JACKSON, Tenn. — Aug. 31, 2001 — 51社区 recently accepted a generous gift from Jackson's Maytag Corporation for the purpose of supporting Jackson鈥檚 only engineering degree program, which the university started this fall.
Dr. Don Van, chair and associate professor of engineering and Bob Alsobrook, senior vice president of institutional advancement at Union, received a check on behalf of the university at Maytag headquarters for $25,000 towards a $50,000 commitment from the Maytag Corporation, Tuesday, Aug. 28. Maytag鈥檚 Vice President and General Manager Jim Starkweather made the presentation.
51社区 recently accepted a $25,000 gift from the Maytag Corporation for its new engineering program. Pictured from left to right from 51社区 is Bob Alsobrook and Dr. Don Van with Maytag's Vice President Jim Starkweather.
Incorporating both mechanical and electrical areas of concentration, with possibilities for an industrial emphasis at a later time, Union鈥檚 engineering program prepares graduates for the practice of engineering at the professional level, with a strong background in the physical sciences and mathematics in addition to the humanities.
鈥淲e are indeed grateful to the Maytag Corporation for their visible and generous support of the engineering program at 51社区,鈥� said 51社区 President David S. Dockery. 鈥淭he establishment of partnerships like this one with Maytag will enable the Union engineering program to impact the Jackson and West Tennessee community for years to come.鈥�
For more information on the engineering program, contact 51社区鈥檚 Department of Engineering at (731) 661-5534.