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Past Winners, Distinguished Alumni Awards
Our 2024 Honorees
Ron Brown '86 (Construction Management)
President/CEO, Brown Construction
Vu D. Nguyen ’95 (Criminal Justice)
Posthumous honoree, Detective, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office
Robert Rivas ’03 (Government)
California State Assembly Speaker
Marco A. Rodriguez ’91 (Business/Finance)
Managing Director and Senior Financial Representative, Principal Financial Group
Chairman of the Board, Mexican Cultural Center of Northern California
Noel Mora ’18, MPPA ’21 (Government/Public Policy Administration)
Community Partnership Coordinator
Trustee, Area 1, Natomas Unified School District
Elizabeth H. Shattuck
Supporter, College of Arts & Letters
Past Recipients: 2020-23
| Year | Award | Recipient, Class & Major | Video | Story |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Distinguished Service Awards | Dr. Robin Carter '77, MSW '82 | ||
| Dr. Viridiana Diaz '02, Ed.D. '12 | ||||
| Daniel P. Hahn '95 | ||||
| Scott Robertson '93 | ||||
| Dr. Margaret Washington '68 | ||||
| Rising Star Award | Elizabeth Gabler '19 | |||
| Honorary Alumnus Award | Bob Olsen | |||
| 2022 | Distinguished Service Awards | Francesca Halbakken ’79 | ||
| Lois Harper Mattice ’87, MS ’94 | ||||
| Lisa Wrightsman ’05 | ||||
| Dr. Whitney Yamamura ’84 | ||||
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Don Nottoli '78 | |||
| Rising Star Award | Liku T. Amadi ’13, Esq. | |||
| 2021 | Distinguished Service Award(View program) | Dr. Fred Baldini '82, MA '85 | ||
| Dr. Josefina Dominguez '08 | ||||
| Dr. Ed Manansala '92, MSW '98, Cred '01, '04 | ||||
| Col. Patricia Webb, MA '89 | ||||
| Kristin Wright '07, Cred '09, MA '12 | ||||
| Rising Star Award | Jamil Jan Kochai '14 | |||
| 2020 | Distinguished Service Award(View program) | Preet Didbal ’98 | ||
| Dr. Jamillah Moore ’92, MA '95 | ||||
| Dr. Jenni Murphy, Ed.D. '12 | ||||
| R. Scott Owens '86 | ||||
| Rising Star Award | Rhys Hoskins '15 | |||
| Alyssa Nakken'12 | ||||
| Honorary Alumnus Award | David Bach |
Past Recipients: 2010-19
| Year | Award | Recipient, Class & Major | Video | Story |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Distinguished Service Awards | Saori Choulos ’92, EMBA ’12 | ||
| 2019 | Distinguished Service Awards | Jeff Dern ’98 | ||
| 2019 | Distinguished Service Awards | Dr. Maridith A. Curfman-Janssen ’82 | ||
| 2019 | Distinguished Service Awards | Patrick C. McClain '88 | ||
| 2019 | Distinguished Service Awards | Jackie Morris-Henderson ’87, ’92 | ||
| 2019 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Gary (’65) and Judy (’66, MS ’99) Quattrin | ||
| 2019 | Rising Star Award | Dr. Meagan O’Malley, MA '06 | ||
| 2018 | Distinguished Service Awards | Margot Bach, ’72 | ||
| Ana Klein, ’95, MBA ’10 | ||||
| Bill Mueller ’90 | ||||
| Dr. Joseph Tuscano, ’84 | ||||
| Rising Star Award | Tracy Young, ’08 | |||
| 2017 | Distinguished Service Award | Kimo Ah Yun, ’90 | video | story |
| Kraig Clark, ’91 | video | story | ||
| Carol Garcia, ’80 | video | story | ||
| Gilbert Herdt, MA ’72 | video | story | ||
| Andrei Tokmakoff, ’89 | video | story | ||
| Angelo A. Williams, MA ’06, MA ’07, EdD ’10 | video | story | ||
| Rising Star Award | Ryan Harrison, MS ’11 | video | story | |
| 2016 | Distinguished Service Award | Christine and Michael Ault, ’92 | video | |
| Tim Murphy ’91 | video | |||
| Craig (’77) & Ann (’78, MA ’92) Perez | video | |||
| Deborah Ross-Swain ’73, MS ’75 | video | |||
| Rising Star Award | Justin Knighten, ’08 | video | ||
| Honorary Alumna Award | Susan McGinty | video | ||
| 2015 | Order of the Hornet | President Alexander Gonzalez | video | |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Jan Scully | video | ||
| Distinguished Service Award | Cate Dyer | video | ||
| Pat Fong Kushida | video | |||
| Jim Gomez | video | |||
| Lee Ritchey | video | |||
| Tami R. Bogert and Scott Yuill | video | |||
| Rising Star Award | Philip I. Person | video | ||
| 2014 | Distinguished Service Award | Maureen Bauman | ||
| Chris Higdon | ||||
| James P. Mayer | ||||
| Javed Siddiqui | ||||
| Kerri Thomas | ||||
| 2013 | Distinguished Service Award | David Bugatto | ||
| Cheryl Dell | ||||
| Michael Kuhlmann | ||||
| Garry Maisel | ||||
| Rhonda Staley-Brooks | ||||
| Rising Star Award | Christina Preston | |||
| 2012 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Joseph F. Sheley | ||
| Distinguished Service Award | Greg J. Hagwood | |||
| John & Margi Herzog | ||||
| Kit Miyamoto | ||||
| Mark Otero | ||||
| Rising Star Award | Robert Meza | |||
| Janay Swain | ||||
| 2011 | Distinguished Service Award | Thomas M. Gilbert | ||
| Paul Lau | ||||
| Ted Puntillo | ||||
| Tina Treis | ||||
| Rising Star | Krista Bernasconi | |||
| Honorary Alumni Award | Dr. Alexander Gonzalez | |||
| Patricia Clark-Ellis | ||||
| 2010 | Distinguished Service Award | Douglas Curley | ||
| Helena Fitch-Snyder | ||||
| Eddie Kho | ||||
| Cristina Mendonsa | ||||
| Michael Reinero | ||||
| Holly Tiche | ||||
| Rising Star | Baldwin Chiu |
Past Recipients: 2000-09
Faculty/Administrator awards are designated (^).
| Year | Award | Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Larry Cook |
| Distinguished Service Award | Karen Bakula | |
| Charles E. Bell | ||
| Alejandro Garcia | ||
| Jan A. Nolta | ||
| Honorary Alumnus Award | George Crandell | |
| 2008 | Distinguished Service Award | Michael Carter |
| John Gesek | ||
| Greg Knapp | ||
| Sia Nemat-Nasser | ||
| Walt Schaub | ||
| Paulette Trainor | ||
| Honorary Alumnus Award | Mark Drobny | |
| Pamela O. Stewart | ||
| 2007 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Roger Valine |
| Distinguished Service Award | Larry Augusta | |
| Lauren Hammond | ||
| Kim Hughes^ | ||
| Scott W. Maxwell | ||
| Gloria Nomura | ||
| Alice D. Perez | ||
| Lloyd O. Snelson | ||
| Larry Williams | ||
| Karen Zamarripa | ||
| Daniel Zingale | ||
| Honorary Alumnus Award | Daniel Cole | |
| 2006 | Lifetime Achievement Award | William Campbell III |
| Distinguished Service Award | Jack Bertolucci | |
| Patrick Fenwick | ||
| Jack Higdon | ||
| Marilyn Hopkins^ | ||
| Theresa Parker | ||
| Randy Reynoso | ||
| Rene Syler | ||
| 2005 | Distinguished Service Award | Michael L. Brown |
| Sonney Chong | ||
| Todd Murch | ||
| Albert Najera | ||
| Kirk B. Sturm | ||
| Scott C. Syphax | ||
| Ann Weldy^ | ||
| Rosemary Younts | ||
| 2004 | Distinguished Service Award | Fred Dalkey |
| Kayla Gillan | ||
| Craig T. Johnson | ||
| Kenneth A. Macias | ||
| Robin Martial | ||
| David H. Mering | ||
| Scott J. Modell^ | ||
| Melba O. Mosher | ||
| Pamela G. Saltenberger | ||
| Robbie Waters | ||
| Mary Jane Young | ||
| Honorary Alumnus Award | Ray Clemons | |
| 2003 | Distinguished Service Award | Virginia Avila |
| Robert Dean | ||
| Edward Del Biaggio^ | ||
| Mike Dourgarian | ||
| Jim Fitzpatrick | ||
| Gail Hullibarger | ||
| Judy Quattrin^ | ||
| Ben Roberts | ||
| Marlene Von Friederichs-Fitzwater | ||
| Honorary Alumnus Award | Rosemary Clemons | |
| Gary Hart^ | ||
| Nicholas Windeshausen | ||
| 2002 | Distinguished Service Award | Christopher Cabaldon |
| Dale Carlsen | ||
| Richard C. Johns | ||
| Suzanne Kingsbury | ||
| William H. Lee | ||
| Mary Louise Mack | ||
| Gil Moore | ||
| Robert Perry-Smith | ||
| Felicenne Ramey^ | ||
| H. John Shaw, III | ||
| Fred Teichert | ||
| Honorary Alumnus Award | Roy Brophy | |
| 2001 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Angelo Tsakopoulos |
| Distinguished Service Award | Patricia Cochran | |
| Ron Davis | ||
| Gregg Lukenbill | ||
| Kathleen McGrath | ||
| Kitty O'Neal | ||
| Ray Shaddick | ||
| Michael Ubaldi | ||
| Robert Waste | ||
| Order of the Hornet | Dennis Gardemeyer | |
| Gary Kimmel | ||
| Honorary Alumnus Award | Muriel Johnson | |
| 2000 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Joe A. Serna, Jr. |
| Distinguished Service Award | Suzanne Adan | |
| Louis Blanas | ||
| Jesus Fernandez Jr. | ||
| Mary Hargrave | ||
| Janet McWilliams | ||
| Kenneth Owens | ||
| Tony Saca | ||
| Michael Stevens | ||
| Robert Thomas | ||
| Order of the Hornet | Catherine MacMillian | |
| Dixie Schneider | ||
| Honorary Alumnus Award | Stan Atkinson |
Past Recipients: 1990-1999
Faculty/Administrator awards are designated (^).
| Year | Award | Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Distinguished Service Award | Lory Heron |
| Albert Hurtado | ||
| Joseph Mohamed Sr. | ||
| Randy Paragary | ||
| Gail Tom^ | ||
| Charles Trainor | ||
| Order of the Hornet | Phillip Cowan | |
| Melinda Melendez | ||
| Paul Robins | ||
| Honorary Alumnus Award | Alex Spanos | |
| Harry Sweet | ||
| 1998 | Distinguished Service Award | Edward Chavez |
| Christine Dean | ||
| Daniel Decious^ | ||
| Daniel DeFoe | ||
| Clarke J. Dominguez | ||
| Kelvin K. Lee | ||
| Mike McGowan | ||
| Ted Morse | ||
| John Moulds | ||
| Paul Sax | ||
| Order of the Hornet | John Messner | |
| Bev Short | ||
| Honorary Alumnus Award | Thomas Hobday | |
| 1997 | Distinguished Service Award | |
| Janice Rogers Brown | ||
| Irvin Faria^ | ||
| Giselle Fernandez | ||
| Roger Fong | ||
| Joseph J. Kearns | ||
| Steve Pleau | ||
| Roger Valine | ||
| Richard Weaver | ||
| Tom Weborg | ||
| Order of the Hornet | Steven Yamshon | |
| Honorary Alumnus Award | Cal Boyes^ | |
| 1996 | Distinguished Service Award | |
| William Collard | ||
| Gloria Glyer | ||
| Kenneth Kerri^ | ||
| Duane Lowe | ||
| Denise Mazzucca-Barrett | ||
| William Popejoy | ||
| Jan Scully | ||
| Honorary Alumnus Award | Josef Moorehead^ | |
| 1995 | Distinguished Service Award | |
| Mary Buehler | ||
| Al Geiger | ||
| Robert Metcalf^ | ||
| John Poswall | ||
| Pauline Roccucci | ||
| Raymond Valdez | ||
| Order of the Hornet | Isabel Hernandez-Sema^ | |
| Frank LaPena^ | ||
| Honorary Alumnus Award | Louis Desmond | |
| Enlow Ose | ||
| 1994 | Distinguished Service Award | |
| Allen Johnson | ||
| Gregory Kondos | ||
| Dave Lucchetti | ||
| Sylvia Minnick | ||
| Barbara O’Connor^ | ||
| James Shelby | ||
| Order of the Hornet | John Smith^ | |
| Jack Waymire | ||
| Honorary Alumnus Award | Donald Gillott^ | |
| 1993 | Distinguished Service Award | |
| Phil Boyer | ||
| Jamie Candelaria | ||
| Kenneth Hansen | ||
| June LaVerne Long | ||
| Antonia Lopez | ||
| Sam Pannell | ||
| Dennis Tootelian^ | ||
| Order of the Hornet | Ron W. Smith | |
| Honorary Alumnus Award | Fred Anderson | |
| 1992 | Distinguished Service Award | |
| Felicia Bessent | ||
| Ward Connerly | ||
| Linda Dixon | ||
| William Dorman^ | ||
| John Fitzgerald | ||
| Elizabeth McClatchy | ||
| Don Zingale^ | ||
| Honorary Alumnus Award | Fred Hummel | |
| 1991 | Distinguished Service Award | |
| Fred Uhl Ball | ||
| Grantland Johnson | ||
| Said Kaki | ||
| Trong Nguyen | ||
| Leticia Quezada | ||
| Joe A. Serna Jr.^ | ||
| Order of the Hornet | Robert W. Bell | |
| Gary Quattrin | ||
| 1990 | Distinguished Service Award | |
| Deborah Colberg^ | ||
| C. Carson Conrad | ||
| Fred Dawkins | ||
| M. Wayne Thiebaud | ||
| Malcolm Weintraub | ||
| Order of the Hornet | David Morse | |
| John Ranlett^ | ||
| Honorary Alumnus Award | Norman J. Phillips |
Past Recipients before 1989
Faculty/Administrator awards are designated (^).
| Year | Award | Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Distinguished Service Award | |
| Dr. W. Richard Cobb^ | ||
| Marjorie Geiszler | ||
| C. Stanley Gilliam | ||
| Robert Mange | ||
| Robert Rivinius | ||
| Order of the Hornet | Winnie Leung | |
| 1988 | Distinguished Service Award | |
| Margo Murray | ||
| Jean Runyon | ||
| William Whiteneck^ | ||
| Order of the Hornet | William Campbell III | |
| Robert Curry^ | ||
| 1987 | Distinguished Service Award | |
| John McNamara | ||
| Frank Borgia | ||
| Nick Floratos | ||
| Order of the Hornet | Dorothy Lombard | |
| Coach Bob Mattos | ||
| 1985 | Order of the Hornet | Lloyd Connelly |
| John P. Kearns | ||
| 1984 | Order of the Hornet | Carl Ludwig^ |
| Thomas Willoughby | ||
| 1983 | Order of the Hornet | W. Lloyd Johns^ |
| 1982 | Order of the Hornet | Steven Arvizu |
| Sandra Baker | ||
| 1981 | Order of the Hornet | George Creel^ |
| Rod Hamilton | ||
| Ann Reardon | ||
| 1980 | Order of the Hornet | Henry A. Bamman^ |
| Phillip Isenberg | ||
| Gordon P. Martin^ | ||
| George Sumner | ||
| 1979 | Order of the Hornet | Keith B. Kenny |
| J. Harold Severaid^ | ||
| 1978 | Order of the Hornet | Lewis Crowl^ |
| Joe A. McGowan^ | ||
| Stanley Pretzer^ | ||
| Efra Zollinger^ | ||
| 1977 | Order of the Hornet | Robert Gustafson |
| Harold B. Roberts^ | ||
| 1976 | Order of the Hornet | Donald Bailey^ |
| John W. Baker^ | ||
| 1973 | Order of the Hornet | Hubert McCormick^ |
| 1972 | Order of the Hornet | Gordon D. Schaber |
| Robert Wyman |