Northrop Grumman Corporation today announced the 24 statewide winners of its seventh annual Engineering Scholars program, which will provide a total of $240,000 in college scholarships this fall to high school seniors across Maryland interested in studying engineering.

"Northrop Grumman is pleased to sponsor this unique engineering scholarship competition, which is intended to motivate some of Maryland's best and brightest students -- with a background and interest in math and science -- to pursue engineering-related careers," said James F. Pitts, corporate vice president and president of the company's Baltimore-based Electronic Systems sector. "We continue to be impressed with the outstanding qualifications of all of the applicants from throughout the state, which made the selection process quite difficult for our scholarship review committee."

The scholarship program is aimed at supporting promising high school seniors who intend to pursue a career in an engineering-related field. Candidates must plan to attend an accredited college or university as a full-time student in an approved engineering curriculum. The funds can be used for tuition, books, lodging and meals.

A committee of Northrop Grumman employees selected the Engineering Scholars winners. To be eligible, each scholarship applicant had to be a resident of Maryland and a graduating senior this spring from a public or accredited private high school in the state. Applicants also had to meet minimum SAT/ACT and GPA requirements.

Following are the names of the students from 23 Maryland counties and the city of Baltimore who will each be receiving merit-based scholarships of $10,000 during an awards reception and dinner hosted by Northrop Grumman at the National Electronics Museum in Linthicum, Md., on June 5:

 * Allegany County, Danielle A. Class, Allegany High School;
 * Anne Arundel County, Peter A. Koffler, Severna Park High School;
 * Baltimore City, Erin J. Wilson, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute;
 * Baltimore County, Nathan C. Villagary-Carski, Hereford High School;
 * Calvert County, Charles P. Vasko, Huntingtown High School;
 * Caroline County, Connor D. McLemore, Colonel Richardson High
   School;
 * Carroll County, Allison P. Del Giorno, Liberty High School;
 * Cecil County, Brittany A. Nordmark, The Tome School;
 * Charles County, Nikki L. Sanford, Maurice J. McDonough High School;
 * Dorchester County, Adrienne S. Cornish, Cambridge-South Dorchester
   High School;
 * Frederick County, Marvin H. Gee, Tuscacora High School;
 * Garrett County, Emily D. Lipscomb, Southern Garrett High School;
 * Harford County, Stephen A. Albert, Aberdeen High School;
 * Howard County, Kevin D. Schmid, Centennial High School;
 * Kent County, Matthew K. Hash, Kent County High School;
 * Montgomery County, Christopher P. Bodine, Montgomery Blair High
   School;
 * Prince George's County, Garrett J. Wenger, Bishop McNamara High
   School;
 * Queen Anne's County, Katherine M. Hammer, Queen Anne's County High
   School;
 * Somerset County, Amanda G. Barrett, Holly Grove Christian School;
 * St. Mary's County, Adrienne Brunger, Home School;
 * Talbot County, Lawrence D. Hill, Easton High School;
 * Washington County, James E. McClanathan, Smithsburg High School;
 * Wicomico County, Ashley L. Benson, James M. Bennett High School;
 * Worcester County, Ross D. Roessler, Worcester Preparatory School

Northrop Grumman, one of the state's largest private employers, is a significant financial and in-kind contributor to educational outreach programs aimed at encouraging young people throughout Maryland to consider engineering and science-related career fields. The company's Electronic Systems sector sponsors the Discover"E" program in Maryland, a grassroots effort by volunteer engineers at the company to excite student interest in engineering, math and science. Northrop Grumman also sponsors WORTHY, a mentoring and scholarship program for high school students in Baltimore, and the company is also a major sponsor of the Maryland Teacher of the Year competition.

Further information about the Northrop Grumman Engineering Scholars program is available via the Internet at: http://www.es.northropgrumman.com/engscholars/