February 20, 2003

Fellowships Bring Top Students to NC State — Ryan Bond Chose NC State for Academic Excellence

 Ryan B. Bond came to NC State from Mississippi State University, his alma mater. 

“I wanted to find a place where I could get a high quality graduate education in aerospace engineering,” he said. 

He feels fortunate to be the recipient of the Frank C. Ziglar Jr. Memorial Graduate Fellowship.  Verdie S. and Donald E. Moreland created this endowed fellowship to honor Ziglar, who earned his B.S. in physics from NC State in 1965 and had an outstanding career with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

“The fellowship provides a much more stable source of income than being on an assistantship funded by a research grant,” said Bond. “Also, the fellowship pays all student fees, whereas most assistantships do not.”

This reliable source of support allows Bond to focus on his research in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) without having to worry about paying for school.

— rudd —

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