The new aeronautical engineering building at the Israel Institute of Technology here will be named the Bender Laboratory in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bender of Breckenridge, Texas, Gen, Yaacov Dori, president of the Technion announced.
The C. M. Bender Educational Trust of Houston, Texas, contributed $70,000 toward the construction costs of the building. Mr. Bender, who recently visited Israel, said that he believed that the Technion is “playing one of the leading roles” in guaranteeing Israel a secure and prosperous future.
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