Autocam Provides Three Full-Tuition Engineering Scholarships At GVSU

KENTWOOD -- Autocam Corp., a precision manufacturer for both the automotive and medical industries, announced the three student recipients of the Autocam Engineering Scholarship during an award presentation at Grand Valley State University.

Christopher Foster of Fruitport, Preston Purdue of Grand Rapids, and Leah Bauer of Pinckney will receive full-tuition scholarships for the 2012-13 academic year.

The Autocam Engineering Scholarship, founded by Autocam president and Grand Valley Board of Trustees member John C. Kennedy, is aimed at attracting top-notch engineering and mathematics students to the West Michigan area, where there is significant need for these skills among local industries.

"Our need for exceptional engineers, coupled with Grand Valley's excellent engineering program, is the reason we wanted to provide these full-tuition scholarships," Kennedy said.