On October 13, 2024, Senator E.h. Dr. Wilhelm Winterstein passed away at the age of 93.
Senator E.h. Dr. Winterstein was closely associated with the TU Munich for many years - following in the footsteps of his grandfathers, the Honorary Senator Dr. Theodor Winterstein and the Honorary Doctor of the former THM, Wilhelm von Fink. One of the reasons he gave for his generous financial and non-material commitment to the Technical University of Munich was that he not only wanted to inherit his grandfathers, but also to continue their work. He always viewed new developments at the TU Munich with great interest and was actively involved. Not only large projects, but also the promotion of students were very close to his heart.
Senator E.h. Dr. Winterstein was a generous patron - we are very grateful to him for his commitment.
We will miss him and will always honor his memory.
Dr. Karl Heinz Weiss died on September 8, 2024, at the age of 95. He was a a benefactor of the TUM University Foundation since 2020 and co-founder of the Karl Max von Bauernfeind Association (KMvB).
Dr. Weiss was closely associated with the Technical University of Munich for many years. As a founding member of the KMvB and as a member of the TUM Board of Trustees, he rendered outstanding services to the development of TUM. A concern that he also made clear with his donation to the TUM University Foundation.
The students were particularly close to his heart. For this reason, he also donated German scholarships for many years. But he didn't just make donations; personal contact with the scholarship holders was also always important to him. He was interested in hearing what they were doing with their studies and how they were going about it. The scholarship holders were always very impressed by his personality.
We will miss him and will always honor his memory.
Dieter Busch died on June 10, 2023, at the age of 85. A patron of the TUM University Foundation since 2015, he supported numerous students and promising scientists through his endowment fund.
Following his studies in electrical engineering at RWTH Aachen University, Dieter Busch founded the PRÜFTECHNIK company in 1972. PRÜFTECHNIK was extremely successful, evolving from a family business into a global player.
Dieter Busch got to know the Technical University of Munich through the many TUM alumni who joined PRÜFTECHNIK as employees. He and his wife Uta made the decision to support our TUM University Foundation in 2015, establishing an exceptionally generous fund to assist students and promising scientists.
The TUM University Foundation has lost a valued patron; we will honor the memory of Dieter Busch.