The scholarships are in the amounts of $500 or $1,500 and are made possible by generous donations from the Minnesota State I-CAR Committee and Bill Smith Fund, as well as proceeds from AASP-MN’s Annual Race for Automotive Education fundraiser, held earlier this year.
Thirty-eight college and high school students from 12 schools submitted scholarship 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:
- Arieonna Blount, South Central College, North Mankato, automotive service technology
- Joseph Bonnette, Century College, White Bear Lake, automotive service technology
- Tehron Buffman, St. Cloud Technical & Community College, St. Cloud, auto body collision repair
- Connor Haag, Rochester Community & Technical College, Rochester, automotive service technology
- Thomas Huso, Dunwoody College of Technology, Minneapolis, auto body collision repair
- Brandon McKenzie, Century College, White Bear Lake, automotive service technology
- Zach McLaughlin, Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount, automotive service technology
- Caleb Mead, South Central College, North Mankato, automotive service technology
- Michael Ni, St. Paul College, St. Paul, automotive service technology
- Adam Oberg, Pine Technical College, Pine City, automotive service technology
- Nicholas Perzichilli, Century College, White Bear Lake, automotive service technology
- Jacob Raak, Ridgewater College, Willmar, auto body collision repair
- Barron Schneider, Ridgewater College, Willmar, auto body collision repair
- Cody Sievert, Ridgewater College, Willmar, auto body collision repair
- Taliesin Sutton, Hennepin Technical College, Eden Prairie, automotive service technology
- Matthew Wallace, Century College, White Bear Lake, 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