Special Collections manager, Dudley Knox Library, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California

Up From the Ashes: Birth of the Hotel Del Monte Art Gallery

John Sanders became the Naval Postgraduate School’s special collections manager in 2008 after serving nearly 25 years in the university’s public affairs office where he was promoted from writer to Public Affairs officer and Director of Institutional Advancement.  As Special Collections manager, he is creating a university archive and history program.

His articles have been published in magazines, journals and books ranging from Aerospace America to Weatherwise and The Dictionary of Professional Military Education, and his awards include the Department of Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award.

In addition to his work at the Naval Postgraduate School, he is president of the Monterey Peninsula Council of the Navy League and a host for the Your Town Radio & Television program which is simulcast on Access Monterey Peninsula television, radio station KNRY-AM and on the web at www.ampmedia.org.