Marietta Delt Educational Foundation Awards Two Delt Development Grants
The Marietta Delt Educational Foundation recently granted $300 each to two undergraduate members of the Epsilon Upsilon Chapter at Marietta to aid their professional development.
“These exams are multi-hour exams that cannot be taken through the College and must be taken through the official licensure in the state of Ohio,” Logue said. “Once passed, these exams will allow me to get my teaching license in middle childhood, which is grades 4-9, in general education and special education. This will allow me to get my foot in the door as an educator in the state of Ohio.”
Logue, who previously served as vice president of the Epsilon Upsilon Chapter, doesn’t plan to stop there. With these exams, he can send his scores to other states, including West Virginia, opening up additional opportunities.
Petrie recognizes that he has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity with his internship in Anchorage.
“Internships are the foundation for achieving a full-time job in the future. After completing a midstream internship in Houston last summer, this opportunity in Alaska is imperative to my success as a petroleum engineering undergraduate because it exposes me to the upstream side of the industry in a harsh environment.”
This will be Petrie’s first time in Alaska.
In addition to being Epsilon Upsilon’s director of recruitment, he is also vice president of the Society of Petroleum Engineers at Marietta College.
Depending on how this internship goes, he knows it could lead to living and working full-time in Alaska after graduating.
Dr. Cody Clemens ’13, interim grants chairman of the Marietta Delt Educational Foundation and assistant professor of instruction in management at Ohio University, knows what a good internship can mean for a student.
“Internships are where what you learn in the classroom actually starts to matter in the real world. They give students a chance to build real experience, develop professional skills, and figure out what they actually want to do. More importantly, they help students make connections and get their foot in the door. In today’s job market, that matters. Students who complete internships are not just graduating with a degree; they are graduating with experience, confidence, and a much better shot at landing a job.”
The Marietta Delt Educational Foundation established the Delt Development Grants in 2024.
Since the program began, five Undergraduate Marietta Delts have applied for and received grants totaling more than $1,100.
These grants have covered expenses such as taking the GRE and TOEFL exams, and submitting graduate school applications.
Applicants have to meet GPA requirements, be active in the Chapter and write an essay explaining their financial need.
The Marietta Delt Educational Foundation relies on donations from alumni and members of the Marietta College community to fund these grants. Those wishing to make a contribution to the Foundation can do so by clicking here.
These Delt Development Grants are for Undergraduate Marietta Delts to help cover the cost of nontuition expenses, such as licensure exams, graduate school application fees or attendance at academic conferences.
The grant recipients are Cameron Logue ’27, a middle childhood education major from Vermillion, Ohio, who needed help covering the costs of the exams to receive teacher licensure, and Benjamin Petrie ’28, a petroleum engineering major from Gallipolis, Ohio, who needed help covering the travel costs to Alaska for a summer internship.