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DaimlerChrysler Supports Enterprise
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OCTOBER 1, 2003 -- A Michigan Tech alumna and DaimlerChrysler representative stopped by Michigan Tech Sept. 29 on to give a check for $103,000 to her alma mater.
Jennifer Nelson, a senior engineer in DaimlerChrysler's truck vehicle packaging division, presented the gift from the DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund. The gift supports the PRISM Enterprise, the College of Engineering, the German Program Grant, the Society of Women Engineers and a number of Educational Opportunity programs.
Nelson got her start in engineering at MTU's Women in Engineering Program, while she was still in high school. "It sold me on Michigan Tech and mechanical engineering," she said. "After I graduated from high school, I came straight here." She earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering in 1996.
She said she was pleased to come back to the university bearing gifts, particularly since the Women in Engineering program, which had meant so much to her, receives DaimlerChrysler support. "I'm happy to be the messenger," she said.
DaimlerChrysler benefits from its generosity to MTU by the skills Tech alumni bring to the company. "There are lots of Michigan Tech alumni at DaimlerChrysler," Nelson says, and they stand out from graduates of other universities in terms of their technical skills and teamwork abilities.
Because of this, Michigan Tech is among the 12 schools from which DaimlerChrysler is recruiting students in a tough job market, said Nelson, who is captain of her company's recruiting team. In rosier times, the company visited 40 universities.
Tompkins said he was grateful for DaimlerChrysler's continuing support of Michigan Tech and hoped it will grow. "I am pleased that DaimlerChrysler has designated Michigan Tech as one of its top 12 university partners, and look forward to strengthening the relationship," he said. |
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