2018 Recipients

The 2018 Distinguished Alumni Awards were presented as part of our inaugural CHSS Celebration of Achievement held on Wednesday, October 10 at the Country Club of Fairfax. As you read about the achievements of these alumni, we are reminded of the broad areas of study that encompass our college. These individuals exemplify the adaptability of a humanities and social sciences education and they are taking an active role towards confronting essential questions and problems in our society. We are honored to have these distinguished alumni represent our college and the Mason Nation.

African and African American Studies

Deidra Bailey
BA Public & International Affairs '09 and
MEd Special Education '11

Bachelor of Individualized Study

Arwa Sawan
BIS '17

Communication

Dr. Suzanne Carmack
PhD Communication '14

Criminology, Law and Society

Mark Shealey
BS Criminology, Law and Society '06

Cultural Studies

Dr. Wendy Burns-Ardolino
MA English '97 and PhD Cultural Studies '04

Economics

Dr. Steven Horwitz
MA Economics '87 and PhD Economics '90

English

Art Taylor
MFA '06

Global Affairs

Kerri Buschbacher
BA Global Affairs '12

Higher Education

Dr. Yolanda Barbier Gibson
MAIS '10 and DA Higher Education '15

History and Art History

Sean Sweeney
BA History '01

Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies

Major Ross Schuchard
MAIS '14 and PhD Computational & Data Sciences '19

Modern and Classical Languages

Dr. Gladys Ilarregui
BA Philosophy '88 and MA Foreign Languages '90

Philosophy

Craig Barrett
MA Philosophy '15

Psychology

Dr. Andrew Emery*
BA Psychology '05 and MA Psychology '07

*Awarded posthumously

School of Integrative Studies

Loree Williams
BA Integrative Studies '07

Sociology and Anthropology

Bhavani Arabandi
MA Sociology '00

Women and Gender Studies

Jayna Tavarez
BA Integrative Studies '16 and MAIS '18