FABTECH NOVEMBER 2016 / WELDING JOURNAL 91 $645,000. Additionally, the AWS Board of Directors approved a matching fund for all new National Named Scholarships and all additions made to National Named Scholarships. This is an exceptional program where your money, if committed to National Named Scholarships, will be matched at 100%. The individual Sections determine the criteria for the scholarship and the selection of the recipient is done by the National Education Scholarship Committee. In addition, for a limited time the Board has approved a match of 150% for new Section Named and District Named Scholarships before December 31, with a minimum contribution of $8000. Lastly, the AWS Foundation needs your help to combat the shortage of welders and ensure that we have enough welding professionals in the next ten years to support our industry, particularly in your market area. For this reason, we would like you to consider a named scholarship to be given to a potential welding student in your area. A donation of $15,000, paid over three years, would be matched at 100%, creating a scholarship of $30,000. Interest generated from this fund should generate a local scholarship for $1500 at the end of three years when it is fully funded. These funds will be awarded by your local American Welding Society Section each year, based on your criteria. Let us tell you more about our efforts and personally enlist your financial support. We need you! AWS Learning C17000 awo.aws.org AWS Learning (AWSL) is the educational arm of the American Welding Society. AWSL provides seminars, conferences, online courses, blogs, podcasts, and other educational resources specifically designed to help welders and welding professionals achieve their career goals. Visit the booth for a chance to win free online courses and learn more about how AWS Learning can help you take the next step. AWS Membership C17000 At this writing, AWS provides services to over 72,000 individual members, nearly 2500 corporate members, and more than 11,700 student and transitional members worldwide. AWS members include welders, inspectors, engineers, scientists, educators, shop foremen, company executives, and sales associates. Member interests include automatic, semiautomatic, and manual welding, brazing, soldering, ceramics, laminations, robotics, and safety and health. Drop by the AWS Membership Booth to sign up for an Individual Membership and receive a welding publication (up to a $192 value) at a 90% discount. Browse the AWS Bookstore offerings to save 25% on more than 300 items. Save $85 and get a one-year AWS Membership when you sign up for the Professional Program at FABTECH. Stay informed reading about the latest products, trends, and technology with 12 monthly issues of the Welding Journal. Looking for a job? Network with others in your field at the local AWS Section meetings and dozens of educational events. Contribute to your in- For info, go to aws.org/adindex
Welding Journal | November 2016
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