"When you graduate with a degree from Georgia Tech, you are ready to take on the toughest challenges." — Charlene Oxford Zaiesky, HS 1977, and Richard E. "Rick" Zaiesky Jr., CE 1978 A passion for effective and timely humanitarian aid relief inspired Charlene Oxford Zaiesky, HS 1977, and Richard E. "Rick" Zaiesky Jr., CE 1978, to make a seven-figure estate commitment to Georgia Tech's Center for Health and Humanitarian Logistics in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. The Center focuses on developing methodologies and technologies to facilitate the distribution of humanitarian aid—including food, clean water, and medicine—to disaster sites around the world. In addition to their estate provision, the Zaleskys have also pledged ongoing annual support for the Center, which allows them to see the tremendous impact of their giving during their lifetimes. "Rick and I were very excited to learn how basic industrial engineering techniques were being utilized to help humanitarian organizations throughout the world improve their effectiveness, which in turn made our gift dollars go further serving more people," said Mrs. Zaiesky.
A longtime executive with Chevron in Houston, Mr. Zaiesky is a member of the Georgia Tech Advisory Board, the Civil and Environmental Engineering Advisory Board, and the Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Advisory Board. He was named a College of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus in 2007. Mrs. Zaiesky, who holds an MBA from Golden Gate University in addition to her Georgia Tech degree, is a member of the Industrial and Systems Engineering Advisory Board. Their son, Zack, will complete his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering in the spring of 2013, and their daughter, Zola, is a freshman studying industrial engineering. "Georgia Tech has meant a great deal to our family over the years," said Mrs. Zaiesky. "We believe the success we have enjoyed in our careers is due in large part to the superb education we received. When you graduate with a degree from Georgia Tech, you are ready to take on the toughest challenges in any business endeavor with the confidence that you will be successful."
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