New
Year, New Beginnings
As with every New Year, I am thankful for
the year just completed and hopeful for the possibilities and
opportunities a new one provides and 2009 is no exception!
The Silver Crescent Foundation continues
to work to expose educators, parents and teachers to the
diversity of career opportunities available in South Carolina.
Until Next Time,
Karen Owens
Silver
Crescent Foundation President
Visit New SCF Web
Site
After months of work, the Silver Crescent
Foundation is pleased to unveil its newly revamped web
site: www.SilverCrescentSC.org. Thanks to
our friends at the Clare Morris Agency and Unimedia
Solutions, we have consolidated our Internet presence and
updated our resources to help spread our message to Discover
Manufacturing!
There is a virtual representative to
provide an overview of the site. You can also check out
our new Camp Success video and see some of the news stories
about manufacturing's economic role in South
Carolina.
We encourage you to check our site
regularly for updates and if you are interested in our
programs and initiatives, please check out the Get Involved!
section to see how you can help more South Carolinians
discover the benefits of manufacturing.
Help SCF Support Engineers Week in South
Carolina!
The Silver Crescent Foundation is joining
forces with New Carolina's Engineering Cluster and the National
Engineers Week Foundation to promote the 2009 Engineers
Week, scheduled for February 15 - 21.
Engineers from around the Palmetto State
are encouraged to volunteer their time to share information on
being an engineer with local students to increase
understanding of and interest in engineering and technology
careers.
"Engineering plays such a vital role in
making our lives better," said Gary Foster, president of
Automation Engineering Corporation in Greenville and chair of
the Silver Crescent Foundation. "By exposing young people to
the career opportunities that exist in engineering and
technology, we hope we can help build the workforce our state
needs to be successful in the future.
"Engineers Week ties in closely with our
Foundation's ongoing efforts to help people of all ages and
backgrounds Discover Manufacturing and we encourage our
engineer friends to participate in this valuable career
exploration activity," Foster added.
According to Lee Stogner, chair of the
South Carolina Engineering Cluster for New Carolina, there is
still time to sign up to help a school in your community learn
more about the benefits engineering careers provide. If you
wish to participate or know a school looking for a guest
engineering speaker, please contact Stogner at leestogner@southcarolinaengineering.org or
visit www.southcarolinaengineering.org for more
information.
Founded in 1951 by the National Society of
Professional Engineers (NSPE), Engineers Week is one of the
nation's oldest professional outreach programs and works to
foster great appreciation for the important contributions the
engineering profession brings to society.
Manufacturers Need Education
Workforce
Click here to read our editoral from The
State.
Board Member Profile: Mike
Rose
In this
issue, we spotlight Mike Rose, plant manager of Bridgestone
Americas Tire Operations' Aiken County Plant and board member
for the Silver Crescent Foundation.
During the time that Mike Rose has served
as plant manager of Bridgestone Americas' manufacturing
facility in Aiken County, S.C., he and his team have received
numerous accolades for setting a standard of excellence and
world-class performance. For example, in 2002, his operation
received the Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing, and
in 2003 his facility was selected by Industry Week magazine as
one of the ten best manufacturing facilities in North America.
Mike has had an impressive
career with Bridgestone that spans 36 years. He worked at two
other plants for the company before coming to South Carolina
in 1998.
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