An education professor and a pioneer in thin-film technologies have been named Distinguished Alumni for 2006 by the Sonoma State University Alumni Association.
The 2006 Distinguished Alumni Day and Awards Ceremony is set for Thursday, Oct. 12 and will recognize:
MICHAEL FULTON and his pioneering work and success in developing optical thin-film technologies has become the foundation for new and innovative products. His work has significantly impacted the high technology community setting the foundation for his current effort to develop renewable sources of energy. While attending SSU during the day, Fulton worked full-time in the evenings as a coating technician at Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. After completing a BS in Chemistry and the MA in English, Fulton became a Process Engineer with OCLI. In this capacity, he led the team that brought the world's first end-Hall ion source into production. Now, Ion-Assisted Deposition technology is ubiquitous in the thin-film coating industry.
JOHN KORNFELD has been a teacher and prominent educator for more than thirty years, including eleven years in the Monte Rio School District where he taught grades fifth through eighth and during the past eleven years as a member of the faculty of the SSU School of Education. A gifted teacher who is universally admired by his students and colleagues, Dr. Kornfeld has introduced innovative curriculum approaches that integrate literacy and language arts instruction with social studies, science, and the arts.
Visit the Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Web site at http://www.ssualumni.org for details about this year's honorees.
Highlights of the 2006 Distinguished Alumni Day include a luncheon with President Ruben Arminana, a dedication to these alumni at SSU's Alumni Grove and Brick Path, and visits to classrooms and campus centers. The day culminates with the Distinguished Alumni awards dinner.
The awards dinner includes a 5:30 p.m. reception and a 6:30 p.m. dinner at the Doubletree Hotel in Rohnert Park. The cost for the event is $50 for Alumni Association members, SSU faculty and staff and $55 for non-members.
Those who wish to attend should RSVP by calling (707) 664-2426. For further information, contact SSU Alumni Director Kate McClintock, (707) 664-2693.
