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 14 of the campus’s 44 award recipients in 2022:

Jennifer Stephanie Barillas
School of Social Sciences 

Chloe Marbell Davidson
School of Humanities
School of Social Sciences

Edith Guadalupe Garcia
School of Social Ecology
School of Social Sciences

Elizabeth Anuhea Hafen
School of Social Sciences 

Christopher Paul Martinez
School of Education
School of Social Sciences

Melissa Guadalupe Molina
School of Education
School of Social Sciences

Elizabeth Yanira Montoya
School of Biological Sciences
School of Social Sciences

Karishma Shristi Muthukumar
School of Social Sciences 

Carina Negrete
Claire Trevor School of the Arts
School of Social Sciences

Josue Said Ruedas
School of Social Sciences

Kristi Yukiko Ryono
School of Education
School of Social Sciences

Michelle Argelis Thomas
School of Social Sciences

Qin Wang
Program in Public Health
School of Social Sciences

Michelle Mann Yun Wei
School of Education
School of Social Sciences

Congrats to all 2022 recipients!