Women in Defense awards HORIZONS scholarships.

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The National Defense Industrial Association's Women in Defense affiliate awarded HORIZONS scholarships this fall to a Ph.D. candidate and two undergraduates.

The purpose of the scholarship is to encourage women to pursue careers related to U.S. national security and defense and to provide development opportunities to women already working in these fields. Since 1990, 104 HORIZONS scholarships totaling more than $119,000 have been awarded.

"Seeing so many candidates pursuing studies in STEM-related fields--science, technology, engineering, and mathematics--was gratifying," said Brenda McKinney, Women In Defense HORIZONS Scholarship chair.

Two of the awards this year represented the largest scholarships granted by the organization.

This year's winners included Jessica Hulings, a Pennsylvania State University undergraduate in mechanical engineering. Hulings served as an intern at BAE Systems in Michigan. She co-authored a paper that was accepted by the NDIA Michigan Chapter Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering and Technology Symposium. She also...