2023 GLBMA Scholarship WinnerS

Trevor Beagle

Trevor Beagle graduated from Bay City Western High School in 2020 and attended the BAISD Career Center for building trades. His past work experience is as a general laborer for a local builder. He currently works at Paul Davis Restoration, as he has for the past two summers. Trevor is finishing up his Associate’s degree in Architectural Technology at Delta College and plans on transferring to Ferris State University for his Bachelor’s degree.

Matt Kellom

Matt Kellom is a non-traditional student studying at Delta College as a part-time student. He is deciding between Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science areas of study. After completing his degree, he plans to transfer to Saginaw Valley State University for a Bachelor’s degree.

2023 GLBMA Scholarship Honorarium

Ben Lockwood

A Hemlock High School senior, Ben Lockwood was selected for an honorarium scholarship from the GLBMA Board of Directors. Ben plans to attend Michigan Technological University in the fall. Ben has been active with the PRIME program for the last two years and presented his experience for the PRIME kick-off event. Ben is also involved in the First Robotics program. Ben printed on his 3D printer face shields and PPE equipment for COVID healthcare workers. Ben is undecided in which field of Engineering he plans to follow.

The photo shows (left to right) Jenny Geno (SISD), Ben Lockwood, Justin Lipscomb (Moltus Building Group), Andy Stewart (Nexteer), and Tanya Blehm of the GLBMA Board.

GLBMA Scholarship Program for 2022-2023

The application for Fall 2023 will open in December 2022.

Applicants with the following qualifications will be matched to

the Great Lakes Bay Manufacturing Scholarship:

Have a 2.5-grade point average or higher;
Work for a Great Lakes Bay Manufacturing Association (GLBMA) member company OR a family member of an employee who works for a GLBMA company;
Be in one of the following programs:
1. Chemical Process Technology Advanced Certificate or Associate of Applied Science
2. Industrial Technology Education Associate of Applied Science
3. Mechanical Engineering Technology Associate of Applied Science
4. Welding Engineering Technology Advanced Certificate or Associate of Applied Science
5. Computer-Aided Drafting Certificate
6. Computer Numerical Control Certificate
7. Computer Numerical Control – Advanced Certificate
8. Computer Numerical Control – Certificate of Achievement
9. Manufacturing and Industrial Technology – Associate in Applied Science

The GLBMA introduces the Teacher Grant

Part of the Great Lakes Bay Manufacturers Association's goal is to educate today's local youth on the world of manufacturing and the rich history in the region. Since 1912 manufacturing has played an important role in Michigan and the Great Lakes Bay Region.

The purpose of our teacher grant is to provide a funding source where the general budget or other funding sources may not cover.

Grant guidelines:

• Must be a teacher at a public, private, parochial, charter or home school association/group
• Must be in one of the following Michigan counties: Arenac, Bay, Iosco, Midland, Saginaw, or Tuscola
• Grant request can be up to $500; Multiple grants will be awarded
• Grants can be used for busing, speakers, off-site event lunches, field trips, equipment, or materials not available through traditional means
• Grants are due October 1, for the first half of the school year. Awards will be announced October 30, each year. Second half grants are due February 1 and announced March 1st each year.
• You may attach an event flyer, quote for items or cost of transportation, statement of scope, and/or budget for the event. Providing additional information is an option but helpful in determining grant need should we have multiple applications

For additional questions additional, please contact

Tanya Blehm, 989-964-2881 or tlblehm@svsu.edu

Apply today!

Simple easy on-line scholarship application.

Click to apply now!

Virtual Challenges

Cube Cut: Making Your Future

CubeCut Details

Think you’re pretty good at solving 3D puzzles? Put that assumption to the test in Cube Cut, a 3D spatial reasoning puzzle game where you carve into cubes to try and match blueprints. Don’t mess up or else your cube gets scrapped and you have to start all over. Cube Cut starts out easy but gets more difficult as you rank up from trainee to apprentice and beyond. Customize your cube with crazy colors as you level up.

See if you have the spatial awareness needed to succeed in high-demand jobs like machinist, CNC machine operator, welder, and technician. Play well enough in this game and you will be pointed to real-life career opportunities in these fields.

Cube Cut was developed by Catalyst Connection and Simcoach Games, thanks to generous funding from the Chevron Foundation and the Benedum Foundation, to build awareness of the career opportunities in manufacturing.

Apple link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cube-cut-making-your-future/id1439124259

GooglePlay link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simcoachgames.cubecut

Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Simcoach-Games-Cube-Cut/dp/B07KCJYW46/

MechLife

MechLife Details

Mechanical aptitude: the ability to understand and apply mechanical concepts and principles to solve problems. Do you have it or don’t you? The idea can be scary to consider, especially if you know that you have to take a mechanical aptitude test as part of the hiring process. However, most people don’t realize that they are using mechanical aptitude principles in their everyday lives!

MechLife drives the point home that the everyday person already has a grasp of mechanical concepts, whether they realize it or not. Play as an aspiring manufacturing employee as he prepares for an upcoming interview. Encounter quirky situations at home that need your attention in this short but engaging story. As you get ready for your upcoming interview, you begin to realize that the quirky situations you are encountering do a great job of preparing you for the questions on the mechanical aptitude test!

MechLife aims to prepare future candidates for typical mechanical aptitude tests that are a part of the hiring process for many manufacturing organizations. MechLife was developed by Catalyst Connection and Simcoach Games, thanks to generous funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.

Apple link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mechlife/id1462062027?ls=

GooglePlay link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simcoachgames.catalystaffirmation&hl=en_US

Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Simcoach-Games-MechLife-Manufacturing-Career/dp/B07TDQPTVL