Giving Impact Stories
Vanessa Blas
- Engineering Visionary Scholarship Recipient
Systems Engineering, 2023
Receiving this scholarship inspires me to pay it forward. In the future I hope to create a non-profit organization and help bring advancing technologies to low-income community schools.
Ryan Lake
- Engineering Visionary Scholarship Recipient
Civil Engineering, 2022
I really appreciate my scholarship support because it gives me the opportunity and motivation to work harder on how transportation systems can be reimagined in the future. My dream job is to work on transportation projects and have the opportunity to use sustainable and green infrastructure at every point possible.
Adam Zuiker
- Engineering Visionary Scholarship Recipient
Mechanical Engineering, 2024
Not only did [the scholarship] allow me to attend one of the nation's top engineering programs for significantly less than other schools, but it made me feel like Grainger Engineering really wanted me and everything I could offer.
Amanda Loutris
- Engineering Visionary Scholarship Recipient
Materials Science and Engineering, 2022
I wanted to become an engineer to help develop solutions to our climate crisis. I chose materials science so that I can be at the forefront of research pertaining to advanced energy technology such as hybrid and organic solar cells.
David Opperman Study Abroad Scholarship
The David Opperman Study Abroad Scholarship was established by David’s son, Mark, in memory of his father in order to provide students with what is often a life-changing experience living and studying abroad. “A scholarship to support study abroad seemed like the best means to make an ongoing impact on students’ lives in a way that would honor my father’s work”, related Mark.
Robin De Lara
- Engineering Visionary Scholarship Recipient
Grainger Engineer, 2022
I wanted to become an engineer simply because I wanted to help the world. Engineers are the ultimate agents of help through science and technology and I thought this was the coolest thing ever.
Savannah Goodman
- Engineering Visionary Scholarship Alumna
Grainger Engineer, 2014
My scholarship helped fund my international travel to Uganda, which incited my passion for global energy access and has led me to pursue a career focused on distributed energy resources and microgrids.
Dana Yun
- Engineering Visionary Scholarship Recipient
Grainger Engineer, 2022
Having my tuition partially taken care of has been a great relief from the stress we have been living in. With all the stresses my family has been dealing with, this is one area that we don't have to worry about.
Jeremy Quinteros
- Engineering Visionary Scholarship Recipient
Grainger Engineer, 2022
I am a first-generation college student in my family, and I greatly appreciate the support I’ve been given to accomplish my goals.