A Quote from Paul D. Lindseth, UND School of Aerospace Sciences Dean

James C. Ray and the Ray Foundation are ''UND Aerospace Giants'', especially during the rapid expansion of UND Aerospace’s John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences over the past twenty years. James’ laser focus on getting to know our students and establishing many generous scholarship initiatives is truly an inspirational success story for UND Aerospace and the University of North Dakota. The Ray Foundation’s monumental gifts toward the construction of the James C. Ray Maintenance Hangar, the James C. Ray Helicopter Hangar, and Robin Hall propelled UND Aerospace to become the largest University based Aviation program in the country. As the second largest donor in the 135 history of the University of North Dakota, UND Aerospace and the citizens of North Dakota are forever indebted to James and the Ray Foundation for their exceedingly generous contributions toward delivering the ''highest quality education at a reasonable cost to our students''.

— Paul D. Lindseth, Dean
John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences