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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><font size="2"><b><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">To:</span></b><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> All SDSU Engineering Faculty, Staff and Advisory Board Members</span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><font size="2"><b><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">From: </span></b><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Interim Dean, Dr. Eugene Olevsky</span><span style="color:black"> and </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Senior Director of Development, Kate Carinder</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><font size="2"><br><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;text-align:center"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b><span class="gmail-il">Gift</span> <span class="gmail-il">Announcement</span> - Georgia Griffiths Establishes Endowed Scholarship</b></span></font><span style="color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></font></p><font size="2">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><font size="2">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.<span> </span>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.<span></span></font></p><font size="2">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><font size="2">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.<span> </span>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.<span></span></font></p><font size="2">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><font size="2">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,<span> </span>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.<span></span></font></p><font size="2">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><font size="2">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.<span></span></font></p><font size="2">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%"><font size="2">If you would like to send a note of appreciation to Georgia,
her address is below:<span></span></font></p><font size="2">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="2">Georgia Griffiths, President and CEO<span></span></font></p><font size="2">
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</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="2">G2 Software Systems, Inc.<span></span></font></p><font size="2">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="2">4025 Hancock St., Ste.105<span></span></font></p><font size="2">
</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><font size="2">San Diego, CA<span> </span>92110-5167</font></p><font size="2">
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