DIAMOND BAR, Calif. The SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund has awarded $152,000 to 61 individuals this year. This includes 44 SEMA scholarships presented to current students, and 17 loan-forgiveness awards presented to employees of SEMA-member companies. In addition, one student was awarded a full-tuition scholarship to Ohio Technical College for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Recipients of these scholarships will be entering into the disciplines of
automotive engineering & technology, automotive aftermarket, mechanical engineering, business management, electrical engineering, education, industrial engineering & design, automotive machinist, and public affairs/administration.
More than $2 million has been awarded to more than 1,000 deserving students since the program’s establishment in 1984. The SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund and the SEMA Loan Forgiveness Program are dedicated to fostering the next generation of automotive aftermarket industry leaders and innovators by helping them get off to a successful start in their education and automotive aftermarket career.
The online application for next year’s awards will be accepted Nov. 3, 2014 through April 1, 2015, at www.sema.org/scholarship.
2014 SEMA Memorial Scholarship Award Winners
Tyler W. Bagby, Johnson County Community College
Damian T. Begler, School of Automotive Machinists
Brandon J. Belcher, University of Northwestern Ohio
Brenden D. Bungert, University of Minnesota-Duluth
Alexis Art Cadiao, Mira Costa College (Steve Woomer Award)
Ryan A. Call, Brigham Young University-Idaho
Trevor A. Chaney, University of Northwestern Ohio
Dalyn M. Cirac, University of Northwestern Ohio
Austin T. Ellis, Colorado School of Mines
Lee S. Engelhardt, Northwood University
Sara J. Erhart, Wyoming Technical Institute (SEMA Businesswomen’s Network Award)
Chester L. Fisher, University of Northwestern Ohio
Justin L. Furman, Washtenaw Community College
Matthew Fusco, Northwood University
Hugo Hernandez, California State University-Northridge (Louis L. Borick Award)
Austin W. Hiebert, McPherson College (John Menzler & Hot Rod Industry Alliance Award)
Nicholas V. Hines, University of Northwestern Ohio
Leonard R. Howe, Brigham Young University-Idaho
Eric A. Jiskra, Eastern Michigan University
Jeremy Johnson, Columbus State Community College (Melvin Burton Award)
Jeffery Kesterson, Oregon Institute of Technology
Thomas C. Klein, University of Northwestern Ohio (Don Turney Award)
Mark Lopresto, Cleveland Institute of Art (Harlan Felder Award)
Brent Maynard, University of Northwestern Ohio (Motorsports Parts Manufacturers Council Award)
Shaun Michael McCarthy, Stanford University
Jacob E. Mischel, North Dakota State University-Main Campus
Sara E. Mohon, Clemson University
Tyler K. Nelson, Brigham Young University-Idaho (Performance Warehouse Association & Light Truck Accessory Alliance Award)
Harmon L. Newhouse, Brigham Young University-Idaho
Kaj Niegmann, Georgia Institute of Technology (Bernie Karp Award)
Joel R. Ortberg, University of Northwestern Ohio
Amir Sadeghi Pari, Austin Community College
Masey S. Peone, Central Washington University (Thurston Warn Award)
Kyle D. Peterson, University of Northwestern Ohio
Garrett Rider, University of Missouri-Columbia (Mike Kunzman Award)
Bobby J. Robertson, Jr., McPherson College
Juan Rodriguez, Jr., Universal Technical Institute-Sacramento
Robert S. Rose, University of Northwestern Ohio (Joe Hrudka Award)
Mclane T. Rowley, University of Northwestern Ohio (K&N Engineering Award)
Paul J. Sakalas, Kent State University (Jeff Moses-Automotive Restoration Market Organization & Manufacturers Representative Network Award)
Andrew J. Smallman, Kettering University (Emerging Trends & Technology Network Award)
Zachariah J. Sprenger, De Anza College (K&N Engineering Award)
Michael C. Sydow, Ferris State University
Sarah K. Wilkerson, Santa Barbara City College (Louis L. Borick Award)
2014 SEMA Loan Forgiveness Award Winners
David M. Chamberlain, COMP Performance Group/Lunati LLC (Dan Borre Award)
Laura M. Conrad, Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America Inc. (Trudy Thompson Award)
Michael DiCanzio, Turn 5 Inc.
Debra S. Dixon-Coen, Nissan North America (Leo Kagan Award)
Kyle J. Fichtner, DEEZEE Manufacturing (Joseph Amato Award)
William Filter, Dana Holdings/Spicer
Mitchell R. Kaup, BluePrint Engines (Young Executive’s Network Award)
Jennifer LaFever, Roush Yates Racing Engines (Top Student Award)
Adam C. Lovelady, Toyota Motor Sales USA
Joshua Mishler, Advanced Plating
Kelly A. Muldoon, Venchurs, Inc.
Philip F. Muscat, Pratt & Miller Engineering
Thomas Rousseve III, Falken Tire Corporation (JA Borre and Wheel & Tire Council Award)
Jordan S. Sneathen, SEMO Classic Mustang, Inc.
Kirstin E. Stone, Turbosmart USA (Wally Parks Award)
Heather Vance, Tenneco (Nat Danas Award)
Joshua C. Wang, JE Pistons