DME Company Awards Two with $1,000 Scholarships
Plastics technology student and long-time moldmaker are recipients
MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. – February 10, 2009 – On the heels of awarding $1,000 scholarships to eight students enrolled in plastics-related majors at educational institutions across the U.S., DME has selected two additional awardees for its Plastics University Scholarship Program.
Ted Fehrman, who began his career at Fehrman Tool and Die, Byesville, Ohio, in 1984 as a moldmaker, received a $1,000 scholarship to support his quest for an academic degree from Zane State College in Zanesville, Ohio. Jeremy Oehlert, a Chanute, Kansas resident and college senior majoring in Plastics Engineering Technology at Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas, received a $1,000 scholarship, as well
“The DME Plastics University Scholarship Program is a proactive measure we’re taking to enhance education in plastics-related fields,” said Bob McKee, president of DME. “We are committed to advancing training and education within the plastics industry.”
How to Apply for a DME Scholarship
Students interested in applying for the DME Company Student Scholarship Program must be enrolled in a plastics program at any accredited trade school/university offering a 2-year certificate, 2-year associate, or 4-year bachelor’s degree. Employees of companies that are DME customers are also eligible to apply for continuing education funds that may be applied to their plastics-related educational endeavors. Applicants enrolled in related coursework will be considered if they demonstrate a strong academic emphasis and interest in plastics.The scholarship and continuing education funds applications (available at www.dme.net/education) must be received by July 30 for consideration of monetary awards that will be applied to the winners’ tuition responsibilities for the 2009 fall semester.
