four were all coached by alumnus Bob Kersee.
CSUN has also seen alumni Jason Thompson and Robert Fick become MLB All-Stars, while Adam Kennedy was named the ALCS MVP in 2002.
=== Faculty and staff ===
In politics, three former faculty and staff members have become high-ranking officials in foreign countries, including Mohamed Morsi who became the 5th President of Egypt in 2012, as well as Mohammad Qayoumi and Prakash Chandra Lohani. Additionally, former head of the United States Census Bureau Roy Peel and former Ambassador to Mexico Julian Nava were professors at the university. James Lawson, a civil rights leader, was a visiting scholar at the university from 2010 until his death in 2024.
Lucille Ball was an assistant professor in 1979 and James Dickey, United States Poet Laureate and winner of a National Book Award for Poetry, was a visiting lecturer at the university.
The university has also had two prominent mathematicians in its faculty: Lorraine Foster, who became the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in …
