The Board of Directors of the Material Handling Education Foundation, Inc. (MHEFI) recently announced its 2017 Scholarship Winners. A total of 45 scholarships, (31 undergraduate, 7 masters and 7 PhD’s) worth $146,100 were issued. For over 40 years, MHEFI has supported material handling and logistics sciences students at many universities.  MHEFI scholarships are awarded each year to students dedicated to entering the material handling and logistics field, either within MHI member companies or the user community.  These students are pursuing careers in the industry as engineers, project managers, management and professors.  Many will be employed in manufacturing and the supply chain. Scholarship Name, Amount, Student Awarded, School

Crane Manufacturers Association of America Honor Scholarship $6,000Brianna Malczewski Clarkson University

Rack Manufacturers Institute/John Nofsinger Honor Scholarship $6,000, Michael Drabowicz, Pennsylvania State University

Tompkins International Honor Scholarship $6,000 Rey Andrew Doctora, California Southern University

Frazier Industrial Honor Scholarship $5,000 Sandeep Kumar University of Wisconsin – School of Business

Howard Bernstein Scholarship sponsored by EnerSys, $5,000, Tudor Raducea, Michigan State University

Howard Bernstein Scholarship sponsored by TVH Parts Company, $5,000, Zechariah Shrum, Oklahoma State University

Howard Bernstein Scholarship sponsored by Worldwide Material Handling, $5,000, Christine Bodenheimer, Virginia Tech

Howard Bernstein Scholarship sponsored by Toyota Material Handling USA, $5,000, Daniel Latty, Central Michigan University

Howard Bernstein Scholarship sponsored by T.D.T., Inc., $5,000, Julie Shields, University of Pittsburgh

Howard Bernstein Scholarship sponsored by Conger Toyota Lift, Morrison Industrial Equipment, Gary T. Moore, Hy-Tek Material Handling, $5,000, Adam Lecznar, Kettering University

Howard Bernstein Scholarship sponsored by CMH Services, Wisconsin Lift Truck Corp., Steel King Industries, Material Handling Wholesaler, Atlas Toyota Material Handling, Hanel Storage Systems, Howard Bernstein Fun, $5,000, Brendan Newcomb, Maine Maritime Academy

Howard Bernstein Scholarship sponsored by CubiScan, MHI, Advance Storage Products, Raymond of New Jersey LLC, Atlanta Forklifts, Southwest Materials Handling, Howard Bernstein Fund, $5,000, Kevin Davenport Jr, Virginia Tech

Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association Honor Scholarship,  $5,000, Jose Anhalzer, Virginia Tech

Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association Honor Scholarship, $5,000, Ikia Richardson, Kennesaw State University

Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association Honor Scholarship, $5,000, Christian Collier, IUPUI

Spanco, Inc. Honor Scholarship, $5,000, Laura Holleran, Pennsylvania State University

Automation Solutions Group (ASG), $5,000, Amanda Herrera, University of Houston

Storage Manufacturers Association Honor Scholarship, $3,000, Ashutosh Atre, Oklahoma State University

Rack Manufacturers Institute/John Nofsinger Honor Scholarship, $2,500, Akshay Nigade, Oklahoma State University

Rack Manufacturers Institute/John Nofsinger Honor Scholarship, $2,500, Ni Ni, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rack Manufacturers Institute/John Nofsinger Honor Scholarship, $2,500, Kirstin Olesen, University of Oklahoma

Automated Storage/Retrieval Systems Honor Scholarship, $2,500, Katie Kelly, Montana State University

Electrification and Controls Manufacturers Association Honor Scholarship, $2,500, Kolt Knutson, University Wisconsin Stout

Southworth International Group, Inc. Honor Scholarship, $2,500, Emily Leight, The Pennsylvania State University

St. Onge Company Honor Scholarship, $2,500, Seyed Shahab Mofidi, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Material Handling Education Foundation Honor Scholarship, $2,500, Amir Massoud Aboutaleb, Mississippi State University

Expert Crane Honor Scholarship, $2,250, Ankitkumar Patel, The University of Texas at Arlington

UNEX Manufaturing Inc. Honor Scholarship, $2,250, Calvin Hawkins, Wayne State University

Hoist Manufacturers Institute/Monorail Manufacturers Association Honor Scholarship, $2,100, Clifford Bannon, Norwich University

Hytrol Conveyor Honor Scholarship, $2,000, Amal EL Harouche, University of Arkansas

Material Handling Education Foundation Honor Scholarship, $2,000, Alexander Campano, University of Florida

Material Handling Education Foundation Honor Scholarship, $2,000, Sarp Ersoy, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Automatic Guided Vehicle Systems Honor Scholarship, $2,000, Kevin Krieger, Pennsylvania State University

Hanel Storage Systems Honor Scholarship, $2,000, Noah Kaib, University of Pittsburgh

Conveyor & Sortation Systems Honor Scholarship, $2,000, Ellyson Uldrich, University of Oklahoma

Order Fulfillment Solutions Honor Scholarship, $2,000, Laurel Rawley, University of Houston

Ridg-U-Rak Honor Scholarship, $2,000, Tyler Kleinsasser, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Steel King Industries Honor Scholarship, $2,000, April Horton, University of Texas at Arlington

Ergonomic Assist Systems & Equipment Council Honor Scholarship, $1,500, Valeria Garza, St. Mary’s University

Prest Family Honor Scholarship, $1,500, Kavinesaan Karpaya, University of Minnesota

Gorbel Inc. Honor Scholarship, $1,500, Kate McKinley, Clarkson University

Lee Wood Scholarship (ICWM), $1,500, Chibueze Enyinnaya, University of Texas at Arlington

Lift Manufacturers Product Section Honor Scholarship, $1,500, Ronny Pacheco, Oklahoma State University

Protective Guarding Manufacturers Association Honor Scholarship, $1,500, Mark Trevena, Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Seizmic, Inc./LAMHMS Scholarship, $1,500, Jackie Kang, Stanford University