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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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Orfalea College of Business

Russell P. Nash

(Business Administration, B.S., '82)

Nash founded Professional Education Services (PES), offering continuing education to CPAs, with his brother Steve Nash (Business Administration, ’85). He is a founding member of the Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

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Architecture and Environmental Design

Scott F. Gaudineer

(Architecture, B.S., '79)

Gaudineer is an active member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Trustee Division of the State Architect Advisory Board. He received the Presidential Citation from the AIA California Council in 2013.

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Agriculture, Food, and Environmental Sciences

Charles F. Walton

(Ornamental Horticulture, B.S., '66)

Walton has had a long and accomplished career in the horticulture and floriculture industries. He served 16 years on the College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences Dean’s Advisory Council.

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Liberal Arts

David Kerley

(Journalism, B.S., '79)

Kerley has traveled to every continent except Antarctica on behalf of ABC News. He has been honored with National and Regional Emmy Awards, a Peabody, and Edward R. Murrow awards.

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Science and Mathematics

Jeffrey R. Jasper

(Chemistry, B.S., '84)

Jasper has more than 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. He is vice president, drug discovery at Rubedo Life Sciences.

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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

Science and Mathematics

Michael Abbott

(Biochemistry, B.S., ‘94)

Abbott is the vice president of engineering for Apple, Inc., former general partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and former vice president of engineering at Twitter.

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Liberal Arts

Kelli Seybolt

(Political Science, B.S., '90)

Seybolt was appointed as the deputy undersecretary of the U.S. Air Force for International Affairs after having recently served as director of International Affairs and foreign policy advisor for the U.S. Coast Guard.

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Engineering

Carson Chen

(Electronic Engineering, B.S., '73)

Chen is co-founder and chairman of Innovation Quest (iQ) and the retired vice president and general manager of the Cable & Wireless Platform Division of Cisco Systems.

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Orfalea College of Business

Michael C. Bickel

(Industrial Technology, B.S., '95 & Industrial & Technical Studies, M.S., '02)

Bickel is the president and owner of RPS Holdings, Inc. after having started his career in 1982 at what is now Rantec Power Systems, Inc.

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Sandra Gardebring Ogren Leadership Award

Jon N. Monett

(Industrial Engineering, B.S., '64)

Monett served in the U.S. Air Force and the Central Intelligence Agency, and later founded the College of Engineering’s Quality of Life Plus Laboratory (QL+).

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Architecture and Environmental Design

Ted A. Hyman

(Architecture, B.S., '79)

Hyman is the managing partner at ZGF Architects LLP, a LEED accredited Professional, and the proud designer of the Warren J. Baker Center for Science & Mathematics on the Cal Poly campus.

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