The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN) is pleased to announce it has awarded 22 scholarships totaling $20,000 to help automotive service and collision repair students pay for tuition or tools during the 2023-24 school year.
The scholarships are in the amounts of $500 to $1,500 and are made possible by the generous donation from the Minnesota State I-CAR Committee, as well as proceeds from AASP-MN’s Annual Race for Automotive Education fundraiser.
Thirty college and high school students from 10 schools submitted completed applications. 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 recipients are:
- Gregory Arreola, Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount, auto body collision repair
- Jonathan Broenen, Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount, auto body collision repair
- Isaac DeBilzan, Hennepin Technical College, Brooklyn Park, automotive service technology
- Matthew Foster, Lake Superior College, Duluth, automotive service technology
- Mason Frank, Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount, automotive service technology
- Ty Gregor, St. Cloud Technical & Community College, St. Cloud, automotive service technology
- Jonathan Herrera-Martinez, Hennepin Technical College, Eden Prairie, automotive service technology
- Joshua Hogan, Century College, White Bear Lake, automotive service technology
- Catherine Jacobs, Dunwoody College of Technology, Minneapolis, auto body collision repair
- Jacob Lee Marwyn Paulson, Century College, White Bear Lake, automotive service technology
- Lex Lewison, Riverland Community College, Albert Lea, automotive service technology
- Sydnie Mailer-Kelly, Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount, automotive service technology
- Cindy McCulley, Hennepin Technical College, Eden Prairie, auto body collision repair
- Zack McLaughlin, Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount, automotive service technology
- Eric Otam, Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount, automotive service technology
- Peter Rozeboom, Dunwoody College of Technology, Minneapolis, auto body collision repair
- Margaret Sager, Lake Superior College, Duluth, automotive service technology
- Landon Stookey, Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount, automotive service technology
- Julia Swanson, Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount, auto body collision repair
- Tomas Szambelan, Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount, auto body collision repair
- Samweil Tawfik, Century College, White Bear Lake, automotive service technology
- Joshua Taylor, Hennepin Technical College, Eden Prairie, automotive service technology
Congratulations to all this year’s recipients!
The scholarship awards are the centerpiece of AASP-MN’s Automotive Education Fund, established to provide financial resources to support automotive students, enhance automotive programs and raise awareness of career opportunities in the independent automotive service industry.
Source: AASP-MN
