Rebecca Mieliwocki
Rebecca Mieliwocki
2012 National Teacher of the Year, Council of Chief State School Officers

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

B.A. Speech Communication (1990)

CSU Northridge

Teaching Credential (2001) M.A. Secondary Education (2015)
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  • Received the 62nd National Teacher of the Year award from the Council of Chief State School Officers.
  • Recognized by President Obama at a White House ceremony as the best among the nation’s 3.2 million teachers.
  • Teaches seventh grade English at Luther Burbank Middle School.
  • Recipient of many teaching awards, including California Teacher of the Year, California League of Middle Schools Educator of the Year for Southern California, and PTA Honorary Service Award.
  • Remains active with CSU Northridge, participating on panels and providing career advice to aspiring teachers. Both her father and husband are also graduates of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

Notable CSU Alumni in education

Robert AguilarFresno, San José
Superintendent, Delano School District

Fresno State

B.A. Education (1962)

San José State​

M.A. Education (1972)
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Mary BarlowBakersfield
Superintendent, Kern County Superintendent of Schools

Bakersfield
B.A., Psychology (1994)

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Donald E. CarterBakersfield
Retired Superintendent, Kern High School Distri​ct

CSU Bakersfield

M.A. Educational Administration (1985)Credential, Educational Administration (1985)
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Maria CasillasLos Angeles
Chief of School Family and Parent/Community Services, Los Angeles Unified School District

Cal State LA​

M.A. Education (1978)
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Sal CastroLos Angeles
Social Studies Teacher/Activist

Cal State LA​

Social Studies (1961)​
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Blanca CavazosBakersfield
Retired Superintendent, Taft Union High School Dist​rict

CSU Bakersfield
B.A., Liberal Studies (1980)
M.A., Bilingual Cross-Cultural Education (1987)
M.A., Educational Administration, (1992)

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Benjamin T. DuranStanislaus
Executive Director, Central Valley Higher Education Consortium & President Emeritus, Merced College

Stanislaus State

B.A. Spanish (1971)Credential Secondary Education (1974)​
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Vivian EkchianNorthridge
Superintendent, Glendale Unified School District

CSU Northridge

B.A., Political Science (1982) 
Credential (1987)
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education
San Luis Obispo; Northridge