When John Junge was applying to college as a teenager in Jackson, Michigan, he assumed he would have to go to community college first because of financial constraints. But he won a scholarship to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor instead. After learning about the Dearborn campus's cooperative education program, he transferred so he could earn money in his chosen profession while finishing his studies.

Now he's giving back. Junge, a member of the class of 1964, recently announced a 350,000 gift to establish a scholarship for high school students who want to major in industrial and manufacturing systems engineering at the University of Michigan-Dearborn.

The advisory board meeting of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering department was held on November 14, 2008. Eleven faculty and five advisory board members attended the meeting. Following a brief welcome note from the Dean Sengupta, the meeting activities commenced with a tour of Vehicle Ergonomics Laboratory. Drs. Bhise and Rodrick demonstrated three on-going projects during the tour. Both advisory board and faculty members provided their comments and suggestions on the current human factors and ergonomics research.