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CSU, Chico Distinguished Alumni
Please use the below alphabetical listing to browse past Distinguished Alumni by last name. Each table displays the name of the honoree, the award, and the year the award was presented. Additionally, you can view each honoree by college (PDF)
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| Ed Anderson | College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management | 2001 |
| Rusty Areias | College of Agriculture | 1994 |
| Lance Astrella | College of Natural Sciences | 2009 |
| Farshad Azad | Distinguished Alumni Service Award | 2015 |
| Karl Bakhtiari | College of Business | 2003 |
| Jenelle Ball | College of Natural Sciences | 2017 |
| Nancy Barcelo | College of Behavioral and Social Sciences | 2011 |
| Timothy Beach | College of Behavioral and Social Sciences | 2018 |
| Grayson D. Beck | College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management | 2015 |
| Sanford Beck | College of Agriculture | 1999 |
| Scott Bedford | College of Business | 2005 |
| William Beezley | College of Humanities and Fine Arts | 2016 |
| Keith Bewley | College of Business | 2000 |
| Natalie Birk | College of Behavioral and Social Sciences | 1998 |
| Gary Borders | College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management | 1996 |
| Keely Bosler | College of Agriculture | 2016 |
| Gordon Brown | College of Communication and Education | 2009 |
| Patrick Bultema | College of Humanities and Fine Arts | 2011 |
| George Buonaccorsci | College of Agriculture | 2009 |
| Debra Cannon | College of Humanities and Fine Arts | 2014 |
| William Carroll | College of Natural Sciences | 2011 |
| Donald Carlsen | Distinguished Alumni Service Award | 2014 |
| R. Scott Chalmers | College of Business | 2008 |
| Kelli Chipponeri | College of Humanities and Fine Arts | 2013 |
| Dennis Choate | College of Agriculture | 2011 |
| Robert Christopherson | College of Behavioral and Social Sciences | 2012 |
| Gage Chrysler | Distinguished Alumni Service Award | 2016 |
| Timothy Colbie | Distinguished Alumni Service Award | 2013 |
| Jeanne A. Conry | College of Natural Sciences | 2016 |
| William Corbin | Distinguished Alumni Service Award | 2012 |
| Leta Cox | College of Natural Sciences | 1995 |
| Lawrence Crabtree | College of Agriculture | 2007 |
| Kelley Craighead Mullen | College of Communication and Education | 1998 |
| Lisa Dal Gallo | College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management | 2016 |
| Scott Dalecio | College of Communication and Education | 2004 |
| Phillip David | College of Agriculture | 2004 |
| Amanda Detmer | College of Humanities and Fine Arts | 2002 |
| Christopher DiGiorgio | College of Business | 1997 |
| John DiMichele | College of Business | 2006 |
| Leonardo Duarte | College of Humanities and Fine Arts | 2007 |
| Jeffrey Dudum | College of Communication and Education | 2008 |
| Daniel Dutton | College of Communication and Education | 2002 |
| Floyd L. English | College of Natural Sciences | 1994 |
| Rose Esposito-McCallen | College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management | 2017 |
| Marilyn Everett | College of Business | 2016 |
| Jack Farmer | College of Natural Sciences | 1998 |
| Michael Finney | College of Communication and Education | 2017 |
| Mark Fitzpatrick | College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management | 2013 |
| Kimberly Foss-Erickson | College of Business | 1999 |
| Nancy Fox | Distinguished Alumni Service Award | |
| Craig Frazier | College of Communication and Education | 2007 |
| Larry Gee | College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management | 1998 |
| Melvin George | College of Agriculture | 2008 |
| Jacquelyn Giuffre | College of Humanities and Fine Arts | 1995 |
| Marshall L. Ginter | College of Natural Sciences | 2000 |
| Stephen Gonsalves | College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management | 2004 |
| Daniel Gonzales | College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management | 2002 |
| Stephen C. Goodall | College of Business | 2017 |
| Raymond Griffin | College of Agriculture | 2013 |
| Gary Griswold | College of Agriculture | 1997 |
| Scott T. Hanson | College of Business | 2010 |
| Blaire Harms | College of Behavioral and Social Sciences | 2005 |
| Jacki Headley | College of Humanities and Fine Arts | 2005 |
| Dennis Hefner | College of Behavioral and Social Sciences | 1997 |
| Lain Hensley | College of Communication and Education | 2012 |
| Barry Hewlett | College of Behavioral and Social Sciences | 1994 |
| Jane Hightower | College of Natural Sciences | 2004 |
| Joseph Hilbe | College of Humanities and Fine Arts | 2009 |
| Stanley Hodges | College of Agriculture | 2002 |
| Debra Geary Hook | College of Natural Sciences | 2015 |
| Charles Hoppin III | College of Agriculture | 2010 |
| Richard Hubbard Sr. | College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management | 2003 |
| Rand Hutchinson | College of Business | 2013 |
| Howard Isom | College of Business | 1994 |
| Douglas Jackson | College of Natural Sciences | 2005 |
| J'Anna Jacoby | College of Humanities and Fine Arts | 2017 |
| Leonard Jessup | College of Business | 2015 |
| Michael Jones | College of Communication and Education | 2001 |
| Prabhakar Kalavacherla | College of Business | 2012 |
| Gene Keluche | College of Natural Sciences | 2010 |
| Kathleen Kendall-Tackett | College of Behavioral and Social Sciences | 2003 |
| Natalie Kerris | College of Communication and Education | 2015 |
| Mary Kight | College of Behavioral and Social Sciences | 2007 |
| Trena Kimler-Richards | College of Agriculture | 2014 |
| Robert Kittredge | College of Business | 1995 |
| Olena B. Lacy | College of Humanities and Fine Arts | 2008 |
| Paul Lambros | College of Behavioral and Social Sciences | 2017 |
| John Lancaster | College of Humanities and Fine Arts | 2006 |
| Kenneth Lange | College of Natural Sciences | 1996 |
| Sheryl Lange | Distinguished Alumni Service Award | 2008 |
| Jose Leal da Costa | College of Agriculture | 2017 |
| Sandy Lerner | College of Behavioral and Social Sciences | 1996 |
| Lance Lew | College of Communication and Education | 2013 |
| Craig Lindsley | College of Natural Sciences | 2014 |
| Bob Linscheid | College of Behavioral and Social Sciences | 2008 |
| Laura Lopez | College of Communication and Education | 1994 |
| William Loveridge | College of Agriculture | 2012 |
| Jeanette Lowe | College of Agriculture | 2015 |
| Valerie Lucero | College of Natural Sciences | 2018 |
| Wendell Lundberg | College of Agriculture | 1994 |
| Sheryl Luzzadder Beach | College of Behavioral and Social Sciences | 2018 |
| William Lyons, Jr. | College of Humanities and Fine Arts | 2000 |
| Thomas Martin | College of Agriculture | 1998 |
| Judith Martin-Holland | College of Natural Sciences | 1999 |
| Lori McAdams | College of Communication and Education | 2018 |
| Missy McArthur | College of Humanities and Fine Arts | 2012 |
| David McCallen | College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management | 2008 |
| Jennifer McCallum | College of Natural Sciences | 2012 |
| Timothy McClure | College of Communication and Education | 2010 |
| Bruce McDougall | College of Business | 1996 |
| Jerry McGuire | College of Communication and Education | 1999 |
| Terris McMahan-Grimes | College of Humanities and Fine Arts | 2015 |
| Michael Messner | College of Behavioral and Social Sciences | 2004 |
| Cathleen Micheaels | College of Humanities and Fine Arts | 1994 |
| William Mickelson | College of Communication and Education | 2003 |
| James Millerd | College of Natural Sciences | 2006 |
| Hideki Kit Miyamoto | College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management | 2011 |
| Daniel Moffat | College of Business | 2007 |
| William Morris | College of Humanities and Fine Arts | 1997 |
| Amy Mundorff | College of Behavioral and Social Sciences | 2009 |
| Dennis Murphy | College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management | 2007 |
| Kenneth Murrell | College of Natural Sciences | 2013 |
| Peggy Newfield | College of Humanities and Fine Arts | 2004 |
| Christina Nichols | Distinguished Alumni Service Award | 2018 |
| Frank Nisonger Jr. | College of Business | 1998 |
| Suzanna Nye | College of Natural Sciences | 2008 |
| John F. O'Connell | College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management | 2005 |
| Matthew Olmstead | College of Humanities and Fine Arts | 2001 |
| Richard Ostlund | College of Humanities and Fine Arts | 1998 |
| Westley Patton | College of Agriculture | 2005 |
| Edo Pellizzari | College of Natural Sciences | 2002 |
| Jason Peltier | College of Agriculture | 2000 |
| Steven Perricone | College of Business | 2009 |
| Mathew Petersen | College of Behavioral and Social Sciences | 2015 |
| Clark and Betty Porter | Distinguished Alumni Service Award | 2010 |
| Antoinette Procopio | College of Natural Sciences | 2003 |
| John Pugh | College of Humanities and Fine Arts | 2003 |
| Martin Rapozo | College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management | 2009 |
| Rick Rigsby | College of Communication and Education | 2000 |
| John Rivers | College of Behavioral and Social Sciences | 2016 |
| Mary Rolland | College of Fine Arts | 2014 |
| Edward Rollins Jr. | College of Behavioral and Social Sciences | 2014 |
| Shirley Rush | College of Behavioral and Social Sciences | 2002 |
| Walter Ryley | College of Natural Sciences | 1997 |
| Robert Salmon | College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management | 2014 |
| Karen Seccombe Meenan | College of Behavioral and Social Sciences | 2006 |
| Charles E. Seufferlein | College of Business | 2004 |
| Michael Shea | College of Communication and Education | 2014 |
| Carolyn Shoemaker | College of Humanities and Fine Arts | 1996 |
| Danny Simms | College of Agriculture | 1995 |
| W. Gary Sitton | College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management | 1997 |
| Judy Sitton | Distinguished Alumni Service Award | 2007 |
| Candy Solari | Distinguished Alumni Service Award | 2017 |
| Michael Strand | College of Natural Sciences | 2001 |
| John Strisower | College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management | 2012 |
| Brian Strom | College of Business | 2002 |
| Edward Tarver III | College of Natural Sciences | 2007 |
| Lance Tennis | College of Agriculture | 2003 |
| William Thomas Jr. | College of Agriculture | 2006 |
| Keith Thomassen | College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management | 1994 |
| Carolyn Thompson | College of Communication and Education | 2005 |
| Mike Thompson | College of Behavioral and Social Sciences | 2000 |
| Thomas Tognoli | College of Business | 2018 |
| Steven Tolleson | College of Communication and Education | 2011 |
| Robert L. Toney | College of Behavioral and Social Sciences | 2013 |
| Glen O. Toney | Distinguished Alumni Service Award | 1995 |
| Mark Ulriksen | College of Communication and Education | 1995 |
| Donald Upson | College of Behavioral and Social Sciences | 1999 |
| Alisha Valavanis | College of Communication and Education | 2016 |
| Thomas Villa | College of Business | 2011 |
| Bill Wattenburg | College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management | 1999 |
| Leon Warman | College of Natural Sciences | 2010 |
| Marilyn Warrens | College of Humanities and Fine Arts | 1999 |
| Tamilee Webb | College of Communication and Education | 1996 |
| Leonard Whitegon | Distinguished Alumni Service Award | 2006 |
| Savio Woo | College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management | 2000 |
| Wayne Wooden | College of Behavioral and Social Sciences | 2001 |
| Russell Woody | College of Communication and Education | 1997 |
| Donald E. Young | College of Communication and Education | 2006 |
| D. Craig Young | College of Behavioral and Social Sciences | 2001 |
| James Young | College of Agriculture | 2001 |
| Russell Woody | College of Communication and Education | 1997 |
| Farhang Zamani | College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management | 2006 |