November 14, 2005

Engineers’ Council Pledges Support for Future Students

Engineers’ Council leaders Tyler Schweitzer, Joe Morrow, Alex Carter, Laura Shearin, Casey Fields and Sarah Brumbaugh meet on the steps of Page Hall. (Photo: Jenny Weston)

This past year, the Engineers’ Council sponsored the largest Engineering Career Fair in the College’s history. The event attracted more than 100 companies to the campus, and 1,685 students attended. This annual event, which brings potential employers and current students together, is so successful that the Engineers’ Council has recently pledged to increase their endowment to $100,000 over the next five years.

The endowment will be used to provide scholarships for undergraduate students in the College of Engineering. One scholarship will be used to encourage a freshman engineering student to participate in the Engineers’ Council.

In this way, the Engineers’ Council will not only help current students find jobs after graduation, it also will help future engineering students pay for part of their education. At the annual Engineers’ Council banquet, council president Tyler Schweitzer presented a check to the NC State Engineering Foundation for $25,000 to supplement the Engineers’ Council endowed scholarship fund. As part of the university’s current fund-raising campaign — Achieve! The Campaign for NC State — the Engineers’ Council presented the College of Engineering with an additional $12,500 and pledged to create a $100,000 endowment over the next five years. The announcement was made at the Campaign Kickoff in September 2005.

“We are extremely impressed with our students in the Engineers' Council and this demonstration of how much they care about the generations of students who will follow them. They are setting a superb example for their fellow students and creating a legacy of leadership and generosity,” said Dr. Nino A. Masnari, dean of the College of Engineering.

“The 25,000 endowment plus the $12,500 gift were made possible by the generosity of the students and the success of the Engineering Career Fair. We are all very proud of their commitment to the College,” said Brian Koehler, coordinator for the First-Year Engineering Program.

“We could not have been more pleased when Tyler came to us with the campaign donation from the Engineers' Council as well as the long-term pledge of $100,000. To my knowledge, this level of giving by a student organization is unprecedented in the College and the university, and we are grateful for their show of loyalty and support,” said Ben Hughes, executive director of the NC State Engineering Foundation.

“We feel strongly that pledging this gift to the College fits with our leadership role among engineering students,” said Schweitzer. “In addition to supporting scholarships for future students, the gift will foster giving and encourage young engineering graduates to support scholarships in the College.”

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