Past Recipients and Where They Are Today

YearNameLinkedIn Status
2024Delora Grace AllenChemical Engineering
2024Grant BeckerBiomedical Engineering / Chemistry
2024Jordan D'AmarioPackaging Science
2024Grace EischensComposites Materials Engineering
2024Matthew FickerComposites Materials Engineering
2024Nicholas FrederickPlastics Engineering Technology
2024Riley GillMechanical Engineering
2024Ariel HallPolymer Materials Engineering Technology
2024Dori HarcharikPolymer Materials Engineering Technology
2024Robert HendricksonPlastic & Polymer Engineering Technology
2024Jocelyn HessMaterial Sciences & Engineering
2024Joshua MartinPlastics Engineering Technology / no LinkedIn page
2024Abigail (Abby) MastromonacoPlastics Engineering
2024Owen MauteMechanical Engineering / no LinkedIn page
2024Arian PatelMaterial Science & Engineering
2024Kyle PerryPlastics Engineering, CADD, Electromechanical Engineering
2024Angel Ponce de LeonMechanical Engineering Technology
2024Michael QuinnPlastics Engineering Technology
2024Vincent RamirezMechanical Engineering
2024Angel RosaChemical & Biomolecular Engineering
2024Titus ZamanzadehPlastics Engineering Technology
2024Nathan ZookPlastic & Polymer Technology
YearNameLinkedIn Status
2023Anthony AudiaBS Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology (2025)
2023Liam BoyleMechanical Engineering
2023Ethan BrumbergerB.S. in Plastics Eng.
2023Haley DobbynMaster of Science in Plastics Engineering Student at UMass Lowell
2023Nicholas GajkowskiPost-Baccalaureate Researcher (WWU)
2023Sophia HagansSEeD Engineer at SABIC
2023Halka Inagakihousekeeper
2023Blake KanePolymer Engineer, Corning, Inc.
2023Clara KramerProcess Engineering R&D Intern - Teva Pharmaceuticals
2023Emmaline LenzGraduate - looking for opportunity
2023Seamus LowePhD Student at Princeton
2023Ryan McGinnisBS, Metallurical & Materials Engineering (2025)
2023Jacob MillerPolymers, Injection Molding, & Engineering
2023Kyle PerryPlastics Engineering, CADD, Electromechanical Engineering
2023Aaron RegisterProject Engineer, Nestlé
2023Kirsten SjobergGraduate student
2023Adam SwinneyMechanical Engineering
2023Courtney ValmoreFabric Care Packaging Engineer at Procter & Gamble
2023Aiden WhiteSupplier Quality Engineer, American Honda Motor Company
2023Tyrone WoodardReality Labs at Meta

YearNameSchool2023 LinkedIn Status
2022Ryan McGinnisColorodo School of MinesUndergraduate Researcher at Colorado School of Mines
2022Kelsey AllisWestern Washington UniversityProject Engineer for Janicki
2022Haley DobbynFerris State UniversityPlastics Engineering Technology Student at Ferris State Univeristy
2022Maria FountasNortheastern UniversityMechanical Engineering Intern at Honeybee Robotics
2022Carl FurnerDrexel UniversityResearch Assistant at Drexel Soft Materials Group
2022Olivia HileUniversity of Wisconsin-StoutManufacturing Engineer at ITW Deltar Fasteners
2022Zach JosephsonSouth Dakota State UniversityMechanical Engineer at Aagard
2022Blake KanePennsylvania College of TechnologyPlastic and Polymer Engineering student at Pennsylvania College of Technology
2022Rachel LeBlancCase Western Reserve University5th Year BS/MS Polymer Science and Engineering Student at CWRU | BS 2022, MS 2023
2022Seamus LoweBaylor UniversityStudent at Baylor University | Materials Science Researcher at NREL
2022Wyatt McGrawShawnee State UniversityResearcher 1 at METSS Corporation
2022Zach NewmanUniversity of Alabama BirminghamGeneral Engineer: DT/FE Missile Defence Agency
2022Madison PixlerUniversity of Notre DameChemical and Biomolecular Engineering student at the University of Notre Dame
2022Kayla RiebeUniversity of AkronQuality Engineer at Schneller LLC
2022Stephen ShewanFerris State UniversityPlastics Engineering Intern at Commercial Tool Group: Commercial Tool & Die, Inc.
2022Dan StrubleWestern Washington UniversityPlastics and Composites Engineering, Business Administration Student
2022Courtney ValmoreRose Hulman Institue of TechnologyMPD Intern at Proctor and Gamble
YearNameSchool2023 LinkedIn Status
2021Juliana CovarrubiasWestern Washington UniversityProject Engineer at Janicki Industries 
2021Hanna DuncanPenn State BehrendSales Engineer at Americhem
2021Elizabeth DefazioRutgers UniversityAssociate Specialist, Engineering at Merck | Manufacturing Leadership Development Program
2021Isabella GayosoPenn State UniversityPropulsion Engineering Intern at Lockheed Martin
2021Michaela GibsonClemson University.M.S. Packaging Science Student at Clemson University
2021Taylor HollcroftWestern Washington UniversityPolymer Materials Engineering Student at Western Washington University
2021Zach JosephsonSouth Dakota State UniversityMechanical Engineer at Aagard
2021Brooke LenhardtPenn State BehrendNo LinkedIn page
2021Wyatt McGrawShawnee State UniversityResearcher 1 at METSS Corporation
2021Nazar RibalkoRochester Institute of TechnologyA Lab Manager for the Plastics Lab at RIT
2021Kayla RiebeUniversity of AkronQuality Engineer at Schneller LLC
2021Mackenzie RoachVirginia TechProcess Engineer at DuPont - Tyvek®
2021Stephen ShewanFerris State UniversityPlastics Engineering Intern at Commercial Tool Group
2021Mack SowersUniversity of California BerkeleyUC Berkeley | Materials Science and Engineering Undergrad | Digital Fabrication
2021Ekram SuliemanKettering UniversityNo LinkedIn page
2021Courtney ValmoreRose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyMPD Intern at Proctor and Gamble
2021Ashley WisdomKettering UniversityProduct Engineer at Tenneco Systems Protection
2021Christian YoungPenn State Erie, The Behrend CollegeProduct Technology Engineer Product Technology Engineer at Ascend Performance Materials

YearNameSchool2023 LinkedIn Status
2020Juliana CovarrubiasWestern Washington UniversityProject Engineer at Janicki Industries 
2020William DaytonUniversity of California-DavisChemical Engineer, UCD 2022
2020Sophia HagansUniversity of CincinnatiChemical Engineering Student at UC
2020Bryan HuttonFerris State UniversityProcess Engineer at Belden Inc.
2020Evan ImpinkWestern Washington UniversityWestern Washington University Plastics and Composites Engineering Graduate
2020Tanner LeoWestern Washington UniversityAspiring Materials Engineer | Pursuing M.S. in Electrochemistry
2020Wyatt McGrawShawnee State UniversityResearcher 1 at METSS Corporation
2020Carlos PalestinoPittsburgh State UniversityPlastic Engineering Technology major.
2020Lexington PetersonPittsburgh State UniversityProject Manager at KraussMaffei
2020Emilie PhanNorth Carolina State UniversityVirtual Materials Analyst at Under Armour
2020Justin SalyersShawnee State UniversityPlastic Engineering Student at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Honda R&D coop
2020Cassie ShookPenn College of TechnologyQuality Engineer at West Pharmaceutical Services
2020Jack SpiekerWashington State UniversityLiaison Engineer at Boeing
2020Nick StarkShawnee State UniversityMSME- Mechanical Grad Engineering Student
YearNameSchool2023 LinkedIn Status
2019Adam EverseFerrisPackaging Scientist - Olay (Proctor and Gamble)
2019Adrianna RosemanUniversity of FloridaSeeking Materials Engineering Position in Melbourne, FL Area
2019Alec JobbinsUC BerkeleyAerodynamics PhD Candidate at the University of Notre Dame
2019Brooke LenhardtPenn State BehrendNo LinkedIn page
2019Elizabeth SalyUniversity of Wisconsin – Stout3rd Shift Supervisor at Sonoco
2019Jonathan KruegerUniversity of Wisconsin – StoutEngineer at Andersen Corporation
2019Laryssa MeyerUniversity of Wisconsin – StoutCNC Operator at By the Yard Inc.
2019Lexington PetersonPittsburgh State UniversityProject Manager at KraussMaffei
2019Melissa KraegerRensselaer Polytechnic Institution Supplier Quality Engineer at The Raymond Corporation
2019Nathan DeverShawnee StateJuris Doctoral Candidate at the University of Dayton School of Law
2019Nathan Rader-EdkinPenn College of TechPIRC Program Manager at Pennsylvania College of Technology
2019Steven VecchiPenn State – The Behrend CollegePhD graduate student at Case Western Reserve University
2019Trapper FerrisPenn State – The Behrend CollegeADTS Engineer Thermoplastic Elastomers at AVIENT
2019Zachary VenezianoKetteringNo LinkedIn page
 
 
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