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.

There were over 345 applicants for the following awards. 175 students were named as recipients for a total of $452,000.
Kyle Riegel - Loras College
Amanda O'Toole - University of California - Los Angeles
David Rauch - Clemson University
Chirstopher Bird - Robert Morris University
Benjamin Ferron - University of Wisconsin - Stout
John Ashcraft - University of Kentucky
Josh Couch - Northern Kentucky University
Jonathan Reding - Rochester Institute of Technology
Dustin Bloom - University of Cincinnati
Holley Conner - Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Paul Cox - Pittsburg State University
Michael Green - University of Central Florida
Emily Harrison - Michigan Technological University
Tyson Leite - South Dakota State University
John Muldowney - St. Cloud State University
Diana Russells - Pennsylvania State University
Charles Cummings - University of Kentucky
Ryan Gee - Kettering University
Crystal Geist - Kansas State University
Collene Heninger - Weber State University
Dale Hogue - Ohio University
Keira Masters - Kansas State University
Timothy Morgan - Iowa State University
Hillary Shoop - Oregon State University
Brian Wilson - Brigham Young University
Brian Wyns - Ferris State University
Latrice Lile - Focus: HOPE
Thomas Nolte - Wayne State University
Walter Schwartz - Lawrence Technological University
Bradley Jacobs - University of Wisconsin - Madison
Michael Lawson - University of Wisconsin - Stout
James Ferguson - University of Rhode Island
Norman Pai - Rice University
Tyler Thompson - Missouri University of Science & Technology
Jesse Dobbs - Iowa State University
Luke DeJarnatt - Bradley University
David Bartell - Kansas State University
Margaruette Finney - Kansas State University
Joseph Bettenhausen - Purdue University
Aaron Engels - Tri-State University
Amber Knust - Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Kimberly Daeschel - Oregon State University
Wayne Johnson - Oregon State University
Hyo-Sun Kim - Clark College
Andrew Davis - Arizona State University
Amir Malkoc - Arizona State University
Nathan McCray - Arizona State University
Matthew Sellers - Arizona State University
Okwui Atueyi - Western Michigan University
Bradley Tudor - Western Michigan University
Joshua Wiese - Western Michigan University
Kimberly Avery - Kettering University
Emily Petrach - Oakland University
Andrew Schiller - Valparaiso University
Harish Bagaitkar - University of Missouri – Rolla
Philip Tucker - Colorado State University
Tristan Wagner - Oregon State University
Seth Carlin - Iowa Western Community College
Adam Gauci - Fanshawe College of Applied Arts & Tech
Thomas Ready - Fanshawe College of Applied Arts & Tech
Monica Denis - Kettering University
Marcus Ritosa - Kettering University
Marcellus Angellford - Oregon Institute of Technology
Joshua Cramer - California University of PA
Paul Lynch - Pennsylvania State University
Sarah Warren - University of California Los Angeles
Ryan Williams - Brigham Young University
Michael Adams -Ohio State University
Jason Cremer - Kettering University
Matthew Derkach - Ohio State University
Justin Eckstein - Weber State University
Karin Hanson - South Dakota State University
Kimberly Jozwiak - University of Michigan
Christine Lee - Princeton University
Justin Lesniak - Kettering University
Julia O'Neil - University of Dayton
Evan Parcher - Oregon State University
Josiah Perisho - University of Missouri, Rolla
Austin Peterson - Oklahoma State University
Courtney Polk - Iowa State University
Dana Saathoff - University of Oklahoma
Andy Scheppers - University of Missouri, Columbia
Sarah Shareef - TBD
Andrew Varkonyi - Washington State University
Daniel Weinblatt - University of Michigan
Ryan Whitacre - North Dakota State University
Ryan Willis - Iowa State University
Kevin Bagnall - University of Oklahoma
Scott Barnes - North Carolina State University
Brandon Bowsher - Ball State University
Robyn Bradford - Central State University
Thomas Collins - Bradley University
Trevor Gross - South Dakota State University
Anthony Haller - Oregon State University
Hannah Higgins - Western Washington University
Ryan Holley - Indiana Institute of Technology
Jason Kintz - Oregon State University
Brandon Korgel - Bemidji State University
Justin Laughner - Robert Morris University
Kayla Miller - Robert Morris University
Joshua Neaves - Clemson University
Nathan Noble - North Dakota State University
Joel Rasmussen - University of Wisconsin - Stout
Lee Redden - University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Justin Schoenfeldt - Georgia Southern University
Brandon Wojdan - Oregon State University
Clinton Sorensen - California Polytechnic State University of San Luis Obispo
Pablo Colon - University of Colorado - Denver
Jessica Pauley - South Dakota State University
Jonathan Reding - Rochester Institute of Technology
Tristan Wagner - Oregon State University
Dennis Burke - Wayne State University
Eric Lintula - Northern Michigan University
David Stevenson - Grand Valley State University
Nicholas VanDeRoer - Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Gregory Bugielski - University of Hawaii - Manoa
Darin Schnoor - Oregon State University
Rebekah Towsley - University of North Florida
Mary Bruce - Oklahoma State University
Anvar Alot - Central State University
Adam Bawden - Arizona State University
Dean Bertone - University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
Elizabeth Bowers - Tulane University
Jonathan Brown - Pennsylvania College of Technology
Jacob Cipriano - Onondaga Community College
Christopher Dieringer - Oregon State University
Corey Foltz - South Dakota State University
Bradley Hall - Carnegie Mellon University
Tony Hummel - South Dakota State University
Andrea Kimbrough - New Jersey Institute of Technology
Corey Magnussen - Iowa State University
Jesse Marconett - University of Dayton
Anna McLaughlin - University of Missouri - Columbia
LaStella Miles - North Carolina State University
Craig Miller - Northwestern University
Martin Moehl - California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
Robert Peterson - California Polytechnic State University of San Luis Obispo
Jesse Pischlar - University of Wisconsin - Stout
Erik Reiersen - University of Dayton
Tarren Ruby - Ohio University
April Smith - Ohio State University
Jacob Staples - South Dakota State University
Mathew Stenger - University of Louisville
Andrew Wellington - Oregon State University
Michael Wesely - Iowa State University
John Wloch - University of Notre Dame
Rex Reed - University of Northern Iowa
Marshall Zastrow - South Dakota State University
Richard Nasutovich - Lawrence Technological University
Jasper Pettit - University of Michigan - Dearborn
Virginie Frizon - Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Jackson Matheson - University of Michigan
Drew Pyles - Missouri University of Science & Technology
Jake Freebolin - Kirkwood Community College
Joseph Logsdon - Pennsylvania College of Technology
Madeline Mann - The University of Akron
Andrew Toms - Ohio Northern University
Kyle Willis - Iowa State University
Kathryn Wolf -Youngstown State University
Adrian Akerson - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Caitlin Schneider - Johns Hopkins University