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Mid-State awarded Gene Haas Foundation grant

By kleonhardt
November 5, 2018
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Mid-State instructors Mike Berry, left, and Kerry Duckart display the $15,000 check received from the Gene Haas Foundation to benefit the College’s Machine Tool Technician students. Submitted photo

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WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The Mid-State Technical College Foundation was recently awarded a $15,000 grant from the Gene Haas Foundation, to be directed to a post-secondary program that teaches computer numerical controlled (CNC) machine technology. The money will be used to fund student activities and provide needed industry tools to graduating students starting their careers. This marks the fourth consecutive year Mid-State was awarded the grant, totaling $49,000 to date.

“These funds have had a tremendous impact on our ability to take students to trade shows and other events to experience the precision machining industry firsthand,” said Mike Berry, Machine Tool Technician instructor at Mid-State.

Berry added that the grant will also help Mid-State fund precision measuring toolkits at graduation, giving students a goal to work toward and a reward for achieving it.

“Employers in the machine tool industry often require their new hires to own their own toolkits,” Berry said. “We’re so grateful to have this grant to help supply our graduates with their own toolkits, removing a costly barrier to getting started in their careers after graduation.”

More information about the Mid-State’s Machine Tool Technician program can be found at www.mstc.edu/programs.

 

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