Material Handling Scholarship Winner
It’s back to school time, so now seems like an appropriate time to congratulate the winner of MHEDA’s annual scholarship, LaDarius McEachin.
McEachin is a senior studying for a B.A. in Industrial Distribution Logistics at East Carolina University. He says that working in a factory in his hometown “opened my eyes to many different concepts of how one should value their education and how to plan out the proper steps in securing a successful role in the working world.” He is active in several campus programs, including the Professional Association of Industrial Distribution, the Institute of Supply Management, the American Society of Operations Management, and more. Congrats to LaDarius.
I don’t know how many of you are aware that MHEDA sponsors a scholarship each year. The Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association Honors Scholarship is awarded through the Material Handling Education Foundation Inc. (MHEFI). According to MHEDA’s website, “MHEDA’s Industry Advocacy Committee has established a scholarship fund to further the awareness and recognition of the material handling industry within the academic community. Each year, it is awarded to a worthy student enrolled in an industrial distribution curriculum.”
It’s certainly a worthy cause. I know in my days as a college student, any help I could get was appreciated, particularly if it came from the industry I planned to work in. Not that I was worthy of any such things, but that’s another discussion for another time.
This is just another way that your MHEDA membership dues are helping support your company and your industry. It’s a good reminder as we send kids back to school.
September 10th, 2010 at 8:12 am
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