By AFRO Employees
Salihah Hurst, left, Moria Bowman, Hope Pag’an, Aryanna Wilson Pierce and Pleasure Pag’an have been the recipients of $1,000 scholarships conferred by the Black Engineer of the Yr Awards on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2023. (Courtesy Photographs)
A number of students woke as much as a shock on Christmas Day 2023, courtesy of the Black Engineer of the Yr Awards (BEYA), a STEM-promoting initiative led by Tyrone Taborn of Profession Communications Group.
A complete of 5 college students obtained $1,000 scholarships to proceed their training on the school or college of their alternative. Salihah Hurst, Moria Bowman, Hope Pag’an, Aryanna Wilson Pierce and Pleasure Pag’an have been all honored with the vacation scholarships.
Hurst might be utilizing her funds at Florida State College, the place she is at present a sophomore. Bowman could have assist persevering with her training at Santa Fe Faculty, the place she is in her first yr. Wilson Pierce will finance her matriculation at Spelman Faculty, the place she is a freshman. Pleasure and Hope Pag’an, each school freshmen, will use their $1,000 to additional their research at Harrisburg Neighborhood Faculty.
The BEYA is the brainchild of Profession Communications Group, an advocate for company variety. The annual awards acknowledges African-American scientists and engineers round america who’re shaping the way forward for science, expertise, engineering and arithmetic (STEM), in addition to selling variety and inclusion within the STEM pipeline and highlighting alternatives within the sector’s workforce.
