PHILADELPHIA CHAPTER CHAPTER - Sep 01, 2015 |
Veteran Receives Chapter Scholarship |
Michael Ivey, a junior majoring in electrical engineering at the University of Delaware, received a $2,500 Afghanistan and Iraq War Veterans Scholarship from the AFCEA Educational Foundation in September. Ivey, who repaired Lockheed C-130 aircraft during his stint in Afghanistan, works part time at Delta Engineering in New Castle, Delaware. He plans a career in aviation or the biomedical field after graduation. Chapter President Joe Portale, chief technologist for Mobility Solutions at Lockheed Martin, presented Ivey with the award, including a check and a certificate, at the university's Patrick T. Harker Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Laboratory. |
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Chapter President Joe Portale (r) presents University of Delaware junior Michael Ivey, an electrical engineering major and an Afghanistan War veteran, AFCEA's Afghanistan and Iraq War Veteran Scholarship for $2,500 in September. |