Raytheon Company (RTN) today announced the recipients of the 2013 Raytheon-FIRST(R) Robotics Scholarship. The program awards 40 individual scholarships of $1,000 each to FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) alumni pursuing undergraduate education as math, science, engineering or technology majors. The 40 recipients are high school seniors or full-time college freshmen, sophomores or juniors who participated in a FIRST Robotics Competition or were a member of a FIRST Tech Challenge team.
Raytheon is a longstanding supporter of the FIRST Robotics Competition and Tech Challenge – international robotics competitions for middle and high school students. Raytheon sponsors about 30 teams each year. A Raytheon-sponsored team from Huntsville, Ala., won the FIRST Tech Challenge in May 2013. The company has offered the Raytheon-FIRST Robotics Scholarship since 2003; to date the program has disbursed $400,000 in scholarship money.
This year’s recipients are:
Kushal Agarwal of Corvallis, Ore., attending California Institute of Technology
Alexander Bair of Van Wert, Ohio, attending Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Asya Bergal of Iowa City, Iowa, attending Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dean Brandon of Tacoma, Wash., attending the University of Idaho
Pamela Brigleb of Ossining, N.Y., attending the University of Virginia
David Czajkowski of Madison, Wis., attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Evan Doyle of Andover, Mass., attending Yale University
Erik Ersland of Eagle, Idaho, attending Massachusetts Institute of Technology
John Gee of Port Lavaca, Texas, attending Harvard College
Michael Graham of Richmond, Mich., attending Kettering University
Timothy Hackett of Phoenixville, Pa., attending Penn State University
Ryan Humble of Marietta, Ga., attending Yale University
Andrew Hunt of Milwaukie, Ore., attending Princeton University
Matthew Induni of Hayden, Idaho, attending Stanford University
Nicholas Induni of Hayden, Idaho, attending Harvard College
Zach Jasensky of Bethlehem, Conn., attending Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Mitchell Johnson of Flower Mound, Texas, attending University of Texas at Austin
Tiffney Kitiratanasumpun of Saint Petersburg, Fla., attending Northeastern University
Julia Kudryashev of Cockeysville, Md., attending Massachusetts Institute of Technology
David Larson of Silverton, Ore., attending University of Washington
David Long of Golden, Colo., attending the Colorado School of Mines
Jenna Malley of Woodcliff Lake, N.J., attending Northeastern University
Joshua Mangelson of Provo, Utah, attending Brigham Young University
Chase Manny of Ijamsville, Md., attending University of Maryland, College Park
Casey Martin of Broomfield, Colo., attending Purdue University
Taylor McCorkill of Chesapeake, Va., attending Virginia Commonwealth University
Elizabeth Miranda of Vienna, Va., attending University of Michigan
Zachary Morgan of Horn Lake, Miss., attending University of Mississippi
Dakota Nelson of Rapid City, S.D., attending Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Brittany Palac of Conshohocken, Pa., attending Robert Morris University
Boris Perkhounkov of Iowa City, Iowa, attending Stanford University
Peter Price of Falls Church, Va., attending Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Steve Rofrano of Flemington, N.J., attending Yale University
Ethan Ryan of Excelsior, Minn., attending University of Northwestern-St. Paul
Richelle Smith of Los Altos, Calif., attending University of Southern California
Richard Souleles of Santa Barbara, Calif., attending University of California, Los Angeles
James Williams of North Andover, Mass., attending University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Marisa Witcpalek of Clarkston, Mich., attending University of Michigan
Zachary Zagorski of Oceanside, N.Y., attending Brown University
Andrew Zeller of Green Bay, Wis., attending University of Alabama
The application process for the 2014 Raytheon-FIRST Scholarship will open April 1, 2014. For more information about the Raytheon-FIRST Scholarship Program, including eligibility and submission requirements, please visit www.mathmovesu.com or www.facebook.com/MathMovesU.
About MathMovesU
Raytheon’s MathMovesU(R) program is an initiative committed to increasing middle and elementary school students’ interest in math and science education by engaging them in hands-on, interactive activities. The innovative programs of MathMovesU include the traveling interactive experience MathAlive! (R); Raytheon’s Sum of all Thrills(TM) experience at INNOVENTIONS at Epcot(R), which showcases math in action as students design and experience their own thrill ride using math fundamentals; the “In the Numbers” game, a partnership with the New England Patriots on display at The Hall at Patriot Place presented by Raytheon; the company’s ongoing sponsorship of the MATHCOUNTS(R) National Competition; and the MathMovesU scholarship and grant program. Follow MathMovesU and other Raytheon community outreach programs on Facebook and on Twitter @MathMovesU.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2012 sales of $24 billion and 68,000 employees worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, security and civil markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 91 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence systems; as well as a broad range of mission support services. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass. For more about Raytheon, visit us at www.raytheon.com and follow us on Twitter @Raytheon.
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