2022 SME Education Foundation Annual Report

IMPACT ON THE FUTURE

John Miller President Board of Directors SME Education Foundation

Manufacturing is essential to a robust economy and ensuring global competitiveness. At the SME Education Foundation, we strive to inspire, prepare and support the next generation of manufacturing and engineering talent, and provide manufacturers with the educated workforce they need. Our programs expose high school students across the country to cutting-edge manufacturing technologies, provide customized training and certifications on relevant manufacturing processes, and subsidize post-secondary educational pursuits.

In 2022, the Foundation continued its upward trajectory by expanding its reach and undertaking various tactics to increase impact.

Rob Luce Vice President SME Education Foundation

Highlights from the year include the Foundation’s participation in the IMTS Smartforce Student Summit, where we showcased additive manufacturing and virtual reality technologies to 11,000 students. Through SME PRIME® (Partnership Response in Manufacturing Education), we commenced development of 18 new manufacturing programs at high schools in three states, utilizing public and private funds as well as funding from SME. In total, more than $4 million was distributed to the SME PRIME school network in 2022, a record. Lastly, our student scholarship program experienced another banner year, recruiting the greatest number of applicants and awarding the largest number of scholarships in the Foundation’s history.

Perhaps most importantly, the diversity of the Foundation’s student population continues to improve. In 2022, we experienced a record number of female and/or minority scholarship applicants, and made a record number of awards to minority students. As an expansion of our diversity, equity and inclusion initiative — and our efforts to increase impact — we also implemented a new need-based criterion on a significant portion of our available scholarship funding and transitioned many such programs from one-time awards to multi-year renewing awards.

The future of the SME Education Foundation is bright. The enhancements of the past several years have positioned us well to scale our influence in 2023 and beyond. On behalf of SME, the SME Education Foundation Board of Directors, and Foundation staff, we thank the growing number of organizations that partner with us to strengthen manufacturing and inspire, prepare and support the next generation. We value and appreciate your commitment and look forward to continuing our important work with you.

INSPIRE PREPARE SUPPORT

The SME Education Foundation inspires, prepares and supports the next generation of manufacturing and engineering talent in its role as the philanthropic arm of SME — an internationally recognized nonprofit organization that promotes manufacturing technology and develops a skilled workforce.

Capitalizing on SME’s 90-year history and tradition of thought leadership, the Foundation provides thousands of high school students with curated experiences at SME conferences and trade shows, builds hands-on manufacturing programs in high schools across the country, and awards millions of dollars in scholarships annually to graduating high school seniors and college students. All Foundation programming is designed to engage high school students, expose them to manufacturing technology and leading companies within industry, provide them with relevant, in-demand hands-on training and instruction, and empower them to pursue careers in manufacturing and engineering.

The SME Education Foundation Board of Directors is the governing body of the Foundation. This diverse, talented board is composed of proven and accomplished professionals from industry and academia, as well as community leaders.

2022 FOUNDATION DIRECTORS

Arthur F. McClellan Jr. Director of Supplier Diversity and Development Lear Corp.

JoAnne P. Williams, J.D. Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration Fairfield University

Adam Claytor CEO and President Coltrane Logistics

Erica Powell Bell Vice President Regulatory Compliance and Sustainability Harman International

Valerie Freeman Manufacturing and Robotics Teacher Washington Park High School

Joseph A. “Joe” Kann Vice President Global Business Development Rockwell Automation (retired) President Cobble Creek Solutions

Kimberly Green Executive Director Advance CTE

Robert “Robby” Komljenovic Chairman and CEO Acieta

Christopher A. “Chris” Rake Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer FIRST

Kyle M. Riegel Field Sales Engineer Schunk Carbon Technology

Marion G. Wells Founder Human Asset Management

Mark Michalski Chief Operations Systems Officer – Global Operations MKS Instruments (retired) Owner/CEO Sizzle & Stem Digital Media

STUDENT

Inspiring students to consider manufacturing as a career is the first step in developing the next generation of manufacturing talent. SME Education Foundation Bright Minds Student Summits showcase the high-tech nature of modern manufacturing.

Hosted alongside conferences and trade shows, Bright Minds Student Summits promote the manufacturing industry as an exciting, growing and lucrative career path to high school students and educators — delivering student-centric programming that features guided showfloor tours, technology demonstrations and dynamic keynote speakers. Preselected companies engage with students to promote themselves and their technology.

In 2022, nearly

12,000

participated in

STUDENTS

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING COMPETITION

SMARTFORCE STUDENT SUMMIT

“I think these [SkillsUSA] contests are a great experience. Contestants were all assigned the same task, yet they all had different ideas and outcomes. It was great seeing the contestants talk about other teams’ ideas and how they could change theirs to be better if they could do it again. These contests definitely help to shape future generations and open their eyes to the bigger picture.”

Judge, SkillsUSA Additive Manufacturing Competition

“[The RAPID + TCT Student Summit] opened students’ minds on the impact of 3D printing in various industries. The game was a great touch to keep them focused, especially since there was a big prize involved — the 3D printer. We hope to attend this opportunity again with even more students!”

Educator, Center Line High School, Center Line, Michigan

STUDENT SUMMIT

Nearly 400 high school students from 16 schools attended the RAPID + TCT Bright Minds Student Summit — featuring a student-friendly Technology Playground — over two days at North America’s largest additive manufacturing event.

At the Technology Playground, students engaged with representatives of 13 companies, learning about technology and career opportunities from:

Students participated in an expansive, guided show-floor tour — featuring the newest 3D technologies from additive manufacturing exhibitors — and heard from a keynote speaker from Honeywell. They also took part in an SME Gamification challenge that required students to walk the show floor, engaging with preselected companies and their staffs to earn points.

400 16 STUDENTS WON

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SCHOOLS from participated

MakerBot SKETCH 3D printers in a student challenge 2 13

COMPANIES ENGAGED with students in the Technology Playground

DARIUS CARSON

Center Line High School

Center Line, Michigan

High School Senior Gathers Information and Ideas at Student Summit

Darius Carson, an 18-year-old senior at Center Line High School in Michigan, was able to explore the world of manufacturing at the 2022 Bright Minds Student Summit, held during RAPID + TCT — North America’s largest additive manufacturing event — at Huntington Place in Detroit. Not only did he pick up invaluable information and ideas about new technology and career opportunities, he was one of two students who won a MakerBot SKETCH 3D printer — provided by the SME Education Foundation — by engaging in a game app at the event.

Attending the summit on a class field trip, Carson was fascinated by the additive manufacturing products on display. He says his favorite part was walking around and talking to exhibitors. “I loved it,” he says. “I got information about 3D printers and resin printers and all those types of things that I don’t normally see or use on a daily basis. Once I started talking to people, it really opened me up.”

An integral part of his experience was viewing hightech manufacturing demonstrations. “Building things is something I’ve been involved with since I was a child,” Carson says. “My dad worked for Comcast and he showed me how to build computers at a young age. I built my first computer when I was 11, full hands-on, no help. That was initially the start of it, and then I got into programming.”

With the ultimate goal of becoming a data scientist or cybersecurity expert, Carson plans to attend Macomb Community College for two years. After that, he’d like to transfer to Maryland’s Morgan State University due to its strong robotics training programs, proximity to family members, and status as a historically black university.

Until then, he’s focusing on his high school studies, working part-time to save money for college, and enjoying his new printer. “I’ve been making so many things,” he says.

I got information about 3D printers and resin printers and all those types of things that I don’t normally see or use on a daily basis. Once I started talking to people, it really opened me up.”

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING COMPETITION

In 2022, 70 high school and post-secondary students from 28 states competed in the SkillsUSA Additive Manufacturing Competition — created by SME and Stratasys in 2013 — at the 58th annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference.

The competition’s supporting partners were:

The additive manufacturing competition attracts and introduces the younger generation to emerging technologies, and provides them with real-world, hands-on experience that they can apply to commercial products.

The focus of the annual competition ranges from designing objects that help streamline processes within a factory setting to solving real-life medical problems. In 2022, students were challenged to design a 3D-printed enclosure that would house three key components, including a circuit board, a small motor and a fan. More than 300 parts were printed during the competition, all on Stratasys 3D printers.

The winners of the competition were awarded scholarships; one-year subscriptions and memberships for Tooling U-SME and SME, respectively; RAPID + TCT full-conference passes; and professional-grade Sketch 3D printers.

70 • New Jersey • North Carolina • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • South Carolina • Tennessee

from • Iowa • Kansas • Maryland • Massachusetts • Missouri • Nebraska • Nevada

35 28 • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin ANNUAL REPORT 2022 10

SMARTFORCE STUDENT SUMMIT

The SME Education Foundation — along with its partners Stratasys and Tooling U-SME — demonstrated advanced manufacturing technology in additive manufacturing and virtual reality to more than 11,000 students, teachers and administrators at the IMTS Smartforce Student Summit, which provides teachers and students with fun and engaging learning experiences centered around manufacturing technology classrooms of the future.

It was the largest IMTS Smartforce Student Summit since the event began in 1998, covering 24,000 square feet of exhibit space and featuring 60 exhibit partners.

Summit attendees hailed from 42 U.S. states plus Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, in addition to the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec. Schools from Mexico and Australia also participated.

At the Foundation’s booth, Stratasys delivered presentations on 3D printing and additive manufacturing, and Tooling U-SME presented hands-on virtual reality (VR) opportunities to students inside VR labs.

11,000

“My partner and I had such an amazing experience at the 2022 SkillsUSA Additive Manufacturing Competition, aided by SME and Stratasys! We learned so many things that we did not know before, despite our years of experience in this area. Our time there could not possibly have been surpassed by any other in the quality of handson learning.”

Participant, SkillsUSA Additive Manufacturing Competition

STUDENTS,

TEACHERS

AND ADMINISTRATORS More than participated

“I really enjoyed the SkillsUSA Additive Manufacturing Competition. It gave [my partner and me] a glimpse of what we could teach as educators. We got a scholarship, which helps us further our education, and a 3D printer that we use to make us more knowledgeable in additive manufacturing processes.”

Participant, SkillsUSA Additive Manufacturing Competition

SME PRIME (Partnership Response In Manufacturing Education) is the signature program of the Foundation. Founded in 2011 and informed by private industry, SME PRIME partners private industry with academia to build custom manufacturing and engineering programs in high schools across the country — providing equipment, curriculum, teacher training and student scholarships along with funding for manufacturing-focused extracurricular activities and program sustainability.

CORE PATHWAYS ELECTIVE PATHWAYS

• Additive Manufacturing

• CAD/CAM

• Metrology/Quality

• Industrial Maintenance

• Machining and Fabrication

• Mechatronics/Robotics

• Welding

AFTER A BANNER YEAR IN 2021, WHICH SAW THE FOUNDATION SECURE ITS LARGEST DONATION ON RECORD —

a $6 million appropriation

from the state of Michigan — 2022 was a year of program execution, and one focused on developing and launching 18 new SME PRIME schools in Michigan and elsewhere.

“This year was excellent! All the equipment that PRIME purchased is being used extensively in all my classes. Students are getting incredible experiences because of this equipment.”

Educator, Freeland High School

“We plan to continue to partner with SME PRIME, and are so grateful for their support, donations and willingness to continue to connect us with industry leaders and professionals who can impart the best practices and latest trends in manufacturing areas. To date, our program has been identified as exemplary.”

Educator, Pontiac High School

New Michigan PRIME Schools by the Numbers

40 16 •

• • • •

45% 63% 38% 156

of students qualify for FREE and REDUCED LUNCH

Nearly SCHOOLS applied SCHOOLS chosen statewide TITLE I schools of STUDENTS reflect populations historically UNDERREPRESENTED within manufacturing and engineering representatives from MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATIONS participated in the SME PRIME WORKFORCE NEEDS assessment

Equipment provided:

69 classroom computers

62 mechatronic-related training systems

46 manual machine tools

31 CNC machines

24 classroom robotics kits

18 3D printers

16 precision measurement kits

13 robot arms

2 coordinate measurement machines

1 virtual reality welding training simulator

IN 2022, THE FOUNDATION DISTRIBUTED A RECORD AMOUNT OF FUNDING TO ITS SME PRIME SCHOOL NETWORK:

$4,100,000

Funds were distributed by way of equipment and supplies, curriculum, professional development of teachers, and student engagement activities.

To meet the needs of industry and provide a highly skilled pipeline of talent to manufacturers, SME PRIME is aligned with more than 30 industry-recognized certifications.

In 2022, SME PRIME saw a tremendous increase — 96% — in the number of industryrecognized credentials (IRCs) earned by PRIME students. Among other credentials, PRIME students were recognized with IRCs in:

• Precision Measurement

• Robotics

• Machining

• Additive Manufacturing

• Other

Expanding Reach and Opportunity

SCHOOLS STATES across 81 22

96% increase in INDUSTRYRECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS awarded

Pine Bush High School

Pine Bush, New York

CALEB ARENA SME PRIME High School Education Gives Manufacturing Student Head Start at Georgia Tech

Caleb Arena was a junior when his high school — Pine Bush High School in New York — became part of the SME Education Foundation’s PRIME program in 2019. It had a profound impact on the remainder of his time in high school, his transition to college and his still-evolving career pathway.

Arena’s high school experience stimulated his interest in manufacturing so much that he decided to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, more commonly known as Georgia Tech, where he’s now a sophomore. “It had programs and clubs I was really interested in, and it was the best opportunity as far as learning environment and career path,” he says.

Although Georgia Tech was one of the most expensive schools he was accepted into, Arena received financial help in the form of the 2021-22 SME Education Foundation PRIME Educational Scholarship. “I had that scholarship for the first year, and it definitely helped,” he says.

One of the Georgia Tech clubs Arena was interested in, and subsequently joined, was GT Motorsports — a Formula SAE club that designs and builds Formula One-style cars. Being part of the racing club, where he primarily helps out with welding and milling, has helped Arena zero in a little more on his future career aspirations. “I’ve become very close to the idea of working in either automotive design or automotive manufacturing, or if possible to go into motorsports,” he says. Wherever he ends up, Arena credits his experience at an SME PRIME high school with getting him started on the right career track. “I was always into engineering-style stuff, but in high school I started to narrow down what I really liked.”

Being from a PRIME school was a huge influence, and the seniors-only engineering class that we had was my introduction to manufacturing. I learned so much about manufacturing processes, from injection molding and 3D printing to water jetting and laser cutting — all sorts of different methods. So that was a huge influence in my figuring out that manufacturing was going to be very interesting.”

SME NETWORK AT A GLANCE

8,000

100

STUDENTS served

STUDENTS per program, on average

47%

25 34%

STUDENTS per grade, on average

of students qualify for FREE and REDUCED RATE LUNCH

of STUDENTS reflect populations historically UNDERREPRESENTED within manufacturing

91%

“The manufacturing and robotics program here at Park has been amazing, and we have been able to do great things with the help of the PRIME partnership.”

Educator, Academies of Racine Washington Park High School

of STUDENTS pursue MANUFACTURING or ENGINEERING post-graduation

Professional Development

Professional development plays a key part in the success of an SME PRIME program. Even with the best equipment, success isn’t certain unless the instructors understand the equipment and feel comfortable teaching on it.

With that in mind, professional development was a key focus of SME PRIME in 2022, and the Foundation team was intentional in designing more learning and professional engagement opportunities for PRIME educators.

Working with many of its valued partners, the Foundation offered four days of hosted, in-person orientations to various pieces of manufacturing equipment that make up the PRIME program. SME PRIME educators visited with instructors for Stratasys, Universal Robots and FESTO training systems, in addition to receiving professional development on other classroom equipment like Snap-on precision measurement instrumentation kits and classroom robotics kits.

PRIME Sustainability Fund

Drawing upon a $1 million SME PRIME Sustainability Fund that was established by the Foundation board in 2020, the Foundation granted SME PRIME sustainability awards to 16 schools in 2022. The grants were awarded to seasoned PRIME schools to help maintain their PRIME programs. SME PRIME Sustainability Funds are used by the schools to purchase additional equipment, materials and supplies; enhance curriculum; and underwrite the cost of student engagement-related activities.

“Our students have the opportunity to get certified in PMI and robotics through Starrett and FANUC. These certifications were provided by our relationship with PRIME.”

Educator, Central Columbia High School

43

SME PRIME established

TEACHERS engaged in PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PRIME SCHOOLS were AWARDED FUNDS

“I appreciate the support that SME has given Romeo High School. I look forward to getting more professional development to improve my teaching ability.”

Educator, Romeo High School

In 2022, the SME Education Foundation’s scholarship program continued its record growth, receiving the largest number of scholarship applications in the program’s history. Not only did applications grow in general, the number of applicants and awardees from community colleges — a focus demographic of the Foundation in 2022 — grew significantly.

Foundation scholarship applications from community college students increased by 57% in 2022, while awards to community college students increased by 45%. It was also a banner year for program participation by females and other underrepresented students in manufacturing and engineering education. Collectively, these underrepresented groups applied for SME scholarships in record numbers, and awards to these groups remained strong — doubling and tripling from the historical average. This rise is partly attributable to the Foundation’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative, launched in 2021; the Irving P. McPhail scholarship fund, created in 2021; and the Foundation’s many new promotional partners.

Scholarship Restructuring

As part of a restructuring effort to increase program impact and help ensure that its scholarships are awarded to students who need them most, the Foundation implemented major enhancements to its Scholarship program in 2022.

Enhancements include:

• Transitioning from one-time awards to renewable multi-year awards. Renewable awards will help build long-term student engagement and relationships.

• Increasing dollar amounts of scholarship awards. Increasing dollars will increase the awards’ impact.

• Introducing needs-based criteria. Presenting awards to the students who need them most will make the awards more meaningful.

In addition to assisting with long-term student engagement and increasing impact, these changes will help track student outcomes and performance, and help cultivate the next generation of SME leaders.

Distributed

$738,130 TOTAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS IN 2022

1,275 317

Scholarship recipients attend or plan to attend:

153 6

Scholarship Applications Reviewed Scholarships Awarded Colleges in 40 U.S. states Colleges in 3 Canadian provinces

SME Family Scholarship

Made possible by the E. Wayne Kay Scholarship Fund, this highly competitive annual scholarship is awarded to students who demonstrate academic excellence and an interest in manufacturing engineering or related technology. The fund’s endowers, E. Wayne Kay and his wife, Beulah, established a successful chrome-plating company in Detroit in the 1940s after attending Iowa State University. In 1945, E. Wayne Kay served as chair of SME Detroit Chapter 1. He was also instrumental in establishing Macomb Chapter 142 before passing away in 1977. In 1991, when Beulah Kay died, she left instructions in her trust that a scholarship fund be established in memory of her husband.

In 2022, SME Education Foundation Family Scholarships were awarded to three students who have a parent or grandparent who is a member of SME.

Jackson Barnes Mississippi State University Industrial Engineering

Carsyn Boggio Michigan Technological University Mechanical Engineering/Technology

Carson Vanderbilt Kansas State University – Manhattan Mechanical Engineering/Technology

CARSYN BOGGIO

Romeo High School

Romeo, Michigan

I fell in love with the robotics club really quick. There were a lot of things I had to learn, but once I started I realized that it’s a very rewarding field.”

SME Scholarship Helps Michigan Student Attend School in ‘Favorite Place Ever’

Winning the 2022 SME Education Foundation Family Scholarship — for $10,000 a year over four years — helped Carsyn Boggio realize her dream of attending Michigan Technological University in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (U.P.).

“It made coming up here easier,” says Boggio, 18, who graduated from Romeo High School in suburban Detroit and is now majoring in mechanical engineering at Michigan Tech. “I was going to come up here no matter what, but I felt a lot better having that behind me. It’s been a little motivator in the back of my mind, like, ‘there’s people paying for you to be here, you have to do well now.’ And I think that’s good.”

Boggio’s passion for the U.P. was stoked during frequent childhood camping trips to the area. “My dad grew up in the U.P., and it’s my favorite place ever,” she says. “Whenever we came up here I was so excited, and when I got into engineering Michigan Tech was a no-brainer for me. It was like, this is a combination of everything I love.”

Boggio initially became interested in an engineering career when she joined the robotics club in her sophomore year of high school. “I fell in love with it really quick,” she says. “There were a lot of things I had to learn, but once I started I realized that it’s a very rewarding field.”

Once Boggio’s interest in engineering was apparent, her father — a teacher at her high school, which is an SME PRIME school — encouraged her to apply for an SME scholarship. “There were two essays, I had to do two videos, and then I had a final in-person interview,” she recalls, adding that the scholarship committee allowed her to participate in the interview online since she was attending the FIRST robotics championship in Houston at the time.

As far as her future plans, Boggio says, “I don’t really have a specific career I’m dead set on. I’m still trying to learn as much as I can, make as many connections as I can, and see where my education takes me.” With the help of her SME scholarship, Boggio is positioned to do just that.

SME Directors Scholarship

Every year, the SME Education Foundation awards up to three prestigious SME Directors Scholarships to undergraduate manufacturing students who are members of student or professional chapters of SME. It is funded by SME board members, the SME Education Foundation, and SME past presidents. Each year, the Directors Scholarship honors an SME or Foundation board member who has exhibited exemplary leadership.

In 2022, the Directors Scholarship honored Brian Ruestow, LSME, who served on the Foundation’s board of directors in various capacities — including director, vice president and president — from 2009 to 2020. A member of SME since 1975, Ruestow received the Outstanding Manufacturing Engineer Award in 1986 and the Joseph A. Siegel Award in 2009. In addition, he has served on the Foundation’s Scholarship Policy and Review Committee for more than 30 years. Ruestow is employed as sales director for the Americas at Norton Pulpstones Inc.

In Ruestow’s name, Directors Scholarships were awarded to three students in 2022.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, New York

Mechanical Engineering/ Technology

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois

Mechanical Engineering/ Technology

Wilberforce, Ohio

Mechanical Engineering/ Technology

Ammar Barbee

Julianna Babin

Suraju Lawal

Central State University

FUNDING the FUTURE

In the decades since the Foundation first implemented its scholarship program in 1979, the generous support of individual and corporate members has put it in the enviable position of being able to annually award millions of dollars of academic support to deserving college undergraduates, graduate students and graduating high school seniors who are pursuing two- or four-year degrees in manufacturing and related engineering disciplines. Scholarship funding reflects the continued commitment and generosity of SME member chapters, individual donors, and engaged corporate and community contributors.

New 2022 Scholarship Funds

Roll-Rite Advancement Endowed Scholarship Fund

Headquartered in Gladwin, Michigan, Roll-Rite is the leading manufacturer of electric tarp systems, tarps, gear motor technology and automated power solutions. Roll-Rite’s commitment to the future of manufacturing and to the skilled trades industry is demonstrated with the establishment of this $30,000 endowed scholarship, which supports students from Mid-Michigan College pursuing an associate degree in advanced integrated manufacturing with a machine tool focus.

IQAir North America Scholarship Fund Increase

In 2022, IQAir North America tripled its investment in the IQAir North America Inc. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Scholarship. Initially funded through the Foundation in 2021, the scholarship supports STEM education opportunities for underrepresented students. With IQAir’s tripled investment, the Foundation is able to award three $10,000 scholarships.

2022 SCHOLARSHIP

Every Foundation scholarship application is reviewed and scored by three independent reviewers. Each reviewer analyzes dozens of applications and supporting documentation as part of a rigorous and coordinated effort involving hundreds of dedicated members of SME, members of the boards of SME and the SME Education Foundation, and other friends of the Foundation. To each of them, we give our thanks.

Rober Abdelsayed, Holiday, Florida

Kuldeep Agarwal, Mankato, Minnesota

Rebekah Bagley, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Mehmet Bahadir, Hammond, Louisiana

Rachael Bartho, Prior Lake, Minnesota

Jonathon Bates, Fort Worth, Texas

Traci Behnke, Dubuque, Iowa

Cynthia Bennett, White Hall, Arkansas

Dalton Bermudez, New York, New York

David Berry, Christiansburg, Virginia

Karan Bhatia, Labrador City, Newfoundland, Canada

Mehul Bhogaita, Chennai, India

Zachary Bibik, Boulder, Colorado

Tresor Bitangalo, Rockford, Illinois

Yvonne Blackshear, San Saba, Texas

Justin Bown, Thousand Oaks, California

Thomas Bridge, Hampton, Illinois

Jayna Brown, Springfield, Ohio

Richard Blumenthal, Mission Viejo, California

Lisa Buckner, Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Mason Butler IV, Houston, Texas

Jack Calaway, Phoenix, Arizona

Li Cao, Dayton, Ohio

Dicxiana Carbonell, Newark, New Jersey

James Castellano, Northville, Michigan

Tom Chamberlain, Williamsburg, Virginia

Hongseok Choi, Clemson, South Carolina

Bradley Curry, Monticello, Illinois

Katherine Dale, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Alok Dand, Chicago, Illinois

Kathryn Daniels, Valley Center, Kansas

Kevin Davenport, St. Johns, Florida

Mike Deeter, Clayton, Ohio

Arpad Depaszthory, Ocean Shores, Washington

Jeff Drewett, Fort Worth, Texas

Amal Driouich, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Elton East, Bristol, Virginia

Jonathon Eaton, Roseau, Minnesota

Raghu Echempati, Flint, Michigan

Haley Edie, Worcester, Massachusetts

Dana Emswiler, Fogelsville, Pennsylvania

Winston Erevelles, San Antonio, Texas

Narin Fatima, Rockford, Illinois

Gene Fife, Louisville, Kentucky

Raymond Floyd, Powell, Wyoming

Valerie Freeman, Racine, Wisconsin

Hannah Friedman, Arlington Heights, Illinois

Wayne Frost, Waterloo, Iowa

H. Roger Fulk, Sidney, Ohio

Linda Gardner, Shoreline, Washington

Benjamin Gaston, Columbia, South Carolina

Rob Gauci, Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada

Mike Georgevitch, St. Louis, Missouri

Aaron Gibbs, Kansas City, Missouri

Tony Giest, Gillette, Wyoming

LaRoux Gillespie, Andover, Arkansas

David Godoy, Taylorsville, Utah

RaeJean Griffin, Tyler, Texas

Tobin Gutermuth, Albany, California

Panos Hadjimitsos, Palos Hills, Illinois

Raymond Halbert, Draper, Utah

Aaron Harmon, Herriman, Utah

Brendan Herrera, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Matt Hilgendorf, Harvey, Illinois

Jovan Hill, Niles, Michigan

Leon Hill, Knoxville, Tennessee

Robert Hilton, Everett, Washington

Josh Hines, Oxford, Massachusetts

Brian Holmes, Fort Langley, British Columbia, Canada

Russell Horrocks, Groveport, Ohio

Tazeen Hossain, Charlotte, North Carolina

Christopher Huestis, Somers, Connecticut

Joanne Ivory, Palatine, Illinois

Jackson Jandreau, Boulder, Colorado

Rajendra Jani, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada

Jeffrey Jansen, Madison, Wisconsin

Joshua Jones, Greenville, South Carolina

Erina Baynojir Joyee, Charlotte, North Carolina

Randy Kappesser, Cincinnati, Ohio

Geoff Karpa, Benbrook, Texas

Gene M. Keyes, St. Helen, Michigan

Amjid Khan, Stillwater, Oklahoma

Jacob Kilver, Almont, Michigan

Jonathan Kitzrow, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

John Klimaszewski, St. Clair, Michigan

Robert Komljenovic, Miami, Florida

Shelby Koos, Chicago, Illinois

Mark Kozachyn, Ridley Park, Pennsylvania

Henry Kraebber, West Lafayette, Indiana

Steve Kramer, Plantation, Florida

William Kring, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Rebecca Kurfess, Knoxville, Tennessee

Dan Leatzow, Kalispell, Montana

Zachary Lee, Endicott, New York

Charles Linder, Florence, Kentucky

Richard Litts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Charles LoSchiavo, Frederick, Maryland

Sarah Makki, Dexter, Michigan

Daniel Mancuso, Asheville, North Carolina

Lisa Marshall, Oak Creek, Wisconsin

Davide Masato, Lowell, Massachusetts

Eric Mayer, Bayport, Minnesota

David McCabe, Menasha, Wisconsin

Brad McConnell, Davenport, Iowa

Billy McFarland, Chicago, Illinois

Mark Michalski, Lexington, Massachusetts

Jisha Mlynarczyk, Mason, Ohio

Kay Rand Morgan, Belfry, Montana

Arun Nambiar, Fresno, California

Smriti Neogi, Mason, Ohio

Marianne Olsen, Somerville, Massachusetts

Mahesh Kumar Pallikonda, Ada, Ohio

Dhruba Panthi, New Philadelphia, Ohio

Aaron Paternoster, Salem, Massachusetts

John Payne, Albany, New York

Suong Pham, Houston, Texas

Taylor Plekker, Rockford, Michigan

Sarah Powazek, Los Angeles, California

Meghan Predenkoski, Tucson, Arizona

Jessica Quolke, Trafford, Pennsylvania

Chris Rake, Manchester, New Hampshire

Matthew Reindl, Mequon, Wisconsin

Allan Roberts, Smyrna, Delaware

John Ruegg, Rochester, Minnesota

Brian Ruestow, Lockport, New York

Liza Russell, Avon, Indiana

Amar Sahay, Salt Lake City, Utah

Cecil Schneider, Big Canoe, Georgia

Laura Schroeder, Grand Ledge, Michigan

Karl Schuchard, Cary, North Carolina

Francesco Sesto, Centerville, Massachusetts

Richard Shoemaker, Estero, Florida

Nathan Shull, Cincinnati, Ohio

Rebecca Simmons, Harrisonburg, Virginia

Chandi Pratap Singh, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Selin Sirinterlikci, Moon Township, Pennsylvania

Daniel Skurski, Mesick, Michigan

Stephen Skvarenina, Missouri City, Texas

Paul Smith, Moline, Illinois

Sarah Smith, Saint Clair, Michigan

Katie Spendlow, Johnstown, Colorado

Scott Squires, Stephenville, Texas

Pete Stamatis, Troy, Michigan

Heidi Strobl, Farmington Hills, Michigan

Alonso Talamantes, Houston, Texas

Rebecca Taylor, Washington, D.C.

Caitlyn Ulinski, Potterville, Michigan

James Van Wagnen, Warren, Michigan

Soundararajan Vijayanarayanasamy, Shelby Township, Michigan

Luke Voldahl, Canton, Michigan

Krishna Vuppala, Cedar Falls, Iowa

Phil Waldrop, Jasper, Georgia

Aileen Walter, Montclair, New Jersey

Chao Wang, Coralville, Iowa

Xing Wang, Bloomington, Illinois

Felicia Webb, Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Gregory Weisenborn, Hays, Kansas

Marion Wells, Flossmoor, Illinois

Tyler Whatcott, Springville, Utah

Shane Whitaker, Fort Worth, Texas

Cameron Wichman, Benbrook, Texas

Ronald Wilkins, Greensboro, North Carolina

Anne Williams, Livonia, Michigan

Robert Williams, Villa Rica, Georgia

Alice Wind, Pleasant Grove, Utah

Hannah Wolf, New Glarus, Wisconsin

Tom Wroblewski, Troy, Michigan

Alex Yue, San Francisco, California

Xiaowei Yue, Blacksburg, Virginia