Friday, October 24, 2008

50th Anniversary Celebration-CSU Stanislaus

On the weekend of October 25th, the campus community at Cal State Stanislaus celebrated its 50th Anniversary with the presentation of an Honorary Doctorate of Arts and Letters to superstar actor Gary Sinise who played the character of Lt. Dan in Forest Gump.

Following the Gala Dinner, Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band provided entertainment to a crowd of about 2000 excited supporters of the campus.

Trustee Chairman of the Board Jeffrey Bleich presented the Honorary Doctorate on behalf of the Board of Trustees and President Ham Shirvani. Also in attendance from the Board was Dr. Peter Mehas and Alumni Trustee Bob Linscheid.

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