Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs foundation awards $52,000 in manufacturing scholarships

Thirty-one students pursuing manufacturing careers received scholarships toward their post-secondary studies from Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs (NBT), the foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Inc., Elgin, Ill.

For the fall 2021 semester, NBT awarded scholarships valued between $1,500 and $2,500 to the following students:

• Jacob Beatty, Grove City, Pa., machine tool technology at Pennsylvania College of Technology
• Mitchell Bellomy, Fackler, Ala., industrial systems technology - electrical and instrumentation at Northeast Alabama Community College
• Dylan Berguson, Jersey Shore, Pa., welding and fabrication engineering technology at Pennsylvania College of Technology
• Luke Berkoski, Winfield, Pa., welding technology at Pennsylvania College of Technology
• Samuel Breese, Madison, Wis., electrical engineering at Madison Area Technical College
• Stephen Britten, Clarksville, Md., mechanical engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology
• Casey Campbell, Kennerdell, Pa., engineering design technology at Pennsylvania College of Technology
• Ryan Carlee*, McKinney, Texas, mechanical engineering at Texas Tech University
• Caleb Cochran, Eden, Wis., mechanical design technology at Moraine Park Technical College
• Jake Cooper*, Houston, mechanical engineering at Texas A&M University
• Caleb Coots, Tioga, Pa., metal fabrication technology at Pennsylvania College of Technology
• Dakota Fathke, Rockwall, Texas, mechanical engineering at Texas A&M University
• Mikayla Feil**, Brooklyn Park, Minn., product design at University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
• Michael Gomez*, Edinburg, Texas, electrical engineering at University of Texas at San Antonio
• Vanessa Guzman, Melrose Park, Ill., mechanical design/welding at Triton College
• Christie Hasbrouck**, Erie, Pa., industrial and manufacturing engineering at Pennsylvania State University
• Noah Hillis, Lufkin, Texas, mechanical engineering at Texas A&M University
• Pete Kane, Annandale, N.J., manufacturing engineering technology at Pennsylvania College of Technology
• Kenneth Knight, Delaware, Ohio, welding engineering at Pennsylvania College of Technology
• Sang Yeob Lee, Skokie, Ill., manufacturing technology at Oakton Community College
• Chethan Meda, Corning, N.Y., automated manufacturing technology at Pennsylvania College of Technology
• Brian Mee**, Springboro, Ohio, welding engineering at The Ohio State University
• Dana Nestrick, Elmwood Park, Ill., engineering technology/mechanical design at Triton College
• Alec Rees, Centerport, N.Y., metal fabrication technology/manufacturing engineering technology at Pennsylvania College of Technology
• Brenten Rodgers, Floyds Knobs, Ind., mechanical engineering at Trine University
• Christian Soto, San Antonio, Texas, aerospace engineering at Texas A&M University
• Sierra Strandberg, Mount Prospect, Ill., industrial technology and operations at Illinois Institute of Technology
• Jason Theodore, Williamsport, Pa., welding and fabrication engineering technology at Pennsylvania College of Technology
• Timothy Tobias**, Caledonia, Mich., mechanical engineering at Grand Valley State University
• Maurice Van Heesch, Iron Ridge, Wis., welding at Moraine Park Technical College
• Jayna Vicary, Curwensville, Pa., welding and fabrication engineering technology at Pennsylvania College of Technology

*U.K. Gupta Family Endowed Scholarship Recipient

**John Grossheim Memorial (OPC) Scholarship Recipient

Eligible applicants are full-time students who meet a specified minimum GPA and are enrolled in a manufacturing-related course of study, engineering curriculum, or a skilled trade program leading to a career in manufacturing. Students are responsible for submitting academic records and a manufacturing-related program description with each application.