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Article: From Concept to Reality - GM to Donate a 2003 Chevy SSR To Fund Prechter Scholarship; Heinz C. Prechter Posthumously Receives 2002 Manufacturing Leadership Award From SAE/ESD Foundations.
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- May 24, 2002
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DEARBORN, Mich. -- GM will donate one of the first 2003 Chevy SSR hardtop convertibles to the Heinz C. Prechter Scholarship for Automotive Excellence at the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Foundation. After the donation, the Foundation will auction the vehicle on eBay, with the proceeds to be used to further the causes supported by the Foundation.
General Motors President and CEO Rick Wagoner and ASC Chairman David Treadwell made the announcement at the SAE/ESD (ESD The Engineering Society) Foundations Banquet which posthumously honored Heinz C. Prechter with the 2002 Manufacturing Leadership Award. The event was held this evening at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel ...