As tuition and fees continue to strain students’ ability to pay for their education, few gifts to the college are more meaningful than scholarships. Scholarships are more than just a helping hand to talented students; they are an outstanding investment in future generations of engineers and computer scientists and in America’s competitive edge in technology. This past year, generous donors provided 20 new scholarships for CECS students, bringing the total number to 72.
Northrop Grumman
Longtime supporter Northrop Grumman funded four engineering scholarships. Applicants for the scholarships must be enrolled as full-time undergraduates majoring in computer engineering, computer science or electrical engineering and must be freshmen, sophomores or juniors. They must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 and be U.S. citizens. The same student may receive the scholarship in successive semesters.
Southern California Edison
This first-time donor to CECS made a gift to fund eight scholarships, to be awarded to students majoring in engineering or computer science who come from underrepresented communities (see article on page 22).
Gene Haas Foundation
CSUN alumnus Gene Haas founded Haas Automation, which has outfitted the college’s Gene Haas Machine Design and Manufacturing Lab with state-of-the-art CNC machines and rapid prototypers since 1998. This year, the Gene Haas Foundation funded four scholarships, two for mechanical engineering and two for electrical and computer engineering students.
Natel Engineering
Chatsworth-based Natel Engineering has honored two employees by naming scholarships in their names, for students in any engineering discipline or computer science (see article on page 23).
Jannette J. McGreevy Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Jannette J. McGreevy Memorial Scholarship was established in memory of Jannette J. (Jefferson) McGreevy. McGreevy earned a B.S. in mathematics from UC Santa Barbara and a teaching credential at CSUN, and she taught secondary school mathematics for 15 years. She then enrolled in the “Women in Engineering Program” at CSUN (four semesters of electrical engineering courses in one year), making the Dean’s List, and worked 30 years in the aerospace industry as a software engineer.
The scholarship will be awarded to a student who is a member or interested in becoming a member of Women in Science and Engineering and/or the Society of Women Engineers, who has completed at least two semesters at CSUN and is pursuing a degree in electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics or computer engineering and who has a cumulative grade point average of 3.0. The recipient must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the U.S., or provide evidence of either four years of precollege education in the U.S. or a plan for receiving permanent resident status in the U.S.
Executive Women International
More than 2000 companies and 2300 representatives are members of Executive Woman International, in nearly 70 chapters located in major cities in the U.S. and Canada. The organization has funded a scholarship for a student majoring in manufacturing and systems engineering and management who has at least a 3.0 GPA and who has financial need. Priority will be given to a student who is a member of the Society of Women Engineers.
The Shawn M. Solomon Memorial Scholarship Endowment
Shawn M. Solomon was an electrical engineer who grew up in the San Fernando Valley. He started his own company to design and produce assistive devices to benefit people with mobility problems. Solomon’s sister, Brenda Anderson, endowed the scholarship in his memory (see article on https://www.ecs.csun … y:entry150220-091037).