Yakima resident Joe Dobie and Naches resident Ryan Melville have each received a $1,500 scholarship toward their education from Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs®, the foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, Intl. 

Dobie and Melville will attend Perry Technical Institute and plan to major in industrial technology and machining, respectively.

“We applaud Joe and Ryan for being selected as 2010 NBT scholarship winner and are pleased to assist them in fulfilling their academic goals,” said Gerald Shankel, president and CEO of the NBT. 

“Joe and Ryan recognize that working a skilled manufacturing job can be rewarding financially and fulfilling personally, and they will be more competitive in the 21st century manufacturing job market as a result of this specialized training.”

In addition to the scholarship, they also received from NBT industry partner SolidWorks Corporation, a copy of its Student Design Kit CAD software package. 

The NBT scholarships are awarded annually to college- or trade school-bound applicants who seek careers in manufacturing. 

This year, scholarships totaling $13,500 were awarded to nine winners from across the country.

To be eligible for the scholarships, applicants were required to be full-time students meeting a specified minimum GPA, and enrolled in an engineering or manufacturing-related course of study, or a trade or technical program leading to a career in manufacturing.

Students were responsible for submitting academic records and an engineering or manufacturing-related program description with each application.