SME Education Foundation

SME Education Foundation celebrates high-achieving young women whose careers they’ve influenced with technology-based summer camps, awards, scholarships and grants.

SME Education Foundation has provided funding to 167 Project Lead The Way high schools for equipment and material upgrades to their Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) programs.

The SME Education Foundation 2012 Board of Directors includes the return of Glen H. Pearson as president and four new additions to the Board: Barbara M. Fossum, PhD, FSME, Julian E. Pate III; Ted Peachee, and Peter T. Zierhut.

The SME Education Foundation has funded $15,000 to SME Toronto Chapter 26 to promote advanced manufacturing careers for Canadian students and assist the Canadian workforce to enhance knowledge and skills.

SME Education Foundation Board President, Khalil S. Taraman completes three-year term as President, leaves with accolades of board members, donors and industry partners.

The SME Education Foundation and industry sponsors introduce “Reality Redesigned,” a design contest with a reality show twist from the producers of The Edge Factor, offering students access to an international design competition.

The SME Education Foundation has partnered with The Edge Factor, a new HD series to change public perception of manufacturing and inspire its careers.

Alexandria Moseley, an manufacturing and engineering student at Oregon State University, recognized by National Engineers Week through its New Faces of Engineering College Edition.

The SME Education Foundation has selected Summit Technology Academy, Kansas City, Mo., as one of six exemplary schools in the nation for community-based manufacturing education.

The SME Education Foundation has named Hawthorne High School of Engineering and Manufacturing (HHSEM), Los Angeles, Calif., an exemplary school for manufacturing education.