College of Communications Alumni
Terry P. Rossio, 1984, B.A. Communications (Radio-TV-Film)
Distinguished Alumni Award, 2000 Screenwriter and Producer, Pirates of the Caribbean, Shrek, many more
Ashley C. Force Hood, 2004, B.A. (Radio-TV-Film)
Recent Graduate Achievement Award, 2010 NHRA Professional Funny Car Driver (Drag Racing)
Becky L. Hamilton (Baumgartner), 2006, B.A. Radio-TV-Film
Recent Graduate Achievement Award, 2012
Documentary Filmmaker
COMM
Vikki Vargas, 1981, B.A. Communications
Distinguished Alumni Award, 1997
Orange County Bureau Chief / Reporter, KNBC4-TV News.
Michele G. Ruiz, 1988, B.A. Communications Distinguished Alumni Award, 2003
Entrepreneur / Author / Speaker
Scott Montgomery, 1973, B.A. Communications
Distinguished Alumni Award, 1994
Big Tantrum Marketing and Advertising
David Crowley, 1988, Comm grad
Entertainment publicist / Manager / Teacher
Natalie Betancourt, 2015, Bachelor’s in photocommunications and a minor in history
Coordinator for the LGBT Queer Resource Center.
HCOM
Peggy M. Hammer, 1966, B.A. Speech Communication
1970 M.A. Education/Reading
Distinguished Alumni Award, 1999
Retired Educator
Ginger Emry, B.A. 1980, M.A. 1985, Speech Communication
Emry Consulting: Organizational Leadership and Coaching, Strategic Planning and Communication, Development and Redesign
COMD
Joe Horodyski, J.D., M.A., CCC-SLP
B.A., Psychology, Occidental College
J.D., Emory University, 1983
M.A. Communicative Disorders, CSUF, 2005
Alumni of the Year, 2022
Member of State Bar of California
Adjunct faculty, CSUF
Rebecca Allan, M.A., CCC-SLP
B.A., Educational Psychology, Brigham Young University, 1978
M.A. Communicative Disorders, CSUF, 1994
Alumni of the Year, 2022
Principal, George Key in Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District
Adjunct faculty, CSUF
Sherri Wolff, M.A., CCC-SLP
B.A., Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1991
M.A. Communicative Disorders, CSUF, 1994
Alumni of the Year, 2022
CSUF Speech and Hearing Clinic Director
Adjunct faculty
