ASU grad aims to elevate the City by the Bay (opens in new tab)

By Amanda LoudinGraduating from high school in 2021 meant San Francisco’s Mona Tideman Ball didn’t have much chance to tour colleges in person. When she heard a radio ad for ASU, however, her interest piqued. It was the consistently top-ranked Barrett, the Honors College and its John Meunier Fellowship Scholarship that really drew her in, and when she learned of the school’s dedication to inclusivity, Tideman Ball committed. “ASU really welcomed me,” she says.