[Faculty] Gift Announcement

[Subrata (Sooby) Bhattacharjee]

Wow, what a great news! Congrats to all involved and a special thank you to
Dr. Theresa Price.

Thanks,

Sooby

Subrata (Sooby) Bhattacharjee, Ph.D., ASME Fellow
Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department
Affiliated Professor, Computer Science Department
San Diego State University

prof.bhattacharjee at gmail.com
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On Wed, Aug 8, 2018 at 9:29 PM Eugene Olevsky <eolevsky at sdsu.edu> wrote:

> *To:*  All SDSU Engineering faculty and staff
>
> *From:*  Interim Dean Eugene Olevsky
>
> Aerospace Department Chair Dr. Ping Lu
>
> Senior Director of Development Kate Carinder
>
>
>
> *Gift Announcement - NCRF makes $2 million pledge to support SDSU
> Aerospace*
>
>
>
> On behalf of the Aerospace Department, we are pleased to announce that the
> National College Resources Foundation under the direction of Dr. Theresa
> Price  has made a $2 million pledge to support SDSU’s Aerospace program.
>
>
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> Funding will create the Center for Aerospace Research and provide
> significant support for the Rocket Project.
>
>
>
> Dr. Theresa Price founded  the NCRF, based in Diamond Bar, CA to enhance
> education, curtail the high school dropout rate and increase degree and/or
> certificate enrollment among underserved and underrepresented students.
> The NCRF has helped over 500,000 students get into college, has helped
> students secure over $500 million in scholarships and grants and has
> increased  graduation rates by 20% in schools served by the NCRF.
>
>
>
> If you happen to see Dr. Theresa Price at a national meeting, an industry
> event, campus happening or etc., please feel free to express your
> appreciation for the NCRF’s support of SDSU Aerospace.
>
>
>
> ***A special note of appreciation to Kim Dufour who championed this gift
> to fruition.*
>
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