Students Win Manufacturing Scholarships

By DE Editors

Twenty-nine students seeking careers in manufacturing earned $5,000, $2,500, $2,000, or $500 toward their college or trade school education from Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs (NBT), The Foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, Intl. (FMA), and SolidWorks Corporation.

NBT and SolidWorks awarded 11 traditional scholarships to college- or trade school-bound high school seniors and college students who seek careers in manufacturing. In addition, 18 students received a $500 “GO-Brennan” scholarship based on a YouTube promotion tied to NBT’s sponsorship of 16-year-old stock car driver and welder Brennan Palmiter.

This year NBT and SolidWorks have awarded scholarships totaling $48,500. The 2009 winners are:

$5,000 NBT/SolidWorks scholarship winners:

• Michael Adams, North Canton, Ohio
• Kevin G. Dickson Jr., Grayslake, Ill. 
• Megan Feil, Brooklyn Park, Minn.
• Matthew Johnson, West Dundee, Ill.
• Jay Woeste, St. Henry, Ohio

$2,500 NBT/SolidWorks scholarship winners:

• Anthony Cazabat, Santa Barbara, Calif.
• Avery-John Domingo, Kapolei,Hawaii
• Hank Peppe, Plattsmouth,Neb.
• Ethan Scott, Edmond,Okla.
• William F. Terry, IV, Rowley, Mass.

$2,000 NBT/SolidWorks scholarship winners:

• Andrew Kudlak, Fayetteville,N.C.

To be eligible for the traditional scholarships, applicants were required to be full-time students with a minimum 3.0 GPA (for a college scholarship) or a 2.0 GPA (for a trade/technical school scholarship) enrolled in an engineering or manufacturing-related course of study, or a trade or technical program that may lead to a career in manufacturing. Students were responsible for submitting academic records and an engineering or manufacturing-related program description with each application.

Membership-based scholarships were available for individuals who are members of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International (FMA), the Tube & Pipe Association, International (TPA), or the Outside Processors Council (OPC); the employee of a member company; or the child of a member or member company’s employee.

For more information about scholarship winners and information about next year’s awards, please visit NBT.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.