Goodyear Funding Six Soap Box Scholarships

Goodyear will donate $30,000 for six Goodyear Champion Scholarships for 2012 All-American Soap Box Derby division winners.

Published: April 24, 2012

Goodyear has stepped in with a $30,000 donation that will fund six college scholarships for 2012 All-American Soap Box Derby division winners.

Each of the six will receive a $5,000 scholarship, with the award known as Goodyear Champion Scholarships.

The 2012 All-American Soap Box Derby championships will be run June 21 in Akron at the fabled Derby Downs.

“Goodyear and the All-American Soap Box Derby are both integral parts of the Akron community, and our company is proud to recognize the accomplishments of the youngsters competing here from all over the world,” said Faith Stewart, Goodyear’s director of community affairs.

Last month, Soap Box Derby officials announced that FirstEnergy Corp. had come on board as its new title sponsor.

SRNA introduces new field engineer manager

Chariarse has extensive experience in his field, working as a commercial truck field engineer in the tire industry for the past 21 years.

By Christian Hinton

Published: April 30, 2024

Sumitomo Rubber North America (SRNA), a subsidiary of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, has promoted Eduardo Chariarse to field engineer manager. According to SRNA, Chariarse has extensive experience in his field, working as a commercial truck field engineer in the tire industry for the past 21 years. Joining SRNA in 2021 as a field engineer, he has been responsible for the coordination, implementation, and reporting of tire evaluations, troubleshooting, and providing technical support to fleets, dealers and the sales team.