1995 Inductees
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Willie L. Brown Jr. BA 1955, Liberal Studies Mayor of San Francisco 1981 Alumnus of the Year |
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Ronald V. Dellums BA 1960, Sociology Elected as member of the House of Representatives (7th District 1971-75, 8th District 1975-93, 9th District 1993-98); Chair of the House Armed Services Committee in 1993 Chairman Black National Congress |
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Ernest J. Gaines BA 1957, English Author of seven books, including The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, In My Father's House, and A Lesson Before Dying MacArthur Foundation Fellowship recipient and the Southern Book Award for fiction 1974 Alumnus of the Year |
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Rupert Garcia BA 1968, MA 1970, Art Internationally acclaimed artist receiving numerous state, national and international awards with over 30 solo exhibitions and 125 group shows 1991 Alumnus of the Year |
| Joseph Giovinco MA 1968, History Director, Center for the Advancement & Renewal of Educators Executive Director of the California Historical Society 1987 Alumnus of the Year |
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Bernard Goldstein BA 1962, MA 1964, Biology Former Faculty Trustee, the California State University Board of Trustees Provost, Sonoma State University 1986 Alumnus of the Year |
| Gordon Hjalmarson MA 1951, Education CEO, Scott Forseman Co. 1979 Alumnus of the Year |
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Bill Honig MA 1972, Education Former California Superintendent of Public Instruction and Director, Department of Education 1984 Alumnus of the Year |
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Cleve Jones Attended late 1970s Founder of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt Political activist for gay and lesbian rights since late 1970s |
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Gilman G. Louie BA 1983, BICS Founder and chairman of Spectrum HoloByte, Inc Asian Business League's Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year, 1993 |
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Wilma Mankiller Attended early 1970s Chief of 150,000-member Cherokee Nation Author of Mankiller: A Chief and her People 1988 Alumna of the Year |
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George Marcus BA 1965, Economics Founder and Chairman of the Marcus & Millichap Company Member, Board of Trustees, the California State University and the California State University Foundation 1989 Alumnus of the Year |
| William Marquis BA 1970, Social Science; MA 1972, Counseling; MA 1974, Educational Administration President and CEO of San Francisco Senators, Inc. Former Board President, City College of San Francisco 1993 Alumnus of the Year |
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| Amalia Mesa-Bains MA 1971, Education Independent artist, scholar, author, educator and activist |
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Kent Nagano MA 1976, Music Music Director and Principle Conductor, Berkeley Symphony Orchestra Music Director and Principle Conductor, Opera de Lyon, France Music Director and Principle Conductor, England's Halle Orchestra Associate Principle Guest Conductor, London Symphony Orchestra 1994 Alumnus of the Year |
| Janet Pomeroy BS 1953, MS 1962, Recreation Founder and Director, Recreation Center for the Handicapped Author of Recreation for the Physically Handicapped, and Among the Roses 1978 Alumna of the Year |
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| Careth Reid BA 1969, MA 1970, Social Science Executive Director of the Whitney Young Child Development Center Residential Director of the Fillmore Fell Group Home 1990 Alumna of the Year |
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Pierre Salinger Attended early 1940s Press Secretary to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson A journalist for thirty-five years, now the Vice Chair of Burson-Marsteller, an international public relations firm |
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Ronnie Schell BA 1958, Liberal Studies Bay Area-native comedian-actor Worked continually since graduation accumulating credits in nightclubs, motion pictures, television and radio/television commercials 1992 Alumnus of the Year |
| Marjorie Stern BA 1958, MA 1965, Social Science Teacher, unionist, author, senior and women's rights advocate Co-founder of the Coalition of Labor Union Women Senior of the Year, 1992 |
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| Ahimsa Sumchai BS 1976, Biology Physician, teacher and nationally-recognized expert on emergency medicine California State Legislature's Woman of the Year, 1990 |
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| Shirley Thornton BA 1965, MA 1972, Counseling; Ed.D. 1985 Deputy Superintendent, California Department of Education Colonel, U.S. Army Reserve 1985 Alumna of the Year |
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| Frederic Van Amberg BA 1956, Radio-Television Former news anchor, KGO-TV 1976 Alumnus of the Year |
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Stephen Wolf BA 1965, Sociology Former chairman and CEO of UAL Corporation and United Airlines 1983 Alumnus of the Year |
| In Memoriam Adrian Greenberg Friend of the University Founder of Sixty-Plus Program 1982 Alumnus of the Year |
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| Donald Livingston BA 1960, Urban Studies Former Trustee, the California State University 1980 Alumnus of the Year |
