Commencement
College of Arts and Humanities Commencement Ceremony
Friday, May 16, 2025 • 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. • Save Mart Center
Dear Graduates,
Congratulations on reaching this milestone! The arts and humanities have been the heart and soul of your educational journey leading to today’s commencement, yet as the name of this ceremony denotes, you are only at the beginning of a lifetime of discovery. The knowledge that you have gained here at Fresno State from your professors and peers will light your path as you continue to reimagine our world in new and wonderful ways.
We have taught you a fundamental lesson at Fresno State that we as artists and humanists hold close to our hearts: Your life and your potential are not limited by a static identity nor by a history that must be repeated, but rather by your ability to think, to create, to express yourselves, and to shape yourselves into people who promote a just and peaceful world.
Look again at the University seal on the cover of this program, as it expresses our shared purpose: Lucem accipe ut reddas—Receive the light so that you may give back. As graduates, you are now ambassadors heading out with the gifts of the arts and humanities. May your next steps thoughtfully and creatively engage the world in ways that inspire others and build a stronger community. You have so much to offer, and we are excited to see what you choose to do.
On behalf of the faculty and staff of the College of Arts and Humanities, I wish you continued success and happiness in your future careers. Please stay in touch with your alma mater, Fresno State!
Sincerely,
Honora H. Chapman, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Arts and Humanities
Ceremony
Processional
Pomp and Circumstance | Edward Elgar, Tim Shaghoian* (arr.)
Richard L. Giddens, Jr. Ensemble
National Anthem
Taylor Bumgarner
Mace Bearer
Dr. Lisa Weston, English
Dean’s Comments
Dr. Honora H. Chapman, Dean
ASI President’s Address
Faith Van Hoven, Philosophy
President’s Address
Dr. Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval, President, California State University, Fresno
President's Medal of Distinction
Dr. Sudarshan Kapoor | Professor Emeritus Social Work Education & Peace Studies
Presentation of Arts and Humanities Dean’s Medalists,
Outstanding Master's Project and Honors Program
Presentation of Graduates
Dr. Jaydene Elvin, Linguistics | Dr. Nicola Olsen, Theatre and Dance
Dr. Paula Sanmartín, Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures
Confirmation of Degrees
President, Dr. Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval and Dean, Dr. Honora Chapman
Alma Mater
Miranda Barton, Allen Gallego, Andrew Guillen, Karigan Wann
Charles Dana Gibson & James H. Morrison | Andrew Watkins-Alcocer** (arr.)
Recessional
Richard L. Giddens, Jr. Ensemble
Devin Calderon, Trumpet | Trevor Kubose, Guitar | Lauren Parisi, Trombone | Elric
Pfeifer,
Alto Saxophone | James Pierce, Drums | Joseph Saelee, Trombone | Nicholas Vawter,
Piano | Richard Lloyd Giddens, Jr., Bass & Director
* MA Music, 2020 | ** BA in Music, 2018
Department of Art, Design and Art History
Lee Miyamoto, B.A.
Angel Lesnikowski Marshall, M.A.
Department of Communication
Joe Voss, B. A.
Ayla L. Mora, M. A.
Department of English
Rahaf Qutob, B. A.
Joseph Charles LeForge, M. A.
James T. Morrison, M. F. A.
Department of Linguistics
Joshua KongPheng Lor, B. A.
Keira Colleluori, M.A.
Department of Media, Communications and Journalism
Jarrett Smith, B.A.
Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures
Andrea Espíndola Mendoza, B.A.
Cielo J. Barragán, M.A.
Department of Music Davian Barba, B.A.
José F. Quiñones Hernández, M.A.
Department of Philosophy
Seja Zaghmouri, B.A.
Department of Theatre and Dance
Dominick Callahan, B.A.
College of Arts and Humanities Medalists and Project Award
2025 Arts and Humanities
Graduate Dean’s Medalist
Ayla L. Mora
M.A. Communication
2025 Arts and Humanities
Undergraduate Dean’s Medalist
Joshua KongPheng Lor
B.A. Linguistics - TESOL/SLAT
Outstanding Graduates
2025 Outstanding Thesis Award
Keira Colleluori
A System in Change: A Diachronic Analysis of a Grammatical Gender Agreement Pattern
in Modern Irish
M.A. Linguistics
2025 Commencement Standard Bearers
David Barba
B.A. Music
Seja Zaghmouri
B.A. Philosophy
College of Arts and Humanities Honors Program
- Maribel Arambula Ruvalcaba
- David Blake
- Amanda Britter
- Arianna Michelle Domenico
- Mariah Gabler
- Celeste Jones
- Aura Peredia Garcia
- Alaina Schneider
- Haley Snyder
- Nagisa Takayama
- Seja Zaghmouri
Honors
***Summa Cum Laude
Red/Gold Cords
3.90 - 4.00 GPA
**Magna Cum Laude
Red/Silver Cords
3.70 - 3.89 GPA
*Cum Laude
Red/White Cords
3.50 - 3.69 GPA
+ Master’s Degree With Distinction
3.9-4.0 GPA
2024-2025 College of Arts and Humanities Undergraduates
Alexander Aguayo Jaimes
Erik Omar Alcala ll
Jose Alfredo Almeida, Jr
Elise Andrade
Thomas Andrade
Maribel Arambula Ruvalcaba**
Madison Austin
Carissa Azevedo*
Alejandro Bautista Almazan
David Blake***
Elaine Blake***
Jason Bonilla
Daisy Morelos Bravo**
Joseph Burgos**
Francesca Cabrera Trevino
Francisco Casillas
Erika Castro
Emma Nicole Cederquist*
Kayley Ceniceros
Marco Antonio Cervantes-Moreno**
Esther Patricia Chamalé
Jaime Kristina Chavez**
Rachel Ann Ai-Min Cheong***
Sherrie Nenita Clark**
Jazmine Contreras
Stephanie Cortez**
Audrey Cox**
Angelina Silvia Cruz
Zephyr Dales
Cianna Dalida**
Renzo Dampitan
Nishant Dawadi**
Vivian Aila Delacruz
Mehak Puneet Dhillon***
Laura E Dominguez-Moreno
Jimmy Duran
Dayle Edinborough***
Savannah Yvonne Enriquez*
Jacob Erwin***
Oliver Esparza Nava
Emily Espinosa***
Melanie Espinoza*
Joanna Michelle Estrada*
Ethan Jordan Gallardo
Jose Gallardo Martinez***
Miguel Gamez-Macias
Moises Gante***
Andres A. Garcia
Christopher Garcia
Maria Del Pilar Garcia Flores**
Mariah Renée Villaseñor Garcia
Alan Garcia
Abid Garcia Garcia***
Alexander Garcia Jurado***
Christina Elena Garza
Bianca Gabriela Gomez
Beverly Goncalves
Chae Green
Melissa Guice
John Gutierrez***
Diana Guzman Rodriguez
Jacob Hardy
Faith her*
William Herold
Jade Heu
Angelina Lily Hipolito**
Cierra Reh’Anne Jackson
Vezelia Jhamnani
Jachelle Anne Jimenez**
Megan Kutsuris
Anahi Labra Contreras
Brycen Lane
Maria Lara***
Ahria Littlejohn
Jose Lopez*
Valeria Lopez
Yamilet Lopez
Denise Lopez Pantoja***
Alexis Lua
Charles Quinn Lyles III
Isabella Magos**
Evan Tomas Marez
Gisele Marquez*
Jakeb Marshall***
Eduardo Martinez
Jordyn Maxfield**
Victoria Medina
Vanessa Lisette Mejía
Emily Melendez***
Evelyn Melendez**
Lee Miyamoto***
Angel G Morales Maravilla
Susan Pagra Moua*
Savannah Murillo**
Olivia Myracle***
Jesus Napoles-Gonzalez
Jada May Narvarte
Stefani Nolasco-Gutiérrez
Alyssah Renae Offerman***
Destiny Olivares**
Thomas Olivares***
Alyssa Olson**
Liliana Pantoja**
Jalene parangan
Angelica Mary Paz**
Katrina Peine
Jordan Perez
Malikhone M Phanakhone***
Zoe Pierce**
Kevin Pinkston
Kenneth Rhone Cruz Pitequen***
Kamya Rana
Luisa Victoria Reyes**
Melany Ricardo Castillo
Ryana Linda Richards
McKenzie Richter
Rafael Robles Torres
Grecia Rodriguez
Linda Flor Rodriguez
Mariana Salazar***
Julia Amairani Sanchez*
Abisai I. Sanchez Romero
Yaretzi Sandoval
Johnna Santos
Jakelin Santos Arredondo
Alberto Juan Santos-Dominguez**
Joanna Simas**
Haley Snyder***
Brooke Stansfield**
Madison Lauren Steinberg***
Nagisa Takayama***
Nhou Thao
Connlee Amphay Thongsavath
Melody Thor
Samantha Tinajero*
Tyler Torrez**
Nathaly Troncoso**
Miguel Trujillo
Harnoor Tut***
Daren Mikey Vang
Mindy Vang
Pa Chia Vang
Katherine Arely Vargas***
Roxana
Yajaira Velasco***
Yosef Martin Villanueva Gaytan
David Villasenor
Tyler Ward
Christina Weakley
Sydni Weller***
Cynthia Winningham***
Kirsten Woodard***
Bao Xiong***
Christian Xiong
Lily Qaze Xiong*
Madison Xiong
Sheng Xiong*
Dana Castro
A Yang
Ashly Yang
Dao Yang***
Leena Yang**
Leonardo Zafra*
Juan Zarate**
Luis Zendejas**
Lorenzo Ruiz Zepeda
Angelica Aboyte
Moneay Aguirre
Seleana Aguirre
Nataly Andrade
Sayda Ventura Andrade-Bernabe
Vic Arreola*
Brice Kelley Avila
Natyeli Benitez
Emree Jane Blankenburg*
Dillon Boghossian
Hannah Burley
Adrian Camarillo
Celeste Carranza-Zamora
Leslie Casillas
Marcela Contreras
Aubrey Der Torosian
Jasmine Dominguez
Gloria Flores
Matthew Frasier
Royce Garcia
Cambria Gerrits
Jason Patrick Gonzalez II
Ornaldo Gonzalez-Rodriguez
Raylen Gonzalez
Adam Gross
Lucia Herrera
Charles Hill
Jacob Hinmnan
America Huipio-Piedra
Annaliese Johnson
Miller Derron Johnson
Zackary Keysaw
Noah Lee
Joseph Lloyd
Hanna MacDonald
Meredith McDougal
Sokkha Mey
Grant Meyers
Halima Abdulla Saleh Mohamed*
Nathan Morris
Alexiss Moua
Nayeli Munoz
Melina Raquel Najera
ARAM NAZARYAN
Jadan Parker
Cole Joseph Pennell
Jillian Grace Penner
Eric Fernando Perez Jr.
Adrian Anselmo Perez Porras
Halle Phonesavanh
Alexis Pacleb Rivas
Cesar Rivera II
Ivan Gonzalo Robles
Ana Roybal
Jaidin Ruiz
David Ruiz Bello**
Raegan s'gro
Gianna Lindsey Scalia***
Kyle Sedra
Clarissa Siqueiros
Corie Smith
Bart Starr Thompson
Emily Vargas**
Lizette Venegas Lopez
Joe Voss***
Brandon Wafer
Lily Wardrick
Michaela Wotring**
Allysa Yang
Nadia Zambrano
Samantha Ruby Zermeño
Wendy Abrego-Miranda**
Briana Akin
Matthew Alvarez**
Natalie-leanne Alvarez
Marco Avila
Stephanie Axsom*•
Luis Alejandro Barba Jr***
Celeste Ann Barron
Jessica Bautista
Hector Becerra
Deborah Mechele Bento***
Katherine Bergman**
Naydelin Cabrera
Alisha Calixtro Lopez**
Carlie Carrizales
Kristopher Chapman**
Mikaela Chavez
Sofia Chavez
Dayana Cisneros**
Jake Clarkson
John Conn II
Thalia Contreras Tanori
Justine Corriea***
Mallory Crow*
Roberto Damian
Kailey Nicole Dauderman*
Andrew Dixon
Dallas Boss Echavarria***
Fatima Enriquez Luque
Eduardo Espinoza-Gonzalez**
Olivia Ferro
Paulina Flores*
Mariah Gabler***
Kimberly Galicia Tello
Alessandra Garcia
Thaila Grajeda**
Chantal Grimm
Stephanie Gutierrez
Christopher Gutierrez Cazares
Allison Harris**
Daphne Hernandez
Vienna Ingrassia***
Anthony Jose Lopez
Lauren Llanos
Anthony Lopez**
Jennifer Lopez*
Jasmine Maldonado
Jack Nolan Martinez
Saul Mayoral-Barragan
Morgan McComb
Holly McKay***
Jacquelyn Mejia
Hugo Mena**
Martin Mijares
Michelle Saubnaag Moua***
Crystal Munoz
Marycruz Nerto*
Maisey Neves
Nicole Nisbett
Michael Padilla
Aura Peredia Garcia***
Celeste Fabiola Perez Rodriguez
Karen Perez
Jennifer Pineda
Jessica Pitts
Jonathan Michael Quintero
Rahaf Qutob**
Miguel Angel Ramirez
Lizette Ramirez-Garcia
Samantha DeAnn Rostro
Kaylee Ruiz**
Lauren Alyssa Salazar***
Vanessa Sanchez*
Steven Sandage
Alaina Schneider**
WILLIAM FERNANDO
SEGURA
Jordan Javier Solis
Allison Stemple**
Katie Taylor**
Jessika Torres***•
Bee Vang
Pazoo Angelina Vang
Mia Villalobos**
Alejandro Villalobos Rivera
Brandon Xiong*
Katie Kanrig Xiong*
Abby Zamudio**
Marissa Barretta***
Lindsay Brandolino
Donna L. Clemons
Chavont’a Chinique Chanell
Collins
Michael Gardner
Alonzo Marcos Hernandez
Quinton R. Hosley
Iva Maria Long
Melanie Magana
Natalie Maiorino-Garcia
Laura Taylor Molina
Kesarah Rhine
Sunny Sandhu
Sayra Silva
Sarah Swift-Farrow
Sheng Vang
Coral Yang
Steven Achenbach
Astrid Ayala*
John Baker
Stefany Canseco
Julianna Conradi
Eveline Driga
Anthony Garcia
Karen Viridiana Lima Salazar
Joshua KongPheng Lor***
Suada Ly
Ryne Maciver
Lucia Magdaleno**
Susanna Martinez
Megan Medina
Hermione Moua
Aubry Mouanoutoua
Jane Kao Mua
Erik Vazquez
Adjoa Aikins
Hazel Noemi Alvarado*
Jacqueline Margaret Alvarez
Lizbeth Andres-Aguilar*
Freddy Armenta Mares
Karen Avila**
Jennifer Ayala
Spencer Beair***
Mason Bever*
Emanuel Bolanos Molina***
Isabella Bonilla*
Rylie Bottimore
Chelsi Angel Braudrick
Alexander Briseño
Alexis Nicole Bruno
Jordan Callison
Vincent Camarillo IV
Kash Canerday
Kassidy Carlson
Edgar Carrillo
Diana Castro
Salena Marie Cedillo
Alyssa Renee Chacon
Charlotin Charles
Aime Cisneros
Macario Kevin Cordova•
Ashley Cortez
Margaret Peggy Cromwell
Abraham Cruz
Tara Jasmine Davis
Makenna Lynn Deeth**
Arianna Michelle Dominico***
Nathan Dooley***
Dominic Esquivel
Benjamin Flaska
Alex Flores Silva
Raymond Anthony Franco
Sarah Elizabeth Fries
Kayla Frisina-Candiloro
Rolan Fullwood
Aidan Garaygordobil
Jaselina Kham Garcia
Steven Gomez
Bianca Gonzalez
Leslie Nungaray Gonzalez***
Evenee Gonzalez-Burgos
Ella Grater
Juan Guerrero
Jacob Gutierrez
Al’zillion Hamilton
Zion Ali Harshaw
Christian Hernandez
Gizelle Hernandez
Marco Antonio Hernandez
Marisol Herrera***
Celeste Jones***
Rebecca Jones*
Joseph Joyce***
Nancy Juarez
Melina V. Kazanjian
Lauryn Taylor Knott
AnnMarie Kornele*
Brady Allen Lane***
Peyton Langlo
Touhue Vang Lee**
Victoria Loza**
Ricardo Lozada•
Keagen Mackey
Sharon Alondra Martinez
Pineda**
Eduardo Efrain Mata
Mylez Mayugba
Daniel Miles
Jarrod Mills
Jayla Eloisa Moreno*
Brandon Morisson
Max Munoz
Olivia Nemmers
Elenore Oliva
Vincent Ordonio
Nathan L Ortiz**
Emma Ott
Noelani Patterson
Emily Perez
Natalie Petersen
Victoria Picazo
Audrey Pichurko**
Ximena Ramos
Tere Joyce Randolph**
Ezequiel Angel Reyes
Summer Reyes
Ricardo Reyna
Ricardo A. Reyna
Katie Rickels***
Eva Angelita Rodriguez -
Carbajal
Marisol Rubio
Cynthia Elena Saavedra
Amir Sager
Valentina Adilene Saldana
Rodriguez
Aaron Sanchez
Jackson Sanchez***
River Sanchez Barajas
Ivan Sanchez-Barajas**
Keenan Sanders
Anyah Kristine Santos
Chloe Scialo
Al Scott
Alexus Secundino
Adrian Jose Serrano
Samuel Serrano
Angie Mendoza Silva
Jarrett Smith**
Brianna Thorpe
Isaiah Torres
Adam Zong Vang
Alicia Verduzco**
Edward Emiliano Villa
Holly Walsh
Imani Warren
Bryan Edward Welch
Jennifer Claire Wilson
Mi-Ling Wong**
Francisco Alcazar
Dayana Almaraz
Juana Antonio de Torres***
Alan Arias**
Lydia Arredondo
Yaritza Astudillo
Danna Serrano Mendoza
Daisy Basulto
Jenifer Cardona-Cuevas
Dulce María Cedeño Aguilar*
Mariela Cuahuizo Yanez*
Pedro Duarte
Jackelin Esparza Damian
Andrea Espindola Mendoza**
Calli Fragasso**
Edwardo Gallegos
Cristian Garcia Solorzano
Aldis Gomez
Dallas Gonzalez
Samuel Guzman Lopez
Virginia Hernandez-Gonzalez
Angelica Loera
Yoan Maciel***
Paulina D. Marin Contreras•
Maria Martinez Flores
Jesus Mendoza
Antony Samuel Montaño
Díaz
Citlalli Montes
Briana Munoz-Marquez***
Fatima Ochoa-Barocio
Eva Ortiz Mancilla*
Edwin Palos
Montserrat Perez Gonzalez
Anel Pintor**
Santos Quinteros Mendoza*
Berenice Ramirez-Cruz
Fernandez•
Esmeralda Rincon-Solano
María De Los Ángeles
Sánchez
Kimberly Saucedo Alejandrez
Ely Serrano Gomez
Destiny Serrato
Shaymany Nyree Suárez
García*
Stephanie Urbina
Nereyda Isabel Uribe
Quintero
Rodrigo Ariel Álvarez Benítez
Davian Barba***
Joshua Bell
Victoria Boaz
Taylor Bumgarner
Isabella Caso
Jayci Lana Coon
Joseph Lewis Cota
Remy Cottrell**
Robert Davey
Shakira Delgado***
Danielle Brianne
Densmore***
Nikolaus East
Elisabeth Flynn***
Alexander J. Gooch
Joshua Gracia
Justin Healey
David Velasquez Hernandez IV
Estevan Islas
Hunter Kane Jackson
Lexey Jenkins-Nyce**
Carson Kimber
Dalton Morris
Samuel Navarro*
Stephanie Denise Ortiz
Lauren Parisi***
Andrew Perez
Alejandro Perez-Reveles**
Gianni Rivas
Joseph Saelee**
Anthony Sarginson*
Matthew Sarmiento
Christian Segura
Stephon Spiegel**
Ai Sueoka**
Joseph VanDeVelde*
Tyler Webb
Chase Brazil
Amanda Britter***
JAMIE CARRILLO
Elizabeth DeJesus
Landon Perry Dubois***
Sophia Hammond•
Joshua Hernandez
Marquina***
Michelle Martinez*
Alejandra Ester Mendez
James Miser Jr.***
Alyssa Odom
Jacqueline Pastor
Martha Belem Quijano
Cabrera*
Evan Rivas*
Katia Sandoval Abrica
Deshon Taylor
Salud Toledo Ruiz
Nebiat Tsegay***•
Faith Marguerite Van Hoven***
Seja Zaghmouri***•
Moosa Zahid
Jorji Nicole Brookey*
Jaden Bunthoff
Tatianna Bunthoff*
Dominick Callahan***
Cassandra Cervantes•
Brianna Chambers
Kayla Elaine Collins
Lillyanna Crawford
Meghan Dillon Crossman
Cory Faamausili
Brandon Lee Gladden***
Julian Hang
Paulina D. Marin Contreras•
Jorge Romero Vaca**
Abigail Salyer
Sydney Sitterding
Michael Sons***
Jazmin Valdez
Cognitive Science (B.S.)
2024-2025 College of Arts and Humanities MASTER'S
Corbin Itsuko Callaway+
Eduardo Fabian+
Angel Lesnikowski Marshall+
Eduardo Reveles+
Idaly Rodriguez+
Analisa Raquel Torres+
Geneveive Laird
Janett Lee
Lizbeth Lemus
Aaron Lowe+
Simone Mingua-Lopstain
Ayla Mora+
Xavier Garcia
Luis Granados Torres+
Madison Bronte Moorea
Johansson+
Jasmine Kaur
Joseph Charles LeForge+
Griffin Sharp+
Callie Kaae Weiler
Laura Fredd+
Angela M
Victoria Monsivaiz+
James T. Morrison+
Yamille Moss
Jacob Simmons+
Maria Eliza de S. G. Amadeo
Haiyan Fan+
Joshua Haskins+
Michael Kuehter
Taeyo O’Connor+
Melissa Castillo
Ana Castro
Adam Diaz+
Selene Dimas Neri
César Flores+
Jose Mendez Maturino
Karina Ortega-Saldana
Luis Guillermo Penas
Mundaca
Zitlaly Rivas
Martín Ruelas
Miranda Barton+
David dela Concepcion
David Allen Gallego+
Andrew J. Guillen
Trinity Her+
José F. Quiñones
Hernández+
Natalie Jane Samuelson+
Karigan Wann