San Jose resident D. Tom McCalmont receives honorary degree from Muskingum University

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D. Tom McCalmont

NEW CONCORD, OH (05/13/2013)(readMedia)-- San Jose resident D. Tom McCalmont delivered the address at Muskingum University's graduate commencement exercises, held May 9 on the campus in New Concord, Ohio. McCalmont graduated from Muskingum in 1976 and is a member of its Board of Trustees.

Recognizing his lifetime of achievement, the university bestowed upon him an honorary doctor of science degree.

In his address, McCalmont told the graduates, "What you know matters much less than what you do with what you know. Make good use of what you know and push forward fearlessly."

McCalmont is the president and co-founder of McCalmont Engineering, a leading designer of large-scale solar power plants and related renewable energy technology. He also serves as a director of Solmetric Corporation, an award-winning provider of software and hardware tools for the solar installation industry. Previously, he co-founded and served as CEO of REgrid Power, which rapidly became one of California's largest and most respected solar electric integrators.

In addition, he is co-founder and chairman of SolarTech, a non-profit private/public consortium. SolarTech brings together industry and the public sector to drive the growth of solar energy by eliminating state and local barriers to solar power adoption and serving as a collaborative forum for addressing solar integration challenges.

He shares his expertise in support of education and economic development as a member of the Santa Clara University School of Engineering Advisory Board, the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP), the nationally recognized certification agency for solar professionals; Joint Venture:Silicon Valley Network and the Climate Prosperity Council.

A physics major at Muskingum, McCalmont earned a master of science degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University and completed the AEA/Stanford Executive MBA program.

He and his wife Darlene, his co-founder in REgrid and the first woman in California to become a NABCEP-certified solar engineer, reside in San Jose, California. They are the parents of Stacey and Aaron.