EAGLE ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP

For Okemos High School seniors who share and continue Eagle's passion

Eagle Engineering Scholarship is a memorial fund for Eagle YingBo Zhu who is an Okemos High School class 2020 graduate. Eagle fought a half-year-long fearless, yet brutal, battle with brain cancer,  passed away on Friday, July 9, 2021, at a tragic young age of 19.

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Eagle’s dream was to become an engineer. "Ever since my dad sparked my interest in building things, it never stopped. I took Integrated tech classes in middle school, Drone classes in a community school, and any other tech class or activity I came across. I loved all of them. But it was First Robotics that opened the engineering world to me. A world both familiar and new at the same time, I fell in love right away. To be able to design anything you want and then build it is exhilarating. I love the freedom to design a part of the robot and then take the responsibility to build and make it work. " During his high school years, Eagle finished all the PLTW electives and spent all 4 years with OHS FIRST robotics team. After graduation, he continued to participate in robotics as a mentor at college as well as for the Okemos High School team during his treatment at home. "Building things become part of me and I can't imagine my life without building anything".

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To honor Eagle’s passion for robotics and engineering, his family and friends set up this memorial fund to award Okemos High School seniors who share and will continue Eagle’s passion.