RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – The Ohio Valley Automotive Aftermarket Association (OVAAA) has announced the winners of the OVAAA Memorial Scholarships for 2008. The selected students each will receive a scholarship for the 2008-2009 academic year.
Students selected to receive the OVAAA scholarships are:
• Steven Wesel, Marietta, Ohio $1,000
• Chelsea Imm, Glandorf, Ohio $500
• Adam Dickson, Canton, Ohio $500
• Jaime Schwender, Fairview Park, Ohio $250
• Cody Sinclair, Sterling, Ohio $250
• Kathleen Spears, Carrollton, Ohio $250
• Blake Uland, Pioneer, Ohio $250
• Catherine Palange, N. Olmsted, Ohio $250
OVAAA students selected to receive national GAAS scholarships are:
• Steven Wesel, Marietta, Ohio $1,000 GAAS
• Adam Dickson, Canton, Ohio $1,000 GAAS
• Cody Sinclair, Sterling, Ohio $1,000 Automotive Communication Council
"The Ohio Valley Automotive Aftermarket Association is happy to help these eight young men and women, in some small way, to pursue their goal of a college education," said Gary Murdock, president of OVAAA.
OVAAA, along with several other associations, collaborated with the Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium (GAAS) Scholarship Committee to create an online scholarship resource for students in 2008.
Through this cooperative effort, students were able to complete one online application at www.automotivescholarships.org and receive consideration for the OVAAA Memorial Scholarships, the GAAS scholarships and other awards for which the student met the individual association qualifications.
"We are pleased to have OVAAA join us in the important work of creating this valuable resource for students and promoting this investment in our industry's future," said Pete Kornafel, chairman of the GAAS Scholarship Selection Committee. "Automotivescholarships.org will begin accepting applications in September 2008 for the 2009 scholarships, and we look forward to a continued partnership with OVAAA," he continued.
The scholarship results with student pictures and bios may be viewed on the OVAAA Web site at www.ovaaa.org.
