Education

Three Virgin Islands Students Receive STEM Scholarships From D. Cromwell Organization

The Denise Cromwell STEM Scholarship committee last week announced that three students from across the territory were awarded $1,000 scholarships to go towards their STEM educational goals. The D. Cromwell STEM Scholarship Program was founded in 2017 by Denise Cromwell, a Virgin Islander from St. Croix with a degree in chemical engineering, employed as a regional project manager at British Petroleum in Texas City, Texas. The 2018 recipients are Ajani Gordon (St. Croix Educational Complex High School), Juchara Margetson (Charlotte Amalie High School), and Kylanni Titre (St. Croix Central High School), according to a release the nonprofit issued. Mr. Gordon has enrolled in Florida Institute of Technology located in Melbourne, FL, and is majoring in computer engineering, according to the release. Upon obtaining his degree, Mr. Gordon envisions creating a program for Virgin Islands high school students interested in learning about coding. Miss Margetson has enrolled at the University of th...