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Spring 2012 commencement and convocations photos

congratulations to more than 2450 graduate students who received their degrees!

More than 450 doctoral degrees were awarded in a number of fields, including Ph.D.s, behavioral health (DBH), education (EdD), audiology (AuD), musical arts (DMA), and law (JD). More than 200 graduates received Juris Doctor degrees from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law.

Over 2,000 graduating master’s included 900 students from the W. P. Carey School of Business, most of them receiving MBAs. Graduating around 300 master’s students each were the College of Public Programs, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering and Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College.

Over 6,000 family members and guests attended at Wells Fargo Arena on May 2 to cheer on the graduates.

Meet a few of our outstanding class of 2012 master’s and doctoral graduates

• Kurdistan scholar receives advanced degree from College of Law
  Bedar Fars Aziz has focused on government and administration law in the hope of being able to make a difference when he returns to Kurdistan.
   
• Health care administrator receives master's in legal studies
  After working for nearly three decades in health care administration, Blaine Bandi wanted to better comprehend how legislation, regulation and policy shapes health care delivery.
   
• Doctoral graduate seeks solution to global dilemma
  While working as a Peace Corps volunteer in Senegal, Arianne Cease witnessed a locust invasion that devastated the local farmers. Determined to tackle this global dilemma, Cease embarked on a new research path and enrolled in ASU’s School of Life Sciences.
   
• Doctoral grad develops innovative model for teacher education
  Victor Diaz didn’t always believe that he would one day walk across the commencement stage and accept his doctorate in educational leadership.
   
• Emigrant becomes oral advocate while obtaining J.D. at College of Law
  Claudia Gonzalez Jimenez will receive the Janet S. Mueller Oral Advocacy Award, given for excellence in oral advocacy and moot court competition, at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law’s convocation.
   
• Doctoral grad finds future in mathematics, teaching
  A love of learning, a desire to teach and a mother’s inspiration will culminate in a doctorate in applied mathematics this spring for Raquel Lopez.
   
• Biochemistry grad pursues alternative energy sources
  As she graduates with a doctorate in biochemistry, Chelsea McIntosh says she came to ASU because of the university’s emphasis on photosynthesis and solar energy research.
   
• MFA graduate merges art with social concerns
  Ann Morton did not foresee the depth of change coming in her life when she resumed her art education at ASU in 2003. A successful graphic designer for more than 20 years, she felt the need to change her focus.
   
• Doctoral grad looks at gender, acculturation to study substance abuse
  Julie Nagoshi has devoted a career to higher education so she can explore why people do the things they do, particularly in regard to gender and acculturation.
   
• Doctoral student advances American Indian First Innovations
  Fonda Walters has reached the pinnacle of educational attainment at Arizona State University by earning her doctoral degree in education through the Leadership for Changing Times accelerated program for working professionals.