{"id":2,"date":"2022-04-21T17:32:56","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T17:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/building-success\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-09-23T15:17:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T22:17:05","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/building-success\/","title":{"rendered":"WSU announces record-setting gift for engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left \">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fill\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3000\/2022\/04\/new-student-building-e1650570919928.jpg\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1359px) 100vw, 1359px\"\n\t\talt=\"Conceptual rendering of multi-story building with floor-to-ceiling windows.\"\n\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 21% 17%\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wsu-overlay wsu-pattern-after wsu-overlay--none wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\">\r\n\t<!-- Breadcrumb NavXT 7.2.0 -->\n<span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture.\" href=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\" class=\"main-home\" ><span property=\"name\">Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span> &gt; <span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Building Success.\" href=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/building-success\" class=\"home\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">Building Success<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"2\"><\/span><\/div><header class=\"wsu-article-header \">\r\n\t<h1 class=\"wsu-article-header__title\">\r\n\t\tWSU announces record-setting gift for engineering\t<\/h1>\r\n\t\t<\/header>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--halves\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p>On April 18,&nbsp;Washington State University announced a landmark $20 million gift from Edmund and Beatriz Schweitzer and Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL). These investments will support the success of the next generation of students at WSU\u2019s Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Schweitzers and SEL are each contributing $10 million toward the construction of the Voiland College\u2019s new student success building on WSU\u2019s Pullman campus. When complete, the facility will be a central hub where engineering and design students can innovate, collaborate with faculty and each other, and have access to advising, technology, and other activities that are foundational to their success at college and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAn investment of this magnitude is a game-changer for the Voiland College and for the entire WSU system,\u201d said WSU President Kirk Schulz. \u201cWhen people like Ed, Beatriz, and the employee-owners of SEL make a generous commitment like this, it is a resounding endorsement for all of our talented faculty, staff, and students in the college and across the WSU system.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='640' height='390' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WS8g_9QAxmg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p>\u201cWe are grateful for the leadership this generous investment represents and look forward to seeing it make a tangible difference in the educational experience for students for decades to come,\u201d Schulz added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recognition of this transformational contribution from the Schweitzers and SEL, WSU will name the new facility Schweitzer Engineering Hall. This investment represents the single-largest philanthropic commitment received by the Voiland College and is among the largest private investments in WSU history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEducation leads to dreams, innovations, and new realities. WSU professors Mosher, Szablya, Baker, Flechsig, Hower, Seamans, Rigas, and many others opened my mind and the minds of thousands of students,\u201d said SEL President Edmund O. Schweitzer III. \u201cBeatriz and I are grateful for this opportunity to grow the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to SEL Chief Executive Officer Dave Whitehead, this commitment represents an exciting new chapter in a long-standing and successful partnership with WSU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSEL is pleased to partner with Ed and Beatriz to make this significant investment in engineering students at WSU,\u201d said Whitehead. \u201cOur connection with the university runs deep, from Ed\u2019s days as a WSU grad student and professor, to many years of research collaborations. Hundreds of Cougs have joined SEL and contributed to our collective success over the years, with nearly 450 WSU alums currently employed by SEL.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe new building and the learning opportunities that come with it will increase WSU\u2019s pipeline of engineering students and create a new legacy of exceptional engineering education for decades to come,\u201d Whitehead added.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<aside class=\"wsu-callout  wsu-color-background--white wsu-callout--color-crimson\" >\r\n        \n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>When people like Ed, Beatriz, and the employee-owners of SEL make a generous commitment like this, it is a resounding endorsement for all of our talented faculty, staff, and students in the college and across the WSU system.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>WSU&nbsp;President Kirk Schulz<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<\/aside>\r\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RWoCl8YbZs8\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tWatch the event on YouTube\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section  class=\"wsu-section wsu-width--full wsu-color-background--gray-85 wsu-callout--color-pacificsky wsu-spacing-before--large wsu-spacing-after--xxmedium wsu-spacing-bottom--xmedium\"  >\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-section__inner wsu-width--content\">    \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-spacing-after--xxmedium\">Event photos<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-card-wrapper wsu-card-wrapper--per-row-3\" >\r\n    \n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-6-4\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3000\/2022\/04\/VCEA-students-scaled-e1650570945382.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1188px) 100vw, 1188px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Students waiting in an auditorium.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\tVoiland College students await the big news.\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-6-4\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3000\/2022\/04\/VCEA-students-2-scaled-e1650570886551.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1188px) 100vw, 1188px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Students seated in an auditorium.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\tMore than 5,000 students are enrolled in WSU\u2019s Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture.\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-6-4\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3000\/2022\/04\/Kirk-and-Noel-Schulz-scaled-e1650570828835.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1188px) 100vw, 1188px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Kirk and Noel Schulz clapping at a podium that has the WSU and SEL logos and the text #WSUxSCHWEITZER.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\tKirk Schulz, WSU System President, and Noel Schulz, WSU First Lady, make the big announcement.\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-6-4\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3000\/2022\/04\/new-student-building-e1650570919928.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1359px) 100vw, 1359px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Conceptual rendering of multi-story building with floor-to-ceiling windows.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\tTogether with SEL, Ed and Beatriz Schweitzer contributed $20 million to the new Schweitzer Engineering Hall.\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-6-4\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3000\/2022\/04\/Mary-Rezac-1-scaled-e1650572039556.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1188px) 100vw, 1188px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Dean Mary Rezac speaking next to sign that reads Thank you Dr. and Mrs. Schweitzer and Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\tDean Mary Rezac talks about the impact the new building will have on future generations of students at the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture.\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-6-4\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3000\/2022\/04\/SEL-Gift-Butch-Band-e1650570905325.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1188px) 100vw, 1188px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"WSU band and Butch T. Cougar perform in front of a screen that reads Thank you Dr. and Mrs. Schweitzer and Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\tWSU mascot Butch T. Cougar and the WSU Marching Band join in the celebration.\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-6-4\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3000\/2022\/04\/Mary-with-Schweitzers-scaled-e1650570931900.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1188px) 100vw, 1188px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Dean Mary Rezac with Ed and Beatriz Schweitzer.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\tDean Mary Rezac with Ed and Beatriz Schweitzer.\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-6-4\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3000\/2022\/04\/Dave-Whitehead-Ed-Schweitzer-scaled-e1650570841392.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1188px) 100vw, 1188px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Dave Whitehead and Ed Schweitzer shaking hands.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\tLike hundreds of their employees, SEL CEO Dave Whitehead and Ed Schweitzer are Washington State University alumni.\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-6-4\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3000\/2022\/04\/SEL-Gift-Butch-Group-Photo-e1650570961913.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"WSU and SEL leadership with Butch T. Cougar.\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\t(L-R) Dean Mary Rezac, SEL CEO Dave Whitehead, Beatriz Schweitzer, Ed Schweitzer, Butch Cougar, WSU First Lady Noel Schulz, WSU President Kirk Schulz, WSU Pullman Chancellor Elizabeth Chilton, Vice President of WSU Advancement Mike Connell\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Opening doors for future engineers and designers<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-spacing-after--xxmedium wsu-row--sidebar-left\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wsu-spacing-before--sxxsmall\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"772\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3000\/2022\/04\/Mary-Rezac-scaled-e1650567251404-792x772.jpg\" alt=\"Dean Mary Rezac speaking at event.\" class=\"wp-image-52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3000\/2022\/04\/Mary-Rezac-scaled-e1650567251404-792x772.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3000\/2022\/04\/Mary-Rezac-scaled-e1650567251404-396x386.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3000\/2022\/04\/Mary-Rezac-scaled-e1650567251404-768x748.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3000\/2022\/04\/Mary-Rezac-scaled-e1650567251404.jpg 813w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default wsu-font-size--medium\">\n<p>By design, Schweitzer Engineering Hall will evolve to meet the changing needs of our students and the industries they are preparing to lead for generations to come. We are excited to share this vision with Ed, Beatriz, and SEL.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>Voiland College Dean Mary Rezac<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p>When completed, the state-of-the-art facility will house innovative and flexible classrooms, student collaboration and club activity zones, first-year student engagement studios and senior capstone project design spaces, and centers for academic advising, tutoring, and career counseling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Voiland College Dean Mary Rezac notes that demand for engineers, computer scientists, construction managers, and design graduates is at an all-time high. As that demand grows, so has enrollment in the college, which has increased to more than 5,000 undergraduate students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cVoiland College provides an exceptional pathway to education and opportunity for thousands of students every year,\u201d said Rezac. \u201cHowever, our ability to continue delivering the very best engineering and design experiences is increasingly challenged by outdated classrooms and learning environments, many of which were constructed or last renovated more than 60 years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rezac added: \u201cBy design, Schweitzer Engineering Hall will evolve to meet the changing needs of our students and the industries they are preparing to lead for generations to come. We are excited to share this vision with Ed, Beatriz, and SEL.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fundraising momentum grows<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-spacing-after--default wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p>The construction of Schweitzer Engineering Hall represents the first phase of WSU\u2019s long-term capital plan to modernize engineering facilities on the Pullman campus. <a href=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/give\/building-success-campaign\/\">WSU\u2019s fundraising campaign<\/a> will continue, with a goal to break ground for Schweitzer Engineering Hall in 2024, with further building construction to follow thereafter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are deeply grateful to Dr. and Mrs. Schweitzer and SEL,\u201d said Rezac. \u201cNot only have they ensured the construction of the student success building, this gift opens up further opportunities to modernize all of our student\u2019s learning environments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPhilanthropic investments like this have the power to raise the bar for the entire WSU system and encourage future partnerships,\u201d said Mike Connell, vice president of WSU Advancement and CEO of the WSU Foundation. \u201cWe are grateful for the vision and leadership of Ed, Beatriz, and the employee owners of SEL. As fundraising for this important Schweitzer Engineering Hall continues, their commitment will inspire others to step up and get involved in this important initiative.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-callout wsu-callout--color-pacificsky wsu-color-background--gray-5\" >\r\n        \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Support student success<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With the completion of our new Student Success Building, Voiland College students will have a central location geared toward providing the critical services that are foundational to their success at college and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/give\/building-success-campaign\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tLearn how you can help\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left wsu-spacing-after--none wsu-spacing-before--large \">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fill\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3000\/2022\/04\/SEL-Gift-Butch-Group-Photo-e1650570961913.jpg\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\n\t\talt=\"WSU and SEL leadership with Butch T. Cougar.\"\n\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 27%\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wsu-overlay wsu-pattern-after wsu-overlay--none wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-color-background--white wsu-position--pull-up-large wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A long-standing collaboration between WSU, the Schweitzers and SEL<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>WSU has enjoyed a robust partnership with the Schweitzers and SEL for many years. Over the past three decades, the Schweitzers and the Pullman-based company previously have together contributed more than $4.3 million to WSU. That support has spread across nearly every WSU campus and college, as well as signature programs like Extension, Northwest Public Broadcasting, and International Programs. It also includes the creation of the Edmund O. Schweitzer III Chair in Power Apparatus and Systems in the Voiland College with a $1.5 million commitment in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After completing his doctorate at WSU in 1977, Schweitzer was a member of the faculty at WSU and Ohio University before starting his business, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, in the basement of his Pullman home. In 1982, he left the university to devote his efforts full time to growing the Pullman-based company into a leading designer and manufacturer of digital protective relays for monitoring and control of electric power systems. Nearly every utility in North America uses SEL products, which can also be found in industrial and commercial power applications in 168 countries. SEL is also one of the region\u2019s largest employers, with more than 5,400 employees worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Schweitzer is a recipient of WSU\u2019s highest alumni honor, the Regents\u2019 Distinguished Alumnus Award. He is also a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), an honor bestowed on less than 1 percent of the association\u2019s membership. In 2012, he received the group\u2019s highest award, the Medal in Power Engineering, for leadership in revolutionizing the performance of electrical power systems with computer-based protection and control equipment. In 2019, Schweitzer was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. He is also a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a recipient of WSU\u2019s Alumni Achievement Award and Purdue University\u2019s Outstanding Electrical and Computer Engineer Award.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"396\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3000\/2022\/04\/sel_gift_announcement_thank_you-e1650645650507-396x567.png\" alt=\"Sign that reads thank you Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories and Dr. and Mrs. Schweitzer. #WSUxSchweitzer.\" class=\"wp-image-182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3000\/2022\/04\/sel_gift_announcement_thank_you-e1650645650507-396x567.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-vcea\/uploads\/sites\/3000\/2022\/04\/sel_gift_announcement_thank_you-e1650645650507.png 398w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington State University announced a landmark $20 million gift from Edmund and Beatriz Schweitzer and Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/building-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/building-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/building-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/building-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/63"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/building-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":52,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/building-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":235,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/building-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/building-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/building-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/building-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/building-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=2"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/building-success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}