Augusta University’s School of Computer and Cyber Sciences is honored to announce the establishment of The Lillian P. and Victor Rattner Computer Science Scholarship Endowment, made possible by a generous bequest from the late Victor Rattner.

Rattner’s journey began at Augusta College, where he pursued his bachelor’s degree in computer science. His determination to succeed remained unwavering, even after a diving accident in his 20s left him a quadriplegic. He once humorously remarked, “The best thing about computers is that everyone has to be sitting in a chair like me.”

When Rattner entered into rest in 2020, he left $2.4 million of his estate to Augusta University, which allotted funds to set up this scholarship that will provide critical support to students studying computer science, with a special emphasis on those who have physical disabilities or demonstrate financial need and have a record of superior academic achievement.