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Meet a Fluid Power Scholarship Winner – Richard Misner
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…
Read MoreMeet a Fluid Power Scholarship Winner – Sonnet Xu
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…
Read MoreMeet a Fluid Power Scholarship Winner & Tom Wanke Legacy Awardee – Hannah Shu
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, Hannah Shu, is attending Stanford University, and was selected for a Tom Wanke Legacy Fund Award. We asked Hannah a few questions about winning the scholarship. What does winning a Fluid Power Scholarship…
Read MoreMeet 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…
Read MoreStrengthening 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…
Read MoreMSOE Fluid Power Club to Receive the First Stipend Awarded from Thomas Wanke Legacy Fund Award
Thomas Wanke was a monumental figure in fluid power, active for more than 50 years and influencing generations of fluid power engineers through his work at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, its Fluid Power Institute, and with the National Fluid Power Association. To honor his memory, and to help ensure that his positive impact on…
Read MoreNFPA Helps Scouts Learn Fluid Power Basics and Earn a Merit Badge
On January 27th the NFPA, Triton College, and the Illinois Pathway to Adventure Council (Portage Creek District, IL) introduced fluid power to 33 BSA Scouts through a hands-on robotics merit badge activity. Scouts assembled a Hydraulic Robotic Arm Kit and learned key fluid power basics. The event offered a foundational understanding of robotics and demonstrated…
Read MoreGet Involved and Inspire Youth to Pursue Fluid Power Education with NFPA’s Wisconsin Fast Track Hub
One of NFPA’s strategic priorities is to increase the number of fluid power educated technicians and engineers. Our Fast Track to Fluid Power program is one of the workforce development initiatives conducted to fill that need. A Fast Track Hub centers on a technical or community college with a validated fluid power and mechatronics degree…
Read MoreNFPA Scholarships: Impact of the 2023-24 Awards and Recruiting NFPA Members to Judge
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…
Read MoreGet to Know Your Staff – Cecilia Bart, Economics and Statistical Services Manager
Cecilia Bart Economics and Statistical Services Manager, National Fluid Power Association Cecilia Bart joined NFPA on January 17th as the new Economics and Statistical Services Manager. Cecilia graduated this past December from St. Norbert College with a major in Economics. Her areas of focus include working with data through courses such as Econometrics and Data…
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