{"id":6547,"date":"2023-09-08T11:36:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T16:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mhisolutionsmag.com\/?p=6547"},"modified":"2023-09-08T11:04:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T16:04:00","slug":"mhefi-announces-formation-of-al-wurz-scholarship-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mhisolutionsmag.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/08\/mhefi-announces-formation-of-al-wurz-scholarship-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"MHEFI Announces Formation of Al Wurz Scholarship Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Material Handling Education Foundation, Inc. (MHEFI) is pleased to announce the formation of the Al Wurz Scholarship Fund. This fund was made possible from generous contributions totaling $176,621 from Jane, Ron and Dave Wurz, his loving family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Al Wurz Scholarship will be awarded to a deserving student studying at universities and colleges in the United States in the targeted programs of industrial engineering, mechanical and electrical engineering and\/or civil and structural engineering with a focus on material handling, logistics and supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wurz, who passed away on April 26, 2022, is the founder of Accu-Sort Systems, Inc. and is widely considered a pioneer in the barcode scanning industry. Al\u2019s vision and his company\u2019s products helped meet the demand for ever-increasing throughput in the material handling industry. Wurz served on the MHI Board of Governors and was a Lifetime Director of the Material Handling Education Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you would like to donate to the Al Wurz Scholarship Fund, please visit www.mhi.org\/mhefi\/donors<\/a>, click on the “Donate” button, and add a special instruction: “For the Al Wurz Fund.” The Foundation also accepts checks made payable to MHEFI and mailed to 8720 Red Oak Blvd., Suite 201, Charlotte, NC 28217. Please make a note on the check that the funds are “For the Al Wurz Fund.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For information on MHEFI or to contribute to the 2023 scholarship programs, please visit mhefi.org<\/a>. For questions, contact Donna Varner at dvarner@mhi.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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