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Stories of Impact

Undergrad Scholarships

A Lifetime of Learning

Alumnus Tom Davis (BS ’70) and his wife, Ellyn Bush, endow an undergraduate scholarship to support young scholars on their educational journeys.

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Maria and Sándor Kovacs

Graduate Fellowships

Maria Kovacs' $2 Million Gift Honors Her Brother's Legacy

The gift establishes the Sándor J. Kovacs Graduate Fellowship.

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Graduate Fellowships

Former Caltech Postdoctoral Scholars Drs. Jack Zhang and Mary Luo Support New Theoretical Chemistry Center

A $30 million lead gift endows the Rudolph A. Marcus Center for Theoretical Chemistry in honor of a lifelong mentor and friend.

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Robert Grubbs

Graduate Fellowships

Coming Together to Honor the Legacy of a Towering Scholar and Treasured Mentor

A fellowship named for Nobel Prize winner and longtime Caltech faculty member Robert Grubbs and his wife, Helen, will support new generations of chemists.

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Graduate student Alex Johnson standing outside on Caltech campus

Graduate Fellowships

Veteran and Ahmanson Scholar Alex Johnson on Choosing Caltech and Giving Back

A professor’s encouragement and fellowship support helped put Alex Johnson on a path to graduate school. Now he wants to pay it forward.
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