Scholarships build interest in engineering at U of M
Herff College of Engineering students Tabirith Crayton (from left), Langstorn Eldred and Kali Dunn work on an assignment from their approximation and uncertainty class Nov. 2 in the study lounge at the school. The University of Memphis engineering school is making dramatic increases in enrollments and graduation rates, thanks in part to a new Herff scholarship. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Goal of engineering college to double B.S. graduates in 10 years would begin to fill void in West Tennessee, which produces about one-third the national average of bachelor of science engineers.
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Herff College of Engineering Rick SweigardJane Roberts
Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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