Michigan Business Beat | Maura Rylander - Women in Defense Michigan Chapter Scholarships

Jeffrey Mosher welcomes Maura Rylander, Scholarship Director for Women in Defense Michigan. Statewide Defense Organization Awards College Scholarships to Five Michigan Women Women in Defense Michigan’s Horizon Scholarship has awarded over $150,000 to women pursuing careers in national security and defense since its 2009 inception Detroit, Mich. - Established in 2009, the Horizon College Scholarship was created in order to provide support for women pursuing careers related to the national security and defense interests of the United States, and to provide development opportunities to women already working in these fields. Corporate and individual donations as well as Women in Defense Michigan (WID) fundraising efforts provide the amounts each year to support the scholarship program. “National defense is a noble calling, yet is not always considered by young women across the United States,” said WID-MI Scholarship Director and project manager for Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) Fuel Cell Technology team, Maura Rylander. “In order to bolster young women entering the defense workforce, we provide them with mentorship, assist their educational development in S.T.E.M (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) related fields in order to encourage them to pursue a career in the defense industry.” WID Michigan’s annual golf outing is one of the primary sources for fundraising for both high school and college scholarships. The 2022 outing enabled WID Michigan to award the following five women with $11,000 in college scholarships : ● Alexandra (Ally) Stavros, The University of Michigan, Excellence in Leadership Recipient (top scoring applicant) ● Alexandra (Allie) Brayton, Kettering University ● Ashley Everett, Madonna University ● LeAnn Krzewski, Oakland University ● Claudia Pilarski, Oakland University “I am honored to be one of the recipients of the Horizon College Scholarship,” said former University of Michigan student, Alexandra (Ally) Stavros. “There are a number of young women entering the d