Twenty-two students in service and collision repair receive a total of $20,000 in scholarships for the 2023-2024 school year
Roseville, Minn.—The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN) has announced it has awarded 22 scholarships totaling $20,000 to help automotive service and collision repair students pay for tuition or tools during the 2023-24 school year. The scholarships are in the amounts of $500 – $1,500 and are made possible by the generous donation from the Minnesota State I-CAR Committee, as well as proceeds from AASP-MN’s Annual Race for Automotive Education fundraiser.
Thirty college and high school students from 10 schools submitted completed applications. 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 recipients are:
- Gregory Arreola, Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount – Auto Body Collision Repair
- Jonathan Broenen, Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount – Auto Body Collision Repair
- Isaac DeBilzan, Hennepin Technical College, Brooklyn Park – Automotive Service Technology
- Matthew Foster, Lake Superior College, Duluth – Automotive Service Technology
- Mason Frank, Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount – Automotive Service Technology
- Ty Gregor, St. Cloud Technical & Community College, St. Cloud – Automotive Service Technology
- Jonathan Herrera-Martinez, Hennepin Technical College, Eden Prairie – Automotive Service Technology
- Joshua Hogan, Century College, White Bear Lake – Automotive Service Technology
- Catherine Jacobs, Dunwoody College of Technology, Minneapolis – Auto Body Collision Repair
- Jacob Lee Marwyn Paulson, Century College, White Bear Lake – Automotive Service Technology
- Lex Lewison, Riverland Community College, Albert Lea – Automotive Service Technology
- Sydnie Mailer-Kelly, Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount – Automotive Service Technology
- Cindy McCulley, Hennepin Technical College, Eden Prairie – Auto Body Collision Repair
- Zack McLaughlin, Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount – Automotive Service Technology
- Eric Otam, Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount – Automotive Service Technology
- Peter Rozeboom, Dunwoody College of Technology, Minneapolis – Auto Body Collision Repair
- Margaret Sager, Lake Superior College, Duluth – Automotive Service Technology
- Landon Stookey, Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount – Automotive Service Technology
- Julia Swanson, Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount – Auto Body Collision Repair
- Tomas Szambelan, Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount – Auto Body Collision Repair
- Samweil Tawfik, Century College, White Bear Lake – Automotive Service Technology
- Joshua Taylor, Hennepin Technical College, Eden Prairie – Automotive Service Technology
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.
AASP-MN is an association of independently owned automotive service businesses and industry suppliers dedicated to improving Minnesota’s automotive service industry and the success of its nearly 700 members. For more information, visit www.aaspmn.org.
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