The Pursuit of Entrepreneurship

On February 22, 2012 the Engineering Alumni Mentoring Program sponsored an exciting panel discussion in the Mildred & Ernest E. Mayo Concert Hall

The discussion topic for the panel was The Pursuit of Entrepreneurship and featured the following panelists who have been deeply involved in starting up companies:

- Paul Andrews ’84, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing, TelVue Corporation
- Allen Katz, D.Sc., Professor of ECE, President, Linearizer Technology, Inc.
- Thomas Krol ’02, President, IMET Corporation
- William Parkhill, P.E. ’03, Principal, MidAtlantic Engineering Partners, LLC
- Matthew Robinson, P.E. ‘02, Principal, MidAtlantic Engineering Partners, LLC
- Craig M. Wentzel ’76, President, C & J Engineering Technical Services, LLC

This event fit well with the College-wide discussion theme for the year: The Pursuit of Innovation. In many ways, innovation is driven by new companies with new ideas entering the market place and is at the very heart of our modern society. Engineering and technology related start-up companies hold special promise for spurring economic growth for our country and indeed the world.. There are also broader effects of entrepreneurship for our society - economic, social, political, etc. These topics and more were explored with our panelists.

To see pictures from this year's event please click here