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 six of the campus’s 55 award recipients in 2024:

Hanna Maria Lovisa Franchi
School of Social Sciences

Christina Eleftheria Kollias
School of Social Sciences

Deng Liu
School of Social Sciences

Mackenzie Rose Morrison
School of Social Sciences

Shaunak Vinay Patel
Claire Trevor School of the Arts
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
School of Humanities
School of Social Sciences

Michelle Elise Story
School of Social Sciences

Congrats to all 2024 recipients!