More than 300 Journalism & Media Studies students attended Commencement ceremonies on May 21 at San Diego State University’s Viejas Arena to be recognized by family, friends and faculty.

A total of 32 JMS undergraduate students graduated with honors: Six graduated summa cum laude, with at least a 3.8 GPA; 12 graduated magna cum laude, with at least a 3.65 GPA; and 23 graduated cum laude, with at least a 3.5 GPA. Honors graduates included:

Summa cum laude
• Emily Lynn Swoyer Anderson, Journalism with Emphasis in Public Relations
• Amy Marie Budzynski, Journalism with Emphasis in Advertising
• Jacob James Fetsch, Journalism, and Political Science
• Ahmanielle Iman Hall, Journalism
• Carly Elizabeth Jorgensen, Journalism
• Mami Wakimoto, Journalism with Emphasis in Media Studies

Magna cum laude
• Rex Bristol Brabson, Journalism with Emphasis in Public Relations, and Political Science
• Kseniya Bublikova Journalism with Emphasis in Media Studies
• Carolina H. Chu, Journalism with Emphasis in Media Studies, and Spanish
• Nicole Christina Corpuz, Journalism, and Political Science
• Kayla Rose Eide, Journalism
• Kyle Sebastian Gampel, Journalism with Emphasis in Media Studies
• Jason B. Kirstein, Journalism with Emphasis in Public Relations
• Brittany Carease Kitchen, Journalism with Emphasis in Public Relations
• Edward Frank Lewis, Journalism
• Tiffany Marie Morin, Journalism with Emphasis in Media Studies
• Danica Anne Polce, Journalism with Emphasis in Advertising
• Emily Ann Wood, Journalism with Emphasis in Advertising

Cum laude
• Miranda Lynn Adler, Journalism, and French
• Leslie Paige Doye, Journalism with Emphasis in Public Relations
• Antonia Valeria Genov, Journalism with Emphasis in Public Relations
• Chad Frederick Gilbert, Journalism with Emphasis in Public Relations
• Jessica Margaret Goodwin, Journalism, and Spanish
• Annalisa Guidone, Journalism with Emphasis in Media Studies
• Britney Marie Hill, Journalism with Emphasis in Media Studies
• Angela Marie Ibarra, Journalism with Emphasis in Media Studies
• Jeremy Anthony James Los, Journalism with Emphasis in Media Studies
• Johnell Lytle-Davis, Journalism with Emphasis in Media Studies
• Jessie Brooke McElwee, Journalism with Emphasis in Media Studies
• Chelsea Eliza Middlebrook, Journalism
• Hannah Jane Nancarrow, Journalism with Emphasis in Media Studies
• Laura Anne Norton, Journalism
• Michelle Erika Odakura, Journalism
• Seun F. Olarewaju, Journalism with Emphasis in Advertising
• Alison Lynn Shagena, Journalism with Emphasis in Media Studies
• Andrew Frederick Slutzky, Journalism with Emphasis in Media Studies
• Brielle Chambray Steiner, Journalism with Emphasis in Media Studies
• Emily Blair VanVooren, Journalism with Emphasis in Media Studies
• Andrew Quoc Vo, Journalism, and Television, Film, and New Media
• Kala Stefani Whyte, Journalism with Emphasis in Media Studies
• Daina Yousif, Journalism with Emphasis in Public Relations

Students received bachelor of arts degrees in Journalism, Journalism with an Emphasis in Public Relations, Journalism with an Emphasis in Advertising, and Journalism with an Emphasis in Media Studies, as well as master of arts degrees in Communication with a specialization in Mass Communication and Media Studies. Among the School’s master’s degree recipients were 10 military Public Affairs Officers, who participated in the sixth year of an accelerated master’s degree program for PAOs. The class of 2011 included PAOs from the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps.

The Outstanding Undergraduate in the School of Journalism & Media Studies was Edward Lewis. He chose Lanie Lockwood, JMS lecturer and undergraduate advising coordinator, as the Most Influential Faculty Member in JMS.

May 19, 2011 in Awards & Honors, Students, The Flash, Top Stories