Established 31 years ago, the Roger B. Chaffee Scholarship Fund awards a college scholarship each year to an outstanding high school senior, in the Kent Intermediate School District, who intends to pursue a college career in engineering or the sciences.
The scholarship memorializes Navy Lieutenant Commander Roger B. Chaffee, a Grand Rapids native and Apollo Astronaut who perished with fellow crewmates Gus Grissom and Ed White when fire swept through their Apollo 1 Command Module during a pre-launch simulation on January 27, 1967.
As a bright and enduring legacy, the Roger B. Chaffee Scholarship Fund was established by Roger’s friends and family and continues to promote educational excellence throughout Kent County, Michigan.
Roger Chaffee's Apollo 1 Biography
1998 Roger B. Chaffee Scholar Julie Rebecca Wisner
Roger Chaffee School, NAS Bermuda
Roger B. Chaffee Scholars 1968 - 1998
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