As Port sees it, the conference invitation is one of the biggest benefits of the scholarship program. Students have a direct connection to the industry they
Ultimately, the scholarship program keeps momentum going in the industry. “The long-term benefit,” Mandato said, “as the scholarship program expands…
“I tell everyone to bring a stack of resumes with them. I haven’t met a kid yet that wasn’t blown away.” Bob Port, IIAR Scholarship Subcommittee Chair
are studying and to meet with industry professionals one-on-one. “I tell everyone to bring a stack of resumes with them” Port laughed. “I haven’t met a kid yet that wasn’t blown away.”
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as the list [of recipients] grows and there’s greater awareness within academia about the industry, those people who are responsible for the placement of graduating students from their vari-
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ous universities will be more likely to introduce the industry to them.” The students who receive these scholarships are impacted positively, and their gratitude is apparent. “The IIAR Founders Scholarship has made an incredible impact in my career as an engineering student. By receiving this award, I am under less pressure to work extensive hours on top of my studies, and have avoided taking out student loans,” Samuel Koske, a junior at the University of Missouri who received a scholarship this year, said in a statement. “This scholarship has also given me an incredible opportunity to connect with companies and learn more about the natural refrigeration industry,” Koske added. “After I graduate, my hopes are to eventually make cheaper and safer ways to make ammonia/natural refrigeration a more widespread technology throughout the world.”
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