{"73905":{"#nid":"73905","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Two Tech Students Among Astronaut Scholars","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Astronaut Scholarship Foundation recently announced the award of its scholarships for the 2005-2006 academic year to 16 dynamic undergraduates and graduate college students who exhibit motivation, imagination, and exceptional performance in the fields of science and engineering. Tech students Jarret Lafleur and Isaac Penny are among the chosen.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The Foundation is a way for me and my fellow astronauts to give back to a country who afforded us an extraordinary opportunity,\u0022 said Apollo 15 Command Module Pilot and Foundation Chairman Col. Al Worden. \u0022It is vital that America remains a technological leader in the world, and that responsibility rests upon these future generations.\u0022 \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEach scholar will receive $10,000, for a total of $170,000 (one recipient is yet to be named). That will increase the total amount of scholarship money awarded to more than $2 million to a total of 196 students.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECandidates are nominated by faculty members at 18 different colleges and universities and reviewed by a scholarship board. Two nominees from each school are submitted to the foundation\u0027s scholarship committee for review. Selections by the committee are presented to the foundation\u0027s board of directors for final approval.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEstablished by the original Mercury astronauts in 1984, the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to helping the United States retain its world leadership in science and technology by providing scholarships to students pursuing these fields. More than 50 astronauts from the Gemini, Apollo and Shuttle programs have since joined the cause, raising money through personal appearances, special events, corporate\/individual donations and membership fees. Its headquarters is located in the Astronaut Hall of Fame at Kennedy Space Center, FL. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 2005-2006 recipients (Georgia Tech and Penn State were awarded scholarships for both nominees): \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech - Jarret Marshall Lafleur from Mapleville, RI is a senior in Aerospace Engineering with a 4.0 GPA. He presented a wing morphing design for use on Mars to NASA that apparently represents the first instance of a published full design of such a vehicle for a planet other than earth. He plans to earn a Ph.D. and work in a multidisciplinary group dedicated to space design problems. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIsaac David Penny from Lawrence, KS is a senior in Mechanical Engineering with a 3.87 GPA. He is a fourth generation engineer and plans to develop an air transportation system for third world countries beginning by using his knowledge and skills as a pilot and leader in \u0022ambitious technical Projects.\u0022 \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHarvey Mudd College - Robert Martin Panish \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMiami University - Ethan Silva Karp \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENorth Carolina A\u0026amp;T - Christopher Jessamy \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENorth Carolina State - Patrick Garrett Keistler \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENorth Dakota State - Jonathan Michael Pikalek \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EPenn State - Andrew Scott Bielen and Adam Nolan Morgan \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESyracuse University - Brien R. Flewelling \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETexas A\u0026amp;M - Justin Howard Wilson \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETufts University - Russell E. Sargent \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EUniversity of Colorado - Erin L. Reed \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EUniversity of Oklahoma - TBD \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EUniversity of Minnesota - Craig Michael Lewandowski \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EUniversity of Washington - Angela Marie Stickle\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWashington University - Aaron Frank Mertz\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Georgia Tech students Jarret Lafleur and Isaac Penny are among the recipients of the Astronaut Scholarships awarded by a foundation made up of more than 50 astronauts.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Jarret Lafleur and Isaac Penny receive $10,000"}],"uid":"27310","created_gmt":"2005-08-03 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:02:27","author":"David Terraso","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2005-08-03T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2005-08-03T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"73906":{"id":"73906","type":"image","title":"Astronaut Buzz Aldrin","body":null,"created":"1449178028","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:27:08","changed":"1475894681","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:41"}},"media_ids":["73906"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.AstronautScholarship.org\/","title":"Astronaut Scholarship"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["david.terraso@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}