October 14, 2024
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) recently announced Trine University student Allison
Korpi, a chemical engineering major from Gladstone, Michigan, is one of two recipients
of its Wolfs Family Scholarship.
The $1,250 renewable scholarship is awarded to SWE collegiate members with home addresses in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas or Wisconsin.
It honors four engineers: Karl Wolfs, his daughter, Denise Wolfs, Karl’s brother John Wolfs, and John’s daughter Lorraine Wolfs Minderman.
“When I received notification that I had been selected for the scholarship, I was overcome with gratitude,” Korpi said. “I felt very thankful to be chosen and soon after expressed my appreciation in writing to the donor.”
Korpi has been a member of SWE for three years and learned about the scholarship through Trine’s chapter.
She applied in the spring, filling out an application and submitting two letters of reference and an essay about an innovation in an engineering field.
“I wrote my essay on three-dimensional bioprinters,” she said. “Bioprinters can be used to create living tissues, implants and organs. I have always had a passion to help others, and with the continuous improvement of bioprinters, I think they will become increasingly beneficial to those awaiting organ donors.”
Korpi plans to do research in the biofuels industry once she graduates.
“I would like to encourage students to apply for scholarships, even if it seems like a longshot,” she said. “You never know if you don't try!”
Two Trine University students — Chloe Laird, a chemical engineering major from Warsaw, Indiana, and Makenzie Amich, a forensic science major from Thorntown, Indiana — recently had the opportunity to connect with thousands of chemistry professionals and students from across the country at the American Chemical Society (ACS) national meeting in Chicago.
The Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society recently named Trine University pre-med biology student Lauren Hillin of Charlotte, North Carolina, its Foy-Sagabiel Undergraduate Scholar Leader of the Year.
Steuben County community members are invited to join Trine University students and alumni and local businesses for Breaking the Silence Together, the university's inaugural mental health walk, beginning at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26.