July 17, 2013 - The International Society of Automation (ISA) is proud to announce the winners of the 2013 ISA Educational Foundation Scholarships. These scholarships are awarded to college and university students who demonstrate outstanding potential to make lasting contributions in the fields of automation, instrumentation and control. The scholarship awards support tuition, related expenses, research activities and initiatives. ISA awarded a total of $67,267, which was distributed among undergraduate students in two-year and four-year colleges and universities, and to graduate students.
The recipients are: Paul McVay Colorado School of Mines Total Scholarship — $4,400 (Student Activities Endowment Fund — $4,000; District 9 — $440) Adam Lennartz University of Cincinnati Total Scholarship — $5,000 (Student Activities Endowment Fund — $3,316; Executive Board — $879; Daris & Gerald Willbanks Endowment — $805) Elisabeth Spires University of Massachusetts at Amherst Total Scholarship — $4,000 (General Education Endowment Fund — $3,350; Huston Endowment — $398; FPID Endowment — $252) Neel Shah Northeastern University Total Scholarship — $3,000 (Student Activities Endowment Fund — $2,491; General Education Endowment Fund — $405; Bob & Mary Ives Endowment — $104) Jake Schmidt University of Toledo Total Scholarship — $5,000 (Student Activities Endowment Fund — $4,127; ChemPID Endowment Fund — $873) Jayant Bhatia Sarvajanik College of Engineering and Technology (SCET) Total Scholarship — $3,000 (Para-Digiquartz Endowment — $2,000; Life Members Endowment Fund — $1,000) Lawrence Norris Lee College Total Scholarship — $3,405 (Student Activities Endowment Fund — $3,405) Troy Riddle Lee College Total Scholarship — $4,000 (Student Activities Endowment Fund — $4,000) Sandie Gilliland Kenai Peninsula College Total Scholarship — $4,000 (Student Activities Endowment Fund — $3,960; Life Members Endowment Fund — $40) Chin Gian Hooi Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) Total Scholarship — $5,011 (FPID Endowment — $3,000; District 11 — $1,011; Student Activities Endowment Fund — $1,000) John Pritchard Iowa State University Total Scholarship — $3,000 (Bob & Mary Ives Endowment — $2,000; Life Members Endowment Fund — $1,000) Matthew Sheen Cornell University Total Scholarship — $5,000 (General Education Endowment Fund — $2,000; Student Activities Endowment Fund — $2,000; Huston Endowment — $1,000) Jiabiao Ruan University of Houston Total Scholarship — $2,705 (District 7 — $2,705) Anand Govindarajan Oklahoma State University Total Scholarship — $3,000 (ChemPID Endowment Fund — $3,000) Upasana Manimegalai Oklahoma State University Total Scholarship — $5,000 (Student Activities Endowment Fund — $5,000) Aditya Tulsyan University of Alberta Total Scholarship — $4,000 (Huston Endowment — $4,000)
Awards by District
District 3 scholarship Raymond Perez — $630 Palm Beach State University District 5 scholarships Emanuel Jones — $431 Lawrence Technological University Stephen Maloney — $431 University of Dayton District 7 scholarship Jiabiao Ruan — $2,705 (included above) University of Houston District 8 scholarship Suresh Jayaraman — $642 Oklahoma State University District 9 scholarship Paul McVay — $440 (included above) Colorado School of Mines District 11 scholarship Chin Gian Hooi — $1,011 (included above) Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) District 12 scholarships Mikhail Vaganov — $524 Rusian Khansuvarov — $524 Vadim Nenashev — $524 St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation
About ISA
Founded in 1945, the International Society of Automation is a leading, global, nonprofit organization that is setting the standard for automation by helping over 30,000 worldwide members and other professionals solve difficult technical problems, while enhancing their leadership and personal career capabilities. Based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, ISA develops standards; certifies industry professionals; provides education and training; publishes books and technical articles; and hosts conferences and exhibitions for automation professionals. ISA is the founding sponsor of The Automation Federation