AASP-MN awards $16,000 in scholarships

Jan. 1, 2020
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of

Minnesota (AASP-MN) has awarded $16,000 in

tuition scholarships to post-secondary automotive

students.

The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN) awarded $16,000 in scholarships to help post-secondary automotive students pay for tuition during the 2012-13 school year.

The $1,000-per-student scholarships were made possible by a successful fundraising drive within the AASP-MN membership, as well as a donation from the Minnesota state I-CAR committee. All recipients will be entering the second year of a NATEF-certified automotive program based in Minnesota.

Congratulations to this year’s recipients

  • Kyle Boche, Hennepin Technical College, Brooklyn Park – Auto Body Collision Repair program
  • James Elvidge, MN State College Southeast Technical, Winona – Automotive Service Technology program
  • John Hanson, Jr., Century Community & Technical College, White Bear Lake – Automotive Service Technology program
  • Bryan Johnson, MN State College, Detroit Lakes – Automotive Service Technology program
  • Brandon Kirkwold, Hennepin Technical College, Eden Prairie – Automotive Service Technology program
  • Corey Kokette, St. Cloud Technical & Community College, St. Cloud – Auto Body Collision Repair program
  • Jesse Leabo, MN State College, Detroit Lakes – Automotive Service Technology program
  • Eric Mayfield, Dunwoody College of Technology, Minneapolis – Auto Body Collision Repair program
  • Nghia Nguyen, Dunwoody College of Technology, Minneapolis – Automotive Service Technology program
  • Dillion Paumen, St. Cloud Technical & Community College, St. Cloud – Auto Body Collision Repair program
  • Virgil Perry, Hennepin Technical College, Eden Prairie – Auto Body Collision Repair program
  • Chris Peterson, Northland Community & Technical College, Thief River Falls – Automotive Service Technology program
  • Sarah Roesler, MN State College Southeast Technical, Winona – Auto Body Collision Repair program
  • Christopher Thompson, Northland Community & Technical College, Thief River Falls – Automotive Service Technology program
  • Bradley Wilkie, Hennepin Technical College, Eden Prairie – Auto Body Collision Repair program
  • Yeng Yang, Century Community & Technical College, White Bear Lake – Automotive Service Technology program Thirty four students from 13 schools applied for the scholarships. Scholarships were available to students entering the 2nd year of a NATEF- certified automotive program. Applications were reviewed by a committee of industry representatives, with consideration given to scholastic achievement, education and career goals, financial need and written recommendations.

The scholarship awards are the centerpiece of AASP-MN’s Automotive Education Fund, which was established to provide financial resources to support automotive students, enhance automotive programs and raise awareness of career opportunities in the independent automotive service industry.

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