Seth Cook was the recipient of a $1000 scholarship from BAE Systems, selected by Huntington County 4-H Robotics Mentors and Engineers.
Seth Cook is the son of Mike and Cindy Cook of Huntington. Seth plans on attending Trine University and majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Aeronautical Engineering.
For more than 20 years, BAE Systems has been an energetic sponsor of FIRST activities and for the past three years we have been a strategic partner. This year, BAE Systems sponsored 183 teams worldwide, including Huntington County 4-H Robotics, “Team THRUST 1501″, as well as supporting 14 regionals and proudly sponsored the world championship held in Atlanta April 15-17th, 2010.
BAE Systems supports FIRST because they see it as the best hope for developing the next generation of engineers and scientists and as the best path to regain the economic strength this Nation has enjoyed. As part of their effort to “stimulate” the economy, BAE Systems has again provided one $1,000 BAE Systems Inspiration Award in the form of a cash card to a senior from each FIRST team who is planning to attend college and best exemplifies the “inspiration” selection criteria listed below.
The BAE Systems award selection criteria includes:
* Student is a graduating senior and a current team participant.
* Student has received and plans to accept an admission offer to an accredited 4-year college/university program with a stated plan to major in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) discipline.
* Student possesses record of significant overall academic achievement, gracious professionalism, and demonstrated leadership skills on his or her FIRST Team.
* Student contributes to greater dimensions of diversity among students selecting an undergraduate STEM major.
The final selection process was given to the local team leaders, mentors and engineers who work the closest with students and submitted the awardee to BAE Systems Corporate in Maryland.
