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Neptune ™ Announces Local Winner of 2016 Dover Sons & Daughters Scholarship Program

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Neptune ™ Announces Local Winner of 2016 Dover Sons & Daughters Scholarship Program

Neptune, part of PSG®, a Dover company and a leading brand of chemical metering and peristaltic pumps, portable mixers, chemical feed systems and other related equipment, is pleased to announce that Kara Raskin has been selected as a local winner of the Dover Sons & Daughters Scholarship Program. The Dover Sons & Daughters Scholarship recognizes outstanding high school seniors and current college students who are the children of Dover employees and who have demonstrated excellence through their academic record, test scores, leadership abilities and through their extracurricular activities and work record. Awardees may receive up to $10,000 in undergraduate scholarship support contingent upon maintaining academic and program eligibility. Now in its fifth year, this program has made 193 awards totaling nearly $1.2 million in scholarship support.

Kara attends North Penn High School where she is in the top 10% of her class. She also attends the North Montco Technical Career Center for Mechatronics/Robotics, is a gold medalist in the SkillsUSA competition for mechatronics in 2015, a semi-finalist for the 2016 Presidential Scholarship Award, and a three-year member of the National Technical Honor Society. Kara will be attending Rutgers University, School of Engineering, this fall where she will be majoring in mechanical engineering. She is the daughter of Craig Raskin, CAD Designer for PSG North Wales.

“Recipients of this award were selected from students who applied worldwide across all Dover Operating Companies,” said Ralph Gessner, Vice President/General Manager of PSG North Wales. “Being selected for this prestigious scholarship is a great honor for Kara and we are very impressed with her achievements. She is a true inspiration and we are extremely proud to be supporting her in her future endeavors.”

For more information on Neptune products, please visit neptune1.com. Neptune is part of PSG®, a Dover company. For more on PSG, please go to psgdover.com.

About Dover:

Dover is a diversified global manufacturer with annual revenues of approximately $7 billion. We deliver innovative equipment and components, specialty systems and support services through four major operating segments: Energy, Engineered Systems, Fluids, and Refrigeration & Food Equipment. Dover combines global scale with operational agility to lead the markets we serve. Recognized for our entrepreneurial approach for 60 years, our team of over 26,000 employees takes an ownership mindset, collaborating with customers to redefine what’s possible. Headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois, Dover trades on the New York Stock Exchange under “DOV.” Additional information is available at dovercorporation.com.

About Neptune Chemical Pump Co.:

Neptune Chemical Pump Company is a premier manufacturer of chemical metering pumps, chemical feed systems and chemical injection accessories.  Neptune’s hydraulic and mechanical diaphragm metering pumps are well known for injecting chemicals into boilers and cooling towers, and in water and wastewater treatment applications. Major applications also include power generation, oil and gas exploration, petrochemical, and irrigation markets. Other Neptune products include make-down systems to prepare and activate liquid or dry polymer for injection into water and wastewater treatment processes, and a complete line of portable mixers. Neptune — headquartered in North Wales, PA, USA — is part of PSG®, a Dover company.

About The Dover Foundation:

The Dover Foundation was established in 2011.  The Foundation is tax exempt under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code.  The Dover Foundation is committed to supporting causes and programs that promote education and enhance the lives of Dover Company employees and their families.  One such program is the Dover Sons & Daughters Scholarship Program.

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