$2 Million Gift to Create Engelberg Fellowships in Mathematical Sciences Honors a Mathematician's Exemplary Life and Gives Future Students a Chance
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Wednesday, October 27, 2021
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News of the gift was announced earlier today in an email message to the entire university community from Len Jessup, president of CGU.
Key Points:
- News of the gift was announced earlier today in an email message to the entire university community from Len Jessup, president of CGU.
- Ora Engelberg Percus, who had served as an officer in the Israeli military, immigrated in 1960 to accept a fellowship offer from Columbia University.
- Students who attend CGU's Institute of Mathematical Sciences display intellectual curiosity like Ora Engelberg Percus's in their efforts to find answers to real-world challenges.
- "This gift will open doors to students to join one of the nation's premier mathematics research communities," said Jessup.