PROFESSIONAl DEVElOPMENT 'Eyes up' for new scholarship honoring deceased SAE driving instructor Tom McCready was a cornerstone of SAE International's Applied Vehicle Dynamics seminar from its inception in 2004. Mirroring the philosophy of the seminar, he fused his vehicle dynamics degree from GMI Engineering and Management Institute with his love for getting behind the wheel to create the 12 driving exercises that seminar participants still benefit from today. Tom's passion for the seminar he helped to create (C0414) never waned during his 15 years as lead driving instructor, giving his all to each of the more than 500 participants that were fortunate enough to Tom McCready was SAE Professional Development's lead driving instructor for 15 years. have him riding in the passenger's seat as they built their own bridges between vehicle dynamics theory and its practical application. While Tom humbly represented SAE when the seminar received IACET's Innovation of the Year Award for Learner Engagement in 2015, his regular visits to the top of the instructor's podium during The first class photo from the BMW Performance Center in Thermal, Calif., that began just after McCready's passing. 38 January 2023 UPDATE SAE International SAE Internationalhttps://www.sae.org/learn/content/c0414/