Press Release:
AMD Endows W.J. Sanders III Chair in
electrical and computer engineering at University of Illinois
Posted By
Kathy Smith
Date: October 08, 2001
AMD today announced that W.J. Sanders III, the company's Chairman, CEO and co-founder, has been honored with an endowed chair in electrical and computer engineering at his alma mater, the University of Illinois.
SUNNYVALE, CA-October 08, 2001-AMD today announced that W.J. Sanders III, the company's Chairman, CEO and co-founder, has been honored with an endowed chair in electrical and computer engineering at his alma mater, the University of Illinois.
"There has been a long relationship between Mr. Sanders, AMD and the University
of Illinois Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering," said Richard
Blahut, head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the
University of Illinois. "Each year, the Walter J. 'Jerry' Sanders Design
Competition draws future innovators from top engineering schools around the
country looking to test their engineering skills. Additionally, AMD sponsors
major computing research programs emphasizing binary code and run-time
optimization. The W.J. 'Jerry' Sanders III-Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Endowed
Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering continues this longstanding
tradition, supporting the scholarly and research activities of a world-class
faculty member in electrical and computer engineering."
"This latest honor further reinforces Jerry's
place as one of the leaders in the semiconductor industry who helped shape the
way we use technology today," said Rob Herb, executive vice president and chief
sales and marketing officer at AMD. "Jerry's career and the culture he has
helped create at AMD are a testament to the power of innovation, the belief that
that no one has a monopoly on good ideas, and the value of the individual. The
W.J. 'Jerry' Sanders III-Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Endowed Chair in
Electrical and Computer Engineering was created in this spirit, helping produce
the next generation of engineering innovators." AMD will contribute $2.5 million
dollars over the next five years for the creation of the W.J. "Jerry" Sanders
III-Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Endowed Chair in Electrical and Computer
Engineering. The contribution represents AMD's continued commitment to
supporting higher education programs. Mr. Sanders earned a bachelor of science
degree in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois in 1958. In
1969 Mr. Sanders and seven other co-founders launched Advanced Micro Devices, a
company that has since become a leading U.S.-based merchant semiconductor
manufacturer. The Wall Street Transcript named Mr. Sanders the Best Chief
Executive Officer in the semiconductor industry for the years 1983, 1984, and
1985, and runner-up in 1991. Mr. Sanders received the Robert N. Noyce Award, the
industry's highest honor for leadership, from the Semiconductor Industry
Association (SIA) in 1998, and in 2001 Mr. Sanders joined a select group of
high-tech leaders who have received the Medal of Achievement from the American
Electronics Association (AeA), the nation's largest high-tech industry
association.
Mr. Sanders co-founded several prominent industry groups including the Semiconductor Industry Association, the Santa Clara Manufacturing Group, the Semiconductor Research Corporation and the Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation.
About AMD
AMD is a global supplier of integrated circuits
for the personal and networked computer and communications markets with
manufacturing facilities in the United States, Europe, Japan, and Asia. AMD, a
Fortune 500 and Standard & Poor's 500 company, produces microprocessors, Flash
memory devices, and support circuitry for communications and networking
applications. Founded in 1969 and based in Sunnyvale, California, AMD had
revenues of $4.6 billion in 2000. (NYSE: AMD).
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