John M. Williams Fellowship Endowment
Type
Scholarship / FellowshipYear Established
2007Purpose
Funds will be used for fellowships for graduate students within the Department of Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences studying Meteorology-related courses. (GF000112)Description
Recipients must be in good academic standing. Preference will be given to students who received their undergraduate degree from Florida Tech's Department of Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences. Preference will be given to renewing the fellowship to the same student. A committee of Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences faculty will select the best candidate(s) for the fellowship.
History
John Williams was born in St. Paul MN. He received his education from the Officer Candidate School. When he moved to Florida he became a member of the faculty board for the Hurricane Research. Hurricanes has always been an interesting topic for Williams. He co-wrote three different books on the hurricanes that Florida sees. Even though he passed away on February 21, 2007, his memory still lives on through his three children, grandchildren, and the mother of his children.
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.