Inauguration Ceremony program - Kettering University

History of Kettering University
History of Kettering University
When General Motors
divested itself of ownership
in 1982 we accepted
new challenges but also
looked forward to new
opportunities. Though fully
independent of General
Motors, we maintained
part of our old name in
the name we held until
1998, GMI Engineering
and Management Institute.
As an independent private
college we expanded the
number and types of
Kristen Russell ‘13 Mechanical Engineering student, with a concentration in
Bioengineering, and a pre-med course of study, works as a co-op student at
companies employing Zimmer in Warsaw, Indiana.
our co-op students, added Photography by Carlson Productions, 2011 | www.carlsonpro.com
Master’s degree programs,
established new majors and replaced GM financial support with tuition,
donations and endowment income.
We trace our origins to 1919
as the School of Automotive
Trades, a school that provided
night classes for factory workers
in the growing automotive
industry in Flint, Michigan.”
In changing our name to Kettering
University in 1998, we now carry the
name of a man whose life represents who
we are. Charles Kettering was famous for
his technical knowledge and inventions,
was fascinated by ideas, respected human
imagination and believed that service was
the purpose of education. We honor his
legacy with our cooperative education
program, student-centered learning,
faculty scholarship and preparation of
students to be leaders in service to their
professions and to society.
INAUGURATION OF ROBERT K. Mc Mahan 19