2007 ISA PUPID Scholarship

by Mike Waller - PUPID Education Co-Chair

After two years without a single applicant, the ISA Pulp & Paper Industry Division is pleased to award a $1000 scholarship to a college student pursuing a career in the pulp & paper industry. This year, the winner is another “top-notch” student with an impressive scholastic record as well as extracurricular activities and a demonstrated interest in the instrumentation/process control component of the pulp and paper industry. The winner is Kyle D Hutcheson. Kyle sent in his completed application form from the PUPID website, an official transcript from his university, three letters of recommendation from persons familiar with his character, and answered three questions describing his interest in the pulp and paper industry, his educational accomplishments, his school activities and his leadership roles. You can read a little bit about him in the rest of this article.

Kyle D. Hutcheson is an junior at Miami University studying Chemical Engineering with a focus in Pulp & Paper and a GPA is currently 2.92. He is currently serving as President of the local AIChE chapter at Miami University and an active member of TAPPI. He has worked for Ohio Paperboard, a subsidiary of The Newark Group, for a summer and is planning on working for Hercules Incorporated. Kyle is expected to graduate from Miami in the fall of 2008 and plans to enter the Pulp and Paper Industry.

Kyle is from Westerville, Ohio and the youngest son of Bryan and Sandy Hutcheson with a brother, Dave, and sister, Julie. He enjoys working out, playing guitar, and competing in sports, such as, Football, Ultimate Frisbee, Golf, and Basketball. He says he also enjoys spending time with his family, friends, and doing volunteer work. In fact, he has traveled to Mexico twice to help paint buildings for an orphanage and build houses for the local community.

Now that PUPID has gotten back to giving away the college scholarships, hopefully the word will spread and the coming years will bring many more applicants. Start spreading the word for the 2007 PUPID Scholarship!