Meet a Fluid Power Scholarship Winner – Richard Misner

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The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation has awarded 23 $2,000 scholarships to students pursuing fluid power related fields of study. One of the winners, Richard Misner, is attending NFPA’s Fast Track Hub Macomb Community College. We asked Richard a few questions about winning the scholarship. What does winning a Fluid Power Scholarship mean to you? Winning the…

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Meet a Fluid Power Scholarship Winner – Sonnet Xu

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The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation has awarded 23 $2,000 scholarships to students pursuing fluid power related fields of study. One of the winners, Sonnet Xu, is attending Stanford University. We asked Sonnet a few questions about winning the scholarship. What does winning a Fluid Power Scholarship mean to you? Winning the Fluid Power Scholarship allows me…

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Meet a Fluid Power Scholarship Winner – Connor Stonerock

The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation has awarded 23 $2,000 scholarships to students pursuing fluid power related fields of study. One of the winners, Connor Stonerock, is attending Ohio University. We asked Connor a few questions about winning the scholarship. What does winning a Fluid Power Scholarship mean to you? Winning the Fluid Power Scholarship means a lot…

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Strengthening Workforce Development Initiatives Through High School Robotics 

Are you interested in robotics and workforce development? We are seeking industry volunteers for NFPA’s Robotics Challenge program. This program helps build awareness of fluid power benefits and careers among high school students.  The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation offers one merit-based Robotics Challenge Scholarship that awards $30,000 ($7,500 per year for four years) to…

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NFPA Scholarships: Impact of the 2023-24 Awards and Recruiting NFPA Members to Judge

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Through the support of generous donations to the NFPA Education and Technology Foundation, and volunteer NFPA member judges, the NFPA Education and Technology Foundation awarded 26 students $86,000 in scholarships to further their fluid power education for the 2023-24 academic year. The awardees include 23 students from the Fluid Power Scholarship applicant pool and 3…

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Meet a Fluid Power Scholarship Winner – Kaedyn Peterson-Rucker

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The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation has awarded 23 $2,000 scholarships to students pursuing fluid power related fields of study. One of the winners, Kaedyn Peterson-Rucker, is attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison. We asked Kaedyn a few questions about winning the scholarship. What does winning a Fluid Power Scholarship mean to you? Winning the Fluid Power Scholarship…

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Meet a Fluid Power Scholarship Winner – Evan Fender

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The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation has awarded 23 $2,000 scholarships to students pursuing fluid power related fields of study. One of the winners, Evan Fender, is attending Wright State University. We asked Evan a few questions about winning the scholarship. What does winning a Fluid Power Scholarship mean to you? Winning this scholarship helps me to…

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NFPA Michigan Workforce Engagement Group Explores Innovative Macomb Building During Insightful Meeting

NFPA Workforce Staff recently organized a Michigan Workforce Engagement Group meeting at NFPA Fast Track Hub Macomb Community College in Warren, MI. Attendees had the opportunity to: Given the considerable concentration of fluid power companies in Suburban Detroit, AutoSTEAM Days holds significant importance for career awareness in the region. In anticipation of the 2024 AutoSTEAM…

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