ELLISVILLE \u2013Â鶹ֱ²¥ sophomore, Layne Loftin of Seminary was awarded a $1,000 tuition scholarship from the Southeast Area Chapter of the Mississippi Professional Engineering Society as part of National Engineering Week.\u00a0 He was elected by the MPES\u2019s scholarship committee. Several students applied for the scholarship from a nine-county area, according to Jason Coleman, MPES President. This year\u2019s scholarship recipient was chosen based on several parameters including, character, integrity, an essay, and application.<\/p>\n
Since 1995, the Southeast Chapter of MPES has distributed more than $37,000 in financial assistance to students pursuing their engineering degrees at a Mississippi IHL Accredited Colleges of Engineering.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel blessed to get this scholarship because it will help a lot,\u201d said Loftin.\u00a0 \u201cMy parents have always supported me, but I have tried to help keep costs down by applying for scholarships and working. The MPES Scholarship will definitely help me when I transfer to Mississippi State.\u201d<\/p>\n
Loftin is a resident assistant in the Â鶹ֱ²¥ dorms and active in the international honor society, Phi Theta Kappa and the Engineering Club. Additionally, he helps his dad at his business, Quarries End II in Hattiesburg.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy dad and I have built furniture for my mom to sell or help her refurbish old furniture, as well as work at his business making granite countertops, showers and sinks,\u201d said Loftin.<\/p>\n
Students receiving a scholarship from the MPES are required to be members of the college\u2019s Engineering Club and have a GPA ranging from 3.5 to 4.0.\u00a0 JC engineering club sponsor and physics instructor, Mary Boleware said the partnership with the MPES plays an important role in better preparing our engineering majors.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe appreciate area professionals mentoring our students and providing opportunities to continue their education through these scholarships,\u201d said Boleware.<\/p>\n
Loftin aspires to earn a degree in mechanical engineering at Mississippi State University.\u00a0 The annual meeting with MPES included about 50 college and high school students from the Pine Belt exposing them to job opportunities and academic advice. JC\u2019s engineering club co-hosted the event which includes presentations from the three Mississippi University\u2019s colleges of engineering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ELLISVILLE \u2013Â鶹ֱ²¥ sophomore, Layne Loftin of Seminary was awarded a $1,000 tuition scholarship from the Southeast Area Chapter of the Mississippi Professional Engineering Society as part of National Engineering Week.\u00a0 He was elected by the MPES\u2019s scholarship committee. Several students applied for the scholarship from a nine-county area, according to Jason Coleman, MPES President. … <\/p>\n