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J. MICHAEL ORTIZ
President, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Ph.D., early childhood special education, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1981
M.A., special education, University of New Mexico, 1971
B.U.S., English, secondary education and coaching, University of New Mexico, 1970
AASCU Christa McAuliffe Presidential Selection Committee
AASCU Committee on Teacher Education
ACE Commission on Advancement of Racial and Ethnic Equity
Aspen Institute Commission on No Child Left Behind
BACCHUS and GAMMA Peer Education Network Board of Trustees
CCAA Presidents/Chancellors Group Board of Directors
CSU Agricultural Research Initiative Board of Governors, Vice Chair
CSU Presidents' Council on Underserved Constituencies
California Campus Compact, Executive Board of Directors
DoD/HACU Department of Defense/Hispanic Serving Institution Task Force
North Central Association, Consultant Evaluator
Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), Program Evaluator
USDA/HSI Collaborative Advisory Board
American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU)
American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education Board of Directors (AACTE)
American Association of University Administrators (AAUA)
National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges(NASULGC)
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)
Los Angeles County Fair Association: Member
Pasadena Bioscience Center: Board of Directors
Executive Advocacy Group Member, City of Pomona Youth and Family Master Plan
2007 HENAAC Vanguard Award honoring individuals who are actively involved in programs that recruit and prepare more Hispanic professionals in the STEM fields.
2006 Inland Empire Hispanic Image "Influential Latino Award" for providing social and educational opportunities throughout the Hispanic community presented by Hispanic Lifestyle.
2005 KCET "Local Hero Award" sponsored by Union Bank and KCET Public Broadcasting for outstanding contributions in education
2005 Golden Hands Achievement Award for outstanding contributions to the community presented by the Boys and Girls Club of Pomona Valley
Voted one of Hispanic Business magazine's 100 Most Influential Hispanics for 2005
"The Educational Alliance of Pueblo" in A Collection of Papers on Self-Study and Institutional Improvement, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education, Chicago, IL, 1995.
"Cultural Pluralism in the Delivery of Services to High Risk Minority Children," in An Ecological Model of Services to Inner City Minority Handicapped Infants, V. Weinstein (Ed.), Charles R. Drew Postgraduate Medical School Press, Los Angeles, CA 1982
With Lee S. Cross, Janet S. Mears, Marilyn J. Swem, Ralph D. Conn, "A Home-based Precision Teaching Model for Preschool Handicapped Children and Their Siblings in Rural Appalachia," University of South Carolina Press, 1981
With Ralph D. Conn, "I Can/Will Do It" (Early Education for Handicapped Children), Focus on Mainstreaming, Nov. 1977, #3
Dr. Ortiz has also made numerous presentations in a range of fields including professional development, academic assessment, learning styles, the educational use of technology, and teaching handicapped children. He has served as a special advisor to the President's Commission on Mental Retardation.
Update: June 2008
