NORTH CANTON, Ohio,
March 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The
Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com) today awarded
scholarships to 17 sons and daughters of Timken associates in 11
locations around the world. The Timken Company Charitable and
Educational Fund, Inc. funds the scholarships, with a total value
of up to $540,000 over four years.
The program has awarded more than $21
million in scholarships since its founding in 1958.
Chairman John M. Timken, Jr.,
hosted a recognition event at World Headquarters in North Canton, Ohio, involving students and
their parents. Local scholarship finalists attended the event in
person, while other finalists and their parents joined by a global
webcast. "As we continue our company's long-standing tradition of
promoting education and know-how for our associates and their
families, it's an honor to invest in such outstanding students and
support them in pursuing their dreams," Timken said. "The 2015
Timken Global Scholars join an elite group, and today we recognize
our newest scholars for their impressive academic achievements,
extracurricular activities and community commitment."
The $35,000 Henry Timken Scholar
Award, which recognizes the top-ranked applicant, is renewable for
up to three additional years for a total of $140,000. This year's Henry Timken Scholar is
Bogdan Konnerth, the son of
Octavian Konnerth, Timken service
engineering manager based in Ploiesti, Romania. Bogdan, a graduating senior at Ion
Luca Caragiale National College in Ploiesti, plans to study
aerospace engineering at the University of
Liverpool.
The $25,000 Jack Timken Scholar
Award was presented to Mianna
Schut, the daughter of Jeffrey
Schut, principal inventory planner at World Headquarters.
This new award, recognizing the dedicated service of Ward J. Timken, who retired last year from The
Timken Company's Board of Directors, is renewable for up to three
additional years for a total of $100,000. After graduation from GlenOak High
School in Canton, Ohio, Mianna
plans to study nursing at Walsh
University.
Five students received $10,000
scholarships, renewable for up to three additional years for a
total value of $40,000 each.
- Dan Alexandru Constantin,
the son of Aurelian Constantin, senior process design engineer in
Ploiesti. A senior at the National College Nikita Stanescu in
Ploiesti, Dan plans to study IT engineering at Polytechnic
University of Bucharest.
- Samuel Lanier, the son of
Tracy Lanier, analyst at the
company's Lincolnton plant in North
Carolina. After graduating from Lincolnton High School,
Samuel plans to study material sciences and engineering at
North Carolina State University.
- Shefali Roy, the daughter
of Kamlesh Roy, senior line engineer
at the company's facility in Jamshedpur, India. A senior at Hill Top School in
Jamshedpur, Shefali plans to study science at the University of
Delhi.
- Ryan Springer, the son of
Thomas Springer, program manager at
World Headquarters. A graduating senior at Hoover High School, Ryan
plans to study engineering or computer science at The Ohio State University.
- Zoe Yu, the daughter of
Zai Zhang, manufacturing technician
at the plant in Lebanon, N.H. The
senior at Hanover High School in Hanover,
N.H., plans to study engineering at Princeton University.
In addition, 10 individuals received $10,000 scholarships:
- Shreyas Chaudhari, the
son of Rahul Chaudhari, manager of
manufacturing technology at World Headquarters. A graduating senior
at Hoover High School in North
Canton, Shreyas plans to study electrical/computer
engineering at Carnegie Mellon
University.
- Courtney DeVos, the
daughter of Robert DeVos, technical
sales representative in Toronto,
Canada. When she leaves Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary
School in Baden, Ontario, Courtney
plans to study neuroscience at Western
University in London,
Ontario.
- Kristen Dix, the daughter
of John Dix, a Timken retiree in the
Detroit area. A graduating senior
at Troy High School in Troy,
Mich., Kristen plans to study mechanical engineering at the
University of Michigan.
- Maisie Fisher, the
daughter of Frank Fisher, electrical
technician at the company's Tyger River plant in South Carolina. A graduating senior at Union
County High School in Union, S.C.,
Maisie plans to study biology and Spanish at Presbyterian College in Clinton, S.C.
- Andrei-Alexander Ichim,
the son of Adrian Ichim, senior
programmer in Ploiesti. A graduating senior at Mihai Viteazul
National College in Bucharest,
Romania, Andrei-Alexander plans to study medical science at
a top university in the United
Kingdom.
- Danish Khan, the son of Abdul
Kalim, senior line engineer in Jamshedpur. A graduating
senior at Loyola School in Jamshedpur, Danish plans to study
mechanical engineering at Birla Institute of Technology &
Science in Pilani, India.
- Kamil Laprus, the son of Leszek Laprus, finishing
production warehouse associate in Sosnowiec, Poland. A graduating senior at Stanislaw
Staszic High School No. 4 , Kamil plans to study physics at Harvard
University.
- Dorota Sacha, the
daughter of Wojciech Sacha, market
development specialist based in Colmar, France. A graduating senior at Lycee Koeberle
in Selestat, France, Dorota plans
to study languages at Strasbourg
University.
- Yu'Ang Song, the son of Xiaowei
Xie, supply chain manager in Wuxi, China. A senior at Jiangsu Tianyi High School
in Nanjing, China, Yu'Ang plans to study biological
sciences at Tsinghua University.
- Jiaqi Zhang, the daughter
of Zhusheng Zhang, supply chain manager in Wuxi. A graduating
senior at Wuxi Big Bridge Academy, Jiaqi plans to study literature
and applied mathematics at New York
University.
For more information on the 2015 scholarship winners, visit
www.timken.com/scholarship.
About The Timken Company
The Timken Company
(NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com) engineers, manufactures and markets
bearings, transmissions, motors, gearboxes, chain and related
products, and offers a spectrum of powertrain rebuild and repair
services. The leading authority on tapered roller bearings, Timken
today applies its deep knowledge of metallurgy, tribology and
mechanical power transmission across a variety of bearings and
related systems to improve reliability and efficiency of machinery
and equipment all around the world. The company's growing product
and services portfolio features many strong industrial brands
including Timken®, Fafnir®, Philadelphia
Gear®, Interlube® and
Drives®. Known for its quality products and
collaborative technical sales model, Timken posted $3.1 billion in sales in 2014. With approximately
16,000 people operating from 28 countries, Timken makes the world
more productive and keeps industry in motion.
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