Rocky Bleier, who overcame war injuries to help lead the Pittsburgh Steelers to four
Super Bowl championships, will highlight the Gala, which raises money for student
scholarships.
For the fourth year in a row, readers of Fort Wayne Newspapers selected Trine University
as this region’s Best College. Dean Megan Tolin was named Best Professor!
Amanda Malefyt, Ph.D., professor in the McKetta Department of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, secured $5,142 from INSGC to continue her research into cancer-targeting monoclonal antibodies.
Assistant Professor Gurudutt Chandrashekar, Ph.D., of the Wade Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, was awarded $6,000 for Trine University’s team in the 2025 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Design/Build/Fly competition.
James Kamm, Ph.D., professor in the Wade Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, received his first INSGC grant of $15,000 to replicate two historic wind tunnel balances used by the Wright Brothers.