CV Tech gets $20,000 STEM grant

YUKON — A $20,000 grant in support of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education has been awarded to Canadian Valley Technology Center.

The grant is courtesy of Midship Pipeline, a Houston-based energy company and subsidiary of Cheniere Energy Inc., which plans to soon build a $1 billion, 200mile natural gas pipeline across eight counties in central and southern Oklahoma.

The funds will pay for equipment purchases in pre-engineering programs at Canadian Valley Technology Center’s Cowan and Chickasha campuses. Canadian Valley Technology Center is one of eight selected schools along the planned pipeline’s route that will benefit from grant funding.

Included among CV Tech’s planned purchases with the funding is a desktop wind tunnel and an industrial foam cutter that will enhance education within the aerospace engineering component of the Chickasha preengineering program.

The Cowan Campus program will benefit from the purchase of an advanced 3-D printer.

CV Tech Assistant Superintendent Chuck Hood said the printer will particularly help high school seniors as they seek to complete a capstone project before graduation.

Hood said the projects were chosen for funding, because they match Midship's community engagement goals to improve access to STEM education in its areas of operation.