Then there's Stanford University Aerospace professor Chao Chi-chang, who had never even received education in Taiwan. He resigned his position and returned to become director of research work in aerospace engineering at Cheng Kung University, simply because of Li's intercession.
史丹福大學航空系教授趙繼昌，更是從未在台灣受過教育，只因受到李國鼎的「慧眼相識」，毅然辭職回來，到成大主持航空工程的研究工作。