AIST Foundation is a Pennsylvania-based 501 (c) (3) nonprofit corporation organized for charitable, education and scientific purposes that seeks to attract technology-oriented professionals to the steel industry by educating the public about the high-tech, diverse and rewarding nature of careers in modern steelmaking. Innovative ideas ultimately come from the new generation of students. Accordingly, the Foundation awards college scholarships and program grants to provide these students with a helping hand.

Past AIST Foundation Presidents

AIST Foundation Golf Classic
The kick-off event for AISTech 2012 will be held at the Stone Mountain Golf Club in Stone Mountain, Ga., USA on Sunday, 6 May 2012.  Registration and sponsorship's for the golf classic are now available!

Nucor Corp. will be sponsoring the Kobus Geldenhuis – Nucor Crawfordsville Longest Drive Contest at the AIST Foundation Golf Classic. Good luck to all of the golfers!

University-Industry Relations Roundtable
The purpose of the University and Industry Relations Roundtable (UIRR) is to foster communication between our university network (professors and career services representatives) and the steel industry (human resources personnel and operations representatives). The committee objective is to increase the number of professors teaching a steel-related curriculum, and to increase the number of students interested in a career in the steel industry.

THE REAL STEEL MARKETING VIDEO CONTEST

2010-2011 AIST Matching Funds Program Yields US$1.1 Million for AIST Foundation
The AIST board of directors established a Matching Funds Program for the 2010–2011 fiscal year to benefit the AIST Foundation. AIST matched, dollar for dollar, donations made to the AIST Foundation, up to an aggregate total of US$500,000. The matching goal of US$500,000 was surpassed within a brief four-month period, with total pledges reaching US$610,000. Together with the AIST match, the Foundation had a record-setting year of fundraising. The AIST Foundation board of trustees is grateful to its many benefactors: United States Steel Corporation, ArcelorMittal, Nucor Corp., SSAB North America, Hatch Associates Consultants Inc., Steel Dynamics Inc. and CMC Americas have each pledged US$100,000. In addition, Harsco Metals has pledged US$40,000 and MCC International, Berry Metal Co. and Riverside Refractories have each pledged US$20,000.

Don B. Daily Memorial Fund — Matching Funds Increases to US$100,000
The Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA) has partnered with the AIST Foundation to commemorate the life and industry service of Don B. Daily, a compassionate man who truly cared about the safety of all employees working in the steel industry. His enduring mark on the steel industry of North America has been the establishment of numerous safety and health initiatives that have significantly improved the workplace. More information

Please help us in support of this great cause by making a tax-deductible donation today.

In its inaugural year, the Don B. Daily Memorial Fund committee has recently awarded grants to three universities in fulfillment of the funds mission to promote a safe workplace for the steel manufacturing industry. Recipients