WEST CHESTER, Ohio,
Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In
recognition of women who have overcome obstacles to make a positive
difference in the lives of others, the AK Steel Foundation is
underwriting the Steel Magnolia Awards – honoring six women who
reside in the vicinity of AK Steel's corporate headquarters and
plant operations. The awards are worth $1,000 each, and will be presented in
the form of a grant made to an eligible non-profit organization
selected by each recipient.
"All of the award recipients are courageous women who, despite
personal challenges, have made a significant difference in the
lives of others," said James L.
Wainscott, Chairman, President and CEO of AK Steel.
"Through the company's foundation, we are proud to honor these
inspirational women by sponsoring the Steel Magnolia Awards."
The Middletown, Ohio, Community
Foundation independently administers the Steel Magnolia Awards
Program. For additional information about the program,
contact the Middletown Community Foundation at
513-424-7369.
2012 Steel Magnolia Award Recipients:
- In honor of the late Christine
Bosch of Millbury,
Ohio. Her award will support Cardinal Stritch High
School.
- Candy Goldie of Ashland, Kentucky. Her award will
support the Shelter of Hope
homeless shelter.
- Jayme Lingo of West Lafayette, Ohio. Her award will
support the Fisher Nightingale House at Wright Patterson Air Force
Base – a facility where family members of veterans reside while
their loved ones undergo medical treatment.
- Mother Seraphina Marie of
Covington, Kentucky. Her
award will support the charitable outreach of the Franciscan
Daughters of Mary through the Rose Garden Home Mission.
- Margaret Quinn of Zanesville, Ohio. Her award will support
her local six county chapter of the National Alliance on Mental
Illness.
- Sheree Young of Middletown, Ohio. Her award will support
the Help Endure A Loss Program for bereaved parents at Atrium
Medical Center.
AK Steel
AK Steel produces flat-rolled carbon,
stainless and electrical steels, primarily for automotive,
infrastructure and manufacturing, construction and electrical power
generation and distribution markets. The company employs
about 6,200 men and women in Middletown, Mansfield, Coshocton and Zanesville, Ohio; Butler, Pennsylvania; Ashland, Kentucky; Rockport, Indiana; and its corporate
headquarters in West Chester,
Ohio. Additional information about AK Steel is available on
the company's web site at www.aksteel.com.
AK Tube LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AK Steel, employs
about 300 men and women in plants in Walbridge, Ohio and Columbus, Indiana.
AK Tube produces carbon and stainless electric resistance welded
(ERW) tubular steel products for truck, automotive and other
markets. Additional information about AK Tube LLC is
available on its web site at www.aktube.com.
AK Coal Resources, Inc., another wholly-owned subsidiary of AK
Steel, controls and is developing metallurgical coal reserves in
Somerset County,
Pennsylvania. AK Steel also owns 49.9% of Magnetation LLC, a
joint venture headquartered in Grand
Rapids, Minnesota, which produces iron ore concentrate from
previously mined ore reserves.
SOURCE AK Steel