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