Earl Gales Jr., a founding member of the Cal Poly Pomona Philanthropic Foundation Board and an alumnus whose senior thesis helped establish the LA Metro system, died Nov. 20. He was 73. Gales’ (’72, urban and regional planning) thesis became…
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Keith Kittridge, working under the scorching rays of the afternoon sun, is out standing in his field. Kittridge is the pasture technician who maintains the lush meadows that nourish Cal Poly Pomona’s legacy: The Arabian horses. Between the citrus crops…
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Larry Gates received much more than classroom lessons from his former professor, the late Don Wells. The Redlands native also learned to master the art of giving back. About 25 years ago, the Cal Poly Pomona alumnus (’87, civil engineering)…
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On Super Bowl Sunday, the Los Angeles Rams will suit up to take on the Cincinnati Bengals on their home turf at Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium. But the football players won’t be on the only squad decked out in the team’s…
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Don Brinkerhoff, the landscape designer for 17 Las Vegas casino resorts and the first landscape designer inducted into the American Gaming Association’s Hall of Fame for his 1995 redesign of the world-famous Las Vegas Boulevard, died July 16. He was…
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When the XXXII Olympic Games officially begin on Friday in Tokyo, alumnus Timothy Lam, a member of Team USA, will be there participating in the Parade of Nations as a competitor in men’s singles badminton. The Tokyo Games will include…
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Arthur ‘Art’ Gilbert Covarrubias Sr., who worked at Cal Poly Pomona for 49 years in roles including director of university admissions, died on June 9. He was 79. In addition to his many years of service at Cal Poly Pomona,…
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Thousands of student volunteers have shown their pride over seven decades by creating an annual Cal Poly Universities Rose Parade float. But only Bob Pettis can say he rode atop one for five hours overnight in freezing temperatures while clinging to…
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Scott W. Dunn, an alumnus and longtime supporter of the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center, died on March 22. He was 68. Mr. Dunn (’78, agricultural business management) had served on the President’s Arabian Advisory Committee since joining the panel…
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Education looks different during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is delivered through different mediums in different ways. The importance of education, however, will never change, contends Ganpat Patel. The Cal Poly Pomona alumnus, businessman and philanthropist is about as deeply invested…
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