Congratulations
to Gabriella Smith, Gold Award Recipient from Girl Scouts of Eastern
Massachusetts and Kaitlyn Kanis, Gold Award Recipient from Girl Scouts of
Northern Indiana-Michiana, for winning the inaugural Alcoa Chuck McLane
Scholarship! In June, Girl Scouts of the USA partnered with the Alcoa Foundation to
present the inauguralAlcoa Chuck McLane Scholarship available to
Gold Award recipients who completed projects in STEM.
The
scholarship honors Chuck McLane, a retired Alcoa Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer. McLane, a GSUSA Board member, championed this program
in support of young women pursuing a STEM education. Concluding a 40-year career
with Alcoa and Reynolds Metals Company, Alcoa and Alcoa Foundation share
McLane's commitment to inspire girls, women, and other under-represented groups
on the journey to STEM-related careers.
Through
2017, Alcoa Foundation will
provide $10,000 scholarships to two girls a year. In addition to financial
support, an Alcoa employee will mentor the scholarship recipient during her
freshman year of college.
Gabriella
Smith earned her Gold Award with her project on Haggett's Pond in Andover,
Mass. Her project focused on mapping Haggett's Pond's many trails, constructing
a kiosk to house the park and pond map and providing a website so visitors can
access the map on their smartphones and share photos.
Kaitlyn
Kanis earned her Gold Award with her project focused on Churubusco Community
Park in Churubusco, Ind. Her project focused on building 12 bat houses in the
park to create an environmentally friendly solution to the millions of
mosquitoes in Churubusco Park.
Stay tuned for
instructions on how to apply for the 2014 Alcoa Chuck McLane
Scholarship!