Outstanding Students Honored at Commencement

Jamie Lee Roscoe from the School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences and Alicia Arguilla from the School of Music and Dance were honored as the “Outstanding Students” at the 2008 PSFA Commencement ceremonies. They each gave an address at Commencement.

The following students were identified by faculty as distinguished students in their respective schools:

First Name	Last Name	Department
Alicia	Arguilla	School of Music and Dance
Trait	Beauregarde Tres	School of Journalism and Media Studies
Daniel Joseph	Canepa	School of Theatre, Television and Film
Travis W.	Daudert	School of Music and Dance
Kyle Allen	Florence	School of Art, Design and Art History
Kimberly Lynn	Hansen	School of Theatre, Television and Film
Jacqueline Gracia	Lopez	School of Communication
Ashley Ann	Maddux	School of Hospitality and Tourism Management
Krystle Buack	Murillo	School of Public Affairs
Jamie Lee	Roscoe	School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences
Leah	Shader	School of Hospitality and Tourism Management
Marc Allen	Shearer	School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences
Quinn Dionne	Stoll	School of Public Affairs

ENS Students Place Third at Annual Nutrition Bowl

Jessica Dugan, Donald Kreckow, Margaret Shirkey and Mital Pandya represented SDSU at the 6th Nutrition College Bowl at CSU Northridge. SDSU placed third amongst ten teams and brought home $350 in scholarship funds for the School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences.

Graphic Design Student’s Work Shines on Campus

The work of Petra Ives, (senior, graphic design major), has been selected as the new logo for the Associated Students (AS). This is not Petra’s first artistic endeavor to be shown at SDSU. Her design work was also used for the recent Monty Awards invitation.

College Council Receives Aztec Achievement Award

The PSFA 2007-08 College Council was selected the Most Improved Council/Board at the Aztec Achievement Awards in May. The criteria included in the selection were: increased council and club participation, involvement in campus and community service activities and innovations in communication using Blackboard. President Ceara Sadler, Vice Presidents Alexander Jarman, Sarah Rossetto, Ronni Leonard, Katie McCown, Erica Draper, and Desmond Ho provided excellent executive leadership. Daniel Matthews, Deanna Betcher, Haley Anderson and Paul Klotz joined Sarah Rossetto as the Associated Students PSFA Representatives and provided a strong voice on all AS initiatives.

Outstanding College Council Members Honored

Ceara Sadler and Patrick Bruton were selected as the Most Outstanding Members of the PSFA 2007-2008 College Council. Ceara has been actively involved in leadership roles in the College Council for three years; most recently as Council President. Patrick has been involved in the Council for two years and was responsible for the creation of the organization “Success Enabled Pilots” (SEP). This year SEP held a highly successful energy conservation campaign.

Film Students Receive Emmy Nomination

Students in the Intermediate Video and TV Production class received an Emmy nomination for their work on the sitcom production “Three of a Kind”. The Emmy is for Outstanding Student Achievement for the San Diego/Pacific Southwest Chapter of the National Television Academy. This Chapter serves the San Diego area, Bakersfield, Oxnard, Palm Springs, Palm Desert, San Luis Obispo, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, and Las Vegas, Nevada. Professor Tim Powell worked with the following students on the project: Nick Burger, Iris Caffin (Director/Producer), Ross Ching, Toni Comfort, Jason Esse, Matt Frank, Soheila, Ghorbani, Craig Oliver, Mike Roddy, Bonni Rooney, Gilly Rudolf, Jamie Schultz, Dane Tellinghausen, Brian Wheeler.

Vocal Students Take Top Awards

Renee Calvo won first prize ($2,500) and James Schindler placed second ($1,000) in the recent Virginia and Susan Hawk Vocal Competition held at the La Mesa Women’s Club. The competition provided scholarships to young opera and concert singers to further their studies. Both Renee and James are students of Mary MacKenzie in the School of Music and Dance.
Renee Calvo was also the winner of the San Diego Chorus, Sweet Adelines International Scholarship.

Victoria Robertson, (Artist Diploma) and Matthew Herriman (Vocal Performance) performed in the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus Young Artists Competition. Victoria won first prize and will have the opportunity to perform with the ensemble next season. Matthew was selected as the “Most Promising Vocalist”.

Cecilia String Quartet Receives Prestigious International Award

The Cecilia String Quartet, comprised of Sarah Nematallah, violin, Min-Jeong Koh, violin, Caitlin Boyle, viola, and Rebecca Wenham, cello, placed second in the highly competitive 6th Osaka International Chamber Music Competition and Festa in Osaka, Japan. The Quartet competed against 46 international ensembles during the weeklong competition.

Seven SDSU Students Receive NROTC Commissions

The Navy Reserve Officer Training Corp commissioned thirty-seven officers on May 23 on the campus of University of San Diego. Seven of the officers were SDSU students. Receiving their commissioning were: Ensigns Matthew Reed, William Berger, Joshua Coisman (see photo), Dalan Haas, James Liverman, Paul Reali and 2nd Lieutenants Alexander Melton and Ryan Retmier.

Military Science Reserve Officer Training Corp Commissions 2nd Lieutenants

Twelve cadets from the Department of Military Science received their commissions on Friday, May 16 at Mount Soledad National Park. Maximillia Soto, a Criminal Justice Administration student, was selected as the most outstanding graduate.