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color:black">Dear Supporters and Friends,<span style="mso-tab-count:1">
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
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color:black">We are in the midst of the most dramatic turning point in the history of the University
of Houston Cullen College of Engineering. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:
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mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">The Cullen College of Engineering set an ambitious goal of raising $140 million of the University
of Houston’s $1 billion campaign – the highest fundraising goal of any college on the UH campus.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:
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mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">It is with utter awe and gratitude that I can now report our success in raising over $105
million for the Cullen College of Engineering’s academic and research programs – 75% of our total fundraising goal. We are the first academic college on campus to hit and surpass the $100 million mark! While this campaign milestone is significant, we still
have our sights set on hitting our goal of $140 million, so our work is not done.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:
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mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:
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mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">The impact of this campaign on our community is nothing short of transformational. It has
allowed us to offer more student scholarships, expand and enhance laboratory and classroom facilities, recruit some of the world’s greatest engineering minds as faculty members, develop new and innovative workforce programs and boost our capacity to conduct
research that directly impacts quality of life across the greater Houston area and beyond.
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:
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mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:
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mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">I am overwhelmed with gratitude for you – our friends and supporters – and your exceptional
investment in the future of the UH Cullen College and the engineering profession.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:
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mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">When I speak with new UH engineering students, I often tell them: “From here, you can go
anywhere.” At the UH Cullen College of Engineering, we believe in the power of science to save lives, to make the impossible possible, to forge a better future for humankind and inspire others to do the same. We believe in our mission to usher in the world
of tomorrow while educating the engineers of today. Amplified by Houston’s thriving economy and diverse population, our professors and students are laying down the framework for the next generation of engineering talent, jobs and frontiers.
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color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:
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mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Because of you, the impact of UH engineers will be felt all over the world for many years
to come. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for your enduring support of the goals, mission and future of the UH Cullen College of Engineering.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:
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mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">We are going places the Cullen College of Engineering has never been before. Here, We Go!</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:
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mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Sincerely,</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:
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mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Joseph W. Tedesco Ph.D., P.E., F. ASCE</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family:
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mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Elizabeth D. Rockwell Dean</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
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mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">Cullen College of Engineering</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
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