Gene Haas Foundation supports machining instruction at CMCC

AUBURN — The Gene Haas Foundation has donated $50,000 to Central Maine Community College to provide scholarships to educators who desire to improve their skills and knowledge in the precision manufacturing field. These educators will participate in programs at CMCC this summer in 4-Axis CNC Milling, 5-Axis CNC Milling, and CNC Turning: NIMS Level 1.
Founded in 1999, the Gene Haas Foundation has awarded more than $45 million to more than 2,000 charitable organizations and schools since 1999. The foundation is committed to U.S. manufacturing and supporting manufacturing education in the form of scholarships and other support for CNC machinist training.

The Haas Foundation has been a generous supporter of the Precision Machining Technology program and machinist-based continuing education at CMCC for many years. The foundation has provided significant scholarship assistance for students in the PMT program and contributed one million dollars toward the construction of the new PMT Center at the college that now bears its name.

For more information about this summer training opportunity for machining instructors, please contact the Office of Workforce and Professional Development at 755-5370 or workforcedevelopment@cmcc.edu.

Information is also available online at www.cmcc.edu/ccs.