Director Report – Scholarship Awards

Scholarship Foundation Awards Most Funds (Again) with $87,000 in Scholarships

The Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association is thrilled to announce that the APMA Scholarship Foundation (“the Foundation”) has made its 2021 scholarship awards to sixteen students worth $87,000 if eligibility requirements are met. Since its formation in 2007, the Foundation has paid out over $475,000 in scholarship awards to 108 students.

The Champlin Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Grant Hagaman. Grant is a state champion pole vaulter who plans to attend Grand Canyon University in the fall. He will be pursing a bachelor of science in biology. During COVID, he drove from Flagstaff to Phoenix each week to complete his pole vault training and balanced work, school and athletic preparations.

Other 2021 scholarship recipients included:
– CJ King, Cochise Companies, from Waddell, AZ, attending Grand Canyon University
– Xan Johnson, Circle K Stores, from Anthem, AZ, attending Brigham Young University
– Julia Hernandez, Senergy Petroleum, from Glendale, AZ, attending Grand Canyon University
– Samuel Christiansen, Circle K Stores, from Scottsdale, AZ, attending Northern Arizona University
– Shakib Ahmed, Circle K Stores, from Laveen, AZ, attending Arizona State University
– Victoria Potter, Shay Oil Company, from Yuma, AZ, attending Iowa Central Community College
– Emily Montoya, Cochise Companies, from Phoenix, AZ, attending Arizona State University
– Jacob Bustamante, Senergy Petroleum, from Mesa, AZ, attending Northern Arizona University
– Jordan Jones, New West Oil Company, from Tucson, AZ, attending Grand Canyon University
– Steven Dumas, Miller Oil Company, from Flagstaff, AZ, attending University of Arizona
– Savannah Miller, Senergy Petroleum, from Chandler, AZ, attending Northern Arizona University
– Shane Zottnick, HollyFrontier Companies, from Albuquerque, NM, attending Cabrini University
– Taylor Schwartz-Olson, Superpumper, from Cave Creek, AZ, attending Northern Arizona University
– Luke Hagaman, Cochise Companies, from Flagstaff, AZ, attending Arizona State University
– David Oberan, Denmar Corporation, from Mesa, AZ, attending Arizona State University

Applicants participated in an application and interview process before being selected for awards varying 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, spouses, children or grandchildren who are high school seniors, college undergraduates or graduate students. Any accredited post-secondary program, including trade schools, will qualify.