Outstanding Grad: Wenrun "Frank" Wu, College of Natural Sciences
As a college student at Anhui Agricultural University in Hefei, China, Wenrun Wu, who also goes by Frank, decided to make his first journey west to attend Colorado State University.
Category: "Outstanding Grads"
Outstanding Grad: Jennifer Wood, College of Health and Human Sciences
Jennifer Wood double-majored in sociology and social work and will graduate this month. But the journey wasn’t easy.
Outstanding Grad: Jason Sellers, College of Business
When Jason Sellers left the Marines in 2014, he didn’t want to leave behind all the experience he’d gained during 16 years of service and four combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Outstanding Grad: Raven Pinto, College of Liberal Arts
Raven Pinto wants to help find solutions to build sustainable healthy communities on Native reservations.
Outstanding Grad: Elaine Calaba, College of Agricultural Sciences
Elaine Calaba's graduation journey took her from Los Angeles to CSU, where she found the joy of working with animals.
Outstanding Grad: Michael Somers, College of Business
Michael Somers hasn’t officially graduated from the College of Business’s Global Social Sustainable Enterprise MBA program yet, but he already has his next goal in mind: eliminating hundreds of metric tons of CO2 emissions.
Outstanding Grad: Jose Martinez, College of Health and Human Sciences
Jose Martinez, the second oldest of six kids, decided to join the Army in 2008, shortly after his dad returned from Iraq. The following year, he was deployed to Afghanistan, but war took its toll on his unit.
Outstanding Grad: Shayne Weber, College of Liberal Arts
Shayne Weber, a first-generation transfer student, faced many challenges getting to graduation with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from CSU.
Outstanding Grad: Faviola Robles-Saenz, College of Natural Sciences
A first-generation college student and a daughter of Mexican immigrants, north Denver native Faviola Robles-Saenz has never been one to take education and opportunity for granted.
Outstanding Grads: Jason and Will Powell, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
To say that Jason and Will Powell have shared a similar CSU experience is an understatement. In fact, the identical twin brothers have shared almost everything for the past 23 years.