2023 Distinguished Alumni Honorees
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Michael Mellano
Don B. Huntley College of Agriculture
'61 Horticulture
Retired, Mellano & Company
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Al Tarkington
College of Business Administration
'64 Business Administration
Retired - Partner,
Grice, Lund, and Tarkington, C.P.A.'s
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Dr. Mercedes Gutierrez Ed.D.
College of Education & Integrative Studies
'15 Ed.D. Educational Leadership, PreK-12 Spec.
Vice President/Assistant Superintendent Human Resources
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Mike Beckage
College of Engineering
'87 Engineering Technology
Chief Technology Officer,
Diversified Technology Systems, Inc.
Rr
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Pamela Conrad
College of Environmental Design
'06 Landscape Architecture M.S.
Founder, Climate Positive Design
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Sean Yu
College of Letters, Arts, & Social Sciences
'99 Political Science; Management and Human Resources
Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management
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Karen Vaughn
College of Science
'80 & '82; Mathematics & Mathematics M.S.
Lecturer, Emerita,
Cal Poly Pomona
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Matthew Kou
Collins College of Hospitality Management
'06 Hospitality Management
Principal, Green Door Hospitality
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Ronald Gregoire
Lifetime Achievement Award
'71 Accounting
Retired - Former New Car Dealer,
Cerritos Ford, Lincoln, Isuzu, Subaru/Suzuki, Dodge and Infiniti