Haimer USA — the Illinois-based U.S. subsidiary of a German company that develops, manufactures and distributes high-precision products for metal cutting — recently invested in the SME Education Foundation with a $25,000 donation to fund two renewing scholarships.
Funded with a nearly seven-figure, transformational gift from the estate of Jerry Wickman, the SME Education Foundation has created the Jerry L. Wickman Scholarship — geared toward providing need-based support to Latina students.
The Don Wood Foundation recently contributed $50,000 to fund four scholarships for the SME Education Foundation.
Stratasys is funding the Foundation’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) scholarship initiative, and will provide a $20,000 award — $5,000 per year for four years.