin Ramirez Jr.
M.S., Civil Engineering

Nicolas DeLouise
M.S., Aerospace Engineering

Salvador Alvizar
M.S., Mechanical Engineering

Shayan Zargar
M.S., Electrical Engineering
 

College of Health and Human Services (CHHS)  

Adebimpe Akinwalere
MPH

Amy Gaona
MSW

Andrew Rust
M.S., Sport Psychology

Angela Lightner
M.S., Recreation Administration

Annika Volbert
DPT

Emily Wood
MPA

Emmanuel Ortega
M.S., Health Care Administration

Justin Massey
MPA

Kalani Lopez
M.S., Criminology and Criminal Justice

Maria Sandoval
MSW

Marley Frederick
M.A., Speech-Language Pathology

Natalie Aston
DPT

Natalie Magana Resendez
MSW

Nikolaj Freschlin
M.S., Exercise Science

Premita Pradhan
M.S., Gerontology

Ruth Busenkell
M.S., Emergency Services Administration
 

College of Liberal Arts (CLA)  

Amira Abouzeid
M.A., International Affairs

Brooke Rodrigues
M.A., English

Emily Doffing
M.A., Psychological Research

Lisa Nguyen
M.A., Applied Anthropology 

Sierra Darwin
M.A., Political Science 

Travis Barnett
M.A., Philosophy 


College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (CNSM)  

David Boehmer
M.S., Biology

Spencer Cooper
M.S., Geology

Yiming Wang
M.S., Applied Statistics


College of the Arts (COTA)  

Claire Pearson
MBA/MFA, Theatre Management

 

College of Education (CED)  

Emily Ramon
M.S., Counseling, Student Development in Higher Education

Victoria Gray
Ed.D., Elementary/Secondary Leadership
 

College of Engineering (COE)  

Elizabeth Cotto
M.S., Aerospace Engineering

Prince Ramas
M.S., Electrical Engineering
 

College of Health and Human Services (CHHS)  

Adebimpe Akinwalere
MPH

Julie Vy Nguyen
MPH, Community Health Education

Sienna Stano
M.S., Emergency Services Administration
 

College of Liberal Arts (CLA)  

Grant Mongin
M.A., History

Karley Valdez Lopez
M.A., Psychological Research

Taylor Ashqar
M.S., Psychology Human Factors
 

College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (CNSM)  

Daniella Gavriel
M.S., Biology

Ivanna Arrizon Elizarraras
M.S., Biology