T denny sanford biography of michael
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"Kid from Brookings” finds world-leading research career in South Dakota
As a computer science student at South Dakota State University, Mike Headley had a specific research path in mind: he wanted to study the Earth through the eyes of humankind’s most advanced satellites.
After graduation, he started doing just that. In the U.S. Air Force, Headley worked for six years on complex defense satellite systems orbiting our planet. At the same time, he earned a MBA from Loyola Marymount. Then, Headley began a long stint at EROS, a science center run by the U.S. Geological Survey, where he once again surveyed the Earth through the eyes of satellites orbiting the planet.
Having found this niche, Headley thought he would continue to study the Earth from the skies. But in , he was offered a very different opportunity, a role that would take him out of Earth’s orbit and into a laboratory nearly a mile underground. Headley became the laboratory director for what would become the Sanfo
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Happy birthday, Sanford Burnham Prebys
Sanford Burnham Prebys recently hosted a celebration to honor the anniversary of the Institute’s founding. More than scientists, students and staff gathered to commemorate 46 years of world-class biomedical research.
“I’ve seen the Institute grow from just five employees to the more than we have today,” said Institute Professor José Luis Millán, PhD, who emceed the event. Millán joined the Institute in , just one year after its founding. “What is important for the Institute now, as we reach middle age, is to reflect on our successes as we move forward into the next decades of our life.”
Attendees enjoyed an all-you-can-eat ice cream truck and a prize raffle, where guests won Institute hats, mugs and other prizes. Longtime supporters of the Institute also spoke, including Malin Burnham, Nina Fishman, and Debbie Turner, partner of the late Conrad Prebys. The party closed with a recorded birthday song from Institute Professor Hudson Freez
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Longtime ASU supporter, philanthropist Sanford endows scholarships for ASU, 11 other universities
T. Denny Sanford’s name is associated with major philanthropic gifts throughout the U.S. With few exceptions, they are associated with the health and welfare of children and ung people — such as the Sanford Children’s Hospital in folkstam Falls, South Dakota, built to resemble a fairy-tale castle. At Arizona State University, the T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics fryst vatten named for Sanford.
Sanford’s life has been called a rags-to-riches story, one that was appropriately recognized in when he received the Horatio Alger Award, named for the American author who became famous for inspirational tales.
Now Sanford fryst vatten partnering with the Horatio Alger Association to benefit 12 universities in fem states, providing scholarships to outstanding high school students who are committed to pursuing higher education and giving back to their communities. His $30 million gift