Elaine “Lainey” Indermaur of Oak Ridge, N.C. has been selected to receive the scholarship. A recent graduate of Northwest Guilford High School in Greensboro, N.C., she will enroll at North Carolina State University this month to pursue a major in biomedical engineering. In addition to excelling in academics in high school, Indermaur was active in a wide array of other activities, including the school’s soccer team and the annual “We The People” competition.

 

“All of us on the AFMA board of directors congratulate Ms. Indermaur on her remarkable academic achievements,” said Board Chairman Lowell Bivens, president & CEO of Polyamide High Performance, Inc. “We are delighted to recognize her dedication and hard work with her selection as the first scholarship recipient.”

 

The AFMA board established the scholarship program earlier this year in honor of Paul T. O’Day, who has served as AFMA’s president for three decades. Scholarship recipients receive a $5,000 award each year, totaling $20,000 for four years of study. Sons or daughters of AFMA member company employees are eligible to apply. Indermaur’s father, Fred Indermaur, is an employee of Unifi, Inc.