​TMA Education Foundation Grants $29,775 to McHenry High Schools

On behalf of the Technology & Manufacturing Association Education Foundation, HM Manufacturing President and CEO Nicole Wolter presented McHenry High School district a grant for $29,775.  Wolter presented the grant to District 156 School Board of Education President Gary Kinshofer, Vice President Tim Byers, Superintendent Ryan McTague, Assistant Superintendent Carl Vallianatos, manufacturing teacher Gaylord Rodeman, and Board Members Pat Arnold, Steve Bellmore, and Ron Fischer.  

​McHenry High Schools’ manufacturing program has experienced rapid growth, now running 7 full class periods and has participated in TMA’s Precision Machining Competition for the second year in a row.  Four young women from McHenry High School are taking Metals 1.  The increased interest from young women in McHenry’s program is encouraging for the future of manufacturing.  HM Manufacturing has hired one of Mr. Rodeman’s seniors to work full time after graduation and offered an internship to a young woman in Metals 1 to work in quality control and inspection.  The TMA Education Foundation has donated over $60,000 already this year.  To date, the TMA Education Foundation’s total school grants have exceeded $1.6 million.  
 
Wolter highlights the importance of the TMA Education Foundation,  “our advisory board has worked hard to come up with a program that will benefit the students long term. We’ve taught the students basic resume writing skills, conducted mock interviews and offered paid summer internships.  We are excited about the manufacturing field’s prospects and are proud to invest in its future!”  

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