TRC Foundation Awards Engineering Scholarship to Haines City senior

For Immediate Release
Date: 25 May 2006

Contact: Leatrice West, Public Relations Manager 863-419-8860 ext 123

Haines City, FL Hercules Robinson, an inspired student leader at Haines City High School, is the 2006 recipient of the TRC Foundation’s Engineering Scholarship. Ranked in the top 85% of his class, as well as a member of the National Honor Society and Black Leaders of Tomorrow, Mr. Robinson received this honor in recognition of his outstanding academic excellence and leadership skills.
Taking inspiration from his family, Hercules Robinson has been motivated to achieve some impressive academic feats. Combined with “an intense love of math,” he set the goal of completing every mathematics course offered at his high school. By the time his junior year was over, Mr. Robinson had accomplished his goal.
Hercules Robinson is the President of Upward Bound, a program affiliated with the University of South Florida where he was recently selected for freshmen admission. He has set the goal of obtaining a Master’s in Engineering by the age of 25. The TRC Foundation’s Scholarship provides $2,500 towards his education.
The TRC Foundation’s Engineering Scholarship is specifically aimed at helping college-driven youth who are in need of additional financial resources to attend selected colleges within the region. Recipients of the award must major in the field of engineering, be a resident of Polk County and have a minimum grade point average of 2.8.
January Dennison, president and CEO of Technology Research Consultants, Inc. and founder of TRC foundation stated, “With such a critical shortage of engineers, we are proud to partner with local schools and universities to fill the skills gap and sustain the workforce for our region, as well as our nation.” Headquartered in Haines City, Florida, the TRC Foundation annually commits $100,000 to scholarships, local non-profits and other community organizations.