Last week, the ACE Mentor Program of Talbot County held its 7th annual Scholarship and Awards Breakfast. We have been pleased to host the fund for this affiliate of a national organization which was founded by local resident Charlie Thornton. MSCF also made a significant grant to the ACE Mentor Program in 2010 to support their scholarship program.
The program provides mentoring and scholarships for students interested in careers in architecture, construction, and engineering beginning in the 9th grade. Each year, teams from each of the high schools in Talbot County — Easton, St. Michaels, and Sts. Peter and Paul — make presentations on a project of their own choosing relecting all the components of the program (architecture, construction, and engineering). The presentations were outstanding . The keynote speaker for the breakfast, James Nemeth, principal of Sts. Peter and Paul High School, noted that the ACE program provides an an added dimension to the classroom curriculum for these students. Equally significant, students earn scholarships for their participation in the program.
Congratulations to the ACE Mentor Program for their work to foster interest in the critical fields of architecture, construction, and engineering.
Stuart Bounds
