Exlar Announces Engineering Scholarship Program Recipients, Recognizing and Helping to Develop Future Talent

    MINNETONKA, MN, August 17, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Exlar Corporation recently awarded $1,000 scholarships to four distinguished local area high school graduates planning to pursue engineering degrees. The recipients include: Aaron Bartnik of Eden Prairie who will be attending the University of Minnesota; Margaret McGonigle of Excelsior who will be attending the University of Notre Dame; Kristian Potter of Chaska who will be attending the University of Minnesota; and Austin Wilder of Chanhassen who will be attending Georgia Institute of Technology.

Celebrating the inaugural year of the Exlar Scholarship Program, the company had many talented engineering students apply for the prestigious award. According to Kim Hidy, Exlar's Director of Human Resources, "Exlar was extremely impressed with the caliber of applicants from around the community."

Tim Erhart, Exlar's CEO, added, "As a leading supplier of advanced electromechanical actuators and associated electronics, software and services, Exlar relies on superior engineering skills to maintain its innovation and competitive advantage. Encouraging and helping to develop future engineering talent is critical to America's ability to compete globally. Combined with our Engineering Intern Program, Exlar sees our Scholarship program as another means to help meet this need. Exlar wishes this year's recipients continued academic and extracurricular success as they begin their engineering degree programs."

Exlar Corporation designs, manufactures and sells linear and rotary motion products worldwide. For general product information, contact Exlar Corporation, 18400 West 77th Street, Chanhassen, MN 55317, phone 952-500-6200, and fax 952-368-4877. Visit our website at www.exlar.com.

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