March 21, 2003

Engineering Endowed Scholarship Dinner Held

Ed Vick, Laura Anne Vick, Kimberly Balsamello, Greg Lucier and Jason Havel

The Seventh Annual Engineering Endowed Scholarship Dinner was held March 21 at the Brownestone Hotel in Raleigh. Sponsored by the NC State Engineering Foundation, the event brings together student recipients of endowed scholarships and donors to celebrate academic achievement and private support. This year approximately 290 scholarship donors and recipients gather for the dinner.

“This is a very popular event for both the students and the donors,” said Benjamin H. Hughes, executive director of the NC State Engineering Foundation. “It gives the donors a chance to meet the beneficiaries of their gifts, and the students enjoy having an opportunity to thank the people who are helping them achieve their goals.”

Besides providing financial benefits, scholarships also offer alumni, friends and supporters a means to demonstrate their interest in NC State engineering students. These donors understand the impact scholarships have on continuing to build top-quality programs in engineering education.

Joshua Gentry, William Angelo, Justin Lawson and Julian Willoughby	Don Bitzer, John Daughtry and Maryann Bitzer	Deanna Silsby, Tempie Furr, Benny Furr and Jeffrey Spanner
Phyllis Futrell, Shane Underwood and Glenn Futrell	Andrew Kelly, Dr. Ray Murray, Matt Ipock and Brian Hehr	Alan Boyd, Joyce Williamson, Jacob Williamson and Bradley Rouse

(Note: all photos by Becky Kirkland, Communications Services. Order for all captions is left to right.)

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