Continuing the Legacy of Dr. Jerry Stoneking: Engage Funding Opportunities

• The Jerry E. Stoneking Memorial Fund:
  Once endowed, this fund will be used primarily for scholar- ships to recruit outstanding high school seniors to COE. Another $12,500 is needed to reach the minimal endowment level of $25,000.
  
  
• The Engage Enrichment Fund: This endowed account was established to help defray program costs not covered by state funding. Labor costs are especially high, with close to 20 graduate students needed annually to work with freshmen. This is one of the college's highest funding priorities. The goal is to in crease the fund to $1 million in 2002-03, and then double it in 2003-04.
  
  
• The Engage Capital Investment Fund: The Engage program is housed in Estabrook Hall. Known as the "freshman village," Estabrook incorporates freshman engineering classes and activities in one location and houses classrooms, a study lounge, a "physical homework" lab, computer labs, faculty and graduate assistants' offices, and an atrium for project demonstrations. However the building, constructed in 1898, is in dire need of renovation and expansion. Interest income from this endowed fund will support capital improvements and serve as the forerunner to a targeted campaign tentatively commencing in 2003. The cost of renovating Estabrook may run close to $20 million.
  
  
• Named Faculty Positions: Along with program support, the college needs to establish named, endowed positions to recruit and retain outstanding faculty and to boost Engage to further national prominence. At this point, there are no named faculty positions in the program.
  
  
  • Endowed Chair: Provides prestigious recognition and significant salary support to an exemplary faculty member. The gift may be substantial enough to provide a full salary. $2,000,000 minimal gift.
    
    
  • Distinguished Professorship: An effective tool for recruiting and retaining faculty in key leadership roles. $1,000,000 minimal gift.
    
    
  • Named Professorship: An effective tool for recruiting and retaining key faculty in supportive, leadership roles. $500,000 minimal gift.
    
    
• Named Student Support: As part of the team concept so integral to the success of Engage, the program requires a team of highly talented, skilled graduate students to guide freshmen each year. Further, the college has an ongoing need to attract top high school students to the program and COE
  
  
  • Endowed Graduate Assistantship: Provides partial salary stipend for a full-time graduate assistant associated with Engage. $100,000 minimal gift.
    
    
  • Annual Graduate Student Assistantship: An individual or corporation could sponsor a graduate student each year with an annual gift. This support would be of tremendous benefit to the college. Requires $17,000 gift that could be renewed annually. Endowed Scholarship: With competition increasing among other Southeastern col- leges with larger funding reserves, COE needs additional scholarship monies to recruit exemplary students. $25,000 minimal gift.
    
    
  • Additional Program Support: A donor can establish an endowed fund for a targeted purpose in the Engage program not listed above--for example, graduate student research or travel funds, a lectureship program, library support. $25,000 minimal gift.
    
    For more information or to arrange a meeting to discuss any of these funding opportunities, please call Cathy Dodge at 865-974-7692, or email her at cpope@utk.edu.
    
    
    
    

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    Senior Administration Dr. Fred Gilliam, Interim Dean Dr. Fred Tompkins, Associate Dean Dr. Luther Wilhelm, Interim Associate Dean Online Newsletter Production Cathy Dodge, Engineering Development Director Patty Shea, Assistant Engineering Development Director Kim Cowart, Editor/Web Designer, kcowart@utk.edu Claire Johnson, Contributor Contributors Nick Myers, Photographer UTK University Relations Design Consultants Joe Jaynes and Rip Noel, Abacus Arts, Inc, www.abacusarts.com Look for the next issue in Spring 2003