Gifts Honoring the Caltech Community
Gifts in Honor and Memorial Gifts
Gifts may be made in memory of an individual who has passed or to honor an individual's current deeds. Gifts may be directed to an area on campus that is meaningful to you or the person you are recognizing through your gift.
To make a gift in memory or in honor of a loved one, friend, or mentor, please visit our online giving page, and include "In Memory of" or "In Honor of" in the comment box.Recent Honorees July - December 2020
Dr. Allan J. Acosta, BS'45ME, MS'49ME, PHD'52ME
Mr. Donald M. Alstadt, Friend
Mr. Harold Alvarez, Friend
Mrs. Violet S. Alvarez, Friend
Dr. C. Hewitt Dix, BS'27PH
Dr. Don L. Anderson, MS'59GEPH, PHD'62GEPH
Dr. J. Milton Andres, BS'49PH, MS'50PH, Ricketts
Dr. Tom M. Apostol, Honorary Alumnus
Dr. Charles B. Archambeau, PHD'65GEPH
Dr. Giuseppe Attardi, Faculty Emeritus
Dr. Boris Auksmann, MS'58ME, ENG'59ME, PHD'64ME
Dr. James E. Bailey, Friend
Mr. Lawrence C. Baldwin, ENG'55AE
Mr. Nathan D. Ballintyn, Staff
Dr. David Baltimore, Honorary Alumnus, Faculty, President Emeritus, Trustee Emeritus
Dr. Jeffrey S. Banks, MS'84SS, PHD'86SS
Dr. Jack L. Beauchamp, Faculty, BS'64CH, Page
Captain Forrest R. Biard, Friend
Dr. Pamela Bjorkman, Faculty
Dr. James F. Bonner, PHD'34BI
Dr. Kim C. Border, BS'74EC, Ruddock
Mr. Eli Botkin, MS'51PH
Mr. Edward M. Boughton, BS'55PH, Fleming
Dr. William G. Bradley, Jr., BS'70CHE, Fleming
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brande, Friends
Mr. Nelson Briceno, BS'73EC, Ricketts
Dr. R. T. Brockmeier, MS'61PH, PHD'66PH
Dr. Norman H. Brooks, Faculty, PHD'54CE, P'81
Mr. Lee F. Browne, Faculty Emeritus
Mr. and Mrs. Kim A. and Ginger I. Caldwell, Friends
Mr. Eric M. Candell, BS'92PH, Ricketts
Dr. Robert J. Cave, PHD'86CH
Mrs. Jean Chao, Friend
Mr. Zach H. Chase, BS'19MA, Dabney
Ms. Lucy H. Chen, Student
Dr. Robert F. Christy, Honorary Alumnus, Trustee Emeritus
Dr. Marshall H. Cohen, Faculty
Mr. Craig E. Countryman, BS'03CH, Fleming
Mr. Richard T. Cowley, BS'58ME, MS'59ME, Blacker
Dr. Madeline A. Crosby, PHD'86BI
Dr. Robert H. Dalton, BS'25CH, MS'26CH, PHD'28CH, P'65
Mr. Ramesh P. Dave, P'89
Dr. Eric H. Davidson, Faculty Emeritus
Mrs. Zichao Deng, P'90
Dr. Ronald N. Diamond, Friend
Mr. B. L. Dilworth, Friend
Dr. Fred W. Dorr Jr., BS'64MA, Ricketts
Mr. William Drake, BS'51PH, Fleming
Professor Pol Duwez, Faculty Emeritus
Mr. Warren G. Emery, Staff, Honorary Alumnus
Dr. Richard P. Feynman, Faculty Emeritus
Mr. Harold T. Finney II, BS'79ENG, P'05, Page
Mr. and Mrs. Lou and Norma Fleck, Friends
Dr. Joel N. Franklin, Faculty Emeritus
Dr. and Mrs. Steven C. and Mie Frautschi, Friends
Dr. Jerrold Fried, BS'58PH, Blacker
Dr. Yuan-Cheng Fung, PHD'48AE
Ms. Mildred W.Y. Fung, Friend
Dr. Terry R. Galloway, MS'63CHE, PHD'67CHE
Dr. Clifford S. Garner, BS'35CH, PHD'38CH
Mr. John D. Gee, BS'53ME, Fleming
Mr. Glen A. George, Faculty, BS'81ENG, BS'82EE, Page
Mr. Joseph P. Gibbs, BS'56ME, Blacker
Mr. David L. Glackin, BS'74AY, Lloyd
Professor William A. Goddard III, Faculty, PHD'65ES
Ms. Mahi Gokuli, Student
Dr. David L. Goodstein, Honorary Alumnus, Faculty Emeritus
Mrs. Ethel S. Gould, Friend
Dr. Matt C. Grau, BS'09PH, Lloyd
Mr. David D. Gutschick, BS'08ME, Ruddock
Mr. Daniel Lewis Hancock, Friend
Mr. Richard J. Harer, MS'49AE
Mr. Harry Hawke, Friend
Ms. Arlene Hawke, Friend
Dr. Thomas H. Heaton, PHD'79GEPH
Dr. Donald V. Helmberger, Faculty Emeritus
Mr. David N. Herting, BS'62ENG, Ruddock
Dr. David G. Hitlin, Faculty
Mr. Steven Y. Horikoshi, BS'08APH, BS'08BUSEM, Dabney
Dr. George W. Housner, MS'34CE, PHD'41CE
Dr. Bill D. Iwan, BS'57ME, MS'58ME, PHD'61ME, Throop
Dr. Paul C. Jennings, Faculty Emeritus, MS'60CE, PHD'63CE
Dr. Stephanie L. Johnson, PHD'12BICHMB
Dr. Barclay Kamb, BS'52PH, PHD'56GE, P'88, Throop
Mr. George N. Karas, BS'84ENG, Ricketts
Ms. Michele Katti, P'14
Dr. Lawrence C. Katz, PHD'84BI
Dr. James K. Knowles, Honorary Alumnus
Ms. Catherine J. Ko, Student
Dr. Mark Konishi, Faculty Emeritus
Mr. James H. Koontz, BS'56ME, Fleming
Mr. Robert Krausz, Friend
Dr. Steven G. Kuntz, PHD'11BICHMB
Dr. John L. Lam, PHD'67PH
Dr. Stephen S. Lavenberg, MS'64EE, PHD'68EE
Dr. Kenneth L. Laws, BS'56PH, Blacker
Mr. and Mrs. Fei-Pong and Nichi Lee, Friends
Dr. Henry A. Lester, Faculty
Mr. Joseph W. Lewis, BS'41ME, Ricketts
Dr. Hans W. Liepmann, Honorary Alumnus, P'79,P'81
Dr. James R. Lloyd, BS'56ME, MS'57ME, PHD'62ME, Throop
Dr. Stewart C. Loken, MS'69PH, PHD'72PH
Ms. Ilda Lord, Faculty Emeritus
Mr. Aboulhassan Mansoorian, Friend
Dr. and Mrs. Frank E. and Ora Lee Marble, ENG'47AE, PHD'48AE, Friend
Mr. Dickson L. Marcy, Friend
Dr. Vincent A. Marinkovich, BS'55PH, Ricketts
Ms. Shirley Marneus, Honorary Alumna
Mr. Michael G. Maxwell, BS'92MA, Blacker
Dr. Sarkis Mazmanian, Faculty
Dr. Thomas C. McGill Jr., MS'65EE, PHD'69EE
Dr. Richard McKelvey, Faculty Emeritus
Dr. Daniel McMahon, Faculty Emeritus
Dr. Carver A. Mead, BS'56EE, MS'57EE, PHD'60EE, Blacker, Faculty Emeritus
Mr. Craig L. Millard, Friend
Dr. Herschel K. Mitchell, Faculty Emeritus
Mr. Return F. Moore, BS'47CE, MS'48GE, Blacker
Ms. Maryann Morales, Student
Mr. Noah P. Moran, Student
Dr. Jim J. Morgan, Honorary Alumnus, Faculty Emeritus
Mr. Richard V. Morris, Friend
Mr. David W. Morrisroe, Honorary Alumnus
Mr. Ira D. Moskatel, BS'72ENG, Ruddock
Dr. Gerry Neugebauer, PHD'60PH, Faculty Emeritus
Mr. Kenneth F. Nicholson, BS'53ME, MS'54AE, ENG'58AE
Mr. Douglas B. Nickerson, BS'40ME, Blacker and Mrs. Elizabeth G. Nickerson, Friend
Mrs. Barbara J.N. Noll, Friend
Mr. Mongpie Oei, P'93
Mr. William P. O'Neill, BS'65ENG, Ricketts
Mr. Robert L. O'Rourke, Honorary Alumnus
Dr. Ray D. Owen, Honorary Alumnus, Faculty Emeritus
Mr. David and Mrs. Kathy Patterson, P'04
Dr. Paul H. Patterson, Faculty Emeritus
Mr. Robert C. Perpall, BS'52ME, MS'56ME, Fleming
Mrs. Doris Perpall, Friend
Dr. Joseph G. Polchinski, BS'75PH, Blacker
Mr. Mitchell M. Pravica, BS'91APH
Dr. James R. Preer,PHD'70CH, Faculty Emeritus
Mr. Chase Puskar, Friend
Mrs. Kay C. Raine, Friend
Dr. Doug C. Rees, Faculty
Mr. Joseph Rhodes Jr., BS'69H, Blacker
Professor Eric Rignot, Friend
Dr. John D. Roberts, Honorary Alumnus, Faculty Emeritus
Dr. Anatol Roshko, MS'47AE, PHD'52AE, Faculty Emeritus
Dr. Paul W. Rothemund,BS'94BI, Ricketts, Faculty
Mr. Erich R. Schneider, BS'91ENG, Dabney
Ms. Elizabeth B. Seebeck, P'22
Dr. John H. Seinfeld, Faculty
Frederic T. Selleck, PhD, BS'49ACH, Throop
Dr. Robert P. Sharp,BS'34GE, MS'35GE, Dabney
Zimin Shen, Friend
Aimin Shi, Friend
Dr. Leon T. Silver, PHD'55GEST, Faculty
Dr. Joshua L. Soske, MS'32GE, PHD'35GE
Mr. Samuel Spalter, Friend
Dr. John B. Stinson, Friend
Mr. Foster Strong, MS'37PH
Dr. Bradford Sturtevant, MS'56AE, PHD'60AE
Dr. David A. Tirrell, Faculty
Dr. Thomas A. Tombrello, Honorary Alumnus, Faculty Emeritus
Mr. Grant D. Venerable, BS'32CE
Mr. Stuart J. Vincent, BS'81CH, Ruddock
Ms. Elisa C. Walsh, BS'12BI, Lloyd
Mr. Max H. Wang, EX'19
Mr. Charles R. Williams, BS'46EE, P'83
Ms. Ying Wu, Friend
Dr. Hsun-Tiao Yang, PHD'55AE
Mrs. Jieh T. Shen Yang, Friend
Mrs. Elizabeth Zentner, Friend
Dr. Jakob J. van Zyl, MS'83EE, PHD'86EE, Faculty Emeritus
Memorial Benches and Trees
Memorial trees and benches offer another opportunity for the greater Caltech community to honor the legacy of loved ones and friends in perpetuity. These contributions carry forward the name of those memorialized and are enjoyed by Caltech's faculty, staff, and students. Contact us to learn more.
Memorial Gift Testimonials
Below are just some of the members of the Caltech family and extended community who have been commemorated by gifts made in their name. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all of the families and friends who have made these special gifts to support Caltech.
Dr. Frank J. Nagy MS'78PH, PhD'80PH
"...Frank
often mentored younger scientists, and inspired students to take the
most demanding math and advanced science classes so they could better
contribute to science."
Mr. John D. Gee BS'53, Fleming
"Truly a Caltech 'lifer', John touched the lives of so many within the Caltech family of alumni, faculty, and staff."
Dr. Robert H. Dalton BS'25, PhD'28, P'65
"Dr. Dalton very much enjoyed his time at Caltech and always spoke highly of the Institute."
Mr. Robert (Bob) K. Weatherwax, Jr BS'66, Page
"He
predicted that the main source of failure would be the solid rocket
boosters, eventually proved correct with the Challenger accident."
Mr. Richard "Dick" Heppe ENG '47 AE
"He
received a Professional Engineer's degree from Caltech in 1947 and was
proud to complete his career as President of Lockheed California
Company."
Learn More or Contact the Caltech Fund
Interested in making an honorary or memorial gift or want to know more? Contact the Caltech Fund at 626.395.6323 or caltechfund@caltech.edu.