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The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to honor Waleska Del Valle Solorzano, BA Philosophy '18, MA '21, with the 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award in women and gender studies.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to honor Jessica Sutterley, BA Philosophy '06, with the 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award in philosophy. Sutterly is a deputy district attorney V, working for the San Diego District Attorney’s Office.

A generous gift will support Dr. Cherubin’s research and create two Philosophy graduate fellowships with tuition assistance and summer stipends.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to honor Tannaz Haddadi, BA Philosophy '99, MS Conflict Analysis and Resolution '05, with the Distinguished Alumni Award in philosophy. Haddadi is a deputy associate director at the Federal Reserve Board and a senior executive with more than two decades of leadership across government, private, and nonprofit sectors.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to honor Steve Bodmer, BA Philosophy '03, with the 2024 Distinguished Alumni award in philosophy. Bodmer is a distinguished legal professional with a rich background in federal Indian law and dedication to Native communities. He is an enrolled member of the Edisto Natchez-Kusso Tribe of South Carolina and a veteran of the U.S. Navy.

Dasha Pruss is an assistant professor of philosophy and computer science at George Mason University. Previously, she was a 2023-2024 fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and a postdoctoral fellow in the Embedded Ethics program at Harvard University. She received her PhD in history & philosophy of science from the University of Pittsburgh in 2023 and holds a BS in computer science from the University of Utah. Her work has been funded by the National Science Foundation and the Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy.