(LEFT – RIGHT): Pictured above presenting the check for the grant to Dr. Larry McDaniel, who wrote the grant, are Aileen Yates, senior analyst, Supply Chain Material Management, Aerojet Rocketdyne; Carla Bossard, senior specialist, General Business Development, Aerojet Rocketdyne; Dr. McDaniel, chair of the Department of Management, Marketing and Logistics, College of Business and Public Affairs; Mariah Williams, AAMU co-op student at Aerojet Rocketdyne, who is majoring in logistics supply chain management; and Emily Aker, specialist, human resources generalist.
The Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation, a Gold Sponsor of the 2018 Black Tie Gala, awarded a grant to support a scholarship for science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) student pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.
Dr. McDaniel said the ideal recipient for the scholarship is a student with a career interest that links STEM and business. All applicants must submit a short essay describing how they plan to utilize their STEM and MBA degrees in their careers
