Rick Callender
Celebrating Our 2023 Distinguished Alumni
From working on cancer treatments to advocating for farmworkers to teaching human kindness through language, the 2023 Distinguished Alumni have chosen to "Do and Dare" in a big way.
Distinguished Alum and Valley Water District CEO Rick Callender
Rick Callender (Industrial Technology, ’94) is being honored by Chico State with this year's Distinguished Alumni Service Award.
Chico State Honors Diversity and Inclusion on Campus
Nine faculty, staff, and students are honored with the 14th Annual Conversations on Diversity and Inclusion Awards.
Alumnus Advocates to End Systemic Racism in the Water Industry and Greater Society
As CEO of Santa Clara Valley Water District and president of the California-Hawaii chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Rick Callender is just getting started.