The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) Foundation’s and the American Iron and Steel Institute’s (AISI) “Ferrous Metallurgy Education Today,” or FeMET Initiative, and “Steel Engineering Education Link,” or StEEL Initiative, aimed at attracting top talent to the North American steel industry, have awarded their scholarships for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Seven students from four U.S. and Canadian universities have been awarded FeMET scholarships, focusing on metallurgy and materials science. Similarly, three students from U.S. and Canadian universities were awarded StEEL scholarships, focusing on all engineering disciplines. In addition to the FeMET and StEEL scholarships, one AISI/AIST Foundation Premier Scholarship was awarded.
The 11 scholars for 2011-2012 are:
AISI/AIST Foundation Premier
Jennifer S. DeHaven, Metallurgical Engineering, Missouri University of Science & Technology
FeMET
Allison M. “Sonny” Tengblad, Metallurgical Engineering, Missouri University of Science &
Technology
John J. Andreiuk, Materials Engineering, University of Alberta
Danielle A. Hering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
Andrew S. Etzold, Metallurgical Engineering, Missouri University of Science & Technology
Colin J. Welshymer, Metallurgical Engineering, Missouri University of Science & Technology
Jonathon N. Turner, Metallurgical Engineering, Missouri University of Science & Technology
Reese B. Thompson, Metallurgy, Colorado School of Mines
StEEL
Alfred J. “Joey” Alvares, Industrial Engineering, University of Michigan
Mattea W. Brown, Mechanical Engineering, Portland State University
Aaron F. Graves, Electrical Engineering, University of Alabama
Scholarships of US$5,000 will be awarded to each scholar for the school year beginning in fall 2011. Each scholarship will include a paid internship at a North American steel company during the summer of 2012 and a second scholarship of US$5,000 in the student’s senior year, based on satisfactory academic and internship performance. This is the seventh year of the FeMET Initiative and the sixth year of the StEEL program. The AISI/AIST Foundation Premier Scholarship, now in its fourth year, is awarded to the highest ranking of all FeMET and StEEL applications received. This scholarship provides the same benefits, with an increase to US$10,000 per year.