 (CHARLOTTE,
NC)--Goodrich
Corporation Foundation has
awarded Johnson C. Smith University $80,000 to support a new
scholars program.
The money will be awarded to Johnson
C. Smith University business administration majors or computer
science/engineering majors during the 2005-2006 fiscal year.
Students will receive a four-year scholarship and consideration
to complete one or more internships with the Goodrich
Corporation during the summer months.
“Our Foundation Board would like to assist with a program that
will provide scholarship assistance to certain students at your
University and provide Goodrich Corporation with potential
future employees,” said Goodrich Corporation Executive
Vice-President Terry Linnert.
Goodrich Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a leading global
supplier of systems and services to the aerospace and defense
industry. Goodrich technology is involved in making aircraft
fly, helping them land, and keeping them safe. With annual
revenues of over $4 billion, Goodrich is headquartered in
Charlotte and employs more than 20,000 people worldwide in over
100 facilities across 16 countries.
Johnson C. Smith University has been ranked twice by U.S. News
and World Report as one of the best comprehensive colleges in
the South. Founded in 1867 as Biddle Memorial Institute, the
university enrolls approximately 1,500 students and confers
bachelor’s degrees to hundreds of students each year in 32
different majors.
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