The W.W. Grainger Foundation has awarded EMU'S Industrial
Distribution Program $25,000 for merit and service scholarships
for students majoring in the College of Technology's Industrial
Distribution Program.
The first recipients of the award are seniors John C.
Barnett of Flint, Matthew Nedin of Cleveland Heights, Ohio,
and Jessica Bishop of Clarksville, Mich. Each student will
receive $750.
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GRAINGER SCHOLARSHIPS: The W.W. Grainger
Foundation recently presented Eastern Michigan
University with $25,000 for merit and service
scholarships for students in EMU's industrial
distribution
program. The program, which is offered
through EMU's School of Technology Studies,
prepares
students to meet the needs of the global
wholesale
industry. Scholarship winners are, second
from left,
Matthew Nedin, a senior from Cleveland
Heights, Ohio;
Jessica
Bishop, a senior from
Clarksville, Mich.; and John
Barnett, a senior from
Flint, Mich. Also pictured are
Morell Boone, professor
and director of the School
of Technology Studies, left,
and John Boyless, associate
professor in the School
of Technology Studies and
coordinator of the
industrial distribution program.
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"This is the largest major grant our program has ever
received specifically for scholarships," said John Boyless,
associate professor, School of Technology Studies, and
EMU Industrial Distribution Program coordinator.
Boyless said that the majority of the grant will be used
to establish an endowment, which will provide annual scholarships.
The industrial distribution program prepares students
to meet the needs of the global wholesale industry. Students
are prepared for careers in sales, marketing, purchasing,
inventory and technical areas of the automotive, food,
pharmaceutical, data management and supply chain management
industries.
Currently, there are 60 students enrolled in the Industrial
Distribution Program.
"This is an exciting major that offers great career opportunities.
With this degree, our graduates can work anywhere in the
world," said Boyless.
W.W. Grainger Inc., of Lake Forest, Ill., is the largest
distributor of equipment, components and supplies to the
commercial, industrial, contractor and institutional markets
in the United States.
