Ed. Foundation Announces First Round of Scholarship, Grant Winners

May 11, 2016—The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced Tuesday the first round of winners for its 2016 scholarships and grants. 

The student winners of the 2016 ABRA Auto Body & Glass spring tool grant include:

• Emanuel Centeno (Kennedy-King College, Chicago)
• Michael Davis (Stanly Community College, Albemarle, N.C.)
• Trent Fried (Vincennes University, Vincennes, Ind.)
• Clayton Groehler (Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, Rice Lake, Wis.)
• Connor Mckeown (Walla Walla Community College (Walla Walla, Wash.)
• Brandon Ngeth (Tennessee College of Applied Technology, Chattanooga, Tenn.)
• Tanner Passey (Bridgerland Applied Technology College, Logan, Utah)
• Jean Pettee (Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, Fennimore, Wis.)
• Raul Reynoso-Ojeda (Renton Technical College, Renton, Wash.)
• Sidney Scoville (Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, Fennimore, Wis.)
• Richard Nimmer (NWTC, Green Bay, Wis.)

The Atlanta I-CAR Volunteer Committee $5,000 scholarship winners are: 

• Shaan Patel (Maxwell High School of Technology: Lawrenceville, Ga.)
• Mceachern Rolling II (Atlanta Technical College: Atlanta)

The student winners of the 2016 Snap-On Tool Grant include: 

• Jonathan Herman (Washburn Tech, Topeka, Kan.)
• William May (Tennessee College of Applied Technology, Livingston, Tenn.)

The 2016 CCC Michael Salvatore Memorial Student Repair Technician Scholarship winners include:

• Joe Contreras (Texas State Technical College: Waco, Texas)
• Bransen McCall (Bridgerland Applied Technology College: Logan, Utah)
• Melanie Thomas (Waubonsee Community College: Sugar Grove, Ill.)

The student winners of the 2016 Gerber Collision & Glass spring tool grant include:

• Andrea Garcia-Perez (Lincoln College of Technology, Melrose Park, Ill.)
• Brandon Aguilar Gomez (Stanly Community College, Albermarle, N.C.)
• Darryl Walker (Florida State College at Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Fla.)
• J. Omotayo Bolonduro (Lake Washington Institute of Technology, Kirkland, Wash.) 
• Ronnie Matthews (Florida State College of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Fla.)
• Martin Carrasco (Lake Technical College, Eustis, Fla.)
• Megan Stine (Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, Fla.)
• Cristian Trijello (Atlanta Technical College, Atlanta)

The student winner of the Omaha I-CAR Committee tool grant is:

• Jonathan Murillo (Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, Neb.)