Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
One
Grant
$3,750
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
Lydia I Pickup was born in Fort Dix, New Jersey while her father was in the Army, but she claimed West Virginia as her early home. She graduated from Parkersburg, West Virginia high school in 1939. In 1942, following the US entry into World War II, she enlisted in the US Navy and went to the first WAVE boot camp in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She went to Link Trainer instructor school in Atlanta and served as an instructor in Jacksonville, Florida. After the war, using the GI Bill, she attended the University of Wisconsin majoring in Electrical Engineering but was called back into the service just before completing the degree.
In 1947, she joined the Naval Reserve and after the start of Korean War, she was posted to Seattle. When released in 1953, she remained in Seattle and went to work for Boeing Airplane Company. Lydia had a 30-year career with Boeing with her primary focus on change management and configuration control. She worked on many planes and related systems from the B-52 to SRAM missiles and various phases of the Saturn program’s use for manned missions to the moon. She was transferred for various times in the 60’s to New Orleans, Louisiana and Huntsville, Alabama. She retired from the Navy as a Chief Petty Officer in 1964.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
The scholarship is worth $3,750.
Eligibility
- Must be a graduate female student.
- Must be studying Engineering related disciplines.
- You must be planning to attend full time (exceptions are made for reentry and non-traditional applicants).
- You must not be fully funded for tuition, fees, and books or equivalent.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Multiple disciplines
Locations
United States
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
Not specified