Fifteenth Anniversary

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    • THE II-VI FOUNDATION CELEBRATES ITS FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY In 2022 the II-VI Foundation celebrated fifteen years. In the first fifteen years almost $33 million was invested in our programs and over 17,000 students were impacted. Recent years saw generous contributions to the foundation by Coherent Incorporated, a move of the staff to working from home, and...

    Tenth Anniversary

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    • THE II-VI FOUNDATION CELEBRATES ITS TENTH ANNIVERSARY In 2017 the II-VI Foundation celebrated ten years of “Encouraging and Enabling Students to Enter a Career in Engineering, Science and Mathematics while Maintaining a Standard of Excellence in that Pursuit”. In the first ten years $24,882,836 was invested and 11,457 students were impacted. We thank you for...

    Introducing our newest Board Member, Mr. Steve Rummel

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    • The Coherent/II-VI Foundation is proud to announce the addition of a new director to our Board of Directors. By a unanimous vote, Mr. Steve Rummel was appointed to the Coherent/II-VI Foundation Board of Directors. Steve Rummel joined Coherent Corporation in 1988 and has been the Senior Vice President of the Engineered Materials Group since 2019....

    Dr. Andy Souzis, Technical Team Consultant

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    • The Coherent/II-VI Foundation is proud to announce the addition of Dr. Andy Souzis to our Technical Team. Dr. Andy Souzis received his Ph.D. in Physics from Stevens Institute of Technology in 1990 and began his career as a National Research Council Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the U.S. Army Research Lab in Ft. Monmouth, NJ.  That...

    Dr. Timothy F. Murray, Technical Team Consultant

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    • The Coherent/II-VI Foundation is proud to announce the addition of Dr. Tim Murray to our Technical Team. Mr. Murray is the principal consultant and owner of Murray Advisory Services, LLC advising C-level clients and investors on strategy and business development. Prior to establishing MAS, Murray was CEO and Chairman of OFS Fitel LLC a...