Page 14 - CEMS Newsletter Fall 2023

GIVING MATTERS
A legacy of generosity
The Fauske family honors Hans Fauske (MS ChE ’59) with new fellowship.
Judi Fauske and her two sons, Kris and Kirk, recently established the Hans Kare Fauske Fellowship to honor the memory of their husband and father, Hans Kare Fauske (MS ChE ’59). The family created the fellowship in recognition of the important role that the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science played in Hans’ life, as Kris describes below.
Son Kris describes how his father “always held the University of Minnesota in the highest regard. As a graduate student under the direction of the late Professor Herbert Isbin, the University of Minnesota provided Hans with the start of his very successful career.”
Hans came to the University of Minnesota from his home country of Norway to attend graduate school, selecting CEMS for its national reputation. In Norway, there were few opportunities to conduct research and it was common for promising graduate students to go overseas, conduct research, and return to Norway to defend their thesis, which is what Hans did.
Hans was the Emeritus President and Regent Advisor of Fauske & Associates, Inc. and generally considered to
be the leading world authority on fast breeder reactor safety. He was involved in projects covering a wide
range of safety issues in the nuclear power and chemical process industries and served on the President’s Commission on the Three Mile Island accident and several US DOE nuclear weapon complexes. Other notable accomplishments include being present in the war rooms for events including Chernobyl and Fukushima. A member of the National Academy of Engineering,
Hans was a celebrated leader in his field and received many awards and accolades, including the prestigious 1992 AIChE Donald Q. Kern Award for his significant contributions in the area of nuclear and chemical process safety, and in 1996 the AIChE Robert E. Wilson Award
in Nuclear Chemical Engineering for his leadership and contributions in developing methods to help assure safety in the nuclear power and chemical process industries. In 2004, the University of Minnesota recognized Hans with its Outstanding Achievement Award, citing his technical expertise in science and engineering leadership in resolving complex safety issues worldwide in chemical and nuclear industries.
Hans was a generous
and patient mentor, and understood the importance of giving back. Hans and his wife Judi established the Herbert S. Isbin Fellowship as a tribute to Professor Emeritus Isbin whom the Fauskes regarded as a mentor, friend and “simply great man.” Since its inception, the Isbin Fellowship has supported numerous first- year CEMS graduate students.
Hans Fauske
With the Hans Kare Fauske
Fellowship, Judi, Kris and Kirk are amplifying the Fauske family’s legacy of generosity and are hopeful that their gift will aid in the achievements of the highest goals for CEMS students and faculty.
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