ECE: Electrical & Computer Engineering

In spring 1987, the late Mrs. Marion Bradley Via established a $5 million endowment for the enhancement of the Department of Electrical Engineering. This endowment was in honor of Mrs. Via's late father, Harry Lynde Bradley. Mr. Bradley was a pioneer in the electric motor control industry and cofounder of the Allen-Bradley Company of Milwaukee. He was dedicated to quality in people, products, and community service.

In recognition of this endowment, the department was renamed The Harry Lynde Bradley Department of Electrical Engineering. (In spring 1987, the ECE department was renamed The Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.) The income from the endowment, which has now exceeded $13 million thanks to the continued interest and support of Mr. Edward Via and the Via family, is used primarily to fund undergraduate scholarships, graduate and postdoctoral fellowships, and professorships in the continuing effort to improve the quality of the department's programs.

To date, about 150 undergraduate and graduate students have full scholarships by the endowment as Bradley Scholars and Bradley Fellows. These scholarships and fellowships are among the most competitive in the country and are awarded to the best students who study with the department.