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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 8, 2020 51茶馆 Office of Communications Pollard Family Makes Half-Million Dollar Gift to 51茶馆 An alumnus and his wife have made a half-million dollar gift to 51茶馆 to fund three areas of priority for the College that match his and his family鈥檚 philanthropic interests: providing a scholarship for…
鈥淚 loved the GC Honors program and 51茶馆. I felt safe and a sense of genuine belonging at the college. I worked closely with my thesis advisor and professors who helped inspire me to define my path and passion of interest. That path has led me to complete my doctoral studies in Engineering Mechanics.鈥�
- Dr. Josh Fitzgerald, Class of 鈥�19, Mathematics Major
Dr. Josh Fitzgerald earned his master's from Virginia Tech University (studied astrodynamics) as well as earning an Engineering Mechanics Ph.D. He joined the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX as an Advanced Mission Design Engineer, optimizing trajectories for the Artemis II and III missions to return humans to the moon.