Kenneth P. Revay Class of 2018 Scholarship

Type

Scholarship / Fellowship

Year Established

2002

Purpose

Scholarships for undergraduate students enrolled in a Mechanical Engineering program within the College of Engineering. (GF000066)

Description

Recipients must be full-time undergraduate student enrolled or planning to enroll in the College of Engineering and who is pursuing studies in Mechanical Engineering. Scholarships shall be awarded based on need and merit. Preference is given to renewing the scholarship to the same student in successive semesters until graduation.

History

Kenneth Revay, an Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist graduated from the Florida Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1982. During his time in college, he was part of several societies and groups, including serving as the chairman of the Florida Tech Student Chapter American Society of Mechanical Engineers, project director at Mini-Baja All-Terrain Vehicle, and student representative to Canaveral Section ASME. Additionally, since he started as an Air Commerce major, he was able to obtain his FAA Private Pilots License in his first year.

After graduating, he worked for Rockwell International as a member of the technical staff for a year. Then, for several years, he held managerial positions and participated in special projects at Lockheed Martin Space Operations and United Space Alliance.

Since 2013, he has been a Member of the Board of Trustees (Volunteer) at the Florida Institute of Technology. He holds NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors) Leadership and Governance Fellowships, and an NACD Master Class.

If you would like to contribute to this fund, please go to Panther Fund and use the "other" designation to identify that you wish to give to this named endowment fund.