Intellectual highlights of donor

The following is some of the donor's intellectual history from early childhood until the present:

Elementary school (grades 1-6, age 6-12)

• 3rd grade: 2nd place in school science fair with science project entitled "The Quiz Box - A Simple Computer".
• 4th grade: 3rd place in school science fair with science project entitled "Using Red Cabbage Juice to Determine Acidity".
• 5th grade: 2nd place in school spelling bee.

Junior high school (grades 7-9, age 13-15)

• 7th grade: 2nd place in school science fair; invited to regional science fair, won 3rd place; invited to state science fair, won 3rd place. Science project entitled "The Electrolytic Capacitor". Also won Schaak Electronics award for best electronics project.
• 8th grade: placed in school, regional, and state science fairs; won several other awards. Science project entitled "The Audio Amplifier".
• 9th grade: placed in school, regional, and state science fairs; won several other awards. Science project entitled "The Superheterodyne Radio Receiver".
• 9th grade: won 1st place in junior high school chess tournament.

High school (grades 10-12, age 16-18)

• 10th grade: placed in school, regional, and state science fairs; won several other awards. Science project entitled "A Computer Program For Simplifying Boolean Expressions".
• 11th grade: placed in school, regional, and state science fairs; won several other awards. Science project entitled "An 8080 Based Computer".
• 11th grade: placed in 1st high school in national math exam. Placed 15th in state of Minnesota on the exam.
• 11th grade: Admitted to one of the world's top science universities without doing year 12 of high school. Skipped year 12 of high school and went straight to university.

University

• Graduated from California Institute of Technology - Caltech (a top science university) , straight A grade average, with undergrad engineering degree.
• Graduated from Stanford University (a top ivy-league university) with my advanced degree.
• Awarded "honor standing" for high grades.
• Received "Henry Ford II" scholarship for top engineering student in school.
• Received university "prize scholarship" for excellent grades.

Career after graduation

• Held various engineering, management, and consulting positions with high technology companies.
• Awarded more than 10 patents for various inventions.
• Currently director of a small research group at a software company.
• Named chief scientist in a small software company
• Named technology fellow in a small software company, the highest technical position in the company, equivalent in rank to vice-president.