An IME professor and an IME student earned awards at the Foundry Educational Foundation (FEF) College Industry Conference (CIC) held in Chicago last November.
Dr. Sam Ramrattan - a specialist in material and process and a FEF Key Professor, received the American Foundry Society AFS/FEF Board Award.
The conference also honored Ryan Schwark, a senior in the manufacturing engineering technology program, with the $1,500 AFS-Saginaw Valley Scholarship, which was based on his work experience, his GPA, his career objectives, and two letters of recommendations.
Other scholarships Schwark has earned include an $800 FEF in Spring 2003, a $400 AFS Central Chapter in Fall 2004, and a $500 College of Engineering and Applied Sciences in Fall 2004.
Originally from Three Oaks, Schwark maintains a 3.6 GPA and is set to earn a BS in April 2005. Before enrolling at WMU, he obtained an Associate of Applied Science in Plastics Technology from Lake
Honored as a Key Professor at the November FEF CIC Convention, IME’s Dr. Sam Ramrattan (left) works with students in the WMU metal casting lab
Ryan Schwark , a senior in the IME manufacturing engineering program, won a $1,500 scholarship at the FEF CIC Convention held in Chicago last November. He has also won several other scholarships
Michigan College, in Benton Harbor, where he graduated with honors.
He is currently interviewing in the metal casting industry, and he hopes to remain in the Great Lakes region after graduation.
Four other WMU delegates to the conference were Michael Booms, Michael Farney, Daniel Galleher, and Jason Karbowski. Their expenses were paid by the metal casting industry through the FEF.
The FEF CIC conference provided FEF board members, university officials, professors, and top students delegates from across North America with the opportunity to meet metal casting industry executives from 36 participating companies and to gain an up-close and personal look at the industry. Also, $64,000 in special scholarships and awards was given to the FEF accredited schools at this conference alone.
Ramrattan said that WMU is “proud to be a part of this exciting FEF CIC event, which actively reaches out to engineering colleges and universities in North America.” WMU is one of only 25 in the world to be accredited in this Foundation. Nearly 75% of FEF registered students and scholarship students were placed in metal casting jobs this past year!
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