Scholarship Contact
Beth Elliott
Master Brewers Association of the Americas
3340 Pilot Knob Road
St. Paul, MN 55121

Telephone: +1.651.454.7250
Fax: +1.651.454.0766
Email: belliott@scisoc.org

William A. Hipp Scholarship

• William A. Hipp Scholarship

WILLIAM A. HIPP SCHOLARSHIP

MBAA members are eligible to apply for the William A. Hipp Scholarship. The scholarship covers the cost of tuition to either the Brewing and Malting Science Course or the Brewery Packaging Technology Course. Each course is two weeks in length and takes place in Madison, Wisconsin.

The following criteria must be observed for eligibility:

1. Applicant must be a current member of the MBAA.
2. Applicant must have been a member of MBAA for at least two years.
3. Applicant must possess a minimum of five (5) years service in the brewing and/or malting industry.
4. Applicant must complete the application form, and obtain the endorsement of two Professional members of the MBAA, who must sign the application.
5. Applications should be submitted no later than:

• January 15 for the Brewery Packaging Technology Course.
• August 1 for the Brewing and Malting Science Course.

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Please feel free to contact the MBAA International Headquarters at +1.651.454.7250 with any questions.

About William A. Hipp

Bill Hipp was a third generation master brewer at the C. Schmidt & Sons brewery in Philadelphia, a legacy that began when his grandfather was hired as brewmaster. Bill, his father and his grandfather all held the office of President of District Philadelphia, Master Brewers Association of the Americas (MBAA) during their careers.

Bill graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. degree in agricultural and biological chemistry in 1940 and joined Schmidt's as an apprentice brewer. His tenure was interrupted for three years when he served in the Army Chemical Corps during World War II. He returned to brewing in 1943, and three years later joined the MBAA, when he was promoted to assistant brewmaster and brewery safety director.

After graduating from the Wallerstein School of Brewing in New York City, Bill became Schmidt's brewmaster in 1956 and their production manager in 1959. In 1962, he became vice president in charge of production for Schmidt's breweries in Philadelphia, Norristown, NJ, and Cleveland.

As a contributor to the MBAA's Technical Quarterly, a scientific journal for brewers, Bill began the "Novel Idea" column in which he solicited brewers from around the country to share information they found to have application in the brewery. Bill also established a partnership program with Drexel Institute of Technology (now Drexel University) to involve students in learning experiences at Schmidt's. He mentored a great number of aspiring brewers, many of whom are still working at major companies all over the brewing industry.

At the MBAA national level, Bill was chair of the membership committee, as well as the technical committee. Bill was elected MBAA President and served in that office in 1978 and 1979. In 1980, Bill was the first recipient of the MBAA's Award of Honor. Even after his retirement in 1982, Bill was active on the MBAA's Board of Directors, serving as Treasurer from 1987 until 1995.

To honor Bill, MBAA along with MBAA District Philadelphia created the William A. Hipp Scholarship, which is awarded twice annually to MBAA members who wish to further their education at either the MBAA Brewing and Malting Science Course or the MBAA Brewery Packaging Technology Course.