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September 14, 2021
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RIT announces patents donation, creation of Dr. Russell and Melissa Bessette Award for Doctoral Student Excellence
Dr. Russell W. Bessette and his wife, Melissa, joined RIT officials and other dignitaries to announce a donation of two patents and the creation of the Dr. Russell and Melissa Bessette Award for Doctoral Student Excellence, a $3.05 million bequest from which funding will be awarded annually as part of recruitment or at any point during a doctoral student’s enrollment at RIT.
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September 14, 2021
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RIT receives $3M donations in patents, annual award for students
WHEC-TV features RIT's recent announcement about a donation of two patents and the creation of Dr. Russell and Melissa Bessette Award for Doctoral Student Excellence.
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September 14, 2021
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RIT's doctoral programs receive boost with new patents
WHAM-TV features RIT's recent announcement about a donation of two patents and the creation of Dr. Russell and Melissa Bessette Award for Doctoral Student Excellence.
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September 10, 2021
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Alumnus who tracked Flight 93 as air traffic manager shares his 9/11 memories
Rick Kettell ’84 (logistics and transportation management) is a retired Federal Aviation Administration senior manager. In 2001, he was the air traffic manager at the Cleveland Air Route Traffic Control Center and tracked Flight 93 before it crashed in Somerset County, Pa., on Sept. 11.
