2024 STEM Scholarship Luncheon
Proud Parents
Three of our gifted students with their parents
2024 Scholarship Recipients
Parents at our 2024 Scholarship Luncheon.
2024 Scholarship Recipients
Three of our gifted students with their parents
2024 Scholarship Recipients
Hispanic student scholarship award ceremony at
Nova Southeastern University.
Three of our gifted students with their parents
Three of our gifted students with their parents
Three of our gifted students with their parents
Elizabeth Insuasti - Media Technology, Yajaira Cren - Neuroscience, and Angelina Pozo Marinho - Computer Annimation and Technology with their pararents.
Desiree Grant
Mary Ellen and Matthew Tsien
Three of our gifted students with their parents
Our main speaker for the 2024 Hispanic STEM Awards Luncheon was Desiree Grant.
Mary Ellen and Matthew Tsien
Mary Ellen and Matthew Tsien
Mary Ellen and Matthew Tsien
Mary Ellen Brinker and Matthew Tsien begin awarding the 2024 STEM Scholarship.
Saul Restrepo
Mary Ellen and Matthew Tsien
Mary Ellen and Matthew Tsien
Saul Restrepo an Accounting & Finance major with his father and Mary Ellen Brinker.
Elena Vazquez
Miloph Decius
Miloph Decius
Elena Vazquez, a University of Georgia Mechanical Engineering major with her parents.
Miloph Decius
Miloph Decius
Miloph Decius
Miloph Decius will major in Biology at the Florida Atlantic University. He plans to be a pediatrician.
Gabriela James
Miloph Decius
Gabriela James
Gabriela James receives a STEAM Scholarship to study Neuroscience at the Carnegie Mellon Institute.
Kailynn Harmon
Kailynn Harmon
Gabriela James
Kailynn Harmon receives a STEM Scholarship to study Environmental Engineering at the University of Florida.
Devin Legiste
Kailynn Harmon
Devin Legiste
Devin Legiste receives a STEM Scholarship to study Cyber Security at Florida Atlantic University.
Zoey Katz
Kailynn Harmon
Devin Legiste
Zoey Katz's uncle attended to pick up her STEM Scholarship to study Computer Science ate University of Maryland.
2023 STEM Scholarship Luncheon
Students & Parents
Speakers and Board Members with Students
Speakers and Board Members with Students
Proud parents at our 2023 Hispanic STEM Awards Luncheon.
Speakers and Board Members with Students
Speakers and Board Members with Students
Speakers and Board Members with Students
Our 2023 Hispanic student scholarship recipients at the Hispanic Stem Luncheon - NOVA Southeastern University.
Scholarship Certificate Ceremony
Speakers and Board Members with Students
Scholarship Certificate Ceremony
Angelina Pozo Marinho receives her STEM Scholarship for Computer Animation Technology.
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Scholarship Certificate Ceremony
Marcus Palas receives his STEM Scholarship with his parents from Mary Ellen Brinker for Civil Engineering.
Matthew Tsien
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Matthew Tsien of Brinker Education Initiative for Hispanics in STEM, addresses our 2023 students scholarship honorees and their parents.
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mary Ellen Brinker and Belinda Gonzalez-Leon awarding Fabio Ibanez his STEM Scholarship in Mechanical Engineering.
About Our Operating Engineers
L-R: Dan Sperberg, VP and Training Director of Wisconsin Union Local 139, Athena Big Mountain , Representative for the Brinker Education Initiative in Science & Technology, Mary Ellen Brinker, Founder and CEO of BEI., Terry McGowan, Union President/Business Manager. BEI is working with Union#139 to award scholarships to outstanding students to complete their technical training at Fox Valley Technical School.
Fox Valley Technical College
The Technical College where the students are taking their classes.
Hands on Training Facility
The facility is located on 200 acres
Indoor Training Center
Indoor facility where the students have hands on technical training learning how to operate and program heavy equipment.
See our Operating Engineers
Jose Sanchez
Samantha Cikanek
Samantha Cikanek
Scholarship Recipient
2020
Samantha Cikanek
Samantha Cikanek
Samantha Cikanek
Scholarship Recipient
2019 and 2020
Jorge Lopez
Shannon Buhler
Shannon Buhler
Scholarship Recipient 2019
Jorge has completed his technical training, as is now an apprentice.
Shannon Buhler
Shannon Buhler
Shannon Buhler
Scholarship Recipient 2020