*********************************
There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
*********************************
Atlanta, GA | Posted: June 21, 2010
Georgia Tech Media Relations
Laura Diamond
laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu
404-894-6016
Jason Maderer
maderer@gatech.edu
404-660-2926
Summary Sentence:
Ten talented undergraduates comprise the inaugural class
Full Summary:
Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), the scientific, engineering, and technology applications corporation based in McLean, Virginia, has established the SAIC ROTC Scholarship Program at Georgia Tech. Ten talented undergraduates comprise the inaugural class of SAIC ROTC scholars, and their academic and personal lives have been touched in innumerable ways.
ROTC Commissioning Ceremony
Navy ROTCScience Applications International Corp. (SAIC), the scientific, engineering, and technology applications corporation based in McLean, Virginia, has established the SAIC ROTC Scholarship Program at Georgia Tech. Ten talented undergraduates comprise the inaugural class of SAIC ROTC scholars, and their academic and personal lives have been touched in innumerable ways.
The expendable scholarships have an enormous impact, especially for out-of-state students. As one recipient, an aerospace engineering major from Alabama, observed, “I would not be where I am today without such support.” Not only do they make a Georgia Tech education more affordable, but the SAIC ROTC scholarships also provide opportunities for extraordinary young men and women to reach their highest potential in leadership, service, and academic achievement.
Colonel Sheri Andino, Air Force ROTC commander and professor of aerospace studies, notes that the ROTC program, which is housed in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, demands so much of students’ time for training and professional development that few are able to work to pay for their college expenses. This scholarship, she says, “allows them to focus more on their studies and on community service, and they’re doing incredible things.”
Whether preparing for a career in the U.S. Army Special Forces, as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Navy, or an aircraft maintenance engineer, SAIC ROTC scholars represent tomorrow’s leaders, deeply committed to serving their country as well as their communities. As Navy ROTC Captain Stephen Kirby explained, private philanthropy has lowered some of the financial hurdles along their path to success: “Everything that we can do for them helps.”
