“I am personally committed to this program because I have had the opportunity to work with MECOP interns, to hire graduates from the program, and see the difference they make. This is a powerful program.”

—Lori Koho
Hewlett-Packard Company
Past MECOP Chair

“We all have different needs, and the students have different talents. In the placement process, we try to match these talents to fit the companies. And most companies get exactly what they are looking for, because MECOP has the diversity to meet the needs of all the companies.”

—John Vandecoevering
Mounting System Leader
Warn Industries

“A student can start focusing on the link between the classroom curriculum and the transition later on to a job.”

—Fred Vetter
Vice President of Manufacturing
Oregon Freeze Dry

“MECOP gives industry a unique opportunity to participate in the process of shaping the future of Oregon’s engineers. A MECOP company is committed to providing a diverse and challenging experience to each intern in the program.”

—Mark Noonan
Sequent Computer Systems
Past MECOP Chair

“The students that we have hired out of the MECOP program start off at a much higher level than other new college graduates.”

—Paul Albertson
Intel Corporation

“With our interns, we routinely get five to ten times the return on our investment. MECOP is truly a unique partnership between progressive Northwest companies and the Oregon State University College of Engineering.”

—Don Barckley
Merix Corporation

“If a product is to be good, it is absolutely critical that good communication occur, from specialty to specialty, from one area to another. One thing that I think that is very exciting about a co-op program like this is that during the education, there is exposure to what really goes on.”

—Philip M. Condit
Past President
The Boeing Company

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