AKRON, Ohio, April 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Fifteen high
school students won college scholarships and another 50 shared in
grants for their schools at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Company's 16th Annual STEM Career Day event. The
scholarships and grants totaled more than $40,000.
Goodyear had issued a challenge to students in grades six
through 12 – try your hand at designing a clever Rube Goldberg™
Machine utilizing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)
principles, to fill a Goodyear blimp. The challenge offered up to
$4,000 to the high school group that
produced the most innovative concept.
The company welcomed more than 1,556 students, accompanied by
parents and teachers to The University of
Akron for the day-long event on April
18. In addition to exploring the campus, students interacted
with representatives from more than 50 local organizations, who
hosted hands-on STEM-based activities throughout the day. One of
these hands-on activities was a zombie apocalypse-themed challenge
requiring use of engineering acumen to design and build a
mechanical system. The system students built allowed them to pick
up "supplies" while remaining out of reach of the "undead."
"It is important that we encourage our young people to pursue
careers in science and technology. That's the reason why 300
Goodyear volunteers – most of them associates at our Innovation
Center in Akron – work so hard to
plan this event," said Chief Technical Officer Joe Zekoski. "Looking at the creativity
demonstrated by so many of the students, I am confident they have
bright careers ahead of them."
The following high schools won grants via the Rube Goldberg
Machine Challenge:
- First place, receiving $4,000,
Black River High School, Sullivan,
Ohio.
- Second place, receiving $3,000,
Buckeye High School, Medina,
Ohio.
- Third place, receiving $1,500,
Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School, Broadview Heights, Ohio.
The following middle schools won grants via the Rube Goldberg
Machine Challenge:
- First place, receiving $1,000,
was Catalyst Homeschool Academy, Macedonia, Ohio.
- Second place, receiving $1,000,
was Brecksville Broadview Heights Middle School, Broadview Heights, Ohio.
- Third place, receiving $500, was
Edison Middle School, Massillon, Ohio.
First place winners, Catalyst Homeschool Academy and Black River
High School, had their machines on-site for the event and had the
opportunity to demonstrate their work to Goodyear Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer Richard J.
Kramer.
The following students were recipients of Goodyear scholarships
to the university of their choice:
- Nathan Peterman of Revere High
School, Richfield, Ohio,
- Sean Umstot of Waterloo High
School, Atwater, Ohio,
- Lisa Twarog of North Royalton
High School, North Royalton,
Ohio,
- Zack Li of Copley High School,
Copley, Ohio, and
- Alexander Karwowski of Highland
High School, Medina, Ohio.
The following students accepted Goodyear/University of Akron scholarships:
- Brian Auffenberg of Wadsworth High School, Wadsworth, Ohio,
- Deanna Chapa of Hoover High
School, North Canton, Ohio,
- Alex Willey of Heath High School, Heath, Ohio,
- Alexander Vetrick of Buckeye
High School, Medina, Ohio,
and
- Monica Feltman of Revere High
School, Richfield, Ohio.
The recipient of the Goodyear/Case Western
Reserve University scholarship was Benjamin Robinson of Cuyahoga Valley Christian
Academy, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.
The recipients of the Goodyear/Cleveland
State University scholarships are Louise Beckstrom of Aurora High School, Aurora, Ohio; and Charles Cilensek of Mentor High School,
Mentor, Ohio.
Miranda Hughes of Southeast High
School, Ravenna, Ohio; and
Chancelor Sunkle of Washington High
School, Massillon, Ohio, received
Goodyear Women's Initiatives in Leadership/University of Akron scholarships.
To learn more about Goodyear's STEM Career Day, visit
www.goodyear.com/careerday.
Goodyear (NASDAQ: GT) is one of the world's largest tire
companies. It employs about 67,000 people and manufactures
its products in 50 facilities in 22 countries around the
world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg strive to develop state-of-the-art
products and services that set the technology and performance
standard for the industry. For more information about
Goodyear or its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate.
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