Robert B. Oliver Scholarship

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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 Submission of a manuscript means that it has not been published elsewhere and that it will not be published elsewhere while under consideration by ASNT.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.

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Recipients

2016

  • 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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