Cal State Fullerton
California State University, Fullerton, more commonly known as Cal State Fullerton or simply CSUF, is one of the largest universities in Southern California. It is a part of the California State University system, and is located in the city of Fullerton, California, in northern Orange County. Wikipedia has an excellent article on the university.
Significance
CSUF is the alma mater of REDdimension Wiki Circle member Kevin McNulty. Kevin was accepted in the University's President's Scholar program in 1982 and earned a Bachelor's in Psychology in 1986. He graduated with honors, achieving a 3.71 GPA, and was a member of the Psi Chi National Honor Society. During his tenure at CSUF, he served as a research assistant to Professor Ron Riggio who now directs the Kravis Leadership Institute at Claremont McKenna College.
Notable Alumni
Cal State Fullerton's athletic program is known for baseball, having won four national championships, the most recent in 2004. So it is no surprise that CSUF boasts no fewer than fourteen MLB players amongst its alumni. The school has also produced three NBA players, two professional soccer players, one Team USA softball player, and two Canadian Football League stars (including CFL legend Damon Allen who played when Kevin was attending).
Athletes, however, are not CSUF's only prominent alumni. Other notable former CSUF students include:
- Caldwell, Tracy - astronaut, shuttle mission STS-118
- Cameron, James - director, Terminator, Aliens, Abyss, Titanic
- Though Cameron dropped out before graduating, he did receive an honorary doctorate from the school in 1999
- Costner, Kevin - actor, Dance with Wolves, Field of Dreams
- Erlenbusch, Douglas - Colonel, USAF
- Planned and coordinated the first air strikes in the invasion of Iraq
- Force, Ashley - professional drag racer
- Johnson, Ross - politician
- Johnson has been Republican leader in both the California State Senate and California State Assembly
- Nagel, Patrick - artist/illustrator
- Rossio, Terry - screenwriter, Aladdin, Shrek, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
- Royce, Edward R. - United States congressman
- Samadzai, Vida - Miss Afghanistan 2003
- Stefani, Gwen - singer, lead vocalist for the band No Doubt
- Vasta, William M. - White House photographer
- Woolverton, Linda - screenwriter, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King
Related Links
- Cal State Fullerton on Wikipedia
- CSUF official website
