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Francis S. Lestingi, professor emeritus, Physics and Interdisciplinary Sciences, retired 10 years ago this fall. In the last nine years, his company, Signs of Gold Inc., has been awarded eight national first-place awards, three third place, one fourth place, and 13 honorable mentions for hand-carved, gold-leaf sign artistry. He has written 16 articles on sign art for four national journals and has conducted eight workshops in five cities on gilding and moldmaking and casting. He has also designed a calligraphic font, Pierre.