Distinguished Alumni Awards

Established in 1972, the Sacramento State Alumni Association hosts the Distinguished Alumni Awards to honor outstanding alumni.

The awards are given jointly by the University and the Alumni Association to recognize alumni achievements in four categories:

• Lifetime Achievement Award
• Distinguished Service Award
• Rising Star Award
• Honorary Alumnus Award

To learn more about the awards, please visit our About the Awards webpage.

2013 Distinguished Alumni Awards

The 2013 Distinguished Alumni Awards will be held on Thursday, April 25 at the Sacramento State Alumni Center. 

The reception and silent auction will begin at 5:30 p.m.

The dinner and program will begin promptly at 7 p.m. Kitty O'Neal '79 (Communication Studies), Afternoon News Host, KFBK Radio, will be the evening's program emcee.

Register online to reserve your seat today! 

For questions, please contact Jennifer Barber, Executive Director at (916) 278-3797.

Please join us in congratulating our 2013 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients:

	David Bugatto '86 (Business Administration)—Distinguished Service Award President and CEO of Alleghany Properties, LLC
	Cheryl Dell '82 (Communication Studies)—Distinguished Service Award Publisher and President of The Sacramento Bee
	Michael Kuhlmann '69 (Electrical Engineering)—Distinguished Service Award President and CEO of Residential Control Systems, Inc. (RCS)
	Garry Maisel '80 (Business Administration)—Distinguished Service Award President and CEO of Western Health Advantage
	Rhonda Staley-Brooks '95 (Childhood Development)—Distinguished Service Award President and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Sacramento
	Christina Preston '11 (Anthropology)—Rising Star Award Founder of Shoes4Sacramento