Jared Sheehan has been selected to receive the Patrick Underwood STEM Scholarship and will attend Washington State University next fall. The $2,500 scholarship will help financially assist Jared as he pursues a degree in mechanical engineering and a future career as an agricultural engineer. Jared is the son of Jason & Karen Sheehan and he is the oldest of 4 children.
Jared has grown up on a dairy farm his entire life that has given him a strong passion for agriculture and an eventual career. He has a passion for technology and has been involved in multiple classes in high school that dove into topics including auto shop, robotics, and computer science that allowed him to explore the possibilities around his interest and passions. Engineering also requires a good understanding of mathematics and Jared has excelled in all of his classes. He graduated among the top of his class with a 3.99 GPA.
In his scholarship application Jared wrote, "I have become enamored with the opportunities that engineering has to offer. I have taken multiple classes in high school that dove into topics including auto shop, robotics, and computer science that allowed me to explore these possibilities.
Congratulations to Jared on his success at Sunnyside High School and best wishes at Washington State University. A future Cougar but always a "GRIZZLY"!
About the Patrick Underwood STEM Scholarship:
Patrick Underwood was a 1993 graduate of Sunnyside High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Central Washington University in 1998 and a master’s degree in inorganic chemistry in 2001 from The Ohio State University. A lover of science and technology, Pat spent one year as a research chemist for BASF, before flourishing in his career at Honeywell in Spokane. He was employed there for 18 years, beginning as a process engineer in 2002, and worked to his most recent position as the senior research and development manager beginning in 2015, where he remained until his sudden death in March of 2021. The family is partnering with the Sunnyside High School Alumni Scholarship Fund to help recognize and support deserving SHS graduates pursue a career in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM).
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