Scholarship Recipients

Click below to see the recipients from each scholarship program.  The Section/District Named Scholarships and Welder Training Scholarships will be posted at a later date.

District 1
Francisco DeCandio – Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
Joshua Hall – Morash Institute of Welding and Safety
Brenda Hickey – University of Northwestern Ohio
Barb LeGeyt – Pennsylvania College of Technology

District 2
Stephen Kougoures – Pennsylvania College of Technology
Nicholas Rufo – Delaware County Community College
Anthony Sacheli – Ohio Technical College
Kya Savva – Hobart Institute of Welding Technology

District 3
David Arias – Pennsylvania College of Technology
Chad Phillips – Pennsylvania College of Technology
Noah Romig – Pennsylvania College of Technology
Sean Springer – Hobart Institute of Welding Technology

District 4
Victoria McMahon – Forsyth Technical Community College
Elijah Morgan – Kentucky Welding Institute
James Silver – East Carolina University
Michael Yarcusko – Kentucky Welding Institute

District 5
Kevin Brown – Savannah Technical College
Joseph Cooley – Santa Fe College
Billy Hart – Santa Fe College
John Reynolds – Santa Fe College

District 6
Makenzie Dwigun – Alfred State College
Ian French – Advanced Welding Institute
Tom Gallets – Ferris State University
Cassie Sappington – Modern Welding School

District 7
Clayton Cochran – Gateway Community and Technical College
Luke Kumler – The The Ohio State University
Patrick Moran – Pennsylvania College of Technology
Jayna Vicary – Pennsylvania College of Technology

District 8
Stefan Blain – Georgia Northwestern Technical College
Guy Greenhaw – Calhoun Community College
Ivy Harris – Northwest Shoals Community College–Muscle Shoals
Lori Peden – Northwest Shoals Community College–Muscle Shoals

District 9 
Kyra Carr – South Louisiana Community College
Sarah Covington – George Stone Technical College
Benjamin Diggs – Southeastern Louisiana University
Jordan Mazzeno – Louisiana Tech University

District 10
Jeremy Carlson – Pennsylvania College of Technology
Meghan Laylin – Lakeland Community College
Cody Nikolai – Pennsylvania State University–Penn State Erie–Behrend College
Jesse Porter – Ferris State University

District 11
Mitchell Klaserner – Ferris State University
Benjamin Price – Ferris State University
Kanyon Sherrick – Ferris State University
Haley Swiger – Ferris State University

District 12
Olivia Arreola – Ferris State University
Taylor Hau – Ferris State University
Noah Heimmermann – Ferris State University
Clayton Leitner – Ferris State University

District 13
Jeanine Beaver – Ferris State University
Joseph Kleindienst – LeTourneau University
Donovan Litteral – Ferris State University
John Sabo – Elgin Community College

District 14
Trustin Dunse – Lewis and Clark Community College
Terry Mobbs – Boilermakers Local 27 Apprenticeship School
Dane Thurau – American Welding Academy
Trevan West – American Welding Academy

District 15
Keenan Dahl – Alexandria Technical College
Kyler Kimmick – Anoka Technical College
Karl Ludwig – Ferris State University
Gavin Reinke – North Dakota State College of Science

District 16
Ryan Fitzgerald – LeTourneau University
Kassidy Kitzmiller – South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Colby Morehouse – Tulsa Welding School
Lucas Vandegrift – Hutchinson Community College

District 17
Michael Caldwell – Texas State Technical College Waco
Diana Matykunas – LeTourneau University
Lauren Morgan – Mountain View College
Mallory Richter – Austin Community College District

District 18
Phillip DeLeon – Ocean Corporation
Peter Luster – Lamar Institute of Technology
James Reves – San Jacinto Community College
Wyatt Wilks – College of the Mainland

District 19
Karsten Anderson – Colorado School of Mines
Benjamin Farmer – Brigham Young University–Idaho
Sarah Tullis – University of Alaska Anchorage
Franchesca Ybarra – Pennsylvania College of Technology

District 20
Monica Diaz – University of New Mexico–Gallup Campus
Ryder Gilmore – Montana Tech of the University of Montana
Kyle Morehead – Aims Community College
Joshua Zupan – Pueblo Community College

District 21
Sara Carey – Long Beach City College
Ashley Keepers – Arizona State University
Austin Kuehl – Arizona State University
Bradley Nicoll – Brigham Young University–Idaho

District 22
Salim Mustafa – American River College
Ruslan Paryluak – American River College
Vladimir Tsoy – American River College
Anatolii Videnchuk – American River College

District 1
Francisco DeCandio – Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
Brenda Hickey – University of Northwestern Ohio
Barb LeGeyt – Pennsylvania College of Technology
Sean Reilly – Morash Institute of Welding and Safety

District 2
Brennan Barnes – Alfred State College
Ryan McEnery – Pennsylvania College of Technology
Kevin McIlvaine – The Ohio State University
Luca Pantano – Pennsylvania College of Technology
Anthony Plewes – Middle Bucks Institute of Technology
Austin Rudd – Salem County Vocational Technical School
Zachary Smith – Pennsylvania College of Technology
Jason Torres – Lincoln Technical Institute
Austin Truitt – University of Northwestern Ohio
Devin Van Dusen – Sheridan College

District 3
Kayla Berry – Pennsylvania College of Technology
Skyler Graver – Pennsylvania College of Technology
Karl Machamer – Pennsylvania College of Technology

District 4
James Doeffinger – Wake Technical Community College
Shang Jiang – Central Piedmont Community College
Jesse Lasado – Tidewater Community College
Rakim Mason – Southside Virginia Community College
Matt Mead – Performance Instruction & Training
Nathan Ricketts – Performance Instruction & Training
Chad Santello – Fayetteville Technical Community College
Herman Tant III – Wake Technical Community College

District 5
Zachary Aanensen – Kennesaw State University
Rachel Downing – Manatee Technical College
Ian Eastridge – Georgia Trade School
David Fendley – Chattahoochee Technical College
Shelly Harris – Chattahoochee Technical College
Christy Jones – Savannah Technical College
Aidan Ratcliff – Midlands Technical College
Tori Shekastehband – University of South Carolina–Aiken
Katherine Simmons – Savannah Technical College
Ridgeway Stone, Jr. – Lively Technical College

District 6
Aiden Cannon – Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
Bailey Dakos – Ohio Technical College
Aaron Morehouse – Alfred State College
Benjamin Rogemoser – Alfred State College
Noah Shackelton – SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
Charles Welsh – Advanced Welding Institute
Andrew Yambor – Alfred University

District 7
Brandon Cramer – Westmoreland County Community College
Kyle Gaghan – Pittsburgh Technical Institute
Parker Gies – Triangle Tech Inc–Dubois
Donavan Leady – The Ohio State University
Brian Mee – The Ohio State University
William Pitzer – Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Keagan Sherry – Ferris State University
Heather Shultz – Pennsylvania State University–Penn State New Kensington

District 8
James Daves – East Mississippi Community College
Jackson Dollar – Calhoun Community College
Austin Jeane – Northwest Shoals Community College–Muscle Shoals
Alejandro Lugo – Northwest Shoals Community College–Muscle Shoals
Daniel Lugo Barrera – Northwest Shoals Community College–Muscle Shoals
Kenneth Mason – East Mississippi Community College
travis parmley – Somerset Community College
Marshall Parrish – Southwestern Community College
Raychel Smith – Chattahoochee Technical College

District 9
David Donald – Hinds Community College
Peter Kolar – Southern Union State Community College
Triston Michot – Louisiana Technical College–Alexandria Campus
Philip Miles – George C Wallace Community College–Dothan
Justin Mixon – Meridian Community College
Tori Slechta – Jefferson State Community College
Brandon Smith – Central Alabama Community College
De’Mykiel Williams – Central Louisiana Technical Community
William Winters – Shelton State Community College
Andrew Woods – Wallace Community College

District 10
Jeremy Carlson – Pennsylvania College of Technology
Benjamin Middleton – Pennsylvania College of Technology
Cody Nikolai – Pennsylvania State University
Jesse Porter – Ferris State University
Marcus Spring – The Ohio State University

District 11
Nicholas Berchert – Ferris State University
Joseph Carney – Ferris State University
Noah Heimmermann – Ferris State University
Trevor Hofman – Michigan State University
Jordan Martz – Ferris State University
Jenna McFarland – Washtenaw Community College
Jesse Oosterhouse – Ferris State University
Randee Poirer – Ferris State University
Thomas Riss – The Ohio State University

District 12
Devin Dennee – University of Wisconsin
Trevor Dennee – University of Wisconsin
Sean Durian – University of Wisconsin
Ethan Farrell – Fox Valley Technical College
Robert Hendrix – Fox Valley Technical College
Luke Hieronimus – Northcentral Technical College
Austin Newsom – Moraine Park Technical College
Chance Thomas Rosenstock – Gateway Technical College
Adelyn Soda – Fox Valley Technical College
Jordy Vega – Milwaukee Area Technical College
 
District 13
Jeanine Beaver – Ferris State University
Henry Kingswill – College of Lake County
Joseph Kleindienst – LeTourneau University
Donovan Litteral – Ferris State University
John Sabo – Elgin Community College
Marcus Wesson – Advanced Welding Institute
 
District 14
Levi Beard – Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
Gary Buske – Lewis and Clark Community College
Jaimie Fordyce – Somerset Community College
Logan Henry – State Technical College of Missouri
Roger Hood – Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
Brenten Rodgers – Trine University
  
District 15
Jacob Bredeson – North Dakota State College of Science
Erik Bruner – Hennepin Technical College
Alexander Hartman – North Dakota State College of Science
Russell Hellendrung – Alexandria Technical College
Sara Hodek – North Dakota State College of Science
Alex Johannsen – North Dakota State College of Science
Sydney Nelson – North Dakota State College of Science
Luke Tollefson – Ridgewater College
Tamara Topley – Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Tanner Wierschem – Dunwoody College of Technology
 
District 16
Riley Ash – Linn State Technical College
Jayden Benzel – Central Community College
Kolton Krick – Northeast Community College
Bryce Mason – North Central Kansas Technical College
Tyler Tellez – Southeast Community College

District 17
Drew Ables – Ozarks Technical Community College
Joseph Kleindienst – LeTourneau University
Jessica Munoz – Austin Community College
Kendra Lynn Murphy – LeTourneau University

District 18
John Castillo – Del Mar College
Adrian Garcia – Texas State Technical College
Javier Garcia–Rodriguez – St. Phillip College
Jordan Jones – Universal Technical Institute
Raquel Morales – San Jacinto Community College
Tommy Nguyen – Lamar Institute of Technology
Sandra Osorio – Houston Community College
Alexander Raleigh – San Antonio College
Gilbert Torres – San Jacinto Community College
Amber Van Duyn – LeTourneau University

District 19
Dylan Bietsch – TBD
Matthew Chase – Brigham Young University
Margaret Curry – Chemeketa Community College
Philip Schmidt – Montana Tech of the University of Montana
Evan Tolar – Columbia Basin College

District 20
Tyler Arndt – Sheridan College
Ryan Benally – Navajo Technical College
Zechariah Duvall – Pueblo Community College
Trevor Ellis – Brigham Young University
William Giovannetti – Montana Tech of the University of Montana
Kyle Morehead – Aims Community College
Jared O’Shell – Santa Fe Community College
Benjamin Wergin – Western Wyoming Community College

District 21
Gildardo Ambriz – Cerritos College
Joseph Dorame – Central Arizona College
Brandon Ellsworth – Brigham Young University
Joshua Gardner – Mesa Community College
Derek Gedlinske – Cochise College
Franklin Gilbert – Mohave Community College
Joshua Hunt – Pima Community College
Ian Ordaz – Arizona Western College
Joseph Ramirez – Mesa Community College
Zoey Sisneroz – Cochise College

District 22
Chris Bailey – Fresno City College
Shanker Barron – Laney College
Froylan Cantu – College of the Sequoias
Daniel De Jesus – Universal Technical Institute 
Valentin Jiltov – American River College
Jonathan Meadlin – Butte College
Bradley Sorensen – Brigham Young University
Samantha Sutton – Laney College
 

Welder Training Scholarships Recipients as of July 31, 2020

District 1
Trenton Andrews – Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
Dylan Belair – Lincoln Technical Institute  
Francisco DeCandio – Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
Austin Kilduff – Advanced Welding Institute
Shane Mazaros – Morash Institute of Welding and Safety
Caroline Minty – Great Bay Community College
Robert Myers – Lincoln Technical Institute
Joshua Newell – Advanced Welding Institute
Ricky Ramdeen – Lincoln Technical Institute
Denise Wall – Lincoln Technical Institute

District 2
Edward Barnard – Delaware County Community College
Zoe Baynard – Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
Shelby Bodner – Ocean County Vocational Technical School
Jennifer Bourne – All–State Career School
Aaron Bronman – Ocean County Vocational Technical School
Corey Bruno – Lincoln Technical Institute
Dominic Ciaccio – Lincoln Technical Institute
Jack Coleman – Union County College
Tyler Ferris – Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
Evan Fiore – Ocean County Vocational Technical School
Joshua Gonzalez – Lincoln Technical Institute
Zitlaly Gonzalez – TBD
Conor Green – Delaware County Community College
Timothy Hughes – Welder Training and Testing Institute
Ricky Melnizek – Beth Medrash Govoha
Malachi Morris – Salem Community College
Shamus O'Connor – Salem County Vocational Technical School 
Michael Petrocelli – Ocean County Vocational Technical School
Nzinga Porter – Lincoln Technical Institute
Tyler Ross – Lincoln Technical Institute
Anthony Sacheli – Ohio Technical College
Zakariah Saidi – Lincoln Technical Institute
Allen Sisco – Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
Jason Torres – Lincoln Technical Institute

District 3
Rachel German – Earlbeck Gases & Technologies
Alexandra Machita – Blue Ridge Community College
Tyler Murphy – Welder Training and Testing Institute
Lauren Perdue – Harrisburg Area Community College
Sean Springer – Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
Hayden Stonestreet – Hobart Institute of Welding Technology

District 4
No recipients as of July 31

District 5
Austin Blackstock – Georgia Trade School
Dayne Bleck – Georgia Trade School
Kevin Brown – Savannah Technical College
Joshua Crosby – Southeastern Technical College
Andrew Fregine – Southeastern Technical College
Billy Hart – Santa Fe College
Dijon Holmes – Valencia Community College
Jordan Hubbard – Orange Technical College
Caroline Smith – Southern Crescent Technical College

District 6
No recipients as of July 31

District 7
No recipients as of July 31

District 8
No recipients as of July 31

District 9
Trent Armond – TBD
Brianna Arrington – Jones County Junior College
Dylan Childers – Wallace Community College
Damingo Cooper II – Baton Rouge Community College
Billy Dore – Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center
Veronica Hardin – Bevill State Community College
John Hubbard – Kentucky Welding Institute
Matthew Johnson – Hinds Community College
Phillip Kramer – Alabama Pipe Welders Academy
Brandon Littles – Alabama Pipe Welder Academy
Kevin McKinney – Louisiana Technical Community College 
Shawn McLeod – Northwest Florida State College
Miccale Mincey – Central Louisiana Technical Community College
Shannon Noel – Alabama Pipe Welders Academy
Kyle Pitre – L E Fletcher Technical Community College
Susannah Seales – Jefferson State Community College
Megan Stine – Hillsborough Community College
Brittney Strickling – Locklin Technical College

District 10
Joshua Belon – Lincoln Electric Welding School
Noah Bowers – Cuyahoga Community College 
Owen Flexman – Jamestown Community College
Jordan Floyd – Cuyahoga Community College
Steffen Grof – Fortis College
Melanie Justice – Polaris Career Center
Seraphim Mazzola – Lincoln Electric Welding School
Nathanule McIe – Lincoln Electric Welding School
Michael Merriam – Institute of Medical and Business Careers
Jennifer Mezzacapo – Institute of Medical and Business Careers
Jeffrey Nagy – Lincoln Electric Welding School
David Nelsen – Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
Dallas Patterson – Precision Manufacturing Institute
Justin Rose – Institute of Medical and Business Careers
Forrest Schmude – Lincoln Electric Welding School
Jacob Shood – New Castle School of Trades
Denzel Stanton–Tate – Institute of Medical and Business Careers
Victoria Zachrich – Lincoln Electric Welding School

District 11
Andrew Austin – Montcalm Community College
Robert Campbell – Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
Jacob Cavanaugh – Oakland Community College
Elliott Downard – Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
Skyler Eversole – Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
Laurel Garbers – Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
Noah Gosciak – Industrial Arts Institute
Samuel Grant – Northwestern Michigan College
Nathan Hale – Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
Ashten Izzard – Industrial Arts Institute
Kiri Jewell – Merrill Institute
Logan Neeley – Kellogg Community College
Caleb Outman – Merrill Institute
Jacob Radabaugh – Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
Cody Saganek – St Clair County Community College
Larissa Taylor – Lansing Community College
Alina Waruszewski – Grand Rapids Community College
Riley Young – Merrill Institute 

District 12
Abigail Bachim – Madison Area Technical College
Evan Bjorge – Gateway Technical College
William Haase – Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Stephen Johnson – Bay de Noc Community College
Carly Knutson – Mid–State Technical College
Maximos Krachinski – CDA Technical Institute
Gage Larson – Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Shanae Long – Fox Valley Technical College
Hunter Mallon – Advanced Welding Institute
Darby Moffatt – Blackhawk Technical College
Robert Oles – Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Nicklas Olson – Chassell Township Schools
Samantha Plante – Gogebic Community College
Luis Quintana – Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Nathan Rogers – Blackhawk Technical College
Dakota Van Rite – Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Elijiah Witt – Madison Area Technical College
Alex Wojtalewicz – Mid–State Technical College

District 13
No recipients as of July 31

District 14
Robert Albrecht – Lewis and Clark Community College
Levi Beard – Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
Nathaniel Boord – Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
David Brodigan, Jr. – Boilermakers Local 27
Roger Hood – Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
Kendrick Mendez – Lincoln College of Technology
Kanyon Pershing – Ivy Tech Community College
Jonathan Williams – Hobart Institute of Welding Technology

District 15
Jason Bemus – Dakota County Technical College
Adam Boldt – Anoka Technical College
Anthony Carley – Lynnes Welding Training
Keenan Dahl – Alexandria Technical College
Caleb Hasbargen – Central Lakes College
Russell Hellendrung – Alexandria Technical College
Toby Hyslulien – Lynnes Welding Training
Jacob Johnson – Lynnes Welding Training
Mathew Koval – Lynnes Welding Training
Lindsey Lawton – South Central College
Luke Tollefson – Ridgewater College

District 16
Grady Allen – Missouri Welding Institute
Dillon Bennett – Tulsa Welding School
Jordan Billesbach – Missouri Welding Institute
Colten Boatman – Tulsa Welding School
Joshua Brown – Tulsa Welding School
Kenneth Butler – North Central Kansas Technical College
Byron Carrillo – Des Moines Area Community College
Nicholas Clark – Heartland Welding Academy
Cody Clinton – Heartland Welding Academy
William DeNooy – Missouri Welding Institute
Brandon Desy – TBD
Dalton Evans – American Welding Academy
Grant Jensen – Central Community College
Kolton Krick – Northeast Community College
Cecil McBee, Jr. – Arkansas Elite Welding Academy
Ryan Minscer – TBD
Colby Morehouse – Tulsa Welding School
Jared Neff – Crider’s Institute of Welding Technology
Saul Ortiz de la Torre – Northeast Community College
Gage Portell – Missouri Welding Institute
Moises Rivera – Northwest Iowa Community College
Jackie Tarczynski – Crider’s Institution of Welding Technology
Blake Thies – Grand River Welding Institute
Hunter Volk – Kirkwood Community College
Justin Zimmers – Missouri Welding Institute

District 17
Jonathan Barber – Elite Welding Academy
Joshua Brown – Arkansas State University
Drea Castillo – Texas State Technical College
Hatley Crouch – Paris Junior College
Jesse Dawson – Tulsa Welding School
Nicolas Delgado – Kilgore College
Hunter Griffith – Missouri Welding Institute
Christopher Hardy – Lincoln College of Technology
Jacob Harmon – Elite Welding Academy
Eric Hicks – Midwest Institute
Alfonso Mendoza – Arkansas Elite Welding Academy
Darren Nichols – Tulsa Welding School
Hannah Rawlings – Arkansas Elite Welding Academy
Perla Sanchez – Eastfield College
Raymond Sworde – Midwest Technical Institute
Joe Tigert – Lincoln College of Technology
Zackery Ware – Missouri Welding Institute

District 18
Jesus Acala – South Texas College
William Aldridge – Tulsa Welding School
Horacio Alvarez – McAllen Careers Institute
Daniel Bentley – Tulsa Welding School
Ti Carreon – South Plains College
Demitrius Demond Coleman – Lamar Institute of Technology
Taylor Ivey – Ocean Corporation
Christopher Malone – Tulsa Welding School
Oscar Salinas – Tulsa Welding School
Bryson Witt – Tulsa Welding School
 
District 19
Riley Youngblood – Baker Technical Institute

District 20
No recipients as of July 31

District 21
No recipients as of July 31

District 22
Thor Altland – Laney College
Andy Azevedo – Butte College
Blaine Bryant – The Fab School
Anthony Cornelius – College of the Sequoias
Douglas Covey – Shasta College
Daniel De Jesus – Universal Technical Institute
Matt Finley – Shasta College
Jose Flores – Lincoln College of Technology
Alejandro Ezequiel Gutierrez – Butte College
Riley Hull – Sierra College
Kenneth Johnson – College of the Sequoias
Jenna Kind – Sierra College
Matthew McDaid – Shasta College
Dustin McNeil – Santa Rosa Junior College
Austin Mishoe – Butte College
Noe Orozco – TBD
David Reed – College of the Sequoias
Francisco Rodriguez – College of the Sequoias
Ralph Rodriguez – Lincoln College of Technology
Garrett Spriggs – Butte College
Dakota Washington – Butte College
Sarah Wilkinson – San Joaquin Delta College
 

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