This list of Cal Poly Pomona people  includes notable matriculating students, and alumni that have graduated or are non-matriculating  students of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona , a public university, and one of the 23 general campuses of the California State University  located in Pomona, California . 
 Kellogg horse ranch, the first building to be erected on campus 
Alumni  
Academy Award  winner Forest Whitaker 
Athletics   
Business  Jack Dangermond 
Education     Alumni   Notability   Relationship to Cal Poly Pomona   Citation     Stewart Donaldson  Author, psychologist, evaluation research scientist   Student (B.A. Behavioral Science 1984)     Alan Haskvitz   National Teacher's Hall of Fame educator   Student (B.A. Education 1972)   [ 39]  
 
Government  United States Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis  
Faculty  
Active faculty     Faculty   Notability     Gabriel Georgiades  Professor of aerospace engineering and author; has been the Regional Chair, Chair-Elect, VC of Education and Advisory Committee representative; former "Evolution of Flight" Program Officer for the San Gabriel Valley Region of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics [ 50]     Alvaro Huerta  Joint professor of Urban & Region Planning and Ethnic & Women’s Studies, community organizer, writer, and recipient of the American Planning Association 's Paul Davidoff award [ 51]     Christoph Kapeller  Architecture lecturer;[ 52] Snohetta ; design leader for the Bibliotheca Alexandrina  in Alexandria , Egypt [ 53]     Thomas Keith  Filmmaker , educator, and anti-sexism activist     Nancy Kyes  Adjunct theater lecturer;[ 54] John Carpenter      Renford Reese  Professor of Political Science; author; founder and director of the "Colorful Flags" program aimed at reducing ethnic and racial tensions, servicing 17 school districts and a variety of law enforcement, social service, and other agencies in Southern California[ 55]     Louis Rosenberg   Entrepreneur , author, screenwriter , inventor , and professor     Hilda Solis  Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors , Democratic  United States Secretary of Labor  under President Barack Obama ; former member of the United States House of Representatives ; scholar-in-residence starting in 2014[ 56]   
 
    Faculty   Notability     Virginia Hamilton Adair Poet, author of Ants on the Melon      Aaron Betsky  Served as visiting instructor in the Department of Architecture [ 57]     Paul Caligiuri  Head soccer coach and National Soccer Hall of Fame  player whose 1990 "Goal Heard Round the World"  (sic )  launched the United States into the FIFA World Cup  for the first time in 40 years; resigned as head coach after the 2008 season[ 58]     Craig Ellwood  Lecturer at the Department of Architecture ; influential Mid Century Modern  architect     Ray Kappe Former faculty; founding Chair of the Department of Architecture ; later founded the Southern California Institute of Architecture      Saul Landau  Director of digital media programs, noted internationally for his films and writing on domestic policy and cultural issues; recipient of a 1980 Emmy     John T. Lyle  Professor of landscape architecture;[ 59] Oberlin College [ 60]     Thom Mayne  Former professor in the Department of Architecture ; principal of Morphosis ; Pritzker Prize  laureate; co-founder of Southern California Institute of Architecture      Ronald Muldrow Jazz guitarist and former member of the music faculty     Richard Neutra  Lecturer in the early days of the Department of Architecture ;[ 61] Mid Century Modern  architect featured on the cover of Time     Donald H. Pflueger  Historian, educator, prolific author of local stories; a founding member of the Glendora Historical Society and Pomona Valley Historical Society; served on the board of directors of the Historical Society of Southern California     James Pulliam  Modernist, instructor and campus architect; designed the bookstore, W. Keith and Janet Kellogg Art Gallery, and student union building (Bronco Student Center)[ 62]     Michele Saee  Visiting instructor in the Department of Architecture , 1998–1999     Raphael Soriano  Noted modernist architect who experimented with steel in residential construction; appointed Special Sessions Instructor[ 63]     Takeo Uesugi  (deceased) 
 Professor emeritus in Landscape Architecture noted for his work in Japanese gardens; designed the garden at The Washington Center  in Washington, D.C., among other notable landmarks     Martín Vásquez  Assistant association football (soccer) coach in 1999 and 2000; head coach  of C.D. Chivas USA , in Major League Soccer  (MLS)[ 64]     Michael Woo  Dean of the College of Environmental Design ; former Los Angeles city councilman; in 1993 became the first Asian American to run for mayor of a major city; garnered 46 percent of the vote but lost the race for mayor of Los Angeles to Richard Riordan      Richard Saul Wurman  Former Dean of the College of Environmental Design, founder of the TED conference ,  credited with coining the term "information architect "[ 65]     Bernard Zimmerman  Modernist  architect, architecture instructor for over 30 years, helped co-found the department along with Ray Kappe [ 66]  
 
University presidents  The following people have served as presidents of Cal Poly Pomona: 
  
Honorary degrees  Cal Poly Pomona has conferred 27 honorary doctorate degrees since 1969.[ 74] 
    Name   Degree   Year   Notes   Citation     Emory W. Morris   Doctor of Humane Letters   1969   Philanthropist   [ 75]    Gwynna M. Morris   Doctor of Humane Letters   1969   Philanthropist   [ 75]    Russell G. Mawby  Doctor of Science   1989   Philanthropist   [ 75]    Bill Cosby Doctor of Humane Letters  1992   Actor, Rescinded 18 November 2015   [ 76]    James A. Collins   Doctor of Humane Letters   1992   Businessman and philanthropist   [ 75]    Michi Nishiura Weglyn  Doctor of Humane Letters   1993   Author        Charles Brown Voorhis (posthumous )   Doctor of Laws   1995   Philanthropist        Norman Williamson Jr.   Doctor of Letters   1995   Philanthropist and descendant of W.K. Kellogg         Charles R. Oliver   Doctor of Science   1996   Philanthropist   [ 75]    W.K. Kellogg  (posthumous ) Doctor of Humane Letters   1998   Founder of Kellogg's  and philanthropist   [ 75]    Will Keith Kellogg II   Doctor of Humane Letters   1998   Philanthropist   [ 75]    Julia Child  Doctor of Humane Letters   2000   Chef, author, and television personality, host of The French Chef   [ 77]    Jack Dangermond  Doctor of Humane Letters   2005   Business executive  and environmental scientist , co-founder of the Environmental Systems Research Institute  (ESRI) [ 75]     Stuart Sperber   Doctor of Science   2007   Businessman, co-founder of Valley Crest Tree Company        Andrew Cherng  Doctor of Humane Letters   2008   Founder and chairman of the board for Panda Express  Restaurant Group   [ 78]    Richard N. Frank   Doctor of Humane Letters   2009   Entrepreneur, chairman of Lawry's Restaurants, Inc.[ 79]   [ 80]    Sarah L. Ludwick   Doctor of Humane Letters   2010   Philanthropist   [ 81]    Arthur J. Ludwick   Doctor of Science   2010   Philanthropist   [ 82]    Don B. Huntley   Doctor of Science   2009   Businessman, farmer, owner of Huntley Moore Farms   [ 81]    Ronald R. Simons   Doctor of Humane Letters   2012   Cal Poly Pomona administrator   [ 82]    Joan Robinson-Berry   Doctor of Science   2019   Philanthropist and vice president of engineering, modifications and maintenance for Boeing  Global Services   [ 82]    Ronald W. Gregoire   Doctor of Humane Letters   2014   Philanthropist   [ 82]    Eddy W. Hartenstein  Doctor of Science   2014   Businessman and alumnus   [ 82]    Paul Anka  Doctor of Fine Arts   2013   Singer, songwriter, and actor   [ 82]    Hae Park   Doctor of Humane Letters   2013   Philanthropist   [ 82]    Diane G. Miller   Doctor of Science   2019   Director of Global Cyber Education and Workforce Development at Northrop Grumman    [ 82]    Bob Weis   Doctor of Humane Letters   2021   President of Walt Disney Imagineering    [ 82]    Violet Palmer  Doctor of Humane Letters   2022   NBA Referee and alumnus   [ 83]    Larry Gates   Doctor of Science   2022   Philanthropist and alumnus   [ 84]    Clark D. Rucker   Doctor of Science   2023   Retired Boeing executive and alumnus   [ 85]    Sean Yu   Doctor of Humane Letters   2023   Businessman, philanthropist and alumnus   [ 86]    David and Ruth Singelyn   Doctor of Humane Letters   2024   Philanthropists and alumni   [ 87]    Mike Huggins   Doctor of Science   2025   Chief engineer, Aerospace Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory , and alumnus   [ 88]    Grace Napolitano  Doctor of Humane Letters   2025   Politician, former U.S. House representative    [ 89]  
 
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