Goodrich Foundation Awards Grant to Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation for Innovative Engineering Course
January 26 2010 - 9:05AM
PR Newswire (US)
-- $25,000 grant encourages minority students to study engineering
and science for future work in aerospace industry CHARLOTTE, N.C.,
Jan. 26, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Goodrich Foundation has
awarded the Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation in Phoenix,
Ariz. a $25,000 grant to fund a new course at South Mountain
Community College (SMCC) designed to encourage women and minority
students to study science, math, technology and engineering. SMCC
is a federally-designated Minority Serving Institution where over
half of the student population comes from traditionally underserved
ethnic groups. The grant will cover items such as student tuition,
supplies, equipment and instructor fees. The innovative course
includes hands-on student design projects, such as a balloon
launch, as well as traditional structured classroom and lab work.
Students will apply their newly learned skills toward completing a
challenging design project before the semester ends. Tom Mepham,
President of Goodrich Interiors which is headquartered in Phoenix,
said, "As a major aerospace and defense system supplier, we are
keenly aware of the need for today's college students to study
math, science and engineering. This grant will be used to develop
local engineering and technical talent for high tech aerospace
jobs, and Goodrich is proud to have a role in the creation of this
important new program." Goodrich Foundation is the charitable arm
of Goodrich Corporation (NYSE: GR). The Foundation provides support
to selected charitable and educational institutions in Goodrich's
United States headquarters and plant communities. Goodrich
Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a global supplier of systems
and services to aerospace, defense and homeland security markets.
With one of the most strategically diversified portfolios of
products in the industry, Goodrich serves a global customer base
with significant worldwide manufacturing and service facilities.
For more information, visit http://www.goodrich.com/. The Maricopa
Community Colleges Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit
organization designated by the Maricopa County Community College
District to receive and manage gifts on behalf of its ten colleges,
two skill centers and multiple satellite centers. The Foundation
actively seeks contributions from a variety of public and private
sources including individuals, corporations and other foundations.
It acts as a trustee for donations to assure that gifts are
distributed in the manner specified by the donor. South Mountain
Community College in Phoenix, Arizona serves more than 10,000
students each year, offering a wide range of associate degrees,
certificates and transfer programs. With extended campuses in
Ahwatukee Foothills, Guadalupe and Laveen, SMCC offers several
ideal locations to take advantage of opportunities in academic
programs, continuing education, and general interest classes. South
Mountain Community College, this year celebrating its 30th
anniversary, is one of the ten Maricopa Community Colleges.
Goodrich Corporation operates through its divisions and as a parent
company for its subsidiaries, one or more of which may be referred
to as "Goodrich Corporation" in this press release. DATASOURCE:
Goodrich Corporation CONTACT: Paul Gifford, Investor Relations,
+1-704-423-5517; Laura Neel, +1-707-816-8917 (M) or Laurie Tardif,
+1-704-423-7048, +1-704-264-7338 (M); Rob Price, South Mountain
Community College, +1-602-243-8030 Web Site:
http://www.goodrich.com/
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