Demetric Woods (BSET 2008) drove two hours each way from his hometown of Bolivar, Tenn., to the U of M campus. Woods impressed his professors by never missing a class and never complaining about the commute. After he graduated, Woods impressed them even more with the generous starting salary he received when hired by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in Union City, Tenn., a plant where he had interned.