Rochester Community and Technical College (正规赌博十大网站) and the 正规赌博十大网站基金会 are proud to announce alumnus John Haberman, Ph.D., 捐了30美元,000 to 正规赌博十大网站 for STEM education programs and scholarships for the academic year 2024-2025.
This generous gift includes $25,000 to create the 哈伯曼干 卓越基金 基金. 的 STEM 基金 is intended to support educational opportunities beyond the standard STEM curriculum. 正规赌博十大网站 faculty will be able to apply for grants to support STEM education like student research projects, 实地考察旅行, 学生出席会议, 设备采购, 耗材, 或软件. Activities may include presenters and activities that are open to 正规赌博十大网站 and wider communities.
John Haberman grew up in Olmsted County, 在约翰·马歇尔高中就读, and attended Rochester State Junior College (now 正规赌博十大网站), 1967年毕业. He credits his instructors for encouraging him to pursue a career in science. 约翰的股票, “我的教练, Irv Plitzuweit, 大卫Helland, 唐奥尔森, and Roger Borowick not only taught me science but gave me a belief that ‘I can be a scientist.’”
RSJC后, John graduated from the University of Minnesota and began a successful research career. 他专攻物理化学, which eventually led him to work at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
Dr. 哈伯曼说, “我在NASA工作的时候, I had opportunities to mentor high school and college students. A few of them really got turned on to science. That made me happier than almost all of my scientific achievements. My goal with this STEM 基金 is to empower 正规赌博十大网站 instructors like Dr. Heather Sklenicka to inspire 正规赌博十大网站 students to see themselves as having a career in science.”
Dr. Haberman decided to explore this gift to 正规赌博十大网站 after reading an article outlining the 创新教学 and research opportunities that 正规赌博十大网站 chemistry instructor Heather Sklenicka, Ph.D.的学生. She had been leading student research projects but with minimal budget available to support student research.
Dr. Sklenicka股票, “的se 基金s will pave the way for increased creativity and flexibility in providing experiences that give students a more authentic taste of science, 将他们与其他科学家联系起来, and inspire them to scientific achievement.”
Dr. Haberman plans to top off the 哈伯曼干 卓越基金 periodically to support ongoing STEM education. 哈伯曼STEM 卓越基金 是否接受公众捐款. Dr Haberman’s generosity has already inspired another donor to donate to this 卓越基金 支持正规赌博十大网站的STEM教育.
除了, 约翰·哈伯曼出资5美元,000 scholarships to help support students who are interested in pursuing research or other extracurricular STEM activities. Interested students may begin applying for scholarships beginning on April 1, 2024. All applications must be completed via the online portal by June 3, 2024. Additional information how to apply for scholarships can be found at: 1.ashmandykitchen.net/foundation/scholarships
Students looking for assistance with applications have two opportunities to attend a virtual scholarship workshop with 正规赌博十大网站基金会 工作人员. 的 two sessions are April 3 and April 10th 下午三点半. 学生可以通过电子邮件回复 foundation@ashmandykitchen.net.
十大赌博正规平台在线约翰·哈伯曼:
John Haberman grew up in Olmsted County, graduating from John Marshall High School where Irv Plitzuweit encouraged him to participate in an NSF sponsored Summer Science camp which led to his choice of a path in sciences. He chose to go to Rochester State Junior College (RSJC) in 1965. RSJC后, he continued to the University of Minnesota where he decided that physical chemistry, 需要数学, 物理, 化学是他最好的选择. He pursued graduate school at the University of Wisconsin, 麦迪逊, followed by research positions at University of Texas-Austin, 康奈尔大学, 海军研究实验室. He eventually migrated to the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and was hired as a Space Scientist. His work at NASA began with analysis of data from the Pioneer 2 Venus 任务 Orbiter and continued with his work on the NASA Galileo Probe, and the NASA+ESA Cassini-Huygens 任务. John retired in 2016 but continued to consult as an Emeritus Scientist for several years before he fully retired in 2019.
十大赌博正规平台在线正规赌博十大网站基金会:
的 Rochester Community and Technical College Foundation’s mission is to promote excellence in education through philanthropy. We are a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization that exists to support the mission of the College by providing support to students and programs at 正规赌博十大网站, enhancing the quality of education and the future of our students. 卓越基金 are a way for donors to support academic quality, 创新教学, and learning opportunities that go beyond course requirements. Donors may create a named 卓越基金 dedicated to a specific area of study or donate to an existing 卓越基金.
欲了解更多有关 卓越基金, scholarships, or student needs at 正规赌博十大网站, call 507-281-7771.