The
Association of Diesel Specialists (ADS) has
offered scholarships to individuals
demonstrating an eagerness to explore
diesel
technology and to develop skills necessary for a
career in the diesel industry.
The scholarships seek to recruit new students to
diesel training programs at institutions
participating in the ADS TechSmart program. For
the 2011 ADS/Henry and Esther Ortner Educational
Foundation Scholarship, ADS awarded a total of
$10,000 in scholarships to 10 students for the
2011 - 2012 academic school year.
The
2011 ADS/Ortner scholarship recipients are:
Brock Allen of Ferron, UT
WyoTech
Bryan Buske of West
Milford, NJ WyoTech
Bradley Henry of Lockport,
NY Alfred State College
Thomas Kalman of Grand
Island, NY Alfred State College
Kyle Mason of Penn Yan, NY
Alfred State
College
Luke McMillan of Upper
Sandusky, OH University of Northwest
Ohio
Luke Meuchel of Darby, MT
WyoTech
Tyler Spencer of Craig, CO
WyoTech
Andrew Walker of
Meyersdale, PA WyoTech
Zachary Woolard of Warsaw,
VA WyoTech
Submissions for the ADS/Henry and Esther Ortner
Educational Foundation Scholarship are received
through the automotive scholarship Website,
www.AutomotiveScholarships.com
.
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efforts of ADS and other regional associations,
along with the supporters of the Global
Automotive Aftermarket Symposium (GAAS)
scholarship fund, ADS is able to assist students
pursuing a career in the diesel industry.
The ADS/Henry and Esther Ortner Educational
Foundation was established in 1994 following
receipt of a gift from the estate of the late
Esther Ortner, the widow of Henry Ortner Jr.,
the first ADS Technical Director. In 1995, the
ADS/Ortner Foundation’s trustees approved the
Ortner Scholarship program. The scholarships are
administered by the ADS Technical Education
Committee. Since the inception of the program,
more than 285 scholarships have been awarded
totaling more than $210,000.
Contributions can be made to the ADS/Henry and
Esther Ortner Educational Foundation online at
www.diesel.org/userfiles/file/DonationForm.pdf
.
For more information, visit www.diesel.org www.diesel.org or contact
ADS headquarters at
816.285.0810.
