ASSE Foundation memorial scholarships honor 9/11 victims
To honor the memory of those who lost their lives in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., and to support students studying occupational safety and health, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation announced the recipients of the ‘America Responds Memorial Scholarship’ and the ‘Harry Taback 9/11 Memorial Scholarship.’
On September 14, 2001, the ASSE Foundation set up the ‘America Responds Memorial Scholarship’ to award a $1,000 scholarship each year to an undergraduate student pursuing a degree in occupational safety and health or a closely related field. The ASSE New York City Chapter alone donated $10,000 to this fund, which also received donations from members, non-members, chapters and corporations from around the world. The Foundation recently announced that the 2012 recipient of the ‘America Responds Memorial Scholarship’ is Charles Frey who is studying Fire Protection & Safety Technology at Oklahoma State University.