Thanks to the generous support of the University of the Aftermarket Foundation, 174 students pursuing automotive aftermarket careers will receive scholarships for the 2015-2016 academic year.
“Thanks to the support of the entire industry, the University of the Aftermarket Foundation was able to award more scholarships this year to deserving students pursuing their aftermarket careers,” said Tim Lee, chairman of the University of the Aftermarket Foundation. “All of these 174 students represent the industry’s future, whether seeking their educations at two year and four year institutions.”
The scholarship winners will receive a $1,000 scholarship to advance their education, either at two-year vocational / technical colleges or four-year colleges and universities. All of these students are either attending or entering vocational programs to become mechanical, collision, or heavy duty repair professionals, or are in a business or engineering major that will lead to a career in the automotive aftermarket. This year’s recipients are:
Benjamin Ackerson, Blaine, Minn. Kamran Ahmed, Novi, Mich. Jesse Allen, Laurel Fork, Va. Jordan Alston, Louisburg, N.C. Kevin Alvarado, Houston, Texas Melina Amico, Rochester Hills, Mich. Jonathan Aprile, Glen Gardner, N.J. Jose Armendariz, Midland, Texas Christine Armstrong, Olympia, Wash. Gilberto Arroyo, Austin, Texas Anthony Avalos, Morgan Hill, Calif. Tyler Bagby, Kansas City, Kan. Ryan Balcerzak, Elma, N.Y. James Biaglow, Pulaski, Tenn. Matthew Bisbee, Orr, Minn. Drew Boehm, Lake Dallas, Texas Jonathan Boucher, Nashua, N.H. Darren Brittain, Rock Hill, S.C. Derek Brown, Rexburg, Idaho Carver Brownlee, Chisholm, Minn. Kiante Bush, Oxon Hill, Md. Sam Butterwick, Grand Ledge, Mich. Ryan Call, Rexburg, Idaho Megan Carpenter, Laingsburg, Mich. Rachel Carpenter, Laingsburg, Mich. Bryce Cartwright, Moyock, N.C. Jed Cawley, Layton, Utah Benjamin Chad, Auburn, Mich. Trevor Chaney, Lima, Ohio Layden Coffey, Campbellsville Ky. Austin Conforti, Old Forge, Pa. Isaac Connolly, Eagan, Minn. Joe Contreras, Lorena, Texas Bryson Cooper, Pasco, Wash. Jose Coronel, Aurora, Ill. Nicholas Cramer, Covington, Ky. Stephen Culler, Columbia, S.C. Nathan Day, Plymouth, Ind. Alexander DeLeon, Stanardsville, Va. Horacio Deleon, High Point, N.C. Elijah DeWitt, Solon, Iowa Abdoulrahmane Diallo, Memphis, Tenn. Justin Dobaczewski, Newton, N.J. Gunnar Dockan, Yorkville, Ill. Brandon Duckett, Winston-Salem, N.C. Casey Elton, Mastic, N.Y. Bo England, Pineville, W.Va. Jose Estrada, Provo, Utah Dustin Fouts, Knoxville, Tenn. Emory Fryberger, Beulah, Colo. David Fuller, Longview, Texas Andrew Gates, Lafontaine, Ind. Derek Gatewood, Orange Park, Fla. Christian Gavidia, Grand Prairie, Texas Austin Gier, Hudson, Mich. Zachery Gilmore, Etters, Pa. Trevor Gleave, West Point, Utah Brandon Goodson, Houston, Texas Brian Gosset, San Antonio, Texas Glenn Grimm III, Millboro, Va. Cristofer Grismer, Wingate, N.C. Trevor Grubb, Ellsworth, Iowa Catherine Harms, Portland, Oregon Brady Hefner, Billings, Mont. Tucker Heller, Sidney, Mont. Matthew Helmlinger, Lake Hiawatha, N.J. Austin Hiebert, Newton, Kan. Willard Hinnant III, Wendell, N.C. Brandon Hoggard, Piggott, Ark. Justin Holmquist, Simi Valley, Calif. Tanner Horton, Dalton Gardens, Idaho Dustin Hutton, Hammond, N.Y. Paul Hyde, Fort Wayne, Ind. Robert Johnson III, Volga, W.Va. Alec Jorns, Lake Quivira, Kan. Kamden Kauth, Bloomington, Ill. Ryan Klupar, Aurora, Ill. Sarah Koepsell-Schmieg, Shakopee, Minn. Daniel Laroche, Richford, Vt. Cristian Laskoski, Williamstown, N.J. Jonathan Lee, San Bernardino, Calif. Richard Lehman, Seminole, Fla. Robertt Lemke, Clara City, Minn. Justin Lesage, Walnut, Calif. Ethan Levine, Custer, Wash. Jason Lightner, Middleburg, Pa. Mark Lipovits, Strongsville, Ohio Caitlyn Logue, Aston, Pa. Joe Long, Lowell, Ind. Tyler Lytle, Heuvelton, N.Y. Roy Maclin, Nashville, Tenn. Terry Mainka, Ninnekah, Okla. Dustin Martindale, Sallisaw, Okla. Robert McCall, Greensboro, N.C. Krista Mellum, Rogers, Minn. Cody Moncur, Moorhead, Minn. Jonathan Montes, Fontana, Calif. Zachary Morgan, Wenonah, N.J. Zachary Mueller, Riverside, Calif. Joshua Myrick, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Jacob Nelson, St. Ansgar, Iowa Tyler Nelson, Kernersville, N.C. Elizabeth Niemi, Howell, Mich. Obinna Oguejiofor, Mo. City, Texas Christopher Olivarri, San Antonio, Texas Pedro Ortega, Palmdale, Calif. Luis Ortiz, Camden, N.J. Oscar Pardo, Kansas City, Kan. Clay Pausma, Fox Lake, Wis. Adan Perez, Sharon, Okla. Angelica Perez, Houston, Texas Colter Porter, Hinckley, Minn. Brandon Priest, Embden, Maine Mitchell Ramos, Lake Worth, Fla. Azael Ramos Jr., Rio Grande City, Texas Nicholas Rausch, Shoemakersville, Pa. Darius Redwine, Jacksonville, Ala. Jonathan Rice, Fairview, N.C. Colton Richard, Colbert, Okla. Garrett Rider, Lawson, Mo. Pierce Ritter, New Hudson, Mich. Brian Robbins, Bay City, Mich. Kenneth Robertson, Haileyville, Okla. Arturo Rodriguez, Midland, Mich. Christian Rodriguez, Oswego, Ill. Rand Rohmer, Milwaukee, Wis. Tristan Rohner, Sidney, Mont. Jesus Sanchez Palomares, Hopkins, Minn. Buddy Santos, Kula, Hawaii Gerardo Santos, Hendersonville, N.C. Shae Saunders, Millville, N.J. Zachary Schmidt, Chesterfield, Mo. Alfred Schuetze, San Benito, Texas Gabriel Schwab, Brighton, Mich. Luke Shaw, Wyoming, Minn. Eh Shu, St. Paul, Minn. Jordan Shurtleff, Strafford, N.H. Daniil Sicotorschi, Tacoma, Wash. Kevin Smith, New Carlisle, Ohio Mason Smith, Spokane, Wash. Daniel Soloya, Cowiche, Wash. Esther Son, San Francisco, Calif. Joseph Sontag, St. Louis, Mo. Michael Stephany, Waterloo, N.Y. Zackary Stewart, Butte, Mont. Dallas Stoker, Layton, Utah Thomas Strahl, Cascade, Wis. Ethan Theewis, Lima, Ohio Kevin Thomas, Anniston, Ala. Billy Tipton, Green Mountain, N.C. Ellie Tolbert, Jonesville, Mich. Tayten Tolman, Kaysville, Utah Jonathan Torres, Center, Colo. Robert Totten, Sundown, N.Y. Isaiah Trexler, Salisbury, N.C. Bradley Trinidad Selbyville, Del. Joel Tuck, Boyertown, Pa. Austin Valentage, White Lake, Mich. Ryan Valle, New Windsor, N.Y. Edward Vesper, Hixson, Tenn. Marquis Vickers, Livingston, Ala. Brian Villafan, Beloit, Wis. Alejandro Villafuerte, Austin, Texas brandy Wallace, Saltillo, Miss. Jacob Watterson, Lexington, Ind. Jared Way, Conestoga, Pa. Mary White-Fish, Bend, Ore. Ian Wilkes, Lubbock, Texas Gary Williams, Cleburne, Texas Jamey Willis, Mobile, Ala. Derrick Wimbrow, Frankford, Del. James Winkles, Pine Mountain, Ga. Jacob Wright, Waleska, Ga. Walter Wright, Peoria, Ariz.
For more details on the UAF scholarship programs, visit www.AutomotiveScholarships.com.
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