This ControlTrends’s Making HVACR More Interesting Series comes from another great industry organization, the American Boiler Manufacturing Association (ABMA), and annual their Randy Rawson Scholarship Program, which has awarded over $150,000 since its inception. This program is another opportunity to recognize and reward the future stars of our industry.
Purpose and Scope: The Randy Rawson Scholarship Program was created for the Promotion of Careers in Boiler Engineering and Fabrication. A special fund has been organized to support the scholarship program and is operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes. The specific purpose of the Fund is to support post-secondary education and/or training of graduating high school students pursuing careers in the commercial, institutional, industrial or power-generating boiler, combustion and related equipment industry through educational scholarships. The number and amount of scholarships awarded is determined by the ABMA Board of Directors each year in which scholarships are offered. In 2017, the ABMA awarded sixteen scholarships and has given out over $150,000 since inception.
Eligibility: An eligible student is enrolled in or have been accepted by a nationally or regionally accredited post-secondary institution of higher learning or similarly-accredited community college, vocational or trade/technical school and has a high school diploma or General Education Development (GED). The applicant must be a relative of an employee of an Active or Associate Member in good standing of the ABMA or sponsored by an Active or Associate Member company of ABMA. Additional eligibility criteria is included in the application materials.
2017 Randy Rawson Scholarships Recipients:
Thor Brockman – Computer Engineering – Clemson University
Sponsored by Victory Energy
Bryan Burke – Electrical & Computer Engineering – University of Louisville
Sponsored by WARE
Lauren Coolbaugh – Mechanical Engineering –Western Kentucky University
Sponsored by WARE
Naomi Curtis – Computer Science – Georgia Tech
Sponsored by Victory Energy
Brett Curtsinger – Engineering Graphics & Design – Murray State University
Sponsored by WARE
Ryan Daugherty – Engineering – North Carolina State University
Sponsored by CORMETECH
Tobias Dwyer – Chemical Engineering – University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
Sponsored by Victory Energy
Dylan Funk – Mechanical Engineering – Pittsburg State University
Sponsored by Chanute Manufacturing
Travis Harsch – Aerospace Engineering – Oklahoma State University
Sponsored by Vector Systems, Inc.
Lauren Herrington – Mechanical Engineering – University of Tulsa
Sponsored by Cust-O-Bend
Kolby Kiesling – Engineering – Abilene Christian University
Sponsored by Applied Heat Recovery
Mark Martinez – Engineering – Abilene Christian University
Sponsored by Applied Heat Recovery
Nathan McDonald – Electrical Engineering – Northern Illinois University
Sponsored by Karl Dungs
Cody Shults – Civil/Environmental Engineering – Oklahoma State University
Sponsored by Victory Energy
Carley Smith – Chemical Engineering- University of Oklahoma
Sponsored by Toyota Tsusho America
Vincent Souza – Mechanical Engineering – San Jose State University
Sponsored by Nationwide Boiler
AMBA Mission & Significance
For more than 125 years, the American Boiler Manufacturing Association (ABMA) has been impacting the American boiler industry.
Since our founding in 1888 to ensure the safety of emerging boiler technologies, ABMA has evolved into a full-fledged national, non-profit trade organization committed to the advancement, safety, advocacy, and enhancement of the commercial, institutional, industrial and electricity-generating boiler and combustion equipment industry.
ABMA is an organization steeped in tradition – a tradition of excellence. Our member companies are those who have stepped forward to declare their pledge to the market, their customers, and the public: “We will provide safe, efficient, clean, and reliable hot water, comfort heating, process steam, heat recovery, and electricity-generating steam systems.”
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