Ergon-DTI Recognizes Six Incoming MSU Engineering Majors
June 2, 2004
STARKVILLE, Miss.–A top industrial and commercial computer corporation is awarding scholarships to six graduating high school students who plan to enroll as engineering majors at Mississippi State.
Ridgeland-based Ergon-Diversified Technology Inc. annually recognizes academically talented students for hard work and determination through endowed awards the company established in the university’s Bagley College of Engineering.
Ergon-DTI Scholarships vary in dollar value and are awarded to incoming MSU students. This year’s group is receiving awards up to $10,000 each over four years of study.
The scholars must have a minimum high school grade-point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) and a minimum American College Test composite score of 30 or a minimum combined Scholastic Aptitude Test score of 1,320.
Students honored for the 2004-05 academic year, by hometown, include:
CLEVELAND—Rachel Wheeler, an industrial engineering major and the daughter of Edward and Martha Wheeler.
GAUTIER—Christopher Harper, an electrical engineering major and the son of James and Cindy Harper.
JACKSON—Eric Tramel, a computer engineering major and the son of William and Catherine Tramel [ZIP: 39208].
MERIDIAN—Jeffrey Brantley, a computer engineering major and the son of Stephen and Tammy Brantley; and Jeffrey May, a chemical engineering major and the son of Bestor and Dora May.
RIDGELAND—Byron Tatum, a computer engineering major and the son of James and Nancy Tatum.
Diversified Technology Inc. has become a leader in the industrial and commercial computer industry since its founding in 1971.
A part of one of America’s largest private corporations, DTI has acquired a reputation for design and manufacturing quality and integrity. Primarily, it develops and fabricates products for communications, telephone, military, aerospace, and medical markets.