For the past twelve years, the CMMA has provided up to three scholarships annually to applicants from around the region. Each scholarship is in the amount of $2,500. The scholarship competition has grown in popularity every year. This year’s competition was very strong with 19 applicants. To be eligible to apply, the applicant must either work at a CMMA member business or have a family member that works at one. The applicant must be going into a field of study that aligns with a manufacturing business.
This year’s scholarship recipients are Harris Schaub, Cody Hartman, and Nathan Keen.
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Harris Schaub is currently employed at JD Metalworks, where is has spent nearly 10 years and now manages a building. He is pursuing a degree in Business Management to be a better individual for his employer and share inspiration that it’s never too late for education.
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Cody Hartman will be a freshman at Hobart Institute of Welding. He has a goal to become certified pipeline welder and possibly someday a welding inspector. Cody has begun his welding career at Legend Manufacturing Inc. in 2021.
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Nathan Keen will be a freshman at Michigan Technological University where he plans to become a chemical engineer. Nathan has been a co-op student at Saint-Gobain since January 2022.
For information about future scholarship competitions or career opportunities in manufacturing, contact Harry Leaver, Executive Director, at 989.798.7966 or by e-mail at hleaver@centralmichiganmanufacturers.org.