Arizona State University's outstanding graduates — both at the undergraduate and graduate level — have already started to change the world for the better, with great potential to keep that going after graduation. Hear their stories in their own words in the videos linked to their photos below.
Read more about ASU's Class of 2017.
Undergraduate outstanding students
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Katie Bieri
Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
See her story here.Photo by Jarod Opperman/ASU
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Nicole Blumenstein
Music performance, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
See her story here.Photo by Jarod Opperman/ASU
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Rachel Breslauer
Nursing (BSN), College of Nursing and Health Innovation
See her story here.Photo by Jarod Opperman/ASU
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Fernanda Silva Celaya
Applied Biological Sciences, College of Integrative Sciences and Arts
See her story here.Photo by Jarod Opperman/ASU
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Veronica Daigle
Secondary education, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College
See her story here.Photo by Jarod Opperman/ASU
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Maria Eller
Sustainability, School of Sustainability
See her story here.Photo by Jarod Opperman/ASU
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Caroline Erickson
Business Entrepreneurship, W. P. Carey School of Business
See her story here.Photo by Jarod Opperman/ASU
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Savannah Farley
Biology, New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
See her story here.Photo by Jarod Opperman/ASU
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Aurora Ireland
Physics, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
See her story here.Photo by Jarod Opperman/ASU
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Kaleigh Johnson
Chemical engineering, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
See her story here.Photo by Jarod Opperman/ASU
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Andrea Lichterman
Sustainable tourism, College of Public Service and Community Solutions
See her story here.Photo by Jarod Opperman/ASU
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Jorge Coss Ortega
Social sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
See his story here.Photo by Jarod Opperman/ASU
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Brianna Rafidi
Humanities, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
See her story here.Photo by Jarod Opperman/ASU
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Erin Schulte
Global studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
See her story here.Photo by Jarod Opperman/ASU
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Christen Webb
Speech & Hearing Science, College of Health Solutions
See her story here.Photo by Jarod Opperman/ASU
Graduate outstanding students
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Lily Altavena
Master in mass communication, Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
See her story here.Photo by Jarod Opperman/ASU
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Shirley-Ann Behravesh
PhD in philosophy, School of Sustainability
See her story here.Photo by Jarod Opperman/ASU
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Travis Bradley
MIA in interior architecture, Herberger Institute of Design and the Arts
See his story here.Photo by Jarod Opperman/ASU
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Ashley Hagaman
PhD in global health (culture and health), College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
See her story here.Photo by Jarod Opperman/ASU
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Christopher Heo
Juris Doctor of Law, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
See his story here.Photo by Jarod Opperman/ASU
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Brad Hoffa
Master of global management, Thunderbird School of Global Management
Watch his story here.Photo by Jarod Opperman/ASU
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Kyren Hunt
MA in interdisciplinary studies, New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
See her story here.Photo by Jarod Opperman/ASU
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Samantha Lloyd
Master of science and technology Policy, School for the Future of Innovation in Society
See her story here.Photo by Jarod Opperman/ASU
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Dan Magee
PhD in biomedical informatics, College of Health Solutions
See his story here.Photo by Jarod Opperman/ASU
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John Masline
MBA, W. P. Carey School of Business
See his story here.Photo by Jarod Opperman/ASU
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Shelby Messerschmitt
Master of counseling, College of Integrative Sciences and Arts
See her story here.Photo by Jarod Opperman/ASU
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Amanda Potterton
PhD in educational policy and evaluation, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College
See her story here.Photo by Jarod Opperman/ASU
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Dorian Nazaret Sanchez Ruiz
MPA, College of Public Service and Community Solutions
See her story here.Photo by Jarod Opperman/ASU
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Jeff Skidmore
PhD, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
See his story here.Photo by Jarod Opperman/ASU
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Ramesh Devi Thakur
PhD, College of Nursing and Health Innovation
See her story here.Photo by Jarod Opperman/ASU
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Ashley Votruba
Social psychology PhD and law, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
See her story here.Photo by Jarod Opperman/ASU
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Sarah Jackson Young
PhD in English (writing, rhetorics and literacies), College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
See her story here.Photo by Jarod Opperman/ASU
Top photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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