Female line-up at CIA
22 Aug 2000
This year's Chemical Industry Young Person of the Year Award was a first as the five regional finalists were all women. The winner of the Chemical Industry Association's award was presented by Dr Elliot Finer, director general of the CIA and went to 23-year-old Jennifer Bloor, control and instrumentation engineer at Ciba Specialty Chemicals in Bradford.
Jennifer gained her original qualifications - an ONC and HNC in industrial control and instrumentation from Bradford College - on an apprenticeship scheme. She is currently awaiting the results of a BEng in manufacturing engineering from Leeds University.
Two educational awards from BCECA and Dow Corning will enable Jennifer to visit chemical plants in Belgian, Texas, USA and in the UK, amongst others, as part of her role in promoting the chemical industry in the forthcoming year.
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