Dr. Jeremy D. Brown Millennium Leader Scholarship Luncheon

Featuring

DEAN KAMEN

  

DEAN KAMEN

Dean Kamen is an inventor, an entrepreneur and a tireless advocate for science and technology. His roles as inventor and advocate are intertwined - his own passion for technology and its practical uses has driven his personal determination to spread the word about technology's virtues and by so doing to change the culture of the United States. His vast knowledge of the physical sciences, combined with his ability to integrate the fundamental laws of physics with the most modern technologies, has led to the development of breakthrough processes and products. Kamen is probably most well-known to the public as the inventor of the product that eventually became known as the Segway HT, an electric, self-balancing human transporter with a complex, computer-controlled gyroscopic stabilization and control system that keeps the device balanced on two horizontally-placed wheels and controlled by moving body weight. However, Kamen was already successful and wealthy after inventing the AutoSyringe, a new type of mobile dialysis system for medical applications, the first insulin pump, and an all-terrain electric wheelchair known as the iBOT using many of the same gyroscopic balancing technologies that later made their way into the Segway. As an inventor, he holds more than 440 U.S. and foreign patents, many of them for innovative medical devices that have expanded the frontiers of health care worldwide. Among his proudest accomplishments is founding FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), an organization dedicated to motivating the next generation to understand, use, and enjoy science and technology. Kamen was awarded the National Medal of Technology in 2000 by President Clinton for inventions that have advanced medical care worldwide, and for innovative and imaginative leadership in awakening America to the excitement of science and technology. He was also awarded the Lemelson-MIT Prize in 2002, and was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in May 2005.     Proceeds from this luncheon expand the scholarship endowment further enhancing the University's commitment to high-achieving students. No single initiative will more positively impact Edinboro University's ability to attract, retain and better serve the students who will emerge as our future leaders.  Dr. Jeremy Brown, President Honors Sponsor - $950 (includes reception for sponsors, full-page advertisement, bold listing in the program, and eight luncheon tickets) Major Sponsor - $800 (includes half-page advertisement, bold listing in the program and eight luncheon tickets) Sponsor - $300 (includes bold listing in the program and three luncheon tickets) One luncheon ticket - $75 Deadline for reservations is Monday, February 25. For additional information or to make reservations, call 814-732-2992 or email the Development Office.