SC&R Foundation announce scholarship recipient
ZWEIBRÜCKEN – July 11, 2018 – The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Foundation has awarded Linda Martin of Seabrook, NH, with the 2018 Terex Continuing Education Scholarship. Martin is the corporate safety director for Bay Crane and an adjunct instructor in occupational safety. She plans to use the $3,000 scholarship to help fund a doctorate in safety sciences.
Martin is the seventh recipient of the Terex Continued Education Scholarship, which is funded through a generous donation from Terex Cranes. Past winners include:
- 2012 — Lee Rucker, Wire Rope Inc.
- 2013 — Ryan Stammen, PSC Crane & Rigging
- 2014 — Jonathan Caldwell, Amquip
- 2015 — Jonathan Caldwell, Amquip
- 2016 — Spencer Lynda, Cinabro
- 2017 — Lacy Ruckier, Wire Co WorldGroup
- 2018 — Linda Martin, Bay Crane
Terex Cranes has recently extended its commitment to fund the continuing education scholarship for the next seven years.
“The SC&R Foundation is doing an excellent job of recruiting quality individuals, and the SC&R Foundations scholarships and grants play an important role in helping to train those people,” said Steve Filipov, President for Terex Cranes. “We’re so proud to be able to support these efforts through the Terex Continued Educational Scholarship. It’s good for the industry.”
The SC&R Foundation helps individuals jumpstart and enrich their career in the crane, rigging or specialized transportation industry through grants and scholarships for training. The foundation also supports research that enables the industry to innovate and improve safety. Since 1986, the SC&R Foundation has awarded member company employees, their children and grandchildren, over $450,000 in scholarships and has contributed over $315,000 towards industry research.
About Terex
Terex Corporation is a global manufacturer of lifting and material processing products and services delivering lifecycle solutions that maximize customer return on investment. Major Terex brands include Terex, Genie, Powerscreen and Demag. Terex solutions serve a broad range of industries, including construction, infrastructure, manufacturing, shipping, transportation, refining, energy, utilities, quarrying and mining. Terex offers financial products and services to assist in the acquisition of Terex equipment through Terex Financial Services. More information about Terex is available on its website: www.Terex.com, and on its LinkedIn page -- www.linkedin.com/company/terex and Facebook page -- www.facebook.com/TerexCorporation.