RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Thanks to generous memorial and donor awards to the Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium (GAAS) and University of the Aftermarket scholarship funds, seven students received scholarships to pursue education and future careers in the automotive aftermarket.
“The students receiving these awards exemplify the outstanding applications received this year,” said Pete Kornafel, chairman of the GAAS Scholarship Committee. “These individuals and groups along with the many other supporters of the GAAS scholarship fund enable us to assist many students pursuing their dreams of higher education.”
ASE and the Michael Busch Memorial Fund awarded three $1,000 scholarships:
* Matthew Bisbee of Orr, Minn., to attend Lake Superior College
* Colin Huber of Waterford, Va., to attend Northern Virginia Community College
* Lucas Wald of Napleton, N.D., to attend North Dakota State College
Michael Klein and the Armored AutoGroup, awarded two $1,000 scholarships:
* Amanda Conroy of Lima, Ohio, to attend the University of Northwestern Ohio
* Jacob Henson, Douglasville, Ga., to attend Lincoln College of Technology
Mort Schwartz and the Marilyn Schwartz Memorial Fund, part of the University of the Aftermarket Foundation, awarded two $1,000 University of the Aftermarket scholarships:
* Brice Nethers, Newark, Ohio, to attend University of Northwestern Ohio
* William Bartling, Cheboygan, Mich., to attend University of Northwestern Ohio
The Udell Family Foundation awarded one $1,000 scholarship to a veteran of the U.S. armed forces: Matthew Bisbee of Orr, Minn., also an ASE / Michael Busch Memorial Fund scholarship recipient.
