家庭看到的价值 凯特灵教育
很多事情都改变了 at 正规的赌博app 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 Kettering.
“I am very impressed and have been all along,” Walworth said of Kettering. “... 我一直是GMI/Kettering的大力支持者.”
Walworth learned about Kettering (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 Kettering, Walworth received help from late Chemistry Professor Reg Bell, who told Darren he would “just be a number” 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 Kettering shortly after observing Bell’s 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 Kettering.
"给那些想上凯特林的人, I would impress upon them that the co-op program at Kettering is very valuable,他说. “在你的工作任务中, 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. 课程将包括技术分析, 模拟, testing techniques as well as interpersonal communication skills with co-workers at different levels of the org chart.”
那时沃尔沃斯的女儿, 丽莎·雅各布森, 高中毕业, 凯特林提供管理学学位. 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 Kettering, she also met her husband, Tom Jacobson (‘94, ME).
Like her brother, Lisa said the co-op program brought her to Kettering.
“To 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,”她说。.
Walworth’s connections to Kettering don’t stop there. 他的侄女, Jayna, met and married Kettering alumus Joseph Ankley (‘94, ME), who said he chose Kettering on the advice of his father, who was a lifelong skilled tradesman at General Motors and worked with many GMI engineers.
“He impressed upon me the career opportunities that he saw the GMI education gave the engineers he worked with,约瑟夫说.
Joseph and Jayna’s two children, Paul and Owen, both attend Kettering.
保罗(22, ME) initially planned to attend a different school with a friend, 但当沃沃斯听说了这件事, 他给保罗写了一封信.
”我说, ‘You go to Kettering and you’ll have all sorts of buddies and guys you know,’”沃尔沃斯说.
Paul said his family’s experience with Kettering was a factor in his decision.
“我之所以选择凯特林，是因为那里有带薪实习项目, 学校离家很近, 因为我的很多家人都在这里毕业, and I had a lot of firsthand accounts of what the Kettering experience was,他说. “Both my dad and uncle influenced my decision just by being proof that Kettering offers careers to graduates.”
欧文(25, ME), 谁一直想成为一名工程师, said he chose Kettering after hearing about his father’s experience. Owen said he can already see how Kettering is preparing him for life after graduation.
“The co-op experience has helped prepare me so much,他说. “I got a good look into what I will actually be doing for work. 也, it has helped me be more comfortable with interviewing and being in a more professional work environment.”
虽然沃尔沃斯一生只有一份工作, he’s watched as his family members and fellow Kettering graduates have frequently changed jobs to pursue a better opportunity than the last. And he believes with their Kettering education, Paul and Owen will also find success.
“I’m sure these two boys are going to do well too,” Walworth said.
