Our sponsors give us the resources we need to stay on the cutting edge of solar car racing. From their time to their products to the financial support necessary for international competition, these are the companies and individuals that believe in us and support us. Without our sponsors, our car would be nothing more than precise drawings. These sponsors give us guidance when we get overwhelmed and expertise when we need to build.
The University of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Project could not exist without our sponsors. We are proud to represent every company on this page because of their commitment to our development as students, engineers, and leaders. Every day we get to work with a real solar car, we are grateful for their contributions.
Here, we present the sponsors who contributed to the development of Freya, organized by their donation level and sorted alphabetically. If you would like to invest in the first cruiser class team in America, click here for our Sponsor Information Brochure and contact us at svp@umn.edu for any other questions that you may have. You can also scroll to the end of this page to view the Sponsor Information Brochure.
Platinum
Clifford I. & Nancy C. Anderson
Clifford I. and Nancy C. Anderson are long time philanthropists to the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering. They have supported various venues, such as students with scholarships, the renovation of Lind Hall, student experiential learning opportunities and the Solar Vehicle Project.
Robert K. Eddy
Robert K. Eddy is the Chairman of the University of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Project's Advisory Board, generously guiding the organization with his experience earned as a former business executive, a philanthropist, and a graduate of the UMN College of Science and Engineering.
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Alex A Bohm
Brian J Ulman
Gary L Messer
Kim Hansen
Kurt VandenBussche
Patrick H Ziemet
Patrick J O’Connor
Robert J Burgett
Susan Totall
Timothy J Hebrink
Carolyn and John Marker
Jennifer and Scott Johnson
Friends of the Team
Tonya L. & Jason A. Halpern
William M. Westler
Matthew D. Balafas
Dannah L. Reiter
Alexander M. Vanden Bussche
Ross W. Olson
Yixin Tang
Catherine Beguin
Lynette Lange
Graham S. & Cathleen B. Duthie
Wendy Foslien & Robert K. Graber
Thomas H. & Shannon Killilea
Kelly A. O'Rourke
Richard D. Salter
Bradley D. Schulz
Michael J. Peterson
Kee O. Fong
Alexander A. Knoll
Chandra P. Mangipudi
Mary J. Al-Humayani
Jesse Zamora
Scott E. Grabow
Kerry M. Wenthin
Thomas A. & Lisa M. Johnson
Roger & Janet Coffey
Kyle J. Dukart
David P. Sorenson
Gabriella I. Martinez-Zamora
Kathryn L. Lundgren
Jennifer G. Olson
Aniko Banyas
John E. Erickson
Vered Friedberg
Chase Anderson
Benjamin M. Koch
Sean Lydon
Kathleen E. Kopolovic
Nicholas Sloan
Thomas D. Birge & Suzanne M. Gendreau
Alan & Debra Redman
Edilia Bern
Peter Thompson
Kim R. Dockter
Blaik P. Halling
Keith E. Hogie
John G. Blahoski
Garrett D. Peloquin
Madison J. Best
Alexander J. Lundgren
Douglas E. Mandy
The Boeing Company
Greater Twin Cited United Way
The Boeing Company
Fastenal
Gary L. and Rebecca J. Messer
Jerry L Hinkley
Lucy Golish
Gina Zeuli
Carla Gamradt
Charlene M Clist
Michelle Iverson
Julie Cykiert
Ms Shelly Bina
Boston Scientific Corp
Elisabeth A Graffy
Trevor A Fedie
Andrew Billing
Michelle Vieth
Dr Mostafa Kaveh
Trevor C Haag
Alexander Roelofs
Terry Wittert
Michael O’Connor
Jonas Sjodin
Amal Nasser
Todd J Van Erp
Dina E Carpenter-Graffy
Mightycause Charitable Foundation
Ms Susan M Bendel-Bridson
SAE International
Daniel K. Meyers
Elisabeth K. King
Margot & John T. Wanner
Cris Carpenter
William & Linda Bunzell
Richard Cowles
Charles Blackwell
Nick Bauroth
Leaza King
Karen Beck
Carl F. Darling
Daniel R. Evanson
Michael & Elaine R. Brinda
Jonathan D. Nutzmann
Jonathan D. Anders
Jacob A. Herbers
Lora Lee & John W. Washburn
Xcel Energy
Boston Scientific Corp
Blackbaud Giving Fund
Paul Gade & Katherine E. Sidles
David & Heather D. Orser
Erick D. Sipila
Evan S. Pastor
Ann L. Fryklund
Grace K. Reimer
Hongming & Jennifer Liang
Brooke E. Bear
Robert Scherer
Gabriel Campos
Mary C. Hessburg
David G. & Judith A. Kuehn
Renee L. & Paul E. Gallup
Jed M. Popiel
Karen S. Steele
Ronald J. Boltik
Evan D. Sundry
David A. Meyers
Richard A. & Karen M. Palmer
Kristina & Kurt Lundgren
Bryan & Karen S. Duncan
Barbara Sullivan
Timothy J. Hebrink & Kay Holmgren
Rick A. & Susan M. Knoll
Laurie A. Andersen
Chun-yu Zhang
Lori Osmundson
Michael Couch
Chad M. Furey
Lynne A. McLandsborough
David H. Olson
Boston Scientific Corporation
American Center for Philanthropy
Alex A Bohm
Elizabeth Walker
James Pomes
Diane Lucking
Mr Mark T O'Connor
Christine Bloch
Ross Hinkley
Jeanne K Radzak-Eng
Lisa Schmidt
Kevin Goger
Cassidy Dungan
Ms Lori J Donovan
Jacob I Bunzel
Deidre A Olson
Jing Liu
Aimee H Olson
Becky Fliegel
Nicholas J Sloan
Nathan D Wandmacher
Gary D Orser
Rebecca J Dallet
Robert Golish
Neil Hinkley
Hilit Kravitz
Ms Anne M Johnson
Sponsor Information Brochure
View a pdf of our Sponsor Information brochure here.