4/19/2012
Navistar, Inc. is the newest corporate affiliate of The Hoeft Technology & Managment program, the university’s undergraduate minor degree bridging the College of Business with the College of Engineering.
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Navistar, Inc. is the newest corporate affiliate of The Hoeft Technology & Managment program, the university’s undergraduate minor degree bridging the College of Business with the College of Engineering.
“Within the College of Engineering, we consider leadership, impact, and collaboration as key measures of excellence,” said Ilesanmi Adesida, dean of the College of Engineering. “The Hoeft T&M program helps our students develop the skills that will allow them to lead and work with others. As a leading manufacturer in the automotive and commercial vehicle industry, Navistar’s innovation and expertise provides another dimension to our students’ experiences.”
“With our own roots in Illinois going back more than 165 years, Navistar is proud to join other leading businesses in our support of the University of Illinois,” said A. J. Cederoth, Navistar's executive vice president and chief financial officer. “As a leader in creating the latest technology innovations in the transportation industry, we see great value in the experiences students gain through The Hoeft Technology & Management program."
Navistar has appointed Cederoth and Tony Stinsa, director of finance, integrated product development, to serve as co-members of The Hoeft Technology & Management Corporate Affiliate Board to whom the program looks for strategic advice and direction regarding the relevance of all program activities. They join representatives from Abbott, BP, Boeing, Bosch, Capitol One, John Deere, Motorola and Walmart, who all currently serve on the board.
About Navistar
Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) is a holding company whose subsidiaries and affiliates produce International® brand commercial and military trucks, MaxxForce® brand diesel engines, IC Bus™ brand school and commercial buses, Monaco® RV brands of recreational vehicles, and Workhorse® brand chassis for motor homes and step vans. The company also provides truck and diesel engine service parts. Another affiliate offers financing services. Additional information is available at www.Navistar.com/newsroom.
About the Hoeft Technology & Management Program
The T&M Program at Illinois bridges the gap between traditional engineering and business education by offering a unique curriculum to a select group of highly qualified undergraduates drawn from the Colleges of Engineering and Business. Working closely with its corporate partners, the T&M Program grooms the best and the brightest to be tomorrow's leaders in technology and business.
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Contact: Darcy A. Sementi, director, The Hoeft Technology & Management Program, 217/333-7412.
Steve Schrier, Navistar, 331/332-2264.
If you have any questions about the College of Engineering, or other story ideas, contact Rick Kubetz, editor, Engineering Communications Office, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 217/244-7716.