Actively pursue the educational aspects of the engineering profession, with emphasis on mentoring, student scholarships, and continued professional development of its membership.� Seek to influence the direction and content of engineering, architecture, and technical education to achieve an appreciation of the requirements of military engineering.
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Are you suffering from sticker shock?� You may be, if you're shopping for higher education.� Here are the average costs to attend college today (per Wired Scholar Website):
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Here's where our organization can help.� It is the intent of the Kittyhawk Post to grant scholarships annually to encourage students to pursue careers in the fields of engineering, science, architecture and engineering management.� The program is designed to cover all levels of post-high-school education to included associate, baccalaureate, and graduate degrees.� The number and value of scholarships may vary from year to year, but the goal of the program is to provide at least one scholarship for each of the programs.� The number and value of scholarships awarded may vary from year to year with a goal of awarding at least one scholarship in each of the categories as outlined below.� The Executive Board of the Kittyhawk Post will determine the number and value of scholarships and report the goals to the scholarship committee by December of each year.
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2003 winners�Ryan Lester from Northmont High School and Nhu-Y Dao from Wayne High School won Barnes Scholarships and were awarded $1500 each to help with their college expenses. Congratulations! The competition was fierce.
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Each year the Kittyhawk Post gives two awards at the West District Science Day.� One award is given to the best environmental science project.� This environmental award is dedicated in memory of Eric Su Yong, Son of Lt Col (Retired) and Mrs. Mark Goltz.� Dr. Goltz teaches environmental engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) and has been an active member of SAME for several years.
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The winners for their exceptional work at the 2003 West District Regional Science Fair were Rachel Paietta, 11th grader at Carroll High School, with "Isolation and Characterization of Pentachlorophenol-Degrading Bacteria" and Andrew Mizener, 11th grader at Lehman Catholic High School, with "Verifying the Formula for Aerodynamic Drag in Miniature."� Each was presented a $200 savings bond.� Congratulations!
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The Post annually presents an award to the graduate of the Air Force Institute of Technology's Engineering and Environmental Management Program who best exemplifies academic achievement, leadership, and character.� The 2003 award winner was Captain Edward J. Liberman.� Congratulations!
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