Ikia Richardson of Barnesville received a $5,000 scholarship

2017 Apr 28

Ikia Chalunte Richardson, an industrial engineering technology student, has been awarded the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association Honor Scholarship in the amount of $5,000 for the 2017/2018 academic year from the Material Handling Education Foundation Inc.

The Material Handling Education Foundation Inc. (www.mhefi.net) is an independent charitable organization that was established in 1976 with a mission to promote the study of material handling, logistics and supply chains by exposing students and educators to the industry through financial support. Since 1976, more than $2.5 million in scholarships and grants have been awarded to students at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. Thirty-four scholarships were awarded for the 2016/2017 academic term for a total of $116,460.