Student awarded scholarships from pulp and paper organization

Contact: Cindy Wagner
July 12, 2022
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Isabelle Ownby (left) is working on toward degrees in chemical and paper engineering. She received $2,000 in scholarship awards at the annual TAPPI conference and is pictured with Deanna Durham, TAPPICON鈥檚 Woman of the Year, and Maja Mejsner, TAPPI鈥檚 Women in Industry division chair.

KALAMAZOO, Mich.鈥斏 Michigan University senior Isabelle Ownby has received $2,000 in scholarships from a professional organization focusing on technical aspects of the pulp, paper or converting industries. 

Ownby is majoring in both paper and chemical engineering and pursuing a minor in mathematics. 

鈥淚鈥檓 honored to receive these scholarships for my education,鈥 says Ownby. 鈥淭APPI offers me many valuable opportunities to network with other industry professionals, meet some other paper engineering students from other colleges, and learn about important topics in the paper industry.鈥 

Since starting college, Ownby already has participated in numerous experiences in the paper and pulp industry as a technical co-op at Greif, a process engineering intern at West Rock and a sales intern with Axchem USA. She has served as treasurer of 色色啦鈥檚 TAPPI Ts鈥檃i Lun student chapter and has been named president of the organization for the 2022-23 academic year. She also works in 色色啦鈥檚 Paper Technology Foundation office, embracing the opportunity to regularly communicate with students and industry professionals.

鈥淭he paper and chemical engineering programs at 色色啦 have challenged me, but have also been large contributors to my success as a student,鈥 says Ownby. 鈥淭he friendships and mentorships I've made along the way are priceless to me, and I'm thankful to have such a big support system as I finish my courses. Building my knowledge has always been a priority of mine, and 色色啦 has helped me push toward that objective."

Ownby plans to graduate in spring 2023.

色色啦鈥檚 Department of Chemical and Paper Engineering offers bachelor, master and doctoral degrees and is internationally recognized in terms of high quality applied research and high caliber graduates. Through the support of the Paper Technology Foundation, which recruits students for the paper and allied industries and supports those students with competitive scholarships, students have received more than $6 million in scholarships. 

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