FeMET, StEEL and Premier 2011 scholarships awarded

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 United States and Canadian universities have been awarded FeMET scholarships, focusing on metallurgy and materials science. Similarly, three students from United States and Canadian universities were awarded StEEL scholarships, focusing on all engineering disciplines. In addition, one AISI/AIST Foundation Premier Scholarship was awarded.

The 11 winners for 2011–2012 are:

AISI/AIST Foundation Premier

• Jennifer S. DeHaven, metallurgical engineering, Missouri University of Science & Technology.

FeMET

• Allison M. 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. Alvares, industrial engineering, University of Michigan.
• Mattea W. Brown, mechanical engineering, Portland State University.
• Aaron F. Graves, Electrical Engineering, University of Alabama.

Scholarships of $5,000 were awarded to each scholar for the school year that began this fall. Each scholarship included a paid internship at a North American steel company during the summer of 2012 and a second scholarship of $5,000 in the student’s fourth year, based on academic and internship performance.

This is the seventh year for FeMET and the sixth for the StEEL program.