Honored alumni Awards Celebration
For more than 70 years, the Honored Alumni Award has served as the highest honor bestowed upon Cal Poly alumni. Through their contributions to their professions, service to Cal Poly and impact in their communities and beyond, Honored Alumni represent the best of Learn by Doing.
2026 Cal Poly Honorees
Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
LOREN BOOTH
(Animal Science, '75)
Architecture and Environmental Design
RAYmond t. HASHIMOTO
(POSTHumous)
(City and Regional Planning, '81)
Bailey College of Science and Mathematics
JOSHUA GRASS
(Ecology and Systematic Biology, '93)
CAL POLY MARITIME ACADEMY
CAPTain JOHN KEEVER
(POSTHumous)
(Nautical Industrial Technology, '70)
Engineering
SUSie ARMSTRONG
(Computer Science, '82)
liberal arts
CLAUDIA BUCK PAGE
(Journalism, '76)
PAUL PAGE
(Graphic Communication, '76)
Orfalea College of Business
RICH BORAGNO
(Business Administration, '94)
Athletics
BROOKS WISE
(Biological Sciences, '82)
CPAA Distinguished Service Award
LAUREN D. LAYNE
(Soil Science, '06)
Sandra Gardebring Ogren Leadership Award
JIM MARDEROSIAN
(Business Administration, '76)
MICHELLE MARDEROSIAN
Honored Alumni: A legacy of learn by doing
Through their contributions to their fields, to Cal Poly, and their impact in their communities and beyond, our Honored Alumni represent the best of Learn by Doing.