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Vulcan Scholarships, Inc. is a private, nonprofit Foundation fully
funded by Vulcan, Inc., which is headquartered in Foley, Alabama. Vulcan has awarded
74 scholarships since 1985, and currently has 12 Vulcan Scholars majoring in engineering colleges and universities across the nation.
The Foundation currently has 12 Vulcan
Scholars who are engineering majors at colleges and universities across the nation.
Mission
To influence qualified Foley, Gulf Shores and Robertsdale High School
students career paths by providing financial assistance in the pursuit of study in a
qualified engineering curriculum.
History
Vulcan Scholarships, Inc. was founded by Mr. Cater Lee in 1984 to
provide financial aid to Foley and Robertsdale High
School students who elected to pursue an engineering career. In 2001 Gulf
Shores High School students also became eligible for the scholarship
awards. The scholarship awards
seek to espouse his belief that . . ."No one makes it all alone, no one is successful without help from
someone, somewhere along the line". By providing
financial support to engineering students it is his wish that during the course of their
professional careers they might make a meaningful and lasting contribution to society.
2009 Vulcan Scholarship Recipients
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Left to right: Jim Stewart, Alex Pikul, Zach Wilson, Andrew Olsson, Tommy Lee
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Jim Stewart, Jr.
Vice President,
Vulcan Signs
Chairman, Vulcan Scholarships, Inc.
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Alex Pikul
Foley High School
Aerospace Engineering at Auburn University
Vulcan Scholar - $ 6,000
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Zach Wilson
Robertsdale High School
Mechanical Engineering at Auburn University
Cater Lee Distinguished Scholar Award
for Engineering Study - $ 8,400
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Andrew Olsson
Gulf Shores High School
Chemical Engineering at Auburn University
Vulcan Scholar - $ 6,000
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Tommy Lee
Vice President,
Vulcan Aluminum
Secretary-Treasurer, Vulcan Scholarships, Inc.
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