AME Institute Honors Students With 2009 Educational Scholarship

The AME Institute (Arlington Heights, IL), an organization established by the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME; Arlington Heights, IL) in 2008, awarded six students, each paired with a professor, with an educational scholarship to attend AME?s 2009 International Lean Conference that was held October 19-23 in Covington, KY.

Solicited, evaluated and selected by the Lean Education Academic Network, students interested in manufacturing are provided the scholarship funds from the AME Institute. The scholarship allowed each student and a professor to attend AME?s annual International Lean Conference and other special events focused on Lean principles, continuous improvement and enterprise excellence. As the manufacturing industry works toward an improved future, the AME Institute strives to expose young men and women to the Lean movement, to learn about the pursuit of excellence, and demonstrate the benefits of pursuing a career in manufacturing operations.

The following students received the 2009 scholarship and attended the 2009 International Lean Conference:

? Lisa Blanchard: University of Alabama, (Huntsville, AL)

? Tom Collins: Bradley University (Peoria, IL)

? Kortney Larson: California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo, CA)

? Mohammed Raja: Clemson University (Clemson, SC)

? Stephen Sheller: Bradley University (Peoria, IL)

? Guillermo Velarde: North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC)

The following professors also attended the conference with their respective students:

? Dr. Lawrence D. Fredendall: Department of Management, Clemson University

? Dr. Sampson Gholston: Industrial and Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, University of Alabama in Huntsville

? Ken Macro: Graphic Communication Department, California Polytechnic State University

? Dr. Daniel Saloni: Department of Wood and Paper Science, North Carolina State University

? Dr. Iqbal Shareef, CMfgE, PE: Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Technology, Bradley University

At the 2009 International Lean Conference, scholarship recipients had opportunities to network with Lean practitioners and business leaders, learn Lean tools and methods from keynote speakers, seminars and workshops, and took part in audited plant tours of successful companies located in the greater Cincinnati area.

The AME Institute strives to leverage the knowledge, experience and resources of manufacturing professionals devoted to enterprise excellence in order to promote fresh, original, creative and sustainable ideas for improving their workplaces, now and in the future. Through scholarships and research, the AME Institute promotes shared learning, idea broadcasting, leadership models and knowledge acquisition.

Scholarships will also be awarded next year for students to attend the AME 2010 International Lean Conference, which will be held in Baltimore on November 15-19.

The Association for Manufacturing Excellence is the premier not-for-profit organization dedicated to the journey of continuous improvement and enterprise excellence. AME?s membership is composed of a trusted network of individuals who are committed to leveraging the practitioner-to-practitioner and company-to-company shared-learning experience. Through engaging workshops, seminars and plant tours, and industry-leading conferences, AME members are continually discovering and implementing new continuous improvement strategies and best practices. AME offers its members a multitude of valuable resources to help them stay abreast of current industry developments, and improve the skills, competitiveness, and overall success of their organizations.

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