WICHITA, Kan., May 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Spirit
AeroSystems joined the Kansas
Board of Regents today to announce the inaugural class of Spirit
Scholars, recipients of more than $570,000 of scholarship support. Spirit
scholarships were awarded to students enrolling in engineering and
business programs at Wichita State
University, the University of
Kansas and Kansas State
University.
The recipients include:
Wichita State
University
Engineering:
Colton Brennan, Seaman High School, Topeka, KS
Isaac Carrillo, Bishop Carroll Catholic High School, Wichita, KS
Haley Kauffman, Haven High School,
Haven, KS
Jackson Lechner, Creighton Prep,
Omaha, NE
Nathan Lipinski, Bishop Carroll Catholic High School, Wichita, KS
Lilia Marquez, Wichita North High
School, Wichita, KS
Jacob Messenger, Kingman High School, Kingman, KS
Payton Morgan, Wichita East High
School, Wichita, KS
Carson Reimer, Newton High School, Newton, KS
Whitney Warner, Homeschool,
Wichita, KS
Business:
Matthew Sen,
Campus High School, Wichita,
KS
Brett Howie, Sunrise Christian
Academy, Kechi, KS
University of
Kansas
Engineering:
Ian McDonald, Washburn Rural High School,
Topeka, KS
Sydney Warren, Clearwater High School, Clearwater, KS
Business:
Brian Freeman,
Raymore-Peculiar High School, Peculiar,
MO
Kansas State
University
Engineering:
Anna Christianson, Olathe Northwest High School,
Lenexa, KS
Josiah Satzler, Riley County High
School, Manhattan, KS
Business:
Avery Bolar,
Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie
Village, KS
Each scholarship will provide $8,000 annually to cover tuition, fees, books and
supplies, and is renewable for up to four years.
"At Spirit AeroSystems, our work requires a ready, reliable and
trained workforce with high-tech skills," said Spirit AeroSystems
President & CEO, Larry Lawson.
"We are pleased to support these scholarship recipients and partner
with Kansas engineering and
business schools to help build a pipeline of future aerospace
employees."
Spirit will work with the Spirit Scholars throughout their
university experience, including a guaranteed Spirit internship
interview after the completion of their sophomore year. Spirit will
host students and their families at a welcome event later this
year.
"I'm proud to say, the University Engineering Initiative Act
remains on track to increase the number of undergraduate
engineering degrees awarded collectively by Wichita State, KU, and K-State to 1,365 graduates
annually by 2021," stated Regent Shane Bangerter, Chair of the
Kansas Board of Regents, who has
been overseeing this initiative in partnership with the Kansas
Department of Commerce. "But our long-term success will undoubtedly
rely on the involvement of industry partners such as Spirit
AeroSystems, if we are going to identify resources which can
support this ambitious goal. Today we want to again thank them for
this critical investment."
In all, Spirit is funding 18 scholarships across three
universities.
On the web: http://www.spiritaero.com/
On Twitter: @SpiritAero
About Spirit AeroSystems Inc.
Spirit AeroSystems
designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense
customers. With headquarters in Wichita,
Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the
U.S., U.K., France and
Malaysia. The
company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and
wing components for the world's premier
aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses
on affordable, innovative
composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers
around the globe. More information is available
at www.SpiritAero.com.
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