The UC Davis College of Engineering presented its annual Student Scholar Awards during a recognition ceremony at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 in the AGR Room of the campus' Alumni and Visitor Center. The ceremony featured 70 awards worth a combined total of $218,000. Specific awards have been sponsored by corporations that include Boeing, Bushnell Outdoor Products, Chevron, Micron, Phillips 66, Texas Instruments and Union Pacific. College of Engineering students applied for the various awards via an online application that required short answers to questions designed to spur creativity and reveal details about applicant interests. Sample questions included "Cite your favorite UC Davis course, and why" and "Describe yourself in a tweet." Applications then were reviewed, and winners selected, by faculty within each College of Engineering department. The Scholar Awards are an excellent opportunity for students to demonstrate enthusiasm for their engineering fields of choice, while obtaining some extra money to help support their education. The corporate donors benefit as well, since it allows them to establish relationships with top College of Engineering undergraduates. More info: engineering.ucdavis.edu/corporate-relations/ Video produced by Paige Bierma, www.paigebierma.com/PaigeBierma/Home.html

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