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Carrie Fox Solin Memorial Scholarship
The Carrie Fox Solin Memorial Scholarship is the first scholarship that was awarded by the SPE Blow Molding Division. Its inaugural year was 1991 and is named in memory of Carrie Fox Solin. Carrie Fox Solin made numerous contributions to the plastics industry and served on SPE Blow Molding Division’s Board of Directors from 1987 until her untimely passing. The SPE Blow Molding Division wishes to support and encourage students interested in pursuing careers in the blow molding industry. For this purpose, the Blow Molding Division Board of Directors has pledged to provide a scholarship of $3,000 to a qualifying student pursuing these types of opportunities.
Qualifications for the Carrie Fox Solin Memorial scholarship are:
1. The applicant must be enrolled full time in a degreed undergraduate discipline in science, technology, or engineering that is
associated with the Plastics Industry. Qualified degrees include Plastics Engineering, Plastic Technology, Mechanical Engineering,
Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, and Materials Science.
associated with the Plastics Industry. Qualified degrees include Plastics Engineering, Plastic Technology, Mechanical Engineering,
Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, and Materials Science.
2. Candidates must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher (4.0 scale).
3. The applicant must be a member of an SPE Student Chapter or a member of SPE where no Student Chapter is available to the
student.
4. The applicant must have an accepted offer to work, as a Co-op or Intern, at a Blow Molding company or company that services
the Blow Molding Industry. The applicant must provide written documentation of the offer from the employer, stating the type of
the Blow Molding Industry. The applicant must provide written documentation of the offer from the employer, stating the type of
work they will be performing as an intern. The duration of the internship must be at least 2 months.
5. The applicant will submit a brief essay with their application describing the importance of blow molding to the technical parts and
packaging industry and any work/co-op/internships completed in the past.
packaging industry and any work/co-op/internships completed in the past.
6. Should qualifying candidates not be identified for this scholarship, no award will be granted by the SPE Blow Molding Division
Board of Directors.
Students can apply for this scholarship by visiting SPE Foundation Scholarships.
Current and past recipients of the
Carrie Fox Solin Memorial Scholarship
(2023)
Dermot Williamson
York College of Pennsylvania
Dermot Williamson is a junior at York College of Pennsylvania studying Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Business Administration. Dermot became interested in Engineering at a young age by participating in Odyssey of the Mind. In his internship at a blow molding company, he has been working on developing a center of gravity gauge for a specific bottle that will enable the company to tell when material is starting to shift towards a different end of the bottle making sure the bottle is still base heavy to prevent downstream tip-overs. Dermot has enjoyed working in the blow molding industry with all the different challenges and learning opportunities A student-athlete, Dermot plays for the Varsity Men’s Soccer Team at York College of Pennsylvania. He also enjoys weightlifting, golfing, and hanging out with friends and family.
(2021)
Trent Longenberger
York College of Pennsylvania
(2020)
Harrison Crone
York College of Pennsylvania
(2019) Shnaidie Macajoux
Pittsburgh State University
(2017) Alison Davidson
Pittsburgh State University
(2016)
Seth Cook
Penn College of Tecnology
(2015)
Abigail Gilmore
Penn State Erie
(2014) Samuel Moore
Pittsburgh State University
(2013) Bryan Robinson
Penn College of Technology
(2012)
Harry Koshulsky
Penn College of Tecnology
(2011)
James Tyler Bowen
Pittsburgh State University
(2010) Kevin Rudy
Ferris State University
(2010) David Martin
Pittsburg State University
(2009) Marcus Gardner
Ferris State University
(2009) Evan Perkins
Ferris State University
(2008) Jessica Patz
Penn State Erie
(2008) Nicolas Cruz
Pittsburg State University
(2007) Russell Ankenbrandt
Ferris State University
(2007) Jason Merkle
Ferris State University
(2006) Daniel Dempsey
Penn State Erie
(2006) Mathew Gross
Penn College of Technology
(2005) Matthew Loeffler
Penn State Erie
(2004) Lennie Kogut
Ferris State University
(2003) Andrea Leczynski
University of Massachusetts Lowell
(2003) Rachel Suffield
Western Washington University
(2002) Trevor Beyelor
Pittsburg State University
(2001) Stephen Hlopick
Penn State Erie
(2001) Erica Jo Hoover
Pittsburg State University
(2000) Chad Beashore
Pittsburg State University
(1998) William Scott Miller
Penn State Erie
(1998) Jesse Barber
Penn State Erie
(1998) Ivan McCracken
Penn State Erie
(1997) Jason Trahan
Ferris State University
(1997) Chris Littau
Pittsburg State University
(1997) Douglas Runyan
Penn State Erie
(1996) Jason Trahan
Ferris State University
(1996) Chris Littau
Pittsburg State University
(1996) Douglas Runyan
Penn State Erie
(1995) Jeffrey Voelker
Ferris State University
(1995) Brian Brozell
Penn State Erie
(1995) Steven Hyden
Shawnee State University
(1994) Tammy Schlotterbeck
Pittsburg State University
(1994) Vanessa Blanton
Shawnee State University
(1994) Karen Bentley
Shawnee State University
(1993) Elke Howe
Pittsburg State University
(1992) Todd Wiget
Shawnee State University
(1991) Dale Birt
Pittsburg State University
