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Ahlam Muhtaseb (media studies) writes an op-ed, Lacey Kendall (communication studies) helps local churches, and Claudia Davis (nursing) receives cancer researcher award.
![Claudia Davis](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/Claudia%20Davis%20banner.jpg.webp?itok=V7HB0jNi)
Associate professor of nursing Claudia Davis received the 2020 Minority & Minority Serving Institution Faculty Scholar in Cancer Research award.
![Bibiana Díaz](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_CAL_Bibiana_OutstandingAdvisor_HHM_23Sept2020.jpg.webp?itok=E4BElxa5)
Bibiana Díaz, associate professor of Spanish, was surprised on June 11 with the award for her “passion, commitment and dedication to student success and providing career and life guidance.”
![Members of CSUSB’s Theta Iota Chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national honor society for political science, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_Pi%20Sigma%20Alpha%20Theta%20Iota%20Chapter%20Field%20Trip%20to%20Reagan%20Library_23Sept2020_0.jpg.webp?itok=GY3DbHk_)
The National Best Chapter Award from Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society, is its highest accolade for campus chapters. The latest honor also makes it the 12th time that CSUSB’s Theta Iota Chapter has earned the award.
![Wild Song at the SMSU](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/WildSong-SMSU_2017_14x7.jpg.webp?itok=GF2rAQ_S)
The award will be used to recruit and train 22 academic fellows per academic year from the CSUSB Undocumented Student Success Center, Office of Pre-College Programs, and 2020 alumni.
![Terri Nelson, professor of French in the World Languages and Literatures Department, has been selected for the California State University’s Faculty Innovation and Leadership Award.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_WLL_Nelson_CSU_FILA_24Aug2020_2.jpg.webp?itok=i2dZWxIi)
Terri Nelson is one of 25 CSU faculty and staff who were selected for the award, which honors those who have demonstrated extraordinary leadership to advance student success.
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Guy Hepp (anthropology), Terri Nelson (world languages and literatures), Brian Levin (criminal justice) and Alemayehu G. Mariam (political science, emeritus) were mentioned in recent news coverage on various topics.
![Bibiana Díaz is the recipient of the 2019-20 Outstanding Faculty Advisor award.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_CAL_Bibiana_OutstandingAdvisor_12June2020.jpg.webp?itok=ZfIGtEoz)
Bibiana Díaz, associate professor of Spanish, was surprised on June 11 with the award for her “passion, commitment and dedication to student success and providing career and life guidance.”
![Ahlam Muhtaseb is the recipient of the 2019-20 Outstanding Scholarship, Research and Creative Activities Award.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_CAL_Ahlam_OutstandingScholarship_12June.jpg.webp?itok=B5tRMrFW)
Ahlam Muhtaseb was surprised with the award during a virtual meeting with university administrators, faculty and staff on June 11.