The Santiago and Robertina Calatrava Family Professorship at CEEM
10/01/2008
Renowned engineer-architect-artist Santiago Calatrava, his wife Robertina, and their family generously established the Santiago and Robertina Calatrava Family Professorship in Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at SEAS earlier this year. “This generous gift is especially welcome and is a major vote of confidence in the quality and character of the education we provide in SEAS at Columbia University” said Gerald A. Navratil, Interim Dean of The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science. “The Calatrava family is an important part of the Columbia family and this gift strengthens those bonds.”
Professor George Deodatis, the first incumbent of the Professorship, said: “It is an extraordinary honor to be appointed to this Professorship. It is important for SEAS because the name ‘Calatrava’ carries with it immediate recognition and tremendous prestige, not only in the technical/academic area, but to the general public as well. I know our industry affiliates, our alumni and our students will be delighted with the establishment of this professorship. It is of enormous benefit to the Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics.”