Since 1979, the SME Education Foundation has been one of the leading non-profits dedicated to the advancement of manufacturing education.
In September, the SME Education Foundation received a finalist award from Automation Alley for having the “Best Education Program of the Year.” The award honored the Foundation for its dedication to the advancement of grades K-16 manufacturing education – specifically for the Gateway Academy program and providing more then $29 million to youth programs, scholarships and awards.
History
SME Chapter 282 CASA of Greater Seattle was founded to promote the understanding and education of manufacturing using computer and automated systems. During the '80's the chapter organized and hosted a series of Computer Aided Design / Computer Aided Manufacturing seminars. By the mid '90's computer and automated systems knowledge had evolved to the point that Chapter 282 was dissolved and its members and assets were transferred to SME Chapter 39 Seattle.
In the Mid '80's SME Chapter 282 – Seattle established an endowed scholarship in memory of John Fluke, Sr., Elanor M. McLester and Ed Rossman. This scholarship is now known as the SME Chapter 39 – Seattle Memorial Scholarship.
The chapter leadership involved with the creation of this endowment included: Leonard Apple, Stanley Dudley, Joseph Garbini, Clyde Hackler, Alvin Rasch, John Fluke, Jr., Ram Prasad, James Doar, Brian Wood, Steve Cox, Sarpal Sidhu and Christopher Plourde.
Criteria
A. All applicants must be seeking an associate's degree or bachelor's degree in manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, manufacturing technology, or a closely related field of study.
B. Scholarship applicants must possess an overall minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 point scale.
C. When making the selection of recipients, the scholarship committee will give consideration to the following preferences: