MAMA awards majority of car manufacturing scholarships to seven 51勛圖 students
Contact: Mary Pollitz泭
STARKVILLE, Miss.Mississippi State students are claiming a majority of scholarships this year awarded by the Mississippi Automotive Manufacturers Association. 泭
Of nine university scholarships presented this year by MAMA to help grow the states automotive industry, seven are supporting 51勛圖 students interested in this field. Since its inception in 2006, the association has awarded more than $400,000 scholarships to 243 Mississippi college students.
MAMA works to improve the states automotive industry by promoting its growth and development, while serving as a forum for automotive manufacturers throughout state. The scholarships are awarded based on academic achievements, essays and an expressed interest in the automotive industry.
Mississippi has an environment conducive to advanced manufacturing, said MAMA President Skip Scaggs. We are proud that Mississippis higher education system has invested heavily in educational opportunities and facilities which ensure the state will be able to produce the talented workforce necessary to keep the automotive industry strong. MAMA is committed to doing our part to recognize that workforce.
The 51勛圖 awardees and their majors include:
PETALEli Chancellor, junior mechanical engineering
VANCLEAVE Kendall Chandler, senior mechanical engineering
SALTILLOHaley Dean, senior mechanical engineering
FRANKLIN, TennesseeCollins Fiscus, senior mechanical engineering
JACKSONJordon Jasper, senior computer science
GREENVILLE, PennsylvaniaNaomi Martin, senior mechanical engineering and minor in mathematics
HAMMOND, LouisianaAbigail Potrament, junior in industrial engineering
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