Michael Sokolski
Michael Sokolski (September 25, 1926 – June 13, 2012) was a
Sokolski was born near Rovno, Poland (now
He enrolled as a foreign student at Hamline University in 1952.[3] Sokolski earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Minnesota in 1957.[3] He worked in Hawaii for a short time after graduation and returned to Minnesota. He became a United States citizen in 1963.[3]
For five years, Sokolski worked for IBM at their facility in Rochester, Minnesota.[3] In 1966, he founded the Datronics company, based in Rochester. He served as Datronics' president until 1969 (Datronics was later sold to 3M).[3] He moved to Santa Ana, California, in 1972.[1][3][4]
Sokolski simultaneously became active in the communities of
Outside of his career, Sokolski was an avid
Death
Sokolski died of congestive heart failure on June 13, 2012, at the age of 85.[3] He was survived by his wife, Joanne W. Mayo, whom he married on July 2, 1972; sister, Helena Sokolski Brandes; two stepchildren; seven grandchildren and a niece and nephew.[3]
References
- ^ Yahoo News. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
- ^ a b Oremus, Will (2012-06-29). "Three Hours of Silence for Michael Sokolski, Inventor of the Scantron". Slate. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Michael Sokolski obituary". The Orange County Register. 2012-06-26. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
- ^ Huffington Post. 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2012-07-04.