|
|
Community Success — DPS Telecom makes $100,000 gift to support engineering projects
The gift will help students gain practical experience solving real-world electrical and computer engineering problems while preparing them for their careers in these fields. Faculty will be able to work directly with industry on relevant projects using state-of-the-art resources not possible without this gift. DPS Telecom’s gift funds a one-year pilot program supporting projects devised by faculty and conducted with the help of undergraduate and graduate students. The topic areas are open to allow maximum creativity with minimal restrictions. DPS Telecom will commit to three additional years of funding at $100,000 a year, if the pilot project is successful. Dr. Nagy Bengiamin, who chairs the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Fresno State, will oversee implementation of the pilot program. “This potential multiyear gift will establish a lasting partnership between DPS and our department to prepare future engineers through the highest-quality education,” Bengiamin said. DPS Telecom, a Fresno-based technology company, is one of the nation’s leading developers of integrated network alarm monitoring systems. Berry has guided the company from a small consulting firm to one of Inc. magazine’s 500 fastest-growing companies Berry said, “Our partnership with Fresno State will allow everyone to benefit by taking new ideas and new technologies and turning them into unique expressions that work better.” “We are excited about this partnership with Bob Berry and DPS Telecom,” said Dr. Michael Jenkins, dean of the Lyles College of Engineering, “and the message that this gift sends to others in the Central Valley and rest of California. Because of the dollar-for-dollar matching component of the Lyles gift, effect of the DPS Telecom gift is multiplies, which we hope will inspire others to invest in engineering education in the Valley.” |
|