WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY  |   DEPARTMENT OF PAPER ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, AND IMAGING

Award Requirements: Scholarship Activities


TAPPI Student Summit 2011 (students outside Domtar, Kingsport, TN)

To assist you in getting the most valuable and well-rounded exposure to the pulp and paper industry, the Paper Technology Foundation (PTF) and the Department of Paper Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Imaging (PCI) have been busy developing some activities that will help you better realize the limitless career opportunities by interacting with your classmates, faculty and the industry’s leaders—your future employers.

The Paper and Allied Industry is providing scholarships to develop talented scientists and engineers to enter the field. Experience in the industry provides students with insight that is educational and professionally developmental. Consequently, scholarship awards require students to gain exposure to the industry early in their career.

The following criteria are required to ensure proper industry exposure: (NOTE: Year of study refers to the year of study in the paper engineering program.)


Pictured left to right: President Dan Rickli; Publicity Director Joe Fajerski;
TAPPI Chair Savanna Manchester; Vice President Phil Slesinski; Secretary Katie Stickels;
and Treasurer Jason Mills. Not pictured TAPPI Young Professionals Chair Anthony Boyle.
  1. A personalized thank you letter sent to your PTF scholarship donor each scholarship semester.
  2. Attendance at fall PCI department Meet and Greet OR the fall PTF Meet and Greet/Mentoring Program.
  3. Attendance at the fall PTF Annual Scholarship Luncheon.
  4. Develop a professional resume with the assistance of CEAS Career Services prior to sophomore year of study and deliver an electronic version of resume (PDF files only) to the Student Recruitment/Outreach Officer for review and collection by Sept. 15 each year.
  5. Attend a mock-interview session with Employers/Career Services, during fall of sophomore year, before the CEAS Career Fair.
  6. Register on BroncoJOBS by Oct. 12 of sophomore year.
  7. Attend fall CEAS Career Fair. Attend spring WMU Career Fair. Complete signed attendance form with listing of contacts to the Student Recruitment/Outreach Officer; must have three or more contacts.
  8. Agree to join Ts’ai Lun Registered Student Organization (RSO) each semester of study as a dues-paying member at $10 per semester OR attend four Ts’ai Lun RSO meetings per year, two meetings per semester, to learn about industry jobs and corporations.
  9. Must have held an internship or co-op by junior year to gain a senior year scholarship.

Lack of participation at the PCI/PTF sponsored events and not achieving these requirements will result in your PTF Scholarship Award being rescinded and will be taken into consideration when awarding future PTF Scholarships. PTF scholarships are awarded on a funds available basis.

Fall 2011 Combined Calendar—Paper Engineering Student Events

Ts'ai Lun/TAPPI Student Offices 2011 Contact Information:

President: Daniel Rickli, , (269) 217-2283
Vice President: Phillip Slesinski, , (269) 760-9866
Secretary: Katie Stickels, , (269) 569-2620
Treasurer: Jason Mills, , (269) 363-1726
Publicity Director: Joe Fajerski, , (248) 709-0445
TAPPI Student Chair: Savanna Manchester, , (269) 270-5325
TAPPI Young Professionals Chair: Anthony Boyle, , (269) 352-8689