The Orion Hall of Fame honors former students, former advisers, and friends of The Orion who have made significant impacts on The Orion, journalism and related fields, and/or who have otherwise made exceptional contributions to society based in part on experience gained at The Orion. The Hall of Fame will serve as a means to keep alumni actively involved in support of The Orion and to encourage current Orion students toward excellence in their chosen career path.

The first "class" of five inductees was selected in February 2005 by a journalism department faculty committee. All subsequent selections are made each February by an alumni / journalism faculty committee.

Orion alumni work in respected newsrooms across California and the U.S. including:

Arizona Republic
*Sharon Yep - copy editor

Auburn Journal
Loryll Nicolaisen - reporter

Bakersfield Californian
*Travis Miller - copy editor
Jorge Barrientos - breaking news/general assignment reporter

Bryan-College Station (Texas) Eagle
Darren Benson - City Editor

Chico Enterprise-Record
Vince Abbate - copy editor
Barbara Arrigoni - reporter
Ty Barbour - photographer
Jason Halley - photographer
Travis Souders - sports reporter
Marty Trenouth - Web developer for ChicoER.com

Chico News & Review
Melissa Daugherty - Special Sections Editor
Mark Lore - Arts Editor

Collierville (Tenn.) Herald
Edward Farrell - reporter

The Conference Board Review magazine
*Matthew Budman - Managing Editor

Congressional Quarterly
Jennifer Scholtes - reporter

Contra Costa Times
Malaika Fraley - reporter
*Randy Streigel - copy editor
Sergio Delgado - copy editor
Nargis Nooristani (Martinez / Pleasant Hill Record) - reporter

Davis Enterprise
Linda DuBois - Associate Editor

Eureka Times-Standard
Jonathan Glen - Entertainment Editor

The Fresno Bee
John Ellis - political reporter

Granite Bay Press Tribune
Jamie Trump - Editor

The Gridley Herald
Nancy Christianson - Editor
Tim Gilmour - reporter / photographer

The Hawaii Golf Journal
Brennan Purtzer - Editor-in-Chief

Hollister Free Lance
Nick Lovejoy - photographer
Erin Musgrave - reporter

Lake County Record-Bee
Mandy Feder - Assistant Managing Editor

Las Vegas Review-Journal
Adrienne Packer - suburban government reporter
*Carri Geer Thevenot - federal courts reporter

Los Angeles Times
Kelly Parker - copy editor (Orange County edition)

Lynchburg (Va.) News & Advance
Amy Coutee - reporter

Marysville Appeal-Democrat
Kyle Buis - copy editor
Chris Kaufman - photographer
Robert LaHue - reporter

Merced Sun-Star
*Scott Jason - reporter

MLB.com
*Becky Regan - reporter

The Modesto Bee
Rosalio Ahumada - reporter
Ben van der Meer - reporter

The Molokai Times
Brennan Purtzer - Publisher

Morgan Hill Times
Paul Doherty - Sports Editor

My58.com
Laura Johnson - Managing Editor

Napa Valley Register
Brian Kennedy - online content coordinator

Orange County Register
*Chantal Lamers - graphics reporter
Art Thompson III - sports reporter

Oroville Mercury-Register
Mary Weston - reporter

Palm Springs Desert Sun
Nelsy Rodriguez - reporter

Paradise Post
Rick Silva - Managing Editor
Paul Wellersdick - staff writer

The Record (Stockton)
Kirk Barron - Web content producer
Hallie Gorman - copy editor
Brea Jones - Online Editor
*Keith Michaud - Assistant Metro News Editor
Elizabeth (Bowman) Roberts - copy editor
Scott Smith - reporter

Red Bluff Daily News
Karen McIntyre - crime and education reporter

Redding Record Searchlight
Ryan Feenstra - copy editor
*Kimberly (Bolander) Ross - regional reporter
Ryan Sabalow - reporter

Roseville Press-Tribune
Scott Johnston - Sports Editor

The Sacramento Bee
*Melody Gutierrez - business and sports reporter
*Niesha (Gates) Lofing - reporter
*Tom Sellers - copy editor

San Bernardino County Sun
Tim Lewis - designer

San Diego Daily Transcript
Erik Pisor - reporter

San Francisco Examiner
Alexandria "Alex" Rocha - reporter

San Jose Mercury News
*Randy Sumimoto - Weekend Sports Editor

Saratoga News
Chris Vongsarath - reporter

Seattle Post-Intelligencer
*Todd Bishop - Microsoft reporter

Sioux Falls (S.D.) Argus Leader
Eric Bursch - Sports Editor

Sonora Union-Democrat
Patty Fuller - Managing Editor
James Damschroder - sports reporter

St. Petersburg Times
Rebecca (Anderson) Bowers - copy editor

Today's Local News (San Marcos)
David Waldorff - designer

Truckee Sierra Sun
Matt Brown - reporter
Sierra Countis - reporter

The Union (Grass Valley)
Zuri Berry - online community manager

USA Today
Katye Martens - Assistant Photo Editor

The Reporter (Vacaville)
Danny Bernardini - reporter

Vallejo Times Herald
Tim Scott - sports editor

Visalia Times-Delta
Laura Florez - photographer

The Wall Street Journal
Philip Shishkin - reporter

The Washington Post
*Greg Finley - copy editor

West Hawaii Today
Carolyn Marie Lucas - reporter

*Former Orion managing editor

If you are a working alumnus of The Orion and would like to add your newspaper to our list, please e-mail onlineeditor@theorion.com.