The Fowler College of Business Holds Commencement Ceremonies for 2022
Front Row from Left: Michelle Dean, Grace Thanh Coulter, Dominique Surabian, YoungJun
Song
Back Row from Left: David Meader, Matthew Harding, Kaveh Abhari, Jordan Jinghang Chen,
Lauren Schlegel, Steven Osinski, Ryan Grove
For the first time in three years, the Fowler College of Business at San Diego State University held its annual commencement ceremony at Viejas Arena on May 14, 2022. There were a record number of 2,071 students eligible to graduate during the 2021- 22 academic year, which was up from 1,883 students in 2021. This year, there were 135 students earning master’s degrees and 1,936 earning their undergraduate business degrees. A total of 1,653 graduates attended the event and “walked the stage” this year.
Each year, the top graduate and undergraduate students from each academic department are recognized by the college and are invited to sit on the stage with their most influential faculty member during the ceremony. The top students and their most influential faculty members for 2022 are:
Undergraduate
Accounting: Tristian Aradanas and Dr. Amy Randel
Finance: Dominique Surabian and Dr. YoungJun Song
General Business: Ryan Grove and Dr. David Goldberg
General Business Online Program: Matthew Harding and Dr. David Meader
Management Information Systems: Jordan Jinghang Chen and Dr. Kaveh Abhari
Management: Grace Thanh Coulter and Dr. Michelle Dean
Marketing: Lauren Schlegel and Steven Osinski
Front Row from Left: David Mathais, Anne Wenger, Xialu Liu, Ke Lin
Back Row from Left: Congcong Zheng, Christopher Condron, Janie Chang, Shunyin Li
Grace Thanh Coulter also earned the honor of being named 2022’s Most Outstanding Undergraduate student at the Fowler College of Business.
Graduate
MS Accounting: Shunyin Li and Dr. Janie Chang
MBA: Christopher Condron and Dr. Congcong Zheng
MS Business Administration: David Mathias and Anne Wenger
MS Information Systems: Ke Lin and Dr. Xialu Liu
These students, along with all other Fowler students graduating with distinction, were recognized on April 29 during the annual Fowler College of Business honors recognition luncheon.
