Alumnus and life member of the Board of Trustees Simon "Si" Ramo (PhD '36), a founding giant of the aerospace industry and chief architect of the nation's intercontinental ballistic missile system, passed away on June 27, 2016. He was 103.
Margo Steurbaut, vice president for finance at the University of Southern California (USC), has been appointed Caltech's vice president for administration and chief financial officer.
Caltech celebrated its 61st Annual Service & Impact Awards on June 2, 2016, honoring more than 300 staff members with service ranging from 10 to 50 years.
Mary Webster, executive assistant to President Thomas F. Rosenbaum and secretary of the Board of Trustees, is being recognized for 50 years of service to Caltech at the annual Staff Service and Impact Awards.
Caltech trustee John S. Chen (MS ’79) and his wife, Sherry, have pledged $1.5 million to support Institute scholars who are searching for solutions to the major environmental challenges facing our planet.
The Honorable Shirley M. Hufstedler—a former federal judge, the nation's first secretary of education, and a Caltech senior trustee—passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2016.
Three distinguished business leaders—Timothy J. Sloan, Michelle "Mich" Mathews-Spradlin, and Sabeer Bhatia (BS '91)—have been elected to the Caltech Board of Trustees.
The regional district of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) has recognized publications and posters made by Caltech with six Awards of Excellence.
Caltech board chair emeritus and longtime Compaq chairman Benjamin M. (Ben) Rosen (BS ’54) and his wife, Donna, have made a bequest commitment to advance scientific exploration at the intersection of biology and engineering.
