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Iron Caster Endows Scholarship for Technical Education Benton Foundry Inc.,


Benton, Pa., recently endowed a scholarship at Penn College, Williamsport, Pa., primar- ily for students in the School of Industrial, Computing & Engineering Technologies. T e scholarship will be


awarded to selected students who are employees of the third-generation gray and ductile iron caster or immedi- ate family members of Benton Foundry personnel who will be enrolling in specifi ed fi elds of study in associate or bachelor’s degree programs. Awards from the Benton Foundry Inc. scholarship will be renewable if the recipient maintains a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0. “People’s percep tion of the word ‘foundry’ conjures up a dirty environ-


Today, Benton Foundry has migrated to an auto- mated manufacturing plant that has spawned several foundry innovations.” By investing in the de-


Kimberly Kindler, JoAnn Hall and Jeff Hall (second from the left to right), owners of Benton Foundry, pose with Elizabeth Biddle (far left), director of corporate relations at Penn College.


ment, hard manual labor and very dated manufacturing methods,” said Jeff Hall, president, Benton Foundry. “T at perception was true 150 years ago.


velopment of a workforce skilled in computer-aided design, robotics and other high-tech skills, Hall also sees the program at Penn College, which is approxi- mately 40 miles from the metalcasting facility, as an indirect investment in the metalcasting facility. “Benton Foundry


demonstrates the value of ‘degrees that work,’ and I


look forward to seeing many students benefi ting from the company’s generos- ity,” said Elizabeth Biddle, director of corporate relations, Penn College. ■


12 | METAL CASTING DESIGN & PURCHASING | Sept/Oct 2015


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