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June 24, 2010

UACCB aviation students receive NASA scholarships

Batesville – Two students in the Doyle “Rog” Rogers, Jr., Aviation Maintenance program at the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville have been awarded NASA scholarships.

Ashley Jones of Bradford and John Mulholland of Batesville were recently awarded the $2,000 scholarships. Jones will complete the associate degree program in May 2011 and Mulholland will graduate in December 2010.

NASA initiated the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program, also known as Space Grant, in 1989. Space Grant is a national network of colleges and universities. These institutions are working to expand opportunities for Americans to understand and participate in NASA’s aeronautics and space projects by supporting and enhancing science and engineering education, research and public outreach efforts. The Space Grant national network includes over 850 affiliates from universities, colleges, industry, museums, science centers and state and local agencies.  These affiliates belong to one of 52 consortia in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

The 52 consortia fund fellowships and scholarships for students pursuing careers in science, mathematics, engineering and technology or STEM, as well as curriculum enhancement and faculty development. Member colleges and universities pre-college and public service education projects in their states.

The Arkansas Space Grant Consortium is headed by Dr. Keith Hudson, director of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock graduate school of technology. In 2009, NASA, recognizing the value of the aviation maintenance technician, started the Community College Aviation Maintenance Technician Scholarship Program. These scholarships are funded through the Space Grant Consortia.

UACCB was invited to represent the aviation related programs of the Arkansas Association of Two Year Colleges on the Space Grant Consortium.