EDUCATION
By SEMA News Editors
Recognizing and Supporting the Industry’s Future
 During the 2015 SEMA Show, scholarship winners were introduced at the Student Program Welcome Luncheon. |
The SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund awarded a total of $168,000 to 61 individuals this year. That includes 50 SEMA scholarships presented to current students and 11 loan-forgiveness awards to employees of SEMA-member companies.
2016 SEMA Memorial Scholarship Award Winners
- Austin Hiebert, McPherson College Top Student and Jeff Moses-Automotive Restoration Market Organization-ARMO Award
- Steve Alexander III, Georgia Institute of Technology—Bernie Karp Award
- David Beahr, West Virginia University
- Matthew Bisbee, Lake Superior College
- Joshua Bowman, Pennsylvania State University—Joe Amato Award
- Michael Bowyer, University of Michigan-Dearborn
- Skyler Brungardt, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
- Brenden Bungert, University of Minnesota Duluth—Professional Restylers Organization-PRO Award
- Spencer Clark, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Gregory Cooke, Georgia Institute of Technology—Bernie Karp Award
- Ernesto Covarrubias, California State University, Los Angeles—K&N Engineering Award
- Benjamin Curtis, Clemson University—Wheel & Tire Council-WTC Award
- Luis de Casenave, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
- Nicholas D’Orazio, Georgia Institute of Technology—Bernie Karp Award
- Austin Ellis, Colorado School of Mines—Emerging Trends & Technology Network-ETTN Award
- Dalton Ellis, Aims Community College
- Logan Farmer, University of Northwestern Ohio
- Matt Fuka, University of North Dakota
- Lael Gobble, Georgia Institute of Technology—Bernie Karp Award
- Austin Heinzerling, University of Iowa—Motorsports Parts Manufacturers Council-MPMC Award
- Ryan Henderson, Pennsylvania State University
- Benjamin Hoertnagl-Pereira, John Hopkins University
- Josey Hrbek, Kettering University
- Almambet Iskakov, Georgia Institute of Technology—Bernie Karp Award
- Arnav Jain, The University of Texas at Austin
- Alyssa Kawasaki, California State University, Long Beach—Performance Warehouse Association-PWA Award
- Conner Knepley, Western Michigan University
- Caleb Knotts, University of Northwestern Ohio—Joe Hrudka Award
- Daniel Konzelman, Northwest University
- Alyson Kuch, Spring Arbor University
- Adam Lecznar, Kettering University
- Brian Leung, San Diego City College and University of California, San Diego—Louis L. Borick Award
- Charles Mancino, Kettering University
- Gabrielle May, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
- Ian McKibben, Savannah College of Art and Design
- Summer Miller, Brookhaven College—Leo Kagan and SEMA Businesswomen’s Network-SBN Award
- John Napa, College of Southern Nevada—Melvin Burton Award
- Jeremy Peterson, University of Wisconsin-Platteville
- Suong Pham, University of Houston
- Trevor Sheehan Sr., University of Northwestern Ohio—Dan Borré Award
- Samuel Shelhoss, Clemson University—Nat Danas Award
- Sarah Spoto, University of Rochester—Mike Kunzman and Manufacturers Representative Network-MRN Award
- Spencer Steele, Bradley University—Steve Woomer Award
- Austyn Sullivan-Watson, University of Idaho—John Menzler and Hot Rod Industry Alliance-HRIA Award
- Brian Tea, The University of Texas at Austin
- Alex Van Nest, Clemson University
- Cora Veltman, Valparaiso University—Wally Parks Award
- Chase Wilderman, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
- Adreenah Wynn, University of Florida
- Bryan Yap, California State University, Long Beach—Thurston Warn Award
2016 SEMA Loan-Forgiveness Award Winners
- Danielle Campbell, WeatherTech—Trudy Thompson Award
- Edward Carter, Motor State Distributing
- Daniel Dokter, General Motors
- Tate Emerson, A.R.E. Accessories—Harlan Felder and Truck and Off-Road Alliance-TORA Award
- Collin Gentry, Meyer Distributing—Performance Warehouse Association-PWA Award
- Robert Haynes, Holley Performance Products—Young Executives Network-YEN Award
- Robert Martin, Motor State Distributing—Jim A. Borré Award
- Traci Nigon, QA1 Precision Products—Performance Warehouse Association-PWA Award
- Michael Robins, Ford Performance Parts
- Angel Scharklet, Holley Performance Products
- Heather Wilson, Kahn Media—John Raffa Award
The online application for next year’s awards will be accepted November 1, 2016, through March 1, 2017.
For additional scholarship information, visit www.sema.org/scholarships.
