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June 29, 2021

IALR Awards 11 STEM Scholarships

IALR awarded 11 high school seniors with $1,000 scholarships to support their continued education in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The scholarship program, made possible by the IALR Foundation, supports talent development in STEM career fields, which is significantly important to Southern Virginia’s economic transformation. As part of the application process, students are required to answer a series of essay questions, demonstrating their STEM skills and the planned use thereof in their future endeavors.

Our Scholarship Program

The annual scholarship program is available to qualified graduating seniors who are interested in pursuing a career and collegiate studies in a STEM-related field. IALR invites student applicants from across its service region, including the counties of Patrick, Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania, Halifax and Mecklenburg, along with the cities of Danville and Martinsville. In addition to the competitive scholarship program, IALR’s STEM commitment is also evident through its research centers, precision machining program and advanced learning programs.

Mark Arrington
Park View High School
Virginia Commonwealth University

“Civil engineering uses a lot of equations, math configurations, science, and technology to design objects.”

Benjamin Boles
Chatham High School
Virginia Tech

“Engineering requires math, physics, science, and technology in order to design, build, and innovate tools to solve problems.”

Macy Calhoun
Chatham High School
Virginia Tech

“Engineers are something the world needs; they are problem solvers.”

Nicolette Ford
Dan River High School
Averett University

“I hope to learn ways to treat patients with scientific evidence and medical theories to improve people’s health.”

Jack Hammock
Gretna High School
Virginia Tech

“It is important to my family and I that I attend a four-year institution to obtain the necessary skills needed to rebirth the field of agriculture.”

Kaden Knight
Magna Vista High School
James Madison University

“Seeing my improvement after physical therapy inspired me to identify the health sciences field as a career interest.”

Kaitlynn Love
Halifax County High School
Oxford College of Emory University

“I have always been interested in STEM, but my experiences as a patient inspired me to go into the medical field.”

Kendall Moore
Tunstall High School
Danville Community College

“My goal is to work for NASA and contribute to a project as great as that of Apollo 11. I would love to represent all women in such a male-dominated field.”

Hayley Rea
Franklin County High School
Virginia Western Community College

“As part of the field of genetics, I will diagnose and help treat genetic disorders and provide counseling to those who need it.”

Kacie Whitley
Galileo High School
Appalachian State University

“I believe if I go into the medical field as a Pediatric Physician’s Assistant, I will be able to help children.”

 

 

 

Jaten Yates

Jaten Yates
Dan River High School
Danville Community College

“During this pandemic, chemical engineers are working to create vaccines to hopefully eradicate the SARS-CoV-2 virus.”