ABRA
Auto Body & Glass awarded 16 collision students
each with $1,000 in tools through a spring tool grant
opportunity with the
Collision
Repair Education Foundation.
The tool grant was made available to select high
school seniors or post-secondary student within
collision repair programs that plan on graduating
school in 2011 and entering the workforce immediately
following graduation. The winning students were able
to select $1,000 (retail value) in tools and equipment
from the NATEF tool list.
The student winners of the 2011 ABRA Auto Body & Glass
spring tool grant include:
Manuel Aguilar
(UTI - Sacramento, CA)
Justen Anderson
(Hennepin
Technical College - Brooklyn Park, MN)
Tyler Brick
(Aims Automotive &
Technology Center - Windsor, CO)
Nathaniel Brown
(UTI - Houston,
TX)
Ryan Carroll
(Salt Lake
Community College - Sandy, UT)
Rebekkah Doyle
(Nashville Auto
Diesel College - Nashville, TN)
William Everhart
(Nashville Auto
Diesel College - Nashville, TN)
Y Lee (Dunwoody
College of Tech
- Minneapolis, MN)
Alfredo Mendez
(UTI - Houston,
TX)
Kade Oeltjenbruns
(Dunwoody
College of Tech - Minneapolis, MN)
Emily Ann Severson
(Wyo Tech -
Laramie, WY)
Brittney Sieger
(Wyo Tech -
Sacramento, CA)
Terrance Scott Simpson
(Nashville Auto Diesel College - Nashville, TN)
Thong Thao
(Fox Valley
Technical College - Appleton, WI)
Joshua A. Van Dinter
(Madison
Area Technical College - Madison, WI)
Steve Watt
(Wyo Tech -
Laramie, WY)
“ABRA Auto Body & Glass is happy to support the
Collision Repair Education Foundation and these fine
students; it’s our goal to continue to support and
encourage students entering our industry,” said Tim
Adelmann Executive Vice President.
Collision Repair Education Foundation Executive
Director Scott Kruger commented, “Through ABRA’s tool
grant, these 16 students, and soon-to-be members of
the collision industry, will be better equipped to
repair consumer’s collision damaged vehicles properly.
Industry supporters like ABRA Auto Body & Glass are
helping to display to secondary and post-secondary
students that the industry believes in their future
and is willing to step up to support their education.
I would like to thank ABRA Auto Body & Glass for their
continued support and making this tool grant
available.”
For additional information about ABRA Auto Body &
Glass, visit www.abraauto.com.
