Education

Please e-mail or call Professor Mark Goltz at (937) 255-3636 x4638 or Ms. Nadja Turek at (937) 531-1287 if you have any questions on the Post’s education programs.

Charter

The charter of the education committee is to actively pursue the educational aspects of the engineering profession, with emphasis on mentoring, student scholarships and continued professional development of its membership. On this webpage, we focus on student scholarships and science fair awards, all of which are designed to encourage the next generation to pursue rewarding careers in engineering, science, and architecture.

Scholarships

It is the intent of the Kittyhawk Post to grant scholarships annually to encourage students to pursue careers in the fields of engineering, science, architecture and engineering management. The program is designed to cover all levels of post-high-school education to include associate, baccalaureate, and graduate degrees. The number and value of scholarships awarded may vary from year to year, but the goal is to award at least one scholarship in each of the categories outlined below.

2009 Scholarship Winners

The Kittyhawk Post awarded a total of $13,000 in scholarships this year at the May membership meeting.  The awards were presented to twelve outstanding high school seniors and college students from the local area who are studying engineering, science, or architecture. 
Four of our sustaining member firms, LJB, Woolpert, Butt Construction, and Barge, Waggoner, Sumner & Cannon, funded corporate scholarships that were awarded in their names.  The Turek Family also funded a scholarship.  The scholarship fund also benefited from the 2008 Golf Tournament, which allowed us to award four General Barnes scholarships, a Timothy Curtis scholarship, and two Sinclair scholarships.

The competition was extremely keen, with over 50 outstanding students applying for the merit-based scholarships.  The remarkable accomplishments of this year’s scholars may be read at: Winner accomplishments 2009.ppt

The Post extends sincere thanks to our sustaining member firms and fundraiser participants for their generous support—and congratulations to these young scholars.

The Major General Frank Barnes scholarship: Deepak Chona, Eric Erb, Mary Horwath, and Tyler Pollock

Deepak Chona receives the Barnes scholarship from Post President Tim Bridges

		Eric Erb receives the Barnes scholarship from Post President Tim Bridges.
		Mary Horwath receives the Barnes scholarship from Post President Tim Bridges.
		Brian Pollock receives the Barnes scholarship for his son Tyler, from Post President Tim Bridges.

The Woolpert scholarship: Thomas Reed

Thomas Reed receives the Woolpert scholarship from Woolpert Senior Vice President Steve Phipps and Post President Tim Bridges.

 The LJB scholarship: Curtis Sinewe

Curtis Sinewe receives the LJB Scholarship from LJB President Mark Thompson and Post President Tim Bridges.

The Turek Family Scholarship: Megan Tubb

Megan Tubb receives the Turek Family scholarship from Steve and Nadja Turek, and Post President Tim Bridges.

The Barge, Waggoner, Sumner, and Cannon (BWSC) scholarship:  Zachary Miller

Zachary Miller receives the BWSC Scholarship from Post President Tim Bridges.

The Butt Construction scholarship:  Sarah Koop (no picture)

The Sinclair Community College scholarship: Stella Savage and Bryan Herchenbach

		Stella Savage receives the Sinclair Scholarship from Sinclair Community College representative Nicholas Scambilis and Post President Tim Bridges.
		Bryan Herchenbach receives the Sinclair Scholarship from Sinclair Community College representative Nicholas Scambilis and Post President Tim Bridges.

The Timothy A. Curtis scholarship:  Jonathan Flynn

Jonathan Flynn receives the Timothy A. Curtis Scholarship from Post President Tim Bridges.

Science Fair

Each year the Kittyhawk Post presents two awards at the West District Science Day. One award is given for the best environmental science project. This environmental award is dedicated in memory of Eric Su Yong, son of Lt Col (Retired) and Mrs. Mark Goltz. The second award is presented for the best engineering project.

West District Science Day was held at Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio on Saturday, 21 March 2009. The Eric Su Yong Goltz Environmental Award was won by Jennifer Barbadora, a 10th grader at Carroll High School.  Jennifer’s project was titled “The Effect of Food Preservation Bags on Produce.”   Katharine Kessler, a 10th grader from Alter High School, was the winner of the Engineering Award for the best engineering project, titled “Detectors and Diodes in the Crystal Radio”  Both winners and their families attended the April Post meeting where they presented their projects and received their awards, $200 savings bonds.  Congratulations!

Jennifer Barbadora is congratulated by Mr Tim Bridges at the April Post meeting.

		Mr Tim Bridges  presents Katharine Kessler with a certificate and $200 savings bond for his engineering project.

GEM Award

The Post annually presents an award to the graduate of the Air Force Institute of Technology's Graduate Engineering Management (GEM) Program who best exemplifies academic achievement, leadership, and character. The 2009 award winner was Capt Gregory Hammond. Congratulations!

AFIT Capt Gregory Hammond, who received his masters degree in AFIT’s Graduate Engineering Management (GEM) Program in March, received the SAME award, which is presented to the student in the GEM Program who demonstrates superior scholarship, outstanding leadership, character and initiative.  Presenting the award is Mr. Tim Bridges, Kittyhawk Post President

2008 Scholarship, Science Fair and GEM Award Winners

2007 Scholarship, Science Fair and GEM Award Winners

2006 Scholarship, Science Fair and GEM Award Winners

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