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Kettering University Honors Four at Appreciation DinnerFLINT, Mich.MI-KETTERING-UNIVERSITY

Kettering University President Stan Liberty awarded four of the University?s highest honors during the Third Annual President?s Appreciation Dinner in Flint on Sept. 10.

?We are here this evening to recognize friends of Kettering ? be they corporations or individuals ? who have been supportive of our University, our educational mission and especially our talented students,? Liberty told the 200 participants.

Two individuals and two corporations were presented a crystal and pewter Bulldog statue, the mascot symbol of the University. They

STEPHEN McEwen of Bowling Green, Ohio, who is a 1954 graduate of Kettering. ?Stephen McEwen is a frequent visitor and cherished adviser. He has been a member of the President?s Council since 1986, supporting students through the Stephen & Joan McEwen Scholarship, The McEwen Fluid Dynamics Laboratory and as a steady voice and ongoing friend through the decades.?

RICHARD LIGHT of Lake Orion, Mich., who is a 1957 graduate of Kettering. ?Dick became one of our earliest major donors, and also one of our most consistent, by creating a significant estate gift that will serve the students of Kettering in perpetuity. Thanks to Dick?s ongoing support and faithful friendship, we have the capacity to build a better world for a long time to come.?

UPS, with corporate headquarters in Atlanta: ?UPS currently employs 16 co-op students, is a dedicated supporter of our AIM program for Academically Interested Minds, and UPS has provided continuing support for student scholarships. UPS has given Kettering more than $1.4 million.?

SUN MICROSYSTEMS, with corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif.: ?Sun Microsystems has made significant donations through the years and shared one of its top personnel Marissa Peterson ?83, who served as a trustee for many years.? Liberty said Sun Microsystems has provided valuable experiences for co-op students along with full-time employment for almost a dozen Kettering alumni.

In conclusion, Liberty said, ?Thank you for helping Kettering contribute to the making of a better world.?

Located in Flint, Mich., Kettering University provides the most advanced professional cooperative education program in the country and is a national leader in ?Entrepreneurship Across the Curriculum.? For more, visit: www.kettering.edu