Huntington Ingalls Industries, throughout its Ingalls Shipbuilding division, has awarded $70,500 in grants to 19 school districts and organizations in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. The grants will be used by the districts for various science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) projects.
“ These STEM grants provide school districts with resources that math and science teachers can use to get students excited about solving hard problems ,” said Irwin F. Edenzon, president, Ingalls Shipbuilding . “ Keeping up with and exploiting technology advancements, especially in shipbuilding, continues to be a critical part of how we meet our customer’s needs. It will be even more important in the future. The next generation of shipbuilders will need the technical and engineering skills that help us build affordable, great ships. Ingalls Shipbuilding is proud to support programs that get and keep students engaged in STEM studies. ”
The school districts and organizations were presented checks at Ingalls Shipbuilding, and representatives from the various schools also were given a shipyard tour.
“ We greatly appreciate the continued support of Ingalls Shipbuilding and its generous support of the Pascagoula School District ,” said Wayne Rodolfich, superintendent, Pascagoula School District . “ Because of this grant, students will be exposed to science, math and technology through our WeatherBug program, which goes hand-in-hand with the STEM precepts of developing a future workforce and encouraging students to excel .”
The 2012 STEM grants include:
Mississippi
Alabama
Louisiana
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) designs , builds and maintains nuclear and non-nuclear ships for the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard and provides after-market services for military ships around the globe. For more than a century, HII has built more ships in more ship classes than any other U.S. naval shipbuilder. Employing nearly 38,000 in Virginia, Mississippi, Louisiana and California, its primary business divisions are Newport News Shipbuilding and Ingalls Shipbuilding.
[mappress] Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, January 29, 2012; Image: huntingtoningalls