Rob & Marjorie Milk Scholarship

The Robert and Marjorie Milk Scholarship in Mechanical Polymer Engineering is the inaugural scholarship for the BSMPE program, a degree offered jointly by the College of Engineering and the faculty of the College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering. Mr. and Mrs. Milk, friends of The University of Akron, are longtime residents of Akron and members of the Founder’s Club of the John R. Buchtel Society. During his career with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Mr. Milk served as vice president and corporate officer for General Product Development, followed by product quality and safety, and then materials management. Finally, he served as executive vice president of the corporation and president and CEO of Celeron Corporation, a subsidiary of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.

The Robert and Marjorie Milk Scholarship in Mechanical Polymer Engineering at The University of Akron is an annual award to be made to a hard-working student in good academic standing in the College of Engineering. The Robert and Marjorie Milk Scholarship shall be awarded with preference given to working and/or married students. All recipients shall be U.S. citizens, and the scholarship may be renewed if warranted by the student’s academic achievement.

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