The Wang Family Excellence Award recognizes four outstanding faculty members and one outstanding administrator who, through extraordinary commitment and dedication, have distinguished themselves by exemplary contributions and achievements.
Their activities advance the California State University’s mission, contribute to student success, bring benefit and credit to the CSU, and enhance the CSU’s excellence in teaching, scholarship and service. Each recipient is given a $20,000 award.
The Wang Family Excellence Award was originally established in 1998 when then-CSU Trustee Stanley Wang provided $1 million to recognize the remarkable contributions of the CSU’s faculty and administrators over a 10-year period. Trustee Emeritus Wang generously agreed to reinstate the award beginning in 2015 and in January 2017, Mr. Wang gifted an additional $2.5 million, allowing the CSU to recognize outstanding faculty, staff and administrators for years to come. In total, Mr. Wang has given $3.8 million to the CSU over the years.
Meet the 2017 Awardees