Alumni Stories

Graduation is always a special day. This year, commencement was especially meaningful for two alumni, who participated decades after they finished their educations at HSU.

Humboldt State University’s 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award winners are Kellie Johnson (’93, Political Science), Ken Pimlott (’88, Forest Resource Management), and Michael T. Rains (’68, Forestry Management, ’71 Watershed Management).

In the mid-2000s a small revolution took place within the transportation agencies that serve the students of Humboldt State University. Seemingly overnight, users had more control of their options

From a debut with the Mad River Philharmonic to performing at opera festivals in Italy, Anna Morris (’06, Music) is passionate about sharing her musical talent.

Raised in Arcata and educated at Humboldt and in France, Alex Ozaki-McNeill (‘15, French & Francophone Studies) is using her love of community to help bring big business to one of Arcata’

Do you know an HSU alumnus or alumna who is doing amazing work? Nominate them for a 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award by Jan.

Two HSU alumni who own Moonstone Crossing Winery in Trinidad, Calif., want to find a cure for cancer. And they’re investing in HSU students to do it.

A zombie invasion and natural disasters, it turns out, have more in common than meets the eye. And one HSU alumna is using that connection to raise awareness of potential catastrophes in Southern

Du Cheng (‘11, Biology) is among 30 recipients of the prestigious Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, the premier graduate school fellowship for immigrants and children of immigrants.

Jeffrey S. Navarro was known as a kindhearted mentor to many of his peers in the Environmental Resources Engineering (ERE) program at HSU.

When Sarah Wilber (‘14, Communication, ‘16 M.B.A.) was growing up, it was her father who encouraged her to explore the world and seek new challenges. With this advice, Wilber came to Humboldt State. And for the last five years, she’s learned that keeping an open mind to new experiences is key to seizing life’s opportunities.

Leading people and caring for fish have a lot in common. Designing an office is like creating a fishpond; taking care of an office is like nurturing a habitat; and running a business is like fostering an ecosystem. This is the business world according to Po Chung (‘69 Fisheries Management), who founded and led DHL International and is now leading an effort to reform education in Hong Kong.

Leading people and caring for fish have a lot in common.

Humboldt State University has been recognizing the achievements of alumni since 1960 when it launched its annual Who’s Who Award. Distinguished alumni are individuals recognized as leaders in their fields, and/or outstanding contributors to their community, nation, or Humboldt State University. Here are this year's winners.

HSU Humboldt Made Membership

Local firefighters and law enforcement officers are benefiting from a fitness program developed by Kinesiology Professor Young Sub Kwon. Read about it in the fall edition of Humboldt magazine.

More than 300 new HSU students and family members joined Forever Humboldt for Send-Off parties throughout the state. Chatting with alumni, new Lumberjacks gained valuable information on local

How to honor retiring professor Harley Muilenburg after 32 years of teaching Humboldt State students to sing? More than 20 of his former students who were members of his Mad River Transit jazz

Forever Humboldt hosted the four Distinguished Alumni Award winners (R.W. Hicks pictured above) at this year’s HSU Honors Dinner. In addition to the alumni awards, the Distinguished Faculty Award

More than 50 attendees joined Forever Humboldt for the Finance & Footprints reception in Newport Beach, Calif.

Four alumni of Humboldt State University were recognized at the annual Honors Dinner recently with the 2015 Distinguished Alumni Award.

HSU alumni and other Forever Humboldt members had an exclusive opportunity to tour the Lost Coast Brewery’s new plant before it opens to the public. More than 100 guests turned out.