The Leroy Record Heritage Society

Named in honor of one of Sigma Xi's most generous supporters, the Leroy Record Heritage Society recognizes members and friends who have made a commitment to Sigma Xi through their wills and or other planned gifts. If you make such a commitment in your estate plans, you qualify for membership in the Society.

By notifying Sigma Xi of your intentions, you give us the opportunity to strategically plan for the future with a concrete knowledge of the resources that will be available. And, as a member of the Leroy Record Heritage Society, you can serve as an example to others of how planned giving can benefit both Sigma Xi and the donor.

Leroy Record was born on October 5, 1902, in Tribune, Kansas, and graduated from the University of Kansas in 1929 with a degree in electrical engineering. He then took a position with General Electric in Schenectady, New York. While at GE he was instrumental in the development of vacuum tubes that were used in early radar systems and held many patents in this field. Mr. Record was inducted into Sigma Xi by the GE Electronics Lab Branch in 1951. He later worked for Hughes Aircraft in Los Angeles and Tektronix, Inc. in Portland, Oregon. Over the years he made a series of contributions to a Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research endowment fund established in his name. He was an early member of the Companions Club, making gifts to the Society's annual giving program, which was established in 1990. Mr. Record died in Portland on August 6, 2000, at the age of 97.

The Leroy Record bequest of over $3.7 million has left an extraordinary legacy for future generations of science and engineering. His legacy is being used to assist gifted, needy and motivated students in engineering. It has helped to make Sigma Xi's Grants-in-Aid of Research an even more far-reaching program, and has supported Sigma Xi's sponsorship of Sally Ride Science's TOYchallenge over the last three years.

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For more information about the Leroy Record Heritage Society or about making a planned gift to Sigma Xi, please contact development@sigmaxi.org.

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