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Honored Alumni Awards

For 60 years, the Honored Alumni Award has served as the highest honor bestowed upon Cal Poly alumni. The awards recognize alumni from each of the university’s six academic colleges, Cal Poly Athletics and the Cal Poly Alumni Association. 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.

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CPAA Distinguished Service

Hunt C. Turner

Business Administration, '95


2024 Award Recipient Video

CPAA Distinguished Service

Fred Brown

(Physical Education and Biological Sciences, '63)


2023 Award Recipient Video

CPAA Distinguished Service

Stephan Cheek

(Business Administration, '85)

A co-founder of the Cal Poly Black Alumni Chapter, Cheek is a key figure in a network of alumni supporting Black Alumni Chapter activities and networking. He has served as a Cal Poly Alumni Ambassador and continues to build connections by fostering the partnership between Cal Poly and Fortune Schools across the state.

2022 Award Recipient Video

CPAA Distinguished Service

Kraig Scheyer

(Environmental Engineering, '79)

Scheyer is a strong advocate and supporter for Cal Poly Career Connections, a student-alumni mentoring and networking platform. He has served on the Cal Poly Alumni Association (CPAA) Executive Board and led the development of the board's master plan.

2021 Award Recipient Video

CPAA Distinguished Service

Steve McShane

(Soil Science, B.S., 1998)

McShane is the Owner at McShane’s Nursery and Landscape Supply and co-owner at Converted Organics, an ag tech company.

2020 Award Recipient Video

CPAA Distinguished Service

Rik Floyd

(Economics, B.S., 1979)

Floyd is an engaged and avid volunteer and supported of Cal Poly and the Cal Poly Alumni Association. He has served in various leadership positions and is a role model and mentor for alumni volunteers across the state.

2019 Award Recipient Video

CPAA Distinguished Service

Megan H. Lester

(Graphic Communication, B.S., 2000)

An experienced volunteer, Lester led the creation of the Cal Poly Alumni – Orange County Chapter’s largest fundraising event, bringing in $36,000 in scholarships in three years.

2018 Award Recipient Video

CPAA Distinguished Service

Kelley Bannon Lashley

(Political Science, B.A., 1995)

Kelley Bannon Lashley graduated in 1995 with a degree in political science and a doctor of jurisprudence degree from the Santa Clara University School of Law in 1999.

2017 Award Recipient Video

CPAA Distinguished Service

Charles E. Bell Jr.

(Political Science, B.A., 2004)

Bell is the co-founder of the Cal Poly Alumni Association’s Black Alumni Chapter and an avid volunteer coordinator for Cal Poly’s annual Black Legacy Weekend.

2016 Award Recipient Video

CPAA Distinguished Service

Tom F. Lebens

(Electronic Engineering ‘89)


2015 Award Recipient Video

CPAA Distinguished Service

Bassel Anber

(Construction Management, B.S., '94)

Anber is director of construction and project management at Irvine Company, a LEEDS Accredited Professional and former Cal Poly Alumni Association board member.

2014 Award Recipient Video

CPAA Distinguished Service

Alfred W. Amaral, Jr.

(Agricultural Business ‘64)