Tuesday, June 13, 2000
GE gives $35,750 to students
By Walt Schaefer
The Cincinnati Enquirer
EVENDALE — General Electric Aircraft Engines announced scholarship awards totaling $35,750 Monday to 22 area students.
GE spokeswoman Paula Kollstedt said the scholarships are being given to the children of GE employees who attend Greater Cincinnati high schools and have excelled academically.
The scholarship awards, along with grants to the high schools where the students attended, will be presented during an awards luncheon today at the company's Jet Propulsion Museum here. Marc Chini, GE vice president of human resources, will be host of the event.
Ms. Kollstedt said the scholarships include:
ãStudent and teacher achievement and recognition (STAR) awards — $1,000 to to each of 20 students and $500 grants to their schools.
ãAward of career education (ACE) — one $500 scholarship plus a $250 grant to the school.
ãEvendale engineering student grants — $2,000 scholarships to one son and one daughter of local employees of GE plus $500 to their schools.
The GE Fund, a charitable foundation funded solely be GE, is dedicated to supporting quality education programs worldwide.
The GE Fund established the STAR and ACE competitions in 1984 and 1989 respectively. The winners are chosen based on their academic records, leadership, involvement in extracurricular activities and volunteer community service, Ms. Kollstedt said.
The scholarships are used to help meet first-year expenses at two- and four-year colleges or universities.
Only 160 students from the United States and Canada were chosen from 1,336 application received by the GE Fund company wide.
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