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Secat, Inc. Featured at University of Kentucky
Scholarship Banquet
11/18/2003
October
23, 2003 – At the University of Kentucky’s
Sixth Annual Scholarship Banquet, Dr. Subodh Das,
President and CEO of Secat, Inc. was featured speaker
to the more than 300 donors, scholarship recipients
and their families who attended.
In
his address, Dr. Das provided students and parents
with a technical firm’s perspective on the why
a corporation benefits from a scholarship program
as well as
the students.
“If
we are able to keep the brightest and best students
within the industry we represent, it enables us to
remain competitive and therefore ensures our industry’s
growth,” explained Dr. Das, referring to the
Kentucky Aluminum industry. “Working with the
students and providing financial support builds a
vital link between the industry and our future leaders.”
He
added, “What separates the U.S. from the rest
of the world is our intellectual capital. If the country
is to keep its top notch position in technical fields,
we need to nurture our upcoming scientists and young
leaders. ”
"[The scholarship banquet is] a wonderful opportunity
for those who give so generously to meet those who
directly benefit from that generosity," said
Sharron Townsend, director of the College's Office
of Advancement.
Privately funded scholarships are providing more than
one-half million dollars in financial support to some
350 undergraduate engineering students this academic
year. Secat, Inc., founded in 1999, has provided tuition
scholarships for three consecutive years to students
of Materials Engineering.
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