2008 FeMET and StEEL Scholarship Recipients Announced

AISI and the Association for Iron and Steel Technology (AIST) have selected the awardees for the 2008 Ferrous Metallurgy Education Today (FeMET) and Steel Engineering Education Link (StEEL) scholarships. Fifteen individuals from the class of 2010 have been selected for the scholarships, including Thomas J. Baily (Missouri University of Science and Technology), the first to receive the AISI/AIST Foundation Premier Scholarship—awarded to the candidate ranking highest of all FeMET and StEEL applications received.

FeMET and StEEL, jointly conducted with the AIST, are aimed at attracting top talent to the North American steel industry. The programs award two-year scholarships and summer internships to students pursuing metallurgy, materials science and engineering degrees. There continues to be an increasing number of applications each year, indicating that the programs are becoming better known on college campuses and that students view the steel industry as a career with opportunity.

The 2008 scholarship recipients are:

AISI/AIST Foundation Premier
Thomas J. Baily, Missouri University of Science and Technology

FeMET
Hillary Griffith, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Bradley B. Hasek, Pennsylvania State University; Mark J. Hlady, University of Alberta; Sarah Miller, Washington State University; Micah P. Morrison, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Nichlas Z. Swinteck, University of Arizona; Hannah M. Terwelp, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Ashley E. Vayer-Jenkins, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; and Eric D. Young, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.

StEEL
Marlon J. Belleth, University of Houston; Nathan E. Carlson, University of Utah; Kalan P. Kucera, University of Kentucky; Steven E. McKee, University of Missouri-Columbia; and Stefan K. Prodan, Georgia Institute of Technology.

For more information, contact BV Lakshminarayana.