Lufkin Memorial Fund Aiding Women in Mechanical Engineering

During this past academic year, the Richard H. Lufkin Memorial Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee (Lufkin Memorial Fund) awarded Wentworth two grants that supported students majoring in Mechanical Engineering. These grants provide students who are typically under-represented in the major with financial assistance that will directly help them pursue their undergraduate studies and graduate from Wentworth with an engineering degree.

In September 2020, the foundation awarded the university a $100,000 grant that provided scholarships for 20 female mechanical engineering majors. On reflecting how this scholarship impacted her, one student

shared, “It means the world to me that there are people who want to see students succeed just as much as the student themselves. It gives me renewed strength, knowing I am not the only one who cares to see my academic career soar.”

And, in June 2021, Wentworth received a second $100,000 grant from the Lufkin Memorial Fund for additional scholarship support for females and other students typically underrepresented in Mechanical Engineering. Scholarships from this second grant will be awarded to 20 students during the 2021–2022 academic year.