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2007 FeMET and STEEL Scholarships Awarded

06/15/2007 - In the continuing quest to attract top talent to the North American Steel industry, the “Ferrous Metallurgy Education Today,” [FeMET] and “Steel Engineering Education Link”, [STEEL], initiatives — sponsored by the American Iron and Steel Institute and the Association for Iron and Steel Technology Foundation — have awarded scholarships for 2007.

In the continuing quest to attract top talent to the North American Steel industry, the “Ferrous Metallurgy Education Today,” [FeMET] and “Steel Engineering Education Link”, [STEEL], initiatives have awarded scholarships for 2007. Sponsored by the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) and the Association for Iron and Steel Technology Foundation, the initiatives provide selected students with scholarships and paid summer internships at a North American steel company.
 
Ten students from seven U.S. and Canadian universities have been awarded FeMET scholarships [focusing on metallurgy and materials science], and twelve students from nine U.S. and Canadian universities have been identified as STEEL scholarship finalists [focusing on all engineering disciplines]. The next step for the STEEL finalists is to be matched with interested corporate sponsors.
 
FeMET Scholarship awardees include:
 
  • Lauren Rose, Metallurgical Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla
  • Jerica Cadman, Materials Joining Engineering, LeTourneau University
  • Michael D. Pomeroy, Materials Engineering, McMaster University
  • Wesley Everhart, Metallurgical Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla
  • David A. Horst, Materials Engineering, McGill University
  • Juliana Sipeki, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Colorado School of Mines     
  • Katherine M. Jonsson, Materials Engineering, University of Alberta
  • Joshua Noll, Metallurgical Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla
  • Alexander G.S. Harmer, Materials Engineering, University of Alberta
  • Adam E. McGrath, Metallurgical Engineering, University of Utah
 
STEEL Finalists (corporate sponsors pending) include:
 
  • Rebecca D. Allen, Civil Engineering, McMaster University
  • Brian C. Boguski, Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University
  • Kale J. Stephenson, Materials Science and Engineering, Washington State University
  • Derek J.Manwill, Civil Engineering, Oregon State University
  • Katherine M. McGinley, Mechanical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
  • Patrick F. Voll, Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame
  • Jessica L. Stouffer, Chemical Engineering, University of Notre Dame
  • Wesley T. Croom, Metallurgical Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla
  • Steven S. Webb, Metallurgical Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla
  • Colby J. Litzenberger, Civil Engineering, Gonzaga University
  • Matthew B. Meyer, Metallurgical Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla
  • Steven R. Spurgeon, Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
 
Scholarships worth U.S. $5000 each will be awarded to each scholar for the school year beginning in Fall 2007. Each scholarship will include a paid internship at a North American steel company during the summer of 2008, and a second scholarship of U.S. $5000 in the student’s senior year, based on satisfactory academic and internship performance.
 
This is the third year of the FeMET initiative and second year of STEEL program. The increasing number of applications each year indicates that the programs are becoming better known on college campuses and that students view the steel industry as a career with opportunity.
 
“The FeMET and STEEL programs are definitely helping the steel industry in filling the gap generated by the exit of experienced personnel through retirement,” said Andrew G. Sharkey, President and CEO of AISI. “These programs have been exposing metallurgy and material science students to real-life situations and opportunities in the steel industry and enable them to take up careers in the North American steel industry.” 
 
 
“With the first class of FeMET Scholars having just entered the work force in May 2007, the success of this program is now measurable,” said Ron Ashburn, AIST Executive Director. “From the inaugural ten FeMET Scholars, only one has entered another industry, an extremely favorable outcome.”
 
The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) was formed on Jan. 1, 2004, by the merger of the Iron & Steel Society and the Association of Iron and Steel Engineers. AIST is an international technical association representing more than 13,000 iron and steel producers, their allied suppliers and related academia. The association is dedicated to advancing the technical development, production, processing and application of iron and steel. The AIST Foundation seeks to attract young technology-oriented professionals to the industry by promoting the high-tech, diverse and well-paying natures of careers in modern steelmaking. For more information about AIST, visit www.aist.org.
 
AISI serves as the voice of the North American steel industry in the public policy arena and advances the case for steel in the marketplace as the preferred material of choice. AISI also plays a lead role in the development and application of new steels and steelmaking technology. AISI is comprised of 31 member companies, including integrated and electric furnace steelmakers, and 130 associate and affiliate members who are suppliers to our customers of the steel industry. AISI's member companies represent approximately 75% of both U.S. and North American steel capacity. For more information about AISI, visit www.steel.org.