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Endowed scholarship has created new opportunities for women

pursuing STEM education and careers at Kettering

abriel Stahl '68 and his wife Martha have a Bosch and will start her overseas assignment in Germany
gpassion for helping females interested in Science, in the fall.
Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) have “It’s a total success story. I think she’s a success. And
expanded opportunities to succeed in their chosen fields. she will continue. Now there’s no turning back,” Martha
But for them it was even more personal. Originally said. “Her mother was a single mom. Daniella may have
from Mexico, the Stahls wanted to help female students of never left San Antonio if not for this opportunity. This
Mexican heritage. gave her a chance to travel and opened up her world.
“We wanted to be able to give women an edge Her intelligence is what got her there. Our scholarship just
and inspire them to go for their dreams,” Martha said. gave her that added nudge in the beginning.”
“Students have to work hard at Kettering. They really have In Mayoral’s thank you letter to the Stahls, she
to put a lot of effort into their education. But it’s worth it.” explained her life in San Antonio, Texas, and what the
The Gabriel and Martha Stahl Endowed Scholarship scholarship meant to her.
was created in 2002 and is available to female students “Bang! Bang, Bang! The sound of gun shots ran It was when Gabriel was working for General Motors of
of Mexican heritage who currently reside in the United through my neighborhood and the sounds of police cars Mexico that he had the opportunity to study at Kettering
States. Since its creation 12 young women received an coming to investigate came an hour later. As I sit at the city University (then General Motors Institute) through a
award from the scholarship. bus stop, men come up to me and try to get me hooked scholarship. What he learned from the University was
Daniella Mayoral '16, who received her scholarship up in their 'gang’ crew and I usually reply with 'no thanks, I valuable and he hopes to help young women get that
in 2011, is one shining example of why the scholarship have better things to do than getting arrested.’ This is the value, as well.
makes a difference. Mayoral graduated with an offer from story of my life,” Mayoral wrote in her letter. Gabriel and Martha moved to Michigan in 1980.
Mayoral wanted to study Electrical Engineering in “I’m very proud of giving an opportunity to scholarship
order to make a difference. recipients,” Gabriel said. “The fact that it’s a co-op school
“I will be the first generation to attend a four year is extremely beneficial. When you leave there you know
university and I want to make this dream a reality for me how to put your hands into the work, into the problem.
and my family,” she wrote in the thank you letter. Students who come out of other colleges don’t have the
It was an opportunity Gabriel and Martha were so hands-on experience like at Kettering. They are part of the
happy to be a part of. workforce when they graduate.”

“We wanted to be able to give women an edge and inspire them to go for their dreams.

Students have to work hard at Kettering. They really have to put a lot of effort into

their education. But it’s worth it.” - Martha stahl

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