The School of Engineering is supported by an enthusiastic, hard-working National Engineering Advisory Board, NEAB, composed of some of this country's most respected corporate leaders. Established in 1986, NEAB supports the School by offering students and faculty premier research opportunties, contributing technical expertise and financial support, and providing career opportunities to Mercer's graduating engineers. A sampling of industrial and corporate entitites represented on the board include Georgia Pacific, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems, BellSouth Telecommunications, Raytheon, Georgia Power Co., Scientific Atlanta, and the The Boeing Company.