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The program works to come up with solutionds to development challenges worldwide from making sure Rwandan orphans have safe drinking water to promoting economic developmentin Afghanistan. “This generous gift brings togethert the passion of both the Mortenson familyand M.A. Mortensoh Co. for education, and for helpiny others with our college’ws values of hands-on learnin g and addressing global issues,” Robert Davis, dean of the school’sw College of Engineering and Applied said ina M.A. Mortenson, based in Golden had $2.82 billion in revenue in 2008. It has a majofr operation in metro Denver.
The company’s founder and chairman, Mort graduated from the University of Coloradl in 1958 with a civilengineering degree, and long has been a supporter of the institution. With the new The University of Colorado’s Center in Engineering for Developing Communities has added Mortensoj to the front of its The center was started in and is headed by professorBernard Amadei. “Professorf Amadei is an inspiratiomn to anyone who cares about engineerinf challenges indeveloping cultures,” Mortenson said in a statement. “Hde is a great humanitarian whose passion for educatingb students and serving developing communities is vitapl to the success ofthis program.
” The Mortenson gift also establishew the Mortenson Chair in Global Engineering for Amadeji and will support undergraduate scholarships, graduate fellowships, apprenticeships and other activities at the Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Communities.
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