PCI Members: Is your company interested in supporting PCI's Scholarship Program?
There are two ways to contribute.
Corporate Donations
Donations of $5,000 or more will be considered a "Named" Scholarship, which means we will name the scholarship distribution after your company. Also, named scholarships enable your company to choose the school(s) to solicit and participate
in the selection of the scholarship winner.
PCI General Scholarship Donations
Any donation amount will be accepted. Donations of $250 or more will receive the recognition outlined below.
Donors of $250 or more will receive the following recognition:
- On social media.
- On the PCI and PCT website for the calendar year in which the donation was made and for the following year.
- In the Jan/Feb issue of PCT, which seeks applicants for the scholarship.
- In the PCT Jul/Aug issue where we recognize the scholarship winners each year.
Donate to the
PCI Scholarship Fund
2025 Scholarship Distribution
| The 2025 PCI Scholarship Program awarded $30,000 in total, which includes donations of $5,000 from each of our corporate donors: Gema USA Inc., IFS Coatings, Nordson Corporation, Sun Polymers, Therma-Tron-X and TCI Powder Coatings. |
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Nick Harris
University of Cincinnati |
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| PCI/IFS Coatings Scholarship |
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Megan Callahan
University of Oregon |
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| PCI/Nordson Ken Kreeger Scholarship |
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Andrew Ziehm
Broad College |
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| PCI/Nordson Ken Kreeger Scholarship |
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Braylon Welch
Kettering University |
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| PCI/Sun Polymers Scholarship |
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Bayleigh Loving
University of Southern Mississippi |
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| PCI/TCI Powder Coatings
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Wyatt Ellingson
University pf Georgia |
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| PCI/Therma-Tron-X Scholarship
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Collin Grota
Iowa State University |
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2024 Scholarship Distribution
| The 2024 PCI Scholarship Program awarded $55,000 in total, which includes donations of $5,000 from each of our corporate donors: Axalta Coating Systems, Gema USA Inc., Henkel Corporation, IFS Coatings, Nordson Corporation, PPG, Sun Polymers,
Therma-Tron-X and TCI Powder Coatings. |
| PCI/Axalta Scholarship |
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Sundeep Louis
North Dakota State University |
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| PCI/Gema Scholarship |
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Angel Carter
Wayne State |
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| PCI/Henkel Scholarship |
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Chloe Lustila
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
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| PCI/IFS Coatings Scholarship |
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Michael Odegaard
North Dakota State University |
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| PCI/Nordson Ken Kreeger Scholarship |
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Mathew Traum
Missouri University of Science and Technology |
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| PCI/PPG Scholarship |
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Quincy Buickerood
University of Oregon |
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| PCI/Sun Polymers Scholarship |
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Lane Kennedy
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
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| PCI/TCI Powder Coatings
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Mark Soucek
University of Cincinnati |
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| PCI/Therma-Tron-X Scholarship
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Carissa Ashman
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay |
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| PCI General Scholarships |
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Alexandra Pace
University of Oregon |
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Chameli Samarawickrema
North Dakota State University |
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2023 Scholarship Distribution
2022 Scholarship Distribution
2021 Scholarship Distribution
| The 2021 PCI Scholarship Program awarded $35,000 in total, which includes donations of $5,000 from each of our corporate donors: Axalta Coating Systems, Gema USA Inc., IFS Coatings, Nordson Corporation and PPG. |
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Genna Andreae
University of Wisconsin - Platteville |
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Alessandro Perego
The University of Akron |
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| PCI/Gema Scholarship |
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Ashley Haus
University of St. Thomas |
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| PCI/IFS Coatings Scholarship |
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Joseph Fehrman
University of Cincinnati |
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| PCI/Nordson Ken Kreeger Scholarship |
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Katie Engle
University of Cincinnati |
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| PCI/PPG Scholarship |
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Serena Birnbaum
Case Western Reserve University |
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| PCI General Scholarships |
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Natalie Goddard
University of Oregon, Rice University |
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Adam Mistretta
Clemson University |
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Alexis Blosser
University of Cincinnati |
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Emma Filipkowski
University of Cincinnati |
2020 Scholarship Distribution
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| The 2020 PCI Scholarship Program awarded $30,000 in total, which includes donations of $5,000 from each of our corporate donors: Axalta Coating Systems, Gema USA, Nordson Corporation and PPG, and a general scholarship fund donation from Slocum
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Robert Bouscher
University of Akron |
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| PCI/Gema Scholarship |
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Molly Sanchez
Indiana Tech |
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| PCI/Nordson Ken Kreeger Scholarship |
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Dakota Weinmann
Case Western Reserve University |
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| PCI/PPG Scholarship |
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Mark Rupert
University of Cincinnati |
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| PCI General Scholarships |
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Sydney Preston
University of Cincinnati |
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Celine Schmitt
University of Cincinnati |
2019 Scholarship Distribution
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The 2019 PCI Scholarship Program awarded $25,000 in total, which includes donations of $5,000 from each of our corporate donors: Axalta Coating Systems, Gema USA and Nordson Corporation.
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| PCI/Axalta Scholarship
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Samuel Little
Purdue University |
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| PCI/Gema Scholarship |
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Genevieve Andreae
University of Wisconsin - Platteville |
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| PCI/Nordson Ken Kreeger Scholarship |
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Daikon Iverson
University of Wisconsin - Stout |
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| PCI General Scholarships
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Mark Rupert
University of Cincinnati |
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Ashley Sullivan
University of Cincinnati |
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2018 Scholarship Distribution
The PCI 2018 Scholarship Program awarded $25,000 to students who are pursuing studies in powder coating technology.
On August 10, 2018, Nordson presented the PCI/Nordson Builds Scholarship to Emily Chojecki.
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(Pictured left to right: Human Resource Mgr., Courtney Grandon, Ron Chojecki, Pam Chojecki, Emily Chojecki, and Senior Sales Director, Dan Thompson)
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Alison Rohly
North Dakota State University
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| PCI/Gema Scholarship |
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Hayden Castagno
Brigham Young University-Idaho
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| PCI/Nordson Builds Scholarship |
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Emily Chojecki
Purdue University |
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| PCI General Scholarships |
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Alexis Corda
Purdue University |
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Maggie Sackse
University of Oregon |
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Alyson Sillin
University of Oregon |
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2017 Scholarship Distribution
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The PCI 2017 Scholarship Program awarded $20,000 to students who are pursuing studies in powder coating technology.
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The PCI/Gema 2017 Scholarship was awarded at Powder Coating 2017 in Indianapolis, IN.
PCI Executive Director, Trena Benson along with Scholarship Chair Kevin Biller and Gema representative, Chris Merritt, present Gabriella Bettegnies (IUPUI) and Luke Groninger (Purdue Polytechnic) the 2017 PCI/Gema Scholarships.
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Axalta Business Director Michael Bollen (left) presents scholarship to recipient Ted Hammer at the Axalta facility in Hilliard, Ohio.
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Benjamin Whipker receives his award during a ceremony at the Nordson Amherst campus.
(Left to right) Dan Thompson, director of sales, Nordson Corporation; award recipient Benjamin Whipker; Greg Dawson, regional sales manager, Nordson Powder Coating Systems; and Sue Ivancic, account executive, Nordson Powder Coating Systems.
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(Left to right) PCI General Scholarship award recipients Raviteja Kommineni, Eastern Michigan University and Shiyin Yu, Eastern Michigan University. |
2016 Scholarship Distribution
Scholarships Awarded 2016 - 2017 School Year
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PCI/Nordson Builds Scholarship presented to Jakob Waffen |
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PCI Executive Director presents PCI Scholarships to Diana Rodriquez and Youcheng Du |
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PCI/Axalta Scholarship winner Zhongzheng Cai |
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