College of Humanities & Fine Arts, CSU, Chico
Distinguished Alumni
- 2012 – Victoria “Missy” McArthur
- 2011 – Patrick W. Bultema
- 2010 – Tim McDonald
- 2009 – Joseph Hilbe
- 2008 – Olena Lacy
- 2007 – Leonard Duarte
- 2006 – Johnny Lancaster
- 2005 – Jacki Headley
- 2004 – Peggy Newfield
- 2003 – John Pugh
- 2002 – Amanda Detmer
- 2001 – Matt Olmstead
- 2000 – William J. Lyons, Jr.
- 1999 – Marilyn Warrens
- 1998 – Richard Ostlund
- 1997 – William Morris
- 1996 – Carolyn S. Shoemaker
- 1995 – Jacquelyn Giuffre
- 1994 – Cathleen Micheaels
2008 – Olena Lacy
Olena Lacy serves as trustee to the Independent Health Care Trust for UAW Retirees of General Motors Corporation, and serves on the board of Financial Engines, an investment advice and management firm providing services to employees in 401(k) plans from over 900 corporate clients. She was assistant secretary of the Employee Benefits Security Administration in the United States Department of Labor, a Presidential appointment, confirmed by the U.S. Senate, and she was the chief deputy state treasurer in the California State Treasurer’s Office. A National Merit Scholar and Summa cum Laude graduate from Chico, Lacy earned her MBA with High Distinction from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.


