Alumni Hall of Fame
Western State University is deservedly proud of its 10,000 alumni. Our alumni family includes many outstanding professionals who have
distinguished themselves in the fields of law, education, politics, government and business. A few of these notables are listed below:
HONORABLE LARRY ALLEN
Class of 1976
Presiding Judge - San Bernardino County
Superior Court
ALFREDO AMEZCUA
Class of 1985
President - Hispanic Bar Association of
Orange County
HONORABLE MARGARET R. ANDERSON
Class of 1977
Judge - Orange County Superior Court
SHARON J. ARKIN
Class of 1991
President and Executive Board Member
Consumer Attorneys of California
DONNA R. BASHAW
Class of 1987
President - Orange County Women Lawyers
Association
JEAN BLACKWELL
Class of 1979
Supervising Attorney Legal Aid Society of
Orange County
GARY CHAMBERS
Class of 1986
Orange County Trial Lawyers Personal Injury
Attorney of the Year
FRANK N. DARRAS
Class of 1986
President - Western State University Law
Foundation Board of Directors
CHRISTOPHER DAY
Class of 1985
President - Orange County Trial
Lawyers Association
MARJORIE DAY
Class of 1971
President - American Board of Trial Advocates,
Orange County (First Woman President)
MARJORIE DICKINSON
Class of 1988
Orange County Women Lawyers Association
Attorney of the Year
HONORABLE DANIEL DIDIER
Class of 1977
Presiding Judge - Orange County
Superior Court
LUCETTA DUNN
Class of 1981
President & CEO - Orange County
Business Council
GRACE E. EMERY
Class of 1980
President and Member of the Board of Governors
California Women Lawyers Association
HONORABLE CHRISTOPHER EVANS
Class of 1981
Commissioner - Orange County Superior Court
HONORABLE SHEILA FELL
Class of 1979
Judge - Orange County Superior Court
HONORABLE RICHARD FIELDS
Class of 1983
Judge - Riverside County Superior Court
HONORABLE FRANCISCO FIRMAT
Class of 1976
Judge - Orange County Superior Court
MICHAEL GARRETT
Class of 1985
Director - University of Southern California's
Athletic Program
GEORGE GASCON
Class of 1996
Chief of Police - Mesa, Arizona Police Department
DEBORAH GMEINER
Class of 1987
Assistant Orange County Counsel
JACK GOLDEN
Class of 1979
Senior Deputy Orange County Counsel
BILL K. GRAY
Class of 1974
Founding Partner - Gray & Prouty (One of
California's largest workers' compensation
JAMES O. HEITING
Class of 1975
President - California State Bar Association
STEVEN D. HILLYARD
Class of 1975
Partner - Callahan, McCune,
Willis & Hillyard
JEAN HOBART
Class of 1977
President - Orange County Trial Lawyers
Association (First Woman President)
WILLIAM HOWARD
Class of 1973
President - Orange County Trial
Lawyers Association
LISA HUGHES
Class of 1975
Chairwoman - State Lottery Commission
FRED HUNTER
Class of 1974
Mayor - City of Anaheim
HONORABLE PAMELA LEE ILES
Class of 1975
Judge - Orange County Superior Court
HONORABLE ROSS JOHNSON
Class of 1982
Senator - California State Senate,
35th District
HONORABLE CAROLYN KIRKWOOD
Class of 1983
Judge - Orange County Superior Court
DEBORA LLOYD
Class of 1984
California Prosecutor of the Year
(First woman so honored)
HONORABLE PATRICK MAGERS
Class of 1975
Judge - Riverside County Superior Court
GEORGE MALLORY
Class of 1977
Chairperson - Litigation Section of the California
State Bar
PEARL GONDRELLA MANN
Class of 1985
District Governor - California Women Lawyers
Association
LARRY McCAMISH
Class of 1980
Senior Counsel - Chevron Corporation
SCOTT McCUNE
Class of 1976
AV Rated Insurance Defense Practitioner
CHRISTOPHER MEARS
Class of 1981
Chairman - California State Athletic Commission
ANIL MEHTA
Class of 1990
Public Law Center's Attorney of the Year
CHARLES MIDDLETON
Class of 1978
Chief Assistant District Attorney - Orange
County District Attorney's Office
JOSEPH MODEROW
Class of 1975
Senior Vice President, Chief Counsel & Secretary
- United Parcel Service, Inc.
JOHN MONTEVIDEO
Class of 1978
President - Orange County Trial
Lawyers Association
DANNI R. MURPHY
Class of 1986
Board of Governors - California State Bar
HONORABLE NHO TRONG NGUYEN
Class of 1980
Judge - Orange County Superior Court
HONORABLE ROBERT PACHECO
Class of 1973
Assemblyman - California State Assembly 60TH
Assembly District
HONORABLE PHILLIP PETTY
Class of 1970
Presiding Judge - Orange County Superior Court
ROSE POTHIER
Class of 1977
AV Rated Real Estate & Real Estate
Finance Practitioner
HONORABLE JONATHAN PRICE
Class of 1975
Judge - Monterey County Superior Court
MICHELLE A. REINGLASS
Class of 1978
President - Orange County Bar Association
HONORABLE ROGER ROBBINS
Class of 1974
Judge - Orange County Superior Court
LEWIS R. ROSENBLUM
Class of 1980
California District Attorney's Association
Prosecutor of the Year
MARK A. SMITH
Class of 1990
Vice-President & General Counsel - Chevron
Corporation
HONORABLE CHRISTIAN THIERBACH
Class of 1975
Judge - Riverside County Superior Court
JOHN J. VETH
Class of 1987
President - Orange County Trial Lawyers
Association
DAVID S. WEINBERG
Class of 1985
Commissioner - Orange County Superior Court