Scholarship Success Story:
Kalie Johnson

Kalie Johnson is an environmental engineering student who’s been able to attend school debt-free since receiving SME’s $10,000 IQAir North America Scholarship. Learn about her story and how the SME Education Foundation has supported her manufacturing journey.

Local Goodwill organizations partner with industry leaders to provide job seekers with the skills employers want. In 2021, nearly 2 million people received services from Goodwill to help grow their careers, and more than 123,000 people were placed into jobs in the U.S.

Without manufacturing, our nation’s economic vitality would be bleak and without women specifically in manufacturing, our society would look drastically different. To advance manufacturing, more can be accomplished when industry leaders focus on a common goal and combine resources to make a positive impact.