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The winner of the 2015 FTR/FTI Fastener
Training Week scholarship was named as
Michael Cleaveland, of LM Products. The
announcement was made during the “Bourbon
Room” afterhours event at this year's national
fastener show in Las Vegas.
This award allows the winner to sit for the
coveted Certified Fastener Specialist certification
exam.
The announcement was made by Eric Dudas,
of FCH Sourcing Network and Fully Threaded
Radio, and the award was presented by Jo Morris
of the Fastener Training Institute. Anita Conant
and Carri Koehler, owners of LM Products, were
on hand to accept the award on behalf of Mr.
Cleaveland.
“We were very glad to receive so many great
entries this year, and our judges had a
challenging time selecting just one from the
bunch,” the podcast co-host said. “But in the
end, I think they chose a very worthy candidate.”
Cleaveland will have his choice of any of
several CFS classes being offered next year by
the FTI. In addition, all scholarship entrants will
receive a voucher to participate in an FTI webinar
training session.
Plans are underway to offer the scholarship
again in 2016.
The FCH Sourcing Network serves the
industrial and commercial fastener industry,
providing online services related to inventory
sales and fastener sourcing on the Internet, as
well as the online fastener industry talk show,
Fully Threaded Radio. FCH was founded in
October, 2006, and is based in Naperville, IL.
FTI’s purpose is to enhance fastener use,
reliability and safety by providing the highest
quality fastener product and technical training at
all levels through classes held throughout the
country and via online webinars. Based in Long
Beach, CA, class schedules and details can be
found at www.fastenertraininginstitute.org.
For more information contact Eric Dudas by
email: eric@fastenersclearinghouse.com or phone
1-877-332-7836. You can visit Fastener Clearing
House online at www.fastenersclearinghouse.com.