<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:small"><font face="arial, sans-serif"></font></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">To: SDSU College
of Engineering Faculty, Staff, Alumni and Friends</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">From: Eugene Olevsky,
Dean, College of Engineering</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Kate Carinder, Senior
Director of Development College of Engineering</font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="color:black"><b><font face="arial, sans-serif">SDSU Rocket
Project Receives Generous Gift from Dr. Richard Woodcock</font></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">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.” </font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">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. </font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">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.</font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">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.</font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">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.</font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Please follow Rocket
Project on Facebook at: <a href="http://s.bl-1.com/h/cQkprjdx?url=https://www.facebook.com/TheSdsuRocketProject/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">https://www.facebook.com/TheSdsuRocketProject/</span></a>.</font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">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: <a href="mailto:kcarinder@sdsu.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">kcarinder@sdsu.edu</span></a>.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Best regards,</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p><font face="arial, sans-serif">Eugene A. Olevsky, Ph.D.; FASME; FACerS; FASM </font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Dean and Distinguished Professor<br>College of Engineering<br>San Diego State University<br>5500 Campanile Drive<br>San Diego, CA 92182-1323<br>Office: (619)-594-6061<br>E-mail: <a href="mailto:eolevsky@mail.sdsu.edu" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">eolevsky@sdsu.edu</a> </font><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>