A new honors college program was inaugurated at
Michigan Technological University this summer.
The Pavlis Honors College will be home to several leadership and research initiatives designed to push students to excel, like the Pavlis Institute for Global Technological Leadership, which was founded in 2005 with a gift from both programs' namesake, 1938 chemical engineering graduate Frank Pavlis.
Other programs under the Honors College roof are the Honors Institute, the Research Scholars program, the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program and the Enterprise program. It also will house the office of National and International Scholarships and Fellowships. The dean of the Pavlis Honors College will be Lorelle Meadows.
"The Pavlis Honors College will serve students university-wide, by providing an intellectual home for engaging educational programs in leadership, innovation, research and service," says Meadows. "The Honors College will instill in our students what Mr. Pavlis calls 'the plus factors,' those factors that encourage the unexpected in our students and inspire them to meet the University's vision of creating the future."
Pavlis founded the company Air Products and Chemicals in 1940 after also completing a master's degree in chemical engineering at the University of Michigan. After a long career with his company, he retired in 1980, leaving it a global Fortune 500 company. In 2009, he received Michigan Technological University's Distinguished Alumni Award.
Writer: Sam Eggleston
Source: Michigan Technological University
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