Northrop Grumman Names 24 Maryland Winners in 12th Annual Engineering Scholars Competition

“Northrop Grumman is pleased to once again sponsor this unique engineering scholarship competition, which draws outstanding applicants from throughout the state of Maryland,” said Gloria A. Flach, corporate vice president and president of the company’s Baltimore-based Electronic Systems sector. “It is our honor to provide opportunities for Maryland’s best-qualified math and science students to further their education as they pursue engineering-related careers.”

The Northrop Grumman Engineering Scholars program is aimed at supporting promising high school seniors who intend to pursue a career in an engineering-related field. Candidates must plan to attend an accredited college or university school of engineering as a full-time student in an approved engineering program. The funds can be used for tuition, books, room and board, and lab fees.

A committee of Northrop Grumman employees selected the Engineering Scholars winners. To be eligible, each scholarship applicant had to be a resident of Maryland and a graduating senior this spring from a public or accredited private high school in the state. Applicants also had to have a minimum composite SAT score of 1,700 or ACT score of 27 and a minimum GPA of 3.5. Recipients of any other Northrop Grumman-sponsored scholarship were not eligible. The committee also took into consideration work experience, community involvement and extracurricular activities.

Following are the names of the students from 23 Maryland counties and the city of Baltimore who each will be receiving merit-based scholarships of $10,000 – payable in four yearly $2,500 installments – during an awards reception and dinner hosted by Northrop Grumman at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel on June 18.

• Allegany County, Jacob M. Zembower, Fort Hill High School
• Anne Arundel County, Gregory Hare, South River High School
• Baltimore City, Stelios Mastoras, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
• Baltimore County, Brett Libowitz, Owings Mills High School
• Calvert County, Richard M. Dalrymple, Huntingtown High School
• Caroline County, Glenn J. Herb, North Caroline High School
• Carroll County, Zachary J. Rodriguez, Westminster High School
• Cecil County, Matthew C. Morris, Rising Sun High School
• Charles County, Thomas Lilly, North Point High School
• Dorchester County, Abigail L. Guillemart, Mardela High School
• Frederick County, Brian Raynor, Walkersville High School
• Garrett County, Joseph Burdock, Northern Garrett High School
• Harford County, Grace C. Macatee, North Harford High School
• Howard County, Eric J. Greenlee, River Hill High School
• Kent County, Andrew S. Oatley, Kent County High School
• Montgomery County, Nathan Schilling, Montgomery Blair High School
• Prince George’s County, Alexander T. Yu, Eleanor Roosevelt High School
• Queen Anne’s County, Zachary S. Groseclose, Queen Anne’s County High School
• Somerset County, Paige N. Stanley, Pocomoke High School
• St. Mary’s County, Matthew N. Mussomele, Great Mills High School
• Talbot County, Nathaniel Moore, Easton High School
• Washington County, Tyler Stine, Washington County Technical High School
• Wicomico County, Jordan T. Jones, Wicomico High School
• Worcester County, Daniel Beck, Stephen Decatur High School

One of the state’s largest private employers, Northrop Grumman is a significant financial and in-kind contributor to educational outreach programs aimed at encouraging young people to consider engineering and science-related career fields. The Electronic Systems sector supports multiple High School Involvement Partnership programs to excite student interest in science, technology, engineering and math. Northrop Grumman is also a major corporate sponsor of the Maryland Teacher of the Year competition.

Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems, cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and commercial customers worldwide.

SOURCE: Northrop Grumman