2007 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI FACULTY

Bob Worth
B.A. Music, 1980 Choral Director/ Professor of Music, SSU Center for the Performing Arts

Bob Worth began his teaching career at SSU over 24 years ago after completeing his degree in musicology at U.C. Berkeley. He directs three choral ensembles at Sonoma State: the SSU Chorus, the Sonoma County Bach Choir and the Chamber Singers. Worth was named choral director for the Santa Rosa Symphony in 2002 where he directs the Honor Choir - which is assembled as needed for each project using singers from the SSU ensembles, local high schools and from the community. He created the Sonoma County Choral Society which serves SSU students and community members who wish to better their singing, music reading and performance skills.

2007 OUTSTANDING ALUMNI STAFF

Kamen Nikolov
B.A. Music, 2002 M.A. Education, 2007 Technical Production Coordinator, SSU Center for the Performing Arts

The day Kamen Nikolov walked into the Music Department in 1998 as a young non-English-speaking new student from Bulgaria, his future co-workers recognized him as a very special person. As a pianist and musician he stood out among his peers for his accomplishments and pure music talent, but also for his generosity and true spirit of commitment and caring for fellow students.
Over nine years ago, Nikolov began working as a technician for CPA and was the person every faculty program director wanted to direct sound or the production of their concert or event. After completion of his master's degree, he joined the CPA staff full-time.