History
Message from Chair
Congratulations, History Class of 2022! You succeeded despite tremendous challenges on the path to graduation. The History faculty and staff are proud of your hard work and commitment to well-informed and thoughtful study of the past. We now depend on you to make your communities and the world a better place!
Jasamin Rostam-Kolayi, Ph.D.
History Department Faculty & Staff
Student Speaker
Janae Scott
Janae Scott is graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in History. She was instrumental in reviving the History Student Association during the pandemic and later became its president. Janae came to Cal State Fullerton from Victorville, California where she graduated with an AA in History from Victor Valley College.
Department Awards/Honors
Department of History Scholarship Winners: Fall 2021 semester
The Black Family Fellowship in History:
Jocelyn Aponte
Lawrence B. de Graaf Student Fellowship:
Julia Mariah Vargas
History Student Success Award:
Ashley Yniguez
Undergraduate Academic Support Scholarship:
Nancy Arellano, Andrew Estaras, Kristian Guillen, Scott Terlouw
Department of History Scholarship Winners: Spring 2022 semester
Alumni Fund: Warren Beck Outstanding History Student Award:
William Trevilla
Bakken Book Fund:
Sahar Amiri, Kristian Guillen
The Black Family Fellowship in History:
Dominic Guerrero, Drisel Perez, Julia Mariah Vargas
Carmen Delphine Bayati Memorial Scholarship:
Oscar Pierce
Hansen Fellowship in Oral and Public History:
Dominic Guerrero
History Student Success Award:
Angel A. Marroquin
Lawrence B. de Graaf Student Fellowship:
Melanie Vigil
Nancy Fitch Women and Gender History Award:
Monique Garcia
Seymour Scheinberg Jewish Studies Award:
Josh Burgess
The Wendy Elliot Scholarship in California History:
Grislean Palacios, Christian Fuentes
Jorice Maag Local History Scholarship:
Drisel Perez
Ronald Rietveld Fellowship on the Era of Abraham Lincoln:
Cayla Cummings
History M.A.
Diego Barros
Joseph Baum
Ryan Bevacqua
Emma Bianco
Ryan Brillhart
Nelle Butler
Yuxian Chen
Yuan Chiang
Michael Conti
Cayla Cummings
Clarisse Delima
Christopher Gonzalez
Jose Gonzalez-Renova
Amer Hamid
Leelah Hatcher
Zoe Hoeffken
Clay Kenworthy
Raumi Kinan
Joshua Kreeger-Johnston
Steven Mang
Benjamin Mead
Humberto Mendez Valadez
Desiree Montes
Justin Muller
Matthew Payan
Kenneth Pinedo
Robert Prewitt
Corinne Pysher
Jason Rivera
Dane Royster
Alexis Silva
Brian Tate
Andrew Walker
Zachary Weisz
History, Chicana-Chicano Studies Concentration M.A.
Emily Ortiz
History, Public History Concentration M.A.
Mariana Bruno
Michelle Dragoo
Elizabeth Lemus
Nicole Hallenbeck
Kaina Bernal
Scott Coyne
Sierra Christopher-Long
Katie Horstman
Emanuel Ayala
Jacob Sandusky
Dominic Guerrero
Drew Okino
Marissa Dong
Michelle Cadwell
Melinda Alvizo
History B.A.
Brianna Abbott
Josh Allen
Brandie Altuna
Celeste Alvarez
Ariana Andaya
Cristina Ardon
Nancy Arellano
Marc Daniel Avecilla
Christian Baca
Pourya Bayrami
Mohammad Beool
Brandon Bernal Sanchez
Allison Blake
Jamie Blanke
Garret Boaz
Kristina Bokusky
Julia Briot
Ryan Broadwater
Jonathan Cabanas
Andrew Carr
Mario Castaneda
Odette Castillo
Elle Cha
Luke Coleman
Catherine Coniglio
Julia Cote
Cole Craton
Jairo Cruz
Brandon Daumann
Mackenzie Davis
Daniel Deguzman
Martha Espriu
Amelia Fee
Claudia Feghali
Samantha Foley
CHRISTIAN FUENTES
Maria Godinez
Diane Gonzalez
Aaron Gozzip
Cheng-Ling Gray
Andrew Ground
Clifford Hartman
Philippe Hayek
Alberto Hernandez
Apolinar Herrera
Roger Hunter
Miguel Islas
Kaylee Jennejohn
Andres Jimenez
David Jimenez
James Johnson
Sarabeth Johnson
Armen Keledjian
Matthew Lagman
Barry Lau
Ryan Lavalle
Giulia Lopasso
Daniel Lozano
David Madigan
Anthony Maldonado
Jasmine Martinez
Melissa Martinez
Patrick McDonnell
Kristina Melton
Andrea Mercado
Alan Mercado
Riley Miller
Cailyn Newbold
Danny Nguyen
Cade Nicholl
James Novak
Cole Novak
Grady O'Donnell
Rosalva Perez
Shadi Pourshirazi
Thomas Pulido
Emanuel Ramirez
Kevin Rangel
Mercy Reyes
Lizette Reynoso
Jose Rivera
Diego Rojas
Jacob Romero
Ryan Rousta
Osbaldo Rubalcava
Erika Rubalcava
Marlen Sanchez
Aramis Sandoval
Janae Scott
Allison Serrano
Morgan Soto
Cesar Soto-Hernandez
Scott Tallman
Samuel Tankersley
Vladimir Terrones
Isabelle Valdez
Marbella Valeriano Garcia
Dakota Vasco
Sumarlei Vazquez Contreras
Sofia Villegas
Michael Ward
Ashley Yniguez
Nolan Yokogawa
Larry Zuvillaga
History Minor
Cameron Amintinat
Hannah Buckhoff
Amanda Castro
Angelica Corns
Eva Galdamez
Julia Griffin
Kelsey Hall
Travis James
Miranda Keller
Ashley Nguyen
Jake Rybczyk
Kristin Sinks
Edward Tu
