UMaine Engineering Students Awarded Dearborn Scholarships
Contact: Vicky Blanchette (207) 581-2204; Tom Weber (207) 581-3777
ORONO — The Dearborn Foundation, established to promote the development of inventors and entrepreneurs for the future, recently awarded scholarships to eight students in the University of Maine College of Engineering.
Electrical engineering students David Chamberlaine, Michael Clearly and Fred Schwaner, as well as Andrew Farrington in electrical engineering technology and mechanical engineering major Mark Liimakka, will each receive a $5,000 scholarship for the coming school year, with adjustments made according to scholastic performance.
Zach Belding and Kyle Jensen, who are studying mechanical engineering technology, and electrical engineering student Nathan Broyer are 2007 scholarship winners who will receive continuing awards this year.
“As an engineer and inventor who has employed and trained many people throughout the years, I have found that interest is more important than any other ability,” says Howard K. Dearborn, the founder of Dearborn Precision Tubular Products, Inc., of Fryeburg who established the non-profit foundation in 1993. “Aptitude alone without interest is not enough to ensure success and personal fulfillment.”
The competitive scholarships for education, research or experimentation are available to qualifying U.S. citizens who are attending or have been accepted at either UMaine, Bucknell University, Cornell University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Tufts University, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, the University of New Hampshire or the University of Vermont.