Arizona State University alumnus Nick Lambesis pursued a master degree with one goal in mind: to teach humanities at the college level.

Arizona State University alumna Najla Arekat had dreamed about attending law school since childhood, but her natural talent for finance a

Arizona State University alumnus Daniel Kolk has merged his creative instincts with his education in molecular biology and virology to re

Linda DiVall has worked with political and corporate clients for over 20 years.

Nancy-Jo Merritt practices solely in the field of immigration and nationality law.

Rachel Sacco serves on the Governor’s Tourism Advisory Council for the Arizona Office of Tourism and as a national advisory board m

Allison DuBois is an author and medium who uses her psychic abilities to help law-enforcement agencies solve crimes.

Kathleen Duffy Ybarra founded Duffy Research (later DuffyGroup) in 1991.

Tina Jonas oversaw the Department of Defense’s financial management activities, including a budget in excess of $400 billion.

Randall Nelson studies diseases that distress human populations and searches for treatments to cure cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabe

Rigoberto Gonzalez has excelled in the creative writing community, distinguishing himself as a leading poet and writer of his generation.

As a director with Emmy Award-winning NBA Entertainment since 2000, Felisa J.

At SAIC, Mark Kerrigan directed the Energy Systems Group, a business unit that controls the nation's primary energy modeling system and p

Appointed to the Maricopa County Superior Court in 1991, Barbara Mundell is presently serving a five-year term as the presiding judge for

Doug Burkett joined Zila, an innovator in preventative health care technologies and products, in 1995 as director of research, developmen

Yolanda Kizer has achieved success as a small-business woman and community leader.

Paulette Risher was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army upon her graduation from ASU.

As director of the Arizona Registrar of Contractors and a member of the governor's cabinet, Israel Torres regulates the activities of mor

Janet Effland retired in 2003 after 15 years with Apax Partners, one of the world's leading private equity firms.

As an executive with a variety of motion picture companies for the past 15 years, Michael Helfant has been involved in the distribution o

Tayari Jones' master's thesis, the novel "Leaving Atlanta," was published by Warner Books in 2002 and was named best novel of the year by

Mario Diaz runs his own political consulting firm, which managed Sen. John F. Kerry's presidential campaign in Arizona.

After earning her master's and doctoral degrees in geochemistry from the California Institute of Technology and doing postdoctoral work a

Linda Madrid is the executive vice president and a global leader for DHR International’s legal and compliance practice.

After a 22-year career as a Coast Guard officer and a short stint as senior policy advisor to Sen.

Earlier this year, Rebecca White Berch became only the third woman to be appointed to the Arizona Supreme Court.

In 1998, Stella SiWan Zimmerman (formerly Cheung) founded ACET, Inc.

Michelle Hanna earned her doctoral degree in chemistry from the University of California, Davis, in 1983.

Jose Ronstadt has enjoyed an extensive career as a top-level television executive and TV personality serving the Hispanic market.

Kelly Campbell is a former public policy advocate for the Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

Richard Koehn has served in faculty or administrative capacities at the University of Kansas, the State University of New York at Stony B

Maurice Portley earned his law degree from the University of Michigan in 1978. After practicing in the U.S.

Dan Shilling has worked at the Arizona Humanities Council, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, since 1984.

Susan Clouse Dolbert has been a regular presenter at conferences for 20 years, receiving top evaluations for her programs and expertise i

Patricia Kimball served as vice president of development at San-I-Pak Pacific, the largest supplier of medical waste treatment and handli

David Morse is president and founder of Infinite Humanity-Everyone Counts Network in Los Angeles, an e-business that interconnects people

At eBay Inc., Brian was responsible for leading the emerging e-commerce arena, overseeing international outreach, marketing and customer

Before joining ASU, Gary was president of BP Asia-Pacific and BP China.  He has served on the boards of the India Council for Sustainable

Melinda Sue Gordon is a still photographer and cinematographer.

When Congress canceled funding for the Superconducting Super Collider, Irwin Sheer joined Timber Hill Inc., a market maker in equity opti

John Whiteman is chairman and president of Empire Southwest Co., the Caterpillar dealer for Arizona, southeastern California and part of

Gary Aden was president of Park Scientific Instruments, a ThermoSpectra company that manufactures scanning probe microscopes.

Pam Del Duca is the founder, president and CEO of the DELSTAR Group, which owns and operates retail specialty shops in airports, four and

R. Christopher Goodwin is recognized as one of the nation's leading experts in cultural resource management.

Upon graduation from the School of Law at the University of South Dakota in 1977, Steve T.

Vada O. Manager specializes in corporate strategy and global manufacturing practices.

Paul Manera has been principal of Manera, Inc., consultants in water resources, since 1962.

Andrea Schaffell served as vice president of Turner Group Services.

During his 23 years with Union Texas Petroleum, Joel Empie served in many capacities, including staff geologist; general manager, explora

Since 1983, Floyd English has been chairman, president and CEO of Andrew Corporation, an international supplier of antennas and transmiss

Robert Hecht-Nielsen was the co-founder and chief scientist of HNC Software Inc., a company that develops, markets and supports intellige

At Intel, Cheryl Shavers was responsible for the structuring of strategic alliances and the development of manufacturing infrastructures

Jan Soderstrom was responsible for all international marketing activities with a focus on ensuring Visa's worldwide brand success.