Nordson, PCI Award BUILDS/PCI Scholarship
$5,000 Nordson BUILDS/PCI Scholarship to college student Benjamin Whipker, who attends the Rochester Institute of Technology and is studying electrical mechanical engineering technology.
From left to right: Dan Thompson, director of sales, Nordson Corporation; award recipient Benjamin Whipker; Greg Dawson, regional sales manager, Nordson Powder Coating Systems; and Sue Ivancic, account executive, Nordson Powder Coating Systems.
Nordson Corporation and the Powder Coating Institute (PCI) awarded a $5,000 Nordson BUILDS/PCI Scholarship to college student Benjamin Whipker, who attends the Rochester Institute of Technology and is studying electrical mechanical engineering technology.
The Nordson BUILDS /PCI Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship administered by PCI. It is intended to bring awareness to U.S. manufacturing, with the goal of introducing young minds to the world of powder coatings. Students must be seeking degrees in engineering or business to qualify, and demonstrate an interest in powder coatings.
“We want students to be cognizant of the powder coating industry and to realize there are great careers to be had in the U.S. manufacturing sector,” says Dan Thompson, director of sales for Nordson . “Ben is ambitious and deserving, and represents the future of continued manufacturing growth in the U.S.”
Whipke received the award during a ceremony at Nordson’s Amherst campus in August
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