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$1
million gift from Toyota to support Research Institute
Toyota
Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America Inc. (TEMA) has given
$1 million to the University of Kentucky College of Engineering to support
a new Institute of Research for Technology Development (IR4TD) in the
college, pending acceptance and approval by the UK Board of Trustees.
Toyota officials, including
TEMA President Seiichi Sudo, joined UK President Lee T. Todd Jr., College
of Engineering Dean Thomas W. Lester, and several faculty members and
students at a news conference March 5 to announce the gift. (Photos
by Joseph Rey Au below.)
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Seiichi
Sudo, at left, president of TEMA, joined UK President Lee T. Todd Jr.
at the news conference where Toyota's $1 million gift to the College
of Engineering was announced.
TEMA
President Seiichi Sudo said Toyota's partnership with UK was "stronger
than ever."
From
left, UK College of Engineering Dean Thomas Lester, Steve St. Angelo,
president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky (TMMK), UK President
Lee T. Todd, Jr. and TEMA President Seiichi Sudo held a replica of a
$1 million check from Toyota to the College of Engineering.
UK
President Lee Todd presented TEMA President Seiichi Sudo with a framed
copy of the gift agreement.
News
reporters talked with President Todd, Mechanical Engineering Professor
Kozo Saito (center of photo) and, at left, engineering students.
Guests
filled the Lexmark Public Room in the Main Building for the news conference.
From
left, Kim Menke, manager of community relations, TMMK; Professor Kozo
Saito; Helen Carroll, manager, community relations, TEMA; Dean Thomas
Lester; UK President Lee Todd; TEMA President Seiichi Sudo; TMMK President
Steve St. Angelo; Rich Alloo, project general manager, advanced engineering,
TEMA; and Tom Zawacki, general manager, administration, TMMK.
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