Illinois: the Tooling and Manufacturing Association (TMA) and the TMA Education Foundation. (State Update).

Illinois: the Tooling and Manufacturing Association (TMA) and the TMA Education Foundation. (State Update). Illinois Illinois, river, United StatesIllinois,river, 273 mi (439 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers, NE Ill., and flowing SW to the Mississippi at Grafton, Ill. It is an important commercial and recreational waterway. The Tooling and Manufacturing Association (TMA TMA Turnaround Management AssociationTMA Texas Medical AssociationTMA Transportation Management AssociationTMA Training and Management Assistance (a component of OHRD, which is a component of OWR)TMA Tooling & Manufacturing Association ) and the TMAEducation Foundation are seeking entries for three annual contests forIllinois students. The contests promote awareness of the education andcareers available for skilled young people in manufacturing. The TMA Manufacturing Technology Essay Contest encourages seventhand eighth grade students to expand their knowledge of the manufacturingprocess and the skills required to excel in the industry. The 12thannual Math in Manufacturing Poster poster,placard designed to be posted in some public place for purposes of commercial announcement or propaganda. Advertising makes wide use of posters, as do charitable and political organizations. Contest is open to Illinois highschool students. The deadline for entries for both contests is January January:see month. 25, 2002. The TMA Precision Metalworking Competition is open to any studentin a manufacturing technology education or accredited accreditedrecognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria.accredited herdscattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. metals class inany Illinois public or private high school. Students must register byJanuary 25, 2002, and projects must be delivered to TMA by April 12,2002. For more information, visit www.tmanet.com/career.