Second Annual Edelbrock Automotive Scholarship Winner Named

A senior at South Torrance High School has been selected as the recipient of the second annual Vic & Nancy Edelbrock Scholarship for excellence in automotive technology. Prouty becomes the first female recipient of the award. After graduation, she will attend Wyo Tech, a technical school with campuses in Wyoming, Pennsylvania and Sacramento, California.

TORRANCE, CA — A senior at South Torrance High School has been selected as the recipient of the second annual Vic & Nancy Edelbrock Scholarship for excellence in automotive technology.

Brittany Prouty was honored last week at Vic’s Garage in Torrance, Calif. Dr. Steven Fish, superintendent of the Torrance Unified School District, along with the Edelbrocks, presented Prouty her $1,000 prize.

Prouty becomes the first female recipient of the award. After graduation, she will attend Wyo Tech, a technical school with campuses in Wyoming, Pennsylvania and Sacramento, California.

“Nancy and I are thrilled to present this award to Brittany,” said Vic Edelbrock, Jr., company president and CEO. “It’s always a pleasure to see a new generation of young people grow up with the same passion for automobiles that I felt at their age.”

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