Georgetown STEM Program Receives $1 Million Grant From Toyota

May 11, 2016

In the past few years, concerns have arisen about the automotive industry’s lack of progress and advancement. Many people think that given our technological advanced society, vehicles should be well beyond where they are currently. Toyota, who has been committed to building the cars of the future, has decided to speed up this process by investing in STEM subjects. STEM, which is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, is imperative for future success in the automotive industry. The people who study these subjects go on to be the people who design, create, and build smarter and safer vehicles.

Toyota’s latest effort in investing in STEM is a one million dollar grant that has been given to the STEM Program at Georgetown College. The grant will help support education programs for students who hope to be teachers in any of the STEM fields. This money on top of the 1.5 million dollar donation Georgetown has already received from Toyota previously.

“At Toyota, we believe investing in education is an investment in our future, for our community and our company,” said Wil James, president of TMMK. “Partnering with institutions like Georgetown College to advance STEM opportunities won’t just have an impact on how we make cars in the future; we believe it will help shape the future of mobility for our society.”

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