Notable Community College Alumnus Presentation
50 points
Instructions: Using the website: http://www.aacc.nche.edu/AboutCC/alumni/Pages/default.aspx
Choose a notable community college alumnus to research.
• Find at least two sources of information about this person
• Read that information and use it to fill in the attached fact sheet
Due Date: December 3rd
You will be graded as follows:
____/15 points Fact sheet turned in, complete and accurate
____/15 points Presentation briefly covers these basic elements:
• Name and profession of alumnus
• Background information about alumnus
• Community college attended and field of study
• Why you chose this person to research
____/25 points 3 skills from this course described and your opinion on how they have been utilized by your alumnus justified
____/50 points TOTAL
Comments:
Presentation Fact Sheet
Name of Alumni: George Lucas
Profession / Company: Film producer, screenwriter, director, and entrepreneur. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive of Lucasfilm Limited.
Background information about this person (where they’re from, what they’re known for, achievements, etc.):
George Lucas was born in Modesto, California on May 14, 1944.
George Lucas is best known for his movies Star Wars and Indiana Jones.
Some of his achievements include being awarded first prize at the 1967-1968 National Student Film Festival. He was also awarded the Life Achievement Award in 2009. He was also named among the 100 greatest Americans by the Discovery Channel.
Community College this person attended: George Lucas attended Modesto Junior College.
Field of Study: His field of study was anthropology, sociology, and literature.
Degree earned: Bachelors of Fine Arts.
Other colleges attended: He also attended the University Of Southern California School Of Cinematic Arts.
Why did you choose this person?
I choose this person because I feel that for someone who came from parents that owned a stationery store he made out pretty well. He is known for his many movies and even though he wanted to become a racecar driver his passion for film never left him.
Is there anything interesting or surprising that you