AY24–25 Philosophy Awards and Scholarships
AY24–25 Philosophy Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards
Marie Whittington Scholarship:
Isaac Obert
Friends of Philosophy Scholarship:
Jason Rosencrantz
Abel Peña
Sally Casanova Predoctoral Fellowship:
Abel Peña
CLA Equity Scholar:
Paige Kim
Daniel Mangondi-Escobar
Congratulations to each of the winners on their accomplishments!
AY23–24 Philosophy Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards
Marie Whittington Scholarship:
Frank Mendoza
Friends of Philosophy Scholarship:
Bryson Lancaster
CSULB Student Research Competition First Place:
Travis Barnett
OGS Graduate Equity Fellowship:
Manuel Rojas
Sally Casanova Predoctoral Fellowship:
Cody Spjut
CLA Equity Scholars:
Sarah Nolte
Camille Wold
AY22–23 Philosophy Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards
Marie Whittington Scholarship:
Raley Zurcher
Friends of Philosophy Scholarship:
Yahui Chen
September Zamora
Sally Casanova Predoctoral Fellowship:
Tanner Whitlow
CLA Equity Scholars:
Frank Mendoza
Victoria Cinquegrani
Esther Sims
AY21–22 Philosophy Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards
Graduate Research Fellowship:
Ryan Lam
Sally Casanova Predoctoral Fellowship:
Keilee Bessho
Tom Ho
CLA Equity Scholars:
Chavva Olander
Ning Shao
AY20–21 Philosophy Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards
Marie Whittington Scholarship:
Shawn Hernandez
Friends of Philosophy Scholarship:
Nicholas Perez
Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Fellow:
Caitlin Mace
Graduate Research Fellowship:
Michael Lara
AY19–20 Philosophy Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards
Marie Whittington Scholarship:
Miguel Hernandez
Friends of Philosophy Scholarship:
Amy Harms
Caitlin Mace
Graduate Research Fellowship:
Avery Amerson
CSULB Student Research Competition First Place:
Nicholas Roy
HOGAR Graduate Recruitment Scholarship:
Leandro Mendez
AY18–19 Philosophy Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards
CSU Statewide Student Research Competition First Place
Avery Amerson
Marie Whittington Scholarship:
Kyle Bollin
Friends of Philosophy Scholarship:
Avery Amerson
Chris Mynatt
Graduate Research Fellowship:
Christopher George
HOGAR Graduate Recruitment Scholarship:
Miguel Hernandez
AY17–18 Philosophy Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards
Marie Whittington Scholarship:
Richard Link
Friends of Philosophy Scholarship:
Gerardo Arroyo
HOGAR Graduate Recruitment Scholarship:
Vincent del Prado
AY16–17 Philosophy Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards
Marie Whittington Scholarship:
Alexander Beard
Kyle Waterbury
Friends of Philosophy Scholarship:
Kylie Shahar
CSULB Student Research Competition First Place:
Vanessa Malabanan
AY15–16 Philosophy Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards
Marie Whittington Scholarship:
Aurora Clark
Jose Vera Cruz
Friends of Philosophy Scholarship:
Alexander Beard
Corey Jenson
Graduate Research Fellowship:
Nathan Lackey
AY14–15 Philosophy Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards
CSULB Student Research Competition First Place:
Christian Weede
Marie Whittington Scholarship:
Christian Weede
Friends of Philosophy Scholarship:
Nathan Lackey
AY13–14 Philosophy Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards
Marie Whittington Scholarship:
Emily Barrett
Friends of Philosophy Scholarship:
Joshua Feng
Graduate Research Fellowship:
Emily Barrett
AY12–13 Philosophy Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards
Marie Whittington Scholarship:
Caleb Campbell
Friends of Philosophy Scholarship:
Karen Schindler
AY11–12 Philosophy Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards
Marie Whittington Scholarship:
Josh Folk
49er Bookstore Textbook Stipend:
David Smith
Graduate Research Fellowship:
Neil Richmond
AY10–11 Philosophy Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards
Marie Whittington Scholarship:
Rebekah Bonner Cummings
Friends of Philosophy Scholarship:
John Clevenger
AY09–10 Philosophy Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards
Marie Whittington Scholarship:
Nathan Glover
Wegner-Fells Scholarship:
Clinton Packman
AY08–09 Philosophy Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards
Marie Whittington Scholarship:
Clinton Packman
Friends of Philosophy Scholarship:
tbd
AY07–08 Philosophy Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards
Marie Whittington Scholarship:
Rick Fox
Jonathan Dixon
Friends of Philosophy Scholarship:
Kara Sutton-Jones
Saad Anis
AY05–06 Philosophy Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards
Marie Whittington Scholarship:
tbd
Friends of Philosophy Scholarship:
Nicholas Allen
Pei-Sung Tang Scholarship:
Joe Moss
Alex Wilson
AY04–05 Philosophy Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards
Marie Whittington Scholarship:
tbd
Pei-Sung Tang Scholarship:
tbd
Friends of Philosophy Scholarship:
Chhunny Chhean
Michael Rings
AY03–04 Philosophy Scholarships and Fellowships | news release
Marie Whittington Scholarship:
Franklin Sims
Pei-Sung Tang Scholarship:
Jason Sheley
Friends of Philosophy Scholarship:
Eric Balmer
Rebecca Canales
Daniel Deen
Joe Z. Moss
AY02–03 Philosophy Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards
Marie Whittington Scholarship:
Eric Balmer
Friends of Philosophy Scholarship:
Russell Daley
Daniel Deen
Daniel Gould
Jennifer Hagaman
James Haley
David Labinger
AY01–02 Philosophy Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards
Marie Whittington Scholarship:
Russell Daley
Peccorini Scholarship:
Alan Casselman
Michael Zar
Friends of Philosophy Scholarship:
Carlos Castillo
Kimberly Gainey
Keith F. Gibbs
Wendy McGlothlin
AY00–01 Philosophy Scholarships and Awards
Marie Whittington Scholarship:
Carlos Castillo
Friends of Philosophy Scholarship:
Kimberly Gainey
David Brazgel
Phi Beta Kappa: | news release
Carlos Castillo
Phi Kappa Phi: | news release
Diane Anderson
Nancy Choy
Carlos Castillo
Janet Horrigan
Laura Clark
Kimberly Gainey
John Whipple
AY99–00 Philosophy Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards
Marie Whittington Scholarship:
Ted Preston
Friends of Philosophy Scholarship:
Jack Bowen
John Whipple
AY98–99 Philosophy Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards
Marie Whittington Scholarship:
Matthew Brophy
Paul C. L. Tang Scholarship:
Daniel Considine
William McGowan Scholarship:
Erik Baldwin
AY97–98 Philosophy Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards
Paul C. L. Tang Scholarship:
Victoria Rogers
AY95–96 Philosophy Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards
Marie Whittington Scholarship:
Michael Ashooh
AY80–81 Philosophy Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards
Sartre Memorial Scholarships:
tbd
AY71–72 Philosophy Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards
Frank C. Wegener Memorial Prize:
tbd
AY23–24 Commencement Awards
Congratulations to each of these students on their accomplishments!
AY23–24 Commencement Awards
OGS Dean’s List of Graduating Masters Students:
Chavva Olander
Finalist for Outstanding Baccalaureate:
Eleanor Nicklin
Distinguished Philosophy Undergraduate Students:
Raimond Noll
Bryson Lancaster
Distinguished Philosophy Graduate Students:
Yahui Chen
Cody Spjut
Academic Excellence in Philosophy Awards:
Andrew Cabrero
Yahui Chen
Sierra Guzman
Jolie Haddadin
Bryson Lancaster
Eleanor Nicklin
Raimond Noll
Chavva Olander
Cody Spjut
AY22–23 Commencement Awards
Phi Beta Kappa Nominee for Member-in-Course:
Elian Leal
Distinguished Philosophy Graduate Students:
Pedro Rapallo Zubillaga
Raley Zurcher
Distinguished Philosophy Undergraduate Students:
Elian Leal
Martin Corona
Academic Excellence in Philosophy Awards:
Davis Albright
Gavin Gerbershagen
Tom Ho
Frank Mendoza
Nicholas Perez
Valarie Rivas
Ning Shao
John Tranquang
Jon Tryby
September Zamora
AY21–22 Commencement Awards
Best Masters Thesis, College of Liberal Arts:
Caitlin Mace | announcement
OGS Dean’s List of Graduating Masters Students:
Shawn Hernandez
Keilee Bessho
Distinguished Philosophy Undergraduate Students:
Cassidy Hutton
Cheyenne Luna
Distinguished Philosophy Graduate Students:
James Reuter
Ryan Lam
Academic Excellence in Philosophy Awards:
Pedro Mendez
Joe’l Santos
Matthew Moghadam
Serena Sanchez
Uriel Angeles
Arasely Carranza
Martin Corona
Johnny Dahi
Dillon Kennedy
Joseph Fasano
Christopher Flores
Giovanni Garcia
Enri Gonzales
Keilee Bessho
Shawn Hernandez
Jonny Reza
AY20–21 Commencement Awards | program
OGS Dean’s List of Graduating Masters Students:
Caitlin Mace
Finalist for Outstanding Baccalaureate:
Sandra Avitia
Distinguished Philosophy Graduate Students:
Michael Lara
Lissa Dechakul
Distinguished Philosophy Undergraduate Students:
Zuezenia Villegas
Madison Larsen
Sandra Avitia [awarded via RGRLL]
Academic Excellence in Philosophy Awards:
Sandra Avitia
Faris Babineaux
Damaris Gomez Lopez
Grant Gutierrez
Miguel Hernandez
Joo Kim
Michelle Levia Mejia
Devon McCollumn
Damon Paffenroth
Maya Portier
David Ramirez Ruz
Timothy Ruiz
Alex Salvador
Alexandra Stepanov
Amy Umaña-Harms
Adrian Urias
Keali’I Justin Witczak
AY19–20 Commencement Awards | program
Best Masters Thesis, College of Liberal Arts:
Dean Bruce | announcement
Distinguished Philosophy Graduate Students:
Dean Bruce
Christopher Mynatt
Distinguished Philosophy Undergraduate Students:
Kyle Bollin
Tanner Whitlow
Academic Excellence in Philosophy Awards:
Avery Amerson
Damien Fernando
Owen Hammer
Michael Hurley
Austin Jenkins
Samantha Morales
Henry Pickett
Katrina Sinson
Jasmine Vargas
AY18–19 Commencement Awards
Finalist for Outstanding Baccalaureate:
Richard Link
Distinguished Philosophy Graduate Students:
Burgandy Basulto
Vincent del Prado
Distinguished Philosophy Undergraduate Students:
Amanda Dilger
Richard Link
Academic Excellence in Philosophy Awards:
Margaret Gibbons
James Krausen
Michael Lara
Reese Perez
Michael Redding
Erik Rodriguez Cerda
AY17–18 Commencement Awards
Finalist for Outstanding Baccalaureate:
Kylie Shahar
Distinguished Philosophy Undergraduate Students:
Andrew Shin
Cameron Stein
Academic Excellence in Philosophy Awards:
Yousef Ahmed
Jeffrey Allen
Jacee Cantler
Monica Casares
Crystal Jones
Tim Shaker
Jake Teran
Spencer Wianecki
AY16–17 Commencement Awards
OGS Dean’s List of Graduating Masters Students:
Alexander Beard
Distinguished Philosophy Graduate Students:
Corey Jenson
Mitch Kaufman
Distinguished Philosophy Undergraduate Students:
Nickolas Sackett
Jose Vera Cruz
Academic Excellence in Philosophy Awards:
Aurora Clark
Claire Filson
Brandon Howell
Jin Ri Kim
Kory Kordich
Michael Kosak
Nathan Lackey
Giovanni Navarro
AY15–16 Commencement Awards
Distinguished Philosophy Graduate Student:
Andrew Bollhagen
Distinguished Philosophy Undergraduate Students:
Robbie Brown
Jose Gonzalez Jr.
Academic Excellence in Philosophy Awards:
Livia Espiritu
Robert Marlow Jr.
Chloe Bell
Vincent Garrido
AY14–15 Commencement Awards
Distinguished Philosophy Graduate Students:
Christian Weede
Phi Beta Kappa Nominee for Members-in-Course:
Christopher Nielsen
Academic Excellence in Philosophy Awards:
David Amargo
Gilbert Benavidez
Santiago Calogero
Alex Campise
Cameron Conway
Zachary Finn
Zackary Ford
Anhthu Hoang
Rene Rodriguez
Dhariane Sou
Kevin Watson
AY13–14 Commencement Awards
OGS Dean’s List of Graduating Masters Students:
Emily Barrett
Distinguished Philosophy Graduate Students:
Emily Barrett
Holly Mikhael
Finalist for Outstanding Baccalaureate Award:
Josh Feng
Distinguished Philosophy Undergraduate Students:
Josh Feng
Rob Garsson
Academic Excellence in Philosophy Awards:
Asmita Deswal
Stephanie Fleming
Celia Guzman
Raisa Lobo
Gustavo Miranda
Austin Mitchell
Ann Nettleton
Jarrod Phipps
Jessica Zheng
AY12–13 Commencement Awards
Academic Excellence in Philosophy Awards:
Emma Björngard
Caleb Campbell
Andrew Casas
Jordan Ezell
Zien Halwani
Joseph Komenda
Antonio Mendoza
Tyler Morand
Daniel Shultz
Thomas Thomassian
AY11–12 Commencement Awards
Distinguished Philosophy Graduate Student:
Kristopher Gay
Academic Excellence in Philosophy Awards:
Jessica Howell
Joseph Diminutto
Michael Hurley
Daniel Wilson
AY10–11 Commencement Awards
OGS Dean’s List of Graduating Masters Students:
John Clevenger
Finalist for Outstanding Baccalaureate Award:
Rebekah Bonner
Distinguished Philosophy Graduate Students:
John Clevenger
Amy Conti
Distinguished Philosophy Undergraduate Students:
Rebekah Bonner
Michael Moval
Academic Excellence in Philosophy Awards:
Stephanie Williams
Nicole Chen
Edgar Vera
Mark Shively
Andrew Velin
Robert Schwin
AY09–10 Commencement Awards
Finalist for Outstanding Baccalaureate Award:
Clinton Packman
Phi Beta Kappa Nominee for Members-in-Course:
Clinton Packman
Distinguished Philosophy Graduate Students:
David Glover
Kara Sutton-Jones
Andrew Velin
Distinguished Philosophy Undergraduate Students:
Samuel Bullock
Timothy Feliciano
Nathan Glover
Daniel Magno
Clinton Packman
AY08–09 Commencement Awards
Distinguished Philosophy Graduate Students:
Richard Fox
Saad Anis
Distinguished Philosophy Undergraduate Student:
Glenn Marchand Jr.
Gabriella Taj Ka
Academic Excellence in Philosophy Awards:
Matthew Franko
Debraun Ellis Morrison
Rex Styzens
Jeffrey Dollarhide
Tyler Hahn
Ernest Hinojos
Jamie Panter
Philip Simpkin
AY07–08 Commencement Awards
Best Masters Thesis, College of Liberal Arts:
Amanda Trefethen
Distinguished Philosophy Graduate Student:
Amanda Trefethen
Phi Beta Kappa Nominees for Members-in-Course:
Jonathan Dixon
Taylor Jerri
Academic Excellence in Philosophy Awards:
Matthew Franko
Matthew Glover
Pat Parks
Cindy Rand
Justin Wells
Douglas Carter
Jonathan Dixon
Kevin Jamison
Taylor Jerri
Stephanie Quinn
Jake Read
James Walker
AY06–07 Commencement Awards
Finalist for Outstanding Baccalaureate Award:
Errol Dauis
Phi Beta Kappa Nominee for Members-in-Course:
Thomas Miller
AY05–06 Commencement Awards
Distinguished Philosophy Graduate Student:
Amanda Trefethen
Finalist for Outstanding Baccalaureate Award:
Joao Pereira
Phi Beta Kappa Nominee for Members-in-Course:
Zachary Margolies
Phi Kappa Phi
Andrea Reynolds
Distinguished Philosophy Undergraduate Students:
Joao Pereira
Veeken Tashjian
Academic Excellence in Philosophy Awards:
Alex Wilson
Sara Auguilar
Frank Arenas
Theresa Demonte
Talia Drake
Greg Keener
Sara Leimbach
Natasha Marek
Zachary Margolies
John Parducho
AY04–05 Commencement Awards
Outstanding Baccalaureate Award Winner:
Chhunny Chhean
Distinguished Philosophy Graduate Students:
Eric Balmer
Daniel Deen
Cyd Fass
Michael Rings
Phi Beta Kappa Nominees for Members-in-Course:
Kelly Laumbach
Laura Pomella
Distinguished Philosophy Undergraduate Student:
Chhunny Chhean
AY03–04 Commencement Awards
OGS Dean’s List of Graduating Masters Students:
Cathleen Clay
Distinguished Philosophy Graduate Students:
Aaron Bradford
Cathleen Clay
Finalist for Outstanding Baccalaureate Award:
Nathan Brodnax
Phi Beta Kappa Nominee for Members-in-Course:
John Cho
Distinguished Philosophy Undergraduate Student:
Matthew Glover
Academic Excellence in Philosophy Awards:
Joy Brehaut
Christopher Buechler
Rebecca Caneles
Rene Fonseca
Charles Larson
Franklin Sims
Venessa Volz
AY02–03 Commencement Awards
Unknown
AY01–02 Commencement Awards
Outstanding Baccalaureate Award Winner:
Kimberly Ann Gainey
Distinguished Philosophy Graduate Student:
Carlos Castillo
Distinguished Philosophy Undergraduate Student:
Kimberly Ann Gainey
Academic Excellence in Philosophy Awards:
James Bonar
Laura Clark
Albert Lara
Wendy McGlothlin
Ryan Murphy
Brian Quinlan
Scott Sward
Michael Zar
Alan Casselman
Barbara Hogan
Amy Murphy
Timothy Parker
Melvin Sanchez
Mark Vukadinovich
AY00–01 Commencement Awards
Phi Kappa Phi | announcement
Diane Anderson
Carlos Fernando Castillo
Nancy Choy
Laura Clark
Kimberly Ann Gainey
Janet Horrigan
John Whipple
AY96–97 Commencement Awards
OGS Dean’s List of Graduating Masters Students:
Michael Ashooh
Distinguished Philosophy Undergraduate Student:
Timothy Parker
AY83–84 Commencement Awards
Phi Beta Kappa
Louisa Lee Moon