Rochester Hills Student Shines In 'Drive For Design' Contest

ROCHESTER HILLS, MI — A Rochester Hills student has one of the top designs in the country for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ 2017 Drive for Design contest. Paige Webb, a senior at Stoney Creek High School, took third place overall.

"Awards for the Drive for Design contest, now in its fifth year, will be given out at a black-tie event and silent auction (Friday) at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms. Prizes include a two-week summer automotive design course at Lawrence Technological University and an Apple MacBook Pro.Past winners have secured internships at Fiat Chrysler.

“The Drive for Design contest helps connect our design team to the extraordinary artistic talent of students across the country and allows us to help guide them for a potential career in automotive design,” said Mark Trostle, the head of performance, passenger car and utility vehicle design for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles-North America."

For more, go to the Detroit Free Press.

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