Honored Alumni/ae
The Honored Alumni Award is the highest honor bestowed upon Cal Poly alumni by the University’s Alumni Association. The award was established more than 30 years ago by the Association to provide recognition for outstanding graduates and former students of Cal Poly.
One Honored Alumni Award recipient is chosen every year alumni from the University’s seven academic colleges: Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences; Architecture and Environmental Design; Education; Engineering; Liberal Arts; Orfalea College of Business; and Science and Mathematics.
The Cal Poly Alumni Association presents the Distinguished Service Award annually to an alumnus or alumna who has demonstrated exceptional service to Cal Poly and the Alumni Association.
Awardees are honored each year during Homecoming at the Grand Reunion and Honored Alumni Banquet.
2011 Honoree: David J. Gilmore
David is a principal architect at LPA inc., a firm which specializes in commercial and educational buildings with a strong focus on sustainability and green design. For over 30 years, David has used his experience in the architectural design industry to implement sustainable California K-12 schools, influencing more than 200 educational projects. As an active member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and the Coalition for Adequate School Housing (CASH), David continues to play a pivotal role in shaping a positive future for the industry. He has shown dedication to the students of Cal Poly through his participation in the Professional Studio Program - an avenue for the mentoring of students. He currently serves as a member of the College of Architecture and Environemtnal Design Leadership.
Past Honored Alumni/ae
2010 James E. Grant
2009 Wally B. Gordon
2008 Rebekah G. Gladson
2007 Mark B. Haselton
2006 Brent Dickens
2005 Ken Stone
2004 Mark Montoya
2003 Peter Berg
2002 Milford Wayne Donaldson
2001 Emanuele Barelli
2000 Robin L. Rossi
1999 Eugene E. Cole
1998 Gerald G. Green
1997 Kenneth A. Rodriguez
1996 Donald W. Dreusike
1995 Thomas A. Sabol
1994 Ernesto M. Vasquez
1993 Dean M. Gelvin
1992 Jacque L. Keller
1991 Doug H. Austin
1990 Paul C. Crawford
1989 Christopher J. Smith
1988 M. John Vickerman, Jr.
1987 C. Nicholas Watry, III
1986 Michael A. Theilacker
1984 Deborah A. Weldon
1983 Ray Takata
1982 David A. Wright
1981 Lawrence L. Simons
1980 James R. McGranahan
1979 Ingeborg Rose
1978 Paul Neel
1977 Donald Bensen
1976 George Ikenoyama
1975 Roger Honberger
1974 Bernard Adams
1973 Joel Rottman
1972 Homer Delawie
1971 William Richardson
1970 James Luckman
1969 Benito Sinclair