Jacobs Scholarship Award recipient announced

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  • By Deidre Ortiz
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ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, TENN. --  The Jacobs Engineering Foundation awards up to 20 academic scholarships of up to $3,000 annually to qualified, eligible family members of Jacobs employees.

Mary Forde, daughter of ATA employee Bob and Janet Forde of Tullahoma, was recently announced as a recipient of one of the academic scholarships for 2014. She is a senior attending Tennessee Technological University, where she is majoring in biomolecular chemical engineering.

"We're extremely proud of Mary's academic achievements," said Bob.

Mary mentioned she was unsure of her career choice when starting college and tried out a few majors before settling on biomolecular chemical engineering, which she is enjoying.

"I would like to do research and development," she said. "I have a professor currently doing biomedical research, and learning from her about what she does, I've become really interested in it."

She expressed thanks to the Jacobs Engineering Foundation for its recognition and support of her academic studies.

"I'm honored and greatly appreciate ATA and the Jacobs Engineering Foundation selecting me as a scholarship recipient."

Once Mary finishes her bachelor's degree in the spring of 2016, she plans to continue her education by attending graduate school at TTU.

The Jacobs Engineering Foundation created the scholarship program in 2009 as a tribute to Dr. Joseph J. Jacobs - the founder of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. - for his commitment to higher education and his goal to make an education affordable to children.

The scholarship is made available to students majoring in any of the science and technology fields of study at an accredited four-year university worldwide.