Who Was E. Guy Warren?
Hayward Native E. Guy Warren Assured Location of the Hayward Campus
After its 1957 authorization to establish a state college in Alameda County, the State Department of Education began a process of trying to select the best site for the new campus. The competition among county communities was fierce, and over 15 sites were under consideration (including spots in Pleasanton, San Leandro, Fremont, and South Hayward). After our current campus’ site was seemingly out of the running, local businessman E. Guy Warren invested several thousand dollars of his own money to hire an independent engineering firm to do a study on the Hauschildt Ranch property (the land on which CSUEB now sits). It was largely through Warren’s influence that the Board reconsidered its position, and unanimously accepted the Hayward site in 1959. Construction began in 1961.
Hayward businessman E. Guy Warren is shown here at the ceremonial groundbreaking for the Harder Road extension between Mission Boulevard and campus. A 9-story Administration Building was erected in 1971, and was later named to honor Warren (not to be confused with his famous national contemporary, Earl Warren).