Don B. Daily Memorial Fund Accepting Proposals for 2012–2013
03/15/2012 - The Steel Manufacturers Association and the Association for Iron & Steel Technology Foundation have partnered to commemorate the life and industry service of Don B. Daily by establishing the Don B. Daily Memorial Fund.
The Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA) and the Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) Foundation have partnered to commemorate the life and industry service of Don B. Daily by establishing the Don B. Daily Memorial Fund.
Daily was a compassionate man who truly cared about the safety of all employees working in the steel industry. His enduring mark on the North American steel industry has been the establishment of numerous safety and health initiatives that have significantly improved the workplace.
Daily was President of Gallatin Steel when he passed away unexpectedly in 2009. An ardent safety activist for the steel industry, Daily was an active participant in both AIST and the SMA, most recently serving as SMA Chairman from 2006 to 2008.
The Don B. Daily Memorial Fund challenges North American university teams (students and professors) to submit proposals for grant funding in the theme area of safety and health awareness within the steel manufacturing industry. The dual objective of the fund is to promote a safe workplace for the steel manufacturing industry and to increase the number of students studying health and safety awareness relative to the manufacturing environment.
Richard Teets, President and Chief Operating Officer – Steel Operations for Steel Dynamics Inc. and current Chair of the Don B. Daily Memorial Fund Committee and SMA Board Member, stated, “We will never stop looking to improve the health and safety of our workforce in the steel industry, and this grant represents an opportunity for university professors and students to work directly with steel companies to find better solutions. The grant recipients from our 2011 inaugural year will present their safety projects at upcoming AIST and SMA events this year, and we anticipate more qualified proposals from academia as awareness of the funding opportunity increases.”
Completed proposals must be submitted electronically, via PDF, to lwharrey@aist.org by June 30, 2012. Questions about the Don B. Daily Memorial Fund and/or proposal process should be directed to Lori Wharrey at lwharrey@aist.org or +1.724.814.3044. Awardees will be announced August 31, 2012.
Tax-deductible donations toward the fund continue to be accepted. For additional information, visit http://www.aistfoundation.org/scholarships/don_daily.htm or contact Lori Wharrey at lwharrey@aist.org or +1.724.814.3044.
The AIST Foundation is a Pennsylvania-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation organized for charitable, education and scientific purposes that seeks to attract technology-oriented professionals to the steel industry by educating the public about the high-tech, diverse and rewarding nature of careers in modern steelmaking. Scholarships and grants are awarded on an annual basis to students and instructors to encourage awareness and interest within iron- and steel-related industries. Approximately US$400,000 was awarded in 2011 through the AIST Foundation and its affiliated groups. The AIST Foundation is part of AIST, an international technical association of 12,000 professional and student members representing iron and steel producers, their allied suppliers and related academia. The association is dedicated to advancing the technical development, production, processing and application of iron and steel. For more information, visit AIST.org.
The Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA) consists of 34 North American scrap-based electric arc furnace steelmakers and re-rollers. SMA’s members are geographically dispersed across the continent, with 30 headquartered in the U.S., three in Canada and one in Mexico. SMA’s members account for over 75% of domestic steel production. The SMA also has 121 Associate Member companies who provide goods and services to the steel industry. SMA’s member companies directly provide over 60,000 manufacturing jobs, and indirectly generate an additional 200,000 jobs in the North American economy among material and equipment suppliers, and in a broad spectrum of service industries. For more information, visit www.steelnet.org.
