Alma mater of 247,000 alumni … contributing to the future of Los Angeles and the world, including:
Lucille Royball-Allard ‘65, U.S. Representative
Michael D. Antonovich ‘63, ‘68, former Los Angeles County Supervisor
James A. Bell ‘97, retired CFO and Corporate President of The Boeing Company
Warren Bryant ‘71, Board Member at Dollar General Corporation
James Butts ‘80, Mayor of Inglewood
Steve Cooley ‘71, 41st Los Angeles County District Attorney
Elizabeth Devine ‘85, former CSI: Miami Producer
Samuel T. Durrance ‘72, ‘74, astrogeophysicist and two-time payload specialist on NASA spacecraft missions
Alan J. Fohrer ‘81, former CEO of Southern California Edison Company
Leonor Gaviña-Valls ‘74 and Francisco Gaviña ‘69, ‘72, Vice Presidents of Gaviña Coffee
John Huerta ‘65, Co-founder of the National Hispanic Bar Association
Billie Jean King, world champion athlete and global advocate for social justice
Art Leahy ‘74, CEO of Metrolink
Rosario Marin ‘83, 41st U.S. Treasurer
John D. Petersen ‘70, former President of the University of Tennessee
Beatriz ‘80, Raul Jr. ‘84 and Margarita ‘85 Porto, owners of Porto’s Bakery
Terrence Roberts ‘67, one of the Little Rock Nine who desegregated Central High School in Little Rock, AR, in 1957
Ralph M. Terrazas ‘95, Chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department
Nat Trives ‘68, former Mayor of Santa Monica
Kent Twitchell ‘72, muralist
Joseph Wambaugh ‘60, novelist and bestselling author
Maxine Waters ‘71, U.S. Representative
Diane Watson ‘67, former U.S. Representative
Willie Zuñiga ‘86, President of Grifols Biologicals, Inc.
The 2022 Honorees
Alumnus of the Year - Guillermo Zuniga, ‘86
Alumni Family Award - The Silverman Family, ‘55, ‘76, ‘77
Golden Eagle Award - Fanshen Cox, ‘13
Distinguished Alumnus, College of Arts and Letters - James R. Galbraith, ‘60
Distinguished Alumnus, College of Business and Economics - Jorge Orozco, ‘03
Distinguished Alumna, Charter College of Education - Gay Yuen, Ph.D., ‘84
Distinguished Alumna, College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology - Gina Orozco, ‘91
Distinguished Alumni, College of Ethnic Studies - Charon D’Aiello Sandoval, ‘80, ‘86
Distinguished Alumni, College of Ethnic Studies - David Sandoval, ‘75, ‘87
Distinguished Alumnus, College of Natural and Social Sciences - Ronald Bates, Ph.D., ‘68
Distinguished Alumnus, Rongxiang Xu College of Health and Human Service - Richard M. Tefank, ‘75
As a graduate of Cal State LA, you’re in distinguished company. Noted authors, athletes, artists, CEOs, educators, engineers, health care leaders, scientists, policy makers and innovators in many other fields got their start here too! www.alumni.calstatela.edu
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