Scholarship
RECIPIENTS
Scholarship Awards
Jomin Thomas
$3000 ORG Graduate Student Award
The Ohio Rubber Group has selected Jomin Thomas at The University of Akron to receive the $3,000 ORG Graduate Student Award for 2023. Jomin is expected to graduate in June, 2023, with a PhD degree in Polymer Engineering. Jomin is currently working in the areas of polymer sustainability and measuring degradation of worn tire particles in the environment. We look forward to having Jomin present his work at a future ORG Technical meeting.
Abhishek Banerjee
$3000 ORG Graduate Student Award
The Ohio Rubber Group has selected Abhishek Banerjee at The University of Akron to receive the $3,000 ORG Graduate Student Award for 2023. Abhishek is expected to graduate in August, 2023, with a PhD degree in Polymer Science. Currently, Abhishek is working on a new class of polyolefin multiblock copolymers for blend compatibilizers and elastomer applications. We look forward to having Abhishek present his work at a future ORG Technical meeting.
Lindsey Winter
$2000 ORG Rubber Industry Co-Op Award
The Ohio Rubber Group has selected Lindsey Winter at Cleveland State University to receive the $2,000 ORG Rubber Industry Co-op Award for 2023. Lindsey is working towards her Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering with an expected graduation date of May 2024. She has worked three co-op assignments at Bridgestone Americas.
Nate Nash
$2000 ORG Rubber Industry Co-Op Award
The Ohio Rubber Group has selected Nate Nash at The University of Akron to receive the $2,000 ORG Rubber Industry Co-op Award for 2023. Nate is working towards his Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering with an expected graduation date of May 2025. He has worked two co-op assignments at Bridgestone Americas.
Kaylan Yaceczko
Paul Glasgow Memorial ORG Member Scholarship Award
Kaylan Yaceczko has been awarded the Paul Glasgow Memorial ORG Member Scholarship for 2023. Kaylan is currently employed as a Laboratory Technician at Akron Rubber Development Lab, where she has gained experience in DMA testing, angle abrasion, oven aging and impact/drop testing and analysis. Kaylan currently has an Associates Degree, and with the scholarship intends to pursue a Bachelors Degree at The University of Akron which has several areas of interest to her: Business Management, Engineering or Chemistry. Congratulations Kaylan!
This Award is available for ORG members who are currently employed in the rubber industry and want to further their careers by acquiring additional education. The monetary value of the award is $2,000. For further information on this award, please contact Joel Neilsen, Scholarship Chair, at joel.neilsen@lanxess.com.
In 2015, the Ohio Rubber Group Board decided to change the name of the award to honor Paul Glasgow, a long time member of the Group, other Rubber Groups, and the ACS Rubber Division who sadly passed away in 2015.
Previous Graduate Student Scholarship Winners
Abhishek Banerjee– 2023
Stephen Merriman– 2022
Arnob Banik – 2022
Kayla Williams-Pavlantos – 2021
Masoud Razavi – 2020
Akshata Kulkarni – 2019
Marcos Pantoja – 2018
Camilo Rendon Piedrahita – 2018
Scott Smith – 2017
Jiaxi Li – 2017
Prasad Raut – 2016
Jing Zhong – 2016
Danielle Grolman – 2015
Brinda Mehta – 2014
Nicole Swanson – 2014
Kushal Bahl – 2013
Vasav Sahni – 2012
Diya Bandyopadhyay – 2011
Emmanuel Pitia – 2011
Amy Blake – 2010
Jason Randall – 2009
Alexei Melnikov – 2009
Maurice Wadley-2008
Previous “Paul Glasgow Memorial ORG Scholarship Award” Winners
Kaylan Yaceczko – 2023
Richard Hanzlik – 2022
Charles Boyce – 2020
Frank Pappas – 2019
Trevor Cody – 2018
Seth Glasgow – 2016
Seth Glasgow – 2014
Kelly Casanova – 2013
Previous ORG Rubber Industry Co-Op Award Winners
Lindsey Winter – 2023
Nate Nash – 2023
Justin Ebert – 2022
Taylor Wilson – 2021
Dunia Jaffel – 2021
Paul Glasgow Memorial ORG Member Award:
This Award is available for ORG members who are currently employed in the rubber industry and want to further their careers by acquiring additional education. The monetary value of the award is $2,000.
Applications must be submitted by June 1, 2023.
ORG Rubber Industry Co-op Award:
This Award is available for undergraduate college students who have completed at least two co-op or intern assignments in the Rubber Industry. The monetary value of the award is $2,000.
Applications must be submitted by June 15, 2023.
Funds for the scholarships are provided from Ohio Rubber Group’s fund raising events. Our goal is to grow the funds to a self-sustaining level. This goal has not yet been reached.
University of Akron Graduate Student Award:
The Ohio Rubber Group has a long tradition of supporting The University of Akron. The ORG sees a need to increase the number of technical graduates that enter the rubber industry both in northeast Ohio and nationally. Due to this need, the ORG has initiated and funded the Ohio Rubber Group Graduate Student Award Scholarship. This award was created to assist University of Akron Graduate Students who focus on rubber technology in their educational pursuit to complete their studies and obtain their degrees. This award is open to any University of Akron graduate student who is pursuing a PhD involving rubber technology. Each year candidate students submit applications along with transcripts and letters of recommendation to the ORG Scholarship Committee. This information is then used to select a group of students for face-to-face interviews with the Committee after which the final selection is made. The very high caliber of the candidates makes the selection difficult, but the democratic process of voting is used to make the determinations.
Donations are welcome and can be mailed to:
ORG Endowed Scholarship Fund
P.O. Box 341
Bath, OH 44210
For further information on these awards, please contact Joel Neilsen, Scholarship Chair, at joel.neilsen@lanxess.com.
Accepting Scholarship Fund Donations
Office
P.O. Box 553
Hudson, OH 44236