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President's Outstanding Graduate Award

The President’s Outstanding Graduate Award recognizes one graduating student each year who demonstrates exemplary contributions to their field and to the university. The recipient for this award is selected from the pool of students who have been awarded one of the six Dean’s Awards. The six Dean’s Awards are as follows: College of Education, Health & Human Services; College of Arts, Behavioral and Social Sciences; College of Business Administration; College of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics; Graduate Studies; and the Student Leadership Award selected by the Dean of Students.

The 2023-24 President's Outstanding Graduate

Jocelyne Dates, Biological Science, M.S.

Jocelyne Dates and President Neufeldt
On the evening of Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at the President's Outstanding Graduate Award Dinner & Ceremony, President Neufeldt announced graduate student, Jocelyne Dates, as this year's President's Outstanding Graduate from the Deans Outstanding Graduate Award recipients. 

Learn more about this year's Outstanding Graduates - New Story

President's Outstanding Graduates Awards

Each of the honorees receive a medallion, certificate and alumni membership in recognition of their Dean's Award. The President's Outstanding Graduate receives an additional medallion.

2023-2024 CSUSM Oustanding Graduates

2023-24 Deans Award Recipients (from left to right) Patricia Tulloch (CSTEM), Miranda Grzywaczewski (CEHHS), Megan Hosfield (CHABSS), Jack Norwood (COBA), and Jocelyne Dates (OGSR)

 

Nick Melanese, the esteemed recipient of the Student Leadership Award for the 2023-24 academic year, bestowed by the Dean of Students, was unable to be present at the President’s Outstanding Graduates Award ceremony due to his commitment to represent CSUSM in Distance at the CCAA Championships. In lieu of this, his accomplishments were celebrated at the Student Athlete Award Banquet. Dr. Viridiana Diaz, the Vice President for Student Affairs, had the honor of presenting him with his well-deserved medallion and certificate.
 Nick Melanese, Dean of Students Award Honoree

 

The 2023-24 Deans Outstanding Graduate & Leadership Awardees

Miranda Grzywaczewski

Miranda Grzywaczewski

CEHHS OUTSTANDING GRADUATE
Kinesiology, B.S.
& Minor - Psychological Science 

Megan Hosfield

Megan
Hosfield

CHABSS OUTSTANDING GRADUATE
Sociology, B.A.

Jack Norwood

Jack
Norwood

CoBA OUTSTANDING GRADUATE
Business Administration, B.A. 

Patricia Tulloch

Patricia
Tulloch

CSTEM OUTSTANDING GRADUATE
Biology - Physiology, B.S.
& Minor - Public Health

Nick Melanese

Nick
Melanese

DoS STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARD
Business Administration, B.A. 

Jocelyne Dates

Jocelyne
Dates

OGSR OUTSTANDING GRADUATE
Biological Science, M.S.

The 2022-2023 Deans Outstanding Graduate & Leadership Awardees

Oustanding Graduates 2022-23