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Dean Miyakusu Recognized For Supporting Florida Tech

By  //  August 16, 2013

unofficial mentor and helper for all students

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Dean Miyakusu is instrumental in helping to place Florida Tech on Lockheed Martin’s list of key schools so that he and other hiring managers could officially recruit on campus. ABOVE: Gary Hamme, left, Florida Tech associate vice president for enrollment management, presents Miyakusu with the award. (Florida Tech image)

BREVARD COUNTY • MELBOURNE, FLORIDA — Dean Miyakusu, an administrator for Lockheed Martin in Cape Canaveral received the Appreciation of Support to Florida Tech Award at a recent Employer Appreciation Breakfast at Florida Institute of Technology.

Dean Miyakusu has been with Lockheed for 38 years.

“We presented the award to Dean because he always goes ‘above and beyond’ to ensure that Florida Tech students are notified of job openings with Lockheed Martin at Cape Canaveral and that their resumes are considered by hiring managers,” said Dona Gaynor, director of Career Management Services.

“When students are hired, Dean becomes their unofficial mentor and helps them transition to their work environment and succeed on their internships or jobs,” Gaynor added.

He was also instrumental in helping to place Florida Tech on Lockheed Martin’s list of key schools so that he and other hiring managers could officially recruit on campus.

LOCKHEED MARTIN’S LIST OF KEY SCHOOLS

In addition to his efforts in assisting the students to apply for job openings at Lockheed Martin, Miyakusu volunteers on campus by participating in mock interview programs and other career events.

Florida Institute of Technology is an independent technological university that provides quality education, furthers knowledge through basic and applied research, and serves the diverse needs of our local, state, national and international constituencies.
Florida Institute of Technology is an independent technological university that provides quality education, furthers knowledge through basic and applied research, and serves the diverse needs of our local, state, national and international constituencies.

“I found Florida Tech to be a jewel of a find when we, Lockheed Martin at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, are looking for quality, technical entry level and intern hires.”

The Florida Tech students that we have hired are all high- performing employees. We also experience high retention rates with Florida Tech hires,” said Miyakusu.

ABOUT FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Founded at the dawn of the Space Race in 1958, Florida Tech is the only independent, technological university in the Southeast.

I found Florida Tech to be a jewel of a find when we, Lockheed Martin at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, are looking for quality, technical entry level and intern hires.”

The university has been named a Barron’s Guide “Best Buy” in College Education, designated a Tier One Best National University in U.S. News & World Report, and is one of just nine schools in Florida lauded by the 2012 Fiske Guide to Colleges and recognized by Bloomberg Businessweek as the best college for return on investment in Florida.

A recent survey by PayScale.com ranks Florida Tech as the top university in Florida for salary potential. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs. Fields of study include science, engineering, aeronautics, business, humanities, mathematics, psychology, communication and education.

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