2006 News

 

John J. McKetta Undergraduate Scholarship

2006 Recipient:
Judith A. Udeke, Louisiana State University

Sponsor:
The Dekker Foundation

Description:
Awarded to a chemical engineering undergraduate student (incoming junior or senior only), planning a career in the chemical engineering process industries (CPI.) Selection criteria includes:

1) Minimum 3.0/4.0 GPA; 2) Nominee must be in junior or senior year of a 4-year program in Chemical Engineering or equivalent for a 5-year co-op program; 3) Student must submit a maximum two-page essay outlining career goals in the chemical engineering process industries; 4) Although not required, it is preferred that the student is a member of AIChE; 5) It is preferred/strongly encouraged that the nominee show leadership or activity in either the school’s AIChE Student Chapter or other university sponsored campus activity; 6) Only students attending ABET accredited schools in the US, Canada, and Mexico are eligible; 7) Nomination must be accompanied by a minimum of two letters of recommendation (in English.) One nomination letter must be from the AIChE student chapter advisor. Another letter must be from either a departmental faculty member or a technical work supervisor (internship or REU supervisor). 8) Limited to one nomination per student chapter per year.

Deadline:
Deadline for nominations has been extended to May 25, 2007.  Print an MS-Word nomination form.  If you have additional questions, contact AIChE Awards Administrator, 3 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016; Ph./Fax: 212-591-7107/8882; Email: awards@aiche.org

Award:
A certificate and $5,000

Presentation:
The scholarship will be formally presented during the Student Awards Brunch at the Annual Student Conference.