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For 13 Embry-Riddle students, their academic and professional goals are now closer than ever, thanks to being named recipients of a new Garmin scholarship at Embry-Riddle. The Garmin Scholarship is an investment in students pursuing degrees in Aviation Maintenance, Engineering and Human Factors at the university’s Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott, Arizona, campuses. “It is my hope that this scholarship program will help attract the best and brightest students to commit to a career in engineering,” said Dr. Min Kao. “I am honored to be able to assist such talented students in achieving their dreams.”
“Embry-Riddle greatly appreciates Garmin’s partnership on these
The Garmin Scholarship, established by the Kao Family Foundation, provides funding to high-achieving students. These scholarships are made possible through the generosity of Dr. Min Kao, co-founder and executive chairman of Garmin and president of the board for the Kao Family Foundation, which supports STEM education among its priorities. Dr. Kao earned his bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and developed the first GPS receiver certified by the FAA while at King Radio. He and co-founder Gary Burrell launched Garmin to integrate GPS into navigation devices for multiple markets from autos and aircraft to wearables.
transformative scholarships, which will help to significantly reduce educational costs for this diverse and talented group of students, so they may go on to careers in engineering and science fields that are in high demand,” said Embry-Riddle President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D. The inaugural Garmin Scholarship class includes five students from the College of Engineering: X Nichole Fajardo Orozco ( ’ 26), Aerospace Engineering X Seth Miller ( ’ 26), Aerospace Engineering X Osasumwen Omobude ( ’ 27), Aerospace Engineering X Aidan Phillips ( ’ 27), Aerospace Engineering X Sorayda Rios Perez ( ’ 27), Computer Engineering
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