Join us on Friday, January 24th, from 9 am to 7 pm, for the James K. Mitchell Memorial Event at Clark Kerr Campus. We will celebrate the life, legacy, and impact of CEE Professor Emeritus James Mitchell, an educator, researcher, leader, and mentor at UC Berkeley and Virginia Tech.
The event will feature presentations from Professor Mitchell's past students that will articulate the impact that Professor Mitchell had in the field and professional careers. For the event schedule, check out the full news item on the GeoSystems website here.
Please note that registration is limited—the registration deadline is January 10th, 2025.
JK MITCHELL GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP
The UC Berkeley GeoSystems program is establishing a JK Mitchell Graduate Fellowship endowment. Professor Mitchell's former students provided the initial funding, and the program aims to raise $150,000 to meet the endowment requirements. To this end, the faculty in the Geosystems program are committed to matching dollar-for-dollar all new donations up to a total of $50,000.
Donations can be made by check payable to UC Regents with a cover memo indicating that the funds are a gift to the James K. (JK) Mitchell Geotechnical Graduate Fellowship Endowment, fund number #RS0069000, and sent to:
University of California, Berkeley
Donor and Gift Services
1995 University Avenue, Ste 400
Berkeley, CA 94704-1070
When you donate, please inform CEE Professor Kenichi Soga or one of the Geosystems faculty to ensure the donation is attributed to the Mitchell fund.