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By Ann Palormo

Jan Martin, center, accepts a PACE membership plaque from program representatives. Pictured with Martin are, left to right, Don Cooper, UGS Corp.; Dan Wecker, Sun Microsystems; Hulas King, Sun Microsystems; Ed Shinouskis, EDS; Bob Kruse, General Motors; Martin; Steven Castillo, NMSU College of Engineering; Felicia Guerrero, GM scholar and intern from the NMSU College of Engineering; and Louis Everett, an engineering professor at the University of Texas-El Paso, which is also a PACE institution. Photo by Darren Phillips

In March, representatives of PACE (Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education) came to New Mexico State University to announce a $113 million in-kind contribution of computer software systems, equipment and training for the College of Engineering.

The two-day event celebrated NMSU’s joining with an elite group of institutions that partner with General Motors, EDS, Sun Microsystems, and UGS Corp. to offer their students the opportunity to work on the same state-of-the-art equipment that is used in the automotive and other manufacturing industries.

PACE Partners also contributing to the NMSU/PACE package include Hewlett Packard, MSC, Altair and Fluent. NMSU is one of 35 institutions worldwide invited to participate in this program. Others in the U.S. include MIT, Virginia Tech, the University of Michigan and Georgia Tech.This is the largest in-kind corporate contribution ever received by the university.

“We are proud to be a part of this elite group of institutions and excited about the opportunities that this generous in-kind contribution will create for our faculty and students,” says NMSU President Michael Martin. “This collaboration combines the university’s strengths in engineering education with the resources and know-how of some of the world’s leading technology companies.”

“Our students will be using the same computer-aided design and engineering systems used by General Motors and other leading industries,” says Steven Castillo, dean of the College of Engineering. “This will be a tremendous advantage to our students and to the companies that need a highly trained and skilled work force.”

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