Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
$4,500
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
Rebecca was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and grew up in Stone Mountain, Georgia. At Parkview High School, she was the drum major, played the clarinet, and earned the John Philip Sousa award. She earned a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1994, where, as a sophomore, she was the school’s youngest female drum major. She earned a Dual MBA and Master of Engineering in Manufacturing from the Tauber Institute at the University of Michigan in 1999.
During her undergraduate studies, Rebecca worked at Motorola in Sunrise, FL where she earned US Patent 5442713 for cordless phone wind noise reduction. She also worked at Texaco in Houston, TX in Central Offshore Engineering.
Rebecca was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in 2010, then again in 2013 and 2016. During this time, Rebecca was a relentless advocate to friends and women everywhere for mammograms and preventive scans.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
The scholarship is worth $4,500.
Eligibility
- Only candidates who identify as a woman.
- Class: Freshmen
- Major: Any
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Multiple disciplines
Locations
United States
Nationality
American
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
Not specified