This fall, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will have its first-ever Endowed Distinguished Professorship, a gift from Raisbeck Engineering and its foundation.
The Distinguished Professorship, located on Embry-Riddle’s Arizona campus, is named The Raisbeck Engineering Design/Build/Test Endowed Distinguished Chair, and will emphasize the critical hands-on aspects of engineering applications for junior and senior students at the university. It is endowed by a $1 million gift.
In a parallel move, Embry-Riddle Prescott has established the Raisbeck Aviation High School/Embry-Riddle Prescott Scholarship , a full-tuition, four-year scholarship available yearly to a student at Seattle’s Raisbeck Aviation High School who meets specific academic criteria and financial need. The total scholarship fund is based on current tuition valued at $30,000 per year per recipient for 10 years.
James Raisbeck, Founder and CEO of Raisbeck Engineering, commented “It is very gratifying to see the fruits of our labors over the years allow for these and other allied programs in education. These are the young and motivated students who will graduate and apply their advanced education to keeping the United States at the forefront of aviation and aerospace technology worldwide.”
Raisbeck Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Raisbeck Aviation High School have enjoyed a long-standing relationship, with STEM education being the primary goal. Each year, Raisbeck Legacy Scholarships, a fund already in place at the high school, sends 10 or more students to engineering Summer Camps at the Embry-Riddle Prescott campus. Many of the students who attend ultimately apply for entry into ERAU engineering programs. Raisbeck Engineering also offers internship opportunities for Embry-Riddle students at the company’s headquarters in Seattle, Washington.