November 2019 Volume 1

INDUSTRY NEWS & CALENDAR

regionally, hopefully advancing to global competition at their superbowl in late spring. Many of these students head to two and four year schools and are prime employees for forgers to recruit. Learn more about the program at www.firstinspires.org. FIERF Connects Universities and Students with the Forging Industry FIERF Magnet Schools are a way for you to connect directly with professors and students at universities with whomwe have developed relationships. The Forging Foundation builds ties with faculty members and makes direct contact with students by providing financial and curricular support to encourage and promote studies and research in forging technologies. These professors are excellent contacts for internships/co-ops/new hires and for ways to engage with their students including class presentations, plant tours, senior design project ideas and much more. FIERFMagnet Schools include: California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, California Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio Ohio University, Athens, Ohio University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan University of North Texas, Denton, Texas University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Internship Program – Hiring a summer intern or co-op student may be one of the best investments you can make. These programs bring new perspectives into your organization, help you identify candidates for full-time employment and build awareness of your organization with students. The Foundation acts as a clearing house for organizations seeking to hire Scholarship or Magnet School students as summer interns. Planning ahead is the key to a successful program. Contact the Foundation office or visit www. fierf.org for additional information. (See Walker Internship Article page 9) Technology & Workforce Development Summits have been held at Colorado School of Mines, California Polytechnic, Case Western Reserve, Illinois Institute of Technology, Pennsylvania State, Marquette and Ohio State Universities. From interactions at these Foundation sponsored events multiple internships and full time hires have resulted. Participants at the summits engage with teachers, researchers and students to build relationships through senior project sponsorships, class presentations and plant tours.

ASM Materials Camps for Teachers have been sponsored by the Foundation for the past seven years, reaching over 6,000middle and high school teachers with information on the forging process and careers in the industry. In addition to these resources, last summer eleven industry volunteers made in person presentations to the teachers. Milwaukee Forge LLC,Midwest Forge LLCandUniversal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. have provided eye-opening plant tours for teachers. These companies and volunteers are building important relationships in their communities and future workforce. Scholarships are funded by the industry and administered by the Foundation. Charles W. Finkl Scholarship was established in 2004 in memory of Chuck Finkl to encourage engineering students to pursue careers in the forging industry supply chain. Students who are college sophomores and juniors majoring in metallurgical, materials, chemical, computer, electrical or industrial engineering at an accredited four-year college or university are eligible to apply. Awards are $2,000 in the junior year and an additional $2,000 in the senior year if the student remains eligible. Students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or above and be a citizen of the United States, Canada or Mexico. Forging Industry Women’s Scholarship was established in 2015 by Sharon Haverstock to seek out the best and brightest women with the desire and potential to be leaders in the forging industry. Awards of up to $5,000 are made to full-time graduate and undergraduate students attending a two- or four- year college or university in the fields of engineering, business or a comparable area of study. Students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or above and be a citizen of the United States, Canada or Mexico. More than $850,000 have been awarded in scholarships to over 230 students. Applications for both scholarships will open February 1, 2020 on the FIERF website (www.fierf.org). Named Professorship at Colorado School of Mines (CSM): The Foundation’s endowment to create the Center of Forging Excellence at CSM provides a coordinating source with technical universities and other FIERF-designated Magnet Schools to promote forging-related courses. Professor Kester Clarke holds the FIERF professorship. Professor Clarke also serves as the academic facilitator for the popular FIA Theory and Application of Forging and Die Design course.

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