Raytheon Awards $600,000 in Scholarships to Students Pursuing Math and Science Degrees

Raytheon Awards $600,000 in Scholarships to Students Pursuing Math and Science
Degrees

MathMovesU scholarship a bonus to students

WALTHAM, Mass., May 19, 2009 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has
awarded MathMovesU Bonus Award scholarships to 30 high school seniors and
college undergraduates who are pursuing majors in STEM (science, technology,
engineering and math) fields.

The recipients were chosen from a pool of 900 students who previously won a
$1,000 Raytheon MathMovesU Middle School Scholarship. Each MathMovesU Bonus
Award winner will receive a $20,000 scholarship, representing an additional
investment of $600,000 by Raytheon.

"Raytheon is proud to award each of these 30 students with a $20,000
MathMovesU Bonus Award scholarship to support his or her pursuit of a college
degree in a math or related field," said Bill Swanson, Chairman and CEO of
Raytheon Company. "We expect that their college experience, coupled with the
tireless support of their family and teachers, will enable these promising
students to enjoy a rewarding and exciting STEM career."

The MathMovesU Bonus Awards are part of Raytheon's MathMovesU program, an
initiative designed to engage students in math and science through contests,
live events, scholarships, tutoring programs and more. In a separate
announcement issued last month, MathMovesU awarded 150 middle school students
with $1,000 scholarships to be used toward a math, science or technology
summer camp or program.

Since MathMovesU was launched in 2005, the program has awarded more than $2
million in scholarships and has touched the lives of more than 700,000
students, teachers and parents nationwide. To learn more about the program and
available scholarships and grants, visit www.MathMovesU.com.

Raytheon Company, with 2008 sales of $23.2 billion, is a technology and
innovation leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other
government markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning
87 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems
integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and
command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a broad
range of mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham, Mass.,
Raytheon employs 73,000 people worldwide.

Note to Editors:
Following is a listing of this year's Math Study Bonus Award recipients:

Name School City, State

Adam Alongi University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, Ind.
Desiree Amadeo Massachusetts Institute Cambridge, Mass.
of Technology
James Anderson California Institute Pasadena, Calif.
of Technology
Minna Chen University of Minnesota: Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
Twin Cities
Emily Cullen University of San Diego San Diego, Calif.
Jordan Draper University of Florida Gainesville, Fla.
Kelly Emmer University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, Wis.
Milwaukee
Sappho Gilbert Massachusetts Institute Cambridge, Mass.
of Technology
Sandy Huang Massachusetts Institute Cambridge, Mass.
of Technology
Jessica Hwang Massachusetts Institute Cambridge, Mass.
of Technology
Elizabeth Ingram Rice University Houston, Texas
Kimberly Jackson Massachusetts Institute Cambridge, Mass.
of Technology
Amy Kerschner Allegheny College Meadville, Pa.
Karen Kokal Virginia Polytechnic Blacksburg, Va.
Institute and State
University
Whitney Lai Stanford University Stanford, Calif.
Jason Lee University of Florida Gainesville, Fla.
Chenyu Lin Yale University New Haven, Conn.
Stephanie Lin Massachusetts Institute Cambridge, Mass.
of Technology
Ryan Madson University of Minnesota: Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
Twin Cities
Maressa McCall University of North Chapel Hill, N.C.
Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ashley Petersen St. Olaf College Northfield, Minn.
Neola Putnam Cedarville University Cedarville, Ohio
Tyler Reed United States Naval Annapolis, Md.
Academy
David Rudy University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, Ind.
Blair Simons University of South Tampa, Fla.
Florida
Nicholas Sosalla University of Minnesota: Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
Twin Cities
Jill Swindells Rice University Houston, Texas
Azalea Vo Massachusetts Institute Cambridge, Mass.
of Technology
Amanda Welter University of Wisconsin- La Crosse, Wis.
La Crosse
Jonathan Yeh Yale University New Haven, Conn.

Contacts:
Jennifer K. Chan Donna M. Murno
Raytheon Company InkHouse
781.522.5112 781.916.9090 ext. 804
jennifer_k_chan@raytheon.com donna@inkhousepr.com

SOURCE Raytheon Company

Jennifer K. Chan of Raytheon Company, +1-781-522-5112,
jennifer_k_chan@raytheon.com; or Donna M. Murno of InkHouse, +1-781-916-9090,
ext. 804, donna@inkhousepr.com