GEICO awards grants to four auto body students

The Collision Repair Education Foundation and GEICO Philanthropic Foundation named winners of the GEICO Spring Scholarship and Tool Grant, which provides each selected student with a $1,000 scholarship and $500 in tools.

The winning students are: Nicholas Bigelow
(Wayne Finger Lakes BOCES - Williamson, NY)

Kurt Bundscho
(Sarasota County Technical Institute - Sarasota, FL)

Zachary Holler
(Eastern Center for Arts and Technology - Willow Grove, PA)

Simon Rowe
(Cuesta Community College - San Luis Obispo, CA)

“GEICO’s scholarship and tool grant not only assist students with their educational expenses but also helps to place current tools and technology into their hands to better their career,” said Scott Kruger, Collision Repair Education Foundation Executive Director. “GEICO has stepped up and made a direct investment into the students who will be our future collision repair technicians. On behalf of these four students, thank you to Mr. Lyons and everyone at GEICO for their continued donations and support.”

“We are honored to support such a worthy cause,” said Don Lyons, senior vice president of GEICO. “We know how important it is to develop the appropriate skills and to receive a technical degree in auto body repair. The students at these schools show great potential and we’re happy to support them.”

For more information, go to www.geico.com or for information on how to donate to programs supported by the Education Foundation visit www.CollisionEducationFoundation.org.