Two Atlanta real estate executives made a $1 million donation to the Paul Radow endowment for mechanical engineering scholarships at Kennesaw State.
Norman Radow and Peter Fitzgerald of RADCO Co. and Fightingtown Co. respectively announced the donation late last month.
A spokesperson, who asked to remain anonymous, from the Office of Advancement and Development said Peter Fitzgerald is a former business partner of Norman Radow, current founder and CEO of Fightingtown Co., and is affiliated with KSU through one of his children who is a student.
Norman Radow is a former chair and current trustee for the KSU Foundation. He was also instrumental in the building of Fifth Third Bank Stadium and other buildings on KSU’s campuses. He created and named the Paul Radow endowment after his father, the spokesperson said.
The donation was officially announced at the opening of the Paul Radow exhibit in KSU’s engineering technology center.
The new exhibit, named “Paul Radow: Life of Innovation, Legacy of Service,” honors Paul Radow’s inventing prowess for developments such as “nearly indestructible” pockets on dungarees for Levi Strauss and enhancing the launch pad elevator system for the NASA Apollo program, according to KSU News.
Paul Radow was also a veteran, serving in the U.S. Army Air Force as a flight engineer in World War II.
The scholarship is available to full-time students seeking a degree in mechanical engineering in the Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology. To be eligible for the scholarship, students much achieve at least a 3.0 GPA and must qualify as an adult learner, military veteran or the child of a veteran.
In the past, the scholarship provided $2,500 in financial aid to students, but Radow and Fitzgerald’s donation will raise the scholarship to up to $10,000 in the upcoming academic year, the spokesperson said. This aid can be applied to expenses that are not covered by HOPE or Zell Miller scholarships.
The exhibit can be found in the engineering technology center on the Marietta campus. Students hoping to apply for the Paul Radow Endowment can do so through the Office of Scholarships.
