Howard University receives $1million gift to expand its Mechanical Engineering program

From pioneering physicist George Alcorn to trailblazing engineer Camille Wardrop Alleyne, Howard University has a legacy of nurturing generations of STEM innovators. The Washington, D.C.-based historically Black university will be able to elevate and expand its efforts to empower budding mechanical engineers through a US$1 million gift from Autodesk Inc.

The gift for the Department of Mechanical Engineering expands its manufacturing and making facilities and laboratory facilities for Howard students. https://t.co/pJCw991xCv

— Howard University (@HowardU) February 27, 2023

The endowment is historic as it marks the largest unrestricted gift the institution’s Department of Mechanical Engineering has received. The donation will go towards the expansion of the College of Engineering and Architecture’s learning laboratories and manufacturing spaces.

Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick says the donation will be instrumental in advancing the over 115-year legacy of producing world-class engineers.