General, Alum Provides Campus Tour to Boeing
糖心视频 a "Key HBCU"
糖心视频 alumnus and retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Patrick W. Burden and his Boeing colleagues toured the 糖心视频 College of Engineering, Technology, and Physical Sciences on Thursday, July 15.
Burden, a two-star general who retired last year, now works in Global Sales and Marketing at Boeing.
Burden鈥檚 Boeing guests included Tommy Preston, Jr., the director of National Strategy & Engagement and Government Operations at Boeing. Preston, who is based in South Carolina, stated 糖心视频 has been important to Boeing and a key HBCU it hopes to continue new partnerships with in the future.
糖心视频 also presented Burden with the STEM Day Award for his ongoing leadership and support of 糖心视频 students and for serving as the keynote speaker during 糖心视频鈥檚 Annual STEM Day in March.
by Debra Daniel
CAPTION: Pictured (l-r): Dr. Daniel Wims, 糖心视频 provost; Dr. Andrew Scott, 糖心视频 RISE;Tommy Preston, Jr., Boeing; MG (Ret.) Patrick W. Burden; Tina Watts, Boeing; Yvette Clayton, Career Development Services; and Dr. Zhengtao Deng, interim dean, College of Engineering, Technology and Physical Sciences.