Momentum is Indiana Tech's comprehensive fundraising campaign with a goal of $19 million.
There's a force at work at Indiana Tech, a force created by movement toward a common goal. This force is the momentum that will attract the intellectual, creative, and financial capital Indiana Tech needs to forge ahead.
Indiana Tech has made great strides in expanding programs and services, and we are on the path to becoming a comprehensive university built on academic excellence. This journey is not an easy one, however. It takes hard work and financial resources to achieve our goal. The university has the talent and the spirit to provide the hard work. But we need your help to supply the financial resources.
Please join us on our journey. You can accelerate excellence at Indiana Tech by helping to build our Momentum.
“Keep your curiosity and keep an open mind,” is Ellen Smaardyk’s advice to Indiana Tech students. She says her husband Abraham, who graduated from Indiana Tech in 1943 with a degree in mechanical engineering, was an avid learner and would often say, “Never refuse the opportunity to learn something new. People aren’t lucky—they’re ready when opportunity arises.”
Abe passed away in 2006, but he and Ellen had talked about ways to provide opportunities for learning for the students at Indiana Tech, to “keep things going for the next generation, as the previous generation had done” for them. Abe and Ellen had established a scholarship fund 14 years ago, but Ellen wanted to honor Abe further, with something else that also would last and be of benefit to many students. “Abe was a scientist—hook, line and sinker,” she says. So what could be more fitting than to create a center that would educate future generations in their discoveries. The Smaardyk Center for Advanced Technology, established through a leadership gift from Ellen Smaardyk, will provide computer laboratories for use by students in all majors.
Technology was a big factor in Abe’s very successful career. After graduating from Tech, he went on to earn a master’s degree in automotive engineering and worked for Chrysler Corp. in Detroit. When he was with Argonne National Laboratory in Argonne, Ill., one of his many accomplishments was the design of a seal for the first nuclear powered submarine. He enjoyed seeing the developments in technology and would be happy to know that his and Ellen’s support will enable Indiana Tech to keep up with the rapid changes of the 21st century.
“Abe strongly believed that the better the schools are, the better all our lives are,” Ellen says. “He was a man of great determination and always wanted to be of service to others.” - Ellen Smaardyk
Show your support
Download and display a Momentum wallpaper for your desktop or mobile device.
 |
 |
|
|
Fullscreen: 1024x768, 1280x960 Widescreen: 1440x900, 1680x1050 Mobile: 320x480 |
Fullscreen: 1024x768, 1280x960 Widescreen: 1440x900, 1680x1050 Mobile: 320x480 |