Year: 2017

TiMOTION, a leading manufacturer of actuators and components for various applications, has committed $4,000 to support scholarships for undergraduate students majoring in agricultural mechanization and business in Clemson’s College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences. Through these scholarships, TiMOTION seeks to train the next generation of engineers that have the skills and knowledge needed for success in the workforce.

In addition to Clemson, TiMOTION has committed scholarship support to several universities in the Southeast, including East Carolina University, NC State University, Western Carolina University, and University of North Carolina, Charlotte.

Thank you, TiMOTION for supporting Clemson students!

For more information, visit: http://www.timotion.com/single.php?NewsID=92.

Two corporate partners have recently established undergraduate scholarships to support students in the School of Computing and the Department of Construction Science and Management.

Keymark, a supplier of enterprise content management (ECM) software, established the Keymark Annual Scholarship Fund in February 2017 to award merit-based scholarships to 10 undergraduate juniors and seniors in the School of Computing. Preference will be given to underrepresented students, including women and minorities, who are residents of Pickens, Oconee, Anderson, or Greenville counties in South Carolina.

Brasfield & Gorrie, one of the nation’s largest privately held construction companies, established the Brasfield & Gorrie Annual Scholarship Fund in March 2017 to award five scholarships to students majoring in Construction Science and Management. Preference will be given to underrepresented students, including women and minorities.

Thank you, Keymark and Brasfield & Gorrie, for supporting Clemson students!

Elin Wahmann, Program Administrator for the Annexstad Family Foundation’s Leaders for Tomorrow National Scholarship Program, visited the Clemson University campus on March 10 to meet Clemson’s first Leaders for Tomorrow Scholar, Xavier Smith.

The Annexstad Family Foundation has 61 partner institutions in its Leaders for Tomorrow National Scholarship Program, and these institutions identify, educate, and nurture a special group of talented young people into the next generation of leaders. Clemson was added as a partner institution for the Leaders for Tomorrow program in 2016.

While on campus, Elin met with partners from Financial Aid, the Clemson University Foundation, the Academic Success Center, and spent time with Xavier, Clemson’s first Leaders for Tomorrow Scholar. She also participated in a campus tour that included a sneak peek at the new Football Operations Complex.

Clemson looks forward to continuing to develop its relationship with the Annexstad Family Foundation in the coming years!

The CVS Health Foundation has awarded five Clemson School of Nursing graduate students with scholarships as they complete their studies to become family nurse practitioners. The scholarship funds were awarded through the CVS Health Foundation Advance Practice Nurse and Physician Assistant Scholarship program, which is aimed a reducing the nationwide shortage of family nurse practitioners and physician assistants by supporting the next generation of healthcare professionals.

Students were selected based on strong academic standing, and must intern or volunteer with an organization that supports underserved populations. At least 25 percent of the scholarships were awarded to bilingual students.

For more information about this grant award, visit: http://newsstand.clemson.edu/mediarelations/cvs-health-foundation-supports-clemson-nursing-students-with-scholarship. 

Rivkah Saldanha is a Clemson automotive engineering graduate and served as the Team Leader for the Deep Orange 5 concept vehicle project sponsored by GM. After earning her MS in Automotive Engineering in 2014, Ms. Saldanha went to work at GM in Detroit.

She returned to the CU-ICAR campus in February to speak with current students about how her CU-ICAR education and work on the Deep Orange project have benefitted her career.

Also pictured above are Aditya Yerra Verra, a fellow member of the Deep Orange 5 concept vehicle program who is pursuing his PhD in Automotive Engineering, Department Chair Dr. Zoran Filipi, and Associate Professor and Deep Orange faculty member Dr. Johnell Brooks.

Siemens Corporation has supported a research project at Clemson focused on an important workforce issue: the continuity of mission-critical knowledge and skills as experienced workers retire and must transfer this knowledge to younger workers. The project will be managed by the Creative Inquiry (CI) program, Clemson’s unique framework for interdisciplinary undergraduate research, which will be led by Dr. Jennifer Siemens and Dr. Anastasia Thyroff in the College of Business.

Beginning in January 2017, the CI project will seek to analyze the Siemens sales workforce to capture implicit knowledge from subject matter expert and make recommendations on how this knowledge can be transferred to less experienced employees. The students and faculty will consult existing literature on the topic of knowledge continuity management and apply qualitative research methods to develop a deeper understanding of knowledge continuity issues in the workforce, specifically among Siemens employees.

This project will be managed through the Watt Family Innovation Center and will span a total of three years, with preliminary findings and recommendations presented to Siemens executives at the end of each year.

With a combination of cash and gifts-in-kind, BMW has supported Clemson University’s Assembly Center at the Center for Manufacturing Innovation (CMI), located at the Millennium Campus adjacent to the CU-ICAR Technology Neighborhood 1. The CMI offers education designed to meet industry needs and includes dual-credit programs in partnership with Greenville County Schools, bridge programs that allow a student to move from associate’s degree to bachelor’s degree and workforce training and certificate programs that increase the qualifications of manufacturing employees.

Research for innovation in advanced manufacturing and future technologies related to advanced manufacturing is incorporated into instruction. This allows students to gain practical experience working alongside experienced engineers, faculty and staff.

Clemson’s Assembly Center at the CMI allows students and faculty to prototype automotive assembly lines to improve manufacturing processes for research and education purposes. BMW’s investment will directly impact graduate research through providing a testbed for research prototypes, and both graduate and undergraduate education through the Manufacturing Certificate capstone course.

Lockheed Martin, a global aerospace, defense, security and advanced technologies company, has supported two STEM education outreach programs at Clemson since 2006: South Carolina’s Coalition of Math and Science (SCCMS) and the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day” for Girl Scouts.

SCCMS creates alliances and partnerships that promote college, career, and citizenship opportunities through STEM education. One of the Coalition’s most successful initiatives is the annual iMAGINE Upstate STEM festival that draws thousands of participants and engages hundreds of volunteers. During the 2015-2016 academic year, SCCMS delivered over 40,000 contact hours of programs and services to over 7,000 educators and others across the state. An estimated 30,000 families/students participated in STEM festivals hosted by SCCMS in SC.

The WISE “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day” is an outreach program sponsored in collaboration with the Girls Scouts of the Midlands. This event takes place during Engineers Week in February, and Girl Scouts are invited to the Clemson University campus to learn about opportunities in the field of engineering and science.

In April 2016, Hubbell Lighting and the Hubbell Foundation established the Hubbell Foundation Engineering Scholarship Endowment and the Hubbell Lighting Annual Engineering Scholarships to support students in Clemson’s College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences (CECAS).

The first scholarships were awarded in fall 2016, and today, CECAS, CFR and Hubbell Lighting representatives honored the student recipients at a luncheon event. The 2016-2017 Hubbell Lighting Scholars include:

Alexis Fiore is a junior at Clemson pursuing a degree in Industrial Engineering. A native of Orlando, Florida, Alexis is currently serving as an Industrial Engineer Project Analyst intern at Walt Disney World. As an intern, she’ll work closely with the costuming and entertainment departments at Walt Disney World. Outside of the classroom, Alexis is involved in Alpha Omega Epsilon Sorority, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE), and IPTAY. Upon graduating from Clemson in December 2018, Alexis hopes to become an industrial engineer at Walt Disney World.

Emily Gullette is a junior at Clemson majoring in Bioengineering with a minor in Music. She is from Greer, SC and enjoys being a member of the Clemson Symphony Orchestra and volunteering at the Sullivan Health Center on campus. Upon graduating from Clemson, Emily plans to attend medical school.

Dylan Hastings is a junior at Clemson from Charleston, SC majoring in Computer Engineering. After graduating from Clemson in the fall of 2018, Dylan plans to pursue a career in his field of expertise. Although he does not serve as an official tutor, he enjoys helping other students with their studies, particularly in computer engineering.

Jennifer Hibberts is a junior at Clemson pursuing a degree in Biosystems Engineering with an Ecological Engineering emphasis area and a possible minor in Sustainability. Jennifer is a member of the Honors College and serves as a mentor for Honors College freshmen. She grew up overseas on an Army Garrison in the Marshall Islands on an island called Kwajalein. Jennifer is also involved in the Clemson Debate Team, the National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges Scholar Program, and the Club Water Polo team. She had the opportunity to study abroad in the French Riviera in the spring of 2016, and after graduating from Clemson, Jennifer hopes to join the Peace Corps and then possibly attend law school.

Alexander Schreiber is a sophomore at Clemson pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Business Administration. He is from Granville, Ohio and enjoys being a member of the Clemson Ice Hockey team. Upon graduating from Clemson, Alexander hopes to take steps toward owning his own company.

For more information on the Hubbell Lighting scholarship program, visit: http://newsstand.clemson.edu/mediarelations/hubbell-lighting-and-hubbell-foundation-establish-engineering-scholarships-at-clemson/

The Walmart Foundation and the U.S. Conference of Mayors announced Clemson University as one of this year’s U.S. Manufacturing Innovation Fund grant recipients for its sustainable water and oil repellency fabric technology research project led by Dr. Chris Cole, professor emerita of materials science and engineering, and Dr. Phil Brown, assistant professor of materials science and engineering.

Clemson will receive $422,549 from the Walmart Foundation,  and was one of only six universities selected to receive funding in this round of grant awards from the U.S. Manufacturing Innovation Fund. The Fund seeks to support research proposals that strive to create new manufacturing technologies and reduce the cost of producing goods in the U.S. with the ultimate goal of creating jobs that support America’s growing manufacturing base.

This award from the Walmart Foundation builds upon their previous support of Cole and Brown’s textile research project. Clemson received a $960,000 grant from the 2016 cycle of the U.S. Manufacturing Innovation Fund.

Clemson’s research aims to create a more sustainable water and oil repellant fabric process. The process will significantly reduce costs while using no additional finishing chemistry, significantly reducing the amount of fluorochemistry required.

Thank you, Walmart, for supporting Clemson University research and innovation!

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