NBT awards $45,000 in manufacturing scholarships

Twenty-eight students pursuing careers in manufacturing each earned between $1,500 and $2,500 toward their postsecondary studies from Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs® (NBT), The Foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl. (FMA), Elgin, Ill.

• Erin Beaver, Winfield, Pa., Pennsylvania College of Technology
• Drew Berkbigler, Grove City, Ohio, Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
• Sam Breese, Madison, Wis., Madison Area Technical College
• Maria Cantin, Livonia, Mich., Pennsylvania College of Technology
• Jared Conn, Hillsboro, Ohio, Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
• Jeremiah Cook, Oceana, W.V., Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
• Franziska Daumberger, Sonora, Calif., Columbia College
• James Demas-Moore, Worthington, Ohio, Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
• James Diodato, Madison, Wis., Madison Area Technical College
• Matthew Dusek, Stanley, N.D., Bismarck State College
• Cheryl Gebhart, Becker, Minn., Anoka Technical College
• Ben Kirby, Cincinnati, Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
• Hannah Kuperus, Hopkins, Mich., Kettering University
• Cody Majernik, Rogers, Minn., Anoka Technical College
• Aaron Miqueli, Elk River, Minn., Anoka Technical College
• Jacob Paine, Yakima, Wash., Perry Technical Institute
• John Payton, Troy, Ill., Southwestern Illinois College
• Luke Peterson**, Flagstaff, Ariz., Northern Arizona University
• Daniel Pousset*, Austin, Texas, University of Texas at Austin
• Emersen Price, Corvallis, Ore., Linn-Benton Community College
• John Provenza, Jr., Marysville, Pa., Pennsylvania College of Technology
• Mary Raway, Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College
• Norman Sabin Jr., Williamsport, Pa., Pennsylvania College of Technology
• Robert Staudigel, East Northport, N.Y., Pennsylvania College of Technology
• Abigail VanDuyne, Orion, Ill., Iowa State University
• Jose Vigil, Albuquerque, N.M., Central New Mexico Community College
• William Wadkins, Scottsboro, Ala., Northeast Alabama Community College
• Niles Walter, Chiloquin, Ore., Klamath Community College

*U.K. Gupta Family Endowed Scholarship Recipient**John Grossheim Memorial (OPC) Scholarship Recipient

To be eligible for the scholarships, applicants were required to be full-time students meeting a specified minimum GPA and enrolled in an engineering or manufacturing-related course of study or a trade or technical program leading to a career in manufacturing. Students submitted academic records and an engineering or manufacturing-related program description with each application.

In addition to the scholarship, each winner also received from NBT’s industry partner SolidWorks Corp. a copy of its Student Design Kit CAD software package.

Since 1990 NBT has awarded nearly 400 scholarships to students enrolled in courses of study that will lead to careers in manufacturing. For more information, visit www.nutsandboltsfoundation.org/scholarships.