Mrs. Betty F. Matthews

Frederick J. Tischer’s estate established this scholarship in 2002. Dr. Tischer was a Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering at NC State and an internationally recognized pioneer in space communications. Dr. Tischer authored two leading reference books: Microwave Measurements and Basic Theory of Space Communications and published more than 100 technical papers and reports. He was a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and belonged to Sigma Xi and Tau Beta Pi.