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San Diego  HOME SCHOLAR AWARDS DONORS TO MAKE A DONATION 2009 SCHOLAR RECOGNITION EVENT OUR HONORED SCIENTISTS 2010 SCIENTIST OF THE YEAR 2010-2011 CALENDAR OF EVENTS OUR SCHOLARS SPEAK OUT AN ARCS SCHOLAR'S JOURNEY SAN DIEGO CHAPTER HONORED READ OUR NEWSLETTER CHAPTER PROFILE ARCS SAN DIEGO ALUMNI 2009 CHECK PRESENTATIONS 2008 CHECK PRESENTATIONS WALLY SCHIRRA MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL |
WALLY SCHIRRA MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP The ARCS Foundation and NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) were both founded in 1958 in the aftermath of the launch of Sputnik. What better way to celebrate our 50th anniversaries than by honoring a true American hero and pioneer in space, Walter “Wally” M. Schirra, Jr.
Wally Schirra was one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts (America’s first effort to put men in space). In 1962, he became the fifth American to fly in space, and was the only astronaut to fly in all of America’s first three space programs (Mercury, Gemini, Apollo). After retiring from NASA and settling in San Diego, Wally was active in civic endeavors, including the ARCS Foundation. Donors will be endowing the future of science in America by investing in scholarships that will keep Wally’s memory and achievements alive forever. Our goal of $150,000 will generate earnings that will provide a $7,500 scholarship each year, in perpetuity, to fund science education at one of our recipient institutions. Wally encouraged San Diego to stretch itself, to reach further, to envision the future, just as the space program has done. We believe he would proudly endorse this fund to ensure the future of science in America. Mrs. Schirra, a former member of the ARCS San Diego Chapter, is pleased that the Chapter has established this memorial fund for him. Each year, the ARCS San Diego Chapter will select an American graduate science scholar to receive this prestigious award. ARCS scholarships are given to the best and brightest graduate scholars who are United States citizens and full-time science students with a 3.7 GPA or greater, doing research in the fields of science, engineering and medicine. A donation to the Schirra Endowment is a one-time gift and entirely separate from our annual scholarship fund efforts. If you would like to be part of this special tribute to an American hero, please send your check, payable to ARCS Foundation, Inc., to: ARCS Foundation, Inc./San Diego Chapter If you would prefer to make a credit card donation, please click on the "donate" button on the "charity badge" below, or contact us at:
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