This list of Cal Poly Pomona people includes notable matriculating students, and alumni that have graduated or are non-matriculating students of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona , a public university, and one of the 23 general campuses of the California State University located in Pomona, California .
Kellogg horse ranch, the first building to be erected on campus
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Art & entertainment[ edit ]
Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker
Jack Dangermond
Alumni
Notability
Relationship to Cal Poly Pomona
Citation
Stewart Donaldson
Author, psychologist, evaluation research scientist
Student (B.A. Behavioral Science 1984)
Alan Haskvitz
National Teacher's Hall of Fame educator
Student (B.A. Education 1972)
[ 38]
United States Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis
Faculty
Notability
Gabriel Georgiades
Professor of aerospace engineering and author; has been the Regional Chair, Chair-Elect, VC of Education and Advisory Committee representative; former "Evolution of Flight" Program Officer for the San Gabriel Valley Region of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics [ 48]
Alvaro Huerta
Joint professor of Urban & Region Planning and Ethnic & Women’s Studies, community organizer, writer, and recipient of the American Planning Association 's Paul Davidoff award [ 49]
Christoph Kapeller
Architecture lecturer;[ 50] founding member of Norwegian firm Snohetta ; design leader for the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria , Egypt [ 51]
Thomas Keith
Filmmaker , educator, and anti-sexism activist
Nancy Kyes
Adjunct theater lecturer;[ 52] former actress; frequent collaborator of filmmaker John Carpenter
Renford Reese
Professor of Political Science; author; founder and director of the "Colorful Flags" program aimed at reducing ethnic and racial tensions, servicing 17 school districts and a variety of law enforcement, social service, and other agencies in Southern California[ 53]
Louis Rosenberg
Entrepreneur , author, screenwriter , inventor , and professor
Hilda Solis
Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors , Democratic United States Secretary of Labor under President Barack Obama ; former member of the United States House of Representatives ; scholar-in-residence starting in 2014[ 54]
Faculty
Notability
Virginia Hamilton Adair (deceased)
Poet, author of Ants on the Melon
Aaron Betsky
Served as visiting instructor in the Department of Architecture [ 55]
Paul Caligiuri
Head soccer coach and National Soccer Hall of Fame player whose 1990 "Goal Heard Round the World" (sic ) launched the United States into the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 40 years; resigned as head coach after the 2008 season[ 56]
Craig Ellwood
Lecturer at the Department of Architecture ; influential Mid Century Modern architect
Ray Kappe
Former faculty; founding Chair of the Department of Architecture ; later founded the Southern California Institute of Architecture
Saul Landau
Director of digital media programs, noted internationally for his films and writing on domestic policy and cultural issues; recipient of a 1980 Emmy
John T. Lyle
Professor of landscape architecture;[ 57] namesake of the Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies at Cal Poly Pomona and the Lyle plaza at the entrance to Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies at Oberlin College [ 58]
Thom Mayne
Former professor in the Department of Architecture ; principal of Morphosis ; Pritzker Prize laureate; co-founder of Southern California Institute of Architecture
Ronald Muldrow (deceased)
Jazz guitarist and former member of the music faculty
Richard Neutra
Lecturer in the early days of the Department of Architecture ;[ 59] influential Mid Century Modern architect featured on the cover of Time magazine
Donald H. Pflueger
Historian, educator, prolific author of local stories; a founding member of the Glendora Historical Society and Pomona Valley Historical Society; served on the board of directors of the Historical Society of Southern California
James Pulliam
Modernist, instructor and campus architect; designed the bookstore, W. Keith and Janet Kellogg Art Gallery, and student union building (Bronco Student Center)[ 60]
Michele Saee
Visiting instructor in the Department of Architecture , 1998–1999
Raphael Soriano
Noted modernist architect who experimented with steel in residential construction; appointed Special Sessions Instructor[ 61]
Takeo Uesugi
(deceased)
Professor emeritus in Landscape Architecture noted for his work in Japanese gardens; designed the garden at The Washington Center in Washington, D.C., among other notable landmarks
Martín Vásquez
Assistant association football (soccer) coach in 1999 and 2000; head coach of C.D. Chivas USA , in Major League Soccer (MLS)[ 62]
Michael Woo
Dean of the College of Environmental Design ; former Los Angeles city councilman; in 1993 became the first Asian American to run for mayor of a major city; garnered 46 percent of the vote but lost the race for mayor of Los Angeles to Richard Riordan
Richard Saul Wurman
Former Dean of the College of Environmental Design, founder of the TED conference , credited with coining the term "information architect "[ 63]
Bernard Zimmerman
Modernist architect, architecture instructor for over 30 years, helped co-found the department along with Ray Kappe [ 64]
University presidents [ edit ]
The following people have served as presidents of Cal Poly Pomona:
Cal Poly Pomona has conferred 27 honorary doctorate degrees since 1969.[ 71]
Name
Degree
Year
Notes
Citation
Emory W. Morris
Doctor of Humane Letters
1969
Philanthropist
[ 72]
Gwynna M. Morris
Doctor of Humane Letters
1969
Philanthropist
[ 72]
Russell G. Mawby
Doctor of Science
1989
Philanthropist
[ 72]
Bill Cosby
Doctor of Humane Letters
1992
Actor, Rescinded 18 November 2015
[ 73]
James A. Collins
Doctor of Humane Letters
1992
Businessman and philanthropist
[ 72]
Michi Nishiura Weglyn
Doctor of Humane Letters
1993
Author
Charles Brown Voorhis (posthumous )
Doctor of Laws
1995
Philanthropist
Norman Williamson Jr.
Doctor of Letters
1995
Philanthropist and descendant of W.K. Kellogg
Charles R. Oliver
Doctor of Science
1996
Philanthropist
[ 72]
W.K. Kellogg (posthumous )
Doctor of Humane Letters
1998
Founder of Kellogg's and philanthropist
[ 72]
Will Keith Kellogg II
Doctor of Humane Letters
1998
Philanthropist
[ 72]
Julia Child
Doctor of Humane Letters
2000
Chef, author, and television personality, host of The French Chef
[ 74]
Jack Dangermond
Doctor of Humane Letters
2005
Business executive and environmental scientist , co-founder of the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)
[ 72]
Stuart Sperber
Doctor of Science
2007
Businessman, co-founder of Valley Crest Tree Company
Andrew Cherng
Doctor of Humane Letters
2008
Founder and chairman of the board for Panda Express Restaurant Group
[ 75]
Richard N. Frank
Doctor of Humane Letters
2009
Entrepreneur, chairman of Lawry's Restaurants, Inc.[ 76]
[ 77]
Sarah L. Ludwick
Doctor of Humane Letters
2010
Philanthropist
[ 78]
Arthur J. Ludwick
Doctor of Science
2010
Philanthropist
[ 79]
Don B. Huntley
Doctor of Science
2009
Businessman, farmer, owner of Huntley Moore Farms
[ 78]
Ronald R. Simons
Doctor of Humane Letters
2012
Cal Poly Pomona administrator
[ 79]
Joan Robinson-Berry
Doctor of Science
2019
Philanthropist and vice president of engineering, modifications and maintenance for Boeing Global Services
[ 79]
Ronald W. Gregoire
Doctor of Humane Letters
2014
Philanthropist
[ 79]
Eddy W. Hartenstein
Doctor of Science
2014
Businessman and alumnus
[ 79]
Paul Anka
Doctor of Fine Arts
2013
Singer, songwriter, and actor
[ 79]
Hae Park
Doctor of Humane Letters
2013
Philanthropist
[ 79]
Diane G. Miller
Doctor of Science
2019
Director of Global Cyber Education and Workforce Development at Northrop Grumman
[ 79]
Bob Weis
Doctor of Humane Letters
2021
President of Walt Disney Imagineering
[ 79]
Violet Palmer
Doctor of Humane Letters
2022
NBA Referee and alumnus
[ 80]
Larry Gates
Doctor of Science
2022
Philanthropist and alumnus
[ 81]
Clark D. Rucker
Doctor of Science
2023
Retired Boeing executive and alumnus
[ 82]
Sean Yu
Doctor of Humane Letters
2023
Businessman, philanthropist and alumnus
[ 83]
David and Ruth Singelyn
Doctor of Humane Letters
2024
Philanthropists and alumni
[ 84]
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