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Tuskegee Airmen Awards Colorado Student the Pratt & Whitney Golden Eagle Scholarship

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July 25, 2008

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EAST HARTFORD, Conn., July 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Pratt &
Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company, in partnership
with the Tuskegee Airmen Inc., awarded the 2008 Golden Eagle Scholarship to
Mahad Fahieh of Aurora, Colorado. The four-year, $20,000 award, funded by
Pratt & Whitney, recognizes a high school senior who has demonstrated
aptitude for aerospace technology and aviation.

The Golden Eagle Scholarship is the largest single endowment awarded by
the Tuskegee Airmen Scholarship Fund. Under the terms of the scholarship,
Mahad will receive $5,000 each year for four years. He was presented with
his award during the Youth Luncheon at the Tuskegee Airmen Convention on
July 19 in Philadelphia. Orville Bailey, director of quality assurance for
Pratt & Whitney’s Middletown Engine Center in Connecticut, presented the
scholarship on behalf of Pratt & Whitney. Bailey will also serve as Mahad’s
mentor during his college career.

“Mahad Fahieh has demonstrated superior academic achievement and
meaningful community involvement; he is determined to focus on career goals
that will set him apart from the others,” said Jerry Hodges, chairman of
the Tuskegee Airmen Scholarship Fund. “Mahad is an individual who will
succeed in any endeavor that he attempts. The Tuskegee Airmen and Pratt &
Whitney are fortunate to be partners in the future development of this
talented scholar.”

Mahad is a graduate of Smoky Hill High School in Aurora, Colorado,
where he was on the honor roll all four years. He was one of six
individuals chosen as a Rosen Scholar, an award which comes with the
opportunity to intern at the Denver Museum. Mahad’s many achievements
include receiving the 2007 Jack and Jill Beau Award given to the highest
achieving African Americans in Colorado as well as the 2007 All School
Award presented to him for outstanding academic achievement. Mahad plans to
study Aerospace Engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder, while
participating in the Air Force ROTC program to gain flight experience. He
is pursuing his private pilot’s license through the Mile High Flight
Program in his home state.

“My parents taught me the value of education and not to take it for
granted. They encouraged me to put 150 percent of my effort into whatever I
choose to do,” said Mahad Fahieh. “I try to give back to my community
through volunteerism and mentoring, helping others just as many have done
for me.”

The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II enlisted in the military to become
America’s first black military airmen. They came from every section of the
country including New York City, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Chicago,
Philadelphia and Detroit. Each possessed a strong personal desire to serve
and defend the United States of America.

Pratt & Whitney donates more than $4.5 million to nonprofit and
educational institutions each year. Its philanthropic giving promotes
environmental initiatives that protect our natural resources, encourages
the development of the next generation of engineers and researchers through
math and science education, and supports programs that enhance the cultural
life of our communities through the arts.

Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and
service of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas
turbines. United Technologies, based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified
company providing high technology products and services to the global
aerospace and building industries.

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