About the Program
The Boeing Welliver Faculty Fellowship Program is named in honor of the late A.D. "Bert" Welliver, Boeing Corporate Senior Vice President of Engineering & Technology. Mr. Welliver was recognized throughout the aerospace industry for his vision and leadership in promoting a close working relationship between industry and academia and between engineering and manufacturing. He was also dedicated to exploiting advances from the world of science and technology for the benefit of aviation and space endeavors.
The Approach
The approach is to expose a small number of competitively selected professors to key elements and the business realities of the industrial workplace by enabling them to "look over the shoulder" of working professionals at several levels of the technical, business, and management career paths. They will leave the program with an understanding of Boeing's business including its research needs, with an improved understanding of the practical application of technical and business skills and with a network of contacts within Boeing and among their faculty peers that can form the basis of long-term relationships.
There have been 129 university participants since the establishment of the program in 1995.
Objectives
The Boeing Welliver Faculty Fellowship Program objectives are:
- To provide faculty with a better understanding of the practical industry application of engineering, manufacturing, information technology and business skills
- To help faculty enhance the content of undergraduate education in ways that will better prepare tomorrow's graduates for careers in a global environment
- To have faculty observe the Boeing environments, processes, and procedures with "fresh perspectives." Faculty will use their expertise to help identify areas for possible improvements and document their observations at Boeing.
Faculty in engineering, manufacturing, information technology and business (i.e. Global Management, Finance, Supply Chain Management, Organization Development/Effectiveness, Leadership; Information Systems Management) disciplines are encouraged to apply. Note: Faculty members at the Associate Professor level or above are the target population for this program. For more information, download the informational flyer about the 2008 Boeing Welliver Faculty Fellowship Program.