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Intel Co-Founder Makes $2.5 Million Investment in Engineering at Portland State University
Dr. Gordon E. Moore, co-founder of Intel Corporation, along with his wife Betty, have made a personal gift of $2.5 million to the Northwest Center for Engineering, Science and Technology at Portland State University. The gift is one of the largest the Moores have made in Oregon and the second largest in Portland State's history.
"This is a critical time for corporate leaders to step to the plate and make investments in education - in future generations and in the workforce of tomorrow," Dr. Moore said. "Portland State has been critical to Intel's growth in Oregon and Betty and I are pleased to be able to make this investment."
In recent years Portland State has been a major source of new hires for Intel Oregon. Approximately 800 Portland State alumni are currently employed by Intel Oregon, the largest number from any one school. Portland State students also hold internships with Intel Oregon or are employed by Intel globally. Opportunities for Portland State graduates are greater at Intel Oregon because it is the company's largest and most complex site in the world and Oregon's largest private employer.
"Portland State University is a valued partner for Intel in the region," said Dr. Youssef El-Mansy, Intel Corporation Vice President and Director, Logic Technology Development. "This gift by the Moores will assist in the creation of a facility that will create economic and research opportunities for high tech companies throughout the region."
In 1997 the Oregon Legislature charged regional institutions to respond to the needs of Oregon's high-tech community. Since that time, PSU's College of Engineering and Computer Science has worked to meet the region's needs. The College is well on its way to doubling its enrollment and graduates by 2007, three years earlier than was initially outlined.
This fall the College experienced a 15-percent increase in enrollment bringing its student body to 1,964 students. The College has also experienced significant growth in research and faculty - this fall its research expenditures had grown 19-percent over the previous year and over the past two years faculty positions have grown from 55 to 72. In addition, the College has added a number of teaching and research labs, including the Integrated Circuits and Design Test Laboratory, the only one of its kind at an American college or university and the Intel Microcomputer Engineering Laboratory, which gives students access to software and machines that will better prepare them for careers in the high-tech field.
"Gordon and Betty are incredibly generous individuals and their commitment to the education of future generations should be held up as an example to all. This significant gift, coupled with other gifts we have received from visionary leaders, sends a signal to the community that an investment in PSU is a sound one that reaps economic benefits for the entire region," said PSU President Daniel O. Bernstine.
In June 2002, Dr. Moore received the highest honor bestowed upon U.S. civilians - the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Dr. Moore was one of twelve recipients of the award. He was given the award in recognition of his leadership in making Intel the most successful developer of the microchip. Dr. Moore is widely known for "Moore's Law" an industry-wide guiding principle that he developed in 1965 and later revised in 1975. The law states that the number of transistors the semi-conductor industry will be able to place on a computer chip will double once every two years. Currently Dr. Moore is the Chairman Emeritus of Intel's Board of Directors and he and Betty are founders of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, which supports higher education, scientific research, the environment and select San Francisco Bay Area projects.
The Northwest Center for Engineering, Science and Technology will serve as the new home to PSU's College of Engineering and Computer Science, furthering the college's longstanding commitment to make quality engineering education accessible throughout the community. Plans for the new engineering facility include 130,000 square feet of laboratories, classrooms and faculty office space.
Plans also include the creation of a regional center to house the growing number of collaborative programs involving PSU, Oregon Health & Science University and other institutions. The Center will facilitate the learning and research for newly educated and experienced engineers to work side-by-side in lifelong learning activities; will support direct collaborations with industry; and will provide space for laboratories that meet industry specifications for research in emerging high technology and engineering areas.
For additional information on this gift, or the Northwest Center for Engineering, Science and Technology please contact Jeanie-Marie Price in the Office of Marketing and Communications at 503-725-3773..
"This is a critical time for corporate leaders to step to the plate and make investments in education - in future generations and in the workforce of tomorrow," Dr. Moore said. "Portland State has been critical to Intel's growth in Oregon and Betty and I are pleased to be able to make this investment."
In recent years Portland State has been a major source of new hires for Intel Oregon. Approximately 800 Portland State alumni are currently employed by Intel Oregon, the largest number from any one school. Portland State students also hold internships with Intel Oregon or are employed by Intel globally. Opportunities for Portland State graduates are greater at Intel Oregon because it is the company's largest and most complex site in the world and Oregon's largest private employer.
"Portland State University is a valued partner for Intel in the region," said Dr. Youssef El-Mansy, Intel Corporation Vice President and Director, Logic Technology Development. "This gift by the Moores will assist in the creation of a facility that will create economic and research opportunities for high tech companies throughout the region."
In 1997 the Oregon Legislature charged regional institutions to respond to the needs of Oregon's high-tech community. Since that time, PSU's College of Engineering and Computer Science has worked to meet the region's needs. The College is well on its way to doubling its enrollment and graduates by 2007, three years earlier than was initially outlined.
This fall the College experienced a 15-percent increase in enrollment bringing its student body to 1,964 students. The College has also experienced significant growth in research and faculty - this fall its research expenditures had grown 19-percent over the previous year and over the past two years faculty positions have grown from 55 to 72. In addition, the College has added a number of teaching and research labs, including the Integrated Circuits and Design Test Laboratory, the only one of its kind at an American college or university and the Intel Microcomputer Engineering Laboratory, which gives students access to software and machines that will better prepare them for careers in the high-tech field.
"Gordon and Betty are incredibly generous individuals and their commitment to the education of future generations should be held up as an example to all. This significant gift, coupled with other gifts we have received from visionary leaders, sends a signal to the community that an investment in PSU is a sound one that reaps economic benefits for the entire region," said PSU President Daniel O. Bernstine.
In June 2002, Dr. Moore received the highest honor bestowed upon U.S. civilians - the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Dr. Moore was one of twelve recipients of the award. He was given the award in recognition of his leadership in making Intel the most successful developer of the microchip. Dr. Moore is widely known for "Moore's Law" an industry-wide guiding principle that he developed in 1965 and later revised in 1975. The law states that the number of transistors the semi-conductor industry will be able to place on a computer chip will double once every two years. Currently Dr. Moore is the Chairman Emeritus of Intel's Board of Directors and he and Betty are founders of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, which supports higher education, scientific research, the environment and select San Francisco Bay Area projects.
The Northwest Center for Engineering, Science and Technology will serve as the new home to PSU's College of Engineering and Computer Science, furthering the college's longstanding commitment to make quality engineering education accessible throughout the community. Plans for the new engineering facility include 130,000 square feet of laboratories, classrooms and faculty office space.
Plans also include the creation of a regional center to house the growing number of collaborative programs involving PSU, Oregon Health & Science University and other institutions. The Center will facilitate the learning and research for newly educated and experienced engineers to work side-by-side in lifelong learning activities; will support direct collaborations with industry; and will provide space for laboratories that meet industry specifications for research in emerging high technology and engineering areas.
For additional information on this gift, or the Northwest Center for Engineering, Science and Technology please contact Jeanie-Marie Price in the Office of Marketing and Communications at 503-725-3773..
