Valspar Foundation and NDSU Announce Coatings Scholarships
FARGO, ND – The Valspar Corp., a leading global manufacturer of paints and coatings, and North Dakota State University (NDSU) have announced two new scholarship programs to provide opportunities for students studying coatings and polymeric materials at NDSU. The Valspar Foundation will contribute $20,000 to support up to five graduate student scholarships and a new program for Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE). The scholarship program is administered through the Department of Coatings and Polymeric Materials at NDSU and coordinated through NDSU’s Development Foundation.
A selection committee consisting of NDSU professors and Valspar’s technical leaders announced the first Valspar Graduate Scholars Program awards to Olena Kudina, Lviv, Ukraine; Casey Orgon, Bemidji, MN; Adlina Paramarta, Java, Indonesia; Andriy Popadyuk, Lviv, Ukraine; and Alison Rohly, Lino Lakes, MN. Each graduate student will receive $3,000, supporting the students’ studies at NDSU’s Department of Coatings and Polymeric Materials for the 2014 academic year.