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California State University Los Angeles

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1947 as Los Angeles State College, changing name in 1949 to Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts & Sciences, in 1964 to California State College at Los Angeles, and finally in 1972 to California State University, Los Angeles.

Location:
Los Angeles, CA

Founding Date:
1947

Team:
Golden Eagles

Enrollment:
20,600

Official Website:
http://www.calstatela.edu/

STUDENTS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Michael Antonovich
Politician
12-Aug-1939   LA County Board of Supervisors
Joe Baca
Politician
23-Jan-1947   Congressman, California 43rd
James A. Bell
Business
4-Jun-1948   CFO of Boeing, 2003-11
Warren F. Bryant
Business
c. 1946   CEO of Longs Drugs
Octavia Butler
Novelist
22-Jun-1947 24-Feb-2006 Patternmaster
Clive Cussler
Author
15-Jul-1931   Raising the Titanic
Charles Cyphers
Actor
28-Jul-1939   Halloween
Cliff De Young
Singer
12-Feb-1946   Former lead singer, Clear Light
Mervyn M. Dymally
Politician
12-May-1926 7-Oct-2012 Congressman from California, 1981-93
Jaime Escalante
Educator
31-Dec-1930 30-Mar-2010 Celebrated high school calculus teacher
Martin D. Feinstein
Business
c. 1948   Farmers Group
Elton Gallegly
Politician
7-Mar-1944   Congressman, California 24th
Rob Grill
Musician
30-Nov-1943 11-Jul-2011 Lead Vocalist, The Grass Roots
Michael S. Harper
Poet
18-Mar-1938   Nightmare Begins Responsibility
Jay C. Kim
Politician
27-Mar-1939   Congressman from California, 1993-99
Billie Jean King
Tennis
22-Nov-1943   Defeated Bobby Riggs in '73 Battle of the Sexes
Carlos Mencia
Comic
22-Oct-1967   Mind of Mencia
Juanita Millender-McDonald
Politician
7-Sep-1938 22-Apr-2007 Congresswoman from California, 1996-2007
Dennis Muren
Artist
1-Nov-1946   Special effects for Star Wars
Edward James Olmos
Actor
24-Feb-1947   Battlestar Galactica
Richard Paul
Actor
6-Jun-1940 25-Dec-1998 Born to play Jerry Falwell
John D. Petersen
Educator
21-Nov-1947   President, University of Tennessee System
Philip J. Quigley
Business
c. 1943   CEO of Pacific Telesis, 1994-97
Alfonso Ribeiro
Actor
21-Sep-1971   Carlton Banks on Fresh Prince
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Politician
12-Jun-1941   Congresswoman, California 34th
Tim Rutten
Columnist
?   Los Angeles Times columnist
Robin Shou
Actor
17-Jul-1960   Mortal Kombat
Donald Sterling
Business
1933   Former owner, Los Angeles Clippers
Esteban Torres
Politician
27-Jan-1930   Congressman from California, 1983-99
Robert Vaughn
Actor
22-Nov-1932   Napoleon Solo on The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Janet Ventura-Arvizo
Relative
16-Jul-1968   Gavin Arvizo's mother
Joseph Wambaugh
Novelist
22-Jan-1937   The Onion Field
Essie Mae Washington-Williams
Relative
12-Oct-1925 3-Feb-2013 Strom Thurmond's half-black daughter
Maxine Waters
Politician
15-Aug-1938   Congresswoman, California 35th
Diane Watson
Politician
12-Nov-1933   Congresswoman from California, 2001-11
Tex Watson
Criminal
2-Dec-1945   Honor student turned to Manson Family
Walter E. Williams
Economist
31-Mar-1936   Conservative economist

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Michael Antonovich
Politician
12-Aug-1939   LA County Board of Supervisors
Hal Fishman
Journalist
25-Aug-1931 7-Aug-2007 Los Angeles TV news anchor
Michael S. Harper
Poet
18-Mar-1938   Nightmare Begins Responsibility
John Hospers
Politician
9-Jun-1918 12-Jun-2011 First Libertarian presidential candidate
Sidney A. Ribeau
Educator
c. 1947   President of Howard University
James M. Rosser
Educator
c. 1940   President, Cal State Los Angeles
Diane Watson
Politician
12-Nov-1933   Congresswoman from California, 2001-11
Walter E. Williams
Economist
31-Mar-1936   Conservative economist

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Sidney A. Ribeau
Educator
c. 1947   President of Howard University
James M. Rosser
Educator
c. 1940   President, Cal State Los Angeles

COACHES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Bill Sharman
Basketball
25-May-1926 25-Oct-2013 Boston Celtics star and L.A. Lakers coach


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