Director Report – 2019 Scholarship Awards

 “We received the most applications to date and we are giving out the most scholarship dollars in the history of the Foundation,” said Foundation President Dave Alexander of Caljet. “We are proud to be providing financial assistance to worthy students investing in their futures.”

David Oberan from Mesa, Arizona was awarded $10,000 and named the Ann Champlin Memorial Scholarship winner, the top honor bestowed by the Foundation. Ann was the beloved wife of Bill Champlin, APMA’s Vice President Emeritus, who passed away in 2017. David’s father-in-law works for Denmar Corporation. David is studying manufacturing engineering at Arizona State University.

Other 2019 scholarship recipients included:

·     Luke Hagaman, Cochise Companies, from Flagstaff, AZ, attending Arizona State University

·     Jessica Motes, Senergy Petroleum, from Mesa, AZ, attending Grand Canyon University

·     Shane Zottnick, HollyFrontier Companies, from Albuquerque, NM, attending Cabrini University

·     Emily Montoya, Cochise Companies, from Phoenix, AZ, attending Arizona State University

·     Taylor Nelson, Bennett Oil Company, from Prescott, AZ, attending Brigham Young University

·     Jacob Bustamante, Senergy Petroleum, from Mesa, AZ, attending Northern Arizona University

·     Jacob Bevell, Petroleum Marketing Equipment, from Las Vegas, NV, attending Brigham Young University

·     Breanna Burden, Cochise Companies, from Phoenix, AZ, attending University of Arizona

·     Trevor Nelson, Bennett Oil Company, from Prescott, AZ, attending Brigham Young University

·     Rylie Schellhardt, Petroleum Marketing Equipment, from Edmond, OK, attending University of Missouri – Kansas City

·     Jordan Jones, New West Oil Company, from Tucson, AZ, attending Grand Canyon University

·     Abigail Austin, Denmar Corporation, from Mesa, AZ, attending Northern Arizona University

·     Brandon Taylor, Senergy Petroleum, from Safford, AZ, attending University of Arizona

·     Taylor Schwartz-Olson, SuperPumper, from Cave Creek, AZ, attending Northern Arizona University

·     Victoria Avidrez, Cochise Companies, from Tolleson, AZ, attending Mount Holyoke College

·     Nicole Hank, Senergy Petroleum, from Mesa, AZ, attending Arizona State University

·     Daylen Melia, Pioneer Distributing, from Gilbert, AZ, attending Arizona State University

·     Savannah Miller, Senergy Petroleum, from Peoria, AZ, attending Northern Arizona University

·     Noah Johnson, Marathon Petroleum, from Phoenix, AZ, attending Colorado School of Mines

·     Hannah Miller, Diamond Trucking, from Buckeye, AZ, attending Western Nebraska Community College.

Applicants participated in a rigorous application and interview process before being selected for awards ranging from $10,000 to $2,000. To maintain their eligibility, awardees must sustain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.

Scholarships are available for APMA member employees who are working on a degree to advance in their company as well as employees’ dependents who are high school seniors, college undergraduates or graduate students. Any accredited post-secondary program, including trade schools, will qualify.

Learn more about the Foundation here.