Hobart Institute of Welding Technology Announces New Hobart Brothers Scholarship
TROY, Ohio. - June 12, 2005 – Through the generosity of Hobart Brothers Company, two scholarships in the amount of four thousand dollars each have been established for students to further their education in welding at the Hobart Institute of Welding Technology.
Students graduating from Upper Valley Joint Vocational School or any high school in Miami County are urged to apply for the scholarships by April 1, 2006, through The Troy Foundation, 910 West Main Street, Troy. Applications for the scholarships will be made available in the offices of the various participating schools.
An independent selection committee of The Troy Foundation will review applications and make the awards in May 2006. Students may use the scholarships toward tuition for any program of welding training at the Hobart Institute. Unused portions of any scholarship will be returned to the fund within the Troy Foundation for use by future scholarship winners.
Hobart Brothers is dedicated to the highest level of Performance Welding™. Hobart Brothers Company of Troy, Ohio, is a leading manufacturer of welding filler metals marketed under the brand names Hobart, Tri-Mark, McKay and Corex. Hobart Brothers Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Illinois Tool Works, Inc., Glenview, Ill., a diversified multinational manufacturer of highly engineered components, assemblies and systems. McKay is a world leader in hard-surfacing welding products, low alloy electrodes, and mild steel electrodes and wires.
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology, dedicated to welding training and education excellence, is a not-for-profit educational facility located at:
400 Trade Square East, Troy, OH 45373
1-800-332-9448
hiwt@welding.org
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