SIMI
VALLEY, Calif., July 28,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In a celebration at the Reagan
Library last month, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and
Institute in partnership with GE recognized this year's class of
GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program recipients. Selected for
their exemplary leadership, drive, integrity, and citizenship, the
Scholars are:
- Harvest Aquino of Frisco,
Texas; attending the University of
Rochester
- Miran Bhima of Charlotte, North Carolina; attending
Duke University
- Matthew Casertano of
North Potomac, Maryland; attending
the California Institute of
Technology
- Austin Cowley of West Orange, New Jersey; attending the
University of Michigan
- Alexander Fester of Palo Alto, California; attending the
Georgia Institute of Technology
- Cellestine Harig of Deerfield, Illinois; attending the
University of Chicago
- Ammi Hernandez of Cutler
Bay, Florida; attending
Florida International University
- Peyton Hiatt of Rochester, Indiana; attending Butler University
- Brendon Phuong of San Jose, California; attending the
University of California, Berkley
- Shannon Yeow of Chula Vista, California; attending
Princeton University
The 10 high school graduates will receive $10,000 per year for up to four years toward
college expenses. To date, the scholarship program, now in its 12th
year, has awarded $8.2 million to 205
students from 41 states and attending 113 undergraduate campuses.
2022 recipients, along with members of the 2020 and 2021 classes,
were recognized at an exclusive Scholars Retreat at the Reagan
Library, including leadership-development activities, a community
service project, and a formal awards program.
"Each year, we are proud to recognize some of the nation's most
dynamic young leaders through the GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship
Program," said Anthony Pennay, chief
learning officer, Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and
Institute. "The character, leadership, and tenacity of the class of
2022 was particularly inspiring, and we are eager to see them
showcase these qualities in college and beyond."
"We congratulate this year's deserving recipients of the
GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship," said Julie Grzeda, leader, global early career
development, GE Aviation, and GE liaison for the scholarship. "It
is our privilege to play a role in their leadership journeys and
look forward to witnessing their individual and collective impact
over the next four years."
The GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program has been cited by
U.S. News and World Report as one of four "huge scholarships
worth $10,000 or more" that students
should seriously consider. The scholarship selection committee
evaluated the applicants on four values personified by President
Reagan: leadership, drive, integrity, and citizenship.
About The Ronald Reagan
Presidential Foundation and Institute:
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute is the
nonprofit organization created by President Reagan himself and
specifically charged by him with continuing his legacy and sharing
his principles - individual liberty, economic opportunity, global
democracy and national pride. The Foundation is a non-partisan
organization which sustains the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
and Museum in Simi Valley, CA, the
Reagan Center for Public Affairs, the Presidential Learning Center,
The Air Force One Pavilion and the award-winning Discovery Center,
as well as the Reagan Institute, which carries out the Foundation's
work in Washington, D.C.
The Reagan Library houses over 60 million pages of
Gubernatorial, Presidential and personal papers, over 1.6 million
photographs, a half million feet of motion picture film, 25,000
audio recordings, 22,000 video recordings, and over 83,000 objects
chronicling the lives of Ronald
and Nancy Reagan. It also serves as
the final resting place of America's 40th President and his First
Lady. www.reaganfoundation.org
About GE:
GE (NYSE: GE) drives the world forward by tackling its biggest
challenges. By combining world-class engineering with software and
analytics, GE helps the world work more efficiently, reliably, and
safely. For more than 130 years, GE has invented the future of
industry, and today it leads new paradigms in additive
manufacturing, materials science, and data analytics. GE people are
global, diverse and dedicated, operating with the highest integrity
and passion to fulfill GE's mission and deliver for our customers.
www.ge.com
Media Contacts:
Melissa
Giller, Reagan Foundation
mgiller@reaganfoundation.org
Jeff Caywood, GE
jeff.caywood@ge.com
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