Empowering Students to Find Their Passion Through Technology Learning
The first mission of the Red River Charitable Foundation was to promote STEM education to middle and high school students in our local community. We want students to understand the exciting, vastly creative, unlimited potential and enormous career opportunities that an IT education can provide. We support this mission by giving monetary donations to students who apply for the RRCF scholarship who are off to college in an IT related field. The students are awarded at our annual charity golf event every July that they proudly attend with their families. The best part is we usually surprise them with a an unexpected laptop at the event generously donated by one of our partners!
Think SMART
Get hands-on with IT. Are you a high school student that’s interested in IT and enjoys hands-on learning? Red River’s Think SMART program incorporates real-world learning in a professional work environment. Students will gain Skills, Mentorship, Access, Readiness and Technology through hands-on IT troubleshooting, interviewing and business skills with the support of the Red River IT team and by learning from one another. This collaborative program focuses on more than just break/fix IT skills and lays the foundation for students to be successful in a professional work environment.
Scholarship Program
RRCF and its Scholarship Program were designed to promote technology knowledge, education, and interest among area students. Red River is pleased and committed to support area students. This scholarship is awarded to seniors who intend to major in Computer Science or other Information Technology course of study. Such majors include but are not limited to Animation, Biomedical Engineering, Game Design & Development, Bioinformatics, Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, and Graphics & Web Design. RRCF has awarded numerous scholarships to area students since 2008. Students must have demonstrated qualities of good citizenship and character and must submit a separate essay on a given topic surrounding technology. We rate each submission by the creativity and overall quality of the essay, extent of the student’s financial need, their involvement with extracurricular activities, and whether their grades reflect they are a conscientious student.
Scholarship Recipients Through The Years
Stevens High School
Karsten Kleyensteuber – Dartmouth College, Mechanical Engineering
Sunapee High School
Blaise O’Mara – University of New Hampshire, Electrical Engineering
Windsor High School
Christina Gregory – Oregon State University, Environmental Sciences
Ryland Richardson – Norwich University, Mechanical Engineering
Fall Mountain Regional High School
Sarah Putnam – University of Massachusetts Lowell, Mechanical Engineering
Lebanon High School
Aditi Jogdand – University of Connecticut, Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience
Windsor High School
Vincent Moeykens – Attending the University of Vermont for Computer Science
Homeschooled
Matthias Page – Attending the University of New Hampshire for Ocean Engineering
Fall Mountain Regional High School
Amber Beliveau – Attending Worcester Polytechnic Institute for Mechanical Engineering
Hartford High School
Brianna Aubrey – Attending Dartmouth College for Neuroscience
Stevens High School
Elyse Scott – Attending Clarkson University for Environmental Engineering
Lebanon High School
Elizabeth Jones – Attending Colorado State University for Biomedical & Chemical Biological Engineering
Hartford High School
Conor Joyce – University of Vermont, Major: Biomedical Engineering
Lebanon High School
Rachel Barden – Clarkson University, Major: Engineering and Management
Graham Chickering – Amherst College, Major: Computer Science
Newport High School
Jacob Merritt – Clarkson University, Major: Engineering and Management
Stevens High School
Timothy Berry – Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Major: Chemical Engineering
Stephen Bosonac – Rochester Institute of Technology, Major: Electrical Engineering
Hartford High School
Hunter Brooks – Norwich University, Major: Computer Security and Information Assurance
Paige Kehoe – Wheaton College, Major: Neuroscience
Fall Mountain Regional High School
Paul Beliveau – University of Massachusetts Lowell, Major: Mechanical Engineering and Robotics
Macane Dunbar – Rochester Institute of Technology, Major: Computer Science
Stevens High School
Ryan Shattuck – Plymouth State University, Major: Computer Science
Windsor High School
Nicholas Kapuscinkski – Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Major: Mechanical Engineering
Newport High School
Anthony DiPadova – Dartmouth College, Major: Computer Science
Fall Mountain Regional High School
Rachel Putnam – Lyndon State College, Major: Graphic Design
Thomas Pilvelait – Harvard, Major: Computer Science and Physics
Stevens High School
Erin Truesdell – Drexel University, Major: Game Art and Production
Erica Pritchett – Suffolk University, Major: Graphic Design
Windsor High School
Emma Saucier – Vermont Technical College, Major: Mechanical Engineering
Stevens High School
Zachary Bunnell – University of Rochester, Major: Engineering
Cassondra Dale – Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Major: Electrical Engineering
Kai Kleyensteuber – UNH, Major: Electrical Engineering
Fall Mountain Regional High School
Sonja Hansson – Union College, Major: Bioengineering
Windsor High School
Ethan Hill – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Major: Math/Aerospace
Newport High School
Hannah Merrow – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Major: Bioinformatics
Fall Mountain Regional High School
Eric Parrott – Plymouth State University, Major: Computer Science
Stevens High School
Cylan Gosselin – Norwich University, Major: Engineering Management
Michael Saben – New Hampshire Technical Institute, Major: Animation & Graphic Game Programming
Romario Bailey – The University of Vermont, Major: Undeclared (Engineering or IT)
Dallas Wolfe – The Art Institute of California, LA, Major: Audio Production
Fall Mountain Regional High School
Konstantinos (Kostas) Georgiadis – WPI, Major: Aerospace Engineering
Joshua Makinen – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Major: Computer Science
Stevens High School
Justan Parker – Wentworth Institute of Technology, Major: Civil Engineering
Catherine Gessner – Keene State College, Major: Film Production
Adam Miller – Norwich University, Major: Engineering Management
Fall Mountain Regional High School
Timothy Bujnevicie – Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Major: Computer Science
Stevens High School
Sarah Frazier – Wentworth Institute of Technology, Major: Biomedical Engineering
Craig Woodbury – Rochester Institute of Technology, Major: Game Development & Design
Stevens High School
Travis Blain – River Valley Community College, Major: Computer Technology
Stevens High School
Colby Santaw – Clarkson University, Major: Computer Engineering
Richard Kanto – Savannah School of Art & Design, Major: Animation
Stevens High School
Ryan Cameron – Plymouth State University, Major: Computer Science
Daniel Decina – River Valley Community College, Major: Computer Science
Positively Transforming Communities Hero Award
2019 Grace Choi
2018 Bethie Coverdale
Technology Rocks: Other STEM Programs We’ve Supported
- The Boston Bruins Foundation STEM Partnership
- Burlington, VT Code Academy
- Carnegie Mellon STEM Scholarships for Sacramento, CA area students
- Claremont MakerSpace
- Cisco Networking Academy
- Keene State College Course and Scholarship Program
- Montshire Museum
- NHPBS STEM Knowledge Network Nights
- Rogue Robots of 4H
- Colby Sawyer Mock Interviews
- Girls Technology Day
- High School IT Work Study Program
- New England College Mock Interviews
- NOVA
- TechWoman Ambassadors Week
- River Valley Community College Discovery Day
- University of New Hampshire Senior Capstone Project
- Young Woman in Engineering
- River Valley Community College Kid’s in Technology
- Upper Valley Business & Education Partnership Job Shadow Day