In Memory of Otto J. Bos
Otto J. Bos was a 1970 graduate of the department, editor of its award-winning newspaper Phoenix and an All-American soccer star. Following graduation, he became a government and politics reporter at The San Diego Union. In 1977, Otto became press secretary for San...
In Memory of Paul Pando Whang
Mr. Paul Pando Whang’s wife, Ruth Whang, and his three children, Gail, Denise and Ron Whang, established the Paul Whang Memorial Fellowship Endowment in his memory. Paul Whang was one of the University’s first Korean American graduates. Born and raised in San...
In Memory of Philip M. Klasky
Philip M. Klasky (November 20, 1953 – April 12, 2022) was a beloved teacher, a lifelong activist, and an alumnus of San Francisco State University (SF State). He received his bachelor’s degree in environmental studies in 1994 and his master’s degree in geography and...
In Memory of Ruairi Flanagan
In Memory of Ruairi Thomas Flanagan 1982 – 2013 Ruairi Flanagan was an alumnus of San Francisco State University who graduated in 2007 with a BA degree in Psychology. On March 1, 2013, Ruairi passed away in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia from a tragic...
Janice and John Gumas
Janice Herwegh Gumas B.S. 1985 Marketing Community Leader and Parent Advocate Janice Herwegh Gumas is a former marketing executive who became a leading advocate for parent engagement at San Francisco State University. She earned a B.S. in marketing in 1985 and...
Jerold and Phyllis Rosenberg
Jerold Rosenberg has said that “you never know when brilliance will come out in a student”. In this spirit, he created the Jerold Rosenberg Family Scholarship to ensure that promising individuals with talent are given a chance to succeed. The Rosenberg Scholarship...
Marjorie Stern
Marjorie H. Stern was inducted into the SF State Alumni Hall of Fame in 1995. She was a teacher, unionist, author, senior and women’s rights advocate as well as a founding member of both the Coalition of Labor Union Women and the AFT Women’s Rights...
Regional Parks Foundation of the East Bay Regional Parks District
The Regional Parks Foundation created the Carol Severin Endowed Internship Scholarship Fund to honor Dr. Carol Severin. Dr. Severin is an SF State professor emerita in the Recreation, Parks and Tourism (RPT) department, who taught at SF State for forty years,...
Rita Bower and Ray Friend
Rita Bower and Ray Friend are alumni of San Francisco State University. Rita and Ray worked and supported each other as they completed their degrees at SF State, and then both pursued careers in education. Rita worked in the Richmond and Los Angeles School...
The Lang-Monteiro Family
The Student Activist and Advocate Endowed Scholarship established by The Lang-Monteiro Family honors the tradition of social justice centered, student empowerment, advocacy, activism and leadership exemplified at San Francisco State University. The Student Activist...