SAE Foundation Annual Report 2015 - 6

KIA MOTORS MANUFACTURING GEORGIA
RENEWS COMMITMENT TO STEM EDUCATION IN 2015

You could feel the excitement in
the air at the Atlanta Convention
Center on November 4, 2015 as
more than 500 eager fourth and
fifth grade students got ready to
compete in the Kia-SAE A World In
Motion® (AWIM) JetToy Challenge.

The November event provided
students throughout Kia
communities the chance to
demonstrate what they had
learned and compete against other
schools in the area's largest AWIM
competition.

The event was a culmination
of months of hard work by the
students and an active year for
Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia
(KMMG). Earlier in the year, KMMG
pledged $1.2 million to the SAE
Foundation to expand the AWIM
program in Kia communities
throughout Georgia and Alabama.

"We are so pleased to have the
AWIM program in Troup County
Schools," said Karen Cagle,
Assistant Superintendent, Troup
County School System, one of the
communities KMMG supports.
"AWIM is helping to better prepare
students for problem-solving
and working as a team in the
real world. It's been an incredibly
positive experience."

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Randy Jackson, KMMG Senior Vice
President of Human Resources
and Administration sees their
support as part of the Kia culture.
"Giving back to this region's
schools is an important part of
the Kia Way philosophy where we
all work together with the goal

of continuous improvement each
day," he said.
"Kia's efforts to support STEM
education in the region are
beyond impressive," said Chris
Ciuca, Director of Pre-Professional
Education at SAE International.
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