AT&T, Clemson University Celebrate CU-ICAR Collaboration

Clemson announces AT&T Auditorium

CLEMSON, S.C., March 25 -- Clemson University today announced a multi-year collaboration with AT&T at the Greenville-based Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR). The partnership represents an investment by AT&T Inc. of more than $2.4 million in the unique research campus since its inception in 2003.

"CU-ICAR is an investment in the future of our state and region," said Clemson President James F. Barker. "By leveraging the strengths of Clemson's engineering programs and the automotive expertise present in our state, we can, with AT&T's continuing partnership, enhance economic development, educate tomorrow's engineers today, and bring more good jobs and high technology expertise to South Carolina and South Carolina residents."

AT&T's multi-year gift includes both financial contributions from AT&T Inc. and the AT&T Foundation, the company's corporate philanthropy organization, as well as infrastructure support. Clemson also announced that the auditorium in the Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Engineering Center will be named the AT&T Auditorium. The Campbell Center is home to master's and doctoral degree programs in automotive engineering. It is the anchor of CU-ICAR Technology Neighborhood One, the first area of the 250-acre campus to be developed.

"In South Carolina, we compete in a global marketplace, and maximizing our opportunities is vital to our success and that of the next generation. CU-ICAR takes that challenge seriously. It builds upon the existing strengths of our great state, developing new ideas, new products and services and a new generation of high technology workers," said AT&T South Carolina President Pamela Lackey. "We are pleased to be a part of CU-ICAR and its work and mission and look forward to the collaboration announced today for our future."

At the preview of the AT&T Auditorium that is designed to showcase the automobile, guests were invited to view the Number 31 AT&T Chevrolet, which is driven competitively by Jeff Burton of Richard Childress Racing. The race car is the first car to be displayed at the auditorium.

About Philanthropy at AT&T

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About CU-ICAR

CU-ICAR is a new model for economic development in South Carolina, matching Clemson's strengths in automotive engineering with the state's strong automotive economic cluster. Located on the Interstate 85 corridor between Charlotte, N.C., and Atlanta, Ga., CU-ICAR is situated in the center of the Southeastern automotive and motorsports economy.

The 250-acre "technopolis" is where BMW, Michelin, Timken, Sun Microsystems, the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and other corporate partners, including AT&T, are joining with Clemson to focus on automotive research and other transportation and advanced manufacturing issues.

The state of South Carolina also is a key partner through legislation created to support economic development and innovation. The Research Centers of Economic Excellence Endowed Chairs Program, which provides dollar-for-dollar matching funds for corporate investment to recruit top faculty to the state, has funded four such endowed chairs at CU-ICAR. To date more than $225 million in public and private funds have been invested in CU-ICAR, and more than 500 jobs have been generated. More information is available at http://www.clemson.edu/autoresearch.