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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Raytheon becomes first national corporate donor to local engineering academy

Santa Barbara School Districts' Superintendent Brian Sarvis, principal Mark Swanitz, Raytheon's Chief Engineer Scott Fitzgerald, Academy Foundation Lars Bildensten, Raytheon's Goleta General Manager Mike Prout, teacher Amir Abo-Shaeer, and Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy students accepting Raytheon's $175,000 donation to the Academy

Raytheon Goleta General Manager Mike Prout and Chief Engineer Scott Fitzgerald will visit the Dos Pueblos High School Engineering Academy at 11a.m. on Monday, February 15, 2010 to tour the Academy and meet with students who are working on a robot being built for the upcoming FIRST competition. During a short program in the school cafeteria, Mr. Prout and Mr. Fitzgerald will formally present a $175,000 donation to the Academy.

Raytheon Company has pledged $175,000, payable over five years to the Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy Foundation (DPEA) towards its capital fundraising campaign. The DPEA Foundation is raising money for the construction of a new engineering facility to house the growing number of students who want to enroll in the engineering program. As the first corporate sponsor for the project, Raytheon’s donation underscores its unswerving commitment to the DPEA and central coast communities and the education of its students. Raytheon’s donation brings the total amount committed to the capital campaign to $2,054,530.

Dos Pueblos High School principal Mark Swanitz, teacher Amir Abo-Shaeer, Raytheon's Chief Engineer Scott Fitzgerald, Goleta General Manager Mike Prout, Director of Program Operations Hung Tran, and Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy students

Raytheon will be recognized for its support of the program by naming the electrical engineering classroom the “Raytheon Electrical Engineering Laboratory.”

This donation is an opportunity to recognize both Dos Pueblos High School’s Engineering Academy and Raytheon for their innovation in promoting superior math and science educational programs for young students.

Dos Pueblos High School is located at 7266 Alameda Avenue, Goleta, CA 93117.

Raytheon's Goleta General Manager Mike Prout and Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy students