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California State University, Los Angeles
Campus Overview
Serving approximately 21,000 students primarily from the greater Los Angeles area, Cal
State L.A. is organized into six colleges that incorporate 50 academic departments and
divisions offering a variety of majors. The green, hilltop campus is home to the
nation's first Charter College of Education, the NASA-funded SPACE program and other
award-winning engineering programs, along with a National Science Foundation-funded
environmental research center. Cal State L.A.'s renowned programs include the U.S.
News' top-ranked undergraduate business program at a Los Angeles public university, a
teacher credential program that has awarded the greatest number of credentials in
California, the nation's largest early/pre-teen collegiate program, and the only
graduate Criminalistics program west of the Mississippi. Cal State L.A. is the highest
ranked California institution conferring bachelor's degrees on Hispanics.
www.calstatela.edu
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Area Information
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Benefit Information
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 Carlos G. Gutiérrez
CSU Los Angeles
Professor of Chemistry
Throughout his 25-year career at Cal State L.A., chemistry professor Carlos G.
Gutiérrez's commitment to hands-on research has helped countless students to
advance in science careers. Serving in capacities far beyond the classroom,
Gutiérrez directs Cal State L.A.'s NIH (National Institutes of Health) Minority
Access to Research Careers and Minority Biomedical Research Support programs, and is
the faculty coordinator and mentor for the University's Beckman Scholars.
In 1996, Gutiérrez, who received his doctorate from UC Davis, was among the
first individuals to receive the Presidential Award for Excellence — in Science,
Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring — conferred at a White House ceremony. He
is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS),
recognized for "distinguished contributions to the synthesis of biologically
significant organic compounds and for leadership in mentoring students underrepresented
in science through research." He received the CSU system-wide Wang Family
Excellence Award, the University's Outstanding Professor Award, the 2001 American
Chemical Society Award for Encouraging Disadvantaged Students into Careers in the
Chemical Sciences, and numerous other honors.
As vice-chair of the National Academy of Science Committee on a National Scholars
Program, under contract to NASA, Gutiérrez has articulated persuasively the
responsibility of all faculty to mentor talented students. Gutierrez himself serves as
a prime example. He has published numerous articles, all with student coauthors, and
through his work with the American Chemical Society, has helped raise more than $10
million in scholarships for chemistry undergraduates.
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