AMD Named "Corporation Of The Year" By National Society of Fund Raising Executives
AMD Named "Corporation Of The Year" By National Society of Fund Raising Executives
AUSTIN, TX -- November 23, 1999 --Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., the world's second largest manufacturer of microprocessors for personal computers, was named "Corporation of the Year" by the Greater Austin Chapter of the National Society of Fund Raising Executives (NSFRE), today in a ceremony in Austin, Texas. AMD was honored for its support of a wide variety of community-based organizations including those fulfilling basic needs and providing education, health, and human services.
"We are committed to enhancing the quality of life in the community as a result of our board of directors' decision to dedicate resources to improve quality of life, to ease human suffering, and to improve education," said Alex Brown, Director of Procurement at AMD's Austin facility.
More than 500 AMD employees in the Austin area are currently involved with dozens of non-profit organizations at company-sponsored activities that include the Special Olympics, Goodwill Industries, Salvation Army, Capital Area Food Bank, March of Dimes, and Keep Austin Beautiful, among others. The company engages in a matching gifts program whereby it makes grants to organizations where AMD employees volunteer time. AMD employees are also the third largest corporate donor of blood in the Austin area.
AMD is most well known in the Austin community for its involvement with a technician training program known as Accelerated Careers in Electronics or ACE. AMD recently received national recognition for its leadership role in helping to train students for employment in the high-tech manufacturing sector. Through ACE, AMD provides students with work-based learning experiences to prepare them for future education and challenging careers through its internship opportunities. AMD representatives work directly with teachers and curriculum developers to ensure that students have the skills and knowledge needed to obtain jobs in the industry. AMD's senior local executive, Gary Heerssen, personally leads a council of top-level semiconductor company executives to leverage the ACE program and the resources required to develop and maintain teaching labs, program awareness, career fairs, and other related activities.
AMD is actively engaged in partnerships with educational institutions. The company provides mentors, tutors and Junior Achievement leaders as well as granting funds for math and science programs at all educational levels from elementary school through graduate engineering programs.
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