Southeastern students receive NASA grants
Press Release Date: 05-05-2010
DURANT, Okla. – Fourteen Southeastern Oklahoma State University undergraduate students recently received Spring 2010 financial awards from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Oklahoma Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) program.
Awards range from $200 to $1,600 and are meant to help with educational expenses such as tuition, books, and aviation-course flight costs. Many students see the letters "NASA" on advertisements for these awards and decide that since they are not physics majors or rocket scientists, they should not apply. This is not the case, however.
The NASA OSGC awards are intended to promote the education of students at all levels by supporting enrollment, encouraging participation in research, and providing other educational opportunities. The program seeks to enhance knowledge and skills required by NASA employees from diverse fields, including any area of science, mathematics, engineering, technology, geography, journalism, communication, accounting and general education.
Most majors are eligible as long as they are United States citizens, full-time undergraduates, and meet other eligibility requirements. Science majors tend to dominate the applicant pool, but many non-science majors also receive awards.
Southeastern's Spring 2010 NASA OSGC financial award recipients are listed below:
Anthony L. Banks, senior, Okemah, chemistry; William C. Baze, sophomore, Rattan, safety; Sara X. Carpenter, sophomore, McAlester, communication/public relations; Joshua Hightower, junior, Durant, aeronautics/aviation; Jacob Leatherwood, freshman, Durant, chemistry; Ashley Lewis, senior, Durant, biology, Christopher L. Nunley, junior, Denison, Texas, communication/political science.
Also, Daniel B. Pardue, senior, Boswell, chemistry; Rebekah L. Ritchie, junior, Tishomingo, biology/chemistry; Fennell B. Seilenga, freshman, Newport News, Virginia, biology; Crystal R. Shupert, senior, Snow, Oklahoma, biology; Kasie M. Taylor, senior, Wilburton, mathematics education; Courtney R. Tolar, senior, Ardmore, biology; Kristal C. Wharry, junior, Idabel, communication.
In addition to financial awards, SE NASA OSGC also funds travel and lodging for students to various events, both in state and out of state. All of these programs are supported by federal funding mandated by the National Space Grant Act passed by Congress in 1988. For more information, please visit www.SE.edu/osgc.