“We are very pleased that the University of the Aftermarket Foundation can help so many talented students that are pursuing a career in the automotive aftermarket,” said Kornafel. “By helping them with scholarship funds toward their tuition, they can focus on achieving their academic goals and entering the workforce.”
Scholarships totaling $130,000 have been awarded to the following students working either to become a mechanical, collision or heavy duty repair professional or who are pursuing a business or engineering degree that will lead to a career in the automotive aftermarket. The recipients attend or will attend a two-year vocational/technical college or a four-year college or university and will each receive a UAF scholarship worth $1,000 to $5,000 to advance their education.
- Alec Jobbins, South Lake Tahoe, California
- Allison Guist, Mountain Home, Arkansas
- Andrew Ellard, Mobile, Alabama
- Antonio DeMonte, Cary, Illinois
- Augustine Attah, Grover Beach, California
- Austin Arenz, Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin
- Austin Landon, Cheboygan, Michigan
- Bascilia Padilla, Hobbs, New Mexico
- Bethany Moler, Lima, Ohio
- Blake Bauer, Lebanon, Missouri
- Blake Chambers, Springfield, Missouri
- Brooke Peckham, Pierson, Michigan
- Callie Stead, Toms Brook, Virginia
- Cameron Kostecki, Castle Rock, Colorado
- Camren Ferrara, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
- Carlos Ramos, Spring, Texas
- Carson Garcia, Elgin, Illinois
- Cedric Bainto, El Cajon, California
- Cham Roeun Tourt, Shakopee, Minnesota
- Charles Rumore, Jr., Birmingham, Alabama
- Chris Troupe, Lee’s Summit, Missouri
- Christian Rodriguez, Oswego, Illinois
- Christina Richardson, Hollow Rock, Tennessee
- Christopher Rutledge, Vancouver, Washington
- Clayton Wise, Enterprise, Alabama
- Collin Thomas, Kettle Falls, Washington
- Danielle Webb, St. Paul, Kansas
- David Rothstein, Fayetteville, North Carolina
- Dominic Norko, Plymouth, Michigan
- Dylan Attoe, Fayetteville, North Carolina
- Dylan Turnbow, Rexburg, Idaho
- Dylan Williams, Cleburne, Texas
- Edelyn Nuñez Abreu, Bronx, New York
- Elias Ramos, Ruskin, Florida
- Emerson D’Agostino, Wyoming, Ohio
- Erik Joaquin, Austin, Texas
- Farah Abdi, Shakopee, Minnesota
- Francisco Hernandez, Houston, Texas
- Garrett Brenning, Culbertson, Nebraska
- George Reid, Broadway, Virginia
- Hailey Ems, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Hubert Celinski, Naperville, Illinois
- Isaiah Clark, Crystal Spring, Pennsylvania
- Ivol Caudill III, Holland, Ohio
- Jacob Carswell, Richford, Vermont
- Jacob Shanley, Douglassville, Pennsylvania
- Jacob Stinnett, Leitchfield, Kentucky
- Jake Wendt, West Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Jakob Church, St. Francis, Kansas
- Jarrett James, Cherokee, Oklahoma
- Jaxen Stewart, Council Grove, Kansas
- Jeremy Guckert, Days Creek, Oregon
- Joey Taylor, Lexington, North Carolina
- John Powell, Bremerton, Washington
- Jonathan Smith, Levittown, Pennsylvania
- Jose Rodriguez, Missouri City, Texas
- Joseph Marcum, Stuarts Draft, Virginia
- Joshua Wilhelm, Holton, Kansas
- Justin Wood, Richfield, Idaho
- Kaiden Brier, Windsor, Colorado
- Karen White II, Sacramento, California
- Katelyn Fair, Milan, Michigan
- Mary Griswold, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
- Maxwell Reed, Woolwich, Maine
- Michael Leno, Rochester, New Hampshire
- Morgan White, Vale, Oregon
- Naomi Rivas, Costa Mesa, California
- Nicholas Penderson, Hayden, Colorado
- Noah Beirman, Slater, Iowa
- Olivia Stocker, Poulsbo, Washington
- Robert Blaettner, Boerne, Texas
- Ronald Garay-Villeda, Homestead, Florida
- Ryan Hack, Sedalia, Colorado
- Sean Connolly, Marianna, Florida
- Shane Esseff, Thousand Oaks, California
- Spencer Nicholas, Germansville, Pennsylvania
- Timothy Dengle, Moorestown, New Jersey
- Tommy Sparks, Harrah, Oklahoma
- Tucker Manderscheid, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
- Zakary Talamonti, Saline, Michigan
In addition to the above named recipients, the University of the Aftermarket Foundation also awards named scholarships on behalf of a variety of individuals and organizations. To learn more or apply for a scholarship, visit www.UofAFoundation.com and www.AutomotiveScholarships.com.
