{"id":3662,"date":"2015-12-01T15:40:17","date_gmt":"2015-12-01T15:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/?p=3662"},"modified":"2015-12-10T19:39:56","modified_gmt":"2015-12-10T19:39:56","slug":"enhancing-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/?p=3662","title":{"rendered":"Enhancing education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/files\/2015\/12\/davidson.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/files\/2015\/12\/davidson.jpg\" alt=\"davidson\" width=\"100%\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/files\/2015\/12\/davidson.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/files\/2015\/12\/davidson-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Dorothy Davidson<\/strong>, chair and CEO of Huntsville\u2019s Davidson Technologies, has made a $5 million gift to the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering to renovate portions of Broun Hall, the home of electrical engineering. Her gift honors her late husband, <strong>Julian Davidson<\/strong>, a 1950 Auburn electrical engineering graduate and defense industry pioneer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJulian would agree that the renovation of Broun Hall will provide an environment that will inspire the next generation of engineers through spaces that are conducive to study and collaboration,\u201d Davidson said.<\/p>\n<p>The Broun Hall renovation will provide students with an improved learning environment by incorporating the latest instructional technologies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMrs. Davidson\u2019s gift will do more than just renovate a building \u2013 it will remodel parts of the structure to transform the areas most used by students,\u201d said Christopher B. Roberts, dean of the College of Engineering. \u201cThis will in turn invite collaboration and teamwork, enhancements that appeal to Dorothy as well. Her desire has always been that this generous gift would create the most immediate impact on the student experience at Auburn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 1996, the Davidsons co-founded Davidson Technologies, a company providing innovative engineering, technical, and management solutions for our nation\u2019s defense and aerospace industries. Their previous giving to Auburn includes funding for scholarships and programs within the college, as well as support for acquisitions in the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art. Davidson is a member of the College of Engineering\u2019s Ginn Society, as well as the university\u2019s Foy and 1856 societies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dorothy Davidson, chair and CEO of Huntsville\u2019s Davidson Technologies, has made a $5 million gift to the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering to renovate portions of Broun Hall, the home of electrical engineering. 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