The governing body of the Foundation, the board is comprised of leaders from industry, academia as well as community leaders.
The SME Education Foundation, which has awarded more than $8 million to nearly 3,500 students since 2005, has recorded a 95% increase in completed scholarship applications over its historical average.
The SME Education Foundation and Proviso West High School welcome BorgWarner as a significant corporate contributor enabling preparation for students pursuing careers in manufacturing and engineering.
The SME Education Foundation awarded a record number of scholarships to women and/or minorities: Scholarship awards to female students nearly doubled, and scholarships to minority students and minority female students nearly tripled and quadrupled.
A combination of administrative, school board and community support — plus designation as an SME PRIME (Partnership Response in Manufacturing Education) school — have made the manufacturing education program a success at Leyden High School District 212, located in a northwest Chicago suburb.
Jaydeep Karandikar is currently working as R&D staff researcher in the Machining and Machine Tool Research Group at the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF) at the Oak Ridge Nation
Dr. Curtis Taylor is Cyber Security Research Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the Cyber Physical Systems group. His research interests include networking, network and systems