The development department works in conjunction with the dean's office in developing mutually beneficial partnerships with companies, individuals, alumni, organizations, and friends. The department enhances current revenue and arranges long-term support that will lead to continuous improvement of the school's facilities, programs and ultimately the educational experience that the college provides to its students.

The department seeks support for the school's academic departments and its centers of excellence, which include:

• Henry W. Patton Center for Engineering Education and Practice (HP-CEEP)
• Institute for Advanced Vehicle Systems (IAVS)
• Center for Lightweight Automotive Materials and Processing (CLAMP)

You may support the College of Engineering and Computer Science in a variety of ways.

Outright gifts of:

• Cash or checks
• Stocks or bonds
• Real estate
• Tangible personal property (in-kind gift)
• Multi-year pledges with conditions and terms specified in a written gift agreement
• Matching gifts from your corporate employer that can double the value of your gift. Requires the donor to follow the guidelines of his/her corporate matching gift program.

Bequest of cash, stock, bonds, real estate or other tangible personal property as specified through the donor's will.

Trusts or annuities:

• Charitable Lead Trust: donor transfers assets to trustee and income is paid to the college for the term of the trust. The principal is then returned to the donor.
• Charitable Gift Annuity: donor transfers assets to college and then receives fixed income for lifetime (which is based upon age of income recipients).
• Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust: donor transfers assets to trustee and fixed income (based on the value of assets) is paid to donor and beneficiaries for life or up to 20 years.
• Revocable Trust: donor transfers assets to trustee and net income is paid to donor or other beneficiaries for life.

Please contact Michael Stein, Director of Development, at (313) 583-6744 or at mjshd@umd.umich.edu for more information about the many ways of supporting the College of Engineering and Computer Science. Mr. Stein can provide information about the methods for making your gifts, how to transfer assets, how to establish gift trusts and annuities, and the tax benefits for each type of donation.

The college receives generous support many companies, foundations, organizations, alumni and friends and is particularly grateful to:

• AutoMATS Software for a generous grant of $27,000 to support of software research.
• DaimlerChrysler Corporation and DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund for outstanding, ongoing support for minority and women.s scholarships and general support of the college.
• DTE Energy Foundation for a multi year grant of $150,000 to support the development of a power electronics laboratory.
• Ford Motor Company for outstanding, ongoing support for the Henry W. Patton Center for Engineering Education and Practice, laboratory upgrades, minority scholarships, and many faculty research projects.
• General Motors Corporation for a multi year grant of $250,000 to support the Institute for Advanced Vehicle Systems.
• TRW Automotive for recent grants of $45,000 for general support of faculty research. During the past several years, TRW has provided more than $125,000 in research support.