$19,500 Awarded to Community College Students

Concord, NH... The Community Colleges of New Hampshire Foundation has awarded $19,500 in PSNH/NASA Space Grant Scholarships for fall 2009. The scholarship program is made possible through a partnership between NASA, the National Aeronautic Space Agency and PSNH, Public Service of New Hampshire, the State’s largest electric utility.

The $1,500 scholarships are available to students who are attending one of the seven Community College System of New Hampshire colleges and are pursuing studies of earth or space including the sciences, mathematics, math or science teacher education, and engineering. The following students received scholarships:

From Great Bay Community College in Portsmouth:
Colleen McCarthy of Kensington, NH (Biotechnology);

From Lakes Region Community College Campus in Laconia:
Rachel Williams of Dover, NH (Energy Services);

From River Valley Community College Campus in Claremont:
Britney Graham of Sunapee, NH (Aerospace Engineering);

From NHTI, Concord’s Community College:
R. Lee Baker of Concord, NH (Mathematics Education), Brian Beauman of Andover, NH (Science Education), Natalie Cate of Londonderry, NH (Mathematics Education), Kathleen Chartier of Nashua, NH (Mathematics Education), Joanne Goupil of Manchester, NH (Mathematics Education), Chelsea Huckins of Northfield, NH (Mathematics Education), Jaelle Johnson of Northfield, NH (Mathematics Education), Melissa List of Bow, NH (Mathematics Education), Catherine Kilday of Canterbury, NH (Science Education), Kim Putman of Chichester, NH (Mathematics Education).

NASA and PSNH have partnered with the Foundation for the past nine years to support the Community Colleges, enabling over 280 scholarships to be awarded to students state-wide.

The Community Colleges of New Hampshire Foundation was incorporated in February 2000 as a 501(c)(3) corporation. The Foundation is overseen by a 20 person Board of Directors. The Foundation’s mission is to support the Community College System of New Hampshire by making higher education more accessible.