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SCHOLARSHIPS

THE ALFRED APFEL and ROBERT MINUCCIANNI SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Scholarship funds are available for tuition only for either students attending college or for coatings industry participants attending short courses.

ELIGIBILITY

Coatings Industry Participants – Industry participants who are currently employed in the coatings industry and who are members of the Golden Gate Society for Coatings Technology may apply for tuition for short courses or for tuition for college for continuing education.

College Students – Current college students or high school students about to attend college who are either student members of the Golden Gate Society for Coatings Technology or who are dependents of members of the GGSCT may apply for tuition for college.

Preference will be given to industry applicants and their dependents who are currently active in GGSCT meetings and volunteerism.

APPLICATION

Applicants must submit the following:

1. All Applicants - Official application form with a declaration of either a vocational interest or a current occupation that is viable to the coatings industry.
2. Students Entering College - official copies (no photocopies) of high school transcripts showing grades of all classes attended in all schools.
3. Current College Students - In addition to Requirement 2, submit transcripts of grades for all college classes taken to date.
4. All Students - A letter of 200-300 words describing past school and extracurricular activities, past work experience, and future career plans.
5. Coatings Industry Participants - A letter of 100-200 words describing why they want to take the short course.

DEADLINES

Short course applications are accepted throughout the year.
College scholarship applications and all supporting documentation must be submitted no later than September 15th, 2024 for the 2024-2025 academic year.

***** The deadline for the 2024-2025 Academic Year has been extended to October 15th, 2024. *****

****** Student members be sure to join the GGSCT first *****

Scholarship Instructions

Scholarship Form

THE MARGARET "MARNIE" HARTMANN SCHOLARSHIP

The Golden Gate Society for Coatings Technology offers a student research scholarship to fund either a student enrolled at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the Paint and Coatings program or to several students enrolled in related majors such as other sciences or engineering for a summer learning experience in polymers and coatings to see if they would like to pursue a career in the coatings industry.

In 2016 this award was renamed to the Golden Gate Society for Coatings Technology Margaret Hartmann Scholarship.

The student recipient is required to give a presentation both to the GGSCT at the September dinner meeting and at the Western Coatings Symposium during years when there is a symposium.

For more information about this scholarship, please email the GGSCT at ggsct@earthlink.net

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING GGSCT SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Alfred Apfel and Robert Minuccianni Scholarship Student Recipients - 2023

Soroush Arjomandi - Master of Science Program, Polymers & Coatings - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Conrad Avery - Computer Science - San Jose State University
Caroline Allman - Environmental Engineering - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Cameron Causey - Master of Science Program, Polymers & Coatings - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Jachin Clarke - Master of Science Program, Polymers & Coatings - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Lia Roccucci - Master of Science Program, Polymers & Coatings - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Derek Turk - Human Services - Cabrillo College
Bailey Wirdzek - Computer Science - University of North Texas
Natalie Wirdzek - Mortuary Science - University of North Texas

Alfred Apfel and Robert Minuccianni Scholarship Member Recipients - 2023

Lisa Hoselton - Western Coatings Symposium Early Bird Registration

Alfred Apfel and Robert Minuccianni Scholarship Student Recipients - 2022

Caroline Allman - Environmental Engineering - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Krystyna Allman - Bio Medical Engineering - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Jachin Clarke - Master of Science Program, Polymers & Coatings - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Josh Cutler - Digital Arts - Contra Costa College
Kevin Ginn - Master of Science Program, Polymers & Coatings - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Miguel Martinez - Master of Science Program, Polymers & Coatings - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Lia Roccucci - Master of Science Program, Polymers & Coatings - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Sawyeh Sohrabi - Occupational Therapy - University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
Bailey Wirdzek - Music Education / Computer Design - University of North Texas

Alfred Apfel and Robert Minuccianni Scholarship Member Recipients - 2022

Jerome Jacobs - Fiber X Pro - PNWSCT Coatings Fest Short Course
Eric Colwitz - WPC - Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Winter Paint & Coatings Short Course
Jerome Jacobs - Fiber X Pro - Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Winter Paint & Coatings Short Course

Alfred Apfel and Robert Minuccianni Scholarship Student Recipients - 2021

Caroline Allman - Environmental Engineering - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Kyle Hoff - Polymers and Coatings Science, MS - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Isabel Lambert - Polymers and Coatings Science, MS - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Sawyeh Sohrabi - Occupational Therapy - St. Augustine for Health Sciences
Shawhien Sohrabi - Chemistry & Computer Science - Digipen Institute of Technology
Tieran K Still - Law Student - Georgetown University
Amanda Tsui - Polymers and Coatings Science - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Bailey Wirdzek - Computer Science - Tarrant County College

Alfred Apfel and Robert Minuccianni Scholarship Member Recipients - 2021

Philip Avery - Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Summer Paint & Coatings Short Course
Lisa Hoselton - Western Coatings Symposium Early Bird Registration
Tim Specht - Triangle Coatings - Western Coatings Symposium Early Bird Registration

Marnie Hartmann Scholarship Recipients - 2024

William Lawrence - Chemistry Major - Structure-property relationships for polymer degradation with Dr. Erik Sapper
Trevor Chen - Chemistry Major - Surface coatings for biomedical devices with Dr. Shanju Zhang
Olivia Everitt - Chemistry Major - Solar reflective exterior wall coatings with Dr. Ray Fernando

Marnie Hartmann Scholarship Recipients - 2023

Michael Friend - Senior in Materials Engineering with plans to enroll in the Polymers and Coatings MS program - Anti-bacteria coatings of food packaging with Dr. Shanju Zhang
Ryan Apel - Senior Chemistry BS major - Structure-property relationships for coating resins with designed biodegradability with Dr. Erik Sapper
Zacharie Danega - Senior Chemistry BS major including a Polymers and Coatings concentration - Solar reflectivity of exterior wall coatings with Dr. Ray Fernando

Marnie Hartmann Scholarship Recipients - 2022

Paul Kim - Senior Biology major with a minor in Bioinformatics - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo - Predicting the VOC content of novel coating formulations with Dr. Erik Sapper
Grisha Dekhtyar - First-year Biochemistry BS major beginning in Fall 2022 - Structure-formulation-property relationships for the service life prediction of polymers and coatings with Dr. Erik Sapper
Jacob Krynock - Senior in Materials Engineering BS program - Preparation and characterization of anticorrosive coatings of graphene-reinforced polyurethane composites with Dr. Shanju Zhang

Marnie Hartmann Scholarship Recipients - 2021

Alison Chew - Senior in Materials Engineering BS program - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo - Morphology control and colloidal stability of COF-300 with Dr. Leslie Hamachi
Madeleine Schleinitz - Junior in Biochemistry BS program - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo - Nanocellulose/ZnO hybrid coatings of packaging materials with Dr. Shanju Zhang
Philip Smith - Senior in Biochemistry BS program - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo - Structure-formulation-property relationships for defining and quantifying VOCs with Dr. Erik Sapper

Lia Roccucci - Junior in Chemistry BS program - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo - Synereses, bridging flocculation, and rheology correlations in latex-HEUR- surfactant compositions with Dr. Ray Fernando

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