Westlake, Ohio, USA – September 5, 2014 -
Nordson Corporation
(Nasdaq: NDSN) is pleased to announce it has awarded a total of 100 college
scholarships for the 2014-15 school year through its Nordson BUILDS Scholarship
Program.
“The mission of Nordson BUILDS is to attract and develop a diverse,
highly-skilled talent pool for careers in the manufacturing industry,” said
Amonica Davis, Nordson BUILDS Program Officer. “It was created to
serve as an economic and workforce development engine for Nordson Corporation
and the manufacturing industry as a whole. Ideally, Nordson BUILDS identifies a
talent pool to fill the gaps of an aging workforce in manufacturing, introduces
Nordson to academically motivated students pursuing technical-training programs
and college degrees suitable for a career in manufacturing and Corporate
America, and meets the advanced technical and educational demands of a global,
manufacturing company that desires to be innovative and productive.”
Students across the United States in communities where Nordson has
facilities are eligible to apply for Nordson BUILDS scholarships ranging from
$2,000 to $10,000. For the 2014-15 Nordson BUILDS Scholarship
Program, administered by the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges (OFIC), a
total of 81 postsecondary students were selected to receive a Nordson BUILDS
scholarship. Another 19 high-achieving students from non-profit organizations,
such as Esperanza which provides educational and scholarship support to Hispanic
students, were also awarded Nordson BUILDS college scholarships.
“The Nordson BUILDS Scholarship helps students access and complete
postsecondary education, and addresses the rising cost of college tuition by
lessening the financial burden on students and their families,” added Davis.
“Today’s college students borrow and assume more debt than ever
before, limiting their abilities to be self-sufficient and to contribute to the
economic landscape of their communities upon college completion.”
In addition to Nordson BUILDS, which targets high-achieving students
pursuing specific STEM and business-related majors, Nordson has a long history
of providing scholarships to worthy students, regardless of college
major.
About the Nordson Corporation Foundation
Since its founding, Nordson has held the belief that business, as
a corporate citizen, has a social responsibility to share its success with the
communities in which it operates and its employees work. Nordson is committed to
contributing approximately five percent of domestic pre-tax earnings to support
charitable activities, with a focus on education and communities where the
company has significant operations. Our employees also show their
support by volunteering thousands of hours through Nordson’s Time ‘n Talent
program. The Nordson Corporation Foundation is the successor to the Nordson
Foundation, which was created in 1952 by Walter G. Nord, founder of Nordson
Corporation. In 1988, the original foundation was reorganized to create the Nord
Family Foundation and the Nordson Corporation Foundation. Since 1989, the
Nordson Corporation Foundation has awarded tens of millions of dollars in grants
in four broad categories: arts and culture, civic affairs, education and human
welfare. More information on applying for grants and the Nordson BUILDS
Scholarship program is available at www.nordson.com/givingback.
About Nordson Corporation
Nordson Corporation delivers precision technology solutions that help
customers succeed worldwide. The company engineers, manufactures
and markets differentiated products and systems used for precision dispensing of
adhesives, coatings, sealants, biomaterials, fluids and other materials,
plastic extrusion and injection molding, electronics testing and
inspecting, and surface preparation, all supported by application expertise and
direct global sales and service. Nordson serves a wide variety of
consumer non-durable, durable and technology end markets including packaging,
nonwovens, electronics, medical, appliances, energy, transportation,
construction, and general product assembly and finishing. Founded
in 1954 and headquartered in Westlake, Ohio, the company has operations and
support offices in more than 30 countries. Visit
Nordson on the web at http://www.nordson.com, @Nordson_Corp,
or www.facebook.com/nordson.
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CONTACT: Nordson Corporation
James R. Jaye (Director,
Communications and Investor
Relations)
440.414.5639
Jim.Jaye@nordson.com