Yik Shing (Jason) Tung Awarded 2012 TAPPI Engineering Division Scholarship

“We’re very pleased to award our division scholarship to Jason Tung in recognition of his outstanding academic success as well as his service to the University and its students, “ according to Andy Jones, Engineering Division Chair. “Jason’s work to support incoming freshmen engineering students is an excellent example of service to his community. He’s simply an outstanding young man who has a bright future as an engineer in the pulp and paper industry and we are proud to support him with this scholarship.”

Tung is a junior at North Carolina State University where he is majoring in Paper Science & Engineering as well as Chemical Engineering with a minor in Business Administration. His work experience includes First Quality Tissue in Anderson, South Carolina. 

He’s an active College of Natural Resources representative officer for TAPPI and an Engineering Ambassador for the College of Engineering, where he assists incoming freshmen to prepare for their future in college as engineers. This involvement supports the College of Engineering by attracting good students and facilitating a successful transition to the University by exposing the students to engineering departments and opportunities. Tung has also developed a free Steam Tables application for Google Android and is working on other applications regarding engineering. 

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