In 2020, we awarded $600,000 to 244 students across the country, with awards ranging from $1,000 to $40,000.
2020-2021 SME Education Foundation Family Scholarship
Frederick Eichhorn III - Computer Engineering
University of Maryland College Park
Daphne Agapiou - Biomedical Engineering/Technology
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Spencer Vanderbilt - Biomedical Engineering/Technology
Kansas State University
2020-2021 SME Education Foundation PRIME Educational Scholarship
Cole Torkelson - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Brandyss Sherman-Hall - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
University of Missouri - Rolla
Emma Cothran - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
University of Missouri - Rolla
Matthew Stuber - Aerospace Engineering
Purdue University Main Campus
Joshua Jones - Aerospace Engineering
University of Cincinnati Main Campus
Payton Stropes - Electrical Engineering
University of Missouri - Rolla
Hayden Clark - Aerospace Engineering
Western Michigan University
Megan Popielak - Biomedical Engineering/Technology
Seattle Pacific University
Anthony Bolinger - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
San Jose State University
Caleb Coon - Electrical Engineering
Tarleton State University
Christopher Dedes - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
The University of Texas at Arlington
Benjamin Meinders - Engineering
Iowa State University
Tessa Gill - Engineering
Penn State University Park
Mason Skains - Welding Engineering/Technology
The University of Montana - Helena College of Technology
Esther Uwandu - Aerospace Engineering
University of California-Berkeley
Riley Lordon - Biomedical Engineering/Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology
Jackson Fry - Aerospace Engineering
Arizona State University Main
Madeline Weatherill - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Grove City College
Samuel Williams - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
University of Wisconsin-Stout
2020-2021 SME Directors Scholarship
Caroline Neighbors - Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Curtis Peters - Industrial Engineering
Iowa State University
Abraham Delshad - Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
Northern Kentucky University
2020-2021 Albert E. Wischmeyer Scholarship
Jeffrey Hannam - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
State University of New York at Buffalo
Jordan McEntee - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
State University of New York College at Buffalo
Andrea Judasz - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
State University of New York College at Buffalo
Cornelius O'Leary - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology
2020-2021 Alvin & June Sabroff Manufacturing Engineering Scholarship
Eric Glaze - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
The Ohio State University-Main Campus
2020-2021 Arthur and Gladys Cervenka Scholarship
Mia Richardson - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Kennesaw State University
Brandon Bosley - Automotive Engineering/Technology
Georgia State University
Hayden Burch - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Auburn University
Zoe Baker - Electrical Engineering
The University of Alabama
Chelsea Nichols - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
University of South Florida
Manasa Akella - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology
Afshin Taghipoor - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Kennesaw State University
2020-2021 Autodesk Scholarship
Mei-Lian Vader - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Matthew Allison - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
University of Kentucky
2020-2021 Chapter - 79/198/311 Scholarship
Daniel Mueller - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Kettering University
Abigail Wolf - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Kettering University
2020-2021 Chapter 1 - Detroit Graduate Scholarship
Michael Ustes - Manufacturing Engineering/Technology - University of Michigan-Dearborn
2020-2021 Chapter 1 - Detroit Undergraduate Scholarship
Ian McArthur - Welding Engineering/Technology
Ferris State University
Jack Bajcz - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Michigan State University
Steven Majors - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
University of Michigan-Flint
2020-2021 Chapter 105 - Memphis Scholarship
Matthew Needham - Electrical Engineering
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
2020-2021 Chapter 17 - St. Louis Scholarship
Elliot Zeiler - Metallurgical/Materials Engineering
University of Missouri - Rolla
Logan Dietz - Electrical Engineering
University of Missouri - Rolla
Ethan McIntyre - Chemical Engineering
University of Missouri - Rolla
2020-2021 Chapter 23 - Quad Cities Scholarship
Kuba Ciepiela - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2020-2021 Chapter 31 - Peoria Scholarship
Maria Sanders - Industrial Engineering
Bradley University
2020-2021 Chapter 4 - Lawrence A. Wacker Memorial Scholarship
Jake Chastain - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Noah Zastrow - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
University of Wisconsin-Stout
2020-2021 Chapter 52 - Wichita Scholarship
Kenna Biddle - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Wichita State University
Andrew Phipps - Industrial Engineering
Kansas State University
2020-2021 Chapter 56 - Ft. Wayne Scholarship
Katelyn Fair - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Wyatt Turner - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Mason Turner - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
2020-2021 Chapter 6 - Fairfield County Scholarship
Jayden Fowler - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Clemson University
2020-2021 Chapter 67 - Phoenix Scholarship
Dakota Mathews - Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
Arizona State University at the Polytechnic Campus
Joseph Bruder - Engineering
Arizona State University at the Polytechnic Campus
Zachary Goode - Engineering
Arizona State University at the Polytechnic Campus
Derek McDonald - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Arizona State University Main
John Sharpe - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Arizona State University at the Polytechnic Campus
Bradley Pollock - Robotics Engineering
Arizona State University at the Polytechnic Campus
Knight Wolff - Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
Arizona State University at the Polytechnic Campus
2020-2021 Chapter 77 - Denver Scholarship
Alyssa Keirn - Electrical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2020-2021 Chapter 93 - Albuquerque Scholarship
Aaron Arnold - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
2020-2021 Clarence & Josephine Myers Undergraduate Scholarship
Hannah Guernsey - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Indiana State University
2020-2021 Clinton J. Helton Manufacturing Scholarship
Carl Gorski - Metallurgical/Materials Engineering
Colorado School of Mines
Shelby Soukup - Engineering
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Raphael Hatami - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center
Kevin Inman - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
University of Tulsa
Cruz Strom - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Colorado School of Mines
2020-2021 Connie & Robert T. Gunter Scholarship
Anthony Palacio - Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
Georgia Southern University
2020-2021 Donald Smith Scholarship
Andres Garcia - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
2020-2021 E. Wayne Kay Community College Scholarship
Lesly Hernandez - Engineering
William Rainey Harper College
Gabriel Barahona - Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
2020-2021 E. Wayne Kay Co-Op Scholarship
Luke Voldahl - Technology Engineering/Science
Eastern Michigan University
Samantha Bennett - Electrical & Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Kettering University
Antonia Chin - Chemical Engineering
Kettering University
Taylor Plekker - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Kettering University
Thomas Price - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Auburn University
2020-2021 E. Wayne Kay Graduate Scholarship - MS
Eric Sesterhenn - Industrial Engineering
Iowa State University
Beau Ragland - Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
Georgia Southern University
Christie Hasbrouck - Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
Penn State University Park
Levi Kirby - Industrial Engineering
University of Iowa
2020-2021 E. Wayne Kay High School Scholarship
Graham Rogers - Industrial Engineering
Liberty University
John Conlin - Industrial Engineering
The University of Texas at Arlington
Geoffrey Ladue - Industrial Engineering
Purdue University Main Campus
William Lamm - Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
North Carolina State University
Westin Perrenoud - Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
Tarleton State University
Gabriela Barreiro Pujol - Industrial Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Kelly Brown - Industrial Engineering & Management
Penn State University Park
Gregory Roberts - Industrial Engineering
University of Louisville
Emma Babashak - Industrial Engineering & Management
Columbia University in the City of New York
Austin Kramer - Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
Delta College
2020-2021 E. Wayne Kay Undergraduate Scholarship
Thomas Naish - Engineering
Western University
Daphne Dupuis - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
McMaster University
Mike Wait - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Lauren Douglas - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
The University of Western Ontario
Elijah Priwer - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
University of California-Berkeley
Caden Knutsvig - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
University of North Dakota Main Campus
Zoe Marazita - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
North Carolina State University
Islam McDowell - Aerospace Engineering
City University of New York The City College
Eleanor Zinsmeister - Engineering
University of Notre Dame
Spencer Yandrofski - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kyle Vonasek - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
North Dakota State University Main Campus
Theodore DeGuzman - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Johns Hopkins University
Peyton Erickson - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
University of Southern California
Davis Sauer - Computer Engineering
University of Washington
Diego Morgan - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Nathaniel Martens - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Whatcom Community College
Erika Jung - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Cornell University
Cale Cokley - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
University of Cincinnati Main Campus
Jeffrey Potvin - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
University of Central Florida
Matthew Tucker - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Ohio University Main Campus
Matthew Marlin - Materials Engineering,
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Amberlyn Diehl - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology
Jonathan Hendrix - Robotics Engineering
University of Cincinnati Main Campus
Benjamin Coe - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
LeTourneau University
Kyle Hoffman - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Iowa State University
Angelo DeMary - Electro Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Columbus State Community College - Columbus
Brennan Sanders - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Dawson Burke - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
John Pickrell - Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Joseph Bryant - Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Ian Lindberg - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
University of New Hampshire
Joshua Huang - Materials Engineering
University of California-Los Angeles
Eli Knaus - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Evan Rosenthal - Electrical Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
Kayla Renert - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
University of Central Florida
Leah Griesmer - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
University of Cincinnati Main Campus
Mikaela Ikeda - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Kayley Brkljacic - Industrial Engineering
University of Central Florida
James Dressel - Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
Oregon Institute of Technology
Jacqueline van Zyl - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology
Ethan Inman - Industrial Engineering
Oklahoma State University
Edward Lanham - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Emily Simkovich - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Drexel University
Aaron Earl - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
University of Cincinnati Main Campus
Bethany Baker - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
The Ohio State University-Main Campus
Stephanie Lopez-Perez - Industrial Engineering
Rutgers the State University of New Jersey New Brunswick Campus
Matthew Willits - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
The University of Alabama
Kaylee McGill - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Erik Cortes - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Dylan Balkaran - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
University of Florida
Cole Parks - Robotics Engineering
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Hudson Little - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Oklahoma State University
Zachary Preston - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Marshall University
Katarina Durcanska - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
University of Texas at Austin
Holden Amedee - Industrial Engineering
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Seth Hoffman - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Iowa State University
Orrin Sagman - Mechatronics
Middle Tennessee State University
2020-2021 Edward S. Roth Scholarship
Benjamin Lipper - Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
2020-2021 Giuliano Mazzetti Scholarship
Christopher Carter - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
University of South Carolina Columbia
James Gnesda - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
University of Connecticut
2020-2021 Honda Excellence in Manufacturing
Brady Williams - Electro Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Columbus State Community College - Columbus
Riley Huelskamp - Electrical & Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Edison Community College - Piqua
Tri Vo - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Columbus State Community College - Columbus
Mohammed Albarqawi - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Sinclair Community College - Dayton
Noah Parker - Robotics Engineering
Marion Technical College
Nathaniel Fowler - Mechanical Design Engineering/Technology
Clark State Community College - Springfield/Leffel
Trent Perkins - Industrial Engineering
Sinclair Community College - Dayton
Wayne Hardy - Aviation/Aircraft Engineering/Technolog
Sinclair Community College - Dayton
Elijah Messaros - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Sinclair Community College - Dayton
Joshua Wall - Electro Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Edison Community College - Piqua
William Young II - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Marion Technical College
2020-2021 Joseph F. Novek Award
Peter Stamatis - Industrial Engineering
The Ohio State University Main Campus
Avery Nofziger - Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
Oregon State University
2020-2021 Kenneth C. Novak Manufacturing Scholarship
Max Kolesnikov - Manufacturing Technician
Moraine Valley Community College
2020-2021 Leanna Dorworth Memorial Scholarship
Paris Dessert - Biomedical Engineering/Technology
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2020-2021 Lonnie R. Whiteside Memorial Scholarship
Alexis Konop - Industrial Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Madison
2020-2021 Lucile B. Kaufman Women's Scholarship
Madison Gladstone - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
University of Kentucky
2020-2021 Marcus B. & Margo J. Crotts Manufacturing Engineering Scholarship
Thomas Lee - Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
Georgia Southern University
2020-2021 Myrtle & Earl Walker Scholarship
Andrew Woods - Industrial Engineering
Oregon State University
Patrick Dysart - Industrial Engineering
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Ryan Utterback - Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
Iowa State University
Jordan Howell - Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
Kettering University
Taylor Deal - Industrial Engineering
Penn State University Park
Hannah Kuperus - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Kettering University
Kyle Mellendorf - Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology
Dana Emswiler - Industrial Engineering
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Campus
Molly Clark - Industrial Engineering
Purdue University Main Campus
Ryan Fitzgerald - Metallurgical/Materials Engineering
LeTourneau University
Paige Maxwell - Industrial Engineering
Auburn University
Cristina Hain - Industrial & Operations Engineering/Technology
Princeton University
Erin Starkey - Industrial Engineering
Iowa State University
Natiya Washer - Industrial Engineering & Management
University of Connecticut
Miranda Almen - Industrial Engineering
Oklahoma State University
Landon Butler - Industrial Engineering
University of Pennsylvania
Bethany Lengacher - Industrial Engineering & Management
Purdue University Main Campus
Blake Kirby - Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Caleb Harter - Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
Western Kentucky University
Lindsey Prestholdt - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
North Dakota State University Main Campus
Bonnie Brown - Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Aaron Ustes - Electrical Engineering
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Joshua Harper - Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
Robert Morris University
John Provenza, Jr - Automated Manufacturing/Technology
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Jenna Salmen - Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
Kettering University
Luis Rodriguez-Perez - Industrial Engineering
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Alan Nguyen - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
University of Texas at Tyler
Marcie Vandever - Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
Crownpoint Institute of Technology
Evan Wendling - Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
Ferris State University
Shawn Wilkes - Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
Georgia Southern University
Derek Hansen - Computer Information Systems
Brigham Young University
Kimberly Morris - Industrial Engineering
West Virginia University
Ashley Seamon - Industrial Engineering
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Fallon Peters - Industrial Engineering
Oregon State University
Andrew Francis - Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Kerry Carney - Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
Southeast Community College
Connor DuShane - Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
University of Dayton
Jacobi King - Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
Southeast Community College
Nathanael Chu - Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
University of Texas at Austin
Nicole Tharp - Automated Manufacturing/Technology
Truckee Meadows Community College
Karl Ludwig - Welding Engineering/Technology
Ferris State University
Spencer Lund - Industrial Engineering & Management
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
2020-2021 North Central Region 9 Scholarship
Meghan Glissman - Engineering
University of Minnesota-Duluth
2020-2021 Prof George Schneider Scholarship
Trace Gray - Mechatronics
Kent State University Main Campus
2020-2021 Richard Sarns Endowed Scholarship
Sylvi Frogness - Industrial Engineering
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
2020-2021 Robert L. Vaughn Endowment Fund
Evan Charlier - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Iowa State University
2020-2021 Schneider/Bingle PLTW Scholarship
Vincent Funtanilla - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
University of Utah
2020-2021 SME Chapter 57 Endowed Scholarship
Zachary Dold - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Pittsburgh State University
2020-2021 SME Education Foundation Robotics Scholarship
Tianna Seitz - Electrical Engineering
Rochester Institute of Technology
Alex Towfigh - Engineering
University of California-San Diego
2020-2021 SME Future Leaders of Manufacturing Scholarship
Mia Richardson - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Kennesaw State University
Caroline Neighbors - Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Lindsey Prestholdt - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
North Dakota State University Main Campus
Michael Ustes - Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Christopher Carter - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
University of South Carolina Columbia
Derek Hansen - Computer Information Systems
Brigham Young University
Afshin Taghipoor - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Kennesaw State University
Connor DuShane - Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering/Technology
University of Dayton
2020-2021 Walt Bartram Memorial Education Scholarship
Justin Huang - Mechanical Engineering/Technology
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Linette Fogwell - Industrial Engineering
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2020-2021 William E. Weisel Scholarship
Linette Fogwell - Industrial Engineering
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Molly Scott - Electro Mechanical Engineering/Technology
Middle Tennessee State University