The Chancellor’s Award of Distinction acknowledges the University of California, Irvine’s most outstanding graduating seniors. Awarded by the UC Irvine Alumni Association, these students represent exceptional academic achievement and a commitment to cutting-edge research, leadership and service to UCI. Selected by a committee of alumni, recipients can be identified by the blue and gold shoulder cord worn with their commencement regalia.

The School of Social Sciences is happy to have among its outstanding class of graduates 8 of the campus’s 34 award recipients in 2014:

• Arely Lizeth Acuna Avilez, School of Social Sciences
• Eliza Suzanne Collison, School of Social Sciences
• Kier Rainer Groulx, Donald Bren School of Information & Computer Sciences and School of Social Sciences
• Sharon Ho, School of Humanities and School of Social Sciences
• Heriberto Meza, School of Social Ecology and School of Social Sciences
• Sasha Sarvesh Sabherwal, School of Social Sciences
• Avedis Simonian, School of Physical Sciences and School of Social Sciences
• Skyla Yixin Zhang, School of Social Sciences

Congratulations to all 2014 recipients!