FoTO GRADUATE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
Kenneth E . and Michele L . Moore Graduate Student Endowed Scholarships in Optical Sciences
In 1988 , Kenneth E . and Michele L . Moore founded Zemax Development Corp ., where they held the positions of president and chief financial officer , respectively , for more than 20 years .
Ken Moore received his Ph . D . from the Wyant College of Optical Sciences in 1991 . He has garnered many awards for his work in the optics industry , including the David Richardson Medal from the Optical Society ( OSA ) for contributions to technical optics .
He now serves as the chief technology officer of optical engineering products at Radiant Zemax LLC , in Redmond , Wash . Michele is a certified public accountant who volunteers time to support nonprofit organizations in the Seattle area . They have two children , Sophia and Alexander .
The pair is passionate about education . They chose to endow three scholarships because of the University of Arizona ’ s status as a world leader in physical science research and because of their strong connection to OSC .
PAIGE SAWYERS
A first-year Ph . D . student , Paige plans to continue her work in Dr . James Schwiegerling ’ s Visual Optics Lab , exploring the design and improvement of intra-ocular lenses . Paige plans to pursue a career in visual optics .
KENNETH MARCELINO
Moving from Baltimore for Tucson , Kenneth is now a first-year Ph . D . student . Kenneth ’ s interests are in imaging sciences to further develop this technology .
19