CIC sponsors AFCEA International STEM scholarship awards

The ArkLaTex Chapter of AFCEA International awarded STEM scholarships to 13 area high school seniors, and grants to four teachers May 4, 2022 at the LSU Shreveport Cyber Collaboratory.

Cyber Innovation Center was one of the sponsors for this year’s event and presented two students with $2,000 each. 

CIC Vice President Kevin Nolten presented Luke Crittell, of Caddo Magnet High School, with the Cyber Innovation Center Platinum Partner Scholarship.

Collaborative Environment Director Jeff Beene presented Liam Denehan, of Airline High School, the Cyber Innovation Center Platinum Partner Scholarship.

The AFCEA Scholarship and Honorees are:

·      $2,000 - BOEING DIAMOND PARTNER SCHOLARSHIP

o   Aidan Bonar – Benton High School

·      $2,000 - BOEING 100 years of Innovation SCHOLARSHIP

o   Grant Bowling – Ruston High School

·      $2,000 - NORTHROP GRUMMAN DIAMOND PARTNER SCHOLARSHIP

o   Declan Chmielewski – Loyola College Prep

·      $2,000 - NORTHROP GRUMMAN SPIRIT OF INNOVATION SCHOLARSHIP

o   Charlotte Cole – Loyola College Prep

·      $2,000 – PRAESES GOLD PARTNER SCHOLARSHIP

o   Hanna Elliott – Beckville High School

·      $2,000 – BARKSDALE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION GOLD PARTNER SCHOLARSHIP

o   Patrick Haynes – Loyola College Prep

·      $2,000 – INGALLS INFORMATION SECURITY GOLD PARTNER SCHOLARSHIP

o   Connor Heard – Minden High School

·      $2,000 – THE PICKETT FAMILY WOMEN IN STEM SCHOLARSHIP

o   Leslie Johnson – Loyola College Prep

·      $2,000 – RADIANCE TECHNOLOGIES GOLD PARTNER SCHOLARSHIP

o   Abigail Lucas – Airline High School

·      $2,000 – COL. PAMELA BRUNER & COL. (RET.) SCOTT SOLOMON FRIENDS OF AFCEA SCHOLARSHIP

o   Isabella Mainiero– Caddo Magnet High School

·      $2,000 – SMSGT (RET.) BARBARA & MSGT (RET.) TROY SCHLEBEN FRIENDS OF AFCEA SCHOLARSHIP

o   Christine Meister – Airline High School

·      $2,000 – LT COLONEL DICK COLE DOOLITTLE RAIDERS SCHOLARSHIP – DR. JOSEPH JONES

o   Evan McConnell – Benton High School

·      $2,000 – FRED MOFFITT TUSKEGEE AIRMAN SCHOLARSHIP – DR. JOSEPH JONES

o   Gavin Murray – Benton High School

2022 AFCEA STEM Teaching Tool Grant Honorees:

·      $2,000 - BOEING DIAMOND PARTNER STEM TEACHING TOOL GRANT

o   Marissa Marrero – Sun City Elementary School

·      $2,000 – NORTHROP GRUMMAN LEAD THE WAY STEM TEACHING TOOL GRANT

o   Douglas McLane – Arkansas High School

·      $1,000 – LOCKHEED MARTIN STEM TEACHING TOOL GRANT

o   Del Johnson – Loyola College Prep

·      $1,000 – LT. GEN. ROBERT ELDER FRIENDS OF AFCEA STEM TEACHING TOOL GRANT

o   Kayla Myers – Bossier Educational Service Center

You can view the live event on the KTBS news site here: https://www.ktbs.com/news/rick-rowe/arklatex-made/arklatex-made-cyber-scholarships/article_53253e6c-cb87-11ec-b816-d7ade0bebae5.html?fbclid=IwAR0JQhpfh8zrNlUclZ3mIaAjGjg6AMHL6RHs-q5bs8c0mpqC7Vu5YOFn24o

More photos are available at the ArkLaTex Chapter of AFCEA International Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/AFCEAArkLaTex