The Robert B. Oliver Scholarship is dedicated to honoring the contributions of Robert B. Oliver, a prominent figure in the field of nondestructive testing (NDT). This scholarship supports students who are pursuing studies in NDT or related disciplines, providing them with the financial assistance needed to achieve their educational goals.
Form of Award
The scholarship is $2,500. Up to three scholarships are awarded each year. Funds will be paid to individuals on 1 July of the current year.
Eligibility
Students applying for the scholarship must be officially enrolled in a US associate degree or certificate program which includes studies in NDT.
Selection
The manuscript is judged on creativity (10 points), content (50 points), format, and readability (25 points), and the student’s hands-on involvement in the project (15 points).
Selected students' original manuscripts will be copyrighted and published in an ASNT publication.
Application
The scholarship is awarded to the student(s) submitting the best original manuscript on nondestructive testing (NDT). The manuscript should develop a concept in NDT and may be based on practical experience, laboratory work, or library research. Submission of a manuscript means that it has not been published elsewhere and that it will not be published elsewhere while under consideration by ASNT.
The following documents must be submitted for an application to be complete:
Student’s original NDT manuscript, containing title, author, and completed references.
5000 words or less and a maximum of 10 illustrations.
If included, photographs (high resolution) and line drawings, must be original.
Official transcript showing student's completed coursework and grades.
Letter from an instructor confirming student’s current enrollment.
Mohammad Rashid Mohammad Shoaib, Iowa State University
2014
Tresor S. Mavinga, University at Buffalo
2010
Ronald B. Then, Pennsylvania State University
2006
Russell Dean Wallace, Cowley College
2005
Ed Doucette, Ridgewater College
2003
Megan Lamb, Southeast Community College
1999
Yuneuen Garcia, University of Texas at Austin
Adam Sadler, University of Utah
1998
Jason Potter, Robin D. Lester, Evergreen State College
1997
Michael Hassard, Paul T. Hayes, Howard K. Miller, Salt Lake Community College
1995
Kristine Lee Haight, Salt Lake Community Colleg
E. Ray Bowen, Salt Lake Community Colleg
1994
Jeffery Roll, Hutchinson Technical College
1993
Monica Reskovac, Community College of Allegheny County
Howard S. Farrow, Hutchinson Technical College
1992
Patrick T. MacLellan, University of Dayton
1989
Ross Sundberg, Technical Institute of Hutchinson
1987
Keith J. Glasch, University of Illinois
1985
Michael T. Getzke, Hutchinson Area Vocational‐Technical Institute
1983
Keith J. Glasch, Moraine Valley Community College
1982
Patricia Bouta, Hutchinson Area Vocational‐Technical Institute
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