Thirty-one high school graduates earned $5,000, $2,500, or $500 toward their college or trade school education from the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, Intl. (FMA), and its Foundation for the 2008-2009 academic school year.

The FMA Foundation scholarships are awarded annually to college- and trade or technical school-bound high school seniors and college students who seek careers in manufacturing. This year, the FMA awarded scholarships totaling $110,500 to a record 31 students from across the country.

The winners are:

$5,000 Donor Sponsored Scholarships

William Charvat IV, Elk Grove Village, Ill.
(Don & Andree Begneaud College Scholarship)

Michael Fagan, Los Altos, Calif.
(The Steel Family Charitable Fund College Scholarship)

Shama Iyer, Canton, Ohio
(Outside Processors Council (OPC) College Scholarship)

Paul Lynch, State College, Pa.
(BEGNEAUD Manufacturing Inc. College Scholarship)

Christopher McKelvey, Marmora, N.J.
(Thomas Mallan Memorial Scholarship) 

$2,500 Donor Sponsored Scholarship

John Piotrowski, Mount Laurel, N.J.
(Thomas Mallan Memorial Scholarship)

$5,000 Member Scholarship

• Justin Bush, Weyerhaeuser, Wis.
• Brian Dapore, Versailles, Ohio
• Brent Denton, Appleton, Wis.
• Benjamin Eilerman, Rossburg, Ohio
• Matthew Gonitzke , Rockford, Ill.
• Adam Koesters, Maria Stein, Ohio
• Kevin Langston, Piqua, Ohio
• Drew Mescher, Minster, Ohio
• Sharissa Murphy, White Rock, B.C., Canada
• Ben Shappie, Versailles, Ohio
• Corey Vossler, St. Marys, Ohio

$2,500  Scholarships

• Stephen Blanchard, Katy, Texas
• Daniel Cosson, New York, N.Y.
• Alanna Cummings, Long Beach, Calif.
• Cody Grebe, Milford, Mich.
• Justin Johnson, Long Beach, Calif.
• Robert Johnson, Downey, Calif.
• Tomasz Kuna, Yonkers, N.Y.
• Joseph Logsdon, Corriganville, Md.
• Brian Lutomski, Granger, Ind.
• Ryan Shenk, Suwanee, Ga.

$500 GO-Brennan Scholarships

• Alanna Cummings, Long Beach, Calif.
• Kevin Delyser, Marion, N.Y.
• Brian Freeman, Carrollton, Mo.
• Justin Johnson, Long Beach, Calif.
• Dave Larson, Ontario, N.Y.
• Gary Lawrence, Wolcott, N.Y.

To be eligible, applicants were required to be full-time students with a minimum 3.0 GPA (for a college scholarship) or a 2.0 GPA (for a trade/technical school scholarship) enrolled in an engineering or manufacturing-related course of study, or a trade or technical program that may lead to a career in manufacturing. Students were responsible for submitting academic records and an engineering or manufacturing-related program description with each application.