Lifting Gear Hire, ITI Name Fundamentals of Rigging Engineering Scholarship Winner

 

Ryan Murphy

September 7, 2016 - Lifting Gear Hire and Industrial Training International have named Ryan Murphy of Alltec as the first recipient of the Fundamentals of Rigging Engineering Scholarship. The scholarship is worth up to $12,000 and will allow the Murphy to complete the program in full.

 

The 2016 Fundamentals of Rigging Engineering Scholarship was open to all professionals in the lifting and hoisting industry, with the winner determined by representatives from LGH and ITI. The scholar was selected on the basis of their response to three essay questions:

 

1. Please describe your current role and function in regards to rigging and load handling work.
2. Please describe your professional aspirations.
3. Please describe what you hope to gain from this training program.

 

The final scholarship pool included 185 applicants, representing 19 countries, 41 U.S. states, and four Canadian provinces. Entries came from a number of different industries including – construction, engineering, crane & rigging service providers, energy, government, manufacturing, and more. The scholarship pool revealed a large array of job titles including boilermaker, construction engineer, crane & rigging superintendent, crane operator, crane technician, and many others.

LGH also provided a small gift to the top 10 finalists as a token of their appreciation for the dedication, time, and effort put into the application. The finalists are:

 

1. Charles Myers, Austin Industries
2. Nick Matteo, Pro Crane
3. Ken Jacoby, BP
4. Walter “Scott” Paul, BP Alaska
5. Tyler Yeakle, Wood Group
6. Mathew Lui, PCL
7. Eser Usta, Bechtel Enka G.P.
8. Teja Gonuguntla, Baker Cranes
9. Karl Conley, Entergy
10. Abimbola Akintoye-Dosumu, Orlean Invest West Africa

“Everyone at Lifting Gear Hire wishes to congratulations Ryan Murphy of Altec," said Patrick Clark, LGH's national rental support manager. "We would also like to thank the many others that took time to consider and craft essays for consideration of this scholarship. Believe me, it was a very difficult decision, and all that participated should be very proud of themselves for applying, and for their career achievements and aspirations."