SALT LAKE CITY, July 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman
Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Salt Lake
City facility has announced the two winners of its sixth
annual Engineering Scholars program, which will provide
$20,000 in college scholarships this
fall to high school seniors in the Greater Salt Lake City area interested in
studying engineering, computer science, physics or math.
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Sara Harper from Viewmont High
School and Breannan Pack from Clearfield
High School each received the merit-based scholarship of
$10,000 — payable in $2,500 installments over four years — during an
awards reception hosted by Northrop Grumman's Salt Lake City facility June 19.
"These bright, talented students represent the future of
engineering in our country," said Jim
Lupica, director of manufacturing and lead campus executive
for Salt Lake City, Northrop
Grumman. "I am proud that we can help these students to achieve
their educational and career goals."
The Northrop Grumman Engineering Scholars program is aimed at
supporting promising high school seniors who intend to pursue a
career in an engineering-related field. Candidates must plan to
attend an accredited college or university school of engineering as
a full-time student in an approved engineering program. The funds
can be used for tuition, books, room and board, and lab fees.
A committee of Northrop Grumman employees selected the
Engineering Scholars winners. To be eligible, each scholarship
applicant had to be a graduating senior this spring from a public
or accredited private high school in Davis, Salt Lake, Weber or Utah
counties. Applicants also had to have a minimum composite SAT score
of 1,700 or ACT score of 27 and a minimum GPA of 3.5. Recipients of
any other Northrop Grumman-sponsored scholarship were not eligible.
The committee also took into consideration work experience,
community involvement and extracurricular activities.
Northrop Grumman is a significant financial and in-kind
contributor to educational outreach programs aimed at encouraging
young people to consider engineering and science-related career
fields. The Electronic Systems sector supports multiple High School
Involvement Partnership programs to excite student interest in
science, technology, engineering and math.
More information about the Northrop Grumman Engineering Scholars
program is available at:
http://www.northropgrumman.com/CorporateResponsibility/Community/Pages/engineeringScholars.aspx.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems,
cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and
commercial customers worldwide. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
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