Cathy Aufdenberg of Jackson and Patricia A. LaForest of Cape Girardeau each received a $950 engineering student scholarship.
The awards were given by the St. Louis Chapter No. 17 of the Education Foundation of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
Aufdenberg is studying industrial technology and visual communications at Southeast Missouri State University. LaForest is also studying industrial technology.
The engineering group is an international professional society founded in 1932. It sponsors 300 districts, chapters and regions, as well as 240 student chapters worldwide.
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