[Faculty] Major Gift Announcement: SDSU Rocket Project Receives Generous Gift from Dr. Richard Woodcock

[Eugene Olevsky]

To:  SDSU College of Engineering Faculty, Staff, Alumni and Friends

From: Eugene Olevsky, Dean, College of Engineering

Kate Carinder, Senior Director of Development College of Engineering



*SDSU Rocket Project Receives Generous Gift from Dr. Richard Woodcock*



On behalf of the College of Engineering, we are pleased to announce that
Richard Woodcock, PhD has made a $100,000 gift to SDSU Rocket Project. Dr.
Woodcock’s support has enabled Rocket Project to design and build the dual
cryogenic Methalox fueled rocket named “Lady Elizabeth.”



Dr. Woodcock is an American psychometrician. He is known for his work on
the Cattell-Horn-Carroll Theory of Human Intelligence and for his work in
the development of several cognitive tests, including the Woodcock-Johnson
Tests of Cognitive Abilities and the Dean-Woodcock Neuropsychological
Assessment System.



Dr. Woodcock also has an interest in space travel and rocketry.  He was
introduced to Rocket Project by a friend in 2017 at which time he started
making charitable gifts to build the rocket.  To date, Dr. Woodcock has
contributed a total of $300,000 to Rocket Project.



Not only does Dr. Woodcock make charitable gifts to Rocket Project, he also
gives of his time visiting the student workspace, inviting students to make
presentations about Rocket Project to residents of the Vi at La Jolla
Village, and he frequently attends the Rocket Project launches in the
Mojave Desert.  He always has an encouraging word for Rocket Project
students.



On February 1, 2020, the “Lady Elizabeth” set a world record for altitude
for a student designed and built dual cryogenic Methalox fueled rocket.
The rocket is named after Dr. Woodcock’s late wife, Elizabeth Jackson.



Please follow Rocket Project on Facebook at:
https://www.facebook.com/TheSdsuRocketProject/
<http://s.bl-1.com/h/cQkprjdx?url=https://www.facebook.com/TheSdsuRocketProject/>
.



The College of Engineering is grateful to Dr. Woodcock for his support.  If
you or someone you know is interested in providing philanthropic support
for the College of Engineering, please contact Kate Carinder, Senior
Director of Development, College of Engineering at:  kcarinder at sdsu.edu.



Best regards,


Eugene A. Olevsky, Ph.D.; FASME; FACerS; FASM
Dean and Distinguished Professor
College of Engineering
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182-1323
Office: (619)-594-6061
E-mail: eolevsky at sdsu.edu <eolevsky at mail.sdsu.edu>
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