As a young adult, Lindgren attended CSULB, and was an active player in Water Polo. He returned to CSULB as a Water Polo coach, winning his first season with a 14-12 record. That was the start to coaching the next 24 seasons. He led the University team to seven NCAA...

Faculty 1975-1997 Dr. Kenneth L. Marsi was born in Los Barnos, CA in 1929. H was the first of his family to attend college. Marsi graduated from California State University, San Jose in 1951 and then received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University of...

Kenneth Wayne Scott (July 9, 1921 – December 3, 2017 ) was born to James and Jessie Scott in Buffalo, Missouri on July 9, 1921. Wayne moved from the family farm in Missouri in 1934 with his parents and three brothers, Ivan, Winston and Claude to Seal Beach,...

Dr. Keung Luke, Professor Emeritus of the Physics, taught at CSULB from 1966-1998 (FERP 1998-2003). One of the things he values most about his time at the university is the ability to be a teacher-scholar. This allowed him to teach large general education classes...

The KKJZ Scholarship for Jazz Studies is funded by the KKJZ radio station. Originally with the call letters KLON (and later renamed KKJZ), the station has been broadcasting jazz since 1981. KKJZ 88.1 and Global Jazz are committed to the promotion and preservation of...

The Kyle Stevens Scholarship was established in memory of a Bob Cole Conservatory of Music student, Kyle Stevens, who passed away prior to graduating.

Faculty 1965-2000 Born and raised in San Diego, Dr. Leslie K. Wynston received his undergraduate degree from California State University, San Diego and his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from UCLA. Despite numerous job-offers to work as a protein biochemist, Wynston chose to...

Leslie was born in Canada to the late Betty and Peter Pilling. She was raised in California and developed a career in the finance industry. Her great love of life added to her ambition to travel and she became an extensive traveler in her later years. The College of...

The Linda Day Endowed Student Award was created in memory of Linda by her husband, David Scardino, in 2011. Linda held a BA from Colby College and an MFA from the Pratt Institute. Ms. Day was a member of the School of Art faculty at CSULB. Mr. Scardino would like...

Established by Parker Voris Warren & Ruby E. Warren The Linda Warren Graham Scholarship was established by Parker and Ruby Warren in honor of their daughter Linda, a 1978 CSULB Microbiology graduate. Ms. Warren Graham was a licensed Medical Laboratory Technologist...

Linna Stevenson Campbell Welsh Young September 28, 1916 – February 24, 2007 Linna Young was born on September 28, 1916, in the small town of Fort Hall, Bingham County, Idaho, to her proud parents, Melton Freemont Stevenson and Agusta Freeda Lauterbach. Linna was the...

During her time at CSULB, Linnea was dedicated to her studies, taking 17 units most semesters and working hard to achieve her goal of obtaining a degree. Outside of school, she found time to tutor children and volunteer with the Long Beach Community Hospital. After...

Lora Jean McCord Pitts was born in Mcalester, Oklahoma, USA on October 12th, 1937. She passed away on June 8th, 1999 in New Iberia, Louisiana, USA. She was part American Indian and the half-sister of Dr. Mary Jo Lass. Dr. Lass wanted to honor her with the...

The L. Patrick Pritchard Endowed Scholarship was established in 2006 through an estate gift to provide support to undergraduate and graduate students majoring in Opera at the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music. Mr. Pritchard earned a BS in Business Administration from...

After the Luster E. and Audrey Nichol Hauth Center for Communication Skills opened in 1999, scholarships in each donor’s name were established: Luster E. Hauth Scholarship and Audrey Nichol Hauth Scholarship. Why did Luster make a large donation to create the Hauth...

Mr. Malcolm S. Oliphant BA 1959 College of Liberal Arts in Biological Science Malcolm S. Oliphant was born on April 14, 1931 and passed away at the age of 71 on March 26, 2003. He graduated from CSULB in 1959 with a degree in Biological Science. He worked at the...

Ms. Marian Last (1980, MS Educational Psychology) is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has held leadership positions on various boards and task forces during her career. She served in roles such as Chair of the California Commission on Aging, Community and...

The Whittington Scholarship was established with a generous gift from Marie Whittington and her late husband, Edward Whittington, retired Los Angeles commercial photographers and long-standing friends of the CSULB Philosophy Department. After the Whittington’s raised...

Mario is the Chief Executive Officer of Hamilton Lane and sits on the firm’s Investment Committees. He is responsible for the firm’s strategic direction and oversees the development of the firm’s management structure and process. Mario also plays a significant role...

Marion Pollock taught in the Health Science department from 1964 to 1981. She made a planned gift to the department through her estate in 1994. Marion was known across the country for her experience in designing curriculum for school health education programs. She...

Following graduation from CSU San Luis Obispo, Martin went to work for North America Aviation, which later became Rockwell International. He retired after 25 years as an aviation engineer. His deep interest in photography and videography led him to a second career...

The Mel and Shirley Brown Student Development Fund was established by CSULB College of the Arts alumnus, Shirley Brown, and her husband, Mel. Shirley earned a B.F.A. in Interior Design from the Department of Design. Mel and Shirley also established endowments to...

Merry-Lee Latta Chambers Van Pelt was born on January 4, 1937 in San Diego. Her father moved the family to Long Beach after landing a job as a health inspector at the Port of Los Angeles. Merry-Lee graduated from Poly High School in 1945 and earned her teaching...

It is exceedingly rare to encounter an individual who is as astute as they are proactive— especially amongst the young, Michael Wood, or “Mikey” as he liked to be called, was one of those paragons, whose fire for social change burned as brightly and regularly as the...

Minerva Davis, mother of nine children, lived on a rural farm in Illinois. She had an elementary school education and served as a paymaster for teachers in one-room schools which dotted the countryside. When Minerva was in her mid-forties, her husband passed away and...

The Mitchell A. Berman Endowed Student Award was established in 2012 through an estate gift to provide scholarship support to the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music for music performance students specializing in brass or woodwinds, including flute. Mr. Berman was an...

Dr. M. Josephine “Jo” Gaines was a professor in Health Science in the College of Health and Human Services. Her research focused on consumer misconceptions about health. She made a planned gift to establish the Jo Gaines Scholarship Fund, supporting students who...

Mory Ouk pioneered education for Khmer speaking Cambodian immigrants in Long Beach and California. Before he was forced to flee his native Cambodia, he was a highly regarded school principal at Chenla Junior High School. Although Mory escaped the brutal Khmer Rouge...

Mrs. Juthika Mehta was a beloved wife and mother. Her life was filled with the joys of family, cooking, and music – she was a talented sitar player. The family immigrated to the U.S. in pursuit of a better life for their children. Mr. and Mrs. Mehta valued higher...

Nancy Henry is a retired LBUSD school teacher and principal. She obtained a bachelor’s degree from Miami University as well as a master’s and an administration credential from CSULB in 1978. She is an active member of Eta Chapter, The Delta Kappa Gamma Society...