ArcelorMittal Steel Corp. has awarded $2,000 ArcelorMittal Scholar Awards to fifteen Purdue University Calumet stduents: five 2007 freshman engineering students, five 2008 freshman engineering students, and five 2009 freshman engineering students.

“The successful companies of the future will be the ones with the best talent,” ArcelorMittal Vice President of Human Resources James Michaud said. “Investing in this partnership effort with Purdue University Calumet is part of our continuing effort to encourage bright young people to consider educational programs in engineering and technical fields. Our industry and this area will need them.”

Recipients who continue to satisfy academic requirements can receive the award for up to four years. Consistent with a Purdue Calumet initiative to cultivate experiential learning opportunities, recipients also will partake in paid internships for two summers at ArcelorMittal Steel.

“We highly appreciate ArcelorMittal for this scholarship,” Purdue Calumet Professor of Engineering, Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Interim Head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Chenn Zhou said. “It helps attract high quality students, provide excellent experiential learning opportunities and contribute to a well qualified workforce critically needed in industry.”
 

2007 ArcelorMittal Scholarship Recipients

Front Row: Eric Giboyeaux, Jacqueline Ullstam
Back Row: John Pankey, Anthony Parini, Andrew Walker

2008 ArcelorMittal Scholarship Recipients