Centennial Class of Distinguished Alumni

Frances Stephan, First graduate of SMJC

Marie Wineman, Cattle rancher & Golf Champion

Milford Zornes, California Landscape Artist 

Carl W. Engel, Co-founder of Engel & Gray   

Milo Ferini, Co-founder of Betteravia Farms & Bonita Packing

Nadine Rice Simas, Businesswoman                            

Owen W. Siler, Commandant of U.S. Coast Guard

Donald C. Melby, WWII pilot and Businessman   

Domenico Signorelli, Educator, Lompoc Adult School 

Ed Andrisek, Former Solvang Mayor   

Patricia Boyd, Former AHC Faculty   

John Rudometkin, NBA player, NY Knicks  

Joe Centeno, Former Santa Maria Police Chief  

Rose Furuya Hawkins, Teacher, Historian, and Author 

Ronald P. Omberg, Ph.D., Nuclear scientist   

Edward Quinonez, Major, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve 

Ronald J. Johnson, Engineer on B-2 bomber  

Ken T. Oye, D.D.S., Dentist 

Jack O'Keefe, PGA Tour Pro Golfer

Henry M. Grennan, AHC Trustee

Larry Lavagnino, Former SM Mayor 

Joe Olivera, Director of Hacienda Bank & Community Advocate         

James J. Skidmore, Division Commander - CHP  

Gregory A. Pensa, Businessman & AHC Trustee 

Robert P. Hatch, Lompoc & Santa Maria Valley Chamber President   

George S. Hobbs, Former Santa Maria Mayor  

Gunther Cunningham, Former Head Coach of Kansas City Chiefs  

Allan Teixeira, Partner, Teixeira Farm  

Chuck Negron, Lead singer - Three Dog Night  

John Marshall, Super Bowl-Winning NFL Coach  

Jerry Olivera, Division Commander - Santa Maria Police

Frank Ostini, Restauranteur & Winemaker 

Ronald Domingos, Faculty Emeritus

Johnnie Gray, NFL player, Green Bay Packers   

Bobby McNatt, Superior Court Judge - San Joaquin County

Bryn Smith, MLB player -  Rockies, Expos   

Brian Asselstine, MLB player - Atlanta Braves

Virginia Perry Souza, Financial Professional   

Boyd Gaines, Broadway & TV actor

Mike Bratz, NBA Player & Executive  

Ken Ostini, Former CEO - Lompoc Chamber of Commerce

Jeff McCarthy, Broadway, TV, & Film Actor

Philip Norwood, Storyboard Artist & Warner Bros. Animator

James A. Diani, President - A.J. Diani Construction

Winifred Hervey, Golden Globe-Winning Writer & Producer

Dean Teixeira, Partner - Teixeira Farms

Leslie Parsons, Emmy-Nominated Art Director

Craig F. Stephens, Businessman

David Phillips, Ph.D., Deputy Scientist - Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Hans Duus, Ornamental Iron Designer

Tim Kring, TV Writer and Producer

Paula Lucas, Public Relations Professional

Frederick Board, Former Divisional President of Los Angeles Newspaper Group

Lawanda Lyons Pruitt, Santa Barbara County Public Defender’s Office

Mark Herrier, Actor & Community Activist

Tom B. Martinez, Architect & Rotarian

Kenneth Kring, Global Business Consultant

Elizabeth Osborne, Teacher & Coach

Larry Lahr, Businessman & Former AHC Trustee

Wayne Robert Miller, Chiropractor & Elks Rodeo Parade Announcer   

Joyce Howerton, Former Lompoc Mayor

Lisa Estrada, NBA Executive - L.A. Lakers

Hilda Zacarías, CPA & AHC Trustee

Thomas Scott Johantgen, Ballet Dancer & Instructor

Marci Anne Gill-Lippold, Interior Designer

Joe Dana, Educator

Mike Bouquet, Owner - Toyota of Santa Maria

Ina Luca, M.D., Neuro-Ophthalmologist

Jaime Barajas, Former FBI Agent & Founder of Barajas Foundation

Kim Colby Davis, Executive Director - CASA Santa Barbara

Linda Glines, First woman firefighter at Santa Maria Fire Department

Rachel Valencia, Career Civil Servant - Vandenberg AFB 

Jeff Chadic, Attorney

Leonard Champion, Former Santa Maria Fire Chief

Marc Schneider, Santa Maria Police Chief

Michael Sell, Banker

Jessica Allen, Former Teacher of the Year

Nicolasa Sandoval, Ph.D., Educational Leader

Tni LeBlanc, Attorney & Real Estate Broker

Kris Dutra, All-time Winning Football Coach at AHC

Frank Kelsey, Businessman & Community Leader

Aaron Bryant Smith, Attorney

Brian Sullivan, FBI Agent

Robert Isquierdo, Jr. Businessman & Community Leader

Tommy Soulati Shepherd, Grammy-nominated Musician

Lindsay Walker, Actor & Singer

Yolanda Nunez Ortiz, Santa Maria HS Administrator

Khari Tillery, Attorney

Janu Flores, Brand designer at Apple, Samsara

Tim Bennett, Former AHC Trustee

Sonja Magdevski, Winemaker

Joseph D. Centeno, M.D., Surgeon

Julieta Delgadillo, Teacher

Shannon Seifert, CEO of Santa Maria Valley YMCA

Jesper Johansson, Executive Chef, Plenty on Bell

Nohemy Ornelas, Ed.D., Vice-President at AHC

Jacob Chestnut, Ph.D., Professor at Cornell University

Ruben Espinoza, Animator, Muralist, & Sign-maker

Raiza Giorgi, Founder & Publisher, Santa Ynez Valley Star

Noelle McGhee-Westbay, Drama teacher