UT Arlington to establish Arnold E. Petsche Center for automotive engineering through new $2 million endowment
Professor Bob Woods recalls the day 25 years ago that he stopped by the A.E. Petsche Co. in search of high-tech wire for the vehicles his engineering students were designing through the UT Arlington formula racing program. Company founder Arnold Petsche gladly filled Woods’ request from his Arlington business that would become a leading supplier of high-performance wire and cable for the aerospace industry. That meeting launched an enduring friendship between Petsche, Woods and The University of Texas at Arlington Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering students