President Berenecea Johnson Eanes
invites you to attend a dedication ceremony
to honor the life and work of our celebrated alumna,
gender equality pioneer, and social justice advocate
BILLIE JEAN KING
and in gratitude to our donors who have supported
The Billie Jean King Sports Complex at Cal State LA
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DEDICATION & CELEBRATION
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2024
University Gymnasium Lawn
at the Billie Jean King Sports Complex
California State University, Los Angeles
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, California 90032
Statue and bricks dedication ceremony and program | 2 p.m.
This event will be closed captioned.
You can view the captioning on your mobile device during the program by visiting the
Billie Jean King Statue and Bricks Dedication live captioning page.
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Friday, September 27, 2024, by clicking the registration button below.
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Billie Jean King has been a trailblazer for women's tennis and sports. She has been and continues to be an advocate for gender equality and a pioneer for social justice. Regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Billie Jean King was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987. For her tireless advocacy work for women and the LGBTQ community, she was awarded in 2009 the United States' highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, by President Barack Obama.
Cal State LA is honored to call Billie Jean King an alumna and a friend. In 1997, during the University's year-long 50th anniversary celebration, Billie Jean King received the California State University/California State University, Los Angeles honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters in recognition of her many achievements in the world arena of athletics and for the distinction those accomplishments have brought to her alma mater.
This year, Cal State LA celebrates Billie Jean King's continued support and connection to the university with a statue dedication. The statue honors her legacy and serves as an inspiration to the campus community.
The event will be photographed and/or recorded. By attending the event, you agree and grant irrevocable permission to have your likeness, image, voice, and appearance photographed and recorded for any University business-related purpose and that the CSU owns the images and all rights related to them. The images may be used in any manner or media without notifying you, such as university-sponsored websites, publications, promotions, broadcasts, advertisements, posters and theater slides, as well as for non-university uses. You waive any right to inspect or approve the finished images or any printed or electronic matter that may be used with them.