SMP Awards $20K in Automotive Scholarships

Dec. 16, 2020—Standard Motor Products, Inc. (SMP) has officially announced the winners of its annual Blue Streak ‘Better Then, Better Now’ automotive scholarship contest, according to a press release. 

Winners included Jade Etchart, of Cedar City, Utah, Ndayishimiye Bisamaza, of Phoenix, Ariz., Mario Zaragoza, of Mabton, Wash., and Mikel Cole,
of Klamath Falls, Ore. Each will receive a $5,000 scholarship to apply toward their education in automotive technology or repair at a technical school or college.

Hundreds of students entered the competition by completing an online questionnaire and winners were selected by a panel of judges based on relevance, creativity, and thoughtfulness in relation to the automotive repair industry. 

The competition was open to legal residents currently enrolled full-time in high school, or in an accredited two-or four-year College, University or post-high school educational program.