2009 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
[L-R]Arman Hovakemian (MSC 2009 President), Christine Donaldson,
Owen Cupp, Jared Cupp, Sergio L. Zaragoza, Nicholas Goldberg,
Brian Shafer and Ed Trovato, (Scholarship Chairman)
Jared Cupp received an Associate of Arts Degree from Fullerton College in 2008. Jared is currently pursuing a Bachelors of Science degree in Electrical Engineering at California State University, Fullerton where he has maintained a 3.4 Grade Point Average. Jared is a member of Tau Beta Pi, an Engineering Honor Society and is their Inter-Council Representative. He has been active in IEEE and other Societies and currently tutors in Mathematics at Cal State Fullerton. Jared has interned at Korsan Management Company and Seiko Epson Corporation. After his Bachelors Degree is completed, Jared intends to continue his education, pursue a Masters, and eventually attain a PhD. In his spare time, Jared Cupp is pursuing independent study projects in the fields of astronomy and alternative energy.
Christine Donaldson attends California State University, Dominguez Hills. She is pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Quality Assurance with the Metrology Option. Christine has maintained a 3.57 Grade Point Average at Dominguez Hills. Prior to attending Cal State, Dominguez Hills, Christine obtained an Associate of Arts degree in Quality Assurance Technology from Palomar College where she maintained a 4.0 Grade Point Average. Three years ago, Christine became an FAA Certified Repairman under CFR Title 14 Part 65 regulations which required her to successfully complete an 18 month training program and obtain final FAA approval. Christine is employed full time at an FAA Certified Repair Station where she has applied her education regularly and has advanced to be the Quality Assurance and Repair Development Manager in her current position. Christine is a single mother, working full time, and also a full time college student with the aspirations of not only receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Quality Assurance, but a Masters as well. She would eventually like to teach in this field.
Nicholas Goldberg attends California Polytechnic University, Pomona where he is pursuing a Bachelors of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Nicholas has maintained a 3.75 Grade Point Average. He is working as an Intern in the Products Engineering Department of the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Corona, California. Nicholas works with both laboratory technicians in the Measurement Science and Technology Laboratory as well with mechanical engineers who design and certify Navy and Marine Corps inspection gages. He has spent time working with measurement laboratory accreditation and recently has received training courses on the Mitutoyo Legex 1212B Coordinate Measurement Machine regularly used in the laboratory in Corona to verify dimensional accuracy. After graduation, Nicholas plans to work as a mechanical engineer at NSWC Corona designing gages for our Navy and Marine Corps Programs.
Brian Shafer attends California State University, Dominguez Hills, where he is pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Quality Assurance. He has a 3.74 Grade Point Average. He plans to go on for his Masters Degree. Brian completed all of the requirements for an Associate of Science degree in Professional Aeronautics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in December 2007 and received the “Dean’s List Award” for every semester he attended there. He currently works at LinQuest Corporation where he is an Operations Specialist supporting the Launch and Range Systems Wing Delta Launch Rocket Group at Los Angeles Air Force Base, Space and Missile Systems Command. Prior to this, Brian worked at Northrop Grumman Space Technology for 4 years providing technical support for integration and testing. Brian served in the United States Navy, rising to the position of a Lead Quality Inspector for a communications and navigation repair center. Brian is also a certified Six Sigma Black Belt.
Sergio Zaragoza is pursuing his Bachelors of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and he is minoring in both Materials/Manufacturing and Total Quality Management. Sergio has maintained a 3.9 Grade Point Average while at Cal Poly Pomona. Sergio has taken courses in Manufacturing Metrology, Measurement and Methods, Manufacturing System Processes, and Total Quality Control. He would like to continue his education and pursue a Masters Degree and PhD with a specialization in measurement assurance. After graduation, Sergio wants to begin working in industry in design and manufacturing of scientific measuring devices and instruments. Ultimately, Sergio would like to start his own design and production company that manufactures innovative devices and instruments that efficiently and effectively enhance the quality of parts in manufacturing.
2009 PAROSCIENTIFIC, INC. SCHOLARSHIP
Paroscientific, Inc. was founded in 1972 by Jerome M. Paros after he had spent a decade of research on digital force sensors. His application of this technology to the pressure instrumentation field resulted in the Digiquartz Pressure Instrumentation for which Paroscientific is known today.
In 2005, Jerry Paros provided a cash donation to the Measurement Science Conference to fund Scholarships to deserving students. The Paroscientific Scholarship Award requires that the recipient have high academic credentials, a sound work ethic, and career aspirations in a field related to measurement science.
Owen Cupp, the 2009 Paroscientific Scholoarship Award Winner, received his Bachelors of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering in 2007 from California State University, Fullerton graduating Summa Cum Laude. Owen has maintained a 3.94 Grade Point Average while pursuing his Masters of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from the same University where he has concentrated his studies on photonics and robotics. Owen Cupp is an EW Application Engineer for KOR Electronics in Cypress, California. Owen has collaborated extensively in guiding sensor and signal analysis methodologies with the Department of Homeland Security and the Environmental Protection Agency. Currently, Owen is on the steering committee of the IEEE Orange County Entrepreneurial Network and is active in several professional organizations
The Measurement Science Conference would like to congratulate each of these 2009 Scholarship Award Winners and wish them much success with their future.