FOUND ATION FOR UM - Foundry Educational Foundation

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Summer 2014
2013/2014 Annual Report
The Year in Review
Allow me to start with a message to all metalcasting
stakeholders: FEF has what you need. For the sake of your
business and our industr y, please get involved! Support an FEF
school near you and provide financial support directly to FEF
to support our mission.
Matt Sullivan
FEF Student
1992/93
The past year at FEF was focused on planning, execution
and appreciation. Activities were aligned with the FEF
vision, “Providing resources for developing talent to suppor t
the success of the metalcasting industr y”. Together, as a
Foundation and as an industr y, we made significant progress
this year.
Progress started with the unanimous approval by the Board of Directors of the new
FEF Strategic Plan in November. This plan represents countless hours of volunteer time
by dedicated industr y personnel. Thank you to all who participated and to all of the
employers behind the volunteers. The strategic plan has and will spawn many actions
to create significant value to our industr y.
A succession plan for our longtime Executive Director, Bill Sorensen, was established
and is in-process. The 7-step plan culminates in Bill’s retirement target date of April,
2015. To-date, execution of the plan is in step #4, which is the active search for qualified
candidates. If this speaks to you, please speak to us!
Personally, I feel that I received more than I gave this past year as FEF President; the
relationships with industr y, professors and students are priceless. Thanks to all board
and staff members who dedicated themselves to our work. FEF is truly lucky to have
dedicated personnel, and the metalcasting industr y is truly lucky to have FEF.
Contribute to FEF. Support FEF schools. Hire FEF students. Thank you for the opportunity
to be a small part of something so significant.
Matt Sullivan, FEF Board President
Buck Company
2014 CIC Sneak Peak
The 2014 FEF College Industry Conference will be held on November
20-21 at the Westin Michigan Avenue in Chicago. The Career Information
Session will be at 4:30 pm on Thursday – this is a very cost-effective way
to meet between 80 and 100 metalcasting students from across North
America who are looking to work for you! The evening continues with
your opportunity to invite students and professors to dinner beginning
at 7:00 pm. The students begin Friday with a breakfast at 7:45 am. The General Session
starts at 9:00 am. We have an Industry/Delegate mixer following the General Session and
then the Awards Luncheon follows the mixer. The CIC closes with the Annual Reception
on Friday evening at 5:30 pm.
“Partnerships” are available for various CIC events. If you or your company is interested
in sponsoring an event, please contact the FEF office. Complete CIC details are now on
our website.
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FEF Mission & Vision Statements
Mission
FEF strengthens the metalcasting industry by supporting unique partnerships among students, educators
and industry, helping today's students become tomorrow's leaders.
Vision
Providing resources for developing talent to support the success of the metalcasting industry.
Brief Bites
The Annual Board Meeting this year was at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. The “banquet” was held
in the foundry lab. This unique event allowed FEF Board Members to work side-by-side with students to make
their own casting while enjoying a cookout in the foundry.
The following schools were re-certified during this past school year: Kent State, Mohawk College, University of
Northern Iowa, Tennessee Tech, Western Michigan University, and University of Wisconsin-Platteville.
The FEF website (www.fefinc.org) provides online giving options including the ability to set up recurring gifts and
an easy way to make individual, memorial contributions, and contributions to help offset CIC expenses. Another way
to set up a recurring donation to FEF is through payroll deduction. You can download a form from the FEF website;
fill out that form and give a copy to your payroll department and send FEF a copy.
The Foundry Educational Foundation (FEF) is registered as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, independent of
any other societies or groups. Contributions to FEF are fully tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
The FEF’s tax identification number is 34-0714666. FEF promotes career opportunities on the college level
for the metalcasting industry.
After 32+ years of ser vice, FEF’s Executive Director Bill Sorensen, will be retiring in April 2015. An FEF
transition team is now in place, headed up by FEF Board President, Rick James. The team is working with
an outside transitional specialist to conduct a broad search for Bill’s replacement. Rick James states,
“The goal is to find an individual that has the technical skills and hear t for the foundation”.
Executive Committee –
2014/2015
The primary purpose of the Executive Committee is to act on behalf of the Board of Directors when practicality
and expediency dictate. This committee may exercise the powers of the Board of Directors when the Board is
not in session, reporting to the Board of Directors at its succeeding meeting of any action taken.
President.................................... Rick James
1st Vice Pres ........................ Maureen Lynn
2nd Vice Pres ............................... Wil Tinker
Secretary................................. Joe Costabile
Treasurer..................................... Rob Steele
Exec. Director ......................... Bill Sorensen
Immed. Past Pres ............ Matt Sullivan
Committee Chair......... Victor Okhuysen
Committee Chair......... Josh Wittenburg
Committee Chair................Kelley Kerns
Committee Chair............ Tom Dempsey
Committee Chair.............. Joey Leonard
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12:29 PM
New and Renewed Board Members
John Grahek
Jason Gutierrez
Eric Meyers
Steve Shaffer
Crystalyn Hval
Steve Sikorski
Todd Jensen
Wil Tinker
Jim Kundratic
Josh Wittenburg
Not Pictured: Terry Decker, Dan Yrigoyen
FEF Board of Directors – 2014/2015
Michelle Anfinson
Woodland/Alloy Casting
Robert Brooks
Foundry Management & Tech.
Glenn Byczynski
Nemak
Sandy Calabrese
General Motors
Tom Cobett
T. Cobett & Assoc.
Bodie Cooper
Esco Corporation
Joe Costabile
Hickman, Williams & Co.
Barry Craig
MetalTek Int’l Carondelet
Don Craig
Sivyer Steel
Terry Decker
Spokane Industries
Tom Dempsey
Hill & Griffith Co.
Jeremy Eastman
Carpenter Brothers, Inc.
Dave Gelwicks
Hickman, Williams & Co.
John Grahek
Clow Valve/McWane
Pete Guidi
Ward Manufacturing
Jason Gutierriez
Strategic Materials Corp.
Crystalyn Hval
Foseco
Doug Imrie
Southern Cast Products
Rick James
Metal Technologies
Todd Jensen
Waupaca Foundry
Ed Kaczmarek
Spokane Industries
Kelley Kerns
Fairmount Minerals
Jim Kundratic
Neenah Foundry Co.
Joey Leonard
Waupaca Foundry
Maureen Lynn
Fairmount Minerals
Eric Meyers
Oil City Iron Works
Joe Muniza
ASK Chemicals
Gene Muratore
Consultant
Eric Nelson
Dotson Iron Castings
Marty Putnik
Viking Technologies
Libby Ryder
Graham-White Mfg. Co.
Steve Shaffer
Dalton Corporation
Jorge Sierra
Tupy Mexico
Steve Sikorski
MAGMA Foundry Technologies
Bill Sorensen
FEF
Alfred Spada
Modern Casting
Rob Steele
S&B Industrial Minerals N.A.
Laura Strohmayer
AMCOL Metalcasting
Matt Sullivan
Buck Company, Inc.
Wil Tinker
Tinker Omega Manufacturing
Kevin Wheeler
Hitchiner Manufacturing
Josh Wittenburg
John Deere
Dan Yrigoyen
Fairmount Minerals
Committee Chairs – 2014/2015
Communications ......................................................................................................................................................Kelley Kerns
Education............................................................................................................................................................... Tom Dempsey
Employment Resources ........................................................................................................................................ Joey Leonard
Fund Enhancement........................................................................................................................................... Josh Wittenburg
Investment................................................................................................................................................................... Rob Steele
Professor............................................................................................................................................................. Victor Okhuysen
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Fund Enhancement Committee
Overall, 2013 was another solid year regarding our Fund Enhancement efforts. The importance
of FEF’s mission is clear as we continue to see a positive trend in donations and thus have the
opportunity to invest in education and developing future leaders in the metalcasting industry.
The Fund Enhancement Committee continued its focus on growing our donor base, developing
potential donors, and maintaining strong relationships with current donors.
We also had the opportunity to participate in the refresh of our strategic plan, thereby building
upon the legacy of the foundation and developing a vision of where we need to be to best
support our mission in the future. For the Fund Enhancement committee our strategy is primarily focused on the following
key activities:
Josh Wittenburg
1) Developing a detailed understanding of our current revenue generation strategies
a. Overall effectiveness of the current activities
b. Roles and responsibilities
c. Metrics to ensure we are progressing to plan
2) Generating a revenue development plan with defined revenue diversification and growth targets
a. Challenging our revenue development strategies
b. Setting growth targets to support the strategic plan
c. Developing new and innovative strategies to help FEF become even more impactful
Josh Wittenburg, Committee Chair
John Deere
Saugus Society Members (as of 5/27/14)
Rob Bailey
Leo Baran
Bill Barrett
Bo Beed*
Michael Belger
Don* & Jolly Birtwistle
Jerry Clancey
Tom & Carolyn Davies
John Phillip Duke
Chuck Fowler
Richard Frazier
Jim Frost
Gary & Jeanne Gigante
John Grahek
Eckhart Grohmann
Nelson Hartley*
Kathy Hayrynen
Edward Hoenicke*
William A. Hunter*
Walter Illig*
George Isaac Sr.
Burleigh Jacobs
Rick & Vicki James
Jim* & Katherine* Keating
John Keough
Kelley & Michelle Kerns
Ernest M. Knapp*
Mort Lewis*
Carl* & Jane Loper
Kevin & Maureen Lynn
George Mathews
John McBroom
Eric Meyers
Paul & Pam Mikkola
Jack Miller*
Keith Millis*
Russell Murray
Chester V. Nass*
Bob & Hanna Nevins
Ray* & Linda* Peters
Dick Poirier
Bill & Jan Powell
Clay Quaife
Bob* & Laurida Reesman
Russ Rosmait
Henry M. Rowan
Otto Rusch
Clyde* & Gary* Sanders
Dave Sanders
Peter L. Simpson*
Hugh Sims*
Bob & Sue Smillie
Bill & Wendy Sorensen
Mike & Beverly Swartzlander
Doug & Sandy Warner
Conner Warren
Ray Witt*
Bob* & Dottye Wolf
*Deceased
Saugus, Massachusetts (outside of Boston) is where the first documented cast iron object was made at the first
foundry in America in the 1640’s. The Saugus Pot made cooking easier for the early settlers, and one of the
original pots actually survives to this day.
The Saugus Society is the name given to those who notify FEF through an application form that they have
included the Foundry Educational Foundation as part of their estate planning. Naming FEF for a part of your future
distributions is an excellent way to help future generations of college/university students know about and
choose metalcasting as their career of choice.
Please contact FEF’s Executive Director for more information, or fill out the application on the FEF website
(www.fefinc.org).
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Employment Resources Committee
As with all FEF committees, the Employment Resources Committee has been charged with working
toward achieving FEF Strategic Plan objectives. The ER Committee continues to make progress in
developing and sharing better ways for students to find employment in the metalcasting industry.
Our internship program has been running over the past several years and is currently going
through enhancements in order to become a more structured program for internships and
co-ops that metalcasting companies and suppliers can use to establish working opportunities for students.
Joey Leonard
This year, several companies that had not previously participated in the program showed interest. The goal
of the committee is to continue to increase the number of students with internships and increase the number
of metalcasting companies and suppliers offering the new model internships.
The Employment Resources Committee will continue to enhance the program through suggestions from
industr y and FEF schools.
Joey Leonard, Committee Chair
Waupaca Foundry
The Jack Thompson Memorial Scholarship is given out each year to deserving students at Missouri University
of Science & Technology. This scholarship is given in memory of Mr. Thompson who attended MS&T (formerly
Missouri-Rolla) and served actively on the FEF board. This year’s recipients were Marc Harris & Kramer Pursell.
For the 2013/14 school year, there were 254 scholarships given to 211 students – for a total of
$325,211.00. The average scholarship amount was $1,280.00, but the average per student was over
$1,500.00. The scholarship awarded in the highest amount was $4,000.00.
From the Executive Director
I have had the ride of my life for almost half the lifespan of FEF, and interestingly
my predecessor, Ed Walsh, ser ved for almost that exact length of time as well.
I announced my date to retire almost three years ago and now it is just months
away. This has allowed time for a strategic planning review that included
input from hundreds of stakeholders to make sure FEF is positioned for future
Bill Sorensen
Executive Director
challenges and opportunities and to determine what skills the new Executive
Director should have. A careful and measured search is now under way, and
interested individuals may inquire through the firm, Leading Transitions – Mindy Price – 414-228-9860 –
[email protected].
FEF has strong suppor t from ever y area of metalcasting and has grown to be a model for other groups
that seek the impact this Foundation has had in attracting college students for careers in our industr y.
FEF, of course, is more than one person; it is the dedication and unselfish donation of time and resources
of hundreds of volunteers from the Board member, to the well-established committees, to the role models
of Key Professors with FEF students, to our generous contributors and my long ser ving colleague, Pam
Lechner – all have contributed to FEF’s continued success.
In the summer of 2015 this space will be reser ved for the next Executive Director who will share their
strengths and vision for FEF’s impact going for ward. I will do all I can to insure their success in this
extraordinar y job of challenge and satisfaction.
Bill Sorensen, Executive Director
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Investment Committee
The Investment Committee meets once a quarter to receive an update by the
Investment Manager and to review investment performance. The committee’s
responsibility is to evaluate the fund performance and market risk. The key factors
reviewed include the balance of fund investment between lower risk fixed and
equities, risk factors of the investments, and the performance of the Investment
Manager against a group of benchmarks (S&P, Lehman, and other equity fund
indexes). Any action the committee recommends is to be within the FEF Bylaw
Investment guidelines and is reviewed by the FEF Executive Committee.
Rob Steele
After evaluation and decision to change the fund manager, PNC took over investment
management of FEF Funds in 2013. The Investment Committee maintained close interaction with the new fund
manager and worked with PNC to move the fund investment strategy into a more productive balance of equity
and fixed investment yielding higher returns and mitigating risk. In order to continue the committee fiduciary
responsibility, there was a closer monitoring of PNC. A third party investment consultant was considered to
oversee analysis with the potential for higher returns. After review of PNC results and the value that could
be expected of the investment consultant by the Investment Committee and Executive Committee, it was
decided to stay solely with PNC. Performance results versus benchmark analysis will continue.
Rob Steele, Committee Chair
S&B Industrial Minerals N.A.
Statement of Assets
12.4%
Fundraising
Scholarship and
Program Related
7.8%
Mgmt.
& Gen.
Information supplied by Costabile & Steffens,
auditors for FEF
80.7% Scholarship & Program Related
Management and
General Fundraising
Fundraising
ASSETS
Operating Assets
Restricted Investments
TOTAL ASSETS
INCOME
1,115,999
6,364,182
7,480,181
General Support
Restricted Support
Gain on Sale and Reinvestment of Investments
Increase in Investment Value
TOTAL INCOME
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Liabilities
Unrestricted Net Assets
Restricted Net Assets
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
575,054
355,595
257,425
201,375
1,389,449
EXPENSES
1,127,183
(124,348)
6,477,346
7,480,181
Scholarship and Program Related
Management and General
Fundraising
Total Expenses
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS
6
788,972
76,433
112,366
977,771
411,678
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New Ways to Contribute to FEF
New Option #1
FEF has joined forces with iDonate – a company through which you can make cash and non-cash donations to
FEF. Previously, FEF had no process in place to accept donations other than cash, stocks, and life insurance
policies. iDonate will allow us to accept many other types of contributions (see below). There will be a small
service charge, but the result will be more donations to FEF which is a positive thing!
What can be processed…
Cash: Credit
card, debit card,
ACH/e-check,
recurring donations
Electronics: Cell
phones, laptops,
tablets, GPS, game
consoles, cameras
John Doe
Address
City, State, Country, Zip
Vehicles:
Cars/trucks,
motorcycles,
RVs, boats
Miscellaneous:
Gift cards, machinery,
jewelry, collectables,
precious metal bullion
100%
ACH/echeck
Pay to the Order Of
______________________________________________________
Amount
_____________________________________________$________
How it works...
Donor enters
donation info into
our giving page
Donor is emailed a
shipping label and
instructions on how to
deliver their donation
iDonate does all the work – from filling
out the required IRS paperwork to
picking up the donation and finding the
best method of reselling it for cash for
FEF. And the cash donation makes its
way into FEF’s bank account and then
out to the FEF certified schools.
Proceeds are sent
to FEF from the
iDonate Foundation
Larger items, such as cars,
will be picked up and
transferred by iDonate at
the donor’s chosen time
After item liquidation,
donors receive a
gift-in-kind receipt
from the iDonate
Foundation
New Option #2
Due to marketing restrictions, this next new method of “giving” to FEF can’t be announced in print. But if you go to the
FEF home page, you will find a link to one of the world’s largest and most popular online merchants. When you specify
FEF as your charity of choice when shopping, FEF will receive 0.5% of your eligible purchases. You have “tens of millions”
of items to choose from – so shop for fun and fund FEF!
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Education Committee
This year has been focused on the challenges of change in the Education Committee and FEF.
The strategic plan has been implemented and is moving for ward. We continued the joint
meetings with the Key Professors at the CIC and look for ward to their continuing suppor t.
Thanks to the committee members and sub-committee members who made my position as
Chair of the committee so much easier. I have enjoyed my time immensely in the FEF and
look to return in the future.
Andrew Iannettoni
FEF Student
2003/04
The committee looks to be stronger than ever with new members and under the new chair Mr.
Tom Dempsey, I expect the committee to far exceed the expectations of the FEF.
Andrew Iannettoni, Committee Chair
Fort Worth Aluminum Foundry
Student Board Representatives
I have had the privilege of being the student representative for the FEF Strategic Planning
Committee. Working with that committee opened my eyes to how much the industr y wants
us students to succeed and join the ranks as metalcasters.
Calum Learn
FEF Student
As the student representative for the committee, my input and advice related to: how to improve
internships and co-ops, career fairs, campus involvement, recognition, and most importantly,
how to connect with the current generation and show them that metalcasting is an extremely
rewarding, challenging and technologically advanced field that can take you around the world or
allow you to stay right in your back yard. Through numerous conference calls and meetings in
Auburn, IN, Schaumburg, IL and finally Chicago, IL, we were able to iron out a plan to reinvent
FEF and make it the premier resource for students interested in metalcasting.
Having the opportunity to serve on this committee was an amazing experience that is sure to benefit me and future
students, but more importantly, serving on this committee showed me how involved and caring the metalcasting
industry truly is, and I cannot wait to see how much it will grow because of the students you all have helped and
inspired.
Calum Learn, Student Rep
Missouri Univ. of Science & Technology
This past April, I was given the opportunity to represent the FEF students, and attend the
Board of Directors meeting as well as the Education Committee meeting held at the University
of WI-Platteville. This was a very humbling experience, as I quickly realized how much work
goes into making the Foundry Educational Foundation the largest supporting organization
for certified/affiliated schools. As an FEF student who has received multiple scholarships, it
was beneficial to see how the organization functioned, planned, and prepared for the future
generations of metalcasters.
The visit really emphasized growing the student chapters around the nation, as well as
Brandon Wervey
generating new sources of funding to encourage and finance education in this growing field.
FEF Student
Since the meeting, I have been in contact with several members of the board, and plan to
continue my involvement with FEF upon graduation in the spring of 2015. As we (students) graduate, and get
jobs in the industr y, we need to make sure to suppor t the organization that helped us along the way, both with
our time and financially. The dedication and commitment from the members of the FEF is truly appreciated
and does not go unnoticed. Thank you to ever yone who has suppor ted and will suppor t FEF - without you, our
programs would not be possible.
Brandon Wervey, Student Rep
Univ. of Wisconsin-Platteville
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FEF Certified Schools - 2014/2015
Univ. of Alabama – Birmingham
Charlie Monroe
Univ. of Alabama – Tuscaloosa
Laurentiu Nastac
Cal Poly-Pomona
Victor Okhuysen
Inst. Tecnologico de Saltillo
Efrain Almanza
Kent State University
Mike Dragomier
Michigan Tech
Paul Sanders
* = New Key Professor
Missouri Univ. of Science & Tech
Von Richards
Mohawk College
Brad Bowman
Univ. of Northern Iowa
Scott Giese
Ohio State
Alan Luo*
Penn State University
Robert Voigt
Pittsburg State Univ.
Russell Rosmait
Purdue University
Qingyou Han
Tennessee Tech. Univ.
Fred Vondra
Texas State
Laura Bartlett*
Trine University
Darryl Webber
Virginia Tech
Alan Druschitz
Western Michigan Univ.
Sam Ramrattan
Univ. of Wisc.-Milwaukee
Pradeep Rohatgi
Univ. of Wisc.-Platteville
Kyle Metzloff
FEF Affiliated Schools - 2014/2015
Arizona State Univ.
Mary Neubauer
Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo
Martin Koch
Cal State – Chico
Scott Brogden
Saginaw Valley State
Kettering University
Robert Tuttle
B. Lee Tuttle
Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
Univ. of Michigan
John Perepezko
John Keough
Milw. School of Engineering
Matt Panhans
Case Western Reserve
Matthew Willard
Central Washington Univ.
Craig Johnson
Eastern Michigan Univ.
Erik Lokensgard
2013 College Industry Conference
Location – Westin Michigan Avenue in Chicago
Scholarships and awards presented - $63,500
Speakers:
Rodney Burkhardt – Metal Technologies
Denny Dotson – Dotson Iron Castings
Al Spada – Modern Casting and Metalcasting
Design & Purchasing
Darryl Webber, Trine University, received the
FEF/AFS Distinguished Professor Award
Tom Cobett was presented FEF’s highest award –
the E.J. Walsh Award
Jan & Tom Cobett
Darryl Webber (right)
Denny Dotson, presenter
The following individuals & companies sponsored events at
the 2013 College Industry Conference:
ASK Chemicals, Ductile Iron Society, Fairmount
Minerals, Rick & Vicki James, McWane (Clow,
Kennedy, M&H Valve Companies), Metal Technologies,
Oil City Iron Works, Porter Warner Ind., S&B Industrial
Minerals, Tinker Omega, Waupaca Foundry
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2013 CIC Scholarship Winners
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Scholarship Recipients – 2013/2014
Certified Schools
Alabama-Birmingham
Bisset, Kerry
Gooden, Alan
Shedlarski, Emily
Alabama-Tuscaloosa
Burns, Kyle
Calhoun, John
Douglas, Robert
Felker, Caleb
Fletcher, David
Kamena, Kurt
Peters, Jeremy
Reczek, Bryan
Cal Poly-Pomona
Abdellatif, Magdi
Breite, Cara
Handayani, Dika
Henriquez, Joshua
Le, Peter
Valz-Brenta, Renato
Zhang, Ziyi
Inst. Tecnologico de Saltillo
Almanza, Alejandra
Gonzalez, Tadeo
Jaramillo, Victor
Martinez, Carolina
Sanchez, Jorge
Zuniga, Ana
Zuniga, Valeria
Kent State
Began, Collin
Bujorian, Matthew
Gleichert ll, Robert
Hanz, Brian
Knueven, Andrew
Kohuth, Michael
McGee, Laura
Smith, James
Michigan Tech
Boyden, Zachary
Brewer, Henry
Dazell, Matthew
Freiberg, Daniel
Holl, Gregory
Holtz, Benjamin
Jacobson, Adam
Lewis, Andrew
McQuarter, Alex
Podges, Troy
Pontoni, Jordan
Pringle, Adam
Ranck, Helen
Rebottaro, Max
Tether, Collin
Thiel, Alexander
Warsinski, Karl
Williamson, Danielle
Wright, Melissa
Missouri Univ. of S&T
Adams, Sam
Agent, Clay
Archibald, Michael
Atkins, Margaret
Beck, Gillem
Bretzke, Anna
Craghead, Ethan
Denlinger, Derek
Field, Daniel
Griffen, Nathaniel
Harris, Marc
Heckman, Christopher
Kerker, Jared
Kramer, Joseph
LaPresta, Cameron
Learn, Calum
Moore, Lindsey
Padgett, Sean
Phillips, Courtney
Pisarik, Scott
Pischak, John
Pursell, Kramer
Rembold, Madeline
Robinson, Jeremy
Rothove, Samuel
Rummel, Seth
Russo, Andrew
Schlaud, Nathan
Tengblad, Allison
Travous, Kaitlin
Webb, Terrell
Stanko, Carissa
Wiest, Tyler
Wright, Paul
Mohawk College
Griffin, Raymond
Johnston, Pieter
Kotsakis, Dimitrios
Kurmey, Stephen
Maia, Lionel
Melnik, Nikolay
Texas State
Ardis, Abel
Avila, Bryan
Dyer, Austin
Grams, Michael
Serino, Sabra
Pittsburg State
Denney, Devan
Dietzschold, Tyler
Hambleton, John
Herrera, Brendan
McLennan, Jeremy
McLennan, Joshua
Ragan, Kyle
Redick, David
Purdue-West Lafayette
Fuentes, Guillermo
Gastelum, Miguel
Hall, Blaine
Jankowicz, Michael
Love, Andrea
McAdams, Ian
Minton, Brock
O'Brien, Mary Katherine
Proksa, Justin
Roland, Jacob
Rumpke, Ben
Tennessee Tech
Clark, William
Hawn, Scott
Nash, Kery
Overbey, Robert
Richards, Evan
Trine University
Arvola, Dustin
Dunn, Jordan
Grigsby, Nathan
Kaminski, Joseph
Lammers, Neal
Nixon, Eric
Tunberg, Zachary
Wilson, Brandon
Young, Mark
Northern Iowa, Univ. of
Baughman, Aaron
Bouska, Nicholas
Ertl, Craig
Gannon, Sean
Guzman, Edgar
Hill, Erica
Kieffer, Jordan
Krejchi, Brock
Krueger, Matthew
Murra, Jose
Patterson, Kyle
Roth, Elijah
Wason, Matthew
Virginia Tech
Baker, Devon
Denning, Warren
Diner, Daniel
Edwards, Samuel
Fleetwood, Sara
Kim, Peter
Mirabelli, Gabriella
Penn State
Allen, Joshua
Anthony, Gerard
Burrous, Sabrina
Hartman, Scott
Meshanski, Amanda
Redcay, Sebastian
Western Michigan
Banion, Michael
Binoniemi, Benjamin
Carpenter, Christopher
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Giove, Jon
Glosch, Larry
Jeffrey, Adam
Rachwitz, Seth
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Algazzar, Mahmoud
Anderson, Erik
Beno, Simon
Broadway, Nick
Hesamian, Seyedamirhossein
Jordan, Christopher
Loshek, Patrick
Miller, Steve
Rocha, Gonzalo
Rowland, Josh
Shokouhi, Hassan
Vega Valer, Vladimir
Wisconsin-Platteville
Barningham, Nicholas
Breunig, David
Cartier, Mary
Eichmiller, Graham
Gray, Joseph
Grybushi, Isaiah
Hansch, Ryan
Karp, Sara
Montgomery, Connor
Neumann, Alexander
Nygaard, Steven
Rasch, Alex
Schimmel, Luke
Sugars, Nick
Timblin, Ben
Vadnais, Jacob
Wallace, Brian
Wardon, Bill
Wervey, Brandon
Wubben, Matthew
Affiliated Schools
Michigan, Univ. of
Breneman, Ryan
Kelsey, Chad
MSOE
Ostendorf, Shawn
SVSU
Leinberger, Carley
Wisconsin-Madison
Boyle, Casey
Chrobak, Thomas
Other
Armstrong, Dylan
Bright, Chris
Lombardi, Anthony
Schmitz, Jennifer
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Individual Contributors – Current
Note: These are individuals who made a contribution to FEF between 5/1/13 and 4/30/14
Bold = first time contributor
John Altstetter
John Andrews
Michelle Anfinson
Jim Archibald
Tom Armstrong
Don Askeland
Ron Au
Ron Aufderheide
Rob Bailey
Gwen Baker
Leo Baran
Dwight Barnhard
Bill Barrett
Michael Belger
Kurt Belongea
Mark Bidoli
Scott Biederman
Bob Birmingham
Tom Bishop
Christopher Bixler
Bruce Blatzer
Jack Bodine
Gray Bossard
George Boyd
Jim Brantley
Patricia Breig
Curtis Brookhart
Glenn Byczynski
Sandy Calabrese
Marcel Calabrese
Ed Carney
David Cikra
Jerry & Connie Clancey
Joy & Jim Clifford
Jim Clum
Chris Cogan
Dan Conner
Bill Conway
Bodie Cooper
Joe Costabile
Barry Craig
Milford Cunningham
Tom Davies
Larry DeBoer
Terry Decker
Tom Dempsey
Bill DeWood
Bruce Dienst
Henry Dienst
Greg Dozer
Mike Dragomier
Alan Druschitz
Phil Duke
Martha Dutcher
Shelly Dutler
Jeremy Eastman
Kris & Cheryl Einsweiler
Wayne Fitt
George Forish
Arthur Formoso
Jeff Fowler
Jim Frost
Travis Frush
Bob Garver
Greg Gauerke
Dave Gelwicks
Scott Giese
Gary Gigante
Jeanne Gigante
Patricio Gil
Byron Gillespie
Matthew Glodowski
John Grabel
John Grahek
Judy Gregory
Daniel Groteke
Pete Guidi
Bobby Gyesi
Jeffrey Hall
Richard Hamilton
Qingyou Han
Lawson Harris
Raymond Hayes
Kevin Hayes
Kathy Hayrynen
Chris Hetzler
Barry Heuer
Johnny Hill
Mary Jane Hornung
Todd Hritz
Crystalyn Hval
Lou Iannettoni
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Illing
Steve Imm
Burleigh Jacobs
Jim Jegerlehner
Peggy Jones
Ed Kaczmarek
Chip Keough
Kelley & Michelle Kerns
Paul Kjelstrom
Kevin & Tina Knauss
Zelma Kostyshak
Marlene Koswan
Bill Kovacich
Brandon Kruse
Jim Kundratic
Steve Lane
Scott Layman
Ron Ledbetter
Justin Lefevre
Joey Leonard
Yury Lerner
Jack Lilley
Henry Lodge
Kelley Lowney
Individual Giving Levels - $1,000 Charter
$15,000 Dean
Terry Lusk
Kevin and Mo Lynn
Greg Maderitz
Robert Marrone
Mark May
Craig McCann
Lizeth Medina
Carl & Ellie Metzloff
Kyle Metzloff
Eric Meyers
Francois Mollard
John Morral
Jay Morrison
Bob Mortenson
Joe Muniza
Gene Muratore
Barry & Kathy Murchie
Eric Nelson
Bob & Hanna Nevins
John Nevins
Lisa Nevins
Richard Newberry
Matthew Novak
Tom Operchal
Jim Panasiewicz
Leon Pasternak
Mitchell Patterson
Tom Piwonka
Paul Poorman
Alton Pope
Gordon Powell
Bill Powell
Tom Prucha
Marty Putnik
Clay Quaife
Dan Quick
Ayax Rangel
George Rebeck
Richard Reese
Laurida Reesman
Michael Reiner
Steve Renz
Randy Richardson
Peter Ried
Edward Ritelli
Ken Robinette
Bill Rockett
Roberta Roloff
Elwin Rooy
Cheryl Rosen
Gary Ruff
Karl & Carolyn Rundman
Charles Ruud
Libby Ryder
Barb & Steve Sackett
Dave Sanders
Paul Sanders
Peter Satre
$2,000 Founder
$5,000 Professor
$25,000 Provost
$50,000 Chancellor
$250,000 Chancellor
Emeritus
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Steve Sauer
Bob Savage
Steve Scheil
Steven Schilling
Richard Schmidt
Gary Scholl
Willard Schultz
John Seibert
John Serra
Mike Shaw
Jorge Sierra
Steve Sikorski
Greg Simmons
Ted Sleder
Nancy & Fred Sloan
Bob Smillie
Jim Snowden
William Snyder
Bill Sorensen
George St. Pierre
Rob Steele
Kim Strassel
Laura Strohmayer
Bill Sullins
Matt Sullivan
Tom Tatman
Wil Tinker
Doug Trinowski
Paul Trojan
Bob Tuttle
Ed Vinarcik
Mike Walker
David Wambold
Doug Warner
John Wazney
Darryl Webber
Chris Weber
Edward & Jean Wedbush
John Welch
Kevin Wheeler
Thomas White
Michael Whitfield
Mike Williams
Dan Wilson
Judy Witt Phares
Josh Wittenburg
Stewart Witter
Ric Woldow
Dottye Wolf
Gary Wolfe
Matt Wosoba
Tim Wuest
Jack Wymer
Tony Zalar
$10,000 Dept Chair
$100,000 President
$500,000 President
Emeritus
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Corporate Contributors – Current
Note: These are companies that made a contribution to FEF between 5/1/13 and 4/30/14
Bold = first time contributor
A. F. Gelhar Company, Inc.
Accurate Castings, Inc.
ACME Castings, Inc.
Acme Foundry, Inc.
AFS-Birmingham Dist Chapter
AFS-CAC-Ohio Chapter
AFS-Central Indiana Chapter
AFS-Central Ohio Chapter
AFS-Detroit-Windsor Chapter
AFS-Keystone Chapter
AFS-Northeastern Wisc Chapter
AFS-Northern California Chapter
AFS-Northern Indiana Chapter
AFS-Piedmont Chapter
AFS-PSU Student Chapter
AFS-St. Louis District Chapter
AFS-Stateline Chapter
AFS-Texas Chapter
AFS-Tri-State Chapter
AFS-Twin Cities Chapter
AFS-Wisconsin Chapter
Albronsa
Allied Mineral Products Inc.
AMCOL Metalcasting
American Cast Iron Pipe Co.
American Foundry Society
Amsted Industries, Inc.
Amsted Rail
Applied Process Inc.
Armstrong Foundation
Asbury Carbons
ASI International, Inc.
ASK Chemicals
Atek Metal Technologies
Atlantic States/McWane
The Atlas Foundry Foundation
Aurora Metals Division L.L.C.
Badger Mining Corporation
Bender Foundry Service
Benton Foundry, Inc.
Betz Industries
Blackhawk de Mexico, S.A.
Bocar S.A. de C.V.
Bocar Servicios S.A. de C.V.
Bodine Aluminum Inc.
Bognar and Company, Inc.
Boose Aluminum Foundry Co. Inc.
Bradken
Bremen Castings, Inc.
Buck Company, Inc.
C.L. Dews & Sons Fdry & Mach
Cadillac Casting
Canadian Foundry Association
Canfield & Joseph, Inc.
Carondelet Division - MetalTek
Carpenter Brothers, Inc.
Cast Metals Services, Inc.
Casting Techniques Corporation
Central Pattern Company
Chaparral Technologies, Inc.
Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co.
Chrysler LLC
CIFUNSA
Clow Valve/McWane
Colonial Metals Company
CWC Textron
D W Clark Inc
Dalton Corporation
Dauber Company, Inc.
Decatur Foundry
Didion International, Inc.
DISA Industries Inc.
DITEMSA
Dotson Iron Castings
Ductile Iron Society
Durametal Corporation
Eagle Aluminum Cast Products
East Bay Brass Foundry
EJ
Enkei America Inc
Erie Bronze & Aluminum
Ervin Industries, Inc.
ESCO Corporation
Fairmount Minerals Ltd.
The Federal Metal Company
Fenico Precision Castings Inc.
Ford Meter Box Company, Inc.
Fort Worth Aluminum Foundry
Foseco
Frisa Metals S.A. de C.V.
Furness-Newburge Inc.
General Aluminum Manufacturing
General Kinematics Corporation
General Motors
Glidewell Specialties Foundry
Goldens' Foundry
Graham-White Manufacturing Co.
Grede Holdings LLC
HA International LLC
Harrison Steel Castings Company
Henry M. Rowan Family Fdtn., Inc.
The Henry Perkins Company
Hickman, Williams & Company
Hill & Griffith Company
Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., Inc
Honda
I. Schumann & Company
Induction Technology Corp.
Inductotherm Corporation
Investment Casting Institute
J. Kuhl Metals Co. Inc.
John Bouchard & Sons Company
John Deere
Kansas Castings, Inc.
Keener Sand & Clay Company
Kennedy Valve/McWane
Keough Family Foundation
Kerlin Metallurgical, Inc.
Kolene Corporation
Kroeter, Inc.
KT-Grant
LaGrand Industrial Supply Co.
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Larpen Metallurgical Service
Littlestown Foundry, Inc.
Lodge Manufacturing Company
Lodi Iron Works
M & H Valve/McWane
MAGMA Foundry Technologies
Manchester Metals, LLC
Manitowoc Grey Iron Foundry
Manufacturas Rassini S.A. de C.V
Martin Sprocket
May Foundry & Machine Company
McWane Inc.
Melt-Tech
Metal Technologies
Metaltek International
Mid-City Foundry Company
Morganite Crucible
Neenah Foundry Co.
Nemak
The Nock & Son Company
Nock Refractories, LLC
Non-Ferrous Founders' Society
North Amer. Die Casting Assoc.
Novocast SA De CV
Oil City Iron Works
OmniSource Corporation
Osco Industries, Inc.
Pacific Alloy Casting Co., Inc.
Pentair Ltd
Piedmont Foundry Supply, Inc.
Plymouth Foundry, Inc.
PNC
Porter Warner Industries, Inc.
Portland Pattern Inc.
Quality Castings Company
Quality Electric Steel Castings
RCM Industries, Inc.
Reliable Castings Corporation
Reno Refractories Inc.
Rio Tinto Iron & Titanium America
Riverside Brass & Aluminum Fdry
Roberts Sinto Corp.
Rochester Metal Products Corp.
Rockbridge Castings
RWS Prod & Quality Solutions LLC
S&B Industrial Minerals N.A. Inc
Sand Products Corporation
Schust Engineering, Inc.
Scott Sales Co.
Seacast, Inc.
Selee Corp.
Seneca Foundry, Inc.
SGL Carbon Group
Signicast Corp.
Simpson Technologies
Sloan Valve Co
Smith Foundry Company
Southern Alloy Corporation
Specialty Foundry Products, Inc.
Spokane Industries
Stainless Foundry & Engineering
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Corporate Contributors – Current (cont.)
Steel Founders' Society of America
Superior Aluminum Castings, Inc.
Synchro ERP
Temperform Corporation
Tinker Omega Manufacturing LLC
Trumbull Metal Specialties
Tupy Mexico
Whibco Inc.
Wisc Centrifugal Charitable Fdtn.
Wisconsin Mgmt Group-NFFS
Woodland--Alloy Casting, Inc.
Xenia Foundry
Tyler Pipe Industries/McWane
Union Foundry/McWane
Victaulic Company of America
Ward Manufacturing, LLC
Waupaca Foundry
Wear-Tek
Weaver Materiel Service, Inc.
Communications Committee
Kelley Kerns
FEF Student
1993/94
This past year has been one of identifying new and exciting strategies to strengthen the
outreach of the Foundry Educational Foundation. We have continued to focus our efforts
on channels to reach University students and professors, and expanding industry support.
We have continued to use industry magazine drop ads that highlight the College Industry
Conference, the Internship Program, important giving and support for the FEF, and key
attributes of each FEF certified school.
Social media has also been effective with new information and stories being posted
regularly to connect and network the FEF nation. The FEF LinkedIn group continues to
grow rapidly among alumni and FEF supporters along with Facebook which helps us to connect, stay visible
and strengthen the FEF network.
This year’s booth at the AFS Casting Congress was also a way for students from many of our Universities to
get involved with FEF by manning the booth and networking with those stopping by.
With renewed focus and vision that we’ve gained through our recent strategic planning efforts, the
Communications Committee continues to work on new and exciting projects, and we are anxious to see it
take shape and benefit FEF, our students, and our new and existing industry partners.
Kelley Kerns, Committee Chair
Fairmount Minerals
FEF Student Event – Casting Congress
At this year’s AFS Casting Congress, FEF
was again able to have a booth thanks to
the generosity of AFS. Our booth was staffed
by 26 FEF students who each spent about
an hour greeting passers-by and handing out
stress relievers and water bottles.
Professor at GameWorks
Because Casting Congress was held in
FEF’s own backyard this year, we were also
Students at GameWorks
able to host a special pre-Casting Congress
event for our Professors and students. About 35 people spent a few hours
at GameWorks – enjoying build-your-own-burgers and hours of fun testing
our game playing abilities. These kinds of events are made possible by the
generous donations that FEF receives from friends like you!
With 20 Certified schools and 11 Affiliated schools, FEF continues to influence
hundreds of students each year as they contemplate their future goals and
employment interests.
Students in Booth
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FEF Managed Endowments
AFS-Birmingham Dist. Chap.
AFS-CAC Chapter
AFS-Central IL Chapter
AFS-Chicago Chapter
AFS-Det-Windsor-Past Chair
AFS-Det-Windsor-Booth
AFS-Det-Windsor-Damschroder
AFS-Detroit-Windsor-Warchol
AFS-Hawkeye Chapter
AFS-Keystone Chapter
AFS-North East Indiana
AFS-NE Wisconsin
AFS-Penn York Chapter
AFS-Saginaw Chapter
AFS-Saginaw Chapter (CIC)
AFS-Southwestern Ohio Chap
AFS-Texas Chapter
AFS-Tri-State Chapter
AFS-Twin City Chapter
AFS-Wisconsin Past President
Badger Mining/Clifford Chier
Baghouse Svcs & Ind Supported
George J. Barker Memorial
Barrett Family Endowment
Ron & Glenn Birtwistle Mem.
Donald G. Brunner
Donald J. Campbell Educational
Paul Carey Memorial
James M. Cartwright Memorial
Casting Our Future Now
Wm. E. Conway (Fairmount Min.)
Lane M. Currie Memorial
John Deere Endowment
Tony & Elda Dorfmueller
Tom & George Frank Mem.
Richard M. Frazier
Eckhart Grohmann
Nelson Hartley Memorial
Edward C. Hoenicke Endowment
Wm. Allan Hunter Memorial
Walter & Pearl Illig
George Isaac
Burleigh Jacobs (Grede)
George R. Jones (Chaparral Tech.)
James P. & Katherine Keating
Ernest M. Knapp Mem.
George Kobel Endowment
David Kunkel Memorial
Scott Layman
Lehigh Vly Foundrymen’s Assoc.
Mort & Ruth Lewis Memorial
Loper Award
Magma honoring John Svoboda
Charles R. Marshall Memorial
Geo. W. Mathews, Jr. Endowment
John McBroom
Richard McMinn Endowment
John W. Miller Memorial
Keith D. Millis
Modern Casting Partners
Chester V. Nass Memorial
NADCA Ind. Chapter 25
NFFS Gene Thiele Memorial
M.E. Nevins
Ray & Linda Peters Memorial
Pittsburg State Educ. Support
Robert W. Reesman Memorial
Peter E. Rentschler Memorial
Henry M. Rowan Family Fdtn, Inc.
Ron Ruddle Memorial
Peter L. Simpson Fellowship
Hugh Sims Memorial
James A. Taylor & William C. Ball
Tennessee Tech Educ. Support
Gary Thoe
Jack H. Thompson Memorial
TMB Industries
Newman Ward Mem. (Esco Corp.)
R. Conner Warren/Auburn Univ.
Robert Wolf Memorial
Todd Yarde Memorial
FEF endowments are funds managed by FEF for Chapters, Companies, and Individuals. Eighty percent of the earned interest is used to provide
scholarship and discretionary support to the FEF certified schools. Five percent is put back into the principal to help the fund grow and fifteen
percent is used by FEF for management and government reporting fees. (The photos above are of some of the CIC scholarship presentations made
possible by endowments designated for CIC delegates.)
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FEF Student Comments
I came to the conference still a bit unsure if this industry is really where I
want to go, but left feeling much more confident about the casting industry
and with a much deeper interest.
I liked the sense of community. Ever yone felt approachable, no matter
what position they held in their respective company.
I was thoroughly impressed with
the genuine attention on us as
delegates and thankful for the
legitimate considerations of the companies and volunteers. It is clear that
the FEF is about supporting those of us who have involved ourselves in the
foundry. I really enjoyed the entire conference. It is a great opportunity to
talk with people in the industry. If not for the career fair I wouldn't have
known of all the locations and opportunities with each company. It gives
the students a chance to get a feel of the culture of each company as well.
Everyone was incredibly friendly and it did not have the atmosphere of a
typical career fair at all (i.e., much more relaxed, less pressure).
The outreach of all the companies from industry was astonishing. I have
never attended a networking conference where the representatives were
so willing to educate and guide the student population.
The employers were very friendly and approachable at every booth I went
to. I really enjoyed this conference compared to usual career fairs because
of the attitude of all the employers and that they were very approachable.
I already knew that I really wanted to join the metalcasting industry, and now it's absolutely solidified.
The luxuriousness of the conference was astounding as well as how many industry sponsors and representatives
there were. I also really enjoyed the career fair and subsequent dinner. It was a good way to connect with industry
reps.
[I was impressed with] how professional and formal everything was. This conference really put us students on
the spot and made us operate in a very formal business setting where very few of us have ever been.
The approachability of all the corporate representatives, made it ver y comfor table and easy to interact and
market the skills of each student.
All the recruiters were so genuine and supportive of the students. Also all the recruiters helped one another
when a student was looking for a specific area. No one bashed each other or truly took it as a competition.
The over whelming suppor t for students and the commitment of companies to place these students in their
industr y was incredible.
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