A Description for Prospective Donors

About the Fund

The Fund honors the memory and contribution of David A. Skiven, P.E., FESD, who co-founded The Engineering Society of Detroit Institute and served as its volunteer co-director from 2008 until his death in November 2011. Mr. Skiven was a board member of The Engineering Society of Detroit (ESD) from 1998 to 2008. He was the recipient of the Horace H. Rackham Humanitarian Award, a member of the ESD College of Fellows, a trustee of the Rackham Engineering Foundation and member of the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. The salient purpose of the Fund is to provide a sustainable funding source for the Institute to advance its work as conceived and envisioned by Mr. Skiven. In addition, the Fund will support an annual award entitled The David A. Skiven Leadership Award. The management of the Fund is under the executive leadership of ESD and the ESD Board of Directors. An annual summary report on the activities of the Fund is available upon request.

About the Institute

The Institute, modeled after the National Academy of Sciences, represents a neutral, problem-solving body within ESD and brings diverse stakeholders together to find consensus-based solutions for the macro public policy issues we face in Michigan and our country. Our work has resulted in bringing hundreds of leaders together to identify and implement break-through answers in areas such as investment, economic development, employment, energy, education, healthcare, construction and manufacturing. More about the work and process of the Institute is available at its website link of www.esdinstitute.net.

About ESD

The Engineering Society of Detroit was established in 1895. Today, with the support of over the 67,000 professionals, ESD’s membership includes over 3,000 corporations, 90 technical societies, 54 architectural firms, 154 construction companies, 38 educational institutions, 1,667 building owners and property managers and 52 unions. More is available regarding ESD at its website link of www.esd.org.

About your Donation

The Engineering Society of Detroit (ESD) is a 501(c)3 educational, scientific and charitable nonprofit organization. All donations to the Fund are restricted for use by the Institute. Donations should be made payable to "ESD" with the notation "for David A. Skiven Leadership Fund." Your donations are tax deductible. For more information, please contact Lori Birman, ESD Director of Fund Development, at lbirman@esd.org or by phone at 248.353.0735, ext. 120.

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The Engineering Society of Detroit
David A. Skiven Leadership Fund
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