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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