Local 83 presents $3,000 scholarship awards to Halley Collins (third from left) and Heather Carmitchel (second from right). Also pictured are, front row, l. to r.: Sherrie Collins, Michael Collins, Charles Carmitchel, and L-83 BM-ST Randy Cruse. Back row, second from left, L-83 President Larry Horseman, and Special Funds Committee members, from l. to r., Dave Leimer, Scot Albertson, and Joe Lewandowski.
IEC scholarship committee announces local, CFL winners
THE BOILERMAKERS’ International Executive Council (IEC) scholarship committee has announced its selection of scholarship award recipients for two local lodges and the Canadian Federation of Labour (CFL).
Brittany Burd, step-daughter of Local 105 member Gregory Stephens, and Tristan Rumfield, step-daughter of Local 105 member Jeremy Grubb, were each selected from five applicants for a $2,000 award from Local 105, Chillicothe, Ohio.
Ryan Yeh, son of Local 146 member John Yeh, was selected as a $2,000 award recipient, and Erin Baker, daughter of Local 146 member Kenneth Baker, was chosen as a $1,000 scholarship winner from 10 applicants to the Local 146 scholarship program in Edmonton, Alberta.
Both Ryan and Erin were also selected to receive a $1,000 grant from the CFL.
Local 13 awards 28 grants totaling $224,000
LOCAL LODGE 13, Philadelphia, announces the winners of 28 scholarship awards, each totaling $8,000, to dependents of Local 13 members who participated in the local’s annual competition. Winners were selected based on the results of a college aptitude test administered and graded by St. Joseph’s University. The grants will be awarded over a period of four years — $1,000 per semester for eight semesters. The Local 13 scholarship committee does not release names of scholarship winners for publication.
Local 83 awards two $3,000 grants
LOCAL LODGE 83, Kansas City, Mo., announces the winners of two $3,000 scholarship awards to dependents of Local 83 members who participated in the local’s annual competition.
The winners were selected by members of the local’s Special Funds Committee. Receiving a $3,000 grant were Halley Marie Collins, daughter of L-83 member Michael Collins; and Heather Elaine Carmitchel, daughter of L-83 member Charles Carmitchel. Halley plans to attend Kansas University in Lawrence, Kan.; Heather will be going to Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan.
Local 108 awards scholarship
LOCAL LODGE 108, Birmingham, Ala., has awarded a $2,000 grant to Heather Nicole Eubanks, daughter of L-108 member Benny Eubanks.
This is the third year the local has issued a scholarship award. Local 108 BM-ST Ronnie Dexter says Recording Secretary Timothy Simmons was instrumental in setting up the lodge’s scholarship fund.
