[Faculty] Gift Announcement – Georgia Griffiths Establishes Endowed Scholarship

[Eugene Olevsky]

*To:* All SDSU Engineering Faculty, Staff and Advisory Board Members

*From: *Interim Dean, Dr. Eugene Olevsky and Senior Director of
Development, Kate Carinder


*Gift Announcement - Georgia Griffiths Establishes Endowed  Scholarship*


On behalf of the College of Engineering, we are pleased to announce that
Georgia Griffiths, President and CEO of G2 Software Systems, has made a
generous gift to endow the Georgia Griffiths, G2 Software Systems Endowed
Scholarship.  Ms. Griffiths’ generous donation will provide scholarship
support for students in the College of Engineering majoring in Electrical
Engineering or Computer Science with preference given to members of the
Society of Women Engineers at SDSU.

Georgia earned a bachelors’ degree in mathematics from California State
University, Long Beach. She received a Hughes Fellowship through which she
earned a master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of
Southern California.  As a founding member of the San Diego Chapter of
Women in Defense, Georgia was instrumental in establishing the Women in
Defense Scholarship at SDSU in 2011.

She developed G2 Software Systems, Inc. in 1989, the first woman-owned
defense contractor in San Diego, where she serves as President and CEO.
Over the past 20 years, G2 Software Systems has been recognized with
numerous awards such as: SAIC Subcontractor of the Year, CSC Subcontractor
of the Year,  Lightning Bolt and Excellence awards from the Navy and many
others. Clients include Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, the
Program Executive Office for C41 and Space, and the Department of Defense,
among others.

If you happen to see Georgia at a national meeting, an industry event,
campus happening or etc., please feel free to say thank you for supporting
the College of Engineering.

If you would like to send a note of appreciation to Georgia, her address is
below:

Georgia Griffiths, President and CEO

G2 Software Systems, Inc.

4025 Hancock St., Ste.105

San Diego, CA  92110-5167
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