SPE Foundation 2024 Scholarship Award Recipients Announced

Each student has demonstrated or expressed an interest in the plastics industry. They are all majoring in or taking courses that would be beneficial to a career in the plastics industry, including, but not limited to, plastics engineering, polymer science, chemistry, physics, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, journalism or communications.

Altogether, the SPE Foundation helped award scholarships totaling $262,250 to 75 students for 2024.

Winner Award Amount Scholarship Awarded University Degree Program Class Year
Image of Badr AbbasBadr Abbas $2,500 SPE Foundation DuPont™ Tedlar® Scholarship University of Toronto Chemical Engineering Senior
Image of Chase AckmanChase Ackman $2,000 Bill Bregar Memorial Scholarship University of Southern Indiana Business Management Freshman
Image of Muhammad AliMuhammad Ali $10,000 Donald McCoy Chicago SPE Scholarship University of Chicago Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student
Image of Delora Grace AllenDelora Grace Allen $3,000 PPA Scholarship University of Akron Chemical Engineering Senior
Image of Md Admay AmifMd Admay Amif $1,000 Automotive & Composites Division ACCE Scholarship Baylor University Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student
Image of Seyedshahabaldin AmirabadiSeyedshahabaldin Amirabadi $2,000 Automotive & Composites Division ACCE Scholarship, Polymer Modifier & Additives Division Scholarship University of Toronto Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student
Image of Anthony AudiaAnthony Audia $2,000 SPE Foundation General Scholarship Ferris State University Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology Senior
Image of Uday Kiran BalagaUday Kiran Balaga $3,500 Automotive & Composites Division ACCE Scholarship, Polymer Modifier & Additives Division Scholarship University of Delaware Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student
Image of Morgan BartholomewMorgan Bartholomew $4,000 Thermoplastic Elastomers Technical Interest Group Scholarship, Blow Molding Division Carrie Fox Solin Scholarship Pennsylvania College of Technology Plastics & Polymer Engineering Senior
Image of Grant BeckerGrant Becker $5,500 Cleveland Section Scholarship, PPA Ed Holland Scholarship, Jay Gardiner Memorial Scholarship Case Western Reserve University Biomedical Engineering Junior
Image of Elle BolstadElle Bolstad $3,500 Flexible Packaging Division Scholarship, Polymer Modifier & Additives Division Scholarship University of Wisconsin - Madison Chemical Engineering Junior
Image of Ethan BrumbergerEthan Brumberger $3,000 PPA Lone Star Scholarship Texas A&M University Mechanical Engineering/Materials Science Junior
Image of Maurelio Cabo, Jr.Maurelio Cabo, Jr. $1,500 Polymer Modifier & Additives Division Scholarship University of North Carolina at Greensboro Nanoscience Graduate Student
Image of Kuthan CelebiKuthan Celebi $2,000 Automotive & Composites Division ACCE Scholarship University of British Columbia- Vancouver Materials Engineering Graduate Student
Image of Georges ChahineGeorges Chahine $3,500 Harold Giles Composites Division Scholarship University of Tennessee - Knoxville Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student
Image of John ConklinJohn Conklin $2,500 Extrusion Division Ed Steward Scholarship Pennsylvania College of Technology Plastics & Polymer Engineering Sophomore
Image of Daniela D'AllevaDaniela D'Alleva $4,500 Injection Molding Division Scholarship, SPE Foundation DuPont™ Tedlar® Scholarship University of Massachusetts Lowell Plastics Engineering Senior
Image of Jordan DJordan D'Amario $6,500 Flexible Packaging Division Scholarship, PPA Ruth Neward Scholarship, Polymer Modifier & Additives Division Scholarship Michigan State University Packaging Science Senior
Image of Anand DixitAnand Dixit $1,500 Polymer Modifier & Additives Division Scholarship University of Connecticut Polymer Science Graduate Student
Image of Haley DobbynHaley Dobbyn $2,000 Detroit Section Irv Poston Scholarship University of Massachusetts Lowell Plastics Engineering Graduate Student
Image of Grace EischensGrace Eischens $4,000 PPA Scholarship, Polymer Modifier & Additives Division Scholarship Winona State University Composite Materials Engineering Senior
Image of Matthew FickerMatthew Ficker $3,000 PPA Klouda Family Scholarship Winona State University Composite Materials Engineering Junior
Image of Tanisha FrancisTanisha Francis $3,125 SPE Foundation Arthur Haas Scholarship, PlastChicks Scholarship Kettering University Computer Engineering Senior
Image of Nicholas FrederickNicholas Frederick $6,000 PPA Scholarship, Blow Molding Division Future Blow Molding Professionals Internship Scholarship Penn State Behrend Plastics Engineering Technology Senior
Image of Molly GarberMolly Garber $2,500 Extrusion Division Ed Steward Scholarship University of Wisconsin-Stout Plastics Engineering/Mechanical Engineering Sophomore
Image of Riley GillRiley Gill $3,000 PPA Scholarship South Dakota State University Mechanical Engineering Sophomore
Image of Meghan GillaspyMeghan Gillaspy $6,500 Harold Giles Composites Division Scholarship, Western Plastics Pioneers Scholarship Western Washington University Polymer Materials Engineering Senior
Image of Anthony Griffin-EspinozaAnthony Griffin-Espinoza $4,000 Polymer Modifier & Additives Division Scholarship, SPE Foundation DuPont™ Tedlar® Scholarship University of Southern Mississippi Polymer Science & Engineering Graduate Student
Image of Ariel HallAriel Hall $6,000 Western Plastics Pioneers Scholarship, PPA Clare Goldsberry Scholarship Western Washington University Polymer Materials Engineering Senior
Image of Dori HarcharikDori Harcharik $10,000 Western Plastics Pioneers George Epstein Scholarship, PPA Judy Swain Scholarship, Recycling TIG Scholarship Western Washington University Polymer Materials Engineering Senior
Image of Daniel Alves HeinzeDaniel Alves Heinze $7,000 Extrusion Division Lew Erwin Scholarship, Salvatore J. Monte Thermoplastic Materials & Foams Division Scholarship Virginia Tech Macromolecular Science & Engineering Graduate Student
Image of Robert HendricksonRobert Hendrickson $3,000 PPA Scholarship Ferris State University Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology Senior
Image of Jocelyn HessJocelyn Hess $7,000 Thermoplastic Elastomers Technical Interest Group Scholarship, PPA Gail Bristol Scholarship, Salvatore J. Monte Thermoplastic Materials & Foams Division Scholarship, Polymer Modifier & Additives Division Scholarship University of Tennessee - Knoxville Materials Science & Engineering Junior
Image of Paula HohoffPaula Hohoff $7,500 Dr. Jackie Rehkopf Scholarship, Extrusion Division Lew Erwin Scholarship University of Wisconsin - Madison Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student
Image of Meng JiangMeng Jiang $1,250 Dr. Jackie Rehkopf Scholarship Virginia Tech Chemistry Graduate Student
Image of Anders JohnsonAnders Johnson $2,000 SPE Foundation General Scholarship Western Washington University Polymer Materials Engineering Junior
Image of Max KauphusmanMax Kauphusman $1,000 Polymer Modifier & Additives Division Scholarship Winona State University Composite Materials Engineering Junior
Image of Elife KildaliElife Kildali $500 Automotive & Composites Division ACCE Scholarship Bursa Technical University Bioengineering Graduate Student
Image of Hailey KressinHailey Kressin $3,000 Western Plastics Pioneers Scholarship Colorado School of Mines Mechanical Engineering Sophomore
Image of Nora KristufekNora Kristufek $3,000 Western Plastics Pioneers Modified Plastics, Inc. Scholarship California Institute of Technology Chemistry/Chemical Engineering Freshman
Image of Joshua MartinJoshua Martin $5,125 PPA Bob Swain Scholarship, Professor Jonathan Meckley Memorial Scholarship Penn State Behrend Plastics Engineering Technology Junior
Image of Abigail MastromonacoAbigail Mastromonaco $12,500 PPA Rick Hoeske Scholarship, Blow Molding Division Willi Muller Scholarship, Extrusion Division Russell Gould Scholarship, Recycling TIG Scholarship University of Massachusetts Lowell Plastics Engineering Senior
Image of Owen MauteOwen Maute $3,000 PPA Ingrid & Erik Knaus Scholarship Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Mechanical Engineering Freshman
Image of Daniel McDonellDaniel McDonell $2,125 SPE Foundation Detroit Section Norm Kakarala Scholarship Ferris State University Plastics Engineering Technology Senior
Image of Ryan McGinnisRyan McGinnis $3,000 Western Plastics Pioneers Joe Lafountain Scholarship Colorado School of Mines Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Junior
Image of Gabriela MerianoGabriela Meriano $1,500 SPE Foundation General Scholarship Baylor University Mechanical Engineering Senior
Image of William MorrisWilliam Morris $5,000 Extrusion Division Lew Erwin Scholarship Colorado State University Materials Science & Engineering Graduate Student
Image of Arian PatelArian Patel $5,125 PPA Royce Family Scholarship, SPE Foundation Detroit Section Robert Dailey Scholarship Georgia Institute of Technology Materials Science & Engineering Senior
Image of Arsalaan Nisar PathanArsalaan Nisar Pathan $1,500 Polymer Modifier & Additives Division Scholarship University of Akron Polymer Science Graduate Student
Image of Rakesh PemmadaRakesh Pemmada $1,500 Polymer Modifier & Additives Division Scholarship University of Alabama Materials Engineering Graduate Student
Image of Kyle PerryKyle Perry $3,000 PPA Scholarship Shawnee State University Plastics Engineering Junior
Image of Ray PetersonRay Peterson $2,750 Polymer Modifier & Additives Division Scholarship, MasterGraphics Skolaski Scholarship Virginia Tech Macromolecular Science & Engineering Graduate Student
Image of Renjith Rajan PillaiRenjith Rajan Pillai $5,000 SPE Foundation Gulf Coast Hurricane Scholarship, Recycling TIG Scholarship University of Alabama at Birmingham Materials Engineering Graduate Student
Image of Angel Ponce de LeonAngel Ponce de Leon $3,000 PPA Scholarhsip Rochester Institute of Technology Mechanical Engineering Technology Junior
Image of Boaz QuiBoaz Qui $1,000 Polymer Modifier & Additives Division Scholarship University of Michigan Electrical Engineering Freshman
Image of Michael QuinnMichael Quinn $3,000 PPA Dennis Don Scholarship Penn State Behrend Plastics Engineering Technology Junior
Image of Vincent RamirezBrady Rametta $2,000 Pittsburgh Section Scholarship University of Akron Polymer Science & Polymer Engineering Sophomore
Image of Vincent RamirezVincent Ramirez $3,000 PPA Ted Neward Scholarship Worcester Polytechnic Institute Mechanical Engineering Junior
Image of Alex RhodesAlex Rhodes $1,000 Polymer Modifier & Additives Division Scholarship University of Massachusetts Lowell Plastics Engineering Senior
Image of Lila RockwoodLila Rockwood $4,500 Extrusion Division Russell Gould Scholarship, SPE Foundation Gail Bristol Scholarship Western Washington University Polymer Materials Engineering Junior
Image of Angel RosaAngel Rosa $3,000 PPA Scholarship University of Houston Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Junior
Image of Jose Enrique Rosada LaraJose Enrique Rosada Lara $1,000 SPE Foundation Fleming-Blaszcak Scholarship Shawnee State University Plastics Engineering Technology Senior
Image of Cassie SantelmanCassie Santelman $2,125 SPE Foundation Detroit Section Tom Powers Scholarship University of Wisconsin-Stout Plastics Engineering Junior
Image of Allison SchultzAllison Schultz $2,125 SPE Foundation Carl Haas Scholarship Ferris State University Plastics Engineering Technology Junior
Image of Karthick SelvarajKarthick Selvaraj $3,500 Flexible Packaging Division Scholarship, Polymer Modifier & Additives Division Scholarship Central Institute of Petrochemical Engineering and Technology Plastics Technology Senior
Image of Dhanashree ShindeDhanashree Shinde $1,250 Dr. Jackie Rehkopf Scholarship University of Delaware Materials Science & Engineering Graduate Student
Image of Nicholas StarvaggiNicholas Starvaggi $2,250 SPE Foundation Gulf Coast Hurricane Scholarship, Dr. Matthew & Mrs. Patricia Harthcock Applied Plastics Research Scholarship Texas A&M University Chemistry Graduate Student
Image of Drew TracyDrew Tracy $2,500 Polymer Modifier & Additives Division Scholarship, SPE Foundation General Scholarship Penn State Behrend Plastics Engineering Technology Junior
Image of Steven VongSteven Vong $4,000 Thermoplastic Elastomers Technical Interest Group Scholarship, Polymer Modifier & Additives Division Scholarship, SPE Foundation General Scholarship University of Arkansas Chemical Engineering Senior
Image of Leyao WuLeyao Wu $1,500 Polymer Modifier & Additives Division Scholarship University of Akron Polymer Engineering Graduate Student
Image of Kayla YoungKayla Young $2,500 Flexible Packaging Division Scholarship Michigan State University Packaging Science Junior
Image of Meghan (Natechanok) YutthasaksunthornMeghan (Natechanok) Yutthasaksunthorn $5,000 Brightmark Scholarship in Plastics Circularity Georgia Institute of Technology Chemical Engineering Graduate Student
Image of Titus ZamanzadehTitus Zamanzadeh $3,000 PPA Scholarship Pittsburg State University Plastics Engineering Technology Senior
Image of Nathan ZookNathan Zook $6,500 PPA Don Williams Scholarship, Extrusion Division Ed Steward Scholarship, SPE Foundation General Scholarship Pennsylvania College of Technology Plastics & Polymer Engineering Sophomore

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