Directors and presidents ==
Leroy Anderson, 1902–1907
Leroy Burns Smith, 1908–1914
Robert Weir Ryder, 1914–1921
Nicholas Ricciardi, 1921–1924
Margaret Chase (Acting), 1924
Benjamin Ray Crandall, 1924–1933
Julian A. McPhee, 1933–1966
Dale W. Andrews (acting), 1966–1967
Robert E. Kennedy, 1967–1979
Warren J. Baker, 1979–2010
Robert Glidden (Acting), 2010–2011
Jeffrey D. Armstrong, 2011–present
== Notable alumni ==
List of notable alumni of Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo
Cal Poly has more than 150,000 alumni, with the majority located in San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara and Los Angeles counties.
Gregory Chamitoff, NASA astronaut
Danding Cojuangco, former chairman and CEO of San Miguel Corporation
Robert "Hoot" Gibson, NASA astronaut
Victor Glover, NASA astronaut
Rick Sturckow, NASA astronaut
== Listing as a census-designated place ==
The United States Census Bureau, has designated the campus as a separate census-designated place (CDP) for statistical purposes, under the name California Polytechnic State University. …
