Founders Day

Founders Day: 2008 Honorees

The following people will be honored at the 2008 Founders Day dinner:

Fiat Lux Award

Presented by the UC Santa Cruz Foundation to alumni and friends who have demonstrated outstanding achievement, dedication, and service in support of the University's programs and goals.

Dr. Narinder Singh Kapany: Research scientist, professor, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and acknowledged by many as the "father of fiber optics."

Alumni Achievement Award

Presented by the UCSC Alumni Association to alumni who have rendered outstanding service to the campus, or who, through their achievement, have brought distinction to the university.

Dana Priest (Merrill '81): Washington Post reporter, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner; MacArthur Foundation Grant, George Polk Award, and Gerald R. Ford Prize recipient.

Faculty Research Lecturer

The foremost academic research honor bestowed by the Santa Cruz Division of the Academic Senate is awarded annually to a faculty member who has a distinguished record in research.

Patricia Zavella: Latin American and Latino Studies Professor and one of the world's leading scholars in the fields of feminist ethnography and Chicano/a studies.