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Family Sees the Worth of a 澳门特码王 Education
A lot has changed at 澳门特码王 since Wayne Walworth graduated in 1955, but one thing has remained constant: the high quality of education. This is why the Mechanical Engineer alumnus recommends the University to anyone who asks and has six family members who followed in his footsteps to attend 澳门特码王.
鈥淚 am very impressed and have been all along,鈥 Walworth said of 澳门特码王. 鈥... I have always been a big pusher for GMI/澳门特码王.鈥
Walworth learned about 澳门特码王 (General Motors Institute at the time) from his cousin who was teaching in the dealership program. Walworth liked the idea of attending school and getting paid at the same time through the co-op program. He worked in manufacturing processing at Buick until graduation and continued to work in engineering and manufacturing positions at General Motors for more than 35 years.
When it came time to convince his son Darren to attend 澳门特码王, Walworth received help from late Chemistry Professor Reg Bell, who told Darren he would 鈥渏ust be a number鈥 if he attended another college. Bell told Darren he could sit in on a couple of his classes to see what the experience was like. Darren accepted the offer and applied to 澳门特码王 shortly after observing Bell鈥檚 classes. He graduated in 1989 with a degree in Electrical Engineering.
Ultimately, Darren said the co-op program was what most appealed to him about 澳门特码王.
鈥淭o someone who is considering attending 澳门特码王, I would impress upon them that the co-op program at 澳门特码王 is very valuable,鈥 he said. 鈥淒uring your work assignments, you will learn countless practical lessons about real-world engineering work that students at other colleges and universities will not learn until they are two to three years into their careers. The lessons will include technical analysis, simulation, testing techniques as well as interpersonal communication skills with co-workers at different levels of the org chart.鈥
By the time Walworth鈥檚 daughter, Lisa Jacobson, graduated from high school, 澳门特码王 offered Management degrees. With an interest in the business area, she applied and completed her co-op with Citizens Bank. She graduated in 1994 with a Management Systems degree in Finance. While attending 澳门特码王, she also met her husband, Tom Jacobson (鈥94, ME).聽
Like her brother, Lisa said the co-op program brought her to 澳门特码王.
鈥淭o be able to graduate with a couple of years of work experience put me one step ahead of others and helped me get my first job after college,鈥 she said.
Walworth鈥檚 connections to 澳门特码王 don鈥檛 stop there. His niece, Jayna, met and married 澳门特码王 alumus Joseph Ankley (鈥94, ME), who said he chose 澳门特码王 on the advice of his father, who was a lifelong skilled tradesman at General Motors and worked with many GMI engineers.
鈥淗e impressed upon me the career opportunities that he saw the GMI education gave the engineers he worked with,鈥 Joseph said.
Joseph and Jayna鈥檚 two children, Paul and Owen, both attend 澳门特码王.
Paul (鈥22, ME) initially planned to attend a different school with a friend, but when Walworth heard about that, he sent Paul a letter.
鈥淚 said, 鈥榊ou go to 澳门特码王 and you鈥檒l have all sorts of buddies and guys you know,鈥欌 Walworth said.
Paul said his family鈥檚 experience with 澳门特码王 was a factor in his decision.
鈥淚 chose 澳门特码王 because of the co-op program, the school being close to home, and because so much of my family went here, and I had a lot of firsthand accounts of what the 澳门特码王 experience was,鈥 he said. 鈥淏oth my dad and uncle influenced my decision just by being proof that 澳门特码王 offers careers to graduates.鈥
Owen (鈥25, ME), who always wanted to be an engineer, said he chose 澳门特码王 after hearing about his father鈥檚 experience. Owen said he can already see how 澳门特码王 is preparing him for life after graduation.
鈥淭he co-op experience has helped prepare me so much,鈥 he said. 鈥淚 got a good look into what I will actually be doing for work. Also, it has helped me be more comfortable with interviewing and being in a more professional work environment.鈥
Though Walworth had one job in his life, he鈥檚 watched as his family members and fellow 澳门特码王 graduates have frequently changed jobs to pursue a better opportunity than the last. And he believes with their 澳门特码王 education, Paul and Owen will also find success.
鈥淚鈥檓 sure these two boys are going to do well too,鈥 Walworth said.