More than 80 pre-doctoral candidates at CSU campuses throughout the state received the award. The scholarship was created to increase CSU faculty members and support the doctoral ambitions of CSU students who have experienced economic and educational hardships. California State University and University of California faculty selected the winners.

The CSUN recipients are:

• Kadimah Elson, a clinical-experimental psychology major of Tarzana;
• Negin Ghavami, a social psychology major of Los Angeles;
• Kimberley Harris Phillips, an educational psychology major of Lancaster;
• Kimberly Hernandez, a history major of Santa Clarita;
• Dennis Lopez, a literature major of Huntington Park;
• Joseph Roberson, a psychology major of Northridge;
• Aaron Rozzell, a cognitive/quantitative psychology major of Chatsworth;
• Lorena Salazar, a social education major of Reseda and
• Jose Tabares, a general/experimental psychology major of Torrance.

During the academic year, each recipient will work with a CSU faculty sponsor and develop an outline to guide each students educational and career goals.

California State University, Northridge has more than 31,500 full- and part-time students and offers 63 bachelor's and 51 master's degrees. Founded in 1958, it is the only four-year university in the San Fernando Valley and the third largest in the 23-campus CSU system. The Western Association of Schools and Colleges recently said CSUN "stands as a model to other public urban institutions of higher education."