Congratulations UOG Graduates!

The SOE Alumni Association would like to congratulate all of the UOG graduates, especially those graduating from the School of Education! We are very proud of all of you, and we're confident that you'll do great things for our community! Remember, together we can make a difference!

We'd also like to commend all of the UOG alumni who joined us in our Generations of Tritons March held at the Spring 2009 Commencement! Un Dangkulo Na Si Yu'os Ma'ase'! BIBA UOG!











Pictured above left to right: Kate Pappano, Dr. Matilda Naputi Rivera, Dr. Catherine Stoicovy, Lorna Gonzalez, and Lucille Linder.

COMMENCEMENT FACTS:

●Fifty-one received master's degrees this year, and 147 received bachelor's degrees.

●Valedictorian: Kristine Delos Reyes

●The graduates earned degrees in the areas of Language and Literacy, Special Education, Early Childhood/Elementary Education, Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Administration and Supervision, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Counseling, English, Communication, Music, Biology, Social Work, Accounting, Nursing, Psychology, Sociology, Computer Information Systems, Finance and Economics, International Tourism and Hospitality, Criminal Justice, Public Administration, and more!

●UOG alumni participated in a special Generations of Tritons March into the UOG Field House.

Congratuations SOE Graduates!

The School of Education held its Convocation at the University of Guam's Lecture Hall. It was a huge success! We wish our graduates the best in their careers! We know you will continue to make us proud!

SOE Alumni Birthday Celebration!

SOE Alumni Association celebrated the birthdays of alumni officers and members for the month of May with friends on May 15, 2009 located at the Alize Restaurant located at the Guam Reef Hotel.

Birthday celebrants pictured above front row L-R: SOE Alumni Treasurer, Mae Mendiola; and SOE Alumni Vice President, Lois Taitano Gumataotao. Back row, Robert Lau and Patricia Perry.

SOE Alumni Officers Hold Membership Drive at IRA Meeting

SOE Alumni Officers held a membership drive during IRA's last meeting for the SY2008-2009 held May 16, 2009 at the PIC Hotel. Pictured above L-R: Liwanag Dominguez, Secretary; Dr. Matilda Naputi Rivera, President; Dr. Lourdes P. Klitzkie, Advisor; and Lois Gumataotao, Vice President. Not present is Mae Mendiola, Treasurer.

SOE Alumni Winner - Evelyn Topasna!

SOE Alumni Member Evelyn Topasna won the SOE Alumni Association raffle for a $100 color copy gift certificate from Xerox Corporation during IRA's last meeting for the SY2008-2009 held May 16, 2009 at the PIC Hotel. Pictured L-R front row: Gatbo Topasna, Inina Topasna, and Napu Topasna. Back row L-R: Evelyn Topasna and Geraldine Lujan.

SOE Alumni Winners - Ken Duenas and Liz Hamilton!

Pictured above: SOE Alumni Member Ken Duenas, center, won the SOE Alumni Association raffle for a $100 color copy gift certificate from Xerox Corporation. Pictured left to right: Dr. Matilda Naputi Rivera, Alumni President; Duenas; and Dr. Lourdes P. Klitzkie, Alumni Advisor. Not pictured is Alumni Member Liz Hamilton.