Blair Allison, Grove City College Dr. Blair T. Allison is professor and chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Grove City College. He teaches courses in engineering design, mechanics of materials, materials science, control systems, and finite element analysis. Areas of research interest include the modeling and control of metal forming processes, manufacturing automation and control, and dimensional control of components and assemblies. He received his Ph.D. and S.M. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his B.S.M.E. degree from Carnegie Mellon University. James Dupree, Grove City College Dr. James V. Dupree, Ph.D. is the creator and Director of the Entrepreneurship Programs at Grove City College. His responsibilities included creating the program, developing the B.S. in Entrepreneurship, establishing the fifteen-member Entrepreneurship Advisory Council, initiating the annual business plan competition, building external strategic alliances with local and regional business, and facilitating cross-disciplinary teaching and cooperation with college programs in engineering, sciences, and liberal arts. Dupree is a Professor of Entrepreneurship and chair of the Department of Entrepreneurship at Grove City College. He teaches core courses in both Business and Entrepreneurship. Dupree established the Entrepreneurship Advisory Council, consisting of fifteen executive-level Entrepreneurs who come to campus twice a year to advise the program. Furthermore, Dupree in cooperation with Development and the Entrepreneurship program staff won and administrate a 3-year $150,000 grant from the Coleman Foundation.In addition to his academic accomplishments, Dupree has over 10 years of corporate and small business experience in sales, sales training, and program development prior to coming to Grove City College in 1990. He continues to have an active hand in small business start-ups and social enterprise in the region. Dupree served as a field artillery officer in Viet Nam, receiving a bronze star for valor and has been actively involved in Christian interdenominational ministry and served as a small country church pastor.
Grove City College participate in the college-wide business plan competition as one of their Capstone Design requirements. Capstone students work on teams focused on product development -including conception, design, market surveys, manufacturing, and production planning. Interdisciplinary teams include about six engineering students and one or two business students. They work together on the project during both the fall and spring semesters. A formal business plan is developed and submitted to the Annual Business Plan Competition near the middle of the spring semester. The plan is presented to judges from businesses near the end of the semester. Entrepreneurial topics are taught in required coursework, including the fall and spring semester Capstone Design courses and Engineering Economy. Topics specific to writing a business plan are included in the latter course. Many students also take a one-credit course on writing business plans which is offered by the Business Department. Results of the competition indicate the success of the program. In 2004, mechanical engineering teams placed second and third in the competition, although they comprise less than 5% of the student body.Intr oduction: Grove City College's Engineering Entrepreneurship Program is integrally tied with the senior Capstone Design Programs (in the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering departments) and the college-wide Annual Business Plan Competition (sponsored by the Business department.) Figure 1 illustrates the relationship between the three programs. Entrepreneurial topics, including cost estimation and financial performance prediction, were included in the senior design program for many years. The advent of the Business Plan Competition in 2003 provided a new opportunity for engineering students. A cooperative effort between the engineering departments and the Business department led to the creation of the Engineering Entrepreneurship Program. Business students and engineering students work together on cross functional teams to design a product, investigate market opportunities, plan for production, predict financial performance, and write a comprehensive business plan for the competition. Guidance and instruction for the business plan are taught in Engineering Economy (a required senior-level course) and the Business Planning course offered by the business department.
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