Aug. 3, 2004
Contact: Graphic Communication
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Gary Field, Graphic Communication Professor, Author, and Researcher
Retires from Cal Poly
SAN LUIS OBISPO -- Gary G. Field, a Cal Poly graphic communication
professor for 20 years, retired from Cal Poly at the end of July. He
has since been appointed visiting professor at the London College of
Communication (formerly the London College of Printing), where he will
continue his research, writing and related professional interests.
While at Cal Poly, Field received many awards honoring his research and
contributions to graphic arts education. These include the Robert F.
Reed Technology Medal from the Graphic Arts Technical Foundation, the
Gold Medal from Britain's Institute of Printing, the Honors Award from
the Technical Association of the Graphic Arts, the Education Award of
Excellence from the Graphic Arts Technical Foundation, and the
Fellowship distinction in both the Science and Educational categories
from the Royal Photographic Society.
Field's primary areas of teaching at Cal Poly were color reproduction
and production management. “Gary developed many innovative approaches
to
teaching these subjects, including authoring the textbooks ‘Color
and
Its Reproduction’ and ‘Printing Production Management,’”
said Harvey
Levenson, head of the Graphic Communication Department. “These texts
have since been adopted by colleges around the world.” Field also
authored five other books and dozens of research papers and technical
articles.
He received his formal technical qualifications from the City and Guilds
of London Institute, the Nottingham Trent University, and the Royal
Melbourne Institute of Technology. He also earned an MBA degree from the
University of Pittsburgh and has certification as an Accredited Senior
Imaging Scientist.
Field entered the printing industry as an apprentice in 1960 and
progressed through a number of production, technical and administrative
positions at companies in Australia and England prior to serving for six
years as supervisor of the Color and Photography Research Division of
the Graphic Arts Technical Foundation in Pittsburgh. Before joining Cal
Poly in 1984, he taught at Carnegie Mellon University and La Roche
College, both in Pittsburgh.
He has served on standards committees, advisory boards and task forces.
A frequent contributor to the work of professional societies, Field is
a
member of the Institute of Printing, the Technical Association of the
Graphic Arts, the Royal Photographic Society, the Society for Imaging
Science and Technology, and the International Graphic Arts Education
Association.
Cal Poly's Graphic Communication Department, founded in 1946, is one
of
the largest programs of its kind in the United States. The department
maintains an enrollment of 300 students and has approximately 3,000
alumni. The department has more than 33,000 square feet of modern
laboratories and one of the largest industry-supported programs in
graphic arts education. The department is accredited by the
Accreditation Council for Collegiate Graphic Communications.
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