Cal State Fullerton will award an honorary doctorate to best-selling author and Disney Legend Martha Blanding during a May 21 commencement ceremony. Disney Legend, author and Cal State Fullerton alumna Martha Blanding will speak at a CSUF commencement ceremony for the College of Humanities and Social Sciences on May 21 at Titan Stadium. In the early 1990s, Martha helped produce the official Disneyana Convention, a predecessor of D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event. She co-founded PULSE, a business employee resource group for Black Disneyland cast members, at a time when many companies lacked official diversity groups. “I’m incredibly humbled and so very proud of this honor from my alma mater, Cal State Fullerton,” Blanding said.