2018 Issue

26 JACOB BROWN Chemical Engineering University of Utah BAE System’s Ben Van De Graaff Scholarship Jake has had a long-standing goal to become an entrepre- neur. He received numerous awards in entrepreneurship in high school and college. He is Phi Beta Lambda. His service to the community has included organizing a 5K for charity and STEM outreach to local schools. Jake is conversant in Spanish. Instructors rate Jacob as a top student whose example helps other students to learn better. “It is rare to come across a student as gifted as Jake.” Jacob Brown works as a software test engineer. Randy Tymofichuk presents the BAE System’s Ben Van De Graaff Scholarship to Jacob Brown “This BAE Systems-sponsored scholarship is award- ed in honor of the late Ben Van De Graaff, the son of Wayne and Vickie Van De Graaff. Ben was a BAE Sys- tems intern who was eight weeks away from earning his Mechanical Engineering degree when he passed two weeks ago. He overcame great odds in surviving and recovering from neurological injuries suffered in a car accident fourteen years ago. His unconquerable determination, love of sport and learning, passionate nature, deep loyalty, and infinite compassion were a blessing to his family and friends, and to our BAE Systems Team for the short time we knew him.” LANDON CROWTHER Chemical Engineering University of Utah ACEC Scholarship When Landon was in the 6th grade, his very successful sci- ence project involved weighing the discarded lunches of his fellow classmates to demonstrate food waste. Later in his academic career, he joined an international research proj- ect to use biogenic wastes as an alternate energy source. Landon is the University of Utah Interfraternity Council President. He has a black belt in Tea Kwon Do and worked at a martial arts school. He swims and plays gym games with mentally or physically handicapped children and is a top-selling Amazon author and illustrator of 3 comic books. David Cline presents scholarship to Landon Crowther