MELBOURNE, FLA. — With his pilot’s license earned and a clear vision for a future career in aerospace engineering, Andy Traficante is coming to Florida Tech in the fall as the 2021 Farmer Scholar, the university announced today.
Named for Phillip W. Farmer, the retired chairman, president and chief executive officer of L3Harris Corp. and past chairman of the Florida Tech Board of Trustees, the 12-year-old Farmer Scholars program is the university’s most prestigious financial award.
The program provides a full, four-year scholarship awarded annually to a Florida resident and high school graduate who is among the top 5 percent of his or her class and demonstrates exceptional academic achievement and outstanding personal character.
Traficante is graduating from Saint Andrew’s School in Boca Raton with a 4.49 weighted GPA and a resume already bursting with…