Tougaloo junior earns STEM scholarship

Economic experts agree that America needs to boost its tech-savvy workforce in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in order to maintain a competitive edge in today’s global business climate. One of the drawbacks to achieving that goal is the cost of higher education. The non-profit AFCEA Educational Foundation is helping bridge that gap by offering STEM-discipline scholarships. The foundation recently announced winners of its Intelligence and Afghanistan and Iraq War Veterans scholarships. Among those receiving the AFCEA Intelligence merit scholarship is Marcus I. Brumfield of Terry, Miss., a junior studying computer science at Tougaloo (Miss.) College. Among those receiving the AFCEA Afghanistan and Iraq War Veterans scholarships, co-sponsored by the AFCEA Educational Foundation and the AFCEA NOVA chapter, are Army CWO4 Kenneth G. Biddulph of Enterprise, Ala., a junior studying aeronautics at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla.; and Navy veteran Antonio R. Moore of Huntsville, Ala., a junior studying electrical engineering at the University of Alabama-Huntsville. Source: PRNewswire, Jan. 14, 2014.