By Debbie Carroll, Public Affairs
The National Naval Officers' Association (NNOA) has honored long-time Naval Academy Professor Samuel P. Massie by establishing an educational endowment in his name. The endowment is designed to help women, minorities and people from economically disadvantaged backgrounds living in Anne Arundel County get a higher education in math, science, engineering and health related fields. Academy superintendent Rear Adm. Thomas C. Lynch made the special presentation to Professor Massie yesterday.
The Samuel P. Massie Educational Endowment consists of two scholarships - the Wesley A. Brown scholarship and the Marlene C. Browne scholarship which will be awarded each year in April. A total of $37,500 in scholarships for tuition, books and fees will be given to 11 full-time college students in math, science, engineering or health care majors.
The Wesley A. Brown scholarship honors retired Navy Lt. Cmdr. Wesley A. Brown, the first African-American Naval Academy graduate, Class of 1949. It provides an award of up to $5,000 each annually to four individuals who have been accepted into any four-year college or university in Maryland, and it is renewable up to four years.
The Marlene C. Browne scholarship honors Naval Academy Professor Browne who was the first African-American female faculty member. Also awarded annually, it provides up to $2,500 each to seven individuals who have been accepted into Anne Arundel Community College, and it is renewable for a second year.
For more information about these scholarships, contact the Annapolis mayor's office on community relations and substance abuse prevention, high school guidance counselors and area churches who minister to at-risk youth; or write to the National Naval Officers' Association, Annapolis Chapter, Attention Lt. Cmdr. Ava-Marie Howard, P.O. Box 4193, Annapolis, MD 21403.