Our department’s featured alumni

With each year’s graduating class, our group of alumni grows. All going in different directions with their careers, but all tied to NAU and their time as a Lumberjack. We are proud to share testimonials that have been sent to us, for you to hear straight from former students about their experiences.

NAU graduates share their stories

Dr. Susan Bell Murray, Class of 1984

Susan Bell Murray completed her B.S. degree in Sociology at NAU in 1984.  After earning her Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, she is currently Professor of Sociology & Interdisciplinary Social Sciences at San José State University.

Abou Touré, Class of 2013

Abou Touré is a graduate of the M.A.  program in the Department of Sociology.  He is currently a Coordinator for International Admissions & Recruitment in the Center for International Education at NAU.