The College of Humanities honored its Fall 2017 graduates at the Pre-Commencement Ceremony on Friday, Dec. 15 in the Grand Ballroom of the University of Arizona Student Union Memorial Center.

Our faculty and staff salute this talented group of graduates and wish them all the very best in their future endeavors!

On behalf of the entire college, Dean Alain-Philippe Durand extends our warmest congratulations to:

Outstanding Senior

Rachel Leah Dieman

Honorable Mention

• Nicholas Laneve Molinary 
• Alvaro Serrato

Humanities Ambassador

Andrea Felice Garcia Brown

Degree Presentation

in honor of Jimmain Middleton

Prospective Doctorate of Philosophy Candidates

• Shyling Glaze, Ph.D. East Asian Studies
• Alan Thomas Kohler, Ph.D. Second Language Acquisition and Teaching
• Raul Montejano Serrano, Ph.D. Spanish
• Laura Vazquez Blazquez, Ph.D. Spanish

Prospective Bachelor of Arts Candidates

• Lana Michelle Baeumlisberger German Studies        
• Diego Andres Barron Spanish, Psychology
• Erik Thomas Bjorkman Russian      
• Isaias P. Carrillo Classics   
• Viviann Castillo Spanish, Law
• Jennifer Contreras Spanish, Political Science
• Stacy Yareth Del Valle Spanish       
• Rachel Leah Dieman Russian, Political Science
• Carolina Espinoza Spanish, Latin American Studies
• Juliana Fernandes Spanish               
• Alejandra  Fisher Religious Studies, Latin American Studies
• Angela Maria Fragoso Jr. Spanish  
• Andrea Felice Garcia Brown Africana Studies            
• Mariana Gastelum Spanish, Political Science
• Alma Angelina Gonzalez Spanish, Psychology
• Nicole Kristine Griffith Classics , Religious Studies
• Nick Hansen German Studies, Law
• Dillon Hollander Spanish, Physiology
• Scottie Aaron Kohler East Asian Studies, Linguistics
• Marina Lazos Spanish       
• Joongchan Lee East Asian Studies 
• Victor Daniel Lopez Italian, Political Science
• David Wayne Malboeuf East Asian Studies, Mechanical Engineering
• Jimaral Rashan Marshall Africana Studies   
• Elisa Roxanne McLaren Russian     
• Amanda Michaela Metropoulos Religious Studies    
• Jimmain Middleton Africana Studies
• Nicholas Laneve Molinary Spanish, Latin American Studies
• Brendan Patrick Murphy East Asian Studies, Computer Science
• Gustavo Omar Navarro Spanish, Sociology
• Casey Aileen Norman German Studies, History
• Florizel Pelayo Spanish, Sociology
• Alexis Peralta Ortiz Spanish            
• Ian Patrick Pickrel Russian               
• Judith Desiree Poblano Spanish      
• Carolina P. Quiroga Spanish            
• Eli Gabriel Ramirez Religious Studies, Psychology
• Tatum Ilima Renaud East Asian Studies       
• Monica Romero Spanish  
• Charline Mary Roundhill Spanish, Global Studies
• Andrea Sanchez Spanish  
• Alvaro A. Serrato Spanish
• Ahjia Nikita Thorpe Classics             
• Cassandra Victoria Tuholski German Studies, English
• Garrett Mychal Veasey Africana Studies     
• Kira Elaine Von Steinbergs Spanish
• Precious Weah Africana Studies; Care, Health and Society
• Sterling West Russian, Political Science
• Cameron Marcella Zerambo German Studies, Studio Art
• Alexander Charles Zormeier German Studies, Linguistics
• Evelyn Zubia Spanish