MFDA Announces 2026 Scholarship Recipients!

The Metropolitan Fastener Distributors Association (MFDA) today announced their 2026 MFDA Scholarship award winners:

MFDA Board of Directors Scholarship ($4000) –

Peyton Anderson (Daughter of Peter Anderson – Superior Washer & Gasket Company)

Metric & Multistandard Components Company Scholarship ($3000) –

Noah Cooper (Son of Sandra King – Kanebridge Corporation)

MFDA Hall of Fame Scholarship (2500)

Jade Vanderhee (Daughter of Jade Vanderhee – Star Stainless Screw Corp)

Tanzman Family Scholarship ($2000) –

Wadie Khan (Son of Jabed Khan – Captive Fastener Corp)

Barbara Traum Memorial Scholarship ($1500) –

Abigail McCarthy (Daughter of Melissa McCarthy – Captive Fastener Corp)

AFC Industries (Northeast) Scholarship ($1000)

Bobby MacPherson (Son of Robert MacPherson Huyett)

MFDA Scholarship ($500)

Kayla Scanlon (Daughter of Karen Solka – Nylok)

MFDA Scholarship ($500)

Ashleen Gonzalez (Daughter of Faustino Gonzales – Captive Fastener Corp)

MFDA Scholarship ($500)

Natalie Kuznik (Daughter of Daniel Kuznik – Brighton-Best International)

MFDA Scholarship ($500)

Charlotte MacPherson (Daughter of Robert MacPherson – Huyett)

MFDA Scholarship ($500)

Hannahnias Rios (Daughter of Shirley Rios – Star Stainless Screw Corp)

2026 was the MFDA’s 48^th year of awarding scholarships to students of MFDA members who will be attending college or trade school in the fall. This was the largest number of applications the MFDA has had in almost ten years and was an exceedingly competitive group of exceptional students. The Board wants to thank them all for applying and wishes them great success in the year to come.

Along with the generous donors of the named scholarships listed above, the MFDA would like to recognize and thank Brighton-Best International (for the Barbara Traum Memorial Scholarship), Captive Fastener Corporation, Nylok LLC, R.W. Rundle Associates Inc and McCormick Associates Inc for their donations.

The MFDA’s Scholarship Drive was founded at the urging of then board member Irwin Tanzman. In the nearly 50 years since Irwin’s first drive, the Association has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the children of MFDA member company employees.

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