The Chancellor’s Award of Distinction acknowledges the University of California, Irvine’s most outstanding graduating seniors. Awarded by the UC Irvine Alumni Association, these students represent exceptional academic achievement and a commitment to cutting-edge research, leadership and service to UCI. 

The School of Social Sciences is happy to have among its outstanding class of graduates 9 of the campus’s 50 award recipients in 2020:

Michelle Abundis
School of Social Sciences 

Emilee Claire Alkire
School of Social Sciences 

Michelle Lynn Nguyen
School of Education
School of Humanities
School of Social Sciences

Keely O’Donnell-Boyd
School of Education
School of Social Sciences

Walter Ramirez
School of Education
School of Social Sciences

Brenda Berenice Rosas
School of Education
School of Social Sciences 

Angelica Marie Sheen
School of Social Sciences

Mariel Kazuko Tisby
School of Social Sciences

Tiffany Tran
School of Biological Sciences
School of Social Sciences

Congratulations to all 2020 recipients!