Hyundai Presents HBCU Alabama State University with $50,000 Donation
|
Posted By: Reginald Culpepper on February 22, 2023 By Hazel Scott/ASU Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) presented Alabama State University with a check for $50,000 on Feb. 21, in conjunction with the company’s celebration of the start of production of its electrified Genesis GV70 in Montgomery. The news conference and presentation were held at the Hyundai site. National, state and city dignitaries were in attendance, along with ASU representatives that included Dr. Joyce Loyd-Davis, senior director of Health Services; Colonel (ret.) Gregory Clark, vice president of institutional advancement; Dr. Audrey Napier, associate professor of biology; Dr. Carl Pettis, provost and vice president of Academic Affairs, and Dr. Michelle Foster, associate dean of the College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). At the end of the program, during a special presentation, Brandon Ramirez, director of Corporate Responsibility and External Relations for Genesis, awarded ASU with a $50,000 check to support STEM scholarships as part of its “Genesis Gives” initiative, which supports STEM education and sports programming. “With this donation, we look forward to seeing future Alabama State University grads joining the HMMA team,” Ramirez said. The University was acknowledged for its positive partnership with Hyundai and for its two-day COVID-19 vaccination clinic where it inoculated more than 1,000 HMMA employees with the COVID-19 vaccine, under the leadership of Davis. Clark offered remarks on behalf of the University. “This is a great day for Alabama State University. On behalf of President Quinton T. Ross, Jr. and the Board of Trustees, we would like to thank you for what you do to support Alabama State and for being a partner with the University," Clark said. "These dollars will immediately go to help our brand new engineering program that starts in the fall of 2024. So, in a couple of years, we will be able to send you interns (to HMMA) and in about four years, we will send some graduates to Hyundai to keep these young men and women in the state of Alabama working…We are happy to be proud partners of Hyundai,” Clark concluded. If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
 |
Reginald Culpepper
President, Fulfillment and Web Services, HBCUCONNECT Clark Atlanta University class of 1998 Member Since September 2000 |
Comments
More From This Author
Latest News
Popular News
 |
North Carolina HBCU Unity DayShaw University - Elizabeth City State University - Johnson C. Smith University - Fayetteville State University - Livingstone College - North Carolina A&T State University - North Carolina Central Uni ...more
Reginald Culpepper • 104,862 Views • August 8th, 2016 |
