SIMI VALLEY, Calif.,
Oct. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
-- The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and GE announced
today the launch of the 2018 GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship
Program. The annual program selects up to 20 recipients to receive
a $10,000 scholarship renewable for
an additional three years – up to $40,000 total per recipient.
"President Reagan believed so strongly in educating our nation's
youth and igniting their leadership journey," said John Heubusch, executive director of the Ronald
Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute. "It is our honor and
privilege to partner with GE in fostering and inspiring the young
leaders of tomorrow through what has become one of the most
prestigious scholarship awards available to high school students
today."
"GE and the Reagan Foundation created this scholarship program
to honor the legacy of our nation's 40th President," said
Alex Dimitrief, senior vice
president and general counsel of GE. "Having served under President
Reagan as a White House Fellow, I couldn't be more proud that GE is
partnering with the Reagan Foundation to create a whole new
generation of leaders. This program recognizes students who
have seized the opportunities afforded by high school to lead,
serve and embark on a life of purpose and significance for
themselves, their families and their communities."
Qualified applicants will be evaluated on leadership, drive,
integrity, and citizenship:
- Leadership- Scholars pursue leadership roles that have a
positive impact in communities and showcase the value of lifelong
learning.
- Drive- Firm believers "that our best days are ahead,"
scholars have the conviction, ambition, discipline and courage to
make their dreams reality.
- Integrity- Rooted in values and ethics, scholars possess
the unique combination of integrity, dependability and humility
that defined President Reagan's leadership.
- Citizenship- Scholars are driven by a sense of civic
commitment and actively engage in their communities to affect
positive change.
The GE Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program launched in 2011 to
provide four-year college scholarships to deserving students who
embody the vision and values personified by President Reagan.
Scholarships will be applied to student tuition and on-campus
room and board while the recipient is pursuing a bachelor's degree
at an accredited U.S. college or university. Nearly 140 student
leaders who are attending or have attended 79 different colleges in
the United States have received
this award.
From 1954 through 1962, Ronald
Reagan worked for GE as host of a weekly television series,
General Electric Theater, and traveled as a GE spokesman to
139 GE plants meeting more than 250,000 employees. As part of each
episode, Reagan highlighted the work of these employees by
promoting GE products like automatic dishwashers and electric can
openers, products that were transforming American homes with the
era's emerging technologies. Reagan punctuated each spot with GE's
tag line at the time: "Progress is Our Most Important Product."
Today, GE employs more than 130,000 American workers.
Consistently lauded by outside sources such as BusinessWeek
and FORTUNE magazines for principles considered core to
President Reagan himself, GE has been ranked among the world's best
companies for leaders, as one of Fast Company's most
innovative, and as one of GI Jobs magazine's top military
friendly employers while consistently scoring well as one of the
best places to launch a career.
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute is a
non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the preservation
and promotion of the legacy of Ronald
Reagan and his timeless principles of individual liberty,
economic opportunity, global democracy, and national pride.
The Foundation also supports a scholarship program for graduates of
Ventura County, Calif., high
schools. More information about both programs is available at
www.reaganfoundation.org/scholarships.
Qualified candidates may apply online between October 16, 2017 and January 4, 2018. To be considered for this
award, candidates must complete the secure online application, in
its entirety, prior to the deadline. Semifinalists must be
nominated by a community leader, such as a high school principal,
elected official or nonprofit executive.
In addition to being recognized at an awards ceremony in summer
2018, recipients remain engaged with the Foundation during and
after college, and are supported with programming and other
resources.
For more information on application requirements and a link to
the application please visit: Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/gereaganscholarships
About The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and
Institute:
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and
Institute (RRPFI) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization
dedicated to the promotion of the legacy of Ronald Reagan and his timeless principles of
individual liberty, economic opportunity, global democracy, and
national pride. It sustains the Ronald Reagan Presidential
Library and Museum, the Ronald Reagan Institute, the Reagan Center
for Public Affairs, the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Presidential
Learning Center, The Air Force One Pavilion and the award-winning
Air Force One Discovery Center. Located in Simi Valley, California, the Library houses
over 55 million pages of Gubernatorial, Presidential and personal
papers and over 60,000 gifts and artifacts chronicling the lives of
Ronald and Nancy Reagan. It now also
serves as the final resting place of America's 40th President and
his first lady. www.reaganfoundation.org
About GE:
GE (NYSE: GE) is the world's Digital
Industrial Company, transforming industry with software-defined
machines and solutions that are connected, responsive and
predictive. GE is organized around a global exchange of knowledge,
the "GE Store," through which each business shares and accesses the
same technology, markets, structure and intellect. Each invention
further fuels innovation and application across our industrial
sectors. With people, services, technology and scale, GE delivers
better outcomes for customers by speaking the language of industry.
www.ge.com
Press Contacts
Melissa
Giller
Ronald Reagan Foundation
mgiller@reaganfoundation.org
805-522-2977
Izabela Teixeira
GE
teixeira@ge.com
646-682-5644
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