$115,000 in scholarships awarded to industry students by the ARA Foundation

Jun. 19, 2022

A total of $115,000 in scholarship funds has been awarded to 39 students by the ARA Foundation and its affiliate programs for the 2022-2023 school year.

The scholarships will provide financial assistance to students pursuing equipment and event rental-related education at trade schools, community colleges, undergraduate colleges and graduate schools.

This year’s offerings included the brand-new American Rental Association (ARA) Student Member scholarships worth $2,000 each, available exclusively to applicants who have joined the ARA student membership designation for high school and higher-level education students interested in learning and growing within the equipment and event rental industry.

The recipients and the scholarships they were awarded are:

Leonard Hawk Founders Scholarship worth $5,000
Lexa Ann Thompson, DeRidderRentals.com, DeRidder, La.

ARA Insurance Scholarship worth $4,000
Lexa Ann Thompson, DeRidderRentals.com, DeRidder, La.

ARA Foundation Undergraduate Scholarships worth $3,500 each
Katherine Anne Blood, Blood’s Catering & Party Rentals, White River Junction, Vt.
Matthew Steven Citron, LiftSmart, Vista, Calif.
Zachary Clawson, Diamond Event, Salt Lake City
Nancy Clippard, Houston ToolBank, Houston
Jay Evers, Village Hardware, Leipsic, Ohio
Alexis Martindale, Arapahoe Rental, Littleton, Colo.
Nicoletta Nadolski, Sun Rental, Mentor, Ohio
Michael Stelpflug, Middleton Farmers Cooperative, Middleton, Wis.
Ryan Wechsler, Atlas Event Rental, Boynton Beach, Fla.
Jonah Yingling, Capitol Rentals and Sales, Carlisle, Pa.

ARA Foundation Undergraduate Scholarships worth $2,000 each
Jane Bliss, Elitsac, Castile, N.Y.
Joshua Clawson, Diamond Event, Salt Lake City
Tyler Hesseltine, Texas Throne, Portland, Texas
Jager Jensen, Scotty’s Rentals & Landscaping, Rocky View County, Alberta, Canada
Kurt Kaufmann, Jon P. Kaufmann d/b/a Fun Services, Bellevue, Mich.
Kenneth Gregory Meuler, Doral Equipment Rental, Menomonee Falls, Wis.
Grace Schuler, 12th Street Catering, Philadelphia
Abby Stockton, Stockton Rental Co., Sheridan, Ark.
Tyler Van Es, Gierke Robinson Co., Monee, Ill.
Zachry Thomas Veal Jr., Beachview Event Rentals & Design, Brunswick, Ga.

ARA Foundation Graduate Scholarships worth $3,000 each
Christopher Sayre, Allied Technical Services, Cincinnati
Ashlyn Talcott, Wasatch Equipment Rental, Salt Lake City

ARA Foundation Trade School Scholarships worth $2,000 each
Madison Clipperton, Nor-Val Equipment Sales, Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
Cory Johnson, RC Watt, North Huntingdon, Pa.
William Robert Pray, MEI Hambelton, Wichita, Kan.

ARA Student Member Scholarships worth $2,000 each
Ella Hoffman, Overland Park, Kan.
Jessica Irene Selvidge, Sunflower Rents, Topeka, Kan.

ARA of Arkansas Scholarship worth $2,500
Abby Stockton, Stockton Rental Co., Sheridan, Ark.

ARA of Georgia Scholarship worth $2,000
Zachry Thomas Veal Jr., Beachview Event Rentals & Design, Brunswick, Ga.

ARA of California Scholarships worth $1,500 each
Matthew Steven Citron, LiftSmart, Vista, Calif.
Gabriel Hughes, Hometown Rentals, San Dimas, Calif.

ARA of Florida Scholarships worth $1,000
Nicholas Richard Webster, True Value Rental of Inverness, Inverness, Fla.
Ryan Wechsler, Atlas Event Rental, Boynton Beach, Fla.

ARA of Illinois Scholarships worth $1,000 each
Rebbeca Lynn Meyers, 1st Rental & Sales, Rockford, Ill.
Logan Patrick Soares, First Place Rental, Oswego, Ill.
Tyler Van Es, Gierke Robinson Co., Monee, Ill.

ARA of Michigan Scholarships worth $1,000 each
Garrison Stuart Booms, Booms Rent-All, Bad Axe, Mich.
Kurt Kaufmann, Jon P. Kaufmann d/b/a Fun Services, Bellevue, Mich.

ARA of New York Scholarships worth $1,250 each
Jane Bliss, Elitsac, Castile, N.Y.
Carlin Elizabeth Reyen, Johnson Outdoors, Binghamton, N.Y.

ARA of North Carolina Scholarship worth $1,000
Alex Colin Lohrman, Party Reflections, Greensboro, N.C.

ARA of Ohio Scholarships worth $1,000
Jacob Bourque, Bedrock Party Rentals, Athens, Ohio
Jay Evers, Village Hardware, Leipsic, Ohio
Nicoletta Nadolski, Sun Rental, Mentor, Ohio

ARA Region 10 Dorothy Wellnitz Scholarship worth US$1,500
Jager Jensen, Scotty’s Rentals & Landscaping, Rocky View County, Alberta, Canada

ARA Region 10 Doug Mitchell Scholarship worth US$1,500
Mason Richey, West Point Rentals, Terrace, British Columbia, Canada

ARA Region Two Ron Marshall Scholarships worth $750 each
Grace Schuler, 12th Street Catering, Philadelphia
Jonah Yingling, Capitol Rentals and Sales, Carlisle, Pa.

Texas Rental Association/Bill Loomer Houston Area Rental Association Scholarship worth $3,000
Nancy Clippard, Houston ToolBank, Houston

Texas Rental Association Scholarships worth $1,500 each
Tyler Hesseltine, Texas Throne, Portland, Texas
Kayla Terrell, Display Concepts Party Rentals, Amarillo, Texas
Ross Wilkins, Frontier Forklifts & Service, Pearland, Texas

ARA of Wisconsin Scholarships worth $1,000
Kenneth Gregory Meuler, Doral Equipment Rental, Menomonee Falls, Wis.
Michael Stelpflug, Middleton Farmers Cooperative, Middleton, Wis.

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