Tom Hall - Trustee, President & Board Chair of Gillemot Foundation

UNR received the largest gift in it's history to create the George W. Gillemot Aerospace Engineering Department.
The $36 million gift is the largest cash gift the University has received in its 149-year history.  The gift was to fulfill Mr. Gillemot's passion for flight, but also serve as a catalyst for learning, investigation, research, workforce development, and economic renewal for Nevada.
On April 7, the Gillemot Foundation is sponsoring Pathways to Aviation - Soaring to New Heights in Nevada Skies, at UNR from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Along with aviation displays and hands-on activities, keynote speaker Gordon Boettger, Aviator and Glider Pilot from Carson City, whose record-setting flights redefine possibility, will amaze you with his experiences of gliding around the globe.