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Farrokh Khatibi, PhD (CIT ’81; GRS ’84, ’88, electrical engineering and applied physics), almost never left his native Iran. But barely three weeks after a chance meeting with a Case Western Reserve University alumnus there, Khatibi found himself in the United States for the first time, attending…
When Shailesh Mehta was a student at Case Western Reserve University in the 1970s, a professor tasked him with an “unsolvable” problem. Undeterred, Mehta solved the impossible—and used the solution as the thesis for his eventual doctorate in operations research.More than 50 years—and a successful…
Eva-Jessy Guech, a second-year computer science major, was raised to be an articulate communicator and always envisioned becoming a lawyer.But as the Rockville, Maryland, native experimented with the drawing tools on her dad’s home computer, her interests began to shift. And her curiosity to…
For Daryl “DJ” Jones, DM (MGT ’18), access to opportunity has always mattered. Raised in a middle-class family, Jones understood how financial and emotional support can shape a student’s educational path.That perspective inspired his $1 million commitment to Weatherhead School of Management to…
James Stephen Swinehart, PhD, had an immeasurable gift as a professor: He made the study of organic chemistry more approachable. Now, thanks to the generosity and vision of Swinehart’s family, future students will be educated by faculty members who share Swinehart’s enthusiasm for the field through…
James S. “Great Neck” Richman (ADL ’72) fondly recalls seeing artists such as Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison perform in Cleveland when he was a Case Western Reserve University student in the late 1960s and early ’70s. These concerts only reinforced his burgeoning love of music that began when he was…
Susan Mucciarone grew up just east of Cleveland in a family of restaurant entrepreneurs. That environment fostered a resourceful, can-do mindset and a belief in education as a pathway to opportunity. She became the first in her family to attend college, then earned her Master of Business…
Sandra Christie, PhD (GRS ’76, ’83, sociology), has committed $2 million to expand access and support for graduate students studying sociology at Case Western Reserve University’s College of Arts and Sciences. In addition to providing scholarships, the Sandy Christie Scholarship Fund will help…
For Daryl “DJ” Jones, DM (MGT ’18), access to opportunity has always mattered. Raised in a middle-class family, the Battle Creek, Michigan, native understood how financial and emotional support can shape a student’s educational path.
That perspective inspired his $1 million commitment to Case…
Farrokh Khatibi, PhD (CIT ’81; GRS ’84, ’88, electrical engineering and applied physics)
Farrokh Khatibi, PhD (CIT ’81; GRS ’84, ’88, electrical engineering and applied physics), almost never left Iran. But barely three weeks after a chance meeting with a Case Western Reserve University…