Volume 8
Oct/Nov 2016 Edition
Raytheon Honors Navy Hero with New
$10K Scholarship
Paul Ferraro, VP of Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems’
Seapower Capability Systems
Scholarship honors Medal of Honor recipient Monsoor, second Zumwalt-class destroyer namesake
Raytheon has established an annual $10,000
scholarship in honor of Petty Officer Second Class
Michael A. Monsoor, a U.S. Navy SEAL and Medal
of Honor recipient.
The scholarship will be awarded through the Special Operations Warrior Foundation, which provides financial assistance to help surviving children
of fallen military members pursue post-secondary
degrees.
“Through the Raytheon-Monsoor Scholarship, we
offer our support to family members of the brave
men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country,” said Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems’ Paul Ferraro, vice president of the Seapower Capability Systems business
area.
“We are hopeful that scholarship recipients are inspired by the legacy, dedication and commitment
of Petty Officer Monsoor, and honor him through
their academic achievements.”
“Thank you to the Raytheon team for your generosity in awarding this annual scholarship in honor of
Petty Officer Michael Monsoor,” said Vice Admiral
Joseph Maguire, USN (Ret), president and CEO of
SOWF and the principal speaker at the christening
of the USS Michael Monsoor.
Monsoor lost his life while serving in Ramadi, Iraq, in 2006.
In 2008, the Navy announced that the name of
DDG 1001, the second Zumwalt-class destroyer,
would be the USS Michael Monsoor. Raytheon is
the prime mission-systems-equipment integrator
for the three DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class destroyers.
Vice Admiral Joseph Maguire, USN (Ret), president and
CEO of SOWF (Photo Credit: US Navy)
“This scholarship will fully fund a semester for one
of the 154 children of fallen special operators that
are currently attending universities across the nation,”
“Thank you for remembering and honoring Mike