FIRST Staff Scholarship Awarded to ASME Student Member (8/13/03)

NEW YORK — Emily J. Catalano, a resident of Wilmington, Del. and graduating senior from Ursuline Academy, received the ASME FIRST Staff Scholarship yesterday. She is the first recipient of the FIRST Staff Scholarship.

Emily J. Catalano

The scholarship, made possible through the contributions of ASME staff, recognizes a high school senior whose FIRST experience has inspired them to pursue a career in mechanical engineering.

FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is a multinational robotics competition, founded in 1992, to inspire an appreciation of science and technology among young people.

Catalano, the first from the all-girls' high school to participate in the competition, was presented with the $2,000 award yesterday at a ceremony held at ASME International headquarters in New York City. She will attend Villanova University, as a mechanical engineering major, in the fall.

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