Scholarships Help Develop Regional Workforce
Aiken, SC (12/05/2019) — Recently, 26 University of South Carolina Aiken students received Workforce Opportunities in Regional Careers, also known as WORC, scholarships.
"The WORC scholarships continue to support future STEM professionals. This year's recipients are a group of outstanding future scientists and engineers," said Dr. Chad Leverette, interim dean of the USC Aiken College of Sciences and Engineering.
Recipients are majoring in environmental remediation and restoration, chemistry, industrial process engineering, applied mathematics, and applied computer science. Each student received up to $3,000 to help defray their tuition costs.
"I know our students are so thankful for this financial support," Leverette said.
The Department of Energy funds the WORC scholarships, which are offered through the Savannah River Site Community Reuse Organization. The program was established to strengthen the local workforce pool needed to support the DOE Environmental Management and National Nuclear Security Administration missions.
In addition to student scholarships, the WORC program sponsors USC Aiken undergraduate research and its annual Summer Scholars Institute.
"The continued funding of WORC shows a commitment from the Department of Energy to support workforce development in our region," according to Leverette.
Students who received WORC scholarships include:
- Joseph Taylor
- Jeffrey Lipford
- Samuel Boyd
- Alyssah Ridley
- Wei Zheng
- Drake Jones
- Sarah Shealy
- Laura Stabler-Tindal
- Paul Brison
- Ana Hebert
- Pressley Wilson
- Jeffrey Pires
- Thomas Burgess
- Hillary Polander
- Mary Ball
- Colette Sullivan
- Gabrielle Connor
- Mallorie Prandy
- Melanie Howe
- Cameron Bedenbaugh
- Savannah Lawson
- Daniel Nwachukwu
- Calvin Smith
- Caroline Dempsey
- Bradley Jones
- Daniel Willoner
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Recently, 26 University of South Carolina Aiken students received Workforce Opportunities in Regional Careers, also known as WORC, scholarships. Recipients are majoring in environmental remediation and restoration, chemistry, industrial process engineering, applied mathematics, and applied computer science. Each student received up to $3,000 to help defray their tuition costs.
