Alumni network

Get acquainted with our exceptional alumni

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences boasts an outstanding network of accomplished alumni who have learned to thrive at Arizona State University. Our alumni go above and beyond in their professional careers, applying their knowledge, expertise, creativity and ingenuity to pioneer innovations and solve problems.

Richard Koehn

President and CEO of Sentrx Surgical, Inc.
PhD in zoology
1967

Kelly Campbell


BA in women's studies, MPA in public administration, and PhD in public administration
1996, 2001, and 2006

Jose Ronstadt

News anchor, Los Angeles Telemundo Station KWHY-TV
BAE in Spanish and MA in Spanish
1972 and 1977

Michelle Hanna

Executive director of Phoenix Biotechnology Accelerator
BS in Chemistry
1978

Stella SiWan Zimmerman

President, Action Consulting and Evaluation Team (ACET, Inc.)
BA in family resources and human development
1997

Rebecca White Berch

Chief Justice, Arizona Supreme Court
BS in Sociology and MA in English
1976 and 1990

Thomas K. Richey


BS in Psychology
1979

Linda A. Madrid

Managing Director, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, CarrAmerica Realty Corp.
B.A. in Political Science
1981

Laurie Leshin

Director, Center for Meteorite Studies; Dee and John Whiteman Dean's Distinguished Professor of Geological Sciences at ASU
B.S. in Chemistry
1987

Mario Diaz

Owner, Mario E. Diaz & Associates
B.S. in Political Science
1991

Tayari Jones

Novelist; Assistant Professor of English, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.F.A. in creative writing
2000

Michael A. Helfant

Chief Operating Officer, Holding Pictures
B.A. in sociology
1978

Janet Effland

Former General Partner, Apax Partners
B.A. in sociology
1971

Israel Torres

Director, Arizona Registrar of Contractors; Chairman, Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
BA in Political Science
1994

Paulette Risher

President of Joint Special Operations University
BS in Psychology
1972