NORTH CANTON, Ohio,
Feb. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The
Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com) is helping to fund
the futures of 20 students in pursuit of careers ranging from
artificial intelligence and engineering to nursing and psychology.
In a virtual awards ceremony today, the company presented college
scholarships to the children of Timken associates in eight
countries: United States, Brazil, Canada, China, France, India, Italy
and Poland. Since the scholarship
program's inception in 1958, The Timken Company Charitable and
Educational Fund has awarded more than $25 million in
scholarships.
"The Timken Global Scholars Program is an important way we
reward our families and recognize the accomplishments of some
exceptional students," said Timken Chairman John M. Timken, Jr. "We are committed to helping
these talented young people pursue higher education so they can
innovate, lead and make many contributions that will move their
communities – and our world – forward."
Mariah
Cotsamire, daughter of assembly and inspection lead
Mary Cotsamire and Michael Cotsamire, earned the Henry Timken
Scholar Award, valued at $25,000 annually and renewable
up to three years. Mariah is a graduate of Colonel Crawford High
School in North Robinson, Ohio, and is in her first year at Capital
University in Columbus, Ohio, majoring in nursing.
With aspirations to become a family nurse practitioner or nurse
anesthetist, Mariah was named to the Capital
University president's list for high academic achievement
during the fall 2020 semester. She plays on the women's golf team
and volunteers in the community, tutoring and mentoring young
student athletes.
Jonas Muhlenkamp, son of
senior materials specialist Aaron
Muhlenkamp and Peggy
Muhlenkamp, received the Jack Timken Scholar Award, valued
at $20,000 annually and renewable up to three years.
Jonas is finishing his final year at Hoover High School in
North Canton, Ohio. He plans to
attend Carnegie Mellon University or
the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT) to study
applied mathematics and computer science.
Jonas is a National Merit Finalist and Eagle Scout. He intends
to specialize in artificial intelligence and pursue a career as a
software developer or researcher.
Joining Mariah and Jonas as scholarship winners, six students
received $10,000 annual awards, renewable up to three
years. They include:
- Morgen Ahlfeld, daughter of shift supervisor
Eric Ahlfeld and Julie Ahlfeld, from Covenant Christian School in
Ludington, Mich. Morgen plans to
study nursing at Lansing Community
College and Hope College in
Holland, Mich.
- Caroline Borger, daughter
of manufacturing continuous improvement specialist John Borger and Liz
Borger, from Lebanon High School in Lebanon, N.H. Caroline currently majors in
psychology, applied statistics and religious studies at
Oklahoma State University in
Stillwater, Okla.
- Carter Guerrin, son of
quality assurance and product management manager Ken Guerrin and Linda
Carter, from Lake Norman High School in Mooresville, N.C. Carter plans to major in
biochemistry at the University of South
Carolina.
- Patrick Li, son of
senior noise, vibration and harshness engineering specialist
Victor Li and Sophia Liu, from Hudson
High School in Hudson,
Ohio. Patrick plans to study bioscience and business at the
University of Pennsylvania.
- Michael Lindow, son
of sales development manager Todd
Lindow and Jodi Lindow, from
Perrysburg High School in Perrysburg,
Ohio. He currently studies business at the University of Cincinnati.
- Brock West, son of
principal quality and reliability analyst Troy West and Renee
West, from Tuscarawas Central Catholic High School in
New Philadelphia, Ohio. Brock
plans to study political science or law at Ohio Northern University.
The following 12 winners earned $10,000 one-time
scholarships:
- Daniel Beheler, son of
operational excellence manager Tommy
Beheler and Mindy Beheler,
from Gaffney High School in
Gaffney, S.C. Daniel plans to
study accounting or finance at a four-year university.
- William Dent, son of
managing director of Europe Ian Dent and Karen Dent, from the European School of
Strasbourg in Strasbourg, France. William plans to study
chemical engineering at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de
Lausanne in Switzerland or the University College
London.
- Ethan Gullett, son
of global engineering systems manager Chris
Gullett and Mandy Gullett,
from Lake High School in Uniontown,
Ohio. Ethan plans to study mechanical engineering at
Miami University of Ohio.
- Prihanshu Joarder, son of operator technician
Ranjan Joarder and Soma Joarder,
from Carmel Junior College in
Jamshedpur, India. Prihanshu plans
to attend the India Institute of Technology-Kharagpur to major in
engineering.
- Darshan Madesh, son of
project leader Madesh D and Chaya Devi K, from Saved High School in
Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Darshan currently majors in computer
science at PES University, and aspires to pursue post-graduate
studies at Stanford University.
- Bianca Mammarella,
daughter of automotive aftermarket national sales manager
Albert Mammarella and Nadia Mammarella, from Emily Carr Secondary
School in Vaughan, Ontario,
Canada. She currently studies integrated science and biology
at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
- Tejashree Rangarajan, daughter of environmental health
and safety head Ramakrishnan
Rangarajan, from Mahindra World
School in Chengalpattu, India. Tejashree plans to study engineering
and computer science at the Georgia Institute
of Technology in Atlanta,
Ga.
- Pedro Antonio Barbarosa
Rossi, son of senior accounting analyst Maria Isabel Barbarosa Rossi and Marco Antonio Rossi, from Externato Santo
Antônio in São Caerano do Sul, São Paulo, Brazil. Pedro plans to study engineering at
the University of São Paulo.
- Jessia
Smith, daughter of service center technician
Margaret Smith, from Union Christian
Day School in Union, S.C. Jessia
plans to study exercise science at the University of South Carolina.
- Mateusz Stępień, son of Sosnoweic plant manager Michal
Stępień and Agnieszka Niedziela
Mielniczek, from Adam Mickiewicz
High School in Katowice,
Silesia, Poland. Mateusz plans to
attend the Medical University of Silesia.
- Federico Vitali, son of
senior sales manager of Italy and
Southeastern Europe Vanni Vitali and Claudia Muratore, from Liceo Virgilio High School in Milan, Italy. Federico plans to study
biomedical engineering at Politecnicio di Milano.
- Kefei (Lucy) Wu, daughter
of director of finance and controller Yu
(Rain) Feng, from Shanghai Datong High School in
Shanghai, China. Lucy plans to
study electrical and computer engineering at the University of Michigan's Shanghai Jiao Tong
University Joint Institute.
About The Timken Company
The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com) designs
and manages a growing portfolio of engineered bearings and power
transmission products. With more than a century of innovation and
increasing knowledge, we continuously improve the reliability and
efficiency of global machinery and equipment to move the world
forward. Timken posted $3.5 billion in sales in 2020
and employs more than 17,000 people globally, operating from 42
countries.
Media Relations:
Scott Schroeder
234.262.6420
scott.schroeder@timken.com
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