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NHRA Motorsports Museum Executive Director Recognized For Supporting Motorsports Education
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Larry Fisher, Executive Director of the NHRA Motorsports Museum presented by Automobile Club of Southern California, joined other community leaders who were recognized for their service and support of the students and educational programs of the Pomona Unified School District.
At the Community Service Awards Recognition Ceremony and Reception held in Pomona, Fisher, along with 51 other individuals and 22 community organizations, were presented their Community Service Awards.
Fisher has served for several terms and is currently Chair of the National Academy Foundation (NAF) Advisory Board for Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design, a public middle and high school for students in grades 6 through 12. At Fremont Engineering Academy, all students take engineering classes every day.
As a project based school, students are guided through a rigorous STEM curriculum that provides hands-on applications with an emphasis on project and problem-based learning.
Fisher, who was recognized for his dedicated leadership, has spearheaded enhanced learning opportunities for students through community partnerships including the development of STEM-focused motorsports curriculum in which students are working as advisors and developers over a three-year period culminating in classroom and museum curriculum for public programming.
Also as Advisory Board Chair, he is critical in establishing job shadowing and internships with community businesses and innovators that are based on familiarization with various engineering and STEM careers.
Fisher recently developed a partnership between the NHRA Motorsports Museum, the NHRA and the "Femineer" program at Fremont Academy, a group of female students preparing for career paths in Engineering. The Femineers consists of 48 girls from the top of their classes in grades 9-12.
The NHRA Motorsports Museum partnership is one of several that highlight the role of women engineers in motorsports. Through the program, students visited and observed Top Fuel racer Leah Pritchett while she was competing in the Circle K NHRA Winternationals.
Scott Lukesh, Master Teacher and Coordinator of the Femineers program said, “Larry Fisher is a great example of the power of a community leadership working to help tomorrow’s leaders.”
At the Community Service Awards Recognition Ceremony and Reception held in Pomona, Fisher, along with 51 other individuals and 22 community organizations, were presented their Community Service Awards.
Fisher has served for several terms and is currently Chair of the National Academy Foundation (NAF) Advisory Board for Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design, a public middle and high school for students in grades 6 through 12. At Fremont Engineering Academy, all students take engineering classes every day.
As a project based school, students are guided through a rigorous STEM curriculum that provides hands-on applications with an emphasis on project and problem-based learning.
Fisher, who was recognized for his dedicated leadership, has spearheaded enhanced learning opportunities for students through community partnerships including the development of STEM-focused motorsports curriculum in which students are working as advisors and developers over a three-year period culminating in classroom and museum curriculum for public programming.
Also as Advisory Board Chair, he is critical in establishing job shadowing and internships with community businesses and innovators that are based on familiarization with various engineering and STEM careers.
Fisher recently developed a partnership between the NHRA Motorsports Museum, the NHRA and the "Femineer" program at Fremont Academy, a group of female students preparing for career paths in Engineering. The Femineers consists of 48 girls from the top of their classes in grades 9-12.
The NHRA Motorsports Museum partnership is one of several that highlight the role of women engineers in motorsports. Through the program, students visited and observed Top Fuel racer Leah Pritchett while she was competing in the Circle K NHRA Winternationals.
Scott Lukesh, Master Teacher and Coordinator of the Femineers program said, “Larry Fisher is a great example of the power of a community leadership working to help tomorrow’s leaders.”
