Overview
Scholarship type
Merit and need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
$6,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
Ada was born in Sydney, Ohio and attended secondary schools there. She received her Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Ohio State University in 1950. Following graduation, she joined Bailey Meter Co as a project engineer. In 1955, she joined Bechtel as a power control systems engineer. In 1969, she received a Master’s in Business Administration from Golden Gate University in California. She became a registered Professional Engineer (PE).
SWE Ada joined SWE in 1954 as a charter member of the Cleveland Section and became a Senior Member in 1961. Ada had an active SWE “career” with the distinction of being a “three pin” president of SWE –the Past Presidents pin, a SWE Fellow pin and the SWE Achievement Award pin (1976). She was SWE President 1979-80, a tumultuous period as the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was being fiercely debated. Ada also received the Distinguished Service Award. Ada was elected to the SWE Board of Trustees in 1983. As Treasurer she led the Board from handwritten ledgers into the computer age.
Ada left a very large bequest for the scholarship endowment and the BOT was able to create six renewable scholarships from her gift.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
The scholarship is worth $6,000.
Eligibility
- U.S. citizenship required.
- Must be Sophomore, Junior, Senior or Graduate with any engineering major.
- Major: All Engineering
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Multiple disciplines
Locations
United States
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
Not specified