November 05, 2022
The Kahlert Foundation Donates $15 Million to the School of Computing
F Founded in 1991, the Bill Kahlert Foundation provides grants to non-profit organisations in the areas of health care, education, youth programmes, veteran organisations, and human services. Originally established to support communities in Maryland, the foundation expanded its mission to include Utah in 2015 due to the influence and philanthropic passion of Heather Kahlert, the founder's granddaughter.
Today, the school is one of the fastest-growing on campus, with a 47 percent increase in students pursuing degrees or courses in five years. The University of Utah awards nearly half of all computer science degrees awarded by universities in the Utah System of Higher Education each year.
In a bid to provide the renowned School of Computing with flexible, long-term funding to improve student assistance, the Kahlert Foundation announced a 15-million-dollar grant.
…the University of Utah's Computer Science Programme is a legendary strength of both the school and the state, and we wanted to do our part to help that legacy continue…
Heather Kahlert, V.P of the Kahlert Foundation, explained the foundation's support for the School of Computing, saying, "The University of Utah’s Computer Science Programme is a legendary strength of both the school and the state, and we wanted to do our part to help that legacy continue."
Our foundation is passionate about the value of STEM in improving lives and building for the future. Ensuring that Utah continues to produce diverse, top-tier computer scientists is right in line with our mission, she added.
The School of Computing maintains its stellar reputation by conducting cutting-edge research in many Computer Science fields like AI and machine learning, computer architecture, robotics, high-performance computing, human-centred computing, data science, cybersecurity, and wireless communications.
Alan Kay, recipient of the Turing Award for envisioning the first GUI at Xerox PARC; Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar; John Warnock, co-founder of Adobe Systems; Alan Ashton, founder of WordPerfect; Jim Clark, founder of Netscape and WebMD; and Telle Whitney, former CEO of Anita Borg Institute and co-founder of Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing are among the well-known Alumni.
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