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Agilent donates $40k to engineering
Rachel Berry
Issue date: 11/1/06 Section: News
Agilent Technologies Foundation has donated $40,000 to the Department of Engineering Science. The money will provide scholarships to students in the Bachelor of Sciences in Engineering Sciences (BSES) program.
"There are 10 scholarships that can be awarded to students of $3,000 each, mostly earmarked for new students in the BSES program; but some students who are very bright, do very well, and continue here will be considered for the award their second and third years also," said Jagan Agrawal, chair of the department. One of the students who received a scholarship this year also received one last year. The scholarships are most likely to go to freshman and some transfer students from community colleges.
All of the BSES students are invited to apply and then go through an interview process with a committee consisting of three faculty and two Agilent employees. This year, seven scholarships were awarded to students in the BSES program, and one scholarship is being held for a Santa Rosa Junior College student, pending his transfer to SSU in the fall. The eight scholarship winners are: Maria Cannett, Curtis Caton, Kyler Connelly, Jay Hubbard, Marcos Garcia-Almonaci, German Lugo, Charles Samuel Simms and Kevin Tharp.
"Up to 10 can be awarded, the money is there for 10, but the students have to apply, and there are some minimum requirements," said Agrawal. The remaining two scholarships will roll forward to next semester, when students will be invited to reapply.
The Department of Engineering Science has been collaborating with Agilent for four or five years. Agilent has given more than $1 million in equipment donations and has been very supportive of SSU, according to Agrawal.
"We also have Agilent engineers participating in instruction. We have something like eight Agilent faculty that teach courses and supervise student products, help us in developing curriculum, courses, and labs, so they are really active within the department," said Agrawal.
"There are 10 scholarships that can be awarded to students of $3,000 each, mostly earmarked for new students in the BSES program; but some students who are very bright, do very well, and continue here will be considered for the award their second and third years also," said Jagan Agrawal, chair of the department. One of the students who received a scholarship this year also received one last year. The scholarships are most likely to go to freshman and some transfer students from community colleges.
All of the BSES students are invited to apply and then go through an interview process with a committee consisting of three faculty and two Agilent employees. This year, seven scholarships were awarded to students in the BSES program, and one scholarship is being held for a Santa Rosa Junior College student, pending his transfer to SSU in the fall. The eight scholarship winners are: Maria Cannett, Curtis Caton, Kyler Connelly, Jay Hubbard, Marcos Garcia-Almonaci, German Lugo, Charles Samuel Simms and Kevin Tharp.
"Up to 10 can be awarded, the money is there for 10, but the students have to apply, and there are some minimum requirements," said Agrawal. The remaining two scholarships will roll forward to next semester, when students will be invited to reapply.
The Department of Engineering Science has been collaborating with Agilent for four or five years. Agilent has given more than $1 million in equipment donations and has been very supportive of SSU, according to Agrawal.
"We also have Agilent engineers participating in instruction. We have something like eight Agilent faculty that teach courses and supervise student products, help us in developing curriculum, courses, and labs, so they are really active within the department," said Agrawal.