2012 Student Tools Scholarships for AED Affiliated Technical Schools Awarded by The mikeroweWORKS Foundation

The AED Foundation is pleased to announce that The mikeroweWORKS Foundation has awarded tools scholarships to two top diesel/equipment technology students at each of AED’s Accredited, Alliance and Recognized schools. Fifty-two students each have received a $1,000 tools scholarship, for a total of $52,000 in 2012. Scholarship winners are general or manufacturer diesel/equipment program college students who earned the highest cumulative GPA at the end of the fall 2011 semester.

Our sincere congratulations and career best wishes to the winners! Click here for photos of the winners.

1.Mr. David Smith, AVTEC Alaska Institute of Technology, Seward, AK
2.Ms. Shannon Smith, AVTEC Alaska Institute of Technology, Seward, AK
3.Mr. Kelsa Neal, Central Arizona College, Coolidge, AZ
4.Mr. Jonathan McCloskey, Central Arizona College, Coolidge, AZ
5.Mr. Joshua Hahn, Central Lakes College, Staples, MN
6.Mr. Dakota Putzke, Central Lakes College, Staples, MN
7.Mr. Joshua Farnworth, College of Western Idaho, Boise, ID
8.Mr. Joseph Shoen, College of Western Idaho, Boise, ID
9.Mr. Michael Rehder, Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount, MN
10.Mr. Francis Rose, Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount, MN
11.Mr. Theodore Long, Dehryl A. Dennis Technical Education Center, Boise, ID
12.Mr. Cole Rogers, Dehryl A. Dennis Technical Education Center, Boise, ID
13.Mr. Wesley Lyons, Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny, IA
14.Mr. Dylan Petersen, Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny, IA
15.Mr. Brandon Bingham, Edison Community College, Piqua, OH
16.Mr. Max Reames, Edison Community College, Piqua, OH
17.Mr. Justin Hendges, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI
18.Mr. Matthew Manchik, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI
19.Mr. David Myers, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID
20.Mr. Logan Nelson, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID
21.Mr. Mark Kuntz, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL
22.Mr. Brian Styczynski, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL
23.Mr. Jacob Novotny, Lake Area Technical Institute, Watertown, SD
24.Mr. Gregory Suto, Lake Area Technical Institute, Watertown, SD
25.Mr. William Butler, Lane Community College, Eugene, OR
26.Mr. Riley Kelley, Lane Community College, Eugene, OR
27.Mr. Timothy Deneen, Lansing Community College, MI
28.Mr. Todd Fisher, Lansing Community College, MI
29.Mr. Jacob Bonnesen, Linn-Benton Community College, Albany, OR
30.Mr. Nathan Mohorovich, Linn-Benton Community College, Albany, OR
31.Mr. Cory Altemueller, Linn State Technical College, Linn, MO
32.Mr. Colton Ruoff, Linn State Technical College, Linn, MO
33.Mr. MacKinsey Nygaard, Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Moorhead, MN
34.Mr. Joshua Summer, Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Moorhead, MN
35.Mr. Alex Preston, North Dakota State College of Science, Wahpeton, ND
36.Mr. Mr. Ian Richards, North Dakota State College of Science, Wahpeton, ND
37.Mr. JonPaul Dahin, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Sturgeon Bay, WI
38.Mr. Jesse Johnsrud, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Sturgeon Bay, WI
39.Mr. Daniel Gower, Oklahoma State University – Institute of Technology, Okmulgee, OK
40.Mr. Michael Parks, Oklahoma State University – Institute of Technology, Okmulgee, OK
41.Mr. Name Withheld by Request, Owens Community College, Toledo, OH
42.Mr. Adam Bower, Owens Community College, Toledo, OH
43.Mr. Adam Borek, Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, PA
44.Mr. Terrence Freas, Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, PA
45.Mr. Jared Clark, Reedley College, Reedley, CA
46.Mr. Jose Marino, Reedley College, Reedley, CA
47.Mr. Sean Borowy, State University of New York at Cobleskill, Cobleskill, NY
48.Mr. Justin Pavao, State University of New York at Cobleskill, Cobleskill, NY
49.Mr. James Russell, Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh, NC
50.Mr. Benjamin Tripp, Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh, NC
51.Mr. Timothy Chartrand, White Mountains Community College, Berlin, NH
52.Mr. Charles Kelly, White Mountains Community College, Berlin, NH

AED and The AED Foundation would like to express our sincere thanks to Mr. Mike Rowe and the people at The mikeroweWORKS Foundation for everything they are doing on behalf of the construction industry, including these tools scholarships.

Mike Rowe is the creator and host of the widely-watched and acclaimed show “Dirty Jobs” on the Discovery Channel. I’m sure you have also seen him on television and the web talking about his relationships with Ford, Caterpillar, Inc., Cat Footwear, Master Lock and Kimberly-Clark. What you may not know is that Mike is dedicated to promoting the skilled trades, including our construction-related industries, in an effort to address image and workforce issues. At his website, mikeroweWORKS.com, young and not-so-young alike are exposed to the great industry we work in, provided lots of resources to help make informed choices as to career and technical job options, and information as to where they may find schools and financial aid to help them achieve their goals. His latest project is the recent launch of the “Dirty Jobs” cleaning product line (buydirtyjobs.com). A portion of the sale from all products will go to The mikeroweWORKS Foundation. If you have not already done so, I encourage you to visit www.mikeroweWORKS.com for yourself. The site will give you an idea of the broad scope of his mission. As is evident by his involvement with “I Make America” (www.imakeamerica.com) “Go Build” (gobuildalabama.com) and (gobuildgeorgia.com) campaigns, and the continuing work of The mikeroweWORKS Foundation, Mike is not just talking about things, he is doing them!

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