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Networking Opportunity: |
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SPE
Annual Golf Outing |
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Monday,
June 2, 2008 |
| Location: |
Cherry
Creek Golf Course
Shelby Township, Michigan, USA |
| Details: |
Benefit: SPE Education Fund for Scholarships
and Student Programs
Pluses: Big Prizes, Putting Contest,
Silent Auction, Networking
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$130
for golf, dinner, and refreshments.
$50 for dinner only. |
| RSVP: |
Jason
Lewallen
Tel: +1 586-792-9930 |
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| Upcoming
Networking Opportunities: |
| Date |
Event |
Description |
Contact |
| 2008 |
| September
15 |
Technical
Meeting
Sterling Inn
Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA |
Fall
Kick-off Meeting
Speaker to be announced |
Jim
Keeler
+1 248-643-6100 |
| October
6-8 |
TPO
Conference
Sterling Inn
Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA |
10th
Anniversary SPE Automotive Global Convergence
Click
here for Information and Call for Papers |
Paula
Fasulo
+1 586-986-1249 |
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GRADUATING
SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS HONORED
Each year, the Detroit Section honors graduating
students who have received scholarships
from the Section’s Education Fund.
This year, ten Senior students were recognized
at the February Technical Meeting in Sterling
Heights, MI. They were from a variety of
schools including Kettering University,
Michigan State University, Ferris State
University, and the University of Michigan.
Also in the 2007-2008 year, nine scholarships
were awarded to Juniors, seven to Sophomores,
and one to a Freshman. This year’s
awards totaled $41,500.
The photo shows (on the left) Jim Keeler,
President-elect of the Detroit Section and
a member of the Education Committee. Next
to him in the front row is Professor Jacqueline
El-Sayed, the SPE Student Chapter Faculty
Advisor at Kettering University. Also shown
in the photo are scholarship recipients
Armando Gomez and Nicole Van Dongan who
are the Presidents of the two co-op sections
of the SPE Student Chapter at Kettering
University. Other scholarship recipients
in the photo include Jeffrey Deans of MSU,
Genevieve Johnson of Kettering, and Christian
Thomas of Kettering. Families and friends
were also invited to the meeting. |
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| Detroit
Section Scholarship Fund
Created and Sponsored by the Society of Plastics
Engineers Detroit Section
The purpose of the Society
of Plastic Engineers Scholarship Fund is to provide
college scholarships to students who have shown
a career interest in the plastics industry.
Applicants must
be:
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Students at either a four-year college/university
or two-year community college (technical program),
pursuing a career directly related to plastics
technology (e.g., Plastics Technology degree,
BSChemEng, BSChem, BSME, etc.).
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Graduates of public or private high schools.
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A member of the SPE student chapter if attending
a school (not restricted to Southeast Michigan
region) that has an active chapter.
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Either a child of an SPE Detroit Section member
in good standing, or a student SPE member.
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Enrolled full time for university students,
part-time for community college students (minimum
requirement of six credit hours per semester).
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Applicant must not have received or anticipate
receiving any other SPE Scholarship within the
school year applying for.
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Applicants must maintain a 2.8/4.0 or better
cumulative grade point average.
Criteria
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Pursuing a career in plastics technology. Preference
will be given to students exhibiting a high
degree of career intent in the plastics industry.
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Grade point average.
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Active participation in SPE student chapter.
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Personal statement
- Financial need of applicant
will be considered.
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"Wonders
of Plastics" Essay Contest
Click
here for information
Entry Deadline: January 31
Submit Detroit Section
entries to:
Tom Miller
c/o BASF Engineering Plastics
1609 Biddle Avenue
Wyandotte, MI 48192
For more information,
please contact Tom
Miller
Tel: +1 586-291-5289
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| Section Boundaries: The Detroit Section
includes Michigan counties of Ingham, Jackson,
Hillsdale, Livingston, Washtenaw, Lenawee,
Lapeer, Oakland, Wayne, Monroe, St. Clair,
Macomb; also, that portion of southwestern
tip of Ontario (Windsor area) lying SW of
Rt. 40 from Port Lambton to Erie Beach. |
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