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Veteran engineer supports College through scholarship donations
Filed under: Central Campus, News, North Campus, South Campus, Students
Some of the San Jacinto College Engineering Design Graphics students who received the Dr. Bill Brookshire scholarships include, from left (front row): Robert Gosnell, Stacy Wright, Diep Ta, and Homero Hinojosa. Shown with the students are (back row): San Jacinto College EDG instructors Mike Fox, and Mike Varnell; Dr. Bill Brookshire, chairman of S&B Engineering; and Susan Arscott, San Jacinto College vice president of resource development.
Veteran chemical engineer and successful businessman Dr. Bill Brookshire recently donated $100,000 to the San Jacinto College (SJC) Foundation to endow five $1,000 annual scholarships for qualifying students majoring in the field of drafting, commonly called Engineering Design Graphics (EDG).
Prior to the recent donation, Brookshire contributed $20,000 to the SJC Foundation over the past two years to fund scholarships for EDG students at the College.
Brookshire chose San Jacinto College to receive his scholarship donations for two main reasons — he attended a community college, and because of the lengthy and positive working relationship between the College and S&B Engineering (the company he co-founded in 1967).
“We have numerous employees who graduated from San Jacinto College, and they are good employees,” Brookshire commented. “We want to continue to work with the College so they can tailor their curriculum and continue to produce graduates who are ready to hit the ground running.” S&B Engineering, based in Houston, provides a complete range of project services for petrochemical, refining, and chemical companies around the world.
To qualify for a Dr. Brookshire scholarship, an applicant must be a full-time San Jacinto College student who is majoring in EDG, and one who maintains a 3.25 minimum overall grade point average. Scholarship recipients are determined by a faculty committee based on financial needs, commitment, and other factors.
“We are very thankful to Dr. Brookshire for his generosity in donating this scholarship funding,” remarked Mike Fox, who chairs the scholarship committee and teaches EDG at the Central campus. “We are also very fortunate that S&B Engineering has hired so many of our graduates, who have become valuable employees. I think it speaks highly of S&B Engineering, as well as our program. It’s a win-win for the company, and for the College.”
San Jacinto College offers a wide range of EDG course options and degree plans at all three campuses.
The San Jacinto College Foundation, a nonprofit organization, is dedicated to enhancing the level of student achievement and excellence at San Jacinto College. The purpose of the Foundation is to receive gifts, bequests, and donations, and to raise private funds to benefit the people of East Harris County. Donations to the Foundation are tax deductible to the extent allowable by law. For more information or to make a donation, please visit www.sanjacfoundation.org, or call 281-998-6104.
San Jacinto College serves more than 27,000 students in over 140 degrees and certificates in university transfer and technical programs. The College also serves the community through workforce training. Students come to San Jacinto College with various goals and aspirations and we are committed to their success. San Jacinto College. Your Goals. Your College.
For more information about San Jacinto College, please call 281-998-6150 or visit www.sanjac.edu.
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