DICK AND CYNTHIA (JOHNSON) FOSTER, FUHS 1953

FRIENDS OF THE FULLERTON ARBORETUM GOLDEN OAK AWARD RECIPIENTS FOR 2011
Saturday, July 16, 2011    

DICK AND CYNTHIA

PAT VIERRA ZIMA (FUHS 1953) AND HUSBAND BOB

PAT TOOK THE PICTURES

NEED NAME, ALLAN AND JANET RAY BRIDGFORD (BOTH FUHS 1953)

ART SCHADE (FUHS 1953) AND MONI YOUNGER CANADAY (FUHS 1954)

ANN BRUNSKILL SPARKS (FUHS 1953) AND DAUGHTER KAREN

JIM  (FUHS 1953) AND WILLA STEDMAN VANDERBURG (FUHS 1954)

PATTI QUIST JOHNSON, CYNTHIA AND GARY JOHNSON (ALL FUHS 1953)

PATTI, CYNTHIA AND PAT

FROM THE PROGRAM

Cynthia and Dick Foster were both born and raised in Fullerton. High school sweethearts, they have been married for 57 years. Dick has degrees in electronics engineering from Stanford and UCLA. He spent 34 years in the military electronics industry, retiring in 1991 as president of Interstate Electronics Corporation. Cynthia has an Economics degree from Cal State Fullerton. She worked twenty three years as a manager with Pacific Bell, taking early retirement in 1988 so she could study ornamental horticulture at Cal Poly Pomona.

Both Dick and Cynthia have been involved in community service for many years.Dick became involved in United Way in the late 1970's when he was recruited by Carl Karcher to serve as electronics industry chair for the Orange County United Way Campaign Cabinet , a post he held for two years. He continued with United Way for over 15 years, twelve of which he served on their Board of Directors, including two years as treasurer and two as chairman of the board.  Dick is a past chair of the Disneyland Community Service Awards committee and a past member of the Fullerton Public Library Foundation Board.

Cynthia has been a member of the Arboretum Gala Committee since the second year, including one year as chair. She also served as treasurer of the Fullerton Public Library Foundation Board for several years. She recently became a member of the Board of Trustrees of the Fullerton College Foundation, which was started by her late father, Joe Johnson and Dr. Lynn Sheller, then president of the college.

Dick and Cynthia are long time members of the Friends of the Arboretum and are currently members of the Chaparral Society. He also served two four -year terms as a city-appointed member of the Arboretum Commission. (Pat Hopping convinced him to apply for the seat in a conversation at a Midsummer Night in the Garden some twelve years ago!) He is currently the immediate Past President of the Friends, a member of the Board Executive Committee and Speaker's Bureau.