Scholarships

HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL – July 12, 2017 – The Collision Repair Education Foundation is proud to announce the recipients of the scholarships in collision repair that were created to assist deserving students pursuing a career in the collision industry. These awards are part of over $200,000 in scholarships given out in May 2017 by the Collision Repair Education Foundation.

Lon Baudoux Legacy Scholarship Recipient ($2,000 award)

Kyle Ludwig – Highland Community College (Freeport, IL)

Cody Bayless -Washburn Tech (Topeka, KS)

Angel Paucar – Dunwoody College of Technology (Minneapolis, MN)

Charles Sherwood – Lex La-Ray Technical Center (Lexington, MO)

Garrett Boles – Eastern Center for Arts and Technology (Willow Grove, PA)

The Lon Baudoux Legacy Scholarship is in its ninth year and was created to honor Lon Baudoux, I-CAR Development Manager, who passed away in November 2008. Lon highly valued education, especially for secondary and post-secondary students studying collision repair. This scholarship is funded mainly by I-CAR staff and I-CAR instructors who worked with Lon at I-CAR. The selection of this award is based on a student that not only excels inside the classroom, but also participates in outside activities such as clubs, sports, and volunteering. The funds go to help the student finance his/her education.

Collision Repair Education Foundation Board of Trustees Scholarship Grant Recipients

$2,000: Tina Brown – Moore Norman Technology Center (Norman, OK)

$2,000: Shelby Bouchie – Regional Career Technical Center (Ypsilanti, MI)

$1,000: Morgan Richardson – Hawaii Community College (Hilo, HI)

$1,000: Angel Maturano – Chantilly Academy (Chantilly, VA)

 The Collision Repair Education Foundation Board of Trustees Scholarship is funded by the members of the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees Scholarship offers students financial assistance with tuition and other costs associated with their collision education.

 Collision Repair Education Foundation Grant Recipients

$2,000: Tucker Dagle – TCAT (Crossville, TN)

$1,000 scholarship: Matthew Dyas (Morgan Community College, Fort Morgan, CO)

$1,000 tool grant: Bryan Hernandez (Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, NE)

 

Robert (Bob) Author Smith Memorial Scholarship ($3,000)

 Kenya Hundley – Fox Valley Tech College (Appleton, WI)

The Robert (Bob) Author Smith Memorial scholarship is for eligible collision students attending Fox Valley Technical College. The scholarship honors Robert “Bob” Author Smith, a long time instructor at the school and I-CAR and CREF supporter.

Industry members and companies that are interested in sponsoring their own, named student scholarship through the Collision Repair Education Foundation should contact Director of Development Brandon Eckenrode 847-463-5244 or Brandon.Eckenrode@ed-foundation.org.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. – July 12, 2017 – The PPG Foundation, in collaboration with the Collision Repair Education Foundation, is awarding $5,000 scholarships to four students who have demonstrated an interest in careers related to automotive repair and refinish. The foundations have also selected a winner for the $2,000 PPG MVP scholarship.

Each of the scholarships can be used for educational expenses including tuition, books or equipment. This year’s recipients of the $5,000 scholarships are

• Dylon Cotton, Texarkana College, Texarkana, Texas
• Xavian Henry, Universal Technical Institute, Houston, Texas
• Matthew Norris, Lake Technical Center, Eustis, Florida
• Jeffrey Schilling, Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo, Iowa

 Sandra Morales, Kennedy King College, Chicago, Illinois, will be awarded the $2,000 PPG MVP scholarship.

“Through PPG and the PPG Foundation, we continue to work closely with the Collision Repair Education Foundation to support future collision repair professionals and develop the educational facilities the collision industry requires,” said Domenic Brusco, PPG senior manager, industry relations. “By taking an active role in the education of collision repair and refinish students across the country, we help grow a capable workforce to meet the demand for highly competent technicians amid the industry’s ever-evolving technology. We congratulate our 2017scholarship recipients.”

 

Industry members interested in working with the Collision Repair Education Foundation to support secondary and post-secondary collision repair students, instructors and school programs are invited to contact Brandon Eckenrode, director of development at (847) 663-5244 or Brandon.Eckenrode@ed-foundation.org.

Hoffman Estates, Ill.– July 12, 2017 – Together, the Craftsman brand at Sears and Sears Auto Centers are awarding a Craftsman Tool Box and tool set to each of 10 collision repair students through the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s grant program. Each student will receive one of three kits containing over 180 pieces each, meant to assist the students in their collision repair education and career. High school and post-secondary students enrolled in select collision-repair programs were eligible to apply for the tool kits. This is the second consecutive year the Craftsman brand at Sears and Sears Auto Centers have made the awards to the collision repair students.

The 10 winners selected in 2017 are as follows:

• Angel Davila of Kennedy King College in Chicago, Ill.
• Danny Jones of Kennedy King College in Chicago, Ill.
• Tristian Jones of Kennedy King College in Chicago, Ill.
• Milton Peterson of Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Fla.
• Cole Fulp of Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Sale, N.C.
• Kyle Bathke of South Central College in North Mankato, Minn.
• Luis Osorio of Lorenzo Walker Technical College in Naples, Fla.
• Camden Pellant of Salem High School in Salem, Va.
• Morgan Johnson of Arcadia Valley R-II High School in Ironton, Mo.
• Walker Graff of Morgan Community College in Fort Morgan, Colo.

For additional information about Craftsman tools, visit craftsman.com. Industry members interested in working with the Collision Repair Education Foundation in support of secondary and post-secondary collision repair students, instructors, and their school programs should contact Director of Development, Brandon Eckenrode at 847.463.5244 or Brandon.Eckenrode@ed-foundation.org.

Hoffman Estates, IL– July 12, 2017 – Snap-On is awarding two collision repair students with tool sets meant to assist in their education. Each tool set is valued at $3,010 and includes a basic Snap-On starter tool set and a five-drawer rolling storage unit. The tool grant was available to high school and post-secondary students from select collision repair programs in North America.

The student winners of the 2017 Snap-On Tool Grant include:

• Tom James of Kennedy King College in Chicago, Illinois
• Heather Lang of Indiana County Technology Center in Indiana County, Pennsylvania.

Greg Rintala, Snap-On National Sales Manager-Education, said, “Snap-On is involved with Career and Technical Education and has been for many years. The Skills Gap is a major issue in these times and Snap-On recognizes this. Getting students trained to fill these jobs will give them a way to feed, clothe, and shelter their future families possibly for their whole careers with a very dignified job is important. To do that work, they need tools and Snap-On feels very privileged to be part of CREF’s tool grant program. We would like to congratulate the winners.”

For more information about Snap-On, visit http://education.snapon.com. Industry members interested in working with the Collision Repair Education Foundation in support of secondary and post-secondary collision repair students, instructors, and their school programs should contact Director of Development, Brandon Eckenrode at 847.463.5244 or Brandon.Eckenrode@ed-foundation.org.

Hoffman Estates, IL– May 25, 2017 – ABRA Auto Body and Glass is awarding 10 students with tool grants of $2,000 each through a grant and scholarship program with the Collision Repair Education Foundation. The winning students can use the grant to purchase tools from the NATEF tool list. The winners were selected from a pool of high school seniors and post-secondary students enrolled in collision repair programs and planning to graduate and enter the workforce in 2017.

The student winners of the 2017 ABRA Auto Body & Glass spring tool grant are:

• Willie Perry of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina
• Leanne Rafferty of Chippewa Valley Technical College in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
• Cesar Delgadillo of Chattanooga State in Chattanooga, Tennessee
• Daron Hardy of Kennedy King in Chicago, Illinois
• Scott George of Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah
• Joshua Payne of Tennessee college of Applied Technology in Shelbyville, Tennessee
• Seger Gott of Southwest Tech Auto Body Collision in Fennimore, Wisconsin
• Michael Castanias of Scarlet Oaks in Cincinnati, Ohio
• Johnny Mosquera Jr. of Tennessee College of Applied Technology in Shelbyville, Tennessee
• Anthony Tardivet of Metropolitan Community College in Omaha, Nebraska

“ABRA is proud to support the next generation of auto body technicians,” says Greg Peeters, ABRA vice president of training and development. “This grant provides bright students the basic tool set they need to launch an exciting career in the Collision Repair Industry.”

For additional information about ABRA Auto Body & Glass, visit www.abraauto.com. Industry members interested in working together with the Collision Repair Education Foundation in supporting secondary and post-secondary collision repair students, instructors, and their school programs should contact Director of Development, Brandon Eckenrode at 847.463.5244 or Brandon.Eckenrode@ed-foundation.org.