2020 – 2021 SSPC Student Scholarship Recipients Announced
May 27, 2020
Pittsburgh, PA – SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020 – 2021 college scholarship awards:
Karan Bansal, North Dakota State University
Serena Bauer, The University of Toledo
Jessica Davison, University of Southern Mississippi
Zoriana Demchuk, North Dakota State University
Robert Giebel, The University of Akron
Mykenzie Johnson, The University of Akron
Tyler Kleinsasser, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Demitra Kucherawy, Auburn University
Vishakha Makode, Eastern Michigan University
Ashley Mieczkowski, Virginia Tech
Sadaf Mohammadi, Concordia University
Karina Reynolds, University of Southern Mississippi
Andrew Schiffer, West Virginia University
Margaret Schiffer, West Virginia University
Arnold Sison, University of Oklahoma
Themelina Tirikos, St. Petersburg College
Nicholas Tirikos, St. Petersburg College
Noah Van Hyning, The University of Akron
Pooya Vosough Grayli, The University of Kansas
Cheng Zhang, University of Akron
The SSPC Scholarship Program is funded in part by the proceeds from the Phil Calvo Memorial Golf Tournament, held each year in conjunction with the annual Coatings+ conference.
Each recipient has been awarded $2,500 in recognition of their impressive academic work.
In order to be considered for the SSPC scholarship, candidates must be a high school senior planning to enroll full-time or a student already enrolled full-time in an accredited institution of higher learning that has a three or four-year curriculum. They also must be a member of SSPC in good standing, or a child or grandchild of an SSPC member in good standing.
Awarded scholarship funds shall be applied to the direct costs of the student’s education courses. To coordinate the effort, SSPC will work with the institution’s financial aid office to ensure proper use of the funds.
In addition to the scholarship, each student is awarded a one-year membership in SSPC.
For more information about the SSPC Scholarship Program, please contact Christine Lajzo at [email protected].
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