MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN

_______________________________________
(name of donor)
and the

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON

in regard to the

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING STUDENT DESIGN CONSORTIUM

The	_______________________________	of	_______________________________________
	(name of donor)		(address)

desires to provide funds for support of the Biomedical Engineering Student Design Consortium (SDC).

1) The SDC will be under the administration of the Department of Biomedical Engineering of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and its activities will be conducted under the supervision of the Department Chair, Professor Robert G. Radwin, or his successor.

2) In support of the SDC, the Donor will contribute to the University of Wisconsin Foundation the sum of $6,000 per project as the Membership Fee for a one year membership in the SDC, to be paid upon acceptance of the Agreement by the Department Chair and Dean of the College of Engineering. Checks should be made payable to University of Wisconsin Foundation and sent to the Chair, Professor Robert G. Radwin, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2128 Engineering Centers Building, 1550 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI 53706. The Donor agrees to support ______________ project(s) for a sum of $_______________________.

3) The Donor declares its intent to provide annual membership fees to support the SDC for at least ________________ year(s). This declaration of intent does not obligate the Donor to make such payments, but the Donor will attempt in good faith to provide at least one year's notice of any intent to withdraw or reduce its level of support.

4) The University of Wisconsin Foundation will keep these funds in a segregated account and will transfer them to the Department of Biomedical Engineering of the University of Wisconsin-Madison for the support of the SDC on the instruction of either the Chair or his/her authorized representative. These funds will be used to support the various activities of the Department of Biomedical Engineering as indicated below, including, but not limited to: purchase of necessary supplies and equipment; defraying of travel and other necessary expenses; support for undergraduate scholarships, graduate assistants and/or faculty; and to employ other competent workers to carry on the SDC activities.

5) The SDC will carry out the following activities:

1. Promote student design projects in biomedical engineering. These projects may include student team projects or independent study projects. All Donors are encouraged to propose topics for student design projects and to offer their facilities as resources. All projects will be supervised by one or more UW faculty.
2. Share written reports with sponsors.
3. Organize presentations of student projects every semester. Consortium members and their representatives are invited to attend student presentations or poster sessions.

6) The Donor understands that the University, in accepting these funds for the purpose and activities herein stated, intends that they shall be used for the promotion of knowledge in the field of biomedical engineering, and that the results of such research and design projects shall be made public by the University, through publication or otherwise, in any manner that it may deem desirable, keeping in mind that the public interest or welfare shall be dominant. However, no information that is confidential or proprietary to a Donor, and that has clearly been identified as such, will be included in any of the SDC reports, websites or public presentations.

This memorandum is declared effective upon the signatures of the Director of the Biomedical Engineering Student Design Consortium and the Dean of the College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the proper officials for

____________________________________________________________________________________.
(name of donor)
_______________________________	_______________________________
(date)	(Authorized Signature for Donor)
_______________________________	_______________________________
(date)	(Consortium Director)
_______________________________	_______________________________
(date)	(Dean, College of Engineering)

New Member Agreement, Version: 11/02