{"id":3791,"date":"2017-05-26T07:05:36","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T07:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=3791"},"modified":"2017-05-26T07:05:36","modified_gmt":"2017-05-26T07:05:36","slug":"mhefi-establishes-memorial-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/mhefi-establishes-memorial-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"MHEFI Establishes Memorial Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Material Handling Education Foundation Inc. (MHEFI) has established the Willard P. Heddles Memorial Scholarship Fund. Heddles, Chairman and CEO of Tiffin Metal Products, Inc. and former member of the MHI Roundtable and Board of Governors, passed away on January 31, 2017 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. He also served on the Board of Directors of MHEFI, most recently as its Last Retiring President.<\/p>\n<p>During the MHI Industry Night event at ProMat 2017, MHI donated $35,700 in proceeds from the evening to establish the fund. The fund has been established as an endowment to be held in perpetuity by MHEFI and will be designated to award annual scholarships to undergraduate students (juniors or seniors) enrolled full-time in an eligible program at a qualified school in the United States. \u00a0The number of scholarships awarded each year will depend on the size of the fund. \u00a0The minimum award would be $1,500.<\/p>\n<p>Eligible Programs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Industrial, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Electrical and Civil Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Engineering Technology &amp; Management<\/li>\n<li>Industrial Distribution<\/li>\n<li>Computer Engineering, Computer Science and Business Administration with an emphasis in production management, industrial distribution, supply chain or logistics<\/li>\n<li>Supply Chain Management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Qualified Schools:<\/p>\n<p>Post-secondary schools in the United States are eligible if they have the following accreditation(s):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ABET<\/li>\n<li>ACBSP<\/li>\n<li>AACSB<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cWe will always remember Will for his passion, grace and professionalism and for his unwavering support of this industry,\u201d George Prest, MHI CEO. \u201cWe are honored to establish this fund in the name of our great leader and friend. It is our hope that Will\u2019s industry colleagues will have a desire to contribute so it can have an even bigger impact on educating our future industry leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information on MHEFI and the Willard P. Heddles fund, please contact Donna Varner at dvarner@mhi.org or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.MHI.org\/MHEFI\">MHI.org\/MHEFI<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Checks can be made out to MHEFI with a note for Will Heddles Fund. \u00a0Checks may be mailed to:<\/p>\n<p><em>Donna Varner<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>MHEFI<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>8720 Red Oak Blvd., Suite 201<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Charlotte, NC \u00a028217<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Credit card donations can be accepted here <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhi.org\/mhefi\/donate\">www.mhi.org\/mhefi\/donate<\/a> &#8211; Choose the first donate option and in the notes section write Will Heddles Fund.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3792\" style=\"width: 1211px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3792\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3792\" src=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-05-26-at-08.00.35.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1201\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-05-26-at-08.00.35.png 1201w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-05-26-at-08.00.35-768x210.png 768w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-05-26-at-08.00.35-400x109.png 400w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-05-26-at-08.00.35-440x120.png 440w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-05-26-at-08.00.35-650x178.png 650w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-05-26-at-08.00.35-980x268.png 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1201px) 100vw, 1201px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Material Handling Education Foundation serves to promote the study of material handling, logistics and the supply chain by exposing students and educators to the industry through financial support.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Material Handling Education Foundation Inc. (MHEFI) has established the Willard P. Heddles Memorial Scholarship Fund. Heddles, Chairman and CEO of Tiffin Metal Products, Inc. and former member of the MHI Roundtable and Board of Governors, passed away on January 31, 2017 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. 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