The program, which is awarded to juniors, seniors and graduate students, provides financial assistance for those interested in exploring and preparing for a doctoral program.
Lisa Davenport, Outstanding Doctoral Student, and Romina “Mina” Wilson, Outstanding Graduate Student, are the top graduates for the James R. Watson & Judy Rodriguez Watson College of Education.
The program, which is awarded to juniors, seniors and graduate students, provides financial assistance for those interested in exploring and preparing for a doctoral program.
The James R. Watson and Judy Rodriguez Watson College of Education named Rangel Zarate, doctorate in educational leadership, and Barbara Dennel Alegria, education specialist degree in school psychology, as its 2022-23 Outstanding Students.
As chief of equity and access at San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, Cherina Betters represents 33 school districts and more than 400,000 students.
Naim Aburaddi, has had an amazing academic career leading up to his acceptance into the prestigious doctoral program in media studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder, where he will study the digital media’s misrepresentation of Palestinians, Arabs, Muslims and other Indigenous communities.
Theresa Gonzales, doctorate in educational leadership, and Oscar Ruiz, education specialist degree in school psychology, are first-generation college students who have earned advanced degrees.
The celebration, part of the Homecoming Week festivities, will give graduates of the university’s Educational Leadership Doctoral Program a chance to reconnect with each other and with the CSUSB community. It will take place from noon-3 p.m. at the Santos Manuel Student Union, Room 106B.
Now studying at the prestigious Near Eastern Studies doctorate program at UC Berkeley – one of the oldest and most distinguished in the country – Sanchez credits the faculty at CSUSB for helping him achieve his goal.