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Roane State NASA scholars named for spring 2017

Posted at 4:10 am March 10, 2017
By Owen Driskill Leave a Comment

Four Roane State Community College students have received NASA scholarships worth $2,850 to support their pursuit of degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) fields.

NASA provided funding for the scholarships through a $499,689 grant it awarded to the Tennessee Community College Space Grant Consortium. Roane State, Cleveland State Community College, Columbia State Community College, Northeast State Community College, and Pellissippi State Community College are part of the consortium.

The recipients are Jose Coronilla of Philadelphia (pre-engineering), Gregory Eaton of Kingston (pre-engineering), Ronnie Lewis of LaFollette (mechatronics), and Horace Parrott of Jellico (mechatronics).

To learn more about STEM majors at Roane State, visit roanestate.edu/stem.

Filed Under: College, Education Tagged With: Gregory Eaton, Horace Parrott, Jose Coronilla, NASA, NASA scholars, NASA scholarships, Roane State, Roane State Community College, Ronnie Lewis, science technology engineering or math, STEM

Roane State NASA scholars named for fall 2016

Posted at 12:10 am October 2, 2016
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Four Roane State Community College students have received NASA scholarships worth up to $5,000 to support their pursuit of degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) fields.

NASA provided funding for the scholarships through a $499,689 grant it awarded to the Tennessee Community College Space Grant Consortium. Roane State, Cleveland State Community College, Columbia State Community College, Northeast State Community College, and Pellissippi State Community College are part of the consortium. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, Front Page News Tagged With: Cleveland State Community College, Columbia State Community College, Kassie Kibler, Kayley Hicks, NASA, NASA scholars, NASA scholarships, Nathan Landers, Nikolaos Tsiamis, Northeast State Community College, Pellissippi State Community College, Roane State, Roane State Community College, scholarships, science technology engineering, STEM, Tennessee Community College Space Grant Consortium

Roane State students awarded NASA scholarships; more available for summer, fall

Posted at 10:53 am May 10, 2015
By Roane State Community College Leave a Comment

Jeffrey Burks

Jeffrey Burks

Roane State Community College student Jeffrey Burks earned his GED six months before he started college. He’s on his way to a mechanical engineering degree.

A typical workday for Blake Stewart lasts 15 hours—job in the morning, classes at night.

Corey Stafford works to pay for school. Any help with costs, he said, is a relief.

Burks, Stewart, and Stafford are all receiving extra financial assistance with their college education. They are the first recipients of $1,250 NASA scholarships awarded to Roane State students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) fields. More NASA scholarships are available for summer semester and for fall semester. Students in STEM majors are encouraged to apply. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, Front Page News, Top Stories Tagged With: Aisin, Blake Stewart, Cleveland State Community College, Clinton Higher Education and Workforce Training Facility, Columbia State Community College, Corey Stafford, engineering, Jeffrey Burks, math, mechanical engineering, mechatronics, Michelle Love, NASA, NASA scholarships, Northeast State Community College, Pellissippi State Community College, pre-engineering, Roane State, Roane State Community College, robots, scholarships, science, STEM, STEM majors, technology, Tennessee Community College Space Grant Consortium, Tennessee Tech

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