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Mark Wyatt
Wyatts plan deferred scholarship endowment
Computer science alumnus Mark Wyatt and his wife, Robin, have formally established plans for a deferred scholarship endowment for incoming freshmen in the College of Engineering. When fully in place, the endowment will have an estimated value of more than $500,000.
At the time the endowment plan was announced, it represented the largest known planned gift ever received from an NC State computer science alumnus. Students from Statesville Senior High School or Mount Pleasant High School, where Mark and Robin attended high school, will be given first preference for the scholarships. The awards will be renewable for up to three additional years.
Mark Wyatt received his B.S. in computer science from NC State in 1980 and has worked with Duke Energy for more than 28 years. He currently serves as vice president of smart energy systems at the company. He has also been a strong supporter of NC State, serving as a member of the Physical and Mathematical Sciences Foundation’s Board of Directors, and currently serving as the chair for the Department of Computer Science’s Strategic Advisory Board.
Robin Wyatt graduated from Appalachian State University in 1981 with
a B.S. in technology and retired from Duke Energy in 2003 after 22
years. The couple lives in Concord, NC. 
RBC pledges $200,000 toward water resources research
RBC is making a $200,000 national leadership grant to the Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI) at NC State.
The grant supports the Initiative for Sustainable Urban Water Use, which seeks to galvanize efforts to educate public officials, water managers, nongovernmental organizations and the public about the sustainable delivery of water throughout the Southeast.
WRRI has partnered with municipal groups and universities in the region to establish a network through which water delivery-related issues and best practices can be discussed.
WRRI was established by the University of North Carolina system in 1964
to meet the state’s water research needs. It is headquartered at
NC State within the College of Engineering.