AASP-MN awards $17,000 in scholarships

Jan. 1, 2020
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN) awarded $17,000 in scholarships to help postsecondary automotive students pay for tuition during the 2013-14 school year. 

The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN) awarded $17,000 in scholarships to help postsecondary automotive students pay for tuition during the 2013-14 school year. The scholarships were in the amount of $1,000 per student and were made possible by a successful fundraising drive within the AASP-MN membership, as well as a generous donation from the Minnesota State I-CAR Committee. All recipients will be entering the second year of a NATEF-certified automotive program based in Minnesota.

Congratulations to this year’s recipients:
DeAndre Adams, Hennepin Technical College, Brooklyn Park – Auto Body Collision Repair program

Cole Anderson, Ridgewater College, Willmar – Automotive Service Technology program

Eric Beranek, South Central College, North Mankato – Automotive Service Technology program

Kayla Berg, MN State College Southeast Technical, Winona – Automotive Service Technology program

Jorey Brazell, MN State Community & Technical College, Detroit Lakes – Automotive Service Technology program

Charles Brunschon, Century College, White Bear Lake – Automotive Service Technology program

Zachary Gamradt, St. Cloud Technical & Community College, St. Cloud – Auto Body Collision Repair program

Justin Hiltwein, MN State Community & Technical College, Moorhead – Automotive Service Technology program

Nicholas Lindemer, Century College, White Bear Lake – Automotive Service Technology program

Tanner Maus, St. Cloud Technical & Community College, St. Cloud – Auto Body Collision Repair program

Faron McCleary, MN State Community & Technical College, Detroit Lakes – Automotive Service Technology program

Zach Reisner, Hennepin Technical College, Brooklyn Park – Auto Body Collision Repair program

Benjamin Shiek, Dunwoody College of Technology, Minneapolis – Automotive Service Technology program

Jacob Sik, Hennepin Technical College, Eden Prairie – Auto Body Collision Repair program

Brian Smith, St. Cloud Technical & Community College, St. Cloud – Automotive Service Technology program

Ryan Stenzel, Ridgewater College, Willmar – Auto Body Collision Repair program

Bryant Zahradnik, Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount – Auto Body Collision Repair program

Twenty-nine students from 12 schools applied for the scholarships. Applications were reviewed by a committee of industry representatives, with consideration given to scholastic achievement, education and career goals, financial need and written recommendations.

The scholarship awards are the centerpiece of AASP-MN’s Automotive Education Fund, which was established to provide financial resources to support automotive students, enhance automotive programs and raise awareness of career opportunities in the independent automotive service industry.

The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN) is an association of independently-owned automotive service businesses and industry suppliers dedicated to improving the state’s automotive service industry and the success of its members.

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