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n business, when we find asuccessful model, we try toreplicate it,” said Jonathan

Choi, president of Sun Wah Groupand chairperson of Sun WahEducation Foundation, commentingon the foundation’s $5 million grantto MSU to establish the U.S.-ChinaCenter for Research on EducationalExcellence. “I hope this center willidentify, study, and thus come tounderstand effective educational

practices in China and theUnited States through empir-ical and theoretical research.”

Established in early 2004,the center is headquartered at Michigan State Universityand directed by Yong Zhao,professor of educational psychology and technology inthe Department ofCounseling, EducationalPsychology and SpecialEducation in the College ofEducation. An essential goal of

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he Osteopathic HeritageFoundation has awarded$1.5 million to Michigan

State University to establish a new professorship in the MSUCollege of Osteopathic Medicine (MSUCOM). The foundation’sgrant will allow the college to add a leader in biomedical research tothe MSUCOM faculty.

The Osteopathic HeritageFoundation’s history dates back tothe 1960s when it was the corporate

member of the Doctors Hospitalhealth system, a premiere osteopath-ic post-graduate training program inColumbus, Ohio. The foundation iscommitted to improving communityhealth care by supporting osteopath-ic medical education and research.Although its efforts are concentratedprimarily in central Ohio, theOsteopathic Heritage Foundationrecognizes MSUCOM’s importanceas a provider of osteopathic educa-tion for the region.

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Jonathan Choi, president of Sun Wah Group and chairperson ofSun Wah Education Foundation, and Peter McPherson, presidentof MSU, shake hands after signing a $5 million gift agreement.

n 1998, the Marion Park and Harry Gilbert DeaverFoundation established an endowment in the MSUCollege of Engineering. This spring, Dr. Gerald Park

visited the MSU campus on behalf of the foundation to add to itsgift. The new donation of $100,000 doubles the Park DeaverEndowment Fund, which provides scholarships for qualified MSUengineering students from Florida, Minnesota or Wisconsin.

(pictured from left) Gerald Park, professor of electrical engineering emeritus,presents the foundation’s $100,000 check to Janie Fouke, dean of the College of

Engineering. Park Deaver Scholar Nicholas Brake of Miami, Florida was also onhand to thank Dr. Park for the foundation’s assistance to out-of-state engineering

students. Brake is a senior in the Department of Civil Engineering.

the center is to refine effective modelsthat can be implemented in schools inChina and can inform efforts to trans-form education in the United States.

“Our research is systemic in naturerather than specific to a subject likemathematics or science,” said Zhao.“We want to look at the wholeschool and what works. Great schoolsare widely recognized for their stan-dards of excellence and for achievingthose standards. We want to know asmuch as we can about these schoolsin China and the United States.”

The center is moving aheadrapidly on several tracks:

• Top educators and educationscholars from the United Statesand Australia visited China thissummer for a two-day seminar onmodels of assessment and account-ability in western education. Morethan 300 Chinese teachers, admin-istrators and ministry officialsattended the conference.

• Efforts are under way to publish abook based on the topics coveredin the seminar.

• In October, Dr. Zhong Binling,president of Beijing NormalUniversity, was the featured speak-er at MSU on the subject of highereducation reform in China. BeijingNormal University has historicallybeen at the leading edge of post-secondary education reform inChina.

• A new website called “X-Pacific”has been launched. Visitors to thewebsite can compare life in twomiddle schools—one in the UnitedStates and one in China. Matchedrepresentatives from the faculty,student body and administration ofeach school have agreed to provideweekly information on a particulartheme associated with school life.X-Pacific, which stands for “acrossthe Pacific,” can be accessed athttp://ott.educ.msu.edu/x-pacific.

“In creating this center, the SunWah Education Foundation hasmade a wonderful investment in thefuture of education in both Chinaand the United States,” said MSUPresident Peter McPherson. “We at

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Michigan State University believestrongly in engaging in research anddevelopment with partners through-out the world. The new center is aperfect example of that collaborativespirit. I expect that what we learnabout great schools and teachingthrough this partnership will impactthe lives of students in bothnations.”

The center is directed by a four-member board with two membersappointed by MSU and two by theSun Wah Education Foundation.Mr. Choi is its first chairperson.The Sun Wah Group is a leader insupporting education at all levelsthroughout China. Jonathan Choiserves as economic advisor to thepresident of the Chinese Academyof Sciences and on the boards ofdirectors for Fudan University,Nanjing University, Hong KongUniversity of Science andTechnology, and Hong KongPolytechnic University.

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about adding a senior faculty posi-tion. “This endowed professorshipoffers Michigan State UniversityCollege of Osteopathic Medicinethe opportunity to hire a world-classresearcher who will serve as one ofthe foci for biomedical research inthe college. This furthers our mis-sion to bring scientific findings frombench to bedside.”

“MSUCOM has an excellent rep-utation for graduating high qualityosteopathic physicians,” said RickVincent, foundation president. “Inaddition, the school has made a sig-nificant commitment to enhance theresearch culture not only in Michiganbut also throughout the osteopathicprofession. The foundation’s contri-bution is an additional demonstrationof our support of osteopathic medicalcare and research. We’re proud to

collaborate with MSUCOM inadvancing this effort.”

MSUCOM was established in1969 by an act of the Michigan leg-islature. It is the nation’s first state-supported osteopathic college. Morethan 3,000 physicians have graduat-ed from the college, and the majori-ty have established practices inMichigan and neighboring states.

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t is important to our students and to our program to have the kind of long-

term, steady support we receive from the DeRoy TestamentaryFoundation,” said Ernest S. Betts,assistant dean for MulticulturalBusiness Programs at Michigan StateUniversity. Over nearly two decades,the DeRoy Testamentary Foundationhas committed more than $900,000in donations to MSU programs.

Notably, the foundation makesregular, annual gifts to theMulticultural Business Programs(MBP) in the Eli Broad College ofBusiness. This year, the DeRoyFoundation renewed its support forMSU with a three-year pledge of$150,000. Two-thirds will continuethe foundation’s assistance to theMBP, and the remaining $50,000 willgo to the James B. Henry ExecutiveDevelopment Center.

“The trustees of DeRoyTestamentary Foundation have beenquite pleased with the accomplish-ments of MSU in stewarding theinvestment our foundation has madeto enhance student education at

Michigan State University,” saidFoundation President ArthurRodecker. “Of particular interest havebeen the Multicultural BusinessPrograms, which provide opportuni-ties for students to develop full academic and career potentials.”

The Multicultural BusinessPrograms improve the recruitment,retention, and graduation rate of multicultural students. MBP providescontinuing support to graduation,with individualized academic counseling, career development, andplacement. The programs are primarily funded by corporate giftsand the university general fund. Morethan 650 multicultural studentsenrolled in business or pre-businessmajors are currently being servedthrough the MBP.

“The DeRoy Foundation gifts arenot limited to a specific aspect of ourwork,” said Dr. Betts. “That gives usthe latitude to apply the DeRoy fundswhere they will be of greatest use inany given year, whether for guestspeakers, special seminars, counseling,tutoring, or individual student assis-tance. As a result of this type of com-

mitment, many students, especially ofcolor, who have participated in MBP,have gone on to complete their master’s of business administrationand Ph.D. degrees.”

The Henry Center held its grandopening in 2001. The center’s pro-grams may be customized to meet theneeds of business and industry for thecontinuing education of managersand executives. The 96,000-square-foot building houses the Eli BroadGraduate School of Management’sExecutive Development Programsand provides a top-notch learningenvironment for master’s degree programs, including Weekend MBA,MS Logistics, and MS Manufactur-ing & Innovation. In 2002, the centerwas recognized with first and secondplace honors from the Association for University Interior Designers,and in 2003 the American Institute of Architects awarded the HenryCenter a citation of merit. TheMichigan Chapter of MeetingProfessionals International alsorecently awarded the Henry CenterComplex the 2004 Silver PlatterAward, its highest honor.

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new center at MichiganState University has beencreated to research and

share understanding of writing withdigital media: The Writing inDigital Environments ResearchCenter (WIDE).

Through its research, informationsharing and contract services, WIDE

will influence writing curricula atMSU and other universities andhelp business, industry, government,non-profit and community organi-zations, and educators become moreknowledgeable and effective in theirdevelopment of information, theirdesign of digital products and theiruse of information technologies.

Funded through a StrategicPartnership Grant from the MSUFoundation, the mission of theWIDE Center is to:

• Conduct basic research on howpeople write with advancedinformation technologies. Researchwill explore the impact of newmedia technologies on specificbusinesses, communities, and otherorganizations.

• Perform contract work forbusiness, industry, government andother clients. Types of services theWIDE Center is highly qualifiedto provide include evaluating

usability of media technologies;employee training; consulting;assistance with website design,digital products and onlineinformation.

• Develop digital informationproducts—user interfaces, onlinedocumentation, curricula,multimedia products.

• Disseminate widely the resultsof the center’s work throughtraditional publication but alsothrough the WIDE website in aneffort to have a greater impact ona much wider audience.

“We have always had a strongwriting program at Michigan StateUniversity,” said Dr. Jeff Grabill,co-director of the WIDE ResearchCenter. “The Writing Center oncampus, three writing degree pro-grams for bachelor’s, master’s, anddoctoral students, and now WIDEhave positioned MSU for great success, particularly in the field oftechnical and professional writing.”

“Our research focus sounds sim-ple,” Dr. Grabill continued. “Howshould written information bedesigned for use in digital formats?People in different fields have differ-ent interpretations of this question.Someone in communication mediaor graphic arts will have a complete-

ly different perspective than anaccountant, who will also have a different view than a student.”

Dr. Grabill explained the visionof the WIDE Research Center:“The most powerful and usefulresearch will strategically match faculty from across relevant disciplines and encourage them toaddress the real-world needs of business, government, schools andother institutions that are workingto develop useful, well-designed information for clients, customers,students and the public. We want toengage in work that is exciting; thathas a real impact on communitiesand organizations.”

WIDE/Michigan StateUniversity has been asked to host adigital media institute during sum-mer 2005. Faculty from other majoruniversities throughout the Midwestwill attend. The focus of the insti-tute will be on how to teach peopleto write more effectively with digitalmedia to support their teaching andlearning. The institute promises tohave a significant impact on writinginstruction at universities in theUnited States.

For additional information aboutWIDE, its goals and its services,please contact:

Jeff Grabill, Associate Professor Director of Professional WritingCo-Director,WIDE Research CenterWriting, Rhetoric, & American CulturesMichigan State University(v) 517.355.2400www.wide.msu.edu

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ichigan StateUniversity hasreceived a gift of

patents from DuPont, along withfunds to support research and othercosts of developing the donatedtechnologies.

“We are pleased to provideMichigan State University with thisintellectual property,” said NickFanandakis, vice president and gen-eral manager of DuPont ChemicalSolutions Enterprise. “We find thata very productive use of embryonictechnology is a donation to a non-profit organization like MSU. Thisprocess puts the technology in thehands of competent researcherswhere the development work can becontinued.”

The three DuPont patents dealwith zeolites, a group of more than50 minerals that occur naturally plusmore than 100 synthetic zeolitestructures. An important character-istic of zeolites is that, although theyare crystalline and porous, theyremain rigid in water.

Zeolites can be adapted for manyuses, such as:

• catalysts for petroleum processingand organic chemical conversions

• absorbents for cleaning up oil spillsand other environmental pollutants

• gas separation agents• agents for site remediation and

decontamination of radioactivewastes

University DistinguishedProfessor Thomas Pinnavaia willserve as the primary investigator forresearch involving the DuPontpatents. Dr. Pinnavaia’s researchexperience in materials chemistryand his more than 40 related patentshelped influence DuPont’s choice ofMSU to receive the patents.

One area in which Dr. Pinnavaiaand his research group will focus isthe improved processing of petrole-um, which can provide significanteconomic and environmental benefits.

MSU will maintain the patents inforce for at least two years, continueto support research in this area, andpursue licensing of the donatedpatents.

GIFT OF PATENTS FROM DUPONT

SU President PeterMcPherson visitedChrysler Group

President and CEO Dieter Zetschein May 2004 to welcomeDaimlerChrysler Corporation Fundinto the Joseph R. Williams Society,Michigan State University’s donorclub that recognizes the generosityof benefactors who give $5 millionor more to the university.

During that visit, Dr. Zetschejoined DaimlerChrysler CorporationFund President Frank Fountain inpresenting President McPhersonwith a mock check representing thecompany’s most recent gift to MSUin the amount of $185,000.

Through its Aid to HigherEducation Program, DaimlerChryslerCorporation and its charitable foundation, the DaimlerChrysler

Corporation Fund, provide annualassistance to MSU and other colleges and universities throughoutthe United States.

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MSU President PeterMcPherson (left)accepts a $185,000donation from theDaimlerChryslerCorporation Fund.Presenting the checkare (l to r) FrankFountain, president ofthe DaimlerChryslerCorporation Fund,Sue Unger, chief information officer,and Dr. DieterZetsche, president andCEO, Chrysler Group,DaimlerChryslerCorporation.

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rade and commerce,jobs, tourism, and theGreat Lakes environment

are just a few of the topics thatwill be explored in depth at a newannual forum hosted by theMichigan State UniversityCanadian Studies Centre.

Funding for the CN Forum on Canada-U.S. Relations comesfrom a $200,000 endowmentestablished by CN. The CNForum will provide a venue forresearchers, government and business, students, the media and the general public to discussimportant issues in Canada-U.S.relations. Each annual forum willfeature a keynote address by aninternationally recognized speaker,the CN Distinguished Lecturer,and discussions of key topics ledby prominent leaders of businessand government from Michiganand Ontario.

The state of Michigan and theprovince of Ontario share a longborder and a close, cooperativehistory. If the North Americanauto industry experiences economicproblems, Michigan and Ontarioshare that concern. If Great Lakeswater levels recede, we share thatconcern. If tourism, recreation andsporting activity declines,

Michigan and Ontario share thatconcern. Because of this overlap-ping interest in economic andenvironmental matters, the CNForum represents an excellentopportunity once a year for sub-stantive examination of key issues.

In addition to offering an opendialogue, the CN Forum will addvalue for MSU students. The CNDistinguished Lecturer will spenda week at MSU, speaking to class-es and seminars that deal withsuch issues as public policy, trade,

transportation, supply chain management, business and otherdisciplines. Also, the universitywill coordinate with off-campusgroups, such as the LansingBusiness Association, theEconomic Club of Detroit or the Canada-U.S. BusinessAssociation, to arrange for the CN Distinguished Lecturer toaddress their membership.

The CN grant also makes it possible for MSU graduate andundergraduate students to competefor a scholarship award in an annualessay competition that focuses onCanada-U.S. relations. The winningCN Student Fellows will be recog-nized publicly at the CN Forum.

“It is a great honor forMichigan State University to hostthis annual event,” said Dr. Phil

Handrick, acting director of theCanadian Studies Centre. “Wehave a very successful internation-al studies program and a stronginternational presence on campus.Many of our students will go onto careers where it is important tounderstand how international rela-tions can affect jobs, commerceand important aspects of theirdaily lives. CN has done a greatservice for our students and forthe general benefit by sponsoringthis forum.”

CN spans Canada and mid-America, from the Atlantic andPacific oceans to the Gulf ofMexico, providing rail service tothe ports of Vancouver, PrinceRupert, B.C., Montreal, Halifax,New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala.,and the key cities of Toronto,Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Duluth,Minn./Superior, Wis., Green Bay,Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul,Memphis, St. Louis, and Jackson,Miss., with connections to allpoints in North America.

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interact with science and engineeringfaculty, researchers and university students. The university environmentand the involvement of these men-tors reinforce the students’ confi-dence that they, too, can pursuecareers in science, math, engineeringand technology.

“The Dart Foundation grantensures the continuation of our highly successful partnership withMichigan State University,” said JohnBartley, state director of MichiganScience Olympiad. “This longstand-ing relationship has helped to foster a level of enthusiasm for scienceamong Michigan’s K-12 studentsthat is unmatched by any otherstate.”

“On behalf of the MSU Divisionof Science and MathematicsEducation, I am grateful for the generous contribution of the DartFoundation,” said Associate Dean for Science and MathematicsEducation Joan Ferrini-Mundy.

or some K-12 students,their favorite school teamhas nothing to do with

sports. Science Olympiad teamsacross the United States proudlywear their school colors at competi-tions that test their problem-solvingskills, challenge their creativity, andreward their teamwork and initiative.

Michigan State University and the Michigan Science Olympiadjoined together 15 years ago to support these teams and recently welcomed a third major partner,the Dart Foundation of Mason,Michigan. The Dart Foundation’stradition of supporting science andmath education to benefit school-children is underscored by its enthusiasm for the ScienceOlympiad program.

A grant from the Dart Foundationmakes it possible for middle and highschool students from across the stateof Michigan to have the chance tocompete at Michigan StateUniversity in Science Olympiad statetournament activities through thenext five years. The grant of$328,690 from the Dart Foundationwill help fund the annual MichiganScience Olympiad state tournament,enable first-time schools to developScience Olympiad programs, andsupport evaluation of the program’simpact on science education inMichigan schools.

“We believe this partnership withMichigan Science Olympiad andMichigan State University offers anexcellent opportunity to enhance science experiences for students inour state,” said Dart Foundation VicePresident James D. Lammers. “We

are proud to sponsor aprogram that fostersteamwork, leadership,communication andproblem-solving skillsfor students who are likely to make positive scientific contributionsin the future.”

Science Olympiadis a national academiccompetition. Schoolsassemble teams of 15students to compete in23 events that involvemany areas of science,math, engineering and technology.The events allow students to work inteams and apply science in practical,but fun, situations. For instance, mid-dle school students in Science CrimeLab try to identify the perpetrators ina crime scenario by using forensictechniques such as chromatography,analysis of unknown substances, andthe analysis of fingerprints, hair, shoeprints and tire treads.

In Michigan, more than 550teams involving over 8,000 studentsparticipate in regional ScienceOlympiads around the state. EveryApril, 96 schools (1,400 students)advance to the state tournament heldon the MSU campus. From there,the top teams advance to theNational Science Olympiad.

Michigan State University andthe MSU Division of Science andMathematics Education have hostedthe Michigan Science Olympiadstate tournament for 15 years.Throughout the long day of events,middle and high school students,teachers, parents and coaches can

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The Grand Haven High School team celebrates its first place finish at the 2004Michigan Science Olympiad Tournament.

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etroit-born philanthropistand MSU alumnus EliBroad announced at the

Detroit Economic Club in late 2003that the Broad Foundation was con-tributing $6 million to fund a part-nership between Michigan State

University and Detroit PublicSchools. The purpose of the initia-tive would be to recruit and train anew generation of urban teachers.

On September 15, 2004, theBroad Partnership Advisory Boardmet to examine the outcomes of theprogram’s inaugural year and consid-er its future direction. Chairing themeeting was Dr. Lou Anna K.

Simon, provost and president desig-nate of Michigan State University.Dr. Simon thanked Mr. Broad andother advisory board members whotraveled to Lansing, Michigan fromas far away as California and NewYork to take part in the discussion.

In addition to Mr. Broad and Dr. Simon, the board meeting wasattended by Dr. Daniel Fallon, edu-cation division chair for the CarnegieCorporation of New York; ThomasWatkins, superintendent of instruc-tion for the State of Michigan;Lansing School Superintendent Dr. Sharon Banks; Janna Garrison,president of the Detroit Federation

of Teachers; Dr. Gerald Smith,president of the Detroit YouthFoundation; and ex-officio membersrepresenting Michigan StateUniversity (Dr. Carole Ames, deanof the College of Education, and Dr. Sonya Gunnings-Moton, part-nership coordinator), Detroit PublicSchools (Ms. Debra Williams, chiefhuman resources officer), and theBroad Foundation (Mr. MarcusCastain, associate director).

“The Broad Partnership is aremarkable, focused initiativedesigned to place highly qualifiedurban educators in Detroit publicschools,” said Dr. Simon. “MichiganState University is committed toachieving Eli Broad’s long-termgoals of helping Detroit studentsenter the teaching profession,preparing teachers to work in urbanschool settings, and providingDetroit students with high qualityinstruction.”

The Broad Advisory Boardreviewed the first-year results for theprogram’s three major components:

• A three-week summer programat MSU introduced more than90 Detroit high school studentsto the university environment andto the possibility of choosing acareer in education. Students from21 Detroit high schools appliedfor the 2004 summer program.The curriculum helped studentsdevelop academic and social skillsto prepare them for college.

• Broad Future Teacher Scholarshipswere awarded to 12 graduates of

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MSU Provost and President Designate Lou Anna K. Simon (center) and Dean of the College of EducationCarole Ames (right) listen as Eli Broad, founder of the Broad Foundation, talks about the MSU/DetroitPublic Schools Teacher Education Initiative.

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Detroit public schools seekingadmission to the MSU teacherpreparation program. These studentloans will be forgiven at the rate of25% for each year of teaching inDetroit and Detroit-area schools.

• Twenty-four education majors intheir senior and internship yearsat MSU earned Broad SummerTeaching Fellowships. The BroadFellows experienced teachingelementary, middle or high schoolclasses in the Detroit summerschool program. Each BroadFellow was assigned an individualmentor teacher.

The Advisory Board agreed thatthe first year was successful. Theboard offered a series of recommen-dations to strengthen each aspect ofthe education initiative.

Deloitte Honors MSU Alumnus

Deloitte Tax Firm Director Nancy Vella (left) and Jill Licata (right) flank Thomas Linsmeier,chairperson of Accounting and Information Systems in the Eli Broad College of Business. Dr.Linsmeier displays the plaque to be installed in the Michael Licata Conference Room in MSU’sLear Corporation Career Services Center. Named 1994 Alumnus of the Year by the Departmentof Accounting and Information Services, Michael Licata worked as the Partner-in-Charge forTax Services at Deloitte & Touche LLP in Detroit. Along with his wife, Jill, Michael Licata wasan avid supporter of Michigan State University. In his memory, the Deloitte & Touche/MichaelLicata Endowment Fund is the preferred beneficiary of Deloitte employee donations during thefirm’s annual MSU in-house campaign.

“Thank you, Mr. Broad, for believing in the students ofDetroit. We will make you proud.” (high school student)

“Teaching demands passion, diligence, dedication,and sheer determination. I am ready to take on thechallenge that the Broad Future Teachers Scholarshiphas offered me. I am waiting for the day I can takepride in my own class.” (scholarship recipient)

“It was an amazing experience, because I got to workclosely with students everyday and gain a better understanding of what teaching was about. It alsohelped to fuel my interest and drive to work in anurban setting.” (teaching fellow)

“This summer has changed my life. I am grateful thatMr. Broad, Detroit Public Schools and MSU decidedto take a chance on me. I will pay you back by makinga difference in the lives of others.” (high school student)

“An excellent opportunity to experience urban education. A unique way to engage, impact and learn from the students in DPS. This experience alsochallenged, impacted, and changed my views andbeliefs about urban education, its students, teachers and staff.” (teaching fellow)

“I want to give back to my community by sharing myknowledge with the children growing up in urban communities today…. It has always been in my heart toteach.” (scholarship recipient)

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eneral Motors Corporationhas donated to MichiganState University five

patents for technologies to acceleratethe cleanup of contaminated soil andgroundwater.

The patented technology allowscontaminated soil to be treated without being excavated and trans-ported. Over a ten-year period, GMsuccessfully tested its bioremediationtechnologies at three sites containingunderground storage tanks. In onetest area, the GM technologiesreduced the cleanup period to threemonths from the seven years thatwould be required using a pump-and-treat method.

“General Motors’ patented technologies accelerate the cleanupprocess by providing a seven-foldincrease in the amount of oxygen that is dissolved in the ground todecompose contaminants, typicallyhydrocarbon-based organic materials,”said Alan Taub, executive director ofGM’s Research and DevelopmentScience Labs. “Michigan StateUniversity’s Department of Civil andEnvironmental Engineering is consid-ered an expert in bioremediation, andthey are well equipped to furtherdevelop the patented technologies for commercial application.”

The Environmental ProtectionAgency has documented more than200,000 sites in the United States

that have contaminated soil. A significant number of the sites could benefit from GM’s patentedtechnology once fully developed forcommercialization.

“Researchers in our group at MSUhave been involved in several pilotand field scale demonstrations of insitu bioremediation,” said MichaelDybas, professor of civil and environ-mental engineering. “In this work,finding a way to deliver growth substrates is a major challenge.Technologies such as those donatedby General Motors offer excitingoptions for efficient and cost-effectivenutrient delivery, and, thus, canreduce the costs of site cleanup.”

Michigan State University cele-brated the gift at a January 6, 2004luncheon hosted by MSU PresidentPeter McPherson. “On behalf ofMichigan State University, I thankGeneral Motors once again for itscontinued support and partnership,”said McPherson. “Our students,our faculty, and the public we serve all stand to benefit from thisimportant gift.”

“We are pleased to be able tomake this donation and provide further research opportunities forMichigan State University,” saidJerry Elson, GM’s vice presidentand general manager of VehicleOperations.

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hrough a grant of $50,000to the Charles DrewScience Enrichment

Laboratory, one of America’s leadingpharmaceutical companies, Pfizer, hassignaled the value it places on educa-tion in the sciences and on providingmeaningful, effective assistance to helpstudents develop their own potential.

The Pfizer grant will provide tennew scholarships for juniors majoringin the sciences, five undergraduatestudent research assistants, and a newteaching assistant in the growingDrew program.

“The support from Pfizer is atremendous boon for our students,”said Dorothy A. Reed, director of theDrew program. “The Pfizer grantallows us to build on past achieve-

ments and establish new benchmarksto measure success for MSU and forother institutions to emulate.”

The Drew program is an intenselaboratory experience that helps stu-dents transition successfully from highschool to college and gives them asolid foundation in the core disciplinesof mathematics, chemistry, biologyand physics. Through special classes,seminars and tutorial sessions, Drewstudents gain assistance with their reg-ular course work and develop criticalthinking and problem-solving skills.

For example, the program’s biologycomponent includes a two-semesterseminar to accompany the introducto-ry biology series; enrollment in areserved laboratory section; focus onproblem-solving principles and strate-

gies used in biology; writing and test-taking skills; quantitative analysis anddata interpretation; and developmentof conceptual and mathematical mod-els. Other, equally rigorous compo-nents focus on mathematics, chem-istry, and problem-solving skills. Drewstudents must commit to staying inthe program for at least two years.

The grant to the Drew program isthe latest in a long history of Pfizersupport for Michigan State University.In just the past year, Pfizer has givennearly $1 million to a variety of MSUprograms, including more than$500,000 for new fellowships in theCollege of Veterinary Medicine.

“Michigan State University is animportant partner for Pfizer,” saidDennis Kozak, vice president for sales,Alta Division, Pfizer, Inc. “We have ahistory of investment in MSUresearch and education initiatives. It isone of the key institutions for ourrecruiters to visit.”

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PFIZER SUPPORT BOOSTSMATH-SCIENCE PROGRAM

Dr. Charles Richard Drew (1904-1950) was an eminent African-American physician and researcherwho developed a system of bloodplasma processing and transfusiontherapy that revolutionized the med-ical world. His blood bank systemwas first utilized during World WarII. Later, he established the AmericanRed Cross Blood Bank. Dr. Drew’sexceptional life and his contributionsto medicine were cut short when hedied in an automobile accident.

In 1976, a group of faculty mem-bers and graduate students, concernedabout the low number of minoritystudents graduating with degrees inmathematics and science, initiated theCharles Drew Science Enrichment

Laboratory at MSU. Through theyears the program has assisted morethan 900 students.

The 2004 entering class has 97 students from varied backgrounds,including African American,Hispanic, Native American, Chicanoand Caucasian students. As has beenthe recent trend, more than half(62%) of the entering Drew studentsare women.

The program director recentlycompleted a study to determine theprogram’s success. Academic andgraduation data for Drew studentswho entered the university from 1993to 1997 and graduated by the fall of2001 were compared to non-Drewminority students and non-Drew

Caucasian students in the College ofNatural Science during that period.

Drew students showed significantimprovement over a control group ofnon-Drew students and have gainedsubstantially on the Caucasian stu-dents. Drew students also significantlyover performed when actual perfor-mance was compared to predictedperformance based on entering ACTscores. The study found that, for thenon-Drew minority students, a higherACT test score was correlated toreceiving a degree in the sciences. Forthe Drew students, the ACT testscore was less of a factor in predictingcompletion of a degree in the sciences.

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PARTNERSMichigan State UniversityCorporate and Foundation RelationsUniversity Development, Suite 2204700 South Hagadorn RoadEast Lansing, Michigan 48823-5399

Tel: (517) 355-8257Fax: (517) 432-1129E-mail: fallon@msu.eduWebsite: http://www.givingto.msu.edu

Peter McPhersonPresident

Charles H. WebbVice President University Development

Marti HeilAssociate Vice PresidentUniversity Development

Lucille FallonDirectorCorporate and Foundation Relations

Tim Wuchter Associate DirectorCorporate and Foundation Relations

Alisa HealyEditor

MSU Partners is a publication of Michigan StateUniversity Development, Office of Corporate andFoundation Relations.

MSU Partners Fall/Winter Edition, 2004

MSUFCU Study Abroad ScholarshipMSUFCU Study Abroad ScholarshipFALL 2004

Maria CarmonaMajor: Social ScienceProgram: University of KwaZulu-Natalin Durban, South Africa

Christopher GermanMajor: Social ScienceProgram: The People, Government, JusticeSystem and Public Policies of Australia

Heidi GraunkeMajor: BusinessProgram: Historical Perspectives of Vet.Medicine & Nat. Resources Mgt. in Egypt

Clare JagenowMajor: Social ScienceProgram: Landscape Architecture inEurope

Kristie TimberMajor: Communication Arts & SciencesProgram: Alma College Program in Paris

ichigan StateUniversity and theOffice of Study

Abroad are pleased to announcethe 2004 recipients of the MSUFederal Credit Union StudyAbroad Scholarship.

These scholarships are funded in perpetuity by a generous $2.5 million gift from the Michigan StateUniversity Federal Credit Union andare available to all MSU students,regardless of their major.

SPRING 2004

Elana PhippsMajor: Natural ScienceProgram: The Horse Industry of Irelandand Northern Ireland

Sze-Ling NgMajor: Lyman BriggsProgram: Medical Ethics and theHistory of Health Care in London

Luke NiewiadomskiMajor: EngineeringProgram: Electrical and ComputerEngineering in Kaiserslautern, Germany

Amanda SilicMajor: Lyman BriggsProgram: Monash University in Australia

Andrea WagnerMajor: Social ScienceProgram: Central College in Merida,Mexico

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STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIP