These six are among all the new and recent FPU graduates braving the world of employment and graduate school.

Even in these uncertain days, FPU graduates in particular are welcome in business, education and other fields. Two examples: In recent years 95-100 percent of our grads who have applied to medical school have been accepted and our passage rate for the California Subject Examinations for Teachers (CSET) in mathematics is more than twice the state average. In addition, more than one area employer tells us they can count on our alumni to be the best in any crop.

	Elena Guravova (BA '09) international economics and development major
	Christel Tee Sy (BS '08) chemistry Award for highest grade point average with 3.95 (out of 4.0)
	David Watson (BA '09) music major in composition and piano performance
	Susana Garcia (MA '09) leadership and organizational studies (LEAD)
	Vaness Ronk (BA ' 08, TC '09) English-secondary teaching emphasis
	Dallas Thiesen (BA '09) political science-prelaw/criminal justice

Complete article ("Bearing fruit" by Wayne Steffen) originally published in Pacific, July 2009.