ISSA is proud to announce the winners of the ISSA Foundation's 2015-16 Scholarship Awards. This past year, the ISSA Foundation awarded 45 scholarships, totaling nearly US$140,000. The scholarships are made possible by the generous contributions of ISSA member companies and individuals.
Below are this year’s winners and the academic institutions they will be attending this fall.
Northeast District Awards:
— Caitlin Haggerty, James Madison University
— Callie Migden, University of Delaware
Middle Atlantic District Awards:
— H. Blake Foster, University of Virginia
— Danielle Kaeck, Old Dominion University
Southeast District Award:
— Alison Shutzberg, Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia-Pacific Southeast District Award:
— Cynthia Metzger, Duke University
Great Lakes District Awards:
— Taylor Gray, Murray State University, Hutson School of Agriculture
— Kara Kershner, Purdue University
North Central District Awards:
— Stephanie A. Nisic, Elmhurst College
— Rebecca Bixler, Marquette University
South Central District Awards:
— Noah R. Mathis, Mississippi College
— Pablo L. Padilla, University of Texas at El Paso, Medical Branch
Pacific Northwest District Awards:
— Kathrin Woodall, Central Washington University
— Olivia Woodford-Berry, Brown University
Pacific Southwest District Awards:
— Rebekah A. Garcia, Stanford University
— Samuel Tanner, Utah State University
At-Large Awards:
— Zachary B. Fisher, Elon University
— Kenna Gatzmer, University of Wisconsin-Madison
— James Lee, Undecided
— Shane Odom, Gordon College
— Chris Poliquin, University of Oregon
Francis T. Callahan Award:
— Alyson DePalma, Loyola University Maryland
GOJO Industries' Jerome Lippman Award:
— Sarah Housour, Kent University, College of Public Health
Golden Star, Inc.’s Leland Gradinger and Earl C. Julo Award:
— Evann Dufort, University of California-Davis
International Award
— Marta Janyska, Kozminski University-Poland
Edward Lane National Sanitary Supply Co Award
— Rebecca Bixler, Marquette University
Maintex/Silverman Scholarship Award:
— Leah Norimatsu, University of California, Irvine
Manufacturer Representatives’ Scholarship Awards:
— Alexandria Korodi, The Ohio State University
Harry Maziar/Zep Manufacturing Award:
— Kendall De Laria, Georgia Tech
NCL Alfred Pollack Memorial Scholarship Award:
— Adelina Gjeloshi, Drew University
New England Sanitary Supply Association Awards:
— Nils DeStefano, Binghamton University
— Jacob Mann, Endicott College
New Jersey Sanitary Supply Association Award:
— Shikha Shah, New Jersey Institute of Technology
NYCO/Robert J. and Mary Ann Stahurski Award:
— Hannah McDonald, Seattle Pacific University
Roger & Victoria Parrott Award:
— Rachel Norman, The George Washington University
RDA Advantage Scholarship Award:
— Olivia Glass, Mississippi College
Jack D. Ramaley Award
— Christina J. Halcovich, Yale University
Jerome E. Rau Award:
— Kaley Thorn, University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Business
Southern California Sanitary Supply Association Award:
— Kaelyn J. Barron, University of California-Riverside
— Sean Bennett, San Diego State University
Spartan Chemical Co.'s E.T. Swigart Award:
— James R. Kronk, University of Dayton
SSWA Scholarship Award:
— Mia Innamorato, High Point University
TEC Products SSWA Jacob & Bob Holtzman Award:
— Bethany Dix, University of Minnesota
Waxie's Enterprises, Inc.'s Morris and Jeannette Wax Award:
— Veronique deGracia, University of California-Davis
Malcolm Zucker Award:
— Rebecca Rady, The Ohio State University