Estate enhances donor's legacy
The estate of Robert M. Anderson, class of 1943, has more than doubled the late supporter's endowed scholarship fund.
Robert and Virginia Anderson
The University received $2.8 million from Anderson's estate in 2003, raising the total of the Robert M. and Virginia Mercer Anderson Endowed Scholarship Fund to $4 million.
Mr. Anderson died in 2002. His wife died in 1993. Their fund has supported eighteen Tech students since it was first established in 1993.
Anderson graduated from Michigan Tech with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering. He had distinguished career in research and development at General Electric. A prolific inventor, he received thirty-one patents during his thirty-five years with the company.
A native of Negaunee, Michigan, Anderson was a member of the Department of Electrical Engineering Distinguished Alumni Academy, and he received Tech's Board of Control Silver Medal in 2000.