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SAE Stapp Foundation Receives $200,000 from GM

13 November 1997

SAE Stapp Foundation Receives $200,000 from GM

    WARRENDALE Pa., Nov. 13 -- General Motors today donated
$200,000 to the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) John P. Stapp Foundation
during the 41st annual Stapp Car Crash Conference in Orlando, FL.
    Presented by Kenneth R. Baker, GM Vice President for Global Research and
Development, the generous donation represents the most substantial
contribution the Stapp Foundation has ever received from an automaker.
    "I know I speak for the Stapp Board," said Arnold W. Siegel, Chairman,
"when I say that we are thrilled with this support from General Motors.  This
grant will serve as the keystone for our efforts to provide significant
scholarships to graduate students pursuing a career in passenger car safety
and impact biomechanics."
    "The Stapp Foundation has made tremendous contributions to the field of
automotive crash injury protection," Mr. Baker said, "GM sees this donation as
an opportunity to support that fine work, and to demonstrate our own
commitment to safety leadership, societal responsibility and concern for our
customers."
    The Stapp Foundation is affiliated with the SAE Foundation, which is
dedicated to supporting the development of educational programs to improve
mathematics, science, and engineering education.  GM has already donated
$2,250,000 to the SAE Foundation for its "A World in Motion" program to
support elementary education in math and science.
    The Stapp Foundation was established in 1996 to enhance international
medical crash injury protection knowledge through the establishment of
scholarships and by supporting the Conference.
    Both foundations are part of SAE, a technical society with more than
74,000 members worldwide.  SAE is a non-profit educational and scientific
organization dedicated to the advancement of mobility technology to better
serve humanity.

SOURCE  Society of Automotive Engineers