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$1M GIFT HELPS UF MSE
SHOOT FOR THE STARS DR. WALDEN “WALLY” RHINES, SON OF UF MSE (MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING) DEPARTMENT FOUNDER FREDERICK N. RHINES, CONTINUES HIS FAMILY’S SUPPORT. he University of Florida’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering continues to benefit from the Rhines family since the founding of the department by Professor Fred Rhines 59 years ago. Dr. Walden “Wally” C. Rhines, son of Fred Rhines, has made a gift of $1 million to the department to establish the Rhines Rising Star Professorships. The Rhines Rising Star initiative will fund two assistant professorships that will be awarded to selected early career faculty who are already demonstrating distinguished performance in research and teaching. Wally Rhines is the chairman and chief executive officer of Mentor Graphics, a Siemens Business, a
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“ T H E R H I N E S FA M I LY I S A N I M P O R TA N T PA R T O F T H E D E PA R T M E N T ’ S PA S T A N D F U T U R E , A N D W E A R E G R AT E F U L F O R T H E I R C O N T I N U E D S U P P O R T.” Dr. Michele Manuel, Chair, UF Department of Materials Science & Engineering
leader in worldwide electronic design automation used by companies worldwide. Prior to his time at Mentor Graphics, he spent 21 years at Texas Instruments, where he was the executive vice president and led the company’s groundbreaking efforts in digital signal processing.
Wally Rhines holds a bachelor’s degree in metallurgical engineering from the University of Michigan and a master’s degree and Ph.D. in materials science and engineering from Stanford University. Aside from his engineering degrees, Wally also holds an MBA from Southern Methodist University and Honorary Doctor of Technology degrees
