MANHATTAN — Burns & McDonnell has pledged $500,000 to Kansas State University to support Engineering Hall, the 108,000-square-foot expansion to the engineering complex that opened in spring 2016. The Burns & McDonnell Foundation donated $400,000 and employee-owners who are university alumni donated an additional $100,000, according to a media release.
Along with the monetary donation, the firm has bestowed its name upon the Burns & McDonnell Collaborative Learning Laboratory, which will facilitate a more hands-on and team-based approach to engineering education.
“Burns & McDonnell is committed to developing the next generation of STEM professionals,” says Greg Graves, chairman and CEO, Burns & McDonnell. “We are proud to be a supporter of K-State; a university that consistently produces some of the brightest engineering professionals in the country.”
The Burns & McDonnell Collaborative Learning Laboratory, part of the College of Engineering’s broader Academic Success Center, will serve as home to the innovative Scholars Assisting Scholars program. The program employs upper-level students to tutor peers while also developing their own teaching and leadership skills.
“Collaboration is the future of industry, and we are fortunate to partner with leaders like Burns & McDonnell, who recognize and support that fact,” said Darren Dawson, dean of the College of Engineering. “We are grateful for Burns & McDonnell’s commitment to engineering education at K-State, and we’re honored to have their name upon one of the most highly visible spaces in our new Engineering Hall.”
To learn more about making a gift to engineering at Kansas State University, please contact the engineering development office at [email protected].
The Burns & McDonnell Foundation was formed by employee-owners as the embodiment of the firm’s commitment to corporate citizenship and philanthropy. The foundation’s giving, volunteering and grant programs focus on four strategic areas: education to engage young minds, community development to support its neighbors, health to promote healthy lifestyles, and arts and culture to inspire the visionaries. Burns & McDonnell is a company made up of more than 5,300 engineers, architects, construction professionals, scientists, consultants and entrepreneurs with offices across the country and throughout the world. Burns & McDonnell is 100 percent employee-owned and is proud to be No. 16 on Fortune’s2016 list of 100 Best Companies to Work For.