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DALLAS, AUG. 22, 2001 – Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. recently announced the recipients of eight higher education scholarship awards of $2,000 each. The recipients, selected from the 33 students who applied, are listed alphabetically by the company’s five sites:
Dallas
Lera Brown – Senior, University of North Texas, broadcast journalism major (1998 graduate of Grapevine High School, Grapevine, Texas) Claire Connolly – Junior, Texas A&M, biomedical science major (1999 graduate of Arlington High School, Arlington, Texas)
Ginger Eastham – Senior, McMurray University, biology major (1999 graduate of L.D. Bell High School of Hurst/Euless/Bedford, Texas)
Coby White – Senior, University of Texas at Austin, marketing management IS major (1998 graduate of Grapevine High School, Grapevine, Texas)
Hawthorne, Calif.
David Podzimek – Junior, Loyola Marymount University, film production major (1998 graduate of Bishop Montgomery High School, Torrence, Calif.)
Milledgeville, Ga.
JaBaris Swain – Senior, University of Georgia, pre-medicine major (1998 graduate of Puthan County High School, Eatonton, Ga.)
Perry, Ga.
Kelli Williams – Senior, Georgia College & State University, education major (1997 graduate of Mountain Pointe High School, Tempe, Ariz.)
Stuart, Fla.
Abby Andrus – Junior, University of Florida, anthropology/criminology majors (1998 graduate of South Fork High School, Stuart, Fla.)
"This scholarship program is another indication of how we value employees," said Margo Parker, Vought’s Chief Human Resources and Administrative Officer. "Investing in the education of employees’ children is an investment in our future."
Eligible students must be entering their junior or senior year of college and be the son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter or grandchild of an active Vought employee. Students must also maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.0. In addition to their transcripts, applicants submitted a 500-word personal essay and two letters of reference.
Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. is the world’s largest independent supplier of aerostructures. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the company provides wings, fuselage subassemblies, empennages, nacelles, thrust reversers and other components for prime manufacturers of aircraft. Vought has more than 5,000 employees and annual sales exceeding $1 billion. It has operations in Dallas; Hawthorne, Calif.; Stuart, Fla.; Milledgeville, Ga.; and Perry, Ga. |
