Pre-doctoral Scholars 2002

06/27/02

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Margie Yu
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Cal State L.A. Students Named
as CSU Pre-Doctoral Scholars

California State University Chancellor Charles B. Reed recently announced the selection of the following Cal State L.A. graduate students as Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholars for the 2002-2003 academic year.

Student Scholars (city of residence) --- Faculty Mentors – department
Satik Andiassian (Woodland Hills) --- John Kennedy, Music
Lawrence Jr. Angel (Brentwood) --- Kon Lai, Economics
Mary F. del Palacio (Stevenson Ranch) -- Darlene Michener, Curriculum and Instruction
Maria D. Duarte (Whittier) --- Enrique C. Ochoa, History
Amber I. Gallegos (Alhambra) --- Enrico Gnaulati, Child and Family Studies
Sergio Garza (Pico Rivera) --- James Brady, Anthropology
Lizette C. Juarez (Temple City) --- Beryl Bellman, Communication Studies
Mariana Martinez (Downey) --- Ramani Durvasula, Psychology
Tara L. Matus (Altadena) --- Fary Cachelin, Psychology
Shankari U. Patel (Los Angeles) --- James Brady, Anthropology
Veronica Plascencia (Montebello) --- Robert Land, Curriculum and Instruction
Wei-Li Sun (San Gabriel) --- Penelope Semrau, Educ. Fdtn. and Interdivisional Studies

In addition, the California Pre-Doctoral Program Advisory Committee has awarded the following CSULA students with an Honorable Mention status (eligible for partial support if the other students do not use up their funds completely): Stephanie L. Abraham, mentor Gustavo E. Fischman (Educational Foundation and Interdivisional Studies); Soon H. Choi, mentor Nancy McQueen (Biology and Microbiology); Thomas Harjuno, mentor Andrei Verona (Mathematics); Iman A. Hashem, mentor Marguerite Ann Snow (Educational Foundation and Interdivisional Studies); Arthur L. Hutchinson, mentor Jennifer Faust (Philosophy); Patchree Patchrint, mentor David Olsen (Communication Studies); Hector A. Ronquillo, mentor Francisco Balderrama (Chicano Studies); and Vahe G. Shirikjian, mentor Henry Mendell (Philosophy).

Students in this program and their faculty sponsors receive financial support for visits to doctoral-granting institutions, purchase of books, software and journal subscriptions, and subsidies for doctoral program application fees, graduate entrance exam fees and the costs associated with preparing for the exams. In the fall, the students may apply for a summer research internship at a doctoral institution. Funding to operate the program on the Cal State L.A. campus is provided by the CSU. A preliminary study of former Pre-Doctoral Scholars indicates that nearly half have already entered a doctoral program or will be entering one in the fall, some with full fellowships.

The Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholars Award is designated for participants of the CSU California Pre-Doctoral Program. The award honors the late Sally Casanova, who launched the program in 1989. A member of the CSU Chancellor’s Office staff during the 1960s, Casanova spent a year at Cal Poly Pomona as an administrative fellow, and served as associate vice president for academic affairs and dean of graduate studies at CSU Dominguez Hills, a post she held from 1991 until her death in 1994. She was married to Cal State L.A. chemistry professor (now emeritus) Joseph Casanova.

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