June 30, 2025
Trine University has received a $100,000 contribution from Honda toward its new John and Mary Pellegrino Student Design and Training Center (Pellegrino Center).
“We’re extremely grateful for Honda’s generous support of the Pellegrino Student Design and Training Center and Trine University’s efforts to equip our graduates with leading-edge skills and experience,” said Earl D. Brooks II, Ph.D., Trine University president. “This investment by Honda will pay dividends for many years to come. Through the opportunities offered at this new facility, Trine University students will gain experiences that will enhance their value to future employers and strengthen the manufacturing industry as a whole.”
The funds will be used to purchase essential equipment that will support advanced manufacturing and Industry 4.0 training in the new building, including robotics, programmable logic controllers, industrial automation controls, fluid power systems and additive manufacturing equipment.
The equipment will provide students with hands-on experience using tools that are relevant and applicable in the advanced manufacturing industry, while also exposing them to new technologies that are part of Industry 4.0.
“Honda is proud to support Trine University’s efforts to advance modern manufacturing education,” said Bobbie Trittschuh, charitable giving manager, American Honda. “By empowering the next generation of engineers and innovators, we’re helping to build a smarter, more sustainable future for the industry.”
Construction is underway on the $20 million, 22,000-square-feet John and Mary Pellegrino Student Design Center, which will include a new state-of-the-art robotics lab, an aeronautics lab and a powertrain lab, among others.
More than 8,000 square feet of project fabrication space will allow the university to accommodate more and larger projects completed by senior teams in the Allen School of Engineering and Computing.
In addition to the building cost, the Pellegrino Center will include $1.5 million worth of design and fabrication equipment that will allow the university to meet the needs of industry partners as well as student teams.
The building is expected to be completed by fall 2026.
About Honda Corporate Social Responsibility and the Honda USA Foundation
For more than 65 years in the U.S., Honda has been committed to making positive contributions to the communities where its associates live and work. The company’s mission is to create products and services that help people fulfill their life’s potential, while conducting business in a sustainable manner and fostering an inclusive workplace. Advancing its corporate social responsibility, Honda and the Honda USA Foundation support this direction through giving focused on education, the environment, mobility, traffic safety and community.
Learn more at http://csr.honda.com/.
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