CORPORATE SUPPORT: ZURN WILKINS AND VIASAT
Pipeline to Poly PLUMBING PRODUCTS COMPANY WANTS TO MAINTAIN THE FLOW OF CAL POLY GRADS
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“Cal Poly’s Learn by Doing approach to education goes beyond theory and exposes students to the practical side of engineering — a strong advantage for engineers in our business,” he said.
Solutions, a plumbing products manufacturer with multiple facilities and distribution centers across the globe, Zurn Wilkins employs about 180 people, including Cal Poly alumni in operations, marketing, finance and customer care. Having witnessed how Cal Poly makes engineering graduates day-one ready, Corral (mechanical engineering, ’06) wanted Zurn to support the college. So he was instrumental in establishing the Zurn Industries Mechanical Engineering Scholarship.
As part of Zurn Engineered Water
“Zurn prides itself on giving back to
en of the 17 engineers employed at Zurn Wilkins in Paso Robles, California, are Cal Poly graduates — which gives Engineering Manager Chris Corral a pretty good feel for how the College of Engineering prepares students for industry.
Mike Luhrs (left), a mechanical engineering student who interned at Zurn, works with Brian Yale, a design engineer and Cal Poly mechanical engineering graduate.
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