...and grants to institutions of higher learning. This program not only benefits students and colleges or universities with coatings curriculum, but it helps to sustain the long-term health of the coatings industry.

The objectives of CIEF are to further--through education and research--the knowledge and application of the chemical, physical, and mathematical sciences relating to the technology of protective coatings and to aid in the public dissemination of the results of such education and research through scientific publications and lectures.

Project Tomorrow

One of the most ambitious initiatives of the Coatings Industry Education Foundation is "Project Tomorrow," a funding program instituted in 1995 to support coatings education.

The first participant in this initiative, Grace Davison, has presented CIEF with a $5,000 donation each year since 1995. These donations were made to assist the CIEF in supporting "the academic education of current and potential coatings scientists and technologists and the university programs that are active in coatings education and research."

Through "Project Tomorrow," CIEF promotes and publicizes the benefits of educating and training students before they enter the industry in programs such as those offered at CIEF-supported "coatings schools." CIEF trustee evaluations have indicated that the students in these programs "are taught how to provide appropriate solutions to challenging situations, within the context of the coatings industry, i.e., from the perspective of suppliers, manufacturers, and users. When these young people enter the workforce, they do so with their eyes open; they know coatings and enjoy the challenges of working with them."

The CIEF invites the industry to invest in the future through participation in "Project Tomorrow." Such support is tax-deductible and participants will be acknowledged...

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