SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER OF ASHRAE 2007-2008 GOALS OF SCHOLARSHIP & GRANT PROGRAM ($ amount may vary per year) 2007 - 2008 Student Scholarships for Community College The candidates for these scholarships should be selected from students who are enrolled in a technical curriculum focused on refrigeration and/or air conditioning, with a serious goal of entering the field of HVAC&R Engineering after graduation. The scholarship awards vary from $500 to $1,000 each.   Read More 2007 - 2008 Student Scholarships for 4 Year Engineering College/University The candidates for these scholarships should be selected from students who are enrolled in an engineering or technical curriculum. They need to show an academic interest in refrigeration and/or air conditioning related courses, with a serious goal of entering the field of HVAC&R Engineering after graduation. The scholarship awards vary from $1,000 to $2,500 each. Awards for the J. Frank Park Scholarship vary from $3000 to $5000.00 each.   Read More JOHN TAMNEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Scholarships to be granted to graduating high school seniors that have been accepted into mechanical engineering or engineering technology programs at California colleges/universities and community colleges. Scholarship grants to be for books and supplies. Submit notice of acceptance and completed application. A letter of recommendation from the student’s teacher is required. The scholarship grants are to be limited to 8 per calendar year and will be available for fall enrollment. Interview will not be required. EDWARD SCHNIDT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Scholarship to be granted to enrolled Mechanical Engineering student who have a cumulative 3.5 GPA and have completed the equivalent of 4 semesters or 6 quarters of engineering. The amount of the scholarship will vary up to $3000 subject submitting required documents and an interview. An applicant has to show an interest in HVAC, financial need, smarts, and good communication skills. A letter of recommendation from the Dean or Professor is required. Scholarship granted to be limited to 1 per calendar year available for the fall enrollment. J. FRANK PARK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP - FOUR YEAR ENGINEERING COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY Scholarship to be granted to enrolled Mechanical Engineering student who have a cumulative 3.0 GPA and have completed the equivalent of 4 semesters or 6 quarters of engineering. The amount of the scholarship to vary up to $5000 subject submitting required documents and an interview. Applicants to prepare a short essay (two pages or less) on "Why mechanical engineering that pertains to heating, refrigeration, and air conditioning is or will be my chosen career." Applicants have to show an interest in HVAC, financial need, smarts, and good communication skills. Applicants will be interviewed. A letter of recommendation from the Dean or Professor is required. Scholarship granted to be limited to 1 per calendar year available for the fall enrollment. ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP - FOUR YEAR ENGINEERING COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY Scholarships to be granted to enrolled Mechanical Engineering students who have a cumulative 2.0 GPA and have completed the equivalent of 4 semesters or 6 quarters of mechanical engineering. The amount of the scholarships to vary up to $2000 subject submitting required documents and an interview. Applicants have to show an interest in HVAC, financial need, smarts and good communication skills. Applicants will be interviewed. A letter of recommendation from the Dean or Professor is required. Scholarship granted to be limited to 4 per calendar year available for the fall enrollment. HVAC VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL SCHOLARSHIP - COMMUNITY COLLEGE Scholarships to be granted to enrolled Mechanical Engineering students who have a cumulative 2.0 GPA and have completed the equivalent of 2 semesters or 3 quarters of HVAC vocational and technical programs. The amount of the scholarship to vary up to $750 subject submitting required documents and an interview. Applicants have to show an interest in HVAC, financial need, smarts and good communication skills. Applicants to attend an interview and supported by a letter of recommendation. The scholarships to be limited to 8 per calendar year available for the fall enrollment. HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP A Grants for up to two students and their teacher to conduct research on the campus of CSULB. Student and teacher to be selected by CSULB Engineering Fellowship programs chair from recommendation from the students’ high school science teacher. Research to be HVAC related. Research results to be presented at ASHRAE chapter meeting. The grant is limited to $3,000 per calendar year. STUDENT ATTENDENCE WINTER SOCIETY MEETING Grant for up to three students to participate in the student activities at the winter society meeting. Grant to cover the student’s for two nights of lodging and meals. Students are to be a member of a student branch of ASHRAE. The grant is to be limited to $600. Travel to be reimbursed by the Region. SCIENCE FAIRS A Prize for best display of thermal sciences $500. Program to be developed HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT PROJECT Grant for hands-on educational project that demonstrates the principals of thermal sciences. Project has to involve at least 6 students for at least one semester or quarter. The grant to be limited to $1000 to cover material cost of such project. Application due May 7, 2007. Funds will be available in the fall school year for the year submitted. Sample projects could be from Los Altos Academy of Engineering at Los Altos High School. 2007-08 Scholarship Committee Report for the Southern California Chapter Ishtiaq A Chisti, P.E. Another year and another league of outstanding young future engineers were honored by the Chapter to help them march into the elegant profession that keeps the whole world comfortable and productive. Clay Lampman and I are proud to have selected and awarded the Chapter's Scholarships for 2007-08 - arguably the most rewarding achievement of the Southern California Chapter. We interviewed students from five different schools this year to award the Chapter scholarships to a select few. The interviews were conducted in Cypress College, SCE's Irwindale office, and at the Chapter's meeting location in May. The total amount of Scholarships this year totaled $10,150, with an additional $3,000 awarded to the Center for Energy and Environmental Research and Services (CEERS). The CEERS program is an innovative fellowship led by Professor Hamid Rahai at California State University in Long Beach. The fellowship engages high school students and others to conduct research on the frontiers of science and engineering applications, including HVAC. The Chapter held a strategic meeting on February 26, 2008 in Glendale to discuss ways to make the Scholarship program more innovative and expansive. The vision of the meeting was to develop the program to the next level of performance. The ultimate goal is to reach a greater pool of prospective high caliber students and steer them into the HVAC profession as well as increase and consolidate the investment to fund the scholarships. We hope to implement some of the ideas that surfaced next year. The details of this year's scholarship recipients are shown below. 2007-2008 ASHRAE Southern California Scholarships Student College Amount Type of Award 1 Adam Thomas Cal Poly-Pomona $2,500 Four Year College (J. Frank Park) 2 Alvaro Olague CSUN $1,500 Four Year College 3 Adam Loeffler Cal Poly SLO $1,200 Four Year College 4 Joseph Solomon CSULB $1,200 Four Year College 5 Gerardo Limon CSUN $1,000 Four Year College 6 John R. Zita Cal Poly-Pomona $750 Four Year College 7 David Pearce CSULB $750 Four Year College 8 Donald Kezer Cypress $750 Community/Junior College 9 Hector Galvez Cypress $500 Community/Junior College Subtotal: $10,150 10 CEERS Program (Hamid Rahai, PhD) CSULB $3,000 Science Research for High School Students Grand total: $13,150