April 6, 2015 — Seattle, Wash. — This Fall semester, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will have its first-ever Endowed Distinguished Professorship, a gift from Raisbeck Engineering and its foundation. The Distinguished Professorship, located on Embry-Riddle's Arizona campus, is named The Raisbeck Engineering Design/Build/Test Endowed Distinguished Chair, and will emphasize the critical hands-on aspects of engineering applications for Junior and Senior students at the University. It is endowed by a $1 Million gift. Frank Ayers, Chancellor at Embry-Riddle's Prescott campus, said of the newly endowed chair, "The Raisbeck Endowed Engineering Chair will reside in Embry Riddle's new Science and Technology (STEM) Center, located at the Prescott Arizona Campus, and will supervise the project based efforts of our Engineering students in the Raisbeck Aero Design studio. This synergy of effort will ensure Embry-Riddle Aerospace Engineers are the best prepared to create the innovative designs of the future".
In a parallel move, Embry-Riddle Prescott has established the Raisbeck Aviation High School/Embry-Riddle Prescott Scholarship , a full-tuition, 4-year scholarship available yearly to a student at Seattle's Raisbeck Aviation High School who meets specific academic criteria and financial need. The total scholarship fund is based on current tuition valued at $30,000 per year per recipient for 10 years. Bruce Kelly, the High School's Principal and CEO, was thrilled to announce the new scholarship's availability for this year's June graduating class, and added "This Legacy Scholarship further strengthens our wonderful and long-term partnership with ERAU. Dr. James Raisbeck and Dr. Frank Ayers deserve gold stars for their commitment to turn a full-tuition scholarship into reality. The RAHS-ERAU Prescott scholarship is the largest financial award available to our students, and affirms our vision to prepare the next generation for the high-demand careers within the aviation/aerospace industry."
James Raisbeck, Founder and CEO of Raisbeck Engineering, commented "It is very gratifying to see the fruits of our labors over the years allow for these and other allied programs in education. These are the young and motivated students who will graduate and apply their advanced education to keeping the United States at the forefront of aviation and aerospace technology worldwide."
Raisbeck Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Raisbeck Aviation High School have enjoyed a long-standing relationship, with STEM education being the primary goal. Each year, Raisbeck Legacy Scholarships, a fund already in place at the high school, sends 10 or more students to engineering Summer Camps at the Embry-Riddle Prescott campus. Many of the students who attend ultimately apply for entry into ERAU engineering programs. Raisbeck Engineering also offers internship opportunities for Embry-Riddle students at the company's headquarters in Seattle, Washington.
About Embry-Riddle
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world’s largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, is a nonprofit, independent institution offering more than 75 baccalaureate, master’s and Ph.D. degree programs in its colleges of Arts & Sciences, Aviation, Business, Engineering and Security & Intelligence. Embry-Riddle educates students at residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Prescott, Ariz., through the Worldwide Campus with more than 150 locations in the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, and through online programs. The university is a major research center, seeking solutions to real-world problems in partnership with the aerospace industry, other universities and government agencies. For more information, visit www.embryriddle.edu.
About Raisbeck Engineering
Raisbeck Engineering continues in the tradition of its founder, dedicated to the improvement in performance and productivity of business and commercial aircraft through the infusion of advanced technology into in-service and new production aircraft. For more information about Raisbeck Engineering and our products, please visit www.raisbeck.com.
