MSU gets $500,000 for bioengineering fellowship

By - Associated Press - Sunday, November 30, 2014

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan State University has received $500,000 to help launch its new Department of Biomedical Engineering.

Jack and Dottie Withrow of Naples, Florida, donated the money to establish an endowed graduate fellowship, the university said.

Endowing graduate student fellowships provides the momentum that will help to ensure the future success of the department and propel it forward as an important part of the colleges future, Engineering College Dean Leo Kempel said in a statement.

Jack Withrow earned a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering and a masters degree in business administration from Michigan State.

Hes a former executive vice president at Chrysler and a former president and chief operating officer at Lectron Products Inc.

Dottie Withrow earned a bachelors degree in speech therapy and elementary education from Michigan State and a masters degree in teaching from Oakland University. Shes a retired special education teacher and a childrens books author.

We are so pleased to support the convergence of traditional engineering and the developing technologies in the colleges new department, said Jack Withrow. This feels like an opportunity to create a lasting foundation for biomedical engineering grad students now and in the future.

This is the first new academic department in the College of Engineering since 1969, the university said. It said that the department will offer masters and doctoral programs and may offer an undergraduate program later.

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