The SF State Alumni Hall of Fame was created in 1994 to honor alumni who have distinguished themselves through extraordinary achievements in their professional and civic endeavors.
Each year, a group of alumni are inducted into the Hall of Fame, including the Alum of the Year. Photos of the recipients are displayed in the first floor lobby of the Administration Building.
| First Name | Last Name | Title | Induction Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian | Greenberg | Community leader | 1995 |
| Ahimsa | Sumchai | Medical professional | 1995 |
| Al | Martinez | Journalist and author | 2013 |
| Alice Fong | Yu | Teacher | 1997 |
| Alma | Ribbs | Teacher and community leader | 1998 |
| Amalia | Mesa-Bains | Author and activist | 1995 |
| Andrew | Ly | Businessman | 2014 |
| Annette | Bening | Academy Award-nominated film actress | 1996 |
| Arthur | Dong | Filmmaker | 2007 |
| Barbara Lavis | Brannon | Major General | 2015 |
| Ben | Fong-Torres | Journalist | 2003 |
| Bernard | Goldstein | Professor | 1995 |
| Bernard | Bragg | Actor | 2013 |
| Bill | Baird | Athlete | 2009 |
| Bill | Honig | Public administrator | 1995 |
| Bill | Thomas | Politician | 2005 |
| Bob | Toledo | Coach | 1997 |
| Boots | Riley | Activist, Filmmaker and Musician | 2023 |
| Brent | Stranathan | Technical Producer | 2012 |
| Careth | Reid | Community leader | 1995 |
| Carla | Pennington | Producer | 2008 |
| Carter B. | Smith | Radio personality | 2004 |
| Chris | Larsen | Businessman | 2004 |
| Christopher | Boyes | Sound engineer | 2004 |
| Cleve | Jones | Activist | 1995 |
| Cole | Stratton | SF Sketchfest founder and director | 2022 |
| Dalia | Ceja | Marketing executive | 2022 |
| Daniel | Sullivan | Director | 2015 |
| Danny | Glover | Actor and activist | 1996 |
| Darlene Marie | Iskra | Naval commander | 2009 |
| Dave | McElhatton | News anchor | 1997 |
| David | Owen | SF Sketchfest founder and director | 2022 |
| David | Sacks | Entertainment mogul | 2006 |
| David | Walden | Mathematician and engineer | 1998 |
| Debra | Fischer | Physicist | 2016 |
| Delroy | Lindo | Actor | 2021 |
| Dennis | Chacones | Public administrator | 2001 |
| Dennis | O'Donnell | Anchor | 2016 |
| Devorah | Major | Writer | 2003 |
| Don | Nasser | Business leader | 2010 |
| Donald | Livingston | Trustee of CSU | 1995 |
| Donna | Peterson | Singer | 1999 |
| Doug | Menuez | Photographer, photojournalist | 2021 |
| Ella | Jenkins | Musician | 2004 |
| Elsa | Cameron | Curator of art | 1999 |
| Emily | Kirsch | Entrepreneur, venture capitalist | 2021 |
| Ernest J. | Gaines | Author | 1995 |
| Esteban G. | Burchard | Physician-Scientist | 2018 |
| Evan | Kidera | Restaurant entrepreneur | 2024 |
| Evelyn | Ballard | Physician and deputy medical director | 1998 |
| Flora | Chang | University president | 2011 |
| Fred | Lau | Law enforcement | 1997 |
| Frederic | Van Amberg | News anchor | 1995 |
| George | Marcus | Business leader | 1995 |
| George | Duke | Musician | 2010 |
| George | Miller | Politician | 1997 |
| Genny | Lim | Poet, playwright and performer | 2024 |
| Gilman G. | Louie | Entrepreneur | 1995 |
| Glen | Charles | Producer | 2005 |
| Gordon | Hjalmarson | Business leader | 1995 |
| Gregory | Fischbach | Economist and businessman | 2016 |
| Gulshan | Kumar | Entrepreneur | 2022 |
| Gwen | Chan | Education leader | 2007 |
| Gwynned | Vitello | Publishing Executive | 2023 |
| Heather | Fong | Police Chief | 2004 |
| Izzy | Pivnick | Activist and public administrator | 1999 |
| James | Sochor | Athlete and coach | 1999 |
| Jan | Wahl | Television personality and producer | 2007 |
| Janet | Pomeroy | Author and activist | 1995 |
| Janet | Varney | SF Sketchfest founder and director | 2022 |
| Janice | Mirikitani | Poet and activist | 2010 |
| Jayshree | Ullal | Engineer | 2016 |
| Jeffrey | Tambor | Actor | 2009 |
| Jim | Wunderman | 2017 | |
| Jim | Wunderman | Public administrator | 2002 |
| Jinho "Piper" | Ferreira | Sheriff | 2018 |
| John | Burton | Politician | 1998 |
| John | Gumas | Business leader | 2010 |
| John | Judd | Business administrator | 1997 |
| John | Handy | Musician | 2006 |
| John | Stanley | Writer | 2019 |
| Jonas | Rivera | Producer | 2020 |
| Jose | Medina | Politician | 1999 |
| Jose Antonio | Vargas | Journalist | 2012 |
| Joseph | Gionvinco | Historian | 1995 |
| Joseph E. | Marshall Jr. | Author and community activist | 1996 |
| Joseph L. | White | Psychologist and activist | 2008 |
| Juanita | Tomayo Lott | Statistician | 2019 |
| Judy | Marcus | Community leader | 2013 |
| Karen | Johnson-Brennan | Nurse, educator and author | 1996 |
| Kathleen | Martinez | Community leader | 2010 |
| Kay Takeyama | Dilena | Professor Emerita | 2011 |
| Ken | Bastida | News anchor | 2008 |
| Kenneth | Fong | Biologist and philanthropist | 2006 |
| Kent | Nagano | Musical director | 1995 |
| Kevin | Anderson | Public administrator | 2015 |
| Kimberly | Brandon | Businesswoman and community leader | 2022 |
| Kitty | Tsui | Writer | 2018 |
| Lawrence | Chang | Mathematician | 1996 |
| Leona | Bridges | Philanthropist | 2012 |
| Lisa | Cholodenko | Filmmaker | 2013 |
| Malou | Nubla | Television anchor | 2005 |
| Manny | Mashouf | Businessman and philanthropist | 2005 |
| Margaret | Avery | Actor | 2014 |
| Marjorie | Stern | Activist | 1995 |
| Marsha | Rosenbaum | Community leader | 2012 |
| Mary | Calvert | 2017 | |
| Melba | Beals | Journalist and activist | 1998 |
| Michael | McClure | Poet, playwright and novelist | 2014 |
| Michael | Richman | Biotech CEO | 2022 |
| Mohan | Gyani | Businessman | 2002 |
| Mourad | Lahlou | 2017 | |
| Mu | Sochua | Humanitarian and activist | 2015 |
| Neda | Nobari | Humanitarian | 2020 |
| Nontsizi | Cayou | Dancer and author | 1999 |
| Norman | Schwartz | 2017 | |
| Patrick | Makuakāne | Kumu hula | 2024 |
| Paul | Gemignani | Musical director | 2002 |
| Paul | Cayard | Sailing champion | 2012 |
| Paul | Ash | Activist | 2005 |
| Paula | LeDuc | Business leader | 2006 |
| Peter | Casey | Producer | 2002 |
| Philip | Schultz | Writer | 2011 |
| Pierre | Salinger | Journalist | 1995 |
| Pramukti | Surjaudaja | Banking Executive | 2023 |
| Priscilla | Ebersole | Nurse | 1997 |
| R. Paul | Butler | Physicist | 1997 |
| Ralf | Hotchkiss | Humanitarian | 1996 |
| Randy | Hayes | Filmmaker | 2010 |
| Rebecca | Solnit | Writer | 2018 |
| Robert | Garfias | Ethnomusicologist | 2019 |
| Robert B. | Pasker | Computer engineer | 2000 |
| Robert L. | Harris | Lawyer | 2007 |
| Robert Stephen | Pastorino | Diplomat | 1997 |
| Romona | Tascoe | Public administrator | 2011 |
| Ronald | Quidachay | Judge | 2006 |
| Ronald V. | Dellums | Politician | 1995 |
| Ronnie | Schell | Actor, comedian | 1995 |
| Roy | De Forest | Artist | 2003 |
| Rupert | Garcia | Artist | 1995 |
| Sherry M. | Hirota | Educational administrator | 2015 |
| Shirley | Thornton | Education leader | 1995 |
| Sonia | Melara | Entrepreneur, innovator, social visionary | 1996 |
| Stan | Mazor | Mathematician and inventor | 1998 |
| Stan | Bunger | Anchor | 2011 |
| Stephen | Gillett | Business leader | 2024 |
| Stephen | Wolf | Business leader | 1995 |
| Steven | Okazaki | Filmmaker | 2009 |
| Steven | Miller | Record producer | 2014 |
| Ted | Griggs | Sports TV Executive | 2021 |
| Thomas | Peters | Philanthropist | 2012 |
| Tom | Ammiano | Politician and activist | 2006 |
| Vernon | Alley | Musician | 1997 |
| Violet | Robinson | Professor | 2003 |
| Vincent | Matthews | Eductaor | 2023 |
| Virginia P. | Marshall | Educator | 2019 |
| Vitka | Eisen | CEO | 2011 |
| Wesla | Whitefield | Musician | 2001 |
| William | Marquis | Public administrator | 1995 |
| William J. | Mason | Historian | 1999 |
| Willie | Brown Jr. | Politician | 1995 |
| Wilma | Mankiller | Author, community leader | 1995 |
| Yvonne | Cagle | Biochemist | 1999 |